PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rob Koning (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Schembri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Koning
vs
Schembri

174 cm
19
155 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

168 cm
20
150 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rob Koning!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andre Schembri!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Wagner Zegers and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Schembri. That's going to slow Koning down.
Koning misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Koning darts in and clinches Schembri up against the cage.
Koning has had enough of the clinch but Schembri keeps him there for the moment.
Schembri scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Schembri.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schembri.

Schembri breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Koning fails to land with a series of punches.
A head kick misses from Schembri.
Schembri pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Schembri tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Koning throws a right hand that Schembri ducks under and follows up with a left that Schembri also avoids with ease.
Left hook, right uppercut from Koning.
Schembri lands a front kick.
Schembri misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Koning wants to clinch up but Schembri keeps it at a distance.

Schembri shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Schembri was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Schembri in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schembri with shots to the head and body - Koning looks very uncomfortable down there.
Schembri scoring with strikes but Koning is staying in there.
Schembri with a couple of short strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koning tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Schembri lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Schembri lands a big shot there that rocks Koning but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Koning is rocked!
Schembri lands a big elbow.
Oh Koning is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Koning knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Schembri on the ground.
Schembri looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Koning tries to lock up and control but Schembri gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Koning seems to have got his legs back now.
Schembri with a couple of short strikes.
Koning is looking to improve his position but Schembri isn't that keen on the idea.
Koning tries to buck Schembri off but he can't manage it.
Koning is breathing heavily.
Schembri lands a heavy elbow.
Schembri lands with some strikes.
Schembri lands a big elbow.
Koning is trying to escape the mount.
Schembri working Koning over with strikes here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schembri trying to control but Koning is having none of it.
A nice elbow there by Schembri.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schembri scoring with strikes but Koning is staying in there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koning working to try and regain half guard.
Koning tries to hold on but Schembri pushes him away.
Schembri landing shots from mount.
Schembri raining down shots from the mount!
Koning is squirming around, avoiding Schembri's attempts to control the action.
Koning is looking to improve his position but Schembri isn't that keen on the idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schembri is landing with some decent strikes but Koning is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Koning is bucking up trying to escape but Schembri cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Schembri connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Koning wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Schembri postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Koning looks a forlorn figure.
Schembri postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Koning looks a forlorn figure.
Schembri won't let Koning get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Schembri can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Koning is looking to escape.
Schembri putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schembri in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Schembri fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Schembri with shots to the head and body - Koning looks very uncomfortable down there.
Schembri cracks Koning with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Schembri looking to finish Koning with some ground and pound. This is bad for Koning!
Koning in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schembri is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Koning can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Koning wants to control but Schembri is having none of it.
Schembri landing strikes, looking to finish!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schembri landing strikes from the mount and Koning is in trouble!
Koning is in a horrible position here. Schembri smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Schembri landing strikes from the mount and Koning is in trouble!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andre Schembri dominated that round.
That's time! Koning's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Schembri cracks Koning on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Koning falls backwards against the cage. Schembri follows up with more strikes that drop Koning to his knees. Schembri keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Koning! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andre Schembri!