PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alden van den Kieboom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Squishy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). van den Kieboom comes to the cage accompanied by Ambitionz as a fighta. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Steve Squishy was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

van den Kieboom
vs
Squishy

180 cm
22
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
23
190 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alden van den Kieboom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Steve Squishy!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
van den Kieboom throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Squishy misses.
van den Kieboom walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

It looks like Alden van den Kieboom has been cut.
Squishy tries to bum rush van den Kieboom with a series of wild strikes but van den Kieboom uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Squishy misses with a low kick.
van den Kieboom moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jab by Squishy.
van den Kieboom chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Squishy connects with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
van den Kieboom misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Squishy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but van den Kieboom moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
van den Kieboom lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Squishy misses with a straight left.
Squishy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
van den Kieboom takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
van den Kieboom tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

van den Kieboom drives through and clinches with Squishy against the cage.
Squishy wants to get back to striking at distance but van den Kieboom won't allow it.
Squishy is trying to break the clinch but van den Kieboom is controlling him.

Squishy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Squishy blocks a head kick by van den Kieboom.
Squishy cracks van den Kieboom with an open hand slap.
Squishy looks to land a combination but van den Kieboom avoids it well.
Squishy throws a right hand that van den Kieboom ducks under and follows up with a left that van den Kieboom also avoids with ease.
van den Kieboom moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Squishy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
van den Kieboom tries to close the distance and clinch up but Squishy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Squishy misses with the combination.
van den Kieboom is looking to land body kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
van den Kieboom looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Squishy is fending him off so far but van den Kieboom persists. Nope, Squishy circles away and we're back to standing.
Squishy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by van den Kieboom.
Squishy misses with a hook.
Squishy looks gassed!
Squishy throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and van den Kieboom counters with an inside leg kick.
van den Kieboom blocks a head kick by Squishy.
van den Kieboom ducks under a wild hook from Squishy.
van den Kieboom tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
van den Kieboom takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
van den Kieboom uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Squishy.
van den Kieboom throws a head kick but Squishy moves out of range.
Squishy might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
van den Kieboom moves in looking to clinch but Squishy pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
van den Kieboom is looking to clinch.
Squishy blocks a head kick by van den Kieboom.
Squishy thows a leg kick but van den Kieboom checks it
and van den Kieboom counters with an inside leg kick.
van den Kieboom takes a jab right on the kisser.
Squishy moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
van den Kieboom tries a head kick but it misses.
Squishy blocks a head kick by van den Kieboom.
van den Kieboom showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Squishy.
A lazy left from Squishy finds it's target.
van den Kieboom tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Squishy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A low kick from Squishy misses
and van den Kieboom counters with a big head kick but Squishy shrugs it off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Squishy misses the shot to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Squishy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Squishy.
van den Kieboom ducks under a wild hook from Squishy.
Squishy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Squishy misses the target.
Squishy blocks a head kick by van den Kieboom.
Squishy lands a nice hook to van den Kieboom's body. van den Kieboom takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Squishy takes a head kick and keeps coming.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
van den Kieboom uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Squishy.
A punch combination from Squishy misses.
Squishy is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!van den Kieboom had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Squishy throws a sloppy head kick
and van den Kieboom counters with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Squishy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alden van den Kieboom's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Squishy looks to score with a jab to the body but van den Kieboom is just out of range.
van den Kieboom tries a head kick but it misses.
Squishy throws a nice looking combination but van den Kieboom bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Squishy works van den Kieboom's body with a nice hook.
van den Kieboom moves out of range as Squishy strikes.
Squishy scores with a jab.
Squishy throws a big shot that misses.
A head kick misses from van den Kieboom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Squishy throws a looping overhand right but van den Kieboom ducks down to avoid it.
van den Kieboom pushes Squishy away with a front kick.
van den Kieboom slips a jab from Squishy.
Squishy takes a swing at van den Kieboom's ribcage but misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Squishy thuds a left hand into van den Kieboom's body.
Squishy throws a body punch but van den Kieboom moves out of range.
Squishy misses with the combination.
van den Kieboom throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Steve Squishy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
van den Kieboom throws a shot from downtown. Squishy moves away and avoids it.
Squishy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before van den Kieboom can pounce on him.
Squishy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but van den Kieboom was well out of range. Poor timing from Squishy.
van den Kieboom feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Squishy's calf.
Steve Squishy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
van den Kieboom pulls out of a head kick attempt.
van den Kieboom throws a sloppy head kick and Squishy moves out of range easily.
Squishy throws a right hand that van den Kieboom ducks under and follows up with a left that van den Kieboom also avoids with ease.

