PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ice Lander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Punch Von Spar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lander comes to the cage accompanied by Tribute. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Lander
vs
Von Spar

190 cm
22
195 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

190 cm
25
195 lbs
12 - 6 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Powerful

{GTI} - HGH Nutrients
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[WAO]MADE IN GERMANY

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 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ice Lander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Punch Von Spar!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lander throws a lazy uppercut
and Von Spar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Von Spar lands a glancing blow to the side of Lander's head.
Lander swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lander doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Von Spar fails to land with a series of punches.
Lander rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Von Spar counters with a nice body shot.
Lander thumps Von Spar with a low kick.
Lander throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Von Spar stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lander thows a leg kick but Von Spar checks it
enabling Von Spar to counter with a crisp jab.
Lander rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Von Spar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Von Spar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lander misses with a right hand

and Von Spar holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lander lands a shot to the body.
Lander throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lander missing with knees to the body.
Lander with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Von Spar lands a right hand.
Von Spar lands a hook that snaps the head of Lander backwards.
Von Spar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lander unloads a knee to the mid-section. Von Spar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Von Spar misses with a punch on the inside.
Lander throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Von Spar blocks it with crossed arms.
Von Spar swings wildly with an uppercut but Lander uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lander lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Von Spar dodges an elbow strike from Lander.
Von Spar misses with a body punch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lander throws an elbow but misses.
Lander lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lander tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Von Spar avoids it.
A right handed body shot lands from Lander.
Von Spar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lander tries to land knees in the clinch but Von Spar avoids the damage to the body.
A right hand to the body from Von Spar.
Von Spar tries to throw a body punch but Lander avoids it by throwing Von Spar back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Von Spar.
Von Spar avoiding damage as Lander throws knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Spar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lander pushes off an throws an elbow but Von Spar leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Von Spar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Landers head.
Lander lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lander landing knees to the body.
Von Spar lands a shot to the body.
Lander softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lander misses with an elbow over the top.
Von Spar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
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!
Knees in the clinch landing for Lander.
Von Spar scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lander unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Von Spar looks gassed!
Nice body punch from Von Spar.
Lander landing knees to the body.
Von Spar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lander creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Von Spar's defenses.
Lander softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lander tries to land knees in the clinch but Von Spar avoids the damage to the body.
Von Spar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lander throws a head punch that misses.
Von Spar lands a shoulder strike.
Lander blocks a body shot from Von Spar.
Von Spar misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lander just misses with a elbow thrown towards Von Spar's brow.
Lander blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Von Spar misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lander just misses with a elbow thrown towards Von Spar's brow.
A short right from Von Spar on the inside.
Von Spar digs a right hand into Lander's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lander's gas tank.
Von Spar scores with a nice hook to the head.
Von Spar misses with a punch to the body.
Von Spar lands an uppercut.
Von Spar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Landers head.
Lander throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Lander scores with a nice short uppercut.
Von Spar tries to work over Lander's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, Von Spar scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lander throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lander blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Von Spar misses with some punches.
Von Spar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lander tries a knee to the head but Von Spar blocks it.
Lander landing knees to the body.
Lander misses with a knee to the head.
Von Spar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lander throws an elbow but misses.
Lander tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Von Spar takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Punch Von Spar has been cut.
Von Spar lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lander misses with a body punch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lander throws an elbow but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Spar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lander backwards.
Lander makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lander misses with an elbow over the top.
Lander tries to land a knee to the head but Von Spar blocks with his arms.
Von Spar lands a body punch.
Von Spar scores with a hook to the body.
Lander tries to land knees in the clinch but Von Spar avoids the damage to the body.
Von Spar pushes Lander back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Von Spar.
Von Spar blocks the elbow strike.
Lander is trying to stall.
Von Spar throws a head punch that misses.
Von Spar scores with a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Von Spar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Von Spar.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Von Spar lands a nice uppercut.
Von Spar lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Von Spar.
Von Spar managing to block the knees to the body from Lander.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Von Spar stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Von Spar lands a hook that snaps the head of Lander backwards.
Von Spar scores with a shoulder strike.
Von Spar dodges an elbow strike from Lander.
A right handed body shot lands from Von Spar.
Nice body punch from Von Spar - that landed with a thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Punch Von Spar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Punch Von Spar's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Lander takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Von Spar lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lander misses with a kick to the body.
Von Spar clobbers Lander with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lander misses with a right hand
and Von Spar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Von Spar checks a leg kick.
Lander misses with a hook
and Von Spar counters with a one-two to the body.
Lander misses with an uppercut
and Von Spar counters with a series of strikes. Lander will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lander rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Von Spar counters with a nice uppercut.
Lander throws a leg kick that is checked
and Von Spar counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Von Spar catches Lander right on the button with a cross.
Von Spar rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lander counters with a nice leg kick.
Von Spar chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lander can pounce on him.
Von Spar throws a combination. Lander tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Lander throws a right hand that misses
letting Von Spar counter with a right hand.
Von Spar lands with an overhand left.
Lander throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lander throws a leg kick
and Von Spar counters with a nice uppercut.
Lander throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Von Spar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lander misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Spar throws a hook but Lander avoids it easily.
Lander finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lander tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Von Spar is able to avoid easily.
Von Spar throws a poor cross that misses
and Lander counters with a nice kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lander throws a poor cross that misses
and Lander takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Von Spar moves into range and clinches up with Lander.
Lander has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Nice elbow from Lander.
A left hand lands to the body for Von Spar.
Von Spar presses Lander against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Von Spar works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lander's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lander tries to land knees in the clinch but Von Spar avoids the damage to the body.
Lander misses with an elbow over the top.
Von Spar softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Von Spar throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Von Spar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lander backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Von Spar.
Von Spar is leaning against Lander and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lander blocking some punches.
Von Spar managing to block the knees to the body from Lander.
Von Spar lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Von Spar misses with some punches.
Lander misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Von Spar.
Lander looking to throw knees to the head but Von Spar is blocking nicely.
Lander creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Von Spar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Von Spar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Von Spar lands a body punch in the clinch.
Von Spar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Von Spar.
Von Spar lands a body punch in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Von Spar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Von Spar digs a right hand underneath Lander's ribcage. Lander let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Von Spar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Von Spar works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Von Spar pushes Lander back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Von Spar lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Von Spar.
Lander takes a shot to the head.
Lander tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Von Spar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Von Spar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Von Spar works on Lander's body with a couple of short punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Von Spar.
Von Spar cracks Lander with a nice body shot.
Von Spar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Von Spar lands a body punch.
Punch Von Spar seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Von Spar gets through Lander's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Von Spar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Von Spar scores with a hook to the body.
Von Spar gets through Lander's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Von Spar swings wildly with an uppercut but Lander uses good head movement to avoid it.
Von Spar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lander backwards.
Von Spar is working Lander over against the cage.
A short left from Von Spar.
Von Spar lands a nice shot to the body.
Von Spar gets through Lander's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Von Spar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lander backwards.
Good body shot from Von Spar.
Lander misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lander tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lander tries to land knees in the clinch but Von Spar avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Von Spar stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short left from Von Spar.
A shot in the inside from Von Spar.
Von Spar stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A shot in the inside from Von Spar.
Von Spar stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Punch Von Spar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Punch Von Spar's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Lander takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lander looks to throw a body kick
and Lander takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lander throws a left and a right that both miss
and Von Spar counters with a series of strikes. Lander will be more careful next time no doubt.
Von Spar thuds his right hand into Lander's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lander throws a right hand that misses
and Lander takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lander misses with a left hand
and Von Spar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lander misses with a hook to the body
and Von Spar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lander thows a leg kick but Von Spar checks it
and Von Spar counters with a nice uppercut.
Lander misses with a left hand
and Von Spar counters with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lander throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Spar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lander needs to keep his hands up - Von Spar had a free shot at his head there.
Von Spar keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lander is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
No joy there for Von Spar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Punch Von Spar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Von Spar misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lander throws a front kick aimed at Von Spar's knee but Von Spar avoids it well.
Lander rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Von Spar counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lander wants to slow Von Spar down by chopping away at his legs.
Ice Lander has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lander thuds his right hand into Von Spar's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lander misses with a left hand
and Von Spar counters with a nice uppercut.
Lander misses with a left hand
letting Von Spar counter with a right hand.
Ice Lander seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Von Spar connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lander's hands.
Lander throws a good cross that connects.
Lander walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

