PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Klaus Van Kossen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sebastion Gorfu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Van Kossen
vs
Gorfu

180 cm
24
142 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

165 cm
25
135 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Klaus Van Kossen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sebastion Gorfu!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Joseph Jones and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Kossen swinging wildly here.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Gorfu.
Gorfu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gorfu has his takedown stuffed
and Van Kossen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gorfu works over Van Kossen's head and body with a nice combination.
Gorfu throws a right and a left that Van Kossen avoids nicely.
Gorfu moves in looking to clinch but Van Kossen pushes him off.
Gorfu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Van Kossen can pounce on him.
Van Kossen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Gorfu takes the fight into the clinch.

Gorfu pulls Van Kossen into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gorfu manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Van Kossen manages to get himself to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorfu showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Gorfu stands and steps away. Van Kossen gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Gorfu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Gorfu looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Gorfu sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Kossen tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Gorfu gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Gorfu pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nice body punch from Gorfu.
Gorfu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gorfu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Van Kossen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gorfu lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Gorfu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gorfu fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Van Kossen checks it well.
Van Kossen appears to be looking for a big counter.
Van Kossen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gorfu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gorfu lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorfu tries a head kick but it misses.
Gorfu misses with a low kick as Van Kossen jumps back.
As Gorfu looks to move away, Van Kossen throws a big counter combo but Gorfu just gets out of the way.
Gorfu throws a big shot that misses.
Gorfu's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Gorfu's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Gorfu wants to clinch but Van Kossen slips to the side
and Van Kossen counters with a straight right hand.
Van Kossen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sebastion Gorfu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gorfu swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Van Kossen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gorfu connects with a crisp jab.
Gorfu misses with a few strikes there.
Gorfu misses with a looping left.
Van Kossen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gorfu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gorfu works over Van Kossen's head and body with a nice combination.
Van Kossen misses with a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Gorfu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gorfu throws a body kick that misses.
Gorfu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gorfu is defended easily by Van Kossen.
Gorfu looks winded!
Van Kossen throws a body punch but Gorfu moves out of range.
Gorfu misses with a two punch combination.
Van Kossen went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Gorfu shoots for a takedown but Van Kossen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Klaus Van Kossen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sebastion Gorfu.
Gorfu misses with an uppercut.
Van Kossen catches Gorfu with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Van Kossen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Van Kossen has Gorfu up against the cage in a clinch.
Van Kossen can't find room to land a body shot as Gorfu controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sebastion Gorfu dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Van Kossen with a hook.
Gorfu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gorfu throws a head kick but Van Kossen moves out of range.
Gorfu shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Van Kossen as he avoids it easily.
Van Kossen is looking to counter the offense by Gorfu and move into the clinch.

Gorfu tries to keep at a distance but Van Kossen has taken the fight into the clinch.

Gorfu manages to pull guard.
Van Kossen looking to sit in guard and control but Gorfu gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Gorfu wants to control from the top but Van Kossen keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gorfu tries to free his leg and advance position but Van Kossen is retaining full guard.

Gorfu stands and steps away. Van Kossen gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorfu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gorfu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gorfu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Van Kossen circles away quickly and effectively.
Van Kossen moves in looking to clinch but Gorfu pushes him off.
Klaus Van Kossen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Van Kossen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gorfu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gorfu tries to bum rush Van Kossen with a series of wild strikes but Van Kossen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Van Kossen went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Gorfu tries to score with a low kick but Van Kossen moves his leg out of the way.
Van Kossen misses with the combination.
A head kick from Van Kossen lands but Gorfu takes it in his stride.
Van Kossen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gorfu.
Van Kossen appears to be looking for a big counter.
Gorfu attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Van Kossen avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Kossen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gorfu.
Van Kossen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gorfu throws a series of punches but Van Kossen moves out of range.
Klaus Van Kossen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gorfu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Kossen.
As Gorfu tries to get set, Van Kossen tries to push him back and clinch up but Gorfu manages to avoid the attempt.
Gorfu is breathing heavily.
Gorfu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van Kossen keeps the fight on the outside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Kossen moves in looking to clinch but Gorfu pushes him off.
Van Kossen lands a jab-cross combination.
Van Kossen tries to clinch but Gorfu moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Van Kossen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Van Kossen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Van Kossen is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Gorfu on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Van Kossen connects with a right hand. Gorfu shakes it off.
Van Kossen lands a head kick. Gorfu smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Van Kossen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Van Kossen is looking to clinch but Gorfu is avoiding it.
Sebastion Gorfu seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorfu scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gorfu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Van Kossen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gorfu moves in looking to clinch but Van Kossen pushes him off.
Gorfu plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Van Kossen stuffs the takedown attempt from Gorfu. Gorfu gets slowly back to his feet.
It looked like Van Kossen was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Van Kossen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Van Kossen seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A punch lands to the side of Gorfu 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gorfu misses with a few strikes there.
Gorfu throws a right hand that Van Kossen ducks under and follows up with a left that Van Kossen also avoids with ease.
It looked like Van Kossen was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Van Kossen is looking to clinch.
Van Kossen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
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!

