PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stanley Ipkis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Klaus Vandershultz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Ipkis
vs
Vandershultz

175 cm
23
178 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

179 cm
18
177 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stanley Ipkis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Klaus Vandershultz!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vandershultz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ipkis throws a leg kick but Vandershultz sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ipkis throws a nice outside leg kick.

Vandershultz drives through and clinches with Ipkis against the cage.
Vandershultz is trying to push Ipkis away but Ipkis has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ipkis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Ipkis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vandershultz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Ipkis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Ipkis manages to break the clinch.
Vandershultz tries a head kick but it misses.
Ipkis pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Vandershultz back to the cage. Ipkis follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Vandershultz tries a head kick but it misses.

Ipkis looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Ipkis looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ipkis working Vandershultz over with strikes.
Ipkis scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ipkis drops an elbow to the side of Vandershultz's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ipkis drops an elbow to the side of Vandershultz's head.
Vandershultz is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ipkis scores with a couple of nice shots.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ipkis in particular looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vandershultz is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ipkis scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ipkis lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Vandershultz looks gassed!
Ipkis working the head and body with strikes.
Ipkis is nestled in close to Vandershultz, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Vandershultz taking some punishment here, with Ipkis in his half guard.
Vandershultz has hold of Ipkis's hands but Ipkis slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ipkis is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Vandershultz is staying active underneath Ipkis, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ipkis controlling the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Ipkis is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Vandershultz sees it coming and defends easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ipkis working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ipkis working over Vandershultz with some ground and pound. Vandershultz looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Ipkis is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Vandershultz is just riding it out for now. Ipkis eventually gives up the hold.
Ipkis drops an elbow to the side of Vandershultz's head.
Ipkis is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ipkis takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ipkis lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Ipkis there.
Ipkis scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ipkis seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Ipkis is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Vandershultz!
Ipkis looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ipkis pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Ipkis with good strikes from the mount here!
Ipkis is landing with some decent strikes but Vandershultz is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ipkis fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

Vandershultz is rocked!
Ipkis can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Vandershultz is looking to escape.
Ipkis landing strikes from the mount and Vandershultz is in trouble!
Vandershultz is still in real trouble! Can Ipkis finish him?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ipkis lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Vandershultz seems to have recovered his senses.
Ipkis can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Vandershultz is looking to escape.
Ipkis postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Vandershultz looks a forlorn figure.
Ipkis landing punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vandershultz is in a horrible position here. Ipkis smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Ipkis sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stanley Ipkis dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Ipkis misses with a low kick.

Ipkis drops Vandershultz with a beautiful combination! Vandershultz stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Ipkis is looking for the KO!

It looks like Klaus Vandershultz has been cut.
Ipkis lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Vandershultz can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Ipkis and Vandershultz drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Ipkis.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stanley Ipkis!