PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gerardus Van Raamsdonk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Aces (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Raamsdonk comes to the cage accompanied by Syntaks - Blue Sunshine. The key to victory for Gerardus Van Raamsdonk has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Van Raamsdonk
vs
Aces

190 cm
24
192 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
22
193 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gerardus Van Raamsdonk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Aces!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Franklyn Lucas and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aces jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Aces tries a low kick but Van Raamsdonk avoids it.
Van Raamsdonk shoots in for a takedown but Aces shows good takedown defense.
Aces lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Van Raamsdonk circles away quickly and effectively.
Van Raamsdonk shoots in looking for a takedown. Aces tries to sprawl out of it but Van Raamsdonk keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Aces manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Van Raamsdonk lands a head kick!
Aces avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aces throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Van Raamsdonk has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gerardus Van Raamsdonk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Van Raamsdonk.
Aces circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aces keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Van Raamsdonk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Van Raamsdonk fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Left hook, right uppercut from Aces.
Some wild striking there from Aces.
Aces tries to bum rush Van Raamsdonk with a series of wild strikes but Van Raamsdonk uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gerardus Van Raamsdonk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Raamsdonk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Raamsdonk fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Aces fails to land with a series of punches.
Van Raamsdonk fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aces blocks a head kick by Van Raamsdonk.
Aces looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Van Raamsdonk throws a head kick but Aces moves out of range.
Aces pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Van Raamsdonk fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Aces throws a sloppy head kick
and Van Raamsdonk counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Aces is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Aces walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Van Raamsdonk checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Van Raamsdonk shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Aces but Aces pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Aces shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Van Raamsdonk's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aces trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Raamsdonk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Aces drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Aces jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aces is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Aces looking to pass the guard.
Aces has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Van Raamsdonk is proving hard to escape from.
Van Raamsdonk knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Aces on the ground.
Van Raamsdonk has his hands on Aces's head, controlling the position.
Aces trying to control but Van Raamsdonk is working from the bottom.

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.

Aces stands and steps away. Van Raamsdonk gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Aces looks gassed!
Van Raamsdonk uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Van Raamsdonk shoots in for a double leg but Aces sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Aces jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Van Raamsdonk shoots for a takedown but Aces saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Van Raamsdonk tries for a takedown but Aces circles away easily
and Aces counters with a straight right hand.
Van Raamsdonk tries to clinch but Aces moves away

and Aces counters with a nice double leg into side control. Van Raamsdonk won't be happy with that.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aces misses with the ground and pound.
Aces throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Aces dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Van Raamsdonk stuffs the takedown.
Aces throws a series of punches but Van Raamsdonk moves out of range.
No joy there for Van Raamsdonk, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Van Raamsdonk with a poor takedown

and Aces counters with a single leg into guard. Van Raamsdonk didn't expect that.

Aces gets to his feet - Van Raamsdonk follows without any prompting.
Aces attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Van Raamsdonk has his takedown stuffed
and Aces counters with a three punch combo that has Van Raamsdonk backing up. Van Raamsdonk nods at Aces to acknowledge the strikes.
Aces tries to score a power double leg takedown but Van Raamsdonk sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Aces somewhat.
Van Raamsdonk shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Aces defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gerardus Van Raamsdonk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Van Raamsdonk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Aces throws a left and a right that both miss
and Van Raamsdonk counters with a nice body kick.
Van Raamsdonk fails with an attempt to clinch.
Aces slaps away a takedown attempt from Van Raamsdonk, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Van Raamsdonk tries to clinch up.
Van Raamsdonk avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aces gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Van Raamsdonk throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Aces's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Raamsdonk shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Aces defends it nicely.
Van Raamsdonk tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Aces counters with a three punch combo that has Van Raamsdonk backing up. Van Raamsdonk nods at Aces to acknowledge the strikes.
Van Raamsdonk scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Aces throws a lazy body kick
and Van Raamsdonk counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Van Raamsdonk misses with a double jab.
Van Raamsdonk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Aces.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Van Raamsdonk.
Van Raamsdonk with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aces lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Van Raamsdonk circles away quickly and effectively.
Van Raamsdonk tries for a takedown but Aces sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Aces swats away the attempt to clinch by Van Raamsdonk.
Van Raamsdonk darts in trying to clinch

and Aces counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Van Raamsdonk!
Aces avoids the attempt from Van Raamsdonk to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Aces jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Van Raamsdonk is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Van Raamsdonk and Aces has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Van Raamsdonk holding on.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Raamsdonk gets back to half guard.

Aces is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Van Raamsdonk controlling the position well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aces prevents Van Raamsdonk from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Aces showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Van Raamsdonk scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Aces throws a lazy head kick
and Van Raamsdonk counters with a big head kick but Aces shrugs it off.
Van Raamsdonk closes this distance looking for a takedown but Aces circles away.
Van Raamsdonk tries to clinch up but Aces circles away and keeps his distance.
Aces throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van Raamsdonk shoots for a takedown but Aces saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gerardus Van Raamsdonk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Van Raamsdonk tries a head kick but it misses.
Van Raamsdonk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Van Raamsdonk is looking to clinch but Aces is avoiding it.
Aces feints and then cracks Van Raamsdonk's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Van Raamsdonk down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Van Raamsdonk.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gerardus Van Raamsdonk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Van Raamsdonk looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Aces is fending him off so far but Van Raamsdonk persists. Nope, Aces circles away and we're back to standing.
Van Raamsdonk throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Aces's waist but Aces gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Van Raamsdonk off to one side.
Aces shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Van Raamsdonk defends it nicely.
Van Raamsdonk wants to clinch

and Aces counters by moving into the clinch.

Van Raamsdonk is fighting off a takedown attempt but Aces is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Van Raamsdonk to the mat. Van Raamsdonk regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Mark Aces has got the better of the ground game so far.
Aces postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Aces lands a couple of digs.

Van Raamsdonk working for a triangle but Aces defends it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Raamsdonk is trying to control the position but Aces postures up.
Aces wants to control from the top but Van Raamsdonk keeps moving.
Aces throwing strikes from guard but Van Raamsdonk blocks nicely.
Mark Aces is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Van Raamsdonk wants to get back to his feet but Aces is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Aces is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Van Raamsdonk throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Aces stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Van Raamsdonk darts in trying to clinch
and Aces counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Van Raamsdonk looks to land a combination but Aces avoids it well.
Van Raamsdonk will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Van Raamsdonk misses with a takedown attempt - Aces sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Van Raamsdonk slips a jab from Aces.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Van Raamsdonk looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Van Raamsdonk is looking to clinch.
Van Raamsdonk throws an overhand right that lands on Aces's shoulder, as Aces tries to avoid the shot.
Aces slaps away a takedown attempt from Van Raamsdonk, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Aces throws a hook but Van Raamsdonk avoids it easily.

Aces shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Van Raamsdonk napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Aces is looking to take a break and control but Van Raamsdonk is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Van Raamsdonk trying to remain calm as Aces controls from the top position.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mark Aces.
I've got Aces winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Aces!