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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joakim Sjunnesson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lex Pink (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joakim Sjunnesson looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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220 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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250 lbs
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Good takedowns
Brawler
Big heart |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joakim Sjunnesson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lex Pink!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Patrick Alders and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pink shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Sjunnesson looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Pink tries to free his leg and advance position but Sjunnesson is retaining full guard.
Pink is pushing down on Sjunnesson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sjunnesson is fighting to maintain full guard but Pink has managed to sneak the leg through.
Pink wants to pass the guard but Sjunnesson is defending well.
Pink passes the guard and advances to mount!
Pink should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Pink lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Pink lands with some strikes.
BOOM! Pink connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Pink lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Sjunnesson hang on?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pink looking to finish Sjunnesson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sjunnesson!
Pink looking for a guillotine from mount but Sjunnesson is having none of it.
Pink lands a big shot there that rocks Sjunnesson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pink putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Pink lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Pink with the ground and pound from mount.
The referee warns Sjunnesson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Pink looking to secure an arm triangle but Sjunnesson defends it well.
Pink landing punches.
Sjunnesson tries to lock up and control but Pink gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Pink landing punches.
Sjunnesson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
BOOM! Pink connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Pink is working for a guillotine from mount but Sjunnesson frees his head quite easily.
Pink postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Sjunnesson looks a forlorn figure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pink is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sjunnesson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Sjunnesson wants to control but Pink is having none of it.
Pink cracks Sjunnesson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Pink wants to take his opponent's back but Sjunnesson doesn't allow it.
Sjunnesson working to try and regain half guard.
Pink has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Sjunnesson's face.
Pink wants to take Sjunnesson's back but he can't do it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pink lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Pink scoring with strikes but Sjunnesson is staying in there.
Pink lands a heavy elbow.
Pink breaks from Sjunnesson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Pink is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sjunnesson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Sjunnesson is trying desperately to improve position.
Pink lands with some strikes.
Pink looking for a guillotine from mount but Sjunnesson is having none of it.
Pink working Sjunnesson over with strikes here.
That's four 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.
Pink fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Pink has control of Sjunnesson's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Sjunnesson regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Pink with good strikes from the mount here!
Sjunnesson tries to hold on but Pink pushes him away.
Pink lands a heavy elbow.
Sjunnesson is looking to improve his position but Pink isn't that keen on the idea.
Pink is landing with some decent strikes but Sjunnesson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pink breaks from Sjunnesson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Pink scoring with strikes but Sjunnesson is staying in there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lex Pink dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sjunnesson misses with a takedown attempt
so Pink counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Pink wants to pass the guard but Sjunnesson is keeping the position.
Pink working some strikes from top position.
Pink looking to pass the guard.
Pink works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sjunnesson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Pink slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Lex Pink has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sjunnesson manages to get back to half guard.
Sjunnesson moves into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sjunnesson can't keep his opponent in guard - Pink advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Pink tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sjunnesson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sjunnesson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Pink scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Pink looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Sjunnesson misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Pink passes to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Pink advances to mount.
Sjunnesson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Pink with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Pink dominating with strikes here.
Sjunnesson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pink is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Sjunnesson has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Pink looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sjunnesson wants to hold on but Pink pushes him away.
Pink lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Sjunnesson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sjunnesson taking shots to the head.
Pink has hold of Sjunnesson's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Sjunnesson manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Sjunnesson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Pink looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Pink misses with a head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pink landing punches.
Pink jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Sjunnesson is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Sjunnesson and Pink has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Pink tries to move into full mount but can't pass Sjunnesson's legs.
Pink tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Pink has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sjunnesson is trying to control Pink's posture but Pink avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lex Pink showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Pink shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sjunnesson's guard.
Pink slips nicely into half guard.
Pink tries to pass to full mount but Sjunnesson defends it.
Pink throws a strike but Sjunnesson avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Pink tries to free his leg and advance position but Sjunnesson is retaining full guard.
Pink with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Pink stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sjunnesson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Pink scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Pink is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sjunnesson defends it well.
Pink works his foot free and advances to mount.
Sjunnesson is in all sorts of trouble here.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Pink has eaten all the pies!
Pink fails to advance to Sjunnesson's back.
Pink avoids the attempt from Sjunnesson to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sjunnesson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Pink has hold of Sjunnesson's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Sjunnesson manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Pink breaks from Sjunnesson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Pink scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Pink connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Sjunnesson stops Pink from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Pink lands a big shot there that rocks Sjunnesson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Pink working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Pink working for a guillotine from mount but Sjunnesson is in no mood to give up.
Pink seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Sjunnesson is holding on tight.
Pink has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pink landing strikes from the mount.
Pink is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Pink avoids the attempt from Sjunnesson to control.
Pink goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Sjunnesson turns into him and now he's in Pink's guard.
Pink lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Sjunnesson!
Pink working the ground and pound effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sjunnesson has given up his back here. Will Pink look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Joakim Sjunnesson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pink gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Sjunnesson breaks Pink's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Pink tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pink working for a triangle but Sjunnesson defends it easily.
Pink keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
Pink looking for a sweep. Not yet Pink, not yet.
Sjunnesson looking to pass the guard.
Lex Pink is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pink is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sjunnesson is aware though and is defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lex Pink comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pink has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 26:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 26:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lex Pink!
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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