PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Davor Velcic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivo Lens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Velcic
vs
Lens

168 cm
20
154 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

167 cm
20
152 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Davor Velcic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ivo Lens!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velcic swings for the body but Lens moves out of range.
A nice combination there by Velcic.

It looks like Ivo Lens has been cut.
Velcic looks to land a combination but Lens avoids it well.
Velcic misses with a straight right.

Lens fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Velcic sprawls well initially but Lens persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Velcic is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Velcic avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lens.
Lens performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Velcic has his hands clasped together around Lens's back. He's all about the action.
Velcic has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lens is working away from the top position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Lens gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Velcic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Velcic lands with a light punch inside.
Lens tries to pull guard but Velcic won't allow it.

Lens successfully pulls guard.
Velcic looking to sit in guard and control but Lens gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lens pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Velcic is keeping the position for now.
Lens trying to control the position from guard on top but Velcic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Velcic utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Velcic bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lens's guard.
Lens wants to stand up but Velcic is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velcic looking to sit in guard and control but Lens gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Velcic is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Velcic is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Lens is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Velcic is trying to hold Lens in close to prevent damage but Lens has managed to pass into half guard.
Velcic is looking for a sweep. Lens is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lens takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Velcic tries to roll over but Lens keeps him under control.
Velcic won't allow Lens to pass to mount.
Lens throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lens is trying to control the action in half guard but Velcic is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lens scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Lens thows a huge punch but Velcic dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lens is trying to control the action in half guard but Velcic is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Velcic wants to control but Lens is keeping busy.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lens is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Velcic misses with a wild body shot.
Velcic defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lens.
Lens takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Velcic misses with a few strikes there.
No luck for Lens with that takedown attempt.
Davor Velcic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivo Lens.
Velcic missing with a left hand there. Lens was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Lens moves into the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Velcic.
Velcic lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lens goes for a takedown attempt but Velcic pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Velcic lands a body shot.
Lens looks gassed!
Lens on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Lens is rocked!
Velcic throws a shot from downtown. Lens moves away and avoids it.
Lens is still on wobbly legs! Can Velcic finish him?
A swing and a miss from Velcic.
Velcic misses with a hook. Lens ducked under it nicely.
Velcic misses the jab.
Lens slips under a jab.
Velcic loads up on a big right hand but Lens slips the punch.
Lens slips a straight right by Velcic.
Lens defending well as Velcic loads up on a big left hand.
Velcic throws the left hand but Lens avoids the punch easily.
Lens staying out of range there.
Velcic swinging wildly here.
Lens dodges the punch combination from Velcic.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Davor Velcic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ivo Lens's cut.
That's time! Velcic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lens.
Lens just misses with a punch to the body.
Velcic takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Velcic misses with a body shot.
Velcic throws a right and a left that Lens avoids nicely.

Lens feints and as Velcic raises his hands in defense, Lens changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lens controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Lens advances position into side control!
Velcic throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Lens moves into full mount!
Lens seems to have recovered his senses.
Velcic is trying to escape the mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lens dominating with strikes here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Velcic working to try and regain half guard.
Lens scoring with strikes but Velcic is staying in there.
Lens controlling from the full mount.
Velcic bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Lens keeping moving, preventing Velcic from controlling successfully.
Velcic looking to sit in guard and control but Lens gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lens postures up.
Velcic is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Lens has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lens seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Velcic trying to control the position.
Velcic wants to improve his position but instead Lens has moved into half guard.
Velcic wants to sweep but Lens has passed to side control!
Lens passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Velcic!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velcic is working to get back to half guard.
Velcic is working hard here to advance position.
Lens landing shots from mount.
Lens landing strikes from the mount and Velcic is in trouble!
Lens looking to control and managing it successfully.
Velcic is in all sorts of trouble here.
Lens wants to control the pace but Velcic is squirming around nicely.
Lens connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Velcic is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lens postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Velcic looks a forlorn figure.
Lens with the ground and pound from mount.
Velcic tries to lock up and control but Lens gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Velcic is wriggling around trying to escape.
The referee warns Velcic that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Lens in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Lens trying to control but Velcic is having none of it.
Lens with shots to the head and body - Velcic looks very uncomfortable down there.
Velcic in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Velcic is working to get back to half guard.
Lens controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivo Lens showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ivo Lens's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Lens uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Velcic.
Lens fails to land the takedown.
Lens will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A punch combination from Velcic misses.
Lens throws a body punch but Velcic moves out of range.
Lens misses the shot to the body.
Velcic misses with a hook to the body

and Lens counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Velcic is looking to get back to full guard here but Lens has managed to pass to side control instead.
Velcic manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Velcic is looking to control Lens's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Velcic avoid being mounted?
Lens is trying to control. Velcic wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Velcic wants to improve his position but Lens is controlling well.
Lens controlling the action here.
Lens missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Velcic has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lens is working away from the top position though.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Velcic throws a series of strikes that have Lens backpedaling.

Lens darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ivo Lens has got the better of the ground game so far.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Lens connects with a nice short shot to Velcic's temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lens trying to control the pace.
Lens wants to take a breather but Velcic is having none of it.
Lens is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Lens throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lens slips a nice elbow through Velcic's hands, connecting with Velcic's forehead.
Lens is keen to just control but Velcic is a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Lens feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Lens takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lens won't allow Velcic to sweep him here.
Lens throwing strikes from guard but Velcic blocks nicely.
Lens trying to control the position from guard on top but Velcic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lens throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Velcic works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lens preventing the sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Lens darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Velcic is looking to improve his position.
Velcic on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Velcic manages to get to full guard.
Lens trying to control the position from guard on top but Velcic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lens won't allow Velcic to sweep him here.
Lens landing with the ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ivo Lens comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lens has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Paul Aken scores the fight for Ivo Lens!
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight for Ivo Lens!
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight for Ivo Lens!

Ivo Lens wins by unanimous decision!