PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Snijder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eleven Twelve (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eleven Twelve has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Snijder
vs
Twelve

179 cm
25
170 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

180 cm
26
170 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Prefers standup

Museum of Monsters & Madmen

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brandon Snijder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eleven Twelve!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Daniel Cesar and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Twelve bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Snijder's head.
Twelve throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Twelve shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Snijder eats them both and turns towards Twelve to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Snijder looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Twelve moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jab, jab by Twelve - just one landing.
Twelve throws a series of punches but Snijder avoids them all with ease.
Twelve will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Twelve lands with a nice body punch.
A punch combination from Twelve misses.
Snijder avoids a punch combination nicely.
Twelve misses with a double jab

and Snijder counters with a shoot takedown. Twelve fights it but they end up in guard.
Snijder passes into half guard.
Twelve is trying to get back to full guard.
Snijder is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Twelve is working to get back to half guard.
Snijder wants to take Twelve's back but he can't do it this time.
Twelve is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Twelve slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Snijder is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Twelve is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

Snijder is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Twelve can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The referee warns Twelve that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

Snijder has control of Twelve's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Twelve regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Twelve is trying desperately to improve position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Snijder is working for a guillotine from mount but Twelve frees his head quite easily.
Twelve is wriggling around trying to escape.
Twelve tries to hold on but Snijder pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Eleven Twelve will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Twelve throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Twelve throws a series of punches but Snijder moves out of range.
A nice combination there by Twelve.
Twelve looks to land a combination but Snijder avoids it well.
Twelve has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Snijder shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Snijder thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Twelve looking to control but Snijder passes into half guard.
Twelve wants to control but Snijder passes into side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Twelve can't do much from the bottom here.
Twelve is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Snijder moves into full mount!
Twelve wants to control but Snijder is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Twelve is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

Snijder jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Twelve manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Twelve can't do much from the bottom here.

Snijder thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Twelve tries to buck Snijder off but Snijder is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Twelve manages to get back to half guard.

Snijder wants to work for an arm triangle but Twelve is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Snijder is working for a kimura but Twelve is defending it quite comfortably.
Twelve throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Snijder manages to pass to side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Twelve tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Snijder wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Snijder is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Twelve knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Twelve looks to move to half guard but instead Snijder has passed into mount! Damn!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Twelve wants to hold on but Snijder pushes him away.

Snijder goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Twelve is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Brandon Snijder will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Twelve misses with the combination.
Twelve will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Snijder tries to score a power double leg takedown but Twelve sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Snijder somewhat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Twelve throws a series of punches but Snijder moves out of range.
Eleven Twelve seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Twelve throws a nice looking combination but Snijder bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Snijder.
Snijder has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Twelve finds it's way round the side to connect with Snijder's head.
Twelve swinging wildly here.
Snijder is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Twelve throws a series of punches but Snijder avoids them all with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Twelve throws a right hand that Snijder ducks under and follows up with a left that Snijder also avoids with ease.
Brandon Snijder is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Snijder shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Twelve sprawls well. Twelve wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Snijder gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brandon Snijder. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some wild striking there from Twelve.
Twelve throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Snijder.
Snijder is trying hard to land a takedown here. Twelve sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Twelve has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Snijder is landing a low percentage of strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Twelve throws a right and a left that Snijder avoids nicely.
Twelve lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Snijder circles away quickly and effectively.
Twelve looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Twelve throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Twelve connects with a body shot.
Twelve swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Snijder counters by clinching up.
Twelve changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Snijder fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Twelve swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Twelve fails to land with a series of punches.
Snijder shoots in looking for a takedown but Twelve manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Snijder's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Twelve tries to bum rush Snijder with a series of wild strikes but Snijder uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Snijder is trying hard to land a takedown here. Twelve sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Twelve lands with a shot to the body.
Twelve tries to bum rush Snijder with a series of wild strikes but Snijder uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eleven Twelve really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A punch combination from Twelve misses.
Jab by Twelve.
Twelve swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Twelve throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Snijder.
Twelve fails to land with a series of punches.
Twelve misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Twelve leaves Snijder with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Snijder on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Twelve misses with a wild combination.
Sloppy strikes from Twelve. Those never looked like landing.

Snijder shoots in and gets a takedown into Twelve's guard.
Twelve controls Snijder momentarily but Snijder frees himself.
Twelve wants to control the position but Snijder says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Snijder prevents Twelve from standing back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Snijder is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Snijder has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Twelve is wriggling around trying to escape.
Snijder tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.

Twelve tries to improve his position but Snijder has taken his back! Snijder has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Twelve tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Snijder pushes Twelve away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Brandon Snijder!
The defeated Eleven Twelve had this to say: 'U're just lucky! I'll be back. '.