PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Christiaan Huygens (ranked 3940 p4p, 5903 weight class) and Leg Day (ranked 506 p4p, 650 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Huygens
vs
Day

180 cm
25
192
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
190
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Christiaan Huygens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Leg Day!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, David Hoff and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for Day.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Huygens crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Day - the referee stops the clock and Huygens gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Day. Huygens manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A right-left combo lands from Huygens.

It looks like Leg Day has been cut.
Huygens definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Huygens lands with an uppercut that bounces Day off the cage and back into range.
Day uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Huygens.
Day lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Day throws a front kick that sends Huygens stumbling back into the cage.
Day throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Huygens scores with a jab to the head.
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!
Huygens misses with a right hand
and Day counters with a good, hard body kick but Huygens shrugs it off.
Day throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Huygens misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Day lets loose with a powerful body kick. Huygens will feel that in the morning.
Huygens takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Huygens throws a hook to the side of Day's head but Day sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Day is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huygens takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Huygens takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Huygens takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Huygens ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Day moves away.
Huygens misses with a lunging right hand
and Day counters with a nice low kick that buckles Huygens's knee momentarily.
Day with a nice calf kick.
Day thows a body kick. Huygens tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Huygens throws a right hand that misses
and Day counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Day lands with a kick to the ribs.
Day scores with a push kick.
Huygens is breathing heavily.
Day delivers a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Huygens misses with a right hand
and Day counters with a nice body kick.
Day plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Day lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Huygens swings away with a body shot that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Day lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Huygens crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Day - the referee stops the clock and Huygens gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Day. Huygens manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Day scores with a push kick.
Day delivers a nice body kick.
Huygens takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A slapping body kick lands there for Day.
Huygens on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Day connects with a solid leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Day finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Day lets loose with a powerful body kick. Huygens will feel that in the morning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Day throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Day scores with a spinning back kick!
Good leg kick by Day.
An inside leg kick lands from Day.
Day lands a leg kick that knocks Huygens off balance momentarily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Day - that will leave a mark!
Day lets loose with a powerful body kick. Huygens will feel that in the morning.
Good leg kick by Day.
Day throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Day moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Day scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Day with a nice calf kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huygens sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Christiaan Huygens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Huygens takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Day connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Day. That's going to slow Huygens down.
Huygens sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Huygens steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Day. That one must have hurt.
Huygens sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A nice leg kick from Day, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've been informed that Day has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Day connects with a solid leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Day. Huygens shrugs it off though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Huygens has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Day.
Day connects with a high kick.
Day lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Leg Day dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leg Day's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Huygens throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Day counters with a good, hard body kick but Huygens shrugs it off.
That kick from Day tenderised Huygens's leg. Huygens is trying to keep his angry face on.
Huygens misses with an uppercut
and Day counters with an outside leg kick.
Day lands with an uppercut that bounces Huygens off the cage and back into range.
Day lands with a slapping head kick.
Huygens takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Huygens is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Huygens on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Day. Day obviously looking to wear him down.
Day scores with a leg kick.
Day slips under a jab from Huygens.
Day buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
No joy there for Huygens, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Huygens misses with a jab to the body
and Day counters with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Day feints and then cracks Huygens's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Huygens down.
Day has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Day throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Huygens throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Huygens misses with a lunging right hand
and Day counters with an inside leg kick.
Huygens throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Day connects with a solid leg kick.
Crunch! Day slams his shin into Huygens's torso.
Huygens misses with a hook
and Day counters with an outside leg kick.
Nice body kick from Day.
Day scores with a spinning back kick!
Day feints and then cracks Huygens's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Huygens down.
Huygens has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Day.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Day scoring well with a low kick there.
Leg Day seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Day thuds his shin into the meat of Huygens's side.
Huygens throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Huygens will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Huygens throws a combination that misses
and Day counters with a nice low kick that buckles Huygens's knee momentarily.
Huygens takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Huygens throws a poor cross that misses
and Day makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Huygens really felt that one!
Day scores with a push kick.
Day chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Huygens takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Day lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Huygens swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Day counters with a body kick.
Huygens on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Day lands a nice looking body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huygens takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Day. That's going to slow Huygens down.
Huygens takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Huygens rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Day makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Huygens really felt that one!
Day connects with a leg kick.
Huygens swings away with a body shot that misses
and Day counters with a good, hard body kick but Huygens shrugs it off.
Day throws a nice inside leg kick.
Day moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Huygens on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Huygens takes a kick to the side of the head.
Day throws a head kick that half lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Day steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Huygens.
Day lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Day.
Huygens wants to clinch
and Day counters with a good, hard body kick but Huygens shrugs it off.
Huygens throws an off balance right hand
and Day counters with a good low kick that Huygens was not able to check.
Day feints and then cracks Huygens's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Huygens down.
Day throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Day connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Huygens misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Day counters with a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick from Day, right into the meat of the thigh.
Day lands a nice leg kick that just misses Huygens's sensitive parts.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Leg Day showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Leg Day's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Day throws a nice inside leg kick.
A jab from Huygens finds it's way through Day's defenses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Huygens, as that shot connected.
Huygens throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Day counters with a nice leg kick.
Huygens misses with a right hand
and Day counters with an inside leg kick.
Huygens throws an off balance right hand
and Day counters with an inside leg kick.
Huygens swings widly with a right hand
and Day counters with a leg kick.
Huygens misses with a right hand
and Day counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Huygens is lucky that one didn't land flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick from Day, right into the meat of the thigh.
A slapping leg kick lands for Day.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Day lands with a kick to the ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Huygens throws a sloppy body shot
and Day counters with a good, hard body kick but Huygens shrugs it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Day scores with a kick to the body.
Day pushes Huygens away with a front kick.
Day thows a body kick. Huygens tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Day.
Day fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Huygens.
Huygens getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Day throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Huygens's head.
Day scores with a kick to the midsection.
Huygens throws a sloppy body shot
and Day counters with a body kick that stops Huygens in his tracks momentarily.
Day keeps Huygens at a distance using the push kick.
Day buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg 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!
A thudding body kick lands there by Day!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huygens on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Day. Day obviously looking to wear him down.
Day lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Day scores with a leg kick.
Day lands with a kick to the temple. Huygens shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Huygens throws a sloppy body shot
and Day counters with an outside leg kick.
Day throws a quick inside leg kick.
Day lands a head kick!
Day lands a head kick!

Huygens moves into range and clinches up with Day.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huygens tries to throw a body punch but Day avoids it by throwing Huygens back against the cage.
Huygens throws a head punch that misses.

Day breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Day scores with a leg kick.
Day thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Huygens if he has to take too many more of those.
Huygens throws a sloppy body shot
and Day counters with a thumping low kick.
Huygens misses with a left hand
and Day counters with a head kick.
Day throws a front kick that sends Huygens stumbling back into the cage.
Huygens misses with a body punch
and Day counters with a nice kick to the body.
Day lands a nice looking kick to the body. Huygens takes a step back to recover.
Huygens throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Day counters with a thumping low kick.
Day throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Day - that will leave a mark!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Huygens tries to clinch up
and Day counters with a thumping low kick.
Day lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Huygens has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Day.
Day connects with a leg kick.
Huygens throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Day counters with a good, hard body kick but Huygens shrugs it off.
Day lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Day ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Christiaan Huygens has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leg Day is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Huygens misses with a body shot
and Day counters with a body kick that stops Huygens in his tracks momentarily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leg Day comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Day winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 26:30
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 26:30
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leg Day!