Van Kossen rushes Gorfu and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gorfu tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Klaus Van Kossen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sebastion Gorfu.
Van Kossen lands a left hand.

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

Van Kossen moves into the clinch.
Gorfu jumps guard but Van Kossen stands there with Gorfu around his waist. Gorfu gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gorfu wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Van Kossen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Gorfu gets a takedown into half guard.
Van Kossen keeping control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Klaus Van Kossen will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A combination from Van Kossen does no damage.
Gorfu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Van Kossen throws a one two combo.
Gorfu tries to bum rush Van Kossen with a series of wild strikes but Van Kossen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Van Kossen keeps the fight on the outside.
Gorfu throws a left and a right that both miss
and Van Kossen counters with a stiff right hand.
Gorfu misses the jab.
Gorfu throws a series of punches but Van Kossen avoids them all with ease.
Gorfu looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Van Kossen is fending him off so far but Gorfu persists. Nope, Van Kossen circles away and we're back to standing.
Van Kossen's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Van Kossen duly obliges.
Gorfu tries a head kick but it misses.
Gorfu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Gorfu moves into the clinch.

Van Kossen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Van Kossen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gorfu. That did some damage!
Gorfu throws the kick towards the body but Van Kossen avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Kossen lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Van Kossen throws a sloppy body shot
and Gorfu counters with a series of strikes. Van Kossen will be more careful next time no doubt.
Good work by Van Kossen as he checks the leg kick.
Van Kossen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gorfu was well out of range. Poor timing from Van Kossen.
Gorfu needs to keep his hands up - Van Kossen had a free shot at his head there.
A head kick misses from Gorfu.
Gorfu takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Van Kossen lands a nice looking body shot.
Van Kossen pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Van Kossen takes the fight into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Kossen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gorfu's efforts to push away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Van Kossen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gorfu misses with a low kick.
Gorfu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Van Kossen circles away quickly and effectively.
Van Kossen scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Van Kossen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Van Kossen swinging wildly here.
Gorfu tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Van Kossen defends well and Gorfu ends up having to push Van Kossen into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Van Kossen throwing a counter right hand but Gorfu manages to avoid it.

Van Kossen has Gorfu up against the cage in a clinch.

Van Kossen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Kossen looks to land a right hand but Gorfu moved out of range.
Gorfu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gorfu pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Van Kossen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gorfu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gorfu.
Gorfu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gorfu darts in looking for a takedown but Van Kossen gets double underhooks and turns Gorfu into the cage.
Klaus Van Kossen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sebastion Gorfu.
Gorfu on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Van Kossen cracks Gorfu with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gorfu shoots for a double leg takedown but Van Kossen sprawls well. He's pushed Gorfu's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Van Kossen misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gorfu takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gorfu throws a nice looking combination but Van Kossen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
As Gorfu looks to move away, Van Kossen throws a big counter combo but Gorfu just gets out of the way.
Van Kossen scores with a nice body kick.
Van Kossen tries to clinch up.
Van Kossen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gorfu misses with a body punch
and Van Kossen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Van Kossen tries to bum rush Gorfu with a series of wild strikes but Gorfu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gorfu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Van Kossen clinches up against the cage.

Van Kossen manages to break the clinch.
Van Kossen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gorfu fails to land with a series of punches.

