PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Martin Rupert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Unkind Artist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Unkind Artist has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Rupert
vs
Artist

189 cm
20
190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
18
198 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

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 Amsterdam, Martin Rupert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Unkind Artist!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Daniel Blasius and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Artist moves in looking to clinch but Rupert pushes him off.
Rupert just misses with a punch to the body.
Rupert throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Artist.

Artist clinches up with Rupert and pushes him back against the cage.
Rupert working hard to break the clinch.
Rupert wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Artist trying to land knees to the body.
Artist goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Artist lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Artist working aggressively here.
Artist comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Martin Rupert has been cut.
Artist misses with an elbow strike.
Artist looking to stall.
Artist working aggressively here.
Rupert is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Artist tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rupert's elbow.
Rupert wants to break free but Artist has control.
Artist misses with a hook to the ribs.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Artist cracks Rupert with a nice body shot.
Rupert is breathing heavily.
Artist fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Artist pushes off an throws an elbow but Rupert leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Artist swings wildly with an uppercut but Rupert uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rupert tries to circle away but Artist has him pinned against the cage.
Rupert is trying to break the clinch but Artist is controlling him.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rupert.
Artist looking to stall.
Artist misses with a punch on the inside.
Artist tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rupert avoids it.
Artist landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Artist tries to land knees in the clinch but Rupert avoids the damage to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Artist missing with knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Artist.
Artist stalling in the clinch but Rupert improves position.
Artist throws an elbow that misses.
Artist missing with knees to the body.
Rupert letting Artist take a breather here.
Artist misses with a punch to the body.
Artist misses with a punch to the body.
Artist goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Artist throws an elbow but it misses.
Artist tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Artist fails to land.
Artist stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Artist misses with a body punch.
Artist is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Artist just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rupert's brow.
Artist tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rupert's elbow.
Artist taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Rupert prevents a body shot from Artist.
Rupert wants to break free but Artist has control.
Artist tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rupert avoids it.
Rupert on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Artist.
Artist misses with a body punch.
Rupert blocks an elbow strike.
Artist tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rupert blocks a body shot from Artist.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Artist is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rupert is defending well for now.
Artist has Rupert pressed against the cage, preventing Rupert from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Artist has a couple of punches blocked by Rupert.
Artist tries to throw a body punch but Rupert avoids it by throwing Artist back against the cage.
Rupert prevents a body shot from Artist.
Artist swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Artist misses with an elbow over the top.
Rupert avoids a wild elbow strike from Artist.
Rupert prevents a body shot from Artist.
Artist trying to land knees to the body.
Rupert avoiding damage as Artist throws knees to the body.
Artist has Rupert pressed against the cage, preventing Rupert from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Artist looking to stall.
Artist tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rupert is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Artist with a knee to the head.
Rupert avoiding damage as Artist throws knees to the body.
Rupert avoiding damage as Artist throws knees to the body.
Artist lands an elbow inside that Rupert shrugs off.
Rupert wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Artist stalling in the clinch but Rupert improves position.
Artist misses with the head strike.
Rupert throws an elbow but it misses.
Artist has a couple of punches blocked by Rupert.
Artist keeps control of Rupert as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Artist misses with the head strike.
Rupert blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Artist tries to work over Rupert's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Artist throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rupert blocks it with crossed arms.
Artist tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rupert is trying to break the clinch but Artist is controlling him.
Artist struggles to land a body shot inside as Rupert controls his hands.
Artist tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rupert's elbow.
Artist tries to stall but Rupert uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rupert blocks an uppercut.
Rupert wants to get back to striking at distance but Artist won't allow it.
A head punch on the inside from Artist fails to land.
Artist trying to land knees to the body.
Rupert wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rupert is trying to force a seperation but Artist has the dominant position.
Rupert blocks an elbow strike.
Rupert is looking to break free of the clinch but Artist has double underhooks.
Artist misses with some punches.
Rupert is looking to break free of the clinch but Artist has double underhooks.
Artist throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rupert blocks it with crossed arms.
Artist throws a knee to the head but misses.
Artist can't find room to land a body shot as Rupert controls the action.
Artist using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rupert has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rupert is looking to break free of the clinch but Artist has double underhooks.
Artist working aggressively here.
Artist taking a breather.
Artist lands a nice knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rupert avoiding damage as Artist throws knees to the body.
Artist fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rupert is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Artist is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rupert prevents a body shot from Artist.
Rupert tries to break free but Artist pushes him back against the cage.
Rupert blocking some punches.
Artist with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Artist.
