PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between DJ Brona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robin Oldz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Brona
vs
Oldz

190 cm
27
205 lbs
11 - 12 - 0

200 cm
29
215 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, DJ Brona!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Robin Oldz!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Paulsen Ambrosius and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A right-left combo lands from Brona.
Oldz tries to clinch but Brona is having none of it.
Brona has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Brona lands a nice shot that snaps Oldz's head back.
Brona misses with a few strikes there.
Oldz tries to clinch there but Brona circles away.
Brona clobbers Oldz with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Oldz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brona.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oldz looks to land a combination but Brona avoids it well.
Oldz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brona swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Oldz is looking to clinch but Brona is avoiding it.

Oldz moves into the clinch successfully.
Oldz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brona avoids it.
Oldz prevents the takedown attempt.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Brona has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Oldz dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Oldz working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Oldz.
Oldz lands a nice knee to the body.
Brona trying to stall but Oldz improves his position.
Brona has had enough of the clinch but Oldz keeps him there for the moment.
Oldz trying to land knees to the body.
Oldz's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Brona wants to break the clinch but can't.
Oldz is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Brona is trying to break free.
Brona can't break the clinch.
Oldz lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brona tries to score a body lock takedown but Oldz shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Oldz is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A frustrated look appears on Brona's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Brona drags the fight down to the ground.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Oldz won't allow Brona to get back to his feet.
Oldz seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brona is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Brona throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Oldz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brona misses with a hook. Oldz ducked under it nicely.
Oldz wants to clinch.
Oldz tries to clinch there but Brona circles away.
Brona misses with a few strikes there.
Oldz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brona looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Oldz is fending him off so far but Brona persists. Nope, Oldz circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for DJ Brona. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brona throws a series of punches but Oldz avoids them all with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oldz moves in looking to clinch but Brona pushes him off.
Robin Oldz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Oldz tries to clinch but Brona moves out of range.

Oldz moves into the clinch successfully.
Oldz has Brona pressed against the cage, preventing Brona from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Brona wants to break the clinch but can't.
Brona tries to break the clinch but Oldz is controlling the position.
Oldz taking a breather.
Oldz landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Oldz trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oldz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brona.
Oldz misses with a knee to the head.

Oldz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robin Oldz dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Oldz tries to clinch

and Brona counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Oldz!
Brona working the ground and pound.
Oldz is pushing Brona's head away, looking to escape. Brona manages to hold on to the position though.
Brona scoring with punches and elbows.
Oldz defending against the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Check out the look on Brona's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oldz tries to escape but Brona is in control.
Brona cracks Oldz with a big right hand but Oldz just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Brona trying to control the action but Oldz is working from the bottom.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Brona tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Brona has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Oldz is pushing Brona's head away, looking to escape. Brona manages to hold on to the position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brona tries to score with some ground and pound. Oldz controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Brona wants to control but Oldz is keeping him busy.
Oldz tries to bench press Brona off him but Brona keeps the position.
Brona throws a strike aimed at the side of Oldz's head but Oldz avoids it well.
Brona misses with the ground and pound.
Oldz felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Brona grinds an elbow into Oldz's temple.
Brona has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Oldz is trying to buck Brona off.
DJ Brona overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Brona trying to control the position but Oldz is working away.
Oldz managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Brona.
Oldz can't do much from the bottom here.
Brona cracks Oldz with a big right hand but Oldz just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brona wants to control but Oldz is keeping him busy.
Oldz wants to get back to his feet but Brona drags him back down.

Brona working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Brona in side control, throwing shots but Oldz defends.
Brona scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Oldz to see if he's OK.
Brona throws an elbow but Oldz slips to the side and avoids it well.
Brona throwing strikes but Oldz manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Brona scores with a shot to the body.
Brona is looking to regain half guard here but Oldz keeps moving and retains side control.

Oldz stands up and beckons Brona to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oldz just misses with a punch to the body.

Oldz clinches up with Brona and pushes him back against the cage.
Oldz landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Oldz.
Oldz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brona is defending well for now.
Oldz stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Brona tries to break free but Oldz pushes him back against the cage.
Brona tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Brona on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Oldz obliges.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oldz stalling in the clinch.
Brona can't break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Brona's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Brona wants to get back to striking at distance but Oldz won't allow it.
Brona letting Oldz take a breather here.
Oldz prevents the takedown attempt.
Oldz misses with a knee strike.
Oldz lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Brona takes a knee to the side of the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Oldz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

DJ Brona dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Oldz connects with a nice looking jab.
Oldz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Oldz gets a clinch.
Oldz has Brona pressed against the cage.

Brona breaks the clinch.

Brona closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Oldz's guard.
Brona working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Brona preventing the sweep.
Brona wants to control from the top but Oldz keeps moving.
Oldz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brona is one step ahead there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brona keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Oldz's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oldz wants to get back to his feet but Brona is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Brona trying to control but Oldz is working from the bottom.
Oldz wants to get back to his feet but Brona is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Brona advances position into side control!
Oldz defending against the ground and pound.
Brona throws an elbow but Oldz slips to the side and avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brona tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Brona throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Brona creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Oldz sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Oldz dodges the ground and pound from Brona.
Brona creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Oldz sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oldz is looking for a sweep.
Brona prevents Oldz from escaping the position.
Brona tries to score with some ground and pound. Oldz controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Oldz on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Brona working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Brona is working Oldz over with some ground and pound from side control.
Brona misses with the ground and pound.
Brona working the head with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brona connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Oldz some visible discomfort.
Oldz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Brona. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Brona throws a strike aimed at the side of Oldz's head but Oldz avoids it well.
Brona in side control lands a decent elbow.
Brona working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Brona lands some shots froms side control.
Brona landing a few strikes.
Sloppy strikes there by Brona.
The strikes coming from Brona are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Oldz wants to control but Brona postures up.
Sloppy strikes there by Brona.
Oldz avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Brona.
Oldz is pushing Brona's head away, looking to escape. Brona manages to hold on to the position though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oldz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brona working the body and head with strikes.
Brona landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

Oldz is rocked!
Brona in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Oldz looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Brona turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). DJ Brona!
DJ Brona decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.