VFF 8: Dabrowski vs Tuilagi PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Mahone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maiquel Jose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jose has chosen Skabo-Vuk Vuku Nikad Covek as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Maiquel Jose was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Mahone
vs
Jose

185 cm
20
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

181 cm
26
200 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joe Mahone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Maiquel Jose!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mahone falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jose counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mahone thinking.
Mahone moves to clinch but Jose breaks away
and Jose counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Mahone misses with a combination
enabling Jose to counter with a crisp jab.
Mahone doesn't manage to clinch there - Jose circles away.
Mahone has his takedown stuffed
and Jose counters with a stiff right hand.
Jose misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jose throws a nice looking combination but Mahone bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jose sizes up Mahone with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jose misses with a wild combination.
Jose throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jose swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mahone counters with a one-two to the body.
Jose stuffs the takedown.
Joe Mahone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jose misses with a combination

and Mahone counters by clinching up.
Mahone struggles to land a body shot inside as Jose controls his hands.
Mahone is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jose is keeping busy.

Jose's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jose throws a one two combo.
Jose throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Mahone shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Jose manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mahone prevents Jose from getting back to his feet.

Jose uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Jose misses with a double jab.
Jose throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mahone tries to close the distance and clinch but Jose swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jose lands with a hook. Mahone tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jose ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mahone moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jose. Mahone does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mahone has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Mahone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mahone avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mahone looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jose throws a looping overhand right but Mahone ducks down to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jose misses with a two punch combination.
Mahone moves in looking to clinch but Jose pushes him off.
Jose ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mahone is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jose moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jose lands a slapping body shot.
Jose blocks a head kick by Mahone.
Jose connects with a right hand. Mahone shakes it off.
Mahone is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jose uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mahone has time to react.
Some wild striking there from Jose.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maiquel Jose dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Jose lands a really nice looking cross but Mahone seems unphased.
Maiquel Jose seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mahone has his takedown stuffed
enabling Jose to counter with a crisp jab.
Mahone is looking to clinch.
Mahone throws a head kick that misses
and Jose counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Mahone wants to clinch
and Jose counters with a left and a right that stings Mahone.
Mahone gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jose counters with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jose falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mahone counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jose fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jose lands a slapping body shot.
Jose fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mahone looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jose lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jose throws a body punch but Mahone moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Jose lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mahone doesn't seem phased though.
Mahone pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mahone on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jose cracks a nice hook into Mahone's ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jose throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jose will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jose misses with a wild combination.
Mahone showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jose.
Jose circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mahone tries to clinch up but Jose circles away and keeps his distance.
Jose fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mahone looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jose pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Mahone back to the cage. Jose follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Mahone rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jose moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jose throws a series of strikes that have Mahone backpedaling.
Mahone shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Mahone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jose moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Maiquel Jose is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jose misses with a few strikes there.
Jose swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jose lands with a right hand.
Jose throws a series of punches but Mahone moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahone showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jose.
Jose scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Mahone fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jose avoids it really well and circles away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jose works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jose is working the combinations to good effect here.
Mahone doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jose stuns Mahone with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jab, jab by Jose - just one landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maiquel Jose showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Nice body punch from Jose.
Jose swinging wildly here.
Jose scores with a jab to the body.
Mahone fails with the takedown
and Jose counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mahone throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jose's waist but Jose gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mahone off to one side.
Jose lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mahone circles away quickly and effectively.
Jose scores with a hook to the body. Mahone takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jose bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mahone's head.
Sloppy strikes from Mahone. Those never looked like landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahone needs to keep his hands up - Jose had a free shot at his head there.
Jose throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mahone stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mahone doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jose throws a right and a left that Mahone avoids nicely.
Jose is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mahone rather than just go for the knockout.
Mahone slips a jab and a cross from Jose.
Nice body punch from Jose.
Jose looks to land a combination but Mahone avoids it well.
Jose tests Mahone's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Joe Mahone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mahone takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jose throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mahone.
Jose circles away from the clinch attempt.
A nice combination there by Jose.
Jose rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mahone moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mahone tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jose lands with a nice body punch.
Jose stalks Mahone and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mahone's face. Mahone staggers backwards, shaken.
Mahone tries to clinch
and Jose counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mahone shoots and misses
and Jose counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Mahone. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jose looks to land a combination. Mahone sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Mahone takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A punch combination from Jose misses.
Jose rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mahone moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mahone wants to clinch but Jose slips to the side
and Jose counters with a nice body shot.
Mahone with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jose counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jose lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mahone backs up against the cage.
Jose scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jose uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jose lands a really nice looking cross but Mahone seems unphased.
Mahone takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jose 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.
Jose scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Mahone takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jose throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jose scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jose throws a series of strikes that have Mahone backpedaling.
Jose throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mahone.

