PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marco Vlay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bengt Andre Eikaas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eikaas has chosen Jedi Mind Tricks - On The Eve Of War as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Vlay
vs
Andre Eikaas

189 cm
21
214 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

188 cm
27
215 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marco Vlay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bengt Andre Eikaas!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Aafke Stam and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vlay tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Eikaas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vlay moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Vlay lands a nice leg kick that just misses Eikaas's sensitive parts.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vlay.
Eikaas has his takedown stuffed
and Vlay counters with a good, hard body kick but Eikaas shrugs it off.
Eikaas looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vlay lands a high kick!
Vlay moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Vlay. Eikaas shrugs it off though.
Vlay connects with an inside leg kick.
Vlay lands with a nice body kick.
Vlay is looking to slow Eikaas down with leg kicks.
Vlay lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Eikaas on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Eikaas takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A head kick from Vlay lands but Eikaas takes it in his stride.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Vlay, right into the meat.
Vlay scores with a leg kick.
Eikaas steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Vlay. That one must have hurt.
Vlay connects with an inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eikaas steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Vlay. That one must have hurt.
Vlay lands a jab to Eikaas's midsection.
Eikaas steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Vlay. That one must have hurt.
That kick from Vlay tenderised Eikaas's leg. Eikaas is trying to keep his angry face on.
Vlay connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slapping leg kick lands for Vlay.
Marco Vlay is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vlay with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Eikaas takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Vlay scores with a head kick.
Vlay throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Vlay scoring well with a low kick there.
Vlay thuds his shin into the meat of Eikaas's side.
Vlay throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Eikaas's head.
Vlay lands a head kick. Eikaas smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Good leg kick by Vlay there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Vlay turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Vlay.
Vlay throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Eikaas's head.
A good leg kick by Vlay.
Eikaas misses with a takedown

and Vlay counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Vlay.
Eikaas's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Vlay landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Vlay working Eikaas over with knees to the body.
Vlay tries to land a knee to the head but Eikaas blocks with his arms.
Vlay working Eikaas over with knees to the body.
Vlay misses with a knee to the head.
Vlay holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Vlay is pressed up against the cage. Eikaas has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Vlay down to the mat. Vlay avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Marco Vlay has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bengt Andre Eikaas.
Vlay throws a head kick that misses.
Eikaas gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

Vlay rushes Eikaas and presses him up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Vlay to work.
Eikaas is trying desperately to land a takedown but Vlay is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Eikaas.
Vlay with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Vlay working Eikaas over with knees to the body.
Vlay stalling the fight.
Eikaas wants a takedown.

Vlay's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vlay fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Eikaas has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

Vlay moves into the clinch successfully.
Eikaas tries to score a body lock takedown but Vlay shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Vlay escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Eikaas gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Vlay counters with a solid body kick.
Vlay dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Eikaas. That did some damage!
A nice leg kick lands there from Vlay.
Eikaas takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Vlay looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vlay connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Eikaas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vlay.
Vlay connects with a leg kick. Eikaas looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Eikaas shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Vlay counters with a thumping low kick.
Vlay plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Eikaas crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Vlay - the referee stops the clock and Eikaas gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Vlay. Eikaas manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Vlay scoring well with a low kick there.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Vlay.
Eikaas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vlay. Vlay obviously looking to wear him down.
Vlay connects with a solid leg kick.
Vlay plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vlay throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Vlay scores with a push kick.
Eikaas has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Vlay.
Vlay is looking to slow Eikaas down with leg kicks.
Vlay scores with a push kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marco Vlay 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.

Nice body kick there by Vlay.
Eikaas takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Vlay throws a front kick that sends Eikaas stumbling back into the cage.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vlay. That's going to slow Eikaas down.
Vlay scores with a leg kick.
Marco Vlay is winning the standup battle so far.
Vlay scores with a head kick. Eikaas tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Vlay lands a head kick. Eikaas smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Vlay has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vlay looking to throw knees to the head but Eikaas is blocking nicely.
Vlay tries a knee to the head but Eikaas blocks it.
Vlay is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Eikaas can do to turn this around?
Stalling in the clinch from Vlay.
Eikaas is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Vlay pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Vlay connects with a nasty looking knee right to Eikaas's face.
Vlay lands a knee to the body.
Vlay lands a nice elbow.
Vlay avoiding damage.
Vlay utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vlay connects with a nasty looking knee right to Eikaas's face.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Vlay wants the takedown. Eikaas is fighting it off but Vlay persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Eikaas's guard against the cage.
Vlay stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Eikaas swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Eikaas is looking to stand up but Vlay isn't so interested in that idea.

Vlay thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Eikaas tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Vlay trying to control the position from guard on top but Eikaas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Eikaas is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Vlay is controlling him.
Eikaas wants to sweep but no luck.
Vlay trying to control but Eikaas is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vlay pushing down on Eikaas's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Eikaas wants to get back to full guard.

Vlay seems to be working for a kimura but Eikaas defends the submission attempt.

Vlay seems to be working for a kimura but Eikaas defends the submission attempt.
Eikaas is trying to stand.

Vlay is looking for a kimura here.
Vlay moves nicely into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Vlay is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Eikaas has escaped the position, nice work there.

Vlay tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Vlay has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Eikaas wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Vlay scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Eikaas to see if he's OK.
Eikaas is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

Vlay thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eikaas pushes Vlay away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Vlay gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

Vlay tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Vlay has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Vlay working the ground and pound but Eikaas is defending the strikes.
Eikaas is trying to work for a sweep but Vlay has mounted him!
Vlay throwing strikes here but Eikaas is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Vlay looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Vlay has hold of Eikaas's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Eikaas manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marco Vlay dominated that second round.
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!

Vlay fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Eikaas manages to avoid it.
Eikaas with a poor takedown
and Vlay counters with a nice body kick.
Vlay scores with a body shot.
Vlay lands a head kick. Eikaas smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vlay looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vlay throws a front kick that sends Eikaas stumbling back into the cage.
Bengt Andre Eikaas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Eikaas takes a kick to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vlay lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Vlay lands with a slapping head kick.

Eikaas is rocked!
A slapping body kick lands there for Vlay.
Eikaas is still on wobbly legs! Can Vlay finish him?
Vlay lands a brutal head kick. Eikaas looks out on his feet and Vlay throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Marco Vlay!