PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Blunder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roland Begovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Blunder
vs
Begovic

184 cm
22
220 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

185 cm
22
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harry Blunder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roland Begovic!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Saam Ante and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Blunder moves into range and clinches up with Begovic.
Our sources have told us that Blunder has been working on his elbows in the gym.

Begovic manages to break the clinch.
Blunder tries to clinch up but Begovic circles away and keeps his distance.

Blunder moves into range and clinches up with Begovic.

Begovic breaks from the clinch.
Begovic shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Blunder pinned against the cage. Blunder gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Begovic connects with a single shot there.
Blunder dodges the punch combination from Begovic.
Begovic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blunder.
Blunder misses with a body kick.
Begovic is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.

Blunder tries to keep at a distance but Begovic has taken the fight into the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Blunder - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Blunder fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Begovic breaks from the clinch.
Begovic looks to score with a jab to the body but Blunder is just out of range.
Blunder tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Begovic throws a body punch but Blunder moves out of range.
Blunder looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Begovic is fending him off so far but Blunder persists. Nope, Begovic circles away and we're back to standing.

Begovic gets a clinch.
Blunder tries a body shot but Begovic blocks it.

Begovic manages to break the clinch.
Blunder lands a body shot.
Begovic throws out a leg kick but Blunder moves out of range and Begovic only half commits.
Blunder throws a right hand that Begovic ducks under and follows up with a left that Begovic also avoids with ease.
Blunder misses with a two punch combination.
Begovic scores with a crisp jab that stopped Blunder in his tracks.
Blunder throws a front kick aimed at Begovic's knee but Begovic avoids it well.
Begovic doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.

Begovic takes the fight into the clinch.

Begovic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blunder throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Begovic blocks a head kick by Blunder.
Begovic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blunder throws a series of punches but Begovic moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blunder moves forwards but Begovic connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blunder misses with a head kick.
Begovic fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Blunder avoids it really well and circles away.
Blunder tries to clinch up but Begovic circles away and keeps his distance.
Begovic avoids the body shot from Blunder.
Blunder doesn't manage to clinch there - Begovic circles away.
Blunder lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Blunder closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A leg kick checked by Blunder.
Begovic misses the shot to the body.
Blunder seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Blunder avoids a punch combination nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Blunder.

Begovic fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Blunder, pushing him back against the cage.

Blunder pulls guard successfully.

Begovic gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blunder fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harry Blunder. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blunder throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Begovic scores with a nice strike.

Blunder rushes Begovic and presses him up against the cage.

Begovic breaks from the clinch.
Blunder cracks Begovic with a right hand to the side of the head.
Blunder slips under a jab.
Begovic throws out a loose jab but Blunder uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice straight punches there by Begovic. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Begovic.
Begovic misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Blunder closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Begovic's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blunder wants to control from the top but Begovic keeps moving.
Blunder looking to pass the guard.
Begovic is looking to stand back up but Blunder counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Begovic.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Begovic is trying to stand back up but Blunder is controlling him

Blunder is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Begovic has managed to free his arm - good work.
Begovic tries to kick Blunder off but Blunder keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Blunder trying to control the action but Begovic is working from the bottom.
Blunder prevents Begovic from standing back up.
Blunder tries to pass to full mount but Begovic defends it.
Begovic wants to control but Blunder is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Roland Begovic will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Begovic forces Blunder back against the cage and clinches.

Blunder manages to break the clinch.
Blunder throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Begovic throws out a counter right but Blunder avoids it with no problem.
Begovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Blunder shoots in for a takedown but Begovic shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Begovic lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Blunder throws a leg kick but Begovic sees it coming and moves out of range.
Begovic blocks a head kick by Blunder.

Blunder drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Begovic looking for a sweep. Not yet Begovic, not yet.
Begovic looking to control but Blunder passes into half guard.
Begovic avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Blunder.