And that's the end of the fight!
Maiquel Jose comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jose winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maiquel Jose!
Maiquel Jose seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
63%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Aguiar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Silva
vs
Aguiar

194 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mauricio Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ricardo Aguiar!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Aguiar circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva lands a nice hook to Aguiar's body. Aguiar takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Aguiar tries to score a power double leg takedown but Silva sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Aguiar somewhat.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva looks to land a combination but Aguiar avoids it well.
Aguiar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Aguiar shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Aguiar was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Aguiar looking to finish with strikes here!
Aguiar with shots to the head and body - Silva looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Aguiar there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aguiar wants to control the pace but Silva is squirming around nicely.
Silva is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Silva on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Silva tries to get out of the position.

Aguiar has control of Silva's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Silva regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Silva knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Aguiar on the ground.
Silva avoids a series of strikes thrown by Aguiar.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aguiar punishing his opponent with strikes.

Aguiar quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Aguiar but it's paid off an Silva is forced to tap! Nice work by Aguiar.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ricardo Aguiar!
During a confident post fight interview, Ricardo Aguiar thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
33%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Venom Vortex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shaq Mister T (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vortex's entrance music is VOIVOD into the abyss. A fine choice. Mister T comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Coolio - Gangster's Paradise kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Shaq Mister T is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Vortex
vs
Mister T

205 cm
24
265 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

197 cm
21
245 lbs
3 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Venom Vortex!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shaq Mister T!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vortex jabs Mister T right on the nose. Mister T blinks but takes it well.
Mister T tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vortex paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mister T gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Vortex scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A left lands for Vortex.
Vortex slaps away a takedown attempt from Mister T, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Vortex lands with a hook. Mister T tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Vortex digs a good body shot into Mister T's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vortex lands with a hook. Mister T tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Vortex digs a good body shot into Mister T's ribs.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Vortex, as that shot connected.
Vortex scores with the left hand. Mister T knows he should have avoided that one.
Vortex jabs Mister T to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Vortex cracks a nice hook into Mister T's ribs.
Mister T looks gassed!
Vortex lands with a right hand.
Venom Vortex seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vortex moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Vortex lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Vortex.

It looks like Shaq Mister T has been cut.
Vortex punishes Mister T's body with a nice straight punch.

Vortex lands a left and a right that send Mister T crashing to the mat, dazed. Vortex thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Mister T is rocked!
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!
Vortex shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Mister T takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Vortex sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Mister T bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Venom Vortex!
Venom Vortex thanked the fans post fight for their support.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tristan Alighieri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mariusz Pudzianowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alighieri comes to the cage accompanied by Arcarsenal by At The Drive-In. Pudzianowski is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Pudzian Band - Dawaj na ring . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Alighieri
vs
Pudzianowski

185 cm
21
245 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

198 cm
29
272 lbs
6 - 13 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tristan Alighieri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mariusz Pudzianowski!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paulsen Ambrosius and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pudzianowski wants to clinch up but Alighieri keeps it at a distance.
Alighieri lands with a hook. Pudzianowski tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pudzianowski tries to clinch there but Alighieri circles away.
Pudzianowski defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Alighieri.
Alighieri misses with an uppercut
and Pudzianowski counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Tristan Alighieri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pudzianowski throws a lazy right hand but Alighieri sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alighieri scores with a shot to the body.
Alighieri shoots in looking for a takedown but Pudzianowski manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Alighieri's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Alighieri jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Pudzianowski closes the distance and clinches.

