PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Remi Verbruggen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giant Kang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Remi Verbruggen could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Giant Kang's chin.

Verbruggen
vs
Kang

191 cm
25
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
25
342 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Remi Verbruggen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Giant Kang!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Saam Ante and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kang gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Verbruggen postures up in Kang's guard and throws a big left but Kang blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Verbruggen is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Verbruggen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Verbruggen throwing strikes but missing.
Kang is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Verbruggen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Verbruggen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kang utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Verbruggen controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kang wants to get back to his feet but Verbruggen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Verbruggen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Verbruggen is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Verbruggen scoring with some ground and pound.
Verbruggen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Verbruggen showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Verbruggen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Verbruggen trying to control but Kang is working from the bottom.
Kang looks gassed!
Verbruggen connects with a couple of short punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verbruggen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Verbruggen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Verbruggen postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Verbruggen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Verbruggen sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kang's guard.
Verbruggen drops an elbow to the side of Kang's head.
Verbruggen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Verbruggen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Verbruggen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Verbruggen passes to side control.
Verbruggen lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Kang down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verbruggen scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Kang to see if he's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kang on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Kang takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

Verbruggen in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Kang is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Remi Verbruggen!