PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Saxon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Intergender Wrestling Champion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Intergender Wrestling Champion has chosen 50 cent ft mann - buzzin new song 2010 music video as his entrance music. Andy Intergender Wrestling Champion has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Johnny Saxon's chin.

Saxon
vs
Intergender Wrestling Champion

182 cm
19
180 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

188 cm
21
181 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johnny Saxon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andy Intergender Wrestling Champion!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Saxon misses its intended target.
Saxon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Saxon tries to bum rush Intergender Wrestling Champion with a series of wild strikes but Intergender Wrestling Champion uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnny Saxon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A good leg kick by Saxon.
Saxon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Saxon misses with a kick to the body.
Intergender Wrestling Champion showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Saxon.
Saxon throws a right hand that Intergender Wrestling Champion ducks under and follows up with a left that Intergender Wrestling Champion also avoids with ease.

Intergender Wrestling Champion instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saxon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Saxon is pressed up against the ropes. Intergender Wrestling Champion has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Saxon down to the mat. Saxon avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by Saxon. That's going to slow Intergender Wrestling Champion down.
Saxon misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Intergender Wrestling Champion dodges the punch combination from Saxon.
Saxon misses with an uppercut. Intergender Wrestling Champion saw that one coming.
Saxon loads up on a big right hand but Intergender Wrestling Champion slips the punch.
Saxon throws a looping overhand right but Intergender Wrestling Champion ducks down to avoid it.
Saxon digs a good body shot into Intergender Wrestling Champion's ribs.
Saxon throws a head kick that misses.
Saxon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Horrible takedown by Intergender Wrestling Champion or perhaps it was just good defense by Saxon which made him look bad.
Saxon digs a good body shot into Intergender Wrestling Champion's ribs.
Saxon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saxon misses with a low kick.
Intergender Wrestling Champion shoots in but no luck this time.
Johnny Saxon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andy Intergender Wrestling Champion.
Intergender Wrestling Champion avoids the head kick by Saxon.
Saxon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Saxon throws a head kick that misses.
Intergender Wrestling Champion bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Saxon connects with a solid leg kick.
Intergender Wrestling Champion avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A head kick misses from Saxon.
Saxon slaps away a takedown attempt from Intergender Wrestling Champion, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Saxon works over Intergender Wrestling Champion's head and body with a nice combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Intergender Wrestling Champion dodges the punch combination from Saxon.
Intergender Wrestling Champion slips a straight right by Saxon.
A head kick misses from Saxon.
Saxon misses with a looping left.
Intergender Wrestling Champion shoots in for a takedown but Saxon shows good takedown defense.
Saxon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Intergender Wrestling Champion ducks under a wild hook from Saxon.
Intergender Wrestling Champion avoids the head kick by Saxon.
Saxon swinging wildly here.
Intergender Wrestling Champion dodges the punch combination from Saxon.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Saxon tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Intergender Wrestling Champion is able to avoid easily.
Saxon throws out a loose jab but Intergender Wrestling Champion uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saxon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Intergender Wrestling Champion circles away quickly and effectively.
Saxon fails to land with a series of punches.

Intergender Wrestling Champion shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Intergender Wrestling Champion showed some decent athleticism there.
Intergender Wrestling Champion working the head and body with strikes.
Saxon is staying active underneath Intergender Wrestling Champion, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Saxon wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Saxon dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Intergender Wrestling Champion avoids the head kick by Saxon.
Saxon scores with a nice body kick.
Intergender Wrestling Champion changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Saxon tries to avoid it but Intergender Wrestling Champion manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Saxon to the ground. Saxon escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Saxon throws a sloppy head kick and Intergender Wrestling Champion moves out of range easily.
Saxon scores with a head kick. Intergender Wrestling Champion tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Saxon with a jab.
Saxon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Saxon misses with a head kick.
Intergender Wrestling Champion blocks a jab.
Saxon looks to land a body kick but Intergender Wrestling Champion moved away.
Saxon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Intergender Wrestling Champion slips a jab and a cross from Saxon.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saxon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Saxon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Saxon throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Johnny Saxon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Saxon pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

Intergender Wrestling Champion shoots in and bounces Saxon off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Intergender Wrestling Champion working some strikes from top position.
Saxon wants to stand but Intergender Wrestling Champion is controlling the position.
Intergender Wrestling Champion is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saxon is looking to stand up but Intergender Wrestling Champion isn't so interested in that idea.
Intergender Wrestling Champion controls from within his opponent's guard.
Saxon wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Intergender Wrestling Champion manages to pass to side control.
Saxon taking some punishment here, with Intergender Wrestling Champion in his half guard.
Intergender Wrestling Champion slips a nice elbow through Saxon's hands, connecting with Saxon's forehead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saxon wants to get back to his feet.
Intergender Wrestling Champion works his way into side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Intergender Wrestling Champion.
Intergender Wrestling Champion wants to lay and pray for a moment but Saxon keeps working.
Saxon is pushing Intergender Wrestling Champion's head away, looking to escape. Intergender Wrestling Champion manages to hold on to the position though.
Intergender Wrestling Champion is looking to take a break and control but Saxon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Intergender Wrestling Champion prevents Saxon from escaping the position.

That's four 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.
Intergender Wrestling Champion is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Intergender Wrestling Champion has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Saxon takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Intergender Wrestling Champion works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

Saxon explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Saxon tries a head kick but it misses.
Saxon defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Intergender Wrestling Champion.
Saxon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Intergender Wrestling Champion fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Saxon sprawls well initially but Intergender Wrestling Champion persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Intergender Wrestling Champion scoring with strikes to the body and head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andy Intergender Wrestling Champion showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Intergender Wrestling Champion moves out of range of the strikes.
Saxon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Saxon scores with a jab to the jaw.

