PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Shiva Red Gym (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Rob Sr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Red Gym comes into the arena with We are the Champions blaring out of the sound system. Shiva Red Gym has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Red Gym
vs
Rob Sr

175 cm
24
157 lbs
6 - 8 - 0

190 cm
20
155 lbs
2 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shiva Red Gym!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Rob Sr!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Aafke Stam and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rob Sr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rob Sr is looking to clinch.
Red Gym looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rob Sr on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Red Gym. Red Gym obviously looking to wear him down.
Red Gym misses with the body kick

and Rob Sr counters by clinching up.
Rob Sr is trying to break the clinch but Red Gym has him pressed against the ropes.
Rob Sr tries to land a knee to the head but Red Gym blocks with his arms.
Rob Sr wants to get back to striking at distance but Red Gym won't allow it.
Red Gym blocks an elbow strike from Rob Sr.
Rob Sr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rob Sr managing to block the knees to the body from Red Gym.
Rob Sr avoiding damage as Red Gym throws knees to the body.
Red Gym landing knees to the body.
Red Gym connects with a knee to the head.
Red Gym comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Red Gym obliges.
Rob Sr looks gassed!
Rob Sr is looking to break free of the clinch but Red Gym has double underhooks.
Red Gym lands a knee to the body.
Rob Sr managing to block the knees to the body from Red Gym.
Red Gym misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rob Sr.
Rob Sr is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Knees in the clinch landing for Red Gym.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Red Gym landing knees to the body.
Red Gym tries to land knees in the clinch but Rob Sr avoids the damage to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Red Gym utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rob Sr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Red Gym is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rob Sr is defending well for now.
Rob Sr is trying to stall.
Red Gym unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rob Sr is looking to break free of the clinch but Red Gym has double underhooks.
Red Gym trying to land knees to the body.
Red Gym lands a knee to the head.
Rob Sr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Red Gym misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rob Sr.
Rob Sr tries to break the clinch but Red Gym is controlling the position.
Rob Sr takes an elbow to the temple.
Red Gym misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rob Sr.

Rob Sr breaks from the clinch.
Rob Sr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Red Gym.
Rob Sr looks to land a combination but Red Gym avoids it well.
Red Gym throws a head kick but Rob Sr moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rob Sr moves out of range as Red Gym throws a body kick.
Red Gym scores with a kick to the midsection.
Red Gym misses with a right hand
and Rob Sr counters with a two punch combo.
A thudding body kick lands there by Red Gym!

Red Gym gets a clinch.
Red Gym tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rob Sr avoids it.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Red Gym just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rob Sr's brow.
Rob Sr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Red Gym missing with knees to the body.

Rob Sr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rob Sr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Red Gym paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice shot lands for Red Gym.
Rob Sr wants to clinch.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Red Gym - that will leave a mark!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Red Gym tries to clinch but Rob Sr is having none of it.
Shiva Red Gym seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Red Gym pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Rob Sr back to the ropes. Red Gym follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Red Gym thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Rob Sr if he has to take too many more of those.
A slow jab from Red Gym misses its intended target.
Rob Sr takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Rob Sr avoids the head kick by Red Gym.
Rob Sr wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rob Sr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Red Gym tries to land a front kick but Rob Sr steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Red Gym getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

Rob Sr is rocked!
Red Gym knocks out Rob Sr with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Red Gym before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Red Gym picks up the big W with a huge KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Shiva Red Gym!