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.
van den Kieboom bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
van den Kieboom misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A big left from Squishy misses.
Squishy blocks a head kick by van den Kieboom.
van den Kieboom throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
van den Kieboom keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Squishy's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Squishy duly obliges.
van den Kieboom looks to land a right hand but Squishy moved out of range.
van den Kieboom defending well as Squishy loads up on a big left hand.
Some wild striking there from Squishy.
van den Kieboom lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
van den Kieboom fails with a takedown attempt.
A head kick by Squishy misses
and van den Kieboom counters with a nice low kick that buckles Squishy's knee momentarily.
van den Kieboom throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Squishy throws a good cross that connects.
van den Kieboom moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Squishy with a jab.
Squishy scores with a body shot.
van den Kieboom uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Squishy.
Steve Squishy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
van den Kieboom keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Squishy.
van den Kieboom moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Squishy throws a sloppy head kick
enabling van den Kieboom to counter with a crisp jab.
Squishy throws a jab when van den Kieboom was well out of range.
Squishy throws a body punch but van den Kieboom moves out of range.
van den Kieboom slips a jab and a cross from Squishy.
van den Kieboom lands with a slapping head kick.
Squishy misses with a wild combination.
van den Kieboom tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Squishy throws a one two combo.
van den Kieboom throws a looping overhand right but Squishy ducks down to avoid it.
Squishy throws a hook but van den Kieboom avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Steve Squishy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Alden van den Kieboom's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Squishy throws a hook but van den Kieboom avoids it easily.
Squishy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Squishy throws a right and a left that both miss.
van den Kieboom uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Squishy.
van den Kieboom fails in his attempt to clinch.
Squishy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from van den Kieboom.
Squishy lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Squishy blocks a head kick by van den Kieboom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Squishy throws an overhand right that lands on van den Kieboom's shoulder, as van den Kieboom tries to avoid the shot.
Good leg kick by van den Kieboom there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
van den Kieboom lands with a kick to the ribs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
van den Kieboom throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Squishy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
van den Kieboom fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Squishy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Squishy blocks a head kick by van den Kieboom.
van den Kieboom blocks a jab.
Nice defenses there by van den Kieboom.
Nice defenses there by Squishy.
van den Kieboom looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
van den Kieboom ducks under a wild hook from Squishy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Squishy lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
van den Kieboom showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Squishy.
Squishy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but van den Kieboom moves away.
van den Kieboom lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Squishy throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and van den Kieboom counters with a slapping leg kick.
van den Kieboom throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Squishy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but van den Kieboom circles away quickly and effectively.
van den Kieboom moves in looking to clinch but Squishy pushes him off.
Squishy looks to land a combination but van den Kieboom avoids it well.
van den Kieboom buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
van den Kieboom connects with a high kick.
Squishy lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Squishy lands a slapping body shot.
Squishy throws a big shot that misses.
Squishy throws a right hand that van den Kieboom ducks under and follows up with a left that van den Kieboom also avoids with ease.
van den Kieboom misses with a head kick.
Squishy falls off balance throwing a combination
and van den Kieboom counters with a head kick.
Squishy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
van den Kieboom takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A nice leg kick lands there from van den Kieboom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Squishy.
van den Kieboom is looking to slow Squishy down with leg kicks.
Squishy lands with a nice combination. van den Kieboom backs away looking to recover.
van den Kieboom throws a sloppy head kick and Squishy moves out of range easily.
A punch lands to the side of van den Kieboom 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A head kick misses from van den Kieboom.
Squishy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alden van den Kieboom has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
van den Kieboom pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Steve Squishy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
van den Kieboom throws a head kick that misses.
van den Kieboom is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Squishy.
Squishy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Steve Squishy.
I've got Squishy 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Squishy!