PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joca Amsterdam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiddles Hurley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hurley has chosen Cliffs of Dover as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Amsterdam
vs
Hurley

193 cm
20
205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

188 cm
21
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light 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, Joca Amsterdam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tiddles Hurley!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Wagner Zegers and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amsterdam is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hurley takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

Hurley closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hurley lands strikes from half guard.

Hurley seems to be working for a kimura but Amsterdam defends the submission attempt.
Amsterdam regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Hurley.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hurley with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Amsterdam is controlling Hurley's posture.
Hurley content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amsterdam keeping full guard, as Hurley tries to pass.
Hurley working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Amsterdam's head.
Hurley loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Amsterdam utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Amsterdam throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hurley wants to control from the top but Amsterdam keeps moving.
Hurley chips away with some ground and pound.

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.
Amsterdam keeping moving, preventing Hurley from controlling successfully.

Hurley has gone for a leg lock! Amsterdam slips out almost immediately though and dives into Hurley's guard.
Hurley utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Amsterdam throws a big right hand that misses.

Hurley is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Amsterdam has his hands clasped together but Hurley extends an breaks Amsterdam's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Hurley.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tiddles Hurley!