Rupert has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rupert on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Artist misses with a hook from the clinch.
Artist working aggressively here.
Rupert can't break the clinch.
Artist fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rupert is trying to break free.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Artist misses with a body punch.
Rupert wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Artist misses with the head strike.
Artist pushes off an throws an elbow but Rupert leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rupert wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rupert blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Artist tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rupert avoids it.
Rupert is trying to break the clinch but Artist has him pressed against the cage.
Rupert wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Unkind Artist dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Martin Rupert's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Artist throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Artist has taken the fight to the clinch.
Artist doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rupert wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Artist has him pressed against the cage.
Artist misses with a knee to the head.
Rupert has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Artist keeps control of Rupert as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Artist misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rupert.
Rupert working hard to break the clinch.
Artist throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rupert blocks it with crossed arms.
Artist tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rupert avoids it.
Rupert prevents a body shot from Artist.
Artist keeps control of Rupert as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rupert prevents a body shot from Artist.
Artist misses with a knee strike.
Artist is looking to control Rupert's arms but Rupert gets an underhook and turns him. Now Artist has his back to the cage.
Artist misses with a knee to the head.
Rupert managing to block the knees to the body from Artist.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Artist lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Artist throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Artist misses with a punch to the body.
Artist has Rupert pressed against the cage, preventing Rupert from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch on the inside from Artist fails to land.
Artist throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rupert blocks it with crossed arms.
Artist looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rupert blocks a body shot from Artist.
Rupert blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Artist tries to land knees in the clinch but Rupert avoids the damage to the body.
Rupert tries to break free but Artist pushes him back against the cage.
Rupert tries to break free but Artist pushes him back against the cage.
Artist is trying to stall.
Rupert managing to block the knees to the body from Artist.
Artist tries to land knees in the clinch but Rupert avoids the damage to the body.
Rupert blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rupert tries to break free but Artist pushes him back against the cage.
Artist tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rupert wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rupert managing to block the knees to the body from Artist.
Artist throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ruperts head.
Artist lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rupert blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Artist tries a body shot but Rupert blocks it.
Artist misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rupert can't break the clinch.
Artist goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Artist misses with an elbow strike.
Artist misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rupert blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rupert prevents a body shot from Artist.
Artist with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Artist misses with an elbow over the top.
Rupert blocks an uppercut.
Rupert wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Artist using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rupert has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Artist tries to work over Rupert's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Artist stalling in the clinch but Rupert improves position.
Artist misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rupert wants to get back to striking at distance but Artist won't allow it.
Artist has a couple of punches blocked by Rupert.
Artist misses with a hook to the ribs.
Artist using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rupert has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rupert managing to block the knees to the body from Artist.
Artist misses with a body punch.
Artist missing with knees to the body.
Artist tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rupert avoids it.
Rupert on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rupert tries to circle away but Artist has him pinned against the cage.
Artist pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Artist misses with the head strike.
Artist misses with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Artist trying to land knees to the body.
Rupert on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Artist using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rupert has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Artist tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Artist tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rupert is trying to break the clinch but Artist is controlling him.
Artist displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rupert up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Artist struggles to land a body shot inside as Rupert controls his hands.
Artist throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Artist missing with knees to the body.
Rupert wants to break free but Artist has control.
Artist misses with a punch on the inside.
Artist working aggressively here.
Artist goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Artist misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Artist throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rupert managing to block the knees to the body from Artist.
Artist trying to land knees to the body.
Rupert looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Artist tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rupert avoids it.
Artist is trying to stall.
Artist using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rupert has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Artist taking a breather.
Rupert wants to get back to striking at distance but Artist won't allow it.
Artist displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rupert up against the cage.
Artist tries to work over Rupert's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Artist lands a nice knee to the body.
Artist misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rupert wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Artist has him pressed against the cage.
Artist is trying to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Artist holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Rupert blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rupert is trying to force a seperation but Artist has the dominant position.
Artist can't find room to land a body shot as Rupert controls the action.
Artist struggles to land a body shot inside as Rupert controls his hands.
Rupert is trying to force a seperation but Artist has the dominant position.
Artist stalling in the clinch but Rupert improves position.
Rupert blocks an uppercut.
Rupert working hard to break the clinch.
Artist fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Artist tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Artist misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rupert pushes off an throws an elbow but Artist leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rupert blocks a body shot from Artist.
Rupert blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rupert wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Artist misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Artist tries to land knees in the clinch but Rupert avoids the damage to the body.
