PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Struggling Desperately (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Romano Redz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Desperately
vs
Redz

178 cm
22
185 lbs
9 - 0 - 0

180 cm
24
187 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Conquer

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Struggling Desperately!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Romano Redz!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Wagner Zegers and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Redz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Desperately's hands.
Desperately misses with a leg kick.
Desperately has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Redz with a nice cross.
Redz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Desperately on the side of the head.
Desperately swings for the body but Redz moves out of range.
Nice cross by Redz.
Desperately ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Desperately looks to score with a jab to the body but Redz is just out of range.

Desperately rushes Redz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Redz taking a breather.
Desperately misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Redz.
Desperately throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Desperately lands an elbow that stopped Redz in his tracks for a moment.
Desperately lands a body punch in the clinch.
Redz tries a body shot but Desperately blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Desperately.
Redz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Desperately throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Desperately tries to work over Redz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Desperately trying to land knees to the body.
Desperately unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Desperately lands a knee to the body.
Desperately landing knees to the head.
Desperately lands a nice knee to the body.
Redz looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Desperately lands with a light punch inside.
Desperately lands a nice knee to the body.
Desperately missing with knees to the body.
Redz goes for a takedown in the clinch but Desperately prevents it.
A knee to the head by Desperately.
Redz has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Desperately seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Redz can turn it around.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Desperately tries to throw a body punch but Redz avoids it by throwing Desperately back against the cage.
Redz takes an elbow to the temple.
Good body shot from Desperately.
Desperately doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Desperately with a knee to the head.
Desperately is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Redz is defending well for now.
Redz avoiding damage as Desperately throws knees to the body.
Desperately missing with knees to the body.
Desperately lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Redz tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Desperately smiles and moves away.
Redz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Desperately.
The fighters circling - Redz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Desperately throws a shot from downtown. Redz moves away and avoids it.
Desperately is looking to clinch.
Desperately stuffs the takedown attempt from Redz. Redz gets slowly back to his feet.
Struggling Desperately has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Romano Redz.
Desperately throws a hook but Redz avoids it easily.
Redz takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A swing and a miss from Desperately.
Left hook, right uppercut from Redz.

Desperately closes the distance and clinches.
Redz blocks a body shot from Desperately.
Desperately creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Redz avoiding damage as Desperately throws knees to the body.

Redz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Desperately lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Redz scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Desperately slips under a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Desperately lands with an overhand left.
Redz cracks Desperately with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
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!
Redz sizes up Desperately with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Redz misses with a hook.
Desperately attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Desperately fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Redz is out of range.
Redz looks to score with a jab to the body but Desperately is just out of range.

Redz tries to keep at a distance but Desperately has taken the fight into the clinch.
Desperately is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Redz is defending well for now.
Desperately tries to land a knee to the head but Redz blocks with his arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Redz.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Desperately misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Redz.
Desperately trying to land knees to the body.
Desperately lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Redz blocks an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Struggling Desperately dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Desperately misses with an uppercut.
Redz moves out of range of the body kick.
Redz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Desperately throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Desperately steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Redz.
Desperately lands a nice looking kick to the body. Redz takes a step back to recover.
Desperately scores with a nice body kick.
Redz walks into a straight right hand from Desperately.
Desperately fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Redz manages to avoid it.
Desperately throws a right hand that Redz ducks under and follows up with a left that Redz also avoids with ease.
Desperately ducks under a wild hook from Redz.
A shot to the liver by Desperately. Beautiful body shot.

