PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eric Snapple (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pepe Van Vos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Snapple
vs
Van Vos

180 cm
24
169 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eric Snapple!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pepe Van Vos!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Vos lands a jab to Snapple's midsection.
Snapple looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Snapple misses with a right hand
and Van Vos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Snapple takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Van Vos scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Snapple misses with the combination.
A combination from Snapple does no damage.
Van Vos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Snapple throws out the jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Snapple is defended easily by Van Vos.
Van Vos scores with a punch to the head.
Snapple thows a left - swing and a miss!
Van Vos digs a good hook to Snapple's body.
Snapple swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Van Vos makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A combination from Van Vos does no damage.
Snapple listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snapple scores with the left hand. Van Vos knows he should have avoided that one.

It looks like Pepe Van Vos has been cut.
Van Vos ducks under a wild hook from Snapple.
Snapple misses with the combination.
Snapple connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Eric Snapple seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Snapple connects with a looping right hand.
Van Vos lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Snapple misses with a combination
and Van Vos counters with a nice body shot.
Van Vos throws a series of punches but Snapple moves out of range.
Van Vos ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Good exchange - Snapple coming out on top.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Van Vos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Snapple.
Snapple throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Van Vos.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Van Vos lands an impressive looking overhand right. Snapple doesn't seem phased though.
A jab from Snapple misses.
Snapple misses with a lunging right hand
and Van Vos counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Some wild striking there from Van Vos.
Snapple misses the jab.
Snapple takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Snapple scores with a crisp jab that stopped Van Vos in his tracks.
No joy there for Snapple, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Van Vos throws a series of punches but Snapple moves out of range.
Snapple will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Snapple is breathing heavily.
Van Vos closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Van Vos misses with a wild combination.
Van Vos throws a good cross that connects.
Snapple is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snapple has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Van Vos jabs at Snapple's body.
Danga de danga de dang - Snapple scores with a four punch combination!
Snapple moves forwards but Van Vos connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Snapple throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Snapple throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Van Vos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A combination from Snapple does no damage.
Van Vos lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Van Vos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Snapple takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Van Vos slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Van Vos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Snapple.
Van Vos is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Snapple had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Vos throws a right and a left that Snapple avoids nicely.
Snapple closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Van Vos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Snapple throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Van Vos jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Van Vos ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Vos lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Van Vos.
Snapple misses with a right hand
enabling Van Vos to counter with a crisp jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Snapple throws a left and a right that both miss
and Van Vos counters with a straight right hand.
Van Vos tries to bum rush Snapple with a series of wild strikes but Snapple uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Van Vos scores with a one two! Snapple had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Snapple dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pepe Van Vos's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Snapple avoids the body shot from Van Vos.
Van Vos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Van Vos moves away from the strike by Snapple.
Snapple throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Snapple shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Snapple fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Snapple.
Van Vos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Snapple.
Snapple jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Van Vos drops his hands momentarily and Snapple takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Snapple takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Snapple misses with a double jab
and Snapple takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snapple thows a left - swing and a miss!
Van Vos fails to land with a series of punches.
Van Vos leaves Snapple with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Snapple falls off balance throwing a combination
and Van Vos counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Snapple misses with a double jab
and Van Vos counters with a nice uppercut.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Van Vos!
Snapple on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Van Vos comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pepe Van Vos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Van Vos cracks a nice hook into Snapple's ribs.
Van Vos darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Van Vos is working the combinations to good effect here.
Van Vos fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Van Vos displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Eric Snapple is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snapple throws a series of punches but Van Vos moves out of range.
Snapple misses with a few strikes there.
Van Vos lands with an overhand left.
Van Vos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Snapple misses with an uppercut
and Van Vos counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Van Vos connects with a body shot.
Snapple throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Snapple walks into a left hand.
Snapple dodges the punch combination from Van Vos.
Snapple misses with a few strikes there.
Van Vos slips a jab and a cross from Snapple.
Van Vos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Snapple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Vos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Snapple moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Snapple throws a jab when Van Vos was well out of range.
Van Vos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Snapple misses with a straight left.
Van Vos throws a series of punches but Snapple moves out of range.
Van Vos lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Snapple at a distance.
Snapple throws a combination that misses
and Van Vos counters with a one-two to the body.
Snapple throws a combination that misses
and Van Vos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Snapple takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Van Vos lands a head shot.
Van Vos scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Van Vos digs a good body shot into Snapple's ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Van Vos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Van Vos staying out of range there.
Snapple fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Snapple misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Van Vos counters with a series of strikes. Snapple will be more careful next time no doubt.
Van Vos misses with a few strikes there.
Snapple throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Van Vos stuns Snapple with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Snapple shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Van Vos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sloppy strikes from Snapple. Those never looked like landing.
Van Vos shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Snapple eats them both and turns towards Van Vos to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Snapple throws a hook but Van Vos blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Pepe Van Vos will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Pepe Van Vos's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Van Vos connects with a body shot that sends Snapple's belly button to the back.
Snapple feints a jab promting Van Vos to slip. Snapple then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Van Vos slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A slow jab from Snapple misses its intended target.
Snapple lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Van Vos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Snapple.
Snapple scores with a jab to the jaw.
Van Vos scores with a three punch combo!
Snapple swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Van Vos connects with a good right hand that stumbles Snapple. Snapple circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A nice combination there by Van Vos.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Horrible takedown by Snapple or perhaps it was just good defense by Van Vos which made him look bad.
Van Vos thuds a left hand into Snapple's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snapple throws a big shot that misses.
Van Vos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Snapple throws a left and a right that both miss
and Van Vos counters with a left and a right that stings Snapple.
Nice body punch from Van Vos.
Van Vos lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A nice combination there by Van Vos.
Van Vos throws a series of strikes that have Snapple backpedaling.
Eric Snapple is winning the standup battle so far.
Van Vos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Snapple misses with a double jab.
Van Vos throws a series of strikes that have Snapple backpedaling.
Snapple misses with a combination
and Van Vos counters with a straight right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snapple throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Van Vos's waist but Van Vos gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Snapple off to one side.
Van Vos lands with a cross.
Van Vos throws a series of punches but Snapple avoids them all with ease.
Snapple lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Snapple misses with a combination
and Van Vos counters with a left and a right that stings Snapple.
Snapple misses with a body shot
and Van Vos counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Snapple throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Van Vos to counter with a crisp jab.
A left and a right from Van Vos both land. Nice combination.
Snapple throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Van Vos connects with the punch.
Snapple misses with a double jab
and Van Vos counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Vos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Snapple.
Snapple takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Van Vos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Van Vos misses with a wild combination.
Snapple swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Van Vos counters with a nice body shot.
Van Vos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Snapple.
Van Vos lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Snapple misses with a combination
and Van Vos counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Van Vos looks to land a combination but Snapple avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Snapple.
Snapple looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Van Vos cracks a nice hook into Snapple's ribs.
Van Vos throws a series of punches but Snapple avoids them all with ease.
A combination from Van Vos does no damage.
Snapple jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Snapple misses with a straight left.
Snapple fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Snapple. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Snapple looks to land a right hand but Van Vos moved out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Vos lands with a shot to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Van Vos!

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Eric Snapple.
Well Snapple 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Snapple!