Gorfu shoots in and gets a takedown into Van Kossen's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Klaus Van Kossen clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Gorfu shoots in for a double leg but Van Kossen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gorfu fails with an attempt to clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Van Kossen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gorfu throws a leg kick
and Van Kossen counters with a stiff right hand.
Gorfu keeps the fight on the outside.
Van Kossen looks to land a combination but Gorfu avoids it well.
Van Kossen dodges the punch combination from Gorfu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Kossen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gorfu shoots and misses
enabling Van Kossen to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorfu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gorfu is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Gorfu shoots in for a takedown but Van Kossen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Van Kossen went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Klaus Van Kossen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sebastion Gorfu.
Van Kossen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gorfu stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Van Kossen stalks Gorfu and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gorfu's face. Gorfu staggers backwards, shaken.
Van Kossen scoring well with a low kick there.

Van Kossen forces Gorfu back against the cage and clinches.

Van Kossen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gorfu lands with a kick to the ribs.
A combination from Gorfu does no damage.
Van Kossen swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gorfu. That's going to slow Van Kossen down.
Gorfu lands a jab to the nose.
Van Kossen throws a series of punches but Gorfu avoids them all with ease.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gorfu shoots in looking for a takedown. Van Kossen tries to sprawl out of it but Gorfu keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Van Kossen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Van Kossen moves into the clinch.

Gorfu pulls guard effortlessly.
Van Kossen sitting in guard here, content to control.
Gorfu tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gorfu is pulling down on Van Kossen's head to control his posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gorfu manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Gorfu tries to break free but Van Kossen pushes him back against the cage.
Van Kossen tries a body shot but Gorfu blocks it.
Van Kossen misses with some punches.
Gorfu has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A frustrated look appears on Gorfu's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gorfu tries to pull guard but Van Kossen holds him up against the cage and eventually Gorfu drops back down to his feet.
Gorfu tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Kossen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gorfu's elbow.
Gorfu fails to pull guard.
Gorfu content to slow the pace in the clinch.

Gorfu manages to break the clinch.
Gorfu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gorfu misses with a two punch combination.
A punch combination from Gorfu misses.
As Gorfu looks to move away, Van Kossen throws a big counter combo but Gorfu just gets out of the way.
Van Kossen throws a lazy head kick
and Gorfu counters with a two punch combo.
Van Kossen throws a series of punches but Gorfu avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Klaus Van Kossen will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Van Kossen lands a leg kick that knocks Gorfu off balance momentarily.
Gorfu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Van Kossen checks a leg kick.
Gorfu scores with a body shot.
Van Kossen tries to clinch but Gorfu is having none of it.
Van Kossen looks to land a combination. Gorfu sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Gorfu lands a two punch combo.
Gorfu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Van Kossen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gorfu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Van Kossen throws a right and a left that Gorfu avoids nicely.
Gorfu misses with a takedown attempt
and Van Kossen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

Gorfu gets tackled into the cage by Van Kossen. Van Kossen maintains the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Van Kossen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gorfu fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorfu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
No joy there for Van Kossen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Van Kossen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gorfu scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Gorfu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

Van Kossen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gorfu looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Van Kossen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Van Kossen digs a right hand underneath Gorfu's ribcage. Gorfu let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gorfu tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Van Kossen just stands there and leans against the cage.
Klaus Van Kossen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sebastion Gorfu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Van Kossen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gorfu throws a right and a left that Van Kossen avoids nicely.
Gorfu misses with a kick to the body.
Van Kossen throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gorfu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Gorfu closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Van Kossen tries to get to full guard but Gorfu has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gorfu perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Nice strikes from Gorfu there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorfu is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Gorfu is working for a submission of some sort.
Gorfu scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Gorfu is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Gorfu sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gorfu working Van Kossen over with strikes.
Gorfu trying to control the pace.

Gorfu is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Van Kossen has managed to free his arm - good work.
Sebastion Gorfu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Klaus Van Kossen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Van Kossen has hold of Gorfu's hands but Gorfu slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sebastion Gorfu.
I think Van Kossen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 48:48
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 48:47
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Klaus Van Kossen!
Klaus Van Kossen is the new bantamweight champion!