PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andy Souwer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geralt Lohmad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Souwer
vs
Lohmad

177 cm
25
166 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

178 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andy Souwer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Geralt Lohmad!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lohmad closes the distance and pushes Souwer back into the cage.

Souwer manages to break the clinch.

Souwer rushes Lohmad and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lohmad is trying to push Souwer away but Souwer has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Souwer is trying to drag Lohmad to the mat but Lohmad just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Lohmad gets underhooks to prevent Souwer's takedown attempt.
Lohmad is looking to break free of the clinch but Souwer has double underhooks.
Lohmad tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Souwer avoids it.
Souwer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lohmads head.
Lohmad is trying to break free.
Lohmad misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Souwer.
Lohmad is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Souwer is defending well for now.
Souwer tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andy Souwer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Souwer scores a nice knee to the body.
Souwer landing knees to the head.
Souwer is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Lohmad tries to break free but Souwer pushes him back against the cage.
Lohmad unloads a knee to the mid-section.

Lohmad pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lohmad looks to clinch
and Souwer counters with an outside leg kick.

Lohmad has Souwer up against the cage in a clinch.
Lohmad trying to land knees to the body.
Souwer drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Souwer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lohmad's efforts to push away.
Lohmad misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Souwer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lohmad wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lohmad tries to circle away but Souwer has him pinned against the cage.
Lohmad tries to land knees in the clinch but Souwer avoids the damage to the body.
Lohmad is trying to break free.

Souwer manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Lohmad wants to get up but he can't break Souwer's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Lohmad decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Souwer connects with a body shot that sends Lohmad's belly button to the back.
Lohmad looks gassed!
Lohmad on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Souwer. Souwer obviously looking to wear him down.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souwer scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lohmad doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Souwer shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lohmad eats them both and turns towards Souwer to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

It looks like Geralt Lohmad has been cut.
A slapping body kick lands there for Souwer.

Souwer has Lohmad up against the cage in a clinch.
Lohmad being controlled against the cage.
Souwer goes for a takedown attempt but Lohmad pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Souwer moves into the clinch.
Souwer is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lohmad gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Lohmad is trying to break the clinch but Souwer has him pressed against the cage.
Souwer controlling the action here for a moment.

Souwer jumps into guard, dragging Lohmad to the mat.
Lohmad wants to stand but Souwer is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souwer wants to get back to his feet but Lohmad is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Lohmad stands and steps away. Souwer gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Souwer feints and then cracks Lohmad's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lohmad down.
Souwer keeps Lohmad at a distance using the push kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Souwer fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lohmad, pushing him back against the cage.
A knee to the head by Souwer.

Souwer manages to break the clinch.

Souwer closes the distance and clinches.

Souwer has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Lohmad uses from the top position.
Lohmad is looking to stand up but Souwer won't let him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andy Souwer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Geralt Lohmad'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.

Souwer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lohmad looks to clinch

and Souwer counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Souwer fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Souwer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lohmad blocks it with crossed arms.
Lohmad wants to break free but Souwer has control.
A bit of stalling here from Souwer.
Lohmad is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lohmad wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Souwer goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lohmad prevents it.
Souwer tries to pull guard but Lohmad won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andy Souwer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Souwer is pushing Lohmad up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Souwer is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lohmad gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lohmad wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lohmad tries to break free but Souwer pushes him back against the cage.
Nice elbow from Souwer.
Souwer pressing his opponent against the cage.

Lohmad breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lohmad clinches but Souwer breaks the clinch

and Souwer moves into the clinch.
Lohmad is looking to break free of the clinch but Souwer has double underhooks.
Souwer has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lohmad is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Lohmad is trying to force a seperation but Souwer has the dominant position.
Souwer connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lohmad's face.
Lohmad tries to break free but Souwer pushes him back against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Souwer.
Souwer is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A frustrated look appears on Lohmad's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Souwer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lohmad's efforts to push away.
Souwer has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lohmad avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Lohmad wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lohmad is trying to force a seperation but Souwer has the dominant position.
Lohmad putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Souwer in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Souwer has Lohmad pressed against the cage.
Souwer lands a knee to the head.

Souwer breaks from the clinch.
Lohmad closes the distance but Souwer moves to the side
and Souwer counters with a solid body kick.
Lohmad is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lohmad moves in looking to clinch but Souwer pushes him off.
Souwer keeps the fight on the outside.
Souwer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lohmad was well out of range. Poor timing from Souwer.

Souwer closes the distance and clinches.
Souwer drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lohmad pulls his leg out and moves away.
Lohmad darts in trying to clinch
and Souwer counters with a stiff right hand.
Souwer misses with an attempted mid kick.
Souwer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Andy Souwer is winning the standup battle so far.

Lohmad rushes Souwer and presses him up against the cage.
Lohmad looking to throw knees to the head but Souwer is blocking nicely.
Lohmad lands a good knee to the midsection. Souwer won't want to take too many of those.
Lohmad can't break the clinch.
Lohmad is trying to break the clinch but Souwer has him pressed against the cage.

