PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jos Van Essen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scottie Veins (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.

Van Essen
vs
Veins

180 cm
25
176 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
23
170 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jos Van Essen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Scottie Veins!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Veins.
Van Essen pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Veins back to the cage. Van Essen follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Van Essen misses with a right hand
and Veins counters with a right hand to the body.
Veins throws a big shot that misses.
Veins tries to bum rush Van Essen with a series of wild strikes but Van Essen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Veins throws a big shot that misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Van Essen misses its target.
Van Essen scores with a three punch combo!
Sloppy strikes from Veins. Those never looked like landing.
Van Essen swings widly with a right hand
enabling Veins to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Essen stalks Veins and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Veins's face. Veins staggers backwards, shaken.
Some wild striking there from Van Essen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Veins looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Essen is just out of range.
Van Essen throws a series of punches but Veins avoids them all with ease.
Van Essen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Veins looks to land a combination but Van Essen avoids it well.
Van Essen appears to be looking for a big counter.
Veins throws a body shot but no joy.
Veins looks to land a combination but Van Essen avoids it well.
Veins throws a right and a left that Van Essen avoids nicely.
Van Essen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Veins avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Van Essen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Veins throws out the jab.
Veins walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Van Essen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Veins has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Van Essen slows down the pace here.
Van Essen prevents Veins from breaking the clinch.
Veins looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Veins working hard to break the clinch.
Van Essen wants to take the fight to the mat but Veins manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Veins can't break the clinch.
Van Essen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Veins's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Van Essen is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Veins is defending well.
Van Essen digs a right hand into Veins's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Veins's gas tank.
Van Essen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Van Essen throws a head punch that misses.
Van Essen is stalling here.
Van Essen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Veins's efforts to push away.
Veins wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Veins working hard to break the clinch.

Van Essen breaks from the clinch.
Van Essen defending well as Veins loads up on a big left hand.
Van Essen throws a combination that misses
and Van Essen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A combination from Van Essen does no damage.
Van Essen walks into a jab.
Veins throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Van Essen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Veins lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Van Essen slips a jab from Veins.
Veins fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jos Van Essen will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Veins scores with a jab to the jaw.
Van Essen throws a jab when Veins was well out of range.
Van Essen misses the shot to the body.
A nice combination there by Van Essen.
Scottie Veins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A lazy left from Veins finds it's target.
Veins lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Van Essen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Veins misses with a straight right.
A combination from Van Essen does no damage.
Some wild striking there from Veins.
Van Essen appears to be looking for a big counter.
Van Essen misses with a double jab
and Veins counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Veins throws a hook to the side of Van Essen's head but Van Essen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Van Essen sizes up Veins with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Veins connects with a right hand. Van Essen shakes it off.
Van Essen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Van Essen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Jos Van Essen has been cut.
Van Essen blocks a jab.
Veins shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Van Essen eats them both and turns towards Veins to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Veins throws a hook but Van Essen avoids it easily.
Van Essen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Veins.
Veins looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Van Essen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A little jabbing left from Veins on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Van Essen throws a nice looking combination but Veins bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Veins misses the shot to the body.
As Veins looks to move away, Van Essen throws a big counter combo bu Veins just gets out of the way.
Van Essen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Veins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Essen.
Van Essen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Veins moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
It seemed like Veins was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Van Essen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Veins scores with a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Veins moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Scottie Veins seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Veins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Essen manages to avoid it.
Veins works Van Essen's body with a nice hook.
Van Essen tries to bum rush Veins with a series of wild strikes but Veins uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Van Essen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veins fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Van Essen on the side of the head.
Van Essen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Good exchange - Veins coming out on top.
Van Essen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Van Essen needs to keep his hands up - Veins had a free shot at his head there.
Veins jabs Van Essen right on the nose. Van Essen blinks but takes it well.
Van Essen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Veins.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Essen. Veins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Veins with a nice cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veins takes a jab right on the kisser.
Veins throws a right and a left that Van Essen avoids nicely.
Veins fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Veins connects with the punch.
Van Essen ducks right into an uppercut from Veins.
Veins has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Van Essen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Van Essen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Van Essen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Van Essen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Veins counters with a left and a right that stings Van Essen.
Donk. Veins catches Van Essen right on the button with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scottie Veins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jos Van Essen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Veins moves out of range as Van Essen throws a body kick.
Van Essen slips under a jab.
As Veins looks to move away, Van Essen throws a big counter combo bu Veins just gets out of the way.
Veins displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Van Essen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Veins counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Van Essen is rocked!
Van Essen looks up at the clock. Bad move! Veins lands a right hand from hell, dropping Van Essen. Veins pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Scottie Veins!