PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alex Andre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Draft Beer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andre comes into the arena with Memories- Guetta blaring out of the sound system. Beer has chosen 300 Violin Orchestra as his entrance music. Alex Andre had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Andre
vs
Beer

179 cm
22
154 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

190 cm
23
167 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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Crashforce Nutrition (Authentic 159Q Recovery $79)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alex Andre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Draft Beer!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beer misses with a leg kick
and Andre counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Andre throws a shot to the body.
Beer misses with a body shot.
Andre throws a leg kick but Beer checks it.
Beer throws a leg kick
and Andre counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Andre tries to clinch there but Beer circles away.
Andre misses with a hook.
Andre falls off balance throwing a combination
and Andre takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Andre swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beer misses with a wild body shot.
Andre digs a good hook to Beer's body.
No joy there for Andre, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Andre forces Beer back against the cage and clinches.
Beer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Andre struggles to land a body shot inside as Beer controls his hands.
Andre working aggressively here.

Beer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Beer fails with the takedown.
Andre lands a nice shot that snaps Beer's head back.
Andre misses with a left hand
enabling Beer to counter with a crisp jab.
Andre lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Alex Andre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andre throws a hook to the side of Beer's head but Beer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Beer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Andre cracks Beer with a right hand to the side of the head.
Beer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Andre misses with a double jab.
Beer throws a leg kick
and Andre counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A jab from Andre does it's job there.
Andre throws a big shot that misses.
Beer lands an overhand right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Beer.
Andre looks to land a combination but Beer avoids it well.
Beer on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Beer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Andre moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Andre lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Andre misses with a double jab
enabling Beer to counter with a crisp jab.
Andre blocks a jab.
Some wild striking there from Andre.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beer slips a straight right by Andre.
Andre swings widly with a right hand
and Andre takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Beer thows a body shot but no joy.
Beer misses with a leg kick
and Andre counters with a left to the body.
Andre throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Beer to counter with a crisp jab.
A head kick from Andre lands but Beer takes it in his stride.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Andre dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Beer has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Andre jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Andre dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Beer misses with a body shot
and Andre counters with a right hand to the body.
Beer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Andre counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alex Andre is winning the standup battle so far.
Andre connects with a single shot there.
Andre dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Beer. That did some damage!
Beer throws a right hand that misses
and Andre counters with a leg kick.
Beer shoots in but Andre avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Andre fails in his attempt to clinch.
Beer is breathing heavily.
Andre throws the left hand but Beer avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andre scores with a jab. Beer acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Andre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Andre scores with a crisp jab that stopped Beer in his tracks.
Andre misses with a jab, cross combination.
Beer throws a shot from downtown. Andre moves away and avoids it.
Andre misses with an uppercut.
Andre misses with an uppercut
and Beer counters with a stiff right hand.
Beer needs to keep his hands up - Andre had a free shot at his head there.
Beer gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Beer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Beer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Andre lands the left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice combination there by Andre.
Andre shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Beer eats them both and turns towards Andre to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Decent striking displayed by Andre there.

Beer is rocked!
Andre looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Andre throws out a loose jab but Beer uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beer looks to score with a jab to the body but Andre is just out of range.
Andre throws a lazy uppercut
and Beer counters with a nice leg kick.
Andre rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Andre takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Beer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Andre bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Andre fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Beer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Beer gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Andre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Beer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Andre moves away.
Andre throws an overhand right that lands on Beer's shoulder, as Beer tries to avoid the shot.
Andre tries to close the distance and clinch but Beer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Andre misses with a body shot
and Beer counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Beer is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Beer throws a leg kick that is checked
and Andre connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Beer will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Andre lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Andre dominated that second 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Beer missing with a left hand there. Andre was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A low kick from Beer misses
and Andre counters with a nice uppercut.
Andre moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Andre thumps Beer with a low kick.
Andre throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Beer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Andre doesn't manage to clinch there - Beer circles away.
Beer throws a leg kick
and Andre makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Andre throws an overhand right that lands on Beer's shoulder, as Beer tries to avoid the shot.
Beer closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Beer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andre throws an off balance right hand
and Beer counters with a one-two to the body.
Andre fails to land with a series of punches.
Alex Andre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Andre digs a good body shot into Beer's ribs.
Andre looks to land a right hand but Beer moved out of range.
Andre throws an off balance right hand

and Beer counters with a shoot takedown. Andre fights it but they end up in guard.
Andre is controlling Beer's posture.
Andre wants to sweep here but Beer controlling him for the moment.
Andre controlling the position.
Draft Beer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Alex Andre just wasn't active enough.
Andre fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Beer.
Andre feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Beer's calf.
Beer throws a lazy right hand but Andre sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big right from Beer misses.
A big right from Andre misses.
Beer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Andre.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beer misses with a leg kick
and Beer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A swing and a miss from Beer.
Beer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Andre.
Beer has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Andre is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Beer.
Andre scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Beer's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Andre throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Beer counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Andre digs a good body shot into Beer's ribs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Andre. Beer does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andre tests Beer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Andre throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Andre tries a head kick but it misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Beer. Andre does a little dance to reset his feet.
Andre swinging wildly here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big right from Andre misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Andre showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Andre, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Andre!