PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Otto Polynikes (ranked 4771 p4p, 4828 weight class) and Leopold Von Darch (ranked 0 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.

Polynikes
vs
Von Darch

185 cm
25
185
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
20
185
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Otto Polynikes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leopold Von Darch!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Wagner Zegers and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Polynikes gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Von Darch fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Polynikes, pushing him back against the cage.
Polynikes avoiding damage.
Von Darch looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Von Darch tries to break free but Polynikes pushes him back against the cage.
Von Darch tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Polynikes's elbow.
Von Darch is trying to pull guard but Polynikes turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

Polynikes wants the takedown. Von Darch is fighting it off but Polynikes persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Von Darch's guard against the cage.
Polynikes not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Polynikes would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Polynikes's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Von Darch working for a triangle but Polynikes defends it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Polynikes is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Polynikes stops Von Darch from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Polynikes 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Polynikes landing with the ground and pound.
Polynikes scoring with punches to the head and body.
Von Darch can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Polynikes controls the pace.
Polynikes working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Polynikes is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Polynikes tries to stand but Von Darch is controlling from the bottom.
Polynikes 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.
Von Darch being controlled here, momentarily.
Polynikes scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Polynikes working some strikes from top position.
Polynikes with a nice head shot there.

Polynikes drops back looking for a leg! Von Darch is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Von Darch manages to kick Polynikes off! Polynikes jumps back into Von Darch's guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Polynikes keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Von Darch's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Darch trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Polynikes's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Polynikes sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Polynikes seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Von Darch for as long as he can get away with.
Polynikes works over Von Darch with some ground and pound from guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Von Darch looking to hit a scissor sweep but Polynikes is one step ahead there.
Von Darch managing to control the position.
Polynikes with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Polynikes content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Polynikes sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Polynikes with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Von Darch can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Polynikes controls the pace.
Polynikes is in close to Von Darch's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Otto Polynikes dominated that 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.

Polynikes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Von Darch.
Otto Polynikes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Von Darch looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Polynikes is fending him off so far but Von Darch persists. Nope, Polynikes circles away and we're back to standing.
Von Darch is trying hard to land a takedown here. Polynikes sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Von Darch avoids a punch combination nicely.
Otto Polynikes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Polynikes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Von Darch throws a counter combo.
Polynikes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Polynikes gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Polynikes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Von Darch tries to close the distance and clinch up but Polynikes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Polynikes gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Von Darch regains guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Polynikes's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Polynikes with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Polynikes works over Von Darch with some ground and pound from guard.
Von Darch is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Polynikes controls from within his opponent's guard.
Von Darch working a defensive guard here.
Von Darch really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Polynikes. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Von Darch looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Von Darch is breathing heavily.
Polynikes is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Polynikes engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Polynikes lands a couple of digs.
Polynikes is working Von Darch over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polynikes slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Polynikes working away.
Von Darch is looking to reverse the position.
Polynikes taking a breather here.
Polynikes's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Von Darch takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Von Darch is trying to improve his position.
Polynikes advances to mount.
Polynikes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Von Darch can do to turn this around?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Polynikes lands a heavy elbow.
Polynikes controlling from the full mount.
Polynikes fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

Von Darch is rocked!
Polynikes controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Polynikes postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Von Darch in real trouble here! The ref calls for Von Darch to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Otto Polynikes!