PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ariel Ubericles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and De Ezel van de Reuzel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). van de Reuzel has chosen For A Few Dollars More as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. De Ezel van de Reuzel has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ubericles
vs
Ezel van de Reuzel

190 cm
23
209 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

201 cm
21
215 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ariel Ubericles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, De Ezel van de Reuzel!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

van de Reuzel changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ubericles looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Ubericles looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
van de Reuzel wants to control but Ubericles is keeping him busy.
van de Reuzel scoring with punches and elbows.
van de Reuzel works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
van de Reuzel in side control lands a decent elbow.
van de Reuzel landing a few strikes.
Ubericles is trying to get back to half guard.
van de Reuzel scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Ubericles to see if he's OK.
van de Reuzel cracks Ubericles with a big elbow.
Ubericles takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
van de Reuzel is looking to take a break and control but Ubericles is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
van de Reuzel lands some shots froms side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ubericles is working to avoid the ground and pound but van de Reuzel connects with a decent elbow.
van de Reuzel is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Ubericles will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ubericles on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
van de Reuzel working the head and body with strikes.
Check out the look on van de Reuzel's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Ubericles might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
van de Reuzel is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Ubericles will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
van de Reuzel working the head with strikes.
van de Reuzel wants to control but Ubericles is keeping him busy.
van de Reuzel in side control, just content to control the action for now.
van de Reuzel is chipping away with strikes.
van de Reuzel scores with punches from side control.
van de Reuzel scores with a couple of short elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ubericles takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
van de Reuzel lands some shots froms side control.
van de Reuzel is putting a hurting on Ubericles here, landing some big shots from side control.
van de Reuzel in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The referee asks van de Reuzel politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. van de Reuzel prefers to stall for the moment though.
Ubericles taking punishment in the form of punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
van de Reuzel cracks Ubericles with a big elbow.
A lull in the action here as van de Reuzel stalls from top position.
van de Reuzel connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Ubericles some visible discomfort.
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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
van de Reuzel looks up at the clock and then as Ubericles takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, van de Reuzel smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
van de Reuzel working the ground and pound.
Ubericles is not content to let van de Reuzel control the position.
van de Reuzel working the ground and pound from side control.
van de Reuzel is working Ubericles over with some ground and pound from side control.
van de Reuzel trying to control the position but Ubericles is working away.
van de Reuzel looks up at the clock and then as Ubericles takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, van de Reuzel smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
van de Reuzel really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ubericles. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
van de Reuzel lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Ubericles is looking to reverse the position.
Ubericles on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
van de Reuzel working the head and body with strikes.
van de Reuzel looks up at the clock and then as Ubericles takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, van de Reuzel smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
van de Reuzel in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

Ubericles is rocked!
Ubericles on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
van de Reuzel cracks Ubericles with a big right hand but Ubericles just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Ubericles is working to avoid the ground and pound but van de Reuzel connects with a decent elbow.
Ubericles tries to improve position but can't.
van de Reuzel is working Ubericles over with some ground and pound from side control.
Ubericles is being controlled here.
van de Reuzel working the body and head with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ubericles is working to avoid the ground and pound but van de Reuzel connects with a decent elbow.
Check out the look on van de Reuzel's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Ubericles is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
van de Reuzel cracks Ubericles with a big elbow.
Ubericles is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
van de Reuzel works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

De Ezel van de Reuzel 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.

van de Reuzel scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
van de Reuzel scoring with punches and elbows.
van de Reuzel cracks Ubericles with a big elbow.
Ubericles is not content to let van de Reuzel control the position.
Ubericles takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
van de Reuzel lands an elbow.
van de Reuzel remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
van de Reuzel scoring with punches and elbows.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
van de Reuzel is staying tight to Ubericles's torso, preventing him from escaping.
De Ezel van de Reuzel has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
van de Reuzel in side control lands a decent elbow.
van de Reuzel wants to control but Ubericles is keeping him busy.
van de Reuzel working the ground and pound from side control.
Ubericles is trying to get back to half guard.
van de Reuzel scores with punches from side control.
van de Reuzel wants to control but Ubericles is keeping him busy.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Ubericles taking a bit of punishment here - van de Reuzel scoring with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on van de Reuzel's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
van de Reuzel looks up at the clock and then as Ubericles takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, van de Reuzel smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
A lull in the action here.
Ubericles is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
van de Reuzel working the ground and pound.
van de Reuzel scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Ubericles to see if he's OK.
van de Reuzel is looking to take a break and control but Ubericles is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
van de Reuzel landing strikes.
Ubericles taking a bit of punishment here - van de Reuzel scoring with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
van de Reuzel lands a nice forearm strike.
van de Reuzel landing a few strikes.
van de Reuzel cracks Ubericles with a big elbow.
van de Reuzel is looking to take a break and control but Ubericles is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ubericles is being controlled here.
van de Reuzel creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
van de Reuzel is working Ubericles over with some ground and pound from side control.
Ubericles is trying to improve his position.
van de Reuzel content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
van de Reuzel lands a few punches from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
van de Reuzel landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
van de Reuzel is chipping away with strikes.
van de Reuzel landing a few strikes.
Oh Ubericles is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ubericles tries to buck van de Reuzel off but van de Reuzel is having none of it.
van de Reuzel is chipping away with strikes.
van de Reuzel scores with punches from side control.
van de Reuzel controls the position.
Check out the look on van de Reuzel's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
van de Reuzel in side control lands a decent elbow.
van de Reuzel creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
van de Reuzel landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
van de Reuzel happy to just control the position for now.
Ubericles seems to have got his legs back now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
van de Reuzel wants to control but Ubericles is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

De Ezel van de Reuzel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

van de Reuzel scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
van de Reuzel is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ubericles is staying active underneath van de Reuzel, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
van de Reuzel scoring with strikes to the body and head.
van de Reuzel is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
van de Reuzel is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ubericles is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
van de Reuzel is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
van de Reuzel in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
van de Reuzel dominating with strikes here.
van de Reuzel lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
A nice elbow there by van de Reuzel.
The referee warns Ubericles that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
van de Reuzel controlling his opponent.
van de Reuzel landing strikes, looking to finish!
Ubericles really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
van de Reuzel scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ubericles?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
van de Reuzel lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
van de Reuzel working the ground and pound effectively.
van de Reuzel landing punches.
van de Reuzel controlling from mount.
Ubericles is desperately trying to improve his position but van de Reuzel has a good base and remains in mount.
van de Reuzel has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ubericles's face.
Ubericles tries to hold on but van de Reuzel pushes him away.
van de Reuzel controlling the position easily from mount.
van de Reuzel lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
van de Reuzel scores with a couple of good head shots there.
van de Reuzel sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ubericles is squirming around, avoiding van de Reuzel's attempts to control the action.
van de Reuzel landing shots from mount.
Ubericles tries to get back to half guard but can't.
van de Reuzel putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Ubericles is trying desperately to improve position.
Ubericles is in a horrible position here. van de Reuzel smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
van de Reuzel is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ubericles can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
van de Reuzel lands a heavy elbow.
van de Reuzel working away from the top, dropping strikes.
van de Reuzel looking to finish Ubericles with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ubericles!
Ariel Ubericles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A big strike lands for van de Reuzel! That's really hurt Ubericles and he's turned his back - van de Reuzel keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! van de Reuzel Jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). De Ezel van de Reuzel!