Desperately has Redz up against the cage in a clinch.
Desperately misses with an elbow over the top.
Desperately gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Romano Redz has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Desperately prevents Redz from breaking the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Redz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Desperately goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Desperately tries to land knees in the clinch but Redz avoids the damage to the body.
Desperately lands with a light punch inside.
Desperately stops a takedown attempt from Redz.
Redz misses with some punches.
Redz is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Desperately is keeping busy.
Desperately misses with a punch to the body.
Desperately throws an elbow but it misses.
Desperately is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Desperately with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redz trying to control the position but instead, Desperately has worked for underhooks and has pushed Redz into the cage.
Desperately misses with a knee strike.
Redz throws a head punch that misses.
Desperately creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Redz's defenses.
Redz is looking to control Desperately's arms but Desperately gets an underhook and turns him. Now Redz has his back to the cage.
Desperately lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Redz drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Desperately misses with an elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Desperately looking to throw knees to the head but Redz is blocking nicely.
Nice body punch from Desperately - that landed with a thud.
Desperately cracks Redz with a nice body shot.
A body shot lands from Desperately.
Redz is breathing heavily.
Redz takes a knee right on the jaw!
Redz blocks an elbow strike.
Desperately lands an elbow inside that Redz shrugs off.
Desperately gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Desperately tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Redz avoids it.
Desperately being controlled against the cage.
Desperately misses with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Desperately pushes Redz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Desperately tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Redz avoids it.
Desperately throws a knee to the head but misses.
Desperately utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Desperately is working Redz over against the cage.
A knee to the head by Desperately.
Desperately tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Redz avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Desperately lands a right hand that snaps the head of Redz backwards.
Redz managing to block the knees to the body from Desperately.
Desperately is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Redz is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Struggling Desperately dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Romano Redz's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Desperately pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Desperately thows a body shot but no joy.
Redz connects with a nice looking jab.
Donk. Redz catches Desperately right on the button with a cross.
Redz just misses with a punch to the body.
Desperately tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Redz was well out of range. Poor timing from Desperately.
Desperately takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Redz might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A right-left combo lands from Desperately.
Desperately swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Desperately keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Desperately closes the distance and clinches.

Redz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Desperately throws a low kick but Redz moves out of range easily.
Redz shoots in looking for a takedown. Desperately tries to sprawl out of it but Redz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Desperately manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Desperately closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Desperately misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Redz.

Redz jumps guard and drags Desperately to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Redz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Desperately trying to control the position from guard on top but Redz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Redz throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Desperately trying to control the position from guard on top but Redz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Struggling Desperately wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Desperately jabs Redz right on the nose. Redz blinks but takes it well.
Desperately's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Redz connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Desperately scrambles back to his feet.
Desperately misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Redz.
No joy there for Redz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Redz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Desperately's waist but Desperately gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Redz off to one side.
Redz misses with a straight left.
Desperately bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Redz just misses with a punch to the body.
Redz misses with a looping left.
Struggling Desperately is winning the standup battle so far.
Desperately moves away from the strike by Redz.
Redz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A decent looking cross lands there for Redz.
Redz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Desperately.
Desperately is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Redz can do to turn this around?
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!
Desperately lands with a good body shot.
Redz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Redz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Desperately.
Desperately takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Desperately throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Redz avoids the body shot from Desperately.
Desperately throws a wild body kick that Redz sees coming a mile off.
Desperately throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Redz misses with a looping left.
Desperately takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Struggling Desperately is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Desperately connects with a body shot that sends Redz's belly button to the back.
Desperately throws a nice looking combination but Redz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Struggling Desperately is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Redz keeps the fight on the outside.
Desperately paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Redz misses with an uppercut. Desperately saw that one coming.
Desperately misses with a wild body shot.
Redz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Desperately was well out of range. Poor timing from Redz.
Redz fails with the takedown.
Struggling Desperately has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Romano Redz.
A punch combination from Desperately misses.
Desperately throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Redz.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Desperately thows a body shot but no joy.
Desperately fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Redz.
Desperately is looking to wear down Redz with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Desperately throws a nice looking combination but Redz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Desperately rushes Redz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Redz is pushing Desperately up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Desperately landing knees to the body.
Romano Redz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Desperately throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Struggling Desperately showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Desperately 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Struggling Desperately!