PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Darude (ranked 6261 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brajan Aleksander (ranked 6423 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Darude
vs
Aleksander

180 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
21
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Steve Darude!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brajan Aleksander!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Aleksander scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Darude trying to control but Aleksander postures up.
Well, if Aleksander is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Aleksander is thwarting Darude's attempts to control the position.
Darude on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Aleksander takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Darude could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aleksander not doing much here.
Darude is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aleksander is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Darude has hold of Aleksander's hands but Aleksander slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Aleksander keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Darude trying to control from the bottom.
Aleksander landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Darude wants to get back to full guard.
Aleksander controlling the action here.
Darude wants to control but Aleksander is keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Aleksander stalling.

Aleksander is trying for a kimura here. Darude looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Aleksander wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Brajan Aleksander!