Blunder escapes and gets back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Begovic misses with a takedown attempt - Blunder sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Begovic avoids the head kick by Blunder.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blunder takes a jab right on the kisser.
Harry Blunder is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Begovic throws a right and a left that Blunder avoids nicely.
Blunder tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Begovic connects with a right hand. Blunder shakes it off.
Begovic throws an overhand right that lands on Blunder's shoulder, as Blunder tries to avoid the shot.
Roland Begovic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blunder misses with a head kick.
Blunder uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Begovic.
Roland Begovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Begovic lands an overhand right.
Blunder wants to clinch.
Begovic thuds his right hand into Blunder's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Begovic scores with a jab to the body.
Blunder is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Begovic stuffs the takedown attempt from Blunder. Blunder gets slowly back to his feet.
Blunder shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Begovic sprawls well. Begovic wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Blunder gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harry Blunder. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Begovic rushes Blunder and presses him up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Begovic breaks the clinch.
Begovic circles away from the clinch attempt.

Begovic gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Blunder to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Blunder stands up from Begovic's guard - Blunder perhaps looking for a knockout.
Begovic scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Blunder throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Begovic looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Begovic avoids the head kick by Blunder.
Blunder throws a sloppy head kick and Begovic moves out of range easily.

Begovic instigates a clinch.
Begovic being controlled against the cage.

Begovic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Begovic lands a nice looking kick to the body. Blunder takes a step back to recover.
Blunder tries to clinch up.
Begovic jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Blunder thuds a left hand into Begovic's body.
Blunder tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Begovic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Blunder throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blunder tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Begovic is able to avoid easily.
Begovic lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Begovic.
Blunder shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Begovic sprawls well. Begovic wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Blunder gets slowly back to his feet.
Begovic tries to bum rush Blunder with a series of wild strikes but Blunder uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Blunder bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blunder has control of an arm but Begovic manages to advance to Blunder's back!
Begovic trying to control momentarily.
You can see the frustration on Blunder's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
I would not like to be Blunder right now.
Harry Blunder overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Begovic's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Blunder trying to control the hands but Begovic won't let him.
Begovic really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Blunder.
Blunder wants to control his opponent's hands but Begovic gets his hands free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roland Begovic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Begovic throws a head kick but Blunder moves out of range.
Blunder tries to bum rush Begovic with a series of wild strikes but Begovic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Blunder closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Begovic quickly recovers to half guard.
Blunder is trying to control the action in half guard but Begovic is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Begovic scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Blunder manages to mount him!
You get the feeling that Begovic really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Blunder takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Begovic can't escape the position.
Begovic tries to hold on but Blunder pushes him away.
Blunder takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blunder putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Blunder can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Begovic is looking to escape.
Blunder cracks Begovic with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

Blunder stands up from mount. Strange move.
Blunder slaps away a takedown attempt from Begovic, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Begovic lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

Begovic clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Begovic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Blunder slips a jab from Begovic.
Begovic blocks a head kick by Blunder.
Nice body punch from Begovic.
Blunder takes a jab right on the kisser.
Blunder tries a head kick but it misses.

Begovic has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Begovic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Begovic swats away the attempt to clinch by Blunder.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Begovic! But no joy.
Sloppy strikes from Blunder. Those never looked like landing.
Begovic blocks a head kick by Blunder.
Blunder stuffs the takedown.
Blunder looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.

Blunder gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Blunder tries to pull guard but Begovic holds him up against the cage and eventually Blunder drops back down to his feet.
Blunder jumps guard but Begovic stands there with Blunder around his waist. Blunder gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Begovic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Begovic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Begovic shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Blunder as he jumps to the side.
Harry Blunder has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roland Begovic.
Begovic cracks Blunder with a right hand to the side of the head.
Begovic fails to land the takedown.
Blunder throws a head kick but Begovic moves out of range.
Begovic throws out a counter right but Blunder avoids it with no problem.
Begovic shoots in but no luck this time.
Blunder throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Blunder looks to score with a jab to the body but Begovic is just out of range.

Blunder scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Begovic has his hands clasped together around Blunder's back. He's all about the action.
Begovic is not content to let Blunder control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Begovic wants to improve his position but Blunder is controlling well.

Begovic looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Harry Blunder has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blunder prevents Begovic from standing back up.

Blunder is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Begovic defends it well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Harry Blunder showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Begovic has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!