Pudzianowski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pudzianowski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alighieri tries to work over Pudzianowski's front leg with a kick but Pudzianowski checks it.
Pudzianowski tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Alighieri manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Alighieri swings for the body but Pudzianowski moves out of range.
Pudzianowski slaps away a takedown attempt from Alighieri, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tristan Alighieri. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alighieri misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Pudzianowski.
Pudzianowski misses with a looping left.
Pudzianowski checks the leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alighieri. Pudzianowski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pudzianowski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alighieri swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mariusz Pudzianowski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A punch lands to the side of Pudzianowski 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Alighieri catches Pudzianowski with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Alighieri misses with a wild combination.
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!
Alighieri scores with a body shot.
Alighieri scores with a hook to the body. Pudzianowski takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Alighieri fails to land with a series of punches.
Pudzianowski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Alighieri scores with a nice strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pudzianowski slaps away a takedown attempt from Alighieri, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Pudzianowski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alighieri.
Alighieri lands with a shot to the body.
Pudzianowski looks gassed!

Alighieri scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Pudzianowski is pushing Alighieri's head away, looking to escape. Alighieri manages to hold on to the position though.
Pudzianowski is looking for a sweep.
Pudzianowski on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Pudzianowski taking punishment in the form of punches.
Alighieri tries to score with some ground and pound. Pudzianowski controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Alighieri advances nicely into full mount.
Pudzianowski in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alighieri lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Alighieri landing shots from mount.
Alighieri is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Pudzianowski can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Pudzianowski taking shots to the head.
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!

Pudzianowski bucks Alighieri off and manages to get back to his feet!
Alighieri loads up on a big right hand but Pudzianowski slips the punch.
A punch lands to the side of Pudzianowski 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Pudzianowski tries to move into range but Alighieri moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Alighieri swings and misses with a hook to the body.
and Alighieri counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Pudzianowski! He's just covering up as Alighieri starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tristan Alighieri!
Tristan Alighieri decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
69%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zag Luis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Marcos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Luis
vs
Marcos

185 cm
19
190 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

190 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
Brawler
Determined

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zag Luis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, David Marcos!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Saam Ante and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luis throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Marcos's waist but Marcos gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Luis off to one side.
Marcos fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Marcos swinging wildly here.
Marcos closes the distance and clinches up with Luis, looking for a takedown. Marcos pushes Luis against the cage but Luis circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Luis is looking to clinch.
Luis shoots for a takedown but Marcos saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Marcos shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Luis but Luis pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Zag Luis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Marcos.

Marcos gets caught napping as Luis dives in and scores a takedown. Marcos manages to retain guard.
Luis lands a couple of digs.
Marcos trying to control the position.

Marcos throws his legs up looking for a submission but Luis uses it to pass to side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luis taking a break here but Marcos is having none of it and regains half guard.
Marcos is refusing to be controlled, as Luis sits in half guard.
Marcos has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Luis is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Luis is trying to control the action in half guard but Marcos is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Luis not doing much here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Marcos is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Luis pulls his head out easily.
Luis not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Luis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Marcos's head.
Marcos wants to improve his position but Luis is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marcos looks like he's trying to stand up.
Luis throwing shots but Marcos is blocking nicely.
Marcos is refusing to be controlled, as Luis sits in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Luis there.
Luis is trying to control. Marcos wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Luis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Luis not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Luis seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Luis prevents Marcos from improving his position.
Luis working over Marcos with some ground and pound. Marcos looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Luis slows the pace down in half guard.
Luis trying to control the action but Marcos is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marcos avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Luis.
Marcos is trying to control but can't.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Marcos can do anything to dispel that myth.
Luis is taking a breather. Marcos says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Zag Luis has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Marcos tries to clinch up
and Marcos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
David Marcos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Luis looks to land a combination but Marcos avoids it well.

