PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Home Grown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucius Fern (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lucius Fern is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Grown
vs
Fern

205 cm
18
260 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

202 cm
22
255 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Mundo Green - World Verde

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Home Grown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lucius Fern!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Aafke Stam and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fern takes one on the chin but seems OK.

Fern has closed the distance and engaged Grown in a clinch.

Fern breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fern throws a series of punches but Grown moves out of range.
Fern shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Grown as he avoids it easily.

Fern darts in and clinches Grown up against the cage.
Grown wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fern has him pressed against the cage.
Grown is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Grown wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fern has him pressed against the cage.
Fern keeps control of Grown as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fern fails to pull guard.

Fern's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Home Grown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grown throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grown uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fern looks gassed!

Fern darts in and clinches Grown up against the cage.
Grown is trying to break free.
Fern jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Grown walks away with a smile on his face. Fern gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Home Grown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucius Fern.
Grown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fern blocks a head kick by Grown.
Grown lands with a kick to the temple. Fern shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Grown lands a nice looking body kick.
Grown turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fern bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Grown throws a leg kick but Fern moved away.
A head kick misses from Grown.
A jab from Grown misses.
Fern takes a kick to the side of the head.
Fern shoots for a double leg takedown but Grown sprawls well. He's pushed Fern's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nice uppercut there from Grown.
Grown will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Fern darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Fern seems to be looking for submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fern thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Grown is trying to stand up here but Fern is controlling him well.

Grown pushes Fern off and gets back to his feet.
Fern shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Grown but Grown pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Grown tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Fern closes the distance and pushes Grown back into the cage.
Fern tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Grown escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Fern scores with a takedown into Grown's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fern wants to pass the guard but Grown is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Grown manages to escape and get back to his feet.

Fern looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Grown!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fern controlling his opponent.
Fern looking to ground and pound but Grown is blocking nicely.

Fern with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grown trying desperately to get to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Home Grown dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Fern shoots in and drives through. Grown sprawls well.
Fern looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Grown is fending him off so far but Fern persists. Nope, Grown circles away and we're back to standing.
Grown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grown cracks the inside of Fern's front leg.
Fern just misses with a punch to the body.
Fern swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fern will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Home Grown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucius Fern.
Grown throws a nice inside leg kick.
Grown scores with a punch to the head.
Grown misses with a body kick.
Grown throws a head kick that misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Fern.
Fern lands with a straight right. Grown didn't see that one coming.
Grown falls off balance throwing a combination

and Fern counters with a takedown into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Fern decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Home Grown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grown throws a left and a right that both miss

so Fern counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Grown wants to stand but Fern is controlling the position.
Fern wants to control from the top but Grown keeps moving.
Fern trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Grown manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

Fern looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fern trying to keep a closed guard but Grown is proving a slippery customer.
Fern looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fern is trying to control the position but Grown postures up.
Grown is looking to stand up but Fern won't let him.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Fern shoots in for a takedown but Grown shows good takedown defense.
Fern tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fern goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Home Grown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fern blocks a head kick by Grown.

Grown tries to keep at a distance but Fern has taken the fight into the clinch.
Grown wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fern creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Grown's defenses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Grown wants to get back to striking at distance but Fern won't allow it.
Fern keeps control of Grown as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Fern's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Grown tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Fern clinches up with Grown and pushes him back against the cage.
Fern drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Grown gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Grown wants to break free but Fern has control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grown prevents the takedown attempt.
Grown wants to break the clinch but can't.
Grown is trying to break the clinch but Fern has him pressed against the cage.
Fern tries for a takedown. No joy.
Fern jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Grown walks away with a smile on his face. Fern gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Grown scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Fern darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Grown tries to kick Fern off but Fern keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fern works his way into full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lucius Fern showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Grown's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Grown throws a lazy head kick

and Fern counters with a single leg into guard. Grown didn't expect that.
Grown is looking to stand up but Fern isn't so interested in that idea.
Fern passes Grown's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Fern is controlling the pace.
Fern wants to lay and pray for a moment but Grown keeps working.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fern is just content to waste time from the top position. Grown takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fern working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fern stays in close to Grown's body and controls the position.
Fern wants to control from the top but Grown keeps moving.
Grown wants to stand but Fern is controlling the position.

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.
Fern passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Fern scores with a couple of short elbows.
Grown stops Fern from passing to mount.

Fern stands up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grown stuffs the takedown attempt from Fern. Fern gets slowly back to his feet.
A head kick from Grown lands but Fern takes it in his stride.
Grown throws a sloppy body shot

and Fern moves into the clinch.
Grown gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Fern.
Fern jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Grown walks away with a smile on his face. Fern gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Home Grown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucius Fern.
A low kick from Grown is predictable there

so Fern counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fern trying to control the position from guard on top but Grown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fern showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fern trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Grown working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fern.
Grown keeping full guard, as Fern tries to pass.
Fern working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lucius Fern comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Fern has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lucius Fern!