PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ionakana Lanakila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Royston De Noteboom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Noteboom has chosen Pink - Long Way To Happy as his entrance music. Ionakana Lanakila has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Lanakila
vs
De Noteboom

193 cm
22
265 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

185 cm
24
275 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

Conviction
Hell's Balls Recovery

Russian Fightwear [7 $ Shirt]
Knock Out Artistry

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ionakana Lanakila!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Royston De Noteboom!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Aafke Stam and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from De Noteboom. No joy for Lanakila on that attempt.
De Noteboom misses with an uppercut. Lanakila saw that one coming.
De Noteboom throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lanakila lunges at De Noteboom with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by De Noteboom's hand.
Lanakila lands a really nice looking cross but De Noteboom seems unphased.
Lanakila will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lanakila connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lanakila missing with a left hand there. De Noteboom was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lanakila lands a really nice looking cross but De Noteboom seems unphased.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Noteboom shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lanakila sprawls well. Lanakila wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. De Noteboom gets slowly back to his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lanakila. De Noteboom does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lanakila misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Noteboom.
De Noteboom misses with a takedown attempt

and Lanakila counters with a shoot takedown. De Noteboom fights it but they end up in guard.
De Noteboom preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
De Noteboom preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lanakila wants to control from the top but De Noteboom keeps moving.
De Noteboom looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Lanakila puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Lanakila wants to control but De Noteboom is keeping him busy.
Lanakila not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lanakila missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lanakila prevents De Noteboom from improving his position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
De Noteboom avoids a kick to the body.
Lanakila dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De Noteboom misses with a shot to the body
and Lanakila counters with a lovely shot to the body.
De Noteboom looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lanakila with a jab.

It looks like Royston De Noteboom has been cut.
Lanakila throws a body punch but De Noteboom moves out of range.

Lanakila shoots in and bounces De Noteboom off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lanakila thows a big elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lanakila controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Lanakila trying to control the position from guard on top but De Noteboom is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lanakila with a flurry of punches that miss.
De Noteboom working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lanakila.
De Noteboom preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lanakila throwing strikes from guard but De Noteboom blocks nicely.
Lanakila trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lanakila lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lanakila keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lanakila misses with an uppercut. De Noteboom saw that one coming.
Lanakila misses with a takedown attempt
and De Noteboom counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ionakana Lanakila. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Noteboom keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Noteboom tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lanakila swivels and escapes.
De Noteboom is trying desperately to land a takedown but Lanakila is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for De Noteboom.
Lanakila tries to bum rush De Noteboom with a series of wild strikes but De Noteboom uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ionakana Lanakila dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Royston De Noteboom's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

De Noteboom drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Lanakila avoids any damage from the ground and pound of De Noteboom.
De Noteboom throwing strikes but Lanakila manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Lanakila scoring with punches and elbows.
Lanakila lands an elbow.
Lanakila is trying to ground and pound but De Noteboom uses the momentary lack of control by Lanakila to regain half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lanakila is just content to waste time from the top position. De Noteboom takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Lanakila working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lanakila thows a big elbow that misses.
Lanakila throws and elbow that misses. De Noteboom uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lanakila's guard. Nice move by De Noteboom!
Lanakila wants to sweep but no luck.
De Noteboom stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lanakila swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two 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.
De Noteboom trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lanakila looking to hit a scissor sweep but De Noteboom is one step ahead there.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
De Noteboom shoots and misses
and Lanakila cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lanakila pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lanakila misses with a wild combination.
Lanakila scores with a one two! De Noteboom had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Lanakila.
De Noteboom misses with a body punch

and Lanakila counters with a single leg into guard. De Noteboom didn't expect that.
Lanakila trying to control but De Noteboom is working from the bottom.
De Noteboom trying to control the position.
Lanakila postures up in De Noteboom's guard and throws a big left but De Noteboom blocks it.
Lanakila missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lanakila loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lanakila slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
De Noteboom looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
De Noteboom pulls Lanakila in close to prevent any damage.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lanakila misses with a looping right.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A shot to the body from De Noteboom misses

and Lanakila counters with a single leg into guard. De Noteboom didn't expect that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lanakila wants to control from the top but De Noteboom keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ionakana Lanakila dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Royston De Noteboom's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Lanakila thows a body shot but no joy.
De Noteboom moves in looking to clinch but Lanakila pushes him off.
Lanakila is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that De Noteboom can do to turn this around?
De Noteboom misses with a body shot.
Lanakila misses the body punch

and De Noteboom counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Lanakila!
Lanakila is in a horrible position here. De Noteboom smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
De Noteboom dominating with strikes here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Noteboom is landing with some decent strikes but Lanakila is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
De Noteboom trying to control but he's not successful this time.
A nice elbow there by De Noteboom.
De Noteboom looking to ground and pound but Lanakila is blocking nicely.
De Noteboom putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Lanakila blocking the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lanakila is in all sorts of trouble here.
De Noteboom trying to control but he's not successful this time.
De Noteboom throws a strike there. Lanakila manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Royston De Noteboom has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ionakana Lanakila overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lanakila wants to control but De Noteboom is keeping busy.
Lanakila manages to get to full guard.
Lanakila avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ionakana Lanakila is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
De Noteboom throws a strike but Lanakila rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Lanakila wants to control from the top but De Noteboom keeps moving.
De Noteboom preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lanakila controlling from the top position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Royston De Noteboom comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lanakila 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 29:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ionakana Lanakila!