PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johan Engels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Condo Bone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bone has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Engels
vs
Bone

225 cm
20
300 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

195 cm
22
281 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Inexperienced

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 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johan Engels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Condo Bone!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Patrick Alders and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Engels tries to close the distance and clinch but Bone swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bone looks gassed!
Engels tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bone paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Engels fails with an attempt to clinch.
Engels tries to clinch there but Bone circles away.
Engels fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johan Engels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Engels wants to clinch.
Engels wants to clinch.
Bone circles away from the clinch attempt.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Engels changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bone fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Engels tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bone throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Engels's waist but Engels gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bone off to one side.
Engels tries to clinch there but Bone circles away.
Engels tries to clinch but Bone is having none of it.
Engels fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Engels looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Engels wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Engels is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Engels tries to clinch there but Bone circles away.
Engels tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bone paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Engels looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Engels doesn't manage to clinch there - Bone circles away.

Engels gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Engels can't get the takedown.

Engels is trying to trip Bone. He has hold of a leg but Bone is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Engels persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Engels is stalling in the full guard.
Engels will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Engels gets to his feet - Bone follows without any prompting.
Engels tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Engels is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Engels fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bone swats away the attempt to clinch by Engels.

Engels closes the distance and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Engels is trying to drag Bone to the mat but Bone just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johan Engels. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Engels goes for a takedown attempt but Bone pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Engels fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bone, pushing him back against the cage.
Bone should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Bone gets underhooks to prevent Engels's takedown attempt.
Engels looking for a takedown.
Engels drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bone gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Engels is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bone gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Engels has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Bone is trying to keep an underhook but Engels manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Bone wants to get back to full guard.
Bone misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Bone wants to control but Engels is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bone wants to get back to full guard but Engels has passed into side control.
Engels trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Engels stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Engels wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johan Engels dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Engels tries to clinch there but Bone circles away.
Bone changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Engels tries to avoid it but Bone manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Engels to the ground. Engels escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bone avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Engels fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bone swats away the attempt to clinch by Engels.
Engels tries to clinch but Bone is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Engels looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bone avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Engels tries to clinch but Bone moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Engels pushes Bone up against the cage in a clinch.
Bone gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Engels.
Bone is breathing heavily.
Engels drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bone gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bone gets underhooks to prevent Engels's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johan Engels. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Engels has picked Bone up - he's going for a ride! Engels dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Engels wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bone keeps working.

Engels postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Bone to stand up.

Engels clinches up against the cage.
Bone stops a takedown attempt from Engels.
Engels tries for a takedown. No joy.

Engels is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Bone can't fight it off and eventually Engels manages to take the fight to the floor. Bone looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Engels decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Engels tries to clinch there but Bone circles away.
Engels tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bone swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Engels is looking to clinch.
Engels tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bone swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Engels is looking to clinch but Bone is avoiding it.
Engels tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bone swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Engels fails with an attempt to clinch.
Engels tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bone swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Engels wants to clinch up but Bone keeps it at a distance.
Bone keeps the fight on the outside.
Engels fails in his attempt to clinch.
Engels is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Engels is looking to clinch but Bone is avoiding it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Engels tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bone paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johan Engels is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Engels doesn't manage to clinch there - Bone circles away.
Engels is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Engels is looking to clinch but Bone is avoiding it.

Engels has Bone up against the cage in a clinch.

Engels turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!

Engels has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Engels looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bone changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Engels tries to avoid it but Bone manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Engels to the ground. Engels escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Engels wants to clinch.
Engels tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bone swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Engels tries to clinch but Bone is having none of it.
Bone avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Engels is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Engels is looking to clinch but Bone is avoiding it.
Engels has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Bone swats away the attempt to clinch by Engels.
Engels tries to close the distance and clinch but Bone swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Engels tries to clinch up but Bone circles away and keeps his distance.
Engels wants to clinch.
Engels tries to clinch there but Bone circles away.
Engels is looking to clinch but Bone is avoiding it.
Johan Engels is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Engels tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Engels is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johan Engels dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Engels tries to clinch but Bone moves out of range.
Engels tries to clinch there but Bone circles away.
Engels tries to clinch up.
Engels fails with an attempt to clinch.
Engels moves in looking to clinch but Bone pushes him off.
Engels fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bone keeps the fight on the outside.
Engels is looking to clinch.
Bone avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bone keeps the fight on the outside.
Bone circles away from the clinch attempt.
Engels tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bone swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Engels is looking to clinch but Bone is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bone circles away from the clinch attempt.
Engels tries to clinch up but Bone circles away and keeps his distance.
Engels tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bone swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bone takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Engels tries to clinch up.
Engels tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bone paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Engels tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bone paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Engels wants to clinch.
Engels tries to clinch but Bone is having none of it.
Engels is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Engels is looking to clinch but Bone is avoiding it.
Bone keeps the fight on the outside.
Engels fails with an attempt to clinch.
Engels tries to clinch but Bone is having none of it.
Engels fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bone swats away the attempt to clinch by Engels.
The fight stays on the outside here - Engels looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Engels tries to clinch but Bone is having none of it.
Engels tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bone paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Engels tries to clinch up.
Engels tries to clinch but Bone moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Engels tries to clinch up.
Engels tries to clinch there but Bone circles away.
Engels is looking to clinch but Bone is avoiding it.
Engels tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Engels wants to clinch.

Engels instigates a clinch.
Engels goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bone prevents it.
Engels drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bone pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bone closes the distance and clinches up with Engels, looking for a takedown. Bone pushes Engels against the cage but Engels circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Engels tries to clinch up.
Engels is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bone avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Engels clinches with his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bone is fighting off a takedown attempt but Engels is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Bone to the mat. Bone regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Engels lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Engels gets to his feet. Bone looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Engels is looking to clinch but Bone is avoiding it.
Bone keeps the fight on the outside.

Engels moves into the clinch successfully.

Engels turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Engels manages to end up in side control.
Engels wants to control but Bone is keeping him busy.

Engels decides to stand back up. Engels steps back and let's Bone get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bone keeps the fight on the outside.
Bone swats away the attempt to clinch by Engels.
Engels tries to clinch up.
Engels tries to clinch but Bone is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Engels looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Engels fails with an attempt to clinch.
Engels tries to close the distance and clinch but Bone swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Engels tries to clinch up.
Engels is looking to clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Engels is looking to clinch.
Bone avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Engels moves in looking to clinch but Bone pushes him off.
Condo Bone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bone swats away the attempt to clinch by Engels.
Engels tries to clinch but Bone moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johan Engels showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Engels 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johan Engels!