PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Niels van de Veen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taisto Kurmotus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). van de Veen comes into the arena with Separate Ways - Journey blaring out of the sound system. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

van de Veen
vs
Kurmotus

195 cm
23
177 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

190 cm
20
182 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Niels van de Veen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Taisto Kurmotus!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Viktor Lagutenko and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kurmotus misses with a looping left.
van de Veen throws a nice looking combination but Kurmotus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kurmotus throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kurmotus tries to land a leg kick but van de Veen saw it coming and moves away.
van de Veen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kurmotus fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but van de Veen is out of range.
Taisto Kurmotus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kurmotus walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. van de Veen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kurmotus lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kurmotus throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and van de Veen moves into the clinch.
Kurmotus tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kurmotus wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kurmotus can't break the clinch.
van de Veen crunches a lovely knee into Kurmotus's ribcage.
Kurmotus tries to break the clinch but van de Veen is controlling the position.

Kurmotus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kurmotus misses with a body kick.
The fighters circling - Kurmotus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
van de Veen has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kurmotus.
Kurmotus cracks van de Veen with an open hand slap.
Kurmotus swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
van de Veen slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurmotus moves out of range of the strikes.
Kurmotus thows a leg kick but van de Veen checks it
and van de Veen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kurmotus misses with a looping right.
Kurmotus fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kurmotus takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kurmotus looks gassed!
Kurmotus misses with a hook.
van de Veen pulls out of a head kick attempt.

van de Veen moves into the clinch successfully.
van de Veen is working Kurmotus over against the cage.
Kurmotus looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
van de Veen missing with knees to the body.

van de Veen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kurmotus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by van de Veen.
Kurmotus shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

van de Veen rushes Kurmotus and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
van de Veen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kurmotus is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from van de Veen.
van de Veen slows down the pace here.
Kurmotus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
van de Veen working Kurmotus over with knees to the body.
Kurmotus wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch on the inside from Kurmotus fails to land.
Kurmotus tries to break the clinch but van de Veen is controlling the position.
van de Veen keeps control of Kurmotus as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kurmotus wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
van de Veen connects with a knee to the head.
van de Veen lands a knee to the head.
van de Veen stalling.
van de Veen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kurmotus lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
van de Veen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kurmotus lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kurmotus is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
van de Veen stalls.
van de Veen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kurmotus's efforts to push away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurmotus tries to circle away but van de Veen has him pinned against the cage.
Kurmotus wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Kurmotus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A clash of legs there as van de Veen blocks the low kick.
van de Veen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kurmotus throws a front kick aimed at van de Veen's knee but van de Veen avoids it well.
Kurmotus takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A lazy left from van de Veen finds it's target.
van de Veen lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

It looks like Taisto Kurmotus has been cut.
van de Veen throws a nice head kick!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

van de Veen closes the distance and pushes Kurmotus back into the cage.
van de Veen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kurmotus takes an elbow to the forehead.
van de Veen blocking some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
van de Veen lands a good knee to the midsection. Kurmotus won't want to take too many of those.
van de Veen lands a good knee to the midsection. Kurmotus won't want to take too many of those.
van de Veen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

van de Veen breaks from the clinch.
van de Veen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kurmotus.
van de Veen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kurmotus on the side of the head.
Kurmotus throws a leg kick
and Kurmotus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
van de Veen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

Kurmotus is rocked!
van de Veen throws an overhand right that has Kurmotus reeling! van de Veen follows up with more punches and Kurmotus is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Niels van de Veen!