Intergender Wrestling Champion instigates a clinch.
Saxon has had enough of the clinch but Intergender Wrestling Champion keeps him there for the moment.

Intergender Wrestling Champion's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnny Saxon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Intergender Wrestling Champion shoots in and gets a takedown into Saxon's guard.
Saxon is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Intergender Wrestling Champion trying to control but Saxon is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saxon wants to get back to his feet but Intergender Wrestling Champion is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Intergender Wrestling Champion sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Saxon's guard.
Saxon is trying to stand back up but Intergender Wrestling Champion is controlling him
Intergender Wrestling Champion with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Intergender Wrestling Champion throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Intergender Wrestling Champion prevents Saxon from standing back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Intergender Wrestling Champion is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Intergender Wrestling Champion throwing shots but Saxon is blocking nicely.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Saxon is trying to stand up here but Intergender Wrestling Champion is controlling him well.
Intergender Wrestling Champion trying to control from half guard but Saxon is working away.
Intergender Wrestling Champion throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Intergender Wrestling Champion content to control rather than advance.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Andy Intergender Wrestling Champion was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Intergender Wrestling Champion darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Intergender Wrestling Champion landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Saxon tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Intergender Wrestling Champion manages to move to mount!
Intergender Wrestling Champion controlling the position easily from mount.
The referee warns Saxon that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saxon is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Intergender Wrestling Champion cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Intergender Wrestling Champion scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Saxon?
Intergender Wrestling Champion controlling the pace for now.
Intergender Wrestling Champion working the ground and pound effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andy Intergender Wrestling Champion really dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Intergender Wrestling Champion shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Saxon misses with a double jab.
Donk. Saxon catches Intergender Wrestling Champion right on the button with a cross.
Saxon is looking to chop away at Intergender Wrestling Champion's legs.
Saxon throws out a loose jab but Intergender Wrestling Champion uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saxon swinging wildly here.
Saxon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Intergender Wrestling Champion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saxon throws a head kick that misses.
Intergender Wrestling Champion takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Intergender Wrestling Champion defending well as Saxon loads up on a big left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saxon pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Intergender Wrestling Champion.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Saxon is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Intergender Wrestling Champion is controlling him well.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Intergender Wrestling Champion scoring with punches and elbows.
Saxon is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Intergender Wrestling Champion is chipping away with strikes.
Intergender Wrestling Champion slows the pace down.
Saxon wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saxon takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Intergender Wrestling Champion prevents Saxon from escaping the position.
Intergender Wrestling Champion in side control lands a decent elbow.
Intergender Wrestling Champion scores with a couple of short elbows.
Intergender Wrestling Champion taking a breather here.

Intergender Wrestling Champion tries for a kimura but Saxon is defending well.
Saxon is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Intergender Wrestling Champion staying calm.
Intergender Wrestling Champion working the head with strikes.
Saxon is looking to get back to his feet here but Intergender Wrestling Champion is keeping cool and he's managed to take Saxon's back.
Intergender Wrestling Champion scores with punches and elbows.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saxon trying to get back to his feet but Intergender Wrestling Champion is in full control for now.
Intergender Wrestling Champion is landing with strikes. Saxon can't take much more of this.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andy Intergender Wrestling Champion dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Saxon gets caught flat footed, as Intergender Wrestling Champion shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Intergender Wrestling Champion throwing strikes from guard but Saxon blocks nicely.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Intergender Wrestling Champion's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Saxon wants to stand but Intergender Wrestling Champion is controlling the position.
Intergender Wrestling Champion trying to control but Saxon is working from the bottom.
Intergender Wrestling Champion prevents Saxon from getting back to his feet.
Intergender Wrestling Champion throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Intergender Wrestling Champion wants to pass the guard but Saxon is keeping the position.
Intergender Wrestling Champion working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Saxon keeping moving, preventing Intergender Wrestling Champion from controlling successfully.
Andy Intergender Wrestling Champion has got the better of the ground game so far.
Intergender Wrestling Champion throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Saxon works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Intergender Wrestling Champion postures up in Saxon's guard and throws a big left but Saxon blocks it.
Saxon wants to stand up but Intergender Wrestling Champion is controlling him.
Saxon is wriggling around but Intergender Wrestling Champion manages to pass to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Intergender Wrestling Champion slows the pace down in half guard.
Saxon pushes Intergender Wrestling Champion off looking to stand but Intergender Wrestling Champion dives back in and keeps control.

Intergender Wrestling Champion is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Saxon wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Intergender Wrestling Champion there.
Intergender Wrestling Champion winds up and cracks Saxon with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Saxon is trying to stand.
Intergender Wrestling Champion with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Intergender Wrestling Champion lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Saxon looks like he's trying to stand up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Intergender Wrestling Champion in particular looking to stall.

That's four 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.
Saxon is trying to escape back to his feet but Intergender Wrestling Champion uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Andy Intergender Wrestling Champion is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Intergender Wrestling Champion scores with a couple of short elbows.
Intergender Wrestling Champion advances nicely into full mount.
Intergender Wrestling Champion breaks from Saxon's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Intergender Wrestling Champion fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Saxon's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Intergender Wrestling Champion lands a nice shot to the head.
Johnny Saxon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Saxon is rocked!

Saxon defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Intergender Wrestling Champion.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andy Intergender Wrestling Champion comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Intergender Wrestling Champion 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 46:49
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 46:49
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andy Intergender Wrestling Champion! Andy Intergender Wrestling Champion retains his middleweight title!