PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wee Ning (ranked 805 p4p, 789 weight class) and Jasper Leeuwenhoek (ranked 0 p4p, 111 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Ning
vs
Leeuwenhoek

182 cm
27
192
10 - 3 - 0

193 cm
27
188
9 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Very quick

Powerful takedowns
Solid Muay Thai
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 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Wee Ning !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jasper Leeuwenhoek!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Santiago Holmes and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ning dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Leeuwenhoek loads up on a big right hand but Ning slips the punch.
Leeuwenhoek rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Ning counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Leeuwenhoek!
Leeuwenhoek is trying to control Ning 's posture but Ning avoids it.
Ning working the head and body with strikes.
Leeuwenhoek sneaks back into half guard.

Leeuwenhoek actively working from the bottom here.
Ning 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.
Ning trying to mount his opponent but Leeuwenhoek defends it.
Ning seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Leeuwenhoek does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Leeuwenhoek is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ning pulls his head out easily.

Leeuwenhoek looking for submissions off his back.
Leeuwenhoek looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ning working over Leeuwenhoek with some ground and pound. Leeuwenhoek looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Leeuwenhoek is not content to let Ning control the position.
Leeuwenhoek is in trouble now - Ning has advanced to mount!
Leeuwenhoek can't escape the position.
Leeuwenhoek in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Ning lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Leeuwenhoek hang on?

Ning is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Leeuwenhoek is surviving well by controlling Ning 's body position as best he can.
Leeuwenhoek is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ning lands a big elbow.
Ning trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ning lands a big elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leeuwenhoek is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ning looking to control but Leeuwenhoek is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ning pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Leeuwenhoek tries to hold on but Ning postures up.
Leeuwenhoek is looking to improve his position but Ning isn't that keen on the idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ning with the ground and pound from mount.
Ning 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.
Leeuwenhoek is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ning is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Leeuwenhoek can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Leeuwenhoek tries to reverse the position but Ning maintains control.
Ning trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ning breaks from Leeuwenhoek's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Ning looking to control but Leeuwenhoek is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Ning is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Leeuwenhoek is surviving well by controlling Ning 's body position as best he can.
Ning lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ning prevents Leeuwenhoek from getting the reversal.

Ning working for a submission but Leeuwenhoek is keeping him at bay.
Ning fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee warns Leeuwenhoek that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Leeuwenhoek tries to hold on but Ning postures up.
Ning controlling from the full mount.
Ning lands with some strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Wee Ning dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Leeuwenhoek throws a shot from downtown. Ning moves away and avoids it.
A jab lands there for Leeuwenhoek.
Leeuwenhoek throws an off balance right hand

and Ning counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Ning looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Ning prevents Leeuwenhoek from improving his position.
Leeuwenhoek has a hand on Ning 's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Ning takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Ning dominating with strikes here.
Ning lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ning punishing his opponent with strikes.
Ning lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Leeuwenhoek hang on?
Ning is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Leeuwenhoek can do to turn this around?
Leeuwenhoek is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leeuwenhoek is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Leeuwenhoek can't escape the position.
Leeuwenhoek wants to hold on but Ning pushes him away.
Leeuwenhoek working to try and regain half guard.
Ning with the ground and pound from mount.

Ning is working for a guillotine from mount but Leeuwenhoek frees his head quite easily.
Ning postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Leeuwenhoek looks a forlorn figure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ning prevents Leeuwenhoek from getting the reversal.
Ning scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Ning scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Ning trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Leeuwenhoek is looking to improve his position but Ning isn't that keen on the idea.
Wee Ning overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ning dominating with strikes 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!
A nice elbow there by Ning .
Ning cracks Leeuwenhoek with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Ning tries to control but Leeuwenhoek wriggling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leeuwenhoek sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ning connects with a nice short shot to Leeuwenhoek's temple.
Ning seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Leeuwenhoek does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Leeuwenhoek looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Ning is working for a submission of some sort.
Ning slips a nice elbow through Leeuwenhoek's hands, connecting with Leeuwenhoek's forehead.

Leeuwenhoek is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ning pulls his head out easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leeuwenhoek is trying to control but can't.

Leeuwenhoek is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ning pulls his head out easily.
Leeuwenhoek on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Leeuwenhoek is looking to control Ning 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Leeuwenhoek avoid being mounted?
Ning moves into full mount! Leeuwenhoek won't be happy about that!
Leeuwenhoek tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Leeuwenhoek tries to lock up and control but Ning gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Leeuwenhoek manages to regain half guard. Good work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Wee Ning dominated that second round.
That's time! Ning 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

A jab from Leeuwenhoek misses.
It looked like Ning was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Leeuwenhoek.
Ning connects with a body shot.
Ning takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A telegraphed right hand from Leeuwenhoek misses the target.
Ning ducks under a wild hook from Leeuwenhoek.
Leeuwenhoek rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Ning decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Leeuwenhoek's guard.

Leeuwenhoek has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ning can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ning trying to control but Leeuwenhoek is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Leeuwenhoek is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ning is aware though and is defending well.
Ning is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ning makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ning postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Leeuwenhoek is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ning sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Leeuwenhoek's guard.
Ning is trying to control. Leeuwenhoek wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Leeuwenhoek desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Leeuwenhoek tries to roll over but Ning keeps him under control.
Ning slips a nice elbow through Leeuwenhoek's hands, connecting with Leeuwenhoek's forehead.

Leeuwenhoek has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Ning . Oh but Leeuwenhoek has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Ning goes limp - he's gone! Leeuwenhoek jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jasper Leeuwenhoek!