Souwer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lohmad on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Souwer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lohmad looks to clinch
and Souwer counters with a body kick that stops Lohmad in his tracks momentarily.
Souwer fails with an attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Souwer.

Souwer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Souwer has Lohmad pressed against the cage, preventing Lohmad from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Souwer is trying to drag Lohmad to the mat but Lohmad just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Souwer stalling in the clinch but Lohmad improves position.
Souwer jumps guard but Lohmad stands there with Souwer around his waist. Souwer gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Souwer fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Souwer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lohmad avoids it.
Lohmad gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Souwer.
Lohmad is looking to break free of the clinch but Souwer has double underhooks.
Souwer keeps control of Lohmad as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Souwer tries for a takedown but Lohmad manages to get underhooks.

Lohmad breaks from the clinch.
Souwer circles away from the clinch attempt

and Souwer holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souwer is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lohmad gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Lohmad is trying to stall.
Souwer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Souwer connects with a knee to the head.
Souwer is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Lohmad tries to break free but Souwer pushes him back against the cage.
Souwer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lohmad's efforts to push away.
Souwer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Souwer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Souwer utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Souwer.
Souwer landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lohmad wants to break the clinch but can't.
Souwer gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Souwer keeps control of Lohmad as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Souwer prevents Lohmad from breaking the clinch.
Lohmad takes a knee to the side of the body.

Souwer manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Souwer wants to get back to his feet but Lohmad is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andy Souwer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Geralt Lohmad's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Souwer has taken the fight to the clinch.
Souwer putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lohmad in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

Lohmad's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lohmad darts in trying to clinch
and Souwer makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Lohmad really felt that one!

Souwer clinches with his opponent.

Lohmad escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Souwer pushes Lohmad up against the cage in a clinch.
Lohmad tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short right from Souwer on the inside.
Souwer avoiding damage.
Souwer has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lohmad is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Souwer is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lohmad gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Lohmad tries a knee to the head but Souwer blocks it.
Souwer stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Souwer lands a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Souwer avoiding damage as Lohmad throws knees to the body.
Souwer tries for a takedown but Lohmad manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andy Souwer. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lohmad trying to land knees to the body.
Souwer wants a takedown but no success here.
Souwer has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lohmad is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Souwer stalling in the clinch.
Lohmad takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lohmad working hard to break the clinch.
Souwer tries for a takedown but Lohmad manages to get underhooks.
The referee calls for Souwer to work.
Lohmad blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Souwer has Lohmad pressed against the cage, preventing Lohmad from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Souwer takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Souwer tries a knee to the head but Lohmad blocks it.
Souwer lands an elbow inside.
Souwer working Lohmad over with knees to the body.
Lohmad stops a takedown attempt from Souwer.
Lohmad trying to land knees to the body.
Souwer lands a hook to the side of the head.
Souwer manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

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.
Souwer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lohmad tries to land a knee to the head but Souwer blocks with his arms.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Souwer is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Souwer drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lohmad pulls his leg out and moves away.
Lohmad clinches but Souwer breaks the clinch

and Souwer counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lohmad is trying to force a seperation but Souwer has the dominant position.
Souwer has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lohmad is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Souwer slows down the pace here.
Lohmad has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Souwer fails to pull guard.
Lohmad is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lohmad has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Souwer tries to pull guard but Lohmad holds him up against the cage and eventually Souwer drops back down to his feet.
Lohmad looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souwer scores with a hook to the body.
Souwer lands a left hand.
Souwer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Souwer stalling in the clinch.

Lohmad breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Souwer clinches up against the cage.
Souwer tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lohmad just stands there and leans against the cage.
Souwer gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Souwer tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lohmad smiles and moves away.
Souwer tries to clinch up.
Lohmad clinches but Souwer breaks the clinch

and Souwer counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Souwer with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lohmad has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Souwer is trying to drag Lohmad to the mat but Lohmad just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Souwer jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lohmad walks away with a smile on his face. Souwer gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Souwer has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souwer is looking to control Lohmad's arms but Lohmad gets an underhook and turns him. Now Souwer has his back to the cage.
Lohmad trying to stall but Souwer improves his position.
Souwer has Lohmad pressed against the cage.

Lohmad breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Souwer misses with a series of wild punches.
Lohmad wants to clinch.
Lohmad tries to clinch but Souwer moves out of range.

Souwer moves into the clinch successfully.
Lohmad tries to break the clinch but Souwer is controlling the position.
Souwer tries to score a body lock takedown but Lohmad shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Souwer is trying to maintain a safe position but Lohmad gets an underhook and turns Souwer into the cage.
Andy Souwer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Souwer managing to block the knees to the body from Lohmad.
Lohmad tries to land knees in the clinch but Souwer avoids the damage to the body.
Lohmad is trying to break free.
Andy Souwer has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Souwer has Lohmad pushed against the cage.
Geralt Lohmad has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lohmad is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andy Souwer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Souwer has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andy Souwer!