PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ares Tycoon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and mink dre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). dre has chosen Fed Up as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tycoon
vs
dre

200 cm
19
290 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

225 cm
18
300 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

Superior Ki Supplements

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ares Tycoon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, mink dre!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tycoon shoots in and drives through. dre sprawls well.

dre moves into the clinch successfully.
Tycoon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of dre backwards.
dre effectively controlling the action here.
Tycoon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tycoon jumps guard but dre stands there with Tycoon around his waist. Tycoon gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tycoon tries to pull guard but dre holds him up against the ropes and eventually Tycoon drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ares Tycoon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tycoon wants to stall.
Tycoon wants a takedown.
dre jumps guard but Tycoon stands there with dre around his waist. dre gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
dre tries to land knees in the clinch but Tycoon avoids the damage to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
dre tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
dre is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tycoon is defending well for now.
Tycoon changes levels and goes for a takedown here. dre fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Tycoon shoots in and drives through. dre sprawls well.
dre fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tycoon.

Tycoon instigates a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tycoon is trying to break the clinch but dre is controlling him.
Tycoon is trying to work for a single leg takedown but dre pulls him back up using the underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tycoon jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as dre walks away with a smile on his face. Tycoon gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Tycoon checks the leg kick.
dre shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tycoon pinned against the cage. Tycoon gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tycoon.
dre throws out a loose jab but Tycoon uses good head movement to avoid it.
dre throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tycoon shoots in but no luck this time.
dre leaves Tycoon with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown by Tycoon or perhaps it was just good defense by dre which made him look bad.
Tycoon tries for a takedown but dre circles away easily

and dre counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Tycoon's guard now.
Tycoon is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
dre wants to get up but he can't break Tycoon's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Tycoon tries to strike from the bottom.
Tycoon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Tycoon uses the ropes to get back to his feet.
Tycoon throws a right hand that dre ducks under and follows up with a left that dre also avoids with ease.
Tycoon will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
dre walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tycoon checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tycoon keeps the fight on the outside.

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.

dre closes the distance and clinches.
Tycoon is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Tycoon jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as dre walks away with a smile on his face. Tycoon gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Tycoon shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tycoon looks for a takedown but dre sprawls well.
Tycoon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tycoon shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says dre as he avoids it easily.
dre misses with a double jab
and Tycoon counters with a straight right hand.

dre clinches up against the ropes.
Tycoon jumps guard but dre stands there with Tycoon around his waist. Tycoon gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
dre tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tycoon avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

mink dre dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Tycoon shoots in but no luck this time.
dre looks for the body kick but Tycoon saw that one coming.
Tycoon misses with a takedown attempt
and Tycoon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
No luck for dre with that takedown attempt.
Tycoon fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ares Tycoon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tycoon closes this distance looking for a takedown but dre circles away.
dre stuns Tycoon with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tycoon fails with the takedown

and dre counters by moving into the clinch.

dre pulls guard successfully.
Tycoon controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Tycoon might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tycoon wants to stand but dre has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Tycoon gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
dre misses with a two punch combination.
Ares Tycoon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tycoon fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tycoon closes the distance but dre moves to the side

and dre counters by clinching up.
Tycoon is looking to break free of the clinch but dre has double underhooks.
Tycoon is trying to break the clinch but dre is controlling him.
Tycoon is trying to drag dre to the mat but dre just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
dre wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
dre fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tycoon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from dre.

dre escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
dre circles away from the clinch attempt
and dre counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
dre stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and dre wants it to stay on the feet.
Tycoon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

dre fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tycoon, pushing him back against the ropes.

dre manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
dre leaves Tycoon with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tycoon is looking to clinch but dre is avoiding it.
Tycoon gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and dre counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by dre.
dre jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tycoon walks away with a smile on his face. dre gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Tycoon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tycoon tries to clinch up but dre circles away and keeps his distance.
No luck for Tycoon with that takedown attempt.
Tycoon lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Tycoon tries to clinch but dre is having none of it.
Tycoon moves in looking to clinch but dre pushes him off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tycoon's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Tycoon duly obliges.
Tycoon tries to bum rush dre with a series of wild strikes but dre uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Tycoon closes the distance and clinches.

dre breaks the clinch.
Tycoon shoots in but no luck this time.
dre shoots for a double leg takedown but Tycoon sprawls well. He's pushed dre's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tycoon fails with an attempt to clinch.

Tycoon shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. dre manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Tycoon stands up from guard. Let's bang!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
dre circles away from the clinch attempt

and dre moves into the clinch.
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 Ares Tycoon will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Tycoon closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Tycoon lands in his opponent's guard.

dre is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tycoon is aware though and is defending well.
Tycoon cracks dre with a solid left hand.

Tycoon gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
dre circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tycoon shoots in looking for a takedown. dre tries to sprawl out of it but Tycoon keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. dre manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tycoon shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as dre sprawls well. dre wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tycoon gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tycoon tries to clinch up.
Tycoon darts in trying to clinch

and dre counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by dre.

dre jumps guard.

Tycoon stands up from guard. Let's bang!
dre swats away the attempt to clinch by Tycoon.

Tycoon shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. dre is trying to defend but Tycoon finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

dre actively working from the bottom here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tycoon is taking a breather. dre 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.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Tycoon passes the guard and advances to mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tycoon looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
dre is trying desperately to improve position.
Tycoon controlling the position easily from mount.
Tycoon wants to control the pace but dre is squirming around nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Tycoon is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Tycoon tries for a takedown but dre sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ares Tycoon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tycoon fails to land the takedown.
A combination from Tycoon does no damage.
dre avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tycoon tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but dre swivels and escapes.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tycoon.
Tycoon misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ares Tycoon showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tycoon has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ares Tycoon!