PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ignaas Zaan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Superhulk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zaan comes to the cage accompanied by In Flames - The Quiet Place. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Ignaas Zaan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Zaan
vs
Superhulk

185 cm
21
194 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

182 cm
25
197 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ignaas Zaan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kevin Superhulk!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Superhulk changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Zaan tries to avoid it but Superhulk manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Zaan to the ground. Zaan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Horrible takedown by Zaan or perhaps it was just good defense by Superhulk which made him look bad.
Superhulk shoots and misses

so Zaan counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Superhulk manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Zaan is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Superhulk tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Zaan tries to buck Superhulk off but he can't manage it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Superhulk is working for a guillotine from mount but Zaan frees his head quite easily.
Zaan is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

Superhulk looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Zaan is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Superhulk takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Superhulk won't let Zaan get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Superhulk is going olschool here, as he tries to force Zaan to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Zaan shrugs it off.

Superhulk with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Superhulk looks gassed!
Zaan is trying to stand up.
Zaan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Superhulk on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Superhulk is going olschool here, as he tries to force Zaan to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Zaan shrugs it off.
You get the feeling that Zaan really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Superhulk looking to control but Zaan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Zaan wants to get back to his feet.
Superhulk controlling from mount.

Superhulk looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Zaan wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Superhulk looking to control and managing it successfully.
Zaan is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Superhulk looking to control but Zaan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
You get the feeling that Zaan really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Superhulk wants to control the pace but Zaan is squirming around nicely.
Zaan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Zaan tries to get out of the position.

Superhulk is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Zaan can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

That's four 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.
Superhulk trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Zaan is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Superhulk controlling from the full mount.

Superhulk working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Zaan is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

Superhulk looking for a guillotine from mount but Zaan is having none of it.
Zaan squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Superhulk dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Superhulk with a lazy takedown attempt

and Zaan counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Zaan prevents Superhulk from improving his position.
Superhulk trying to control but Zaan postures up.
Zaan wants to get back to his feet.

Zaan decides to stand up.

Superhulk shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Superhulk is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Zaan has managed to free his arm - good work.
Superhulk is breathing heavily.
Zaan wants to get back to his feet.

Superhulk seems to be looking for submissions.

Zaan makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Zaan with a lazy takedown attempt

and Superhulk counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Superhulk trying to control the position from guard on top but Zaan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zaan wants to stand but Superhulk is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Superhulk is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Superhulk passes Zaan's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Superhulk is looking to take a break and control but Zaan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Superhulk moves into full mount! Zaan won't be happy about that!
Zaan is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Superhulk tries to control but Zaan wriggling away.
Zaan is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Kevin Superhulk has got the better of the ground game so far.

Superhulk working for a guillotine from mount but Zaan is in no mood to give up.
Zaan wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Zaan trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

That's four 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.

Superhulk has isolated one of Zaan's arms. Zaan looking to fight him off but Superhulk twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kevin Superhulk!
Kevin Superhulk is the new middleweight champion!