Von Spar closes the distance and pushes Lander back into the cage.
Von Spar lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lander.
Von Spar throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Von Spar tries to throw a body punch but Lander avoids it by throwing Von Spar back against the cage.
Lander misses with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Lander.
Von Spar scores with a hook to the body.
Von Spar lands a hook that snaps the head of Lander backwards.
Lander landing knees to the body.
Lander throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lander misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Von Spar.
Lander with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nice body punch from Von Spar.
Von Spar lands a shot to the body.
Lander lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Von Spar stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right hand to the body from Von Spar.
Von Spar lands with a left to the head.
A hook to the body from Von Spar.
Lander struggles to land a body shot inside as Von Spar controls his hands.
Von Spar lands with a right to the head.
Lander blocks an uppercut.
Von Spar lands with a short shot to the head.
Von Spar stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Von Spar gets through Lander's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Von Spar.
Von Spar is working Lander over against the cage.
Von Spar gets through Lander's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lander misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Von Spar.
Von Spar working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right handed body shot lands from Von Spar.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Von Spar lands with a short shot to the head.
Von Spar lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Von Spar.
Von Spar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A short uppercut from Von Spar.
Von Spar is working Lander over against the cage.
Von Spar lands a shoulder strike.
Von Spar lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Von Spar.
Von Spar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lander backwards.
Von Spar works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Von Spar lands a right hand.
Von Spar scores with a nice hook to the head.
Von Spar misses with some punches.
Von Spar lands a left hand.
Lander misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Von Spar.
Von Spar lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Von Spar lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Von Spar scores with a hook to the body.
Von Spar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Von Spar lands a body punch in the clinch.
Von Spar stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Good body shot from Von Spar.
Von Spar lands a body punch.
Von Spar softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Von Spar.
Von Spar scores with an uