PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Xander Boudewijn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ham Xu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boudewijn kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Streets - Blinded by the Lights. This should be fireworks!

Boudewijn
vs
Xu

189 cm
23
215 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

180 cm
26
215 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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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 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Xander Boudewijn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ham Xu!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boudewijn throws a lazy right hand but Xu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Xu thumps Boudewijn with a low kick.
Boudewijn throws a jab but it's blocked by Xu.
Boudewijn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boudewijn is looking to clinch but Xu is avoiding it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Xu.
Boudewijn tries to clinch but Xu is having none of it.
Xu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boudewijn was well out of range. Poor timing from Xu.
Ham Xu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Xu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Xu throws a head kick but Boudewijn moves out of range.
Boudewijn tries to score with a low kick but Xu moves his leg out of the way.
Boudewijn getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Boudewijn takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A big right from Boudewijn misses.
Boudewijn avoids the head kick by Xu.
Xu swings for the body but Boudewijn moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boudewijn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Xu.

Xu scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Xu landing strikes.
Xu wants to control but Boudewijn is keeping him busy.
Boudewijn can't do much from the bottom here.
Boudewijn is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Xu off and has taken his back!
Boudewijn avoiding Xu 's attempts to control his hands.
What can Xu do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xu wants to escape the position.
Boudewijn is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Xu is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xu tries to escape the position.
Boudewijn has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Xu's body.
Boudewijn has the hooks in. Xu is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Boudewijn controlling the position well here. Xu rolled but Boudewijn kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Xander Boudewijn just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Nice defenses there by Boudewijn.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Xu tries to land a front kick but Boudewijn steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Xu throws a shot from downtown. Boudewijn moves away and avoids it.

Xu moves into the clinch.
Xu digs a right hand into Boudewijn's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Boudewijn's gas tank.
Boudewijn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boudewijn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Boudewijn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Xu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Xu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boudewijn swings wildly with an uppercut but Xu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Xu.
Boudewijn looking to throw knees to the head but Xu is blocking nicely.
Boudewijn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Xu gets through Boudewijn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Boudewijn throws a knee to the head but misses.
Xu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Xu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Boudewijn with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Boudewijn is breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boudewijn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Xu throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Xu lands an uppercut.
Xu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Xu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Xu.
Xu lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Boudewijn or not.
Xu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ham Xu dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Xu lands a really nice looking cross but Boudewijn seems unphased.
Xu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boudewijn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Xu.
Xu moves out of range of the leg kick from Boudewijn.
Nice defenses there by Xu.
The fighters circling - Xu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boudewijn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boudewijn wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xu takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Xu uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Xu throws a head kick that misses.
Xu closes this distance looking for a takedown but Boudewijn circles away.
Xu throws a wild body kick that Boudewijn sees coming a mile off.
Boudewijn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Xu.
Boudewijn moves in looking to clinch but Xu pushes him off.

Boudewijn gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A body shot lands from Xu.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Xu lands a hook that snaps the head of Boudewijn backwards.
Boudewijn lands a knee to the head.
A shot in the inside from Xu.
Boudewijn throws a knee to the head but misses.
Xu swings wildly with an uppercut but Boudewijn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boudewijn prevents a body shot from Xu.
Xu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Boudewijns head.
A short left from Xu.
Boudewijn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Xu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boudewijn takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Xu throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Xu bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Boudewijn's head backwards.
Ham Xu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Xu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Xu lands with a good body shot.
Xu scores with a hook to the body. Boudewijn takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ham Xu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Xu lands a jab to Boudewijn's midsection.
Xu digs a good hook to Boudewijn's body.

Xu fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Boudewijn, pushing him back against the cage.
Xu lands a body shot.
Xu lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Boudewijn.
Xu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Boudewijns head.
Boudewijn prevents the takedown attempt.
Xu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Boudewijn backwards.
Xu lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Boudewijn.

Xu manages to break the clinch.
Xu lands a jab-cross combination.
Xu ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xu tries to clinch but Boudewijn is having none of it.
Boudewijn throws a predictable looking body shot
and Xu counters with a two punch combo.
Xu wants to clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Xu.
Boudewijn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Xu lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Boudewijn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Xu - that will leave a mark!
Xu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Xu looks to clinch
and Boudewijn counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boudewijn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Xu scoring well with a low kick there.
Xander Boudewijn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Xu lands a jab to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boudewijn walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Boudewijn looks to throw the jab but Xu is out of range.

Xu drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Xu pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Boudewijn is keeping the position for now.
Xu throws and elbow that misses. Boudewijn uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Xu's guard. Nice move by Boudewijn!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Xu is trying to control the position but Boudewijn postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ham Xu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Boudewijn throws a chopping leg kick but Xu manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Xu fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Xu tries to clinch there but Boudewijn circles away.
Xu misses with a wild combination.
Xu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Xu on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Xu misses the jab.
Boudewijn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Xu circles away from the clinch attempt
and Xu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boudewijn slips a jab and a cross from Xu.
Xu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boudewijn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Xu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Boudewijn.
Boudewijn throws a lazy right hand but Xu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Xu tries a head kick but it misses.
The fighters circling - Boudewijn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Xu throws a sloppy head kick and Boudewijn moves out of range easily.
Boudewijn avoids the head kick by Xu.
Boudewijn walks into a jab.
Xu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Boudewijn closes the distance looking to clinch
and Xu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Boudewijn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boudewijn misses with a leg kick.
Boudewijn scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Xu throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Boudewijn tries to clinch up.
Xu throws a head kick that misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Xu.
Boudewijn is looking to clinch but Xu is avoiding it.
Xu is looking to clinch but Boudewijn is avoiding it.
Boudewijn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fighters circling - Boudewijn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ham Xu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boudewijn throws a leg kick but Xu sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Xu checks a leg kick nicely.

Xu looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Boudewijn!
Xu controlling the pace for now.
Xu trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Xu controlling from mount.
Xander Boudewijn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Xu has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boudewijn throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ham Xu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Xu has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ham Xu!