PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Saint Assassin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oliver Strong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Assassin
vs
Strong

183 cm
19
170 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

180 cm
22
180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good in bed

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Saint Assassin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Oliver Strong!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strong throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Strong swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Strong looks to land a combination but Assassin avoids it well.
Strong swings for the body but Assassin moves out of range.
A combination from Strong does no damage.
Assassin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Strong defends it nicely.
Strong throws a jab but it's blocked by Assassin.
A slow jab from Strong misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Strong.
Strong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Assassin was well out of range. Poor timing from Strong.

Assassin closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Assassin lands in his opponent's guard.
Assassin won't allow Strong to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Assassin lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Assassin stands and throws Strong's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Strong is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Assassin throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Strong manages to work his way to half guard, despite Assassin's best efforts.

Assassin is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Strong avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Assassin.
Assassin throws a strike but Strong avoids it easily and moves to full guard.

Strong working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Assassin doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Assassin manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Assassin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Strong working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Assassin doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Assassin manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Assassin throwing strikes from guard but Strong blocks nicely.
Assassin thows a big elbow that misses.

Strong is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Strong wants to stand up but Assassin is controlling him.
Assassin scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Assassin's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Assassin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Strong looks gassed!
Assassin lands a couple of elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assassin lands a couple of digs.
Assassin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Strong working for a triangle but Assassin defends it easily.

Strong looking for a guillotine here but Assassin defends easily.
Assassin is in close to Strong's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Strong working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Assassin.

Assassin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Assassin lands a couple of elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assassin throwing strikes but missing.
Assassin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Assassin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Assassin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Assassin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Strong misses with a straight right.
Strong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Assassin was well out of range. Poor timing from Strong.
Assassin slips a jab and a cross from Strong.
Strong looks to land a combination but Assassin avoids it well.
Strong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Saint Assassin dominated that round.
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.

Strong misses with a series of wild punches.
Strong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Assassin.
Strong looks to land a combination but Assassin avoids it well.
Strong misses with a body shot.
Strong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Strong fails to land with a series of punches.
Assassin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Assassin fails with the takedown.
Strong misses with an uppercut. Assassin saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strong will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Strong throws a shot from downtown. Assassin moves away and avoids it.
Oliver Strong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Strong just misses with a punch to the body.
Strong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Assassin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Strong.
Assassin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Strong misses with a double jab.
Strong rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Assassin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Assassin.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Saint Assassin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Strong fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's two 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.
Strong looks to score with a jab to the body but Assassin is just out of range.
Assassin slips a jab and a cross from Strong.
Assassin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Strong.
Strong waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Assassin.
Strong lands a really nice looking cross but Assassin seems unphased.
Assassin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Strong throws out the jab.
Assassin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Strong throws a right and a left that both miss.
Strong swinging wilding here.
Strong is breathing heavily.
Strong thows a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strong throws a right and a left that Assassin avoids nicely.
Assassin dodges the punch combination from Strong.
Strong swings for the body but Assassin moves out of range.
A slow jab from Strong misses its intended target.
Oliver Strong is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No joy there for Strong, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Strong throws a right and a left that Assassin avoids nicely.

Assassin scores a takedown into full mount!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Assassin cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

Assassin looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Assassin raining down shots from the mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assassin raining down shots from the mount!
Strong is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Assassin.

Assassin is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Strong has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Strong is looking to get to half guard.
Assassin in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Assassin thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Saint Assassin dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Strong misses with a wild body shot.
Strong missing with a left hand there. Assassin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Strong tests Assassin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Assassin is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Strong.
Assassin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Strong looks to score with a jab to the body but Assassin is just out of range.
A punch combination from Strong misses.
Strong misses with a straight right.
Assassin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Strong avoids it really well and circles away.
Assassin shoots in looking for a takedown. Strong tries to sprawl out of it but Assassin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Strong manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Assassin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Strong fails to land with a series of punches.
Strong misses with a two punch combination.

Assassin looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Assassin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Assassin thows a huge punch but Strong dodges it nicely.
Assassin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Strong defending well though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Strong makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Strong.
Assassin throwing strikes but missing.
Assassin with a flurry of punches that miss.

Assassin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Strong wants to stand but Assassin is controlling the position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Assassin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Strong.
Strong looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
No joy there for Strong, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Strong thows a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strong throws a lazy right hand but Assassin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Strong throws a series of punches but Assassin avoids them all with ease.
Oliver Strong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Assassin dodges the punch combination from Strong.
Strong misses with a jab, cross combination.
Strong throws a hook but Assassin avoids it easily.
Strong swinging wilding here.
Strong throws a right and a left that Assassin avoids nicely.
A slow jab from Strong misses its intended target.
Assassin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Oliver Strong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Saint Assassin. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four 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.
Strong misses with a body shot.

Assassin looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Assassin drops back looking for a leg! Strong is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Strong manages to kick Assassin off! Assassin jumps back into Strong's guard.
Strong utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Assassin 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.

Strong has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Assassin doesn't defend quickly enough and Strong has managed to lock this one up! Can Assassin escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Strong on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Oliver Strong!