Luis closes the distance and clinches.
Marcos is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Luis gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zag Luis dominated that round.
That's time! Luis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Marcos shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Luis counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Marcos's guard now.
Luis working some strikes from top position.

Luis got a little sloppy there for a moment and Marcos has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Luis has managed to get both his arms back between Marcos's legs - danger averted.
Luis throws a strike but Marcos rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Luis trying to keep a closed guard but Marcos is proving a slippery customer.
Luis manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Marcos manages to get himself to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcos can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Luis controls the pace.
Luis throws an elbow that misses. Marcos uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Luis's guard. Nice move by Marcos!
Luis wants to stand and escape but Marcos is having none of it.
Marcos wants to stand but Luis is controlling his posture from full guard.
Luis wants to sweep here but Marcos controlling him for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luis has momentary wrist control but Marcos slips an elbow through the middle.
Luis keeping moving, preventing Marcos from controlling successfully.
Luis wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

OK we're going to have a standup here. David Marcos hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Marcos clinches with his opponent.
Marcos prevents the takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Luis has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Marcos is trying to keep an underhook but Luis manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Marcos is not content to let Luis control the position.
Marcos is trying to stand.
Marcos regains full guard. Nicely done.
Luis postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Luis postures up and lands a big shot to Marcos's brow.
Zag Luis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Luis preventing the sweep.
Luis trying to control but Marcos is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marcos looking to hit a scissor sweep but Luis is one step ahead there.
Luis stops Marcos from standing up.
Marcos has momentary wrist control but Luis slips an elbow through the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marcos avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Luis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Luis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marcos keeping moving, preventing Luis from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zag Luis dominated that second round.
That's time! Luis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Marcos is looking to clinch but Luis is avoiding it.
Marcos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marcos is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Luis.
Luis shoots for a double leg takedown but Marcos sprawls well. He's pushed Luis's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Luis dives in and grabs Marcos's left leg, looking for a takedown. Marcos pushes down on Luis's head and hops out.
Luis avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Luis shoots in looking for a takedown. Marcos tries to sprawl out of it but Luis keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Marcos manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zag Luis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Luis shoots in but no luck this time.
Luis shoots for a takedown but Marcos saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Luis tries to close the distance and clinch but Marcos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Marcos scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Marcos wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Luis, who protects the arm well.
Luis is looking for a sweep.

Marcos decides to stand up, so the ref orders Luis to his feet.
Luis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Marcos closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Marcos sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Marcos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Luis is controlling Marcos's trapped leg to prevent Marcos from advancing to side control.
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!
Luis wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luis keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Zag Luis.
Marcos throws a head kick that misses.
Marcos defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Luis.
Marcos looks to land a body kick but Luis moved away.
Luis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Luis moves in looking to clinch but Marcos pushes him off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Luis shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Luis throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Marcos is pressing down on Luis's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Luis scoring with some ground and pound.
Luis looking to sit in guard and control but Marcos gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Luis is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

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 Zag Luis.
Well Luis 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zag Luis!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
47%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yente Welvaert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duncan Trussell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trussell has chosen The Whip - Divebomb as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Welvaert
vs
Trussell

185 cm
19
169 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

185 cm
19
183 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yente Welvaert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Duncan Trussell!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trussell lands a nice looking body shot.
Duncan Trussell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trussell changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Trussell throws a nice outside leg kick.
Trussell connects with a right hand. Welvaert shakes it off.
Trussell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Trussell fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Welvaert has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Trussell scores with a body shot.
Welvaert misses with a head kick.
Trussell lands with an overhand left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trussell moves out of range as Welvaert throws a body kick.
Trussell scores with a body shot.
A lazy left from Trussell finds it's target.
Trussell lands with a right hand.
Welvaert takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Trussell listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Welvaert is rocked!
Are you kidding me?! Trussell ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Welvaert clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Duncan Trussell!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tomasz Dabrowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Losefa Tuilagi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Dabrowski might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Adema - Planets. The crowd seem to be enjoying Tuilagi's choice of entrance music: Siva Tau. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Dabrowski
vs
Tuilagi

