PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buda King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nigel Kansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think King might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Raydio G-Thirsty Ass Niggaz. Kansen has chosen Thunderstruck by AC/DC as his entrance music. Buda King had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

King
vs
Kansen

200 cm
21
210 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

185 cm
18
208 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

Win Nutritional

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Buda King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nigel Kansen!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from King.

King shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Kansen works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kansen keeping full guard, as King tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kansen holds on and takes a little breather.
Kansen looking for a sweep. Not yet Kansen, not yet.

King drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and King jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kansen controls King momentarily but King frees himself.

King drops back looking for a leg! Kansen is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kansen manages to kick King off! King jumps back into Kansen's guard.
Kansen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with King. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
King is breathing heavily.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Kansen shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kansen lands a nice short elbow.
Kansen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kansen slows the pace down in half guard.
Kansen landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kansen is looking to take a break and control but King is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kansen slips a nice elbow through King's hands, connecting with King's forehead.
Kansen trying to control from half guard but King is working away.
Kansen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kansen working over King with some ground and pound. King looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kansen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kansen looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kansen working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
King has hold of Kansen's hands but Kansen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
King is not content to let Kansen control the position.
Kansen wants to pass to mount but King is defending the position.
Kansen wants to take a breather but King is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
King is looking to improve his position.
Kansen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kansen slips a nice elbow through King's hands, connecting with King's forehead.
Kansen looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
King is in trouble now - Kansen has advanced to mount!
Kansen lands with some vicious ground and pound - can King hang on?
King can't escape the position.
King is in a horrible position here. Kansen smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Kansen unloading with bombs!
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.
Kansen content just to control the position here.
Kansen is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. King can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Kansen drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Kansen chips away with some ground and pound.

King looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kansen trying to control the position from guard on top but King is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

King is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kansen slips nicely into half guard.
Kansen stops King from getting back to his feet.
King on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kansen slips a nice elbow through King's hands, connecting with King's forehead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kansen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kansen is looking to take a break and control but King is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kansen lands strikes from half guard.
Kansen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

King looking for submissions off his back.
Kansen tries to pass the half guard into mount. King knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kansen looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kansen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kansen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ground and pound from Kansen.
King is staying active underneath Kansen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Nice strikes from Kansen there.
Kansen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kansen drops an elbow to the side of King's head.
Kansen looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kansen landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kansen tries to pass the half guard into mount. King knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kansen working King over with strikes.
Kansen lands strikes from half guard.
Kansen performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Kansen is looking to advance position but King won't allow it.
King tries to get to full guard but Kansen has control of the leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kansen slips a nice elbow through King's hands, connecting with King's forehead.
Kansen wants to pass to mount but King is defending the position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kansen lands a nice short elbow.
Kansen winds up and cracks King with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kansen wants to control but King is keeping him busy.
Kansen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kansen drops an elbow to the side of King's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
King is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kansen scores with a couple of nice shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kansen wants to take a breather but King is having none of it.
Kansen looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nigel Kansen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! King's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Kansen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
King wants to stand but Kansen is controlling the position.
Kansen postures up and lands a big shot to King's brow.
Kansen postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kansen not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Kansen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kansen connects with a couple of short punches.
Kansen connects with a couple of short punches.

King is rocked!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
King can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kansen controls the pace.
Kansen wants to control from the top but King keeps moving.
Kansen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kansen controls from within his opponent's guard.

King looking for a guillotine here but Kansen defends easily.
Kansen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kansen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kansen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kansen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kansen distracts King with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
King can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kansen controls the pace.
Kansen wants to control from the top but King keeps moving.
Kansen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kansen is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Nigel Kansen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kansen landing with the ground and pound.
Kansen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of King's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kansen working some strikes from top position.
Kansen wants to pass the guard but King is keeping the position.
Kansen stopping the sweep attempt from King.
Kansen tries to free his leg and advance position but King is retaining full guard.
Kansen trying to control the position from guard on top but King is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kansen looking to pass the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kansen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kansen lands a couple of digs.
King is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
King working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kansen.
Kansen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kansen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kansen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. King is keeping the position for now.
Buda King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kansen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nigel Kansen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kansen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 25:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 25:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nigel Kansen!