PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Peter Sherman (ranked 6887 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noal Blauw (ranked 5135 p4p, 0 weight class). Noal Blauw will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Sherman
vs
Blauw

155 cm
18
151 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

188 cm
18
151 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Peter Sherman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Noal Blauw!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Radbod Blank and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Blauw.

Blauw goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Sherman rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Blauw's guard! Nice work there by Sherman!
Sherman preventing the sweep.
Sherman could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Blauw is trying to keep Sherman in close.
Sherman throws a big right hand that misses.
Sherman lands a couple of digs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sherman won't allow Blauw to sweep him here.
Sherman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Sherman stands and steps away. Blauw gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Blauw scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blauw throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sherman's waist but Sherman gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Blauw off to one side.

Blauw clinches with his opponent.
Sherman working hard to break the clinch.
Sherman scores with a nice hook to the head.
Blauw tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sherman just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sherman has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Blauw after a bit of a struggle.
Blauw drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sherman pulls his leg out and moves away.
Peter Sherman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Noal Blauw.
A left and a right from Blauw both land. Nice combination.

It looks like Peter Sherman has been cut.
Sherman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blauw throws a combination that misses
and Sherman counters with a right hand to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blauw throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sherman swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Blauw tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blauw showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sherman.

Sherman rushes Blauw and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Blauw prevents Sherman from breaking the clinch.

Blauw manages to break the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Sherman has Blauw up against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Blauw throws an elbow but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Blauw ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Blauw no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Sherman with a nice head shot there.
Blauw avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sherman might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sherman preventing the sweep.

Blauw looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Sherman passes into half guard.
Blauw looks winded!
Sherman winds up and cracks Blauw with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sherman has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sherman lands a nice short elbow.
Sherman working over Blauw with some ground and pound. Blauw looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blauw has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sherman is working away from the top position though.
Blauw on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Blauw wants to control but Sherman is keeping busy.
Sherman slows the pace down in half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Blauw manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Sherman is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blauw thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Sherman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Peter Sherman's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Blauw looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sherman is fending him off so far but Blauw persists. Nope, Sherman circles away and we're back to standing.

Blauw takes the fight into the clinch.
Sherman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Sherman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sherman takes a swing at Blauw's ribcage but misses.

Blauw has Sherman up against the cage in a clinch.
Blauw is trying to pull guard but Sherman turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Blauw breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blauw moves out of range of the leg kick from Sherman.
Noal Blauw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sherman slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blauw throws the kick towards the body but Sherman avoids it.
Blauw is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Sherman clinches up with Blauw and pushes him back against the cage.

Blauw breaks from the clinch.
Blauw shoots in but no luck this time.
Peter Sherman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Noal Blauw.
Sherman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blauw moves away.
Blauw shoots in but no luck this time.
Blauw throws a right hand that Sherman ducks under and follows up with a left that Sherman also avoids with ease.
Blauw is breathing heavily.
Sherman fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sherman misses with a kick to the body.
Sherman takes a swing at Blauw's ribcage but misses.
Sherman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Blauw doesn't seem bothered though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blauw with a poor takedown
and Sherman counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sherman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blauw manages to avoid it.
Sherman stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sherman wants it to stay on the feet.
Sherman thinks about countering with a body kick.
Sherman fails to land with a series of punches.
Peter Sherman is winning the standup battle so far.

Sherman clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sherman has Blauw pressed against the cage, preventing Blauw from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sherman is trying to break free.
Sherman tries to break free but Blauw pushes him back against the cage.

Sherman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blauw shoots in and drives through. Sherman sprawls well.
It looked like Sherman was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Blauw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sherman. Blauw does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Blauw is predictable there
and Sherman counters with a left to the body.
Some wild striking there from Sherman.
Blauw feints the counter takedown.

Blauw moves into the clinch.
Blauw has Sherman pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sherman manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Sherman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blauw fails with a takedown attempt.

Blauw tries to keep at a distance but Sherman has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blauw wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sherman tries for a takedown. No joy.
Sherman working hard to break the clinch.

Blauw decides to pull guard.

Sherman stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Sherman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sherman just misses with a punch to the body.
Blauw tries to bum rush Sherman with a series of wild strikes but Sherman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Sherman dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Peter Sherman's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Blauw gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sherman tries to break free but Blauw pushes him back against the cage.
Good body shot from Blauw.

Blauw breaks the clinch.

Blauw clinches up against the cage.

Blauw successfully pulls guard.
Sherman is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Sherman is looking to stand up but Blauw won't let him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sherman lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sherman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sherman scoring with some ground and pound.
Sherman won't allow Blauw to sweep him here.
Sherman is working Blauw over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Blauw wants to get back to his feet but Sherman passes into half guard.

Sherman is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Blauw has managed to free his arm - good work.
Blauw is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Blauw takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Sherman is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Blauw doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sherman.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sherman lands with a punch from half guard.
Sherman tries to stand and escape but Blauw is controlling the position.
Blauw is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Blauw keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blauw trying to control from the bottom.
Sherman looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Blauw with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Sherman is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Blauw looking for submissions off his back.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Blauw tries for a takedown but Sherman sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Sherman has Blauw up against the cage in a clinch.
Blauw wants a takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sherman wants to get back to striking at distance but Blauw won't allow it.

Sherman jumps guard.
Sherman is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Blauw is controlling him.
Sherman seems keen to control Blauw's posture.
Blauw won't allow Sherman to get back to his feet.
Noal Blauw has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Peter Sherman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Blauw throws a strike but Sherman rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Sherman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sherman 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 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Sherman!