180 cm
23
195 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

187 cm
23
194 lbs
8 - 10 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tomasz Dabrowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Losefa Tuilagi!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Patrick Alders and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dabrowski throws a right and a left that Tuilagi avoids nicely.
Tuilagi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tuilagi throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

It looks like Tomasz Dabrowski has been cut.
Tuilagi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dabrowski circles away quickly and effectively.
Dabrowski blocks a jab.
Tuilagi lands with a nice body punch.
Tuilagi scores with a body shot.
Tuilagi misses with a hook.
Dabrowski shoots in looking for a takedown. Tuilagi tries to sprawl out of it but Dabrowski keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tuilagi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tuilagi lands with a cross.
Tuilagi throws a series of punches but Dabrowski avoids them all with ease.
Losefa Tuilagi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dabrowski shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Tuilagi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Dabrowski wants to work for an arm triangle but Tuilagi is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Dabrowski trying to control from half guard but Tuilagi is working away.
Tuilagi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dabrowski.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nice strikes from Dabrowski there.
Tuilagi is trying to control but can't.
Dabrowski missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dabrowski thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuilagi tries to roll over but Dabrowski keeps him under control.
Tuilagi is holding on to half guard well.
Dabrowski throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Dabrowski seems to be looking for submissions.
Tuilagi is not content to let Dabrowski control the position.
Dabrowski wants to stand up but Tuilagi is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuilagi is trying to control but can't.
Dabrowski keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Tuilagi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Tuilagi misses with a body shot.
Dabrowski tries for a takedown but Tuilagi circles away easily
and Tuilagi counters with a one-two to the body.
Tuilagi throws a jab when Dabrowski was well out of range.
Tuilagi looks to land a combination but Dabrowski avoids it well.
Dabrowski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dabrowski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dabrowski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dabrowski tries for a takedown but Tuilagi sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tomasz Dabrowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tuilagi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dabrowski. Dabrowski circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dabrowski shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tuilagi but Tuilagi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dabrowski avoids the head kick by Tuilagi.
Tuilagi's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Tuilagi duly obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dabrowski shoots in but Tuilagi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tuilagi misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Losefa Tuilagi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tomasz Dabrowski's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Tuilagi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dabrowski closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tuilagi circles away.
Tuilagi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dabrowski moves out of range of the strikes.
Tuilagi stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tuilagi wants it to stay on the feet.
Dabrowski moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Tuilagi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dabrowski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dabrowski dives in and grabs Tuilagi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tuilagi pushes down on Dabrowski's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tomasz Dabrowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice combination there by Tuilagi.
Dabrowski has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuilagi scoring well with a low kick there.
Dabrowski closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tuilagi circles away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tuilagi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dabrowski tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tuilagi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dabrowski somewhat.
Tuilagi moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Tuilagi scores with a hook.

Tomasz Dabrowski's cut is getting worse.
Dabrowski tries for a takedown but Tuilagi sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tuilagi does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Dabrowski misses with a takedown attempt
and Tuilagi counters with an inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuilagi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tuilagi throws a nice inside leg kick.
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!
Tuilagi throws a series of punches but Dabrowski moves out of range.
Dabrowski shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tuilagi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tuilagi sizes up Dabrowski with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

Oooh a lovely combination from Tuilagi sends Dabrowski down but not out. Tuilagi dives into side control looking to finish.

Dabrowski is rocked!
A big shot lands for Tuilagi! That's hurt Dabrowski! Will he recover? Tuilagi fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Losefa Tuilagi!
After winning the bout, Losefa Tuilagi thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.