Rupert tries to break free but Artist pushes him back against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Artist tries to throw a body punch but Rupert avoids it by throwing Artist back against the cage.
Rupert blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Artist blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Artist throws an elbow but it misses.
Artist misses with an elbow strike.
Artist throws a head punch that misses.
Rupert managing to block the knees to the body from Artist.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Unkind Artist showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Martin Rupert's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Artist rushes Rupert and presses him up against the cage.
Artist tries a knee to the head but Rupert blocks it.
Rupert has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Artist tries to throw a body punch but Rupert avoids it by throwing Artist back against the cage.
Artist misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rupert.
Rupert tries to break free but Artist pushes him back against the cage.
Rupert wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Artist throws a punch but it's blocked by Rupert.
Rupert blocks an elbow strike from Artist.
Rupert wants to break free but Artist has control.
Artist lands a knee to the body.
Rupert has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Artist tries to land knees in the clinch but Rupert avoids the damage to the body.
Artist looking to stall.
Rupert has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Artist throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Artist goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stalling in the clinch from Artist.
Artist keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rupert's efforts to push away.
Rupert is trying to break the clinch but Artist is controlling him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Artist trying to land knees to the body.
Rupert wants to break the clinch but can't.
Artist tries to land a knee to the head but Rupert blocks with his arms.
Artist goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Artist misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rupert.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Artist has Rupert pressed against the cage, preventing Rupert from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Artist pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Artist misses with a knee strike.
Artist is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Rupert tries to break free but Artist pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rupert.
Artist throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rupert blocking some punches.
Artist trying to control the position but instead, Rupert has worked for underhooks and has pushed Artist into the cage.
Rupert is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Artist missing with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Artist.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rupert as Artist tries to tie him up.
Artist tries to land a knee to the head but Rupert blocks with his arms.
Artist trying to land knees to the body.
Artist throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rupert blocks it with crossed arms.
Artist is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rupert is defending well for now.
Artist fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Artist looking to throw knees to the head but Rupert is blocking nicely.
Rupert blocks an elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Artist.
Artist creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Artist throws a knee to the head but misses.
Artist misses with an elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Artist is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rupert is defending well for now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Artist.
Rupert wants to get back to striking at distance but Artist won't allow it.
Rupert blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rupert looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rupert wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Artist tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rupert swings wildly with an uppercut but Artist uses good head movement to avoid it.
Artist can't find room to land a body shot as Rupert controls the action.
Artist trying to land knees to the body.
Rupert takes an elbow to the temple.
Artist is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rupert is keeping busy.
Rupert avoids a wild elbow strike from Artist.
Artist misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Artist fails to land.
Rupert tries to circle away but Artist has him pinned against the cage.
Rupert has had enough of the clinch but Artist keeps him there for the moment.
Artist misses with a punch to the body.
Artist misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rupert.
Rupert tries to break the clinch but Artist is controlling the position.
Artist misses with a short punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Artist creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Artist trying to land knees to the body.
Rupert is trying to force a seperation but Artist has the dominant position.
Rupert prevents a body shot from Artist.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Artist trying to land knees to the body.
Artist has Rupert pressed against the cage, preventing Rupert from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rupert avoiding damage as Artist throws knees to the body.
Rupert looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Artist tries to throw a body punch but Rupert avoids it by throwing Artist back against the cage.
Rupert looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rupert working hard to break the clinch.
Artist tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Artist tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rupert's elbow.
Unkind Artist is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Artist working aggressively here.
Artist misses with a body punch.
Artist creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A frustrated look appears on Rupert's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Artist trying to land knees to the body.
Artist holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Rupert blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rupert tries to break free but Artist pushes him back against the cage.
Rupert is trying to force a seperation but Artist has the dominant position.
Rupert wants to break the clinch but can't.
Artist tries a body shot but Rupert blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rupert blocks a body shot from Artist.
Artist struggles to land a body shot inside as Rupert controls his hands.
Artist leaning against his opponent.
Rupert wants to break free but Artist has control.
Artist struggles to land a body shot inside as Rupert controls his hands.
Rupert blocks an elbow strike.
Artist tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rupert's elbow.
Artist keeps control of Rupert as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Come on Artist - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Rupert wants to get back to striking at distance but Artist won't allow it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Artist throws an elbow but misses.
Artist keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rupert's efforts to push away.
Artist is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rupert is defending well for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Artist goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Artist stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Martin Rupert has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Artist misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rupert.

And that's the end of the fight!
Unkind Artist comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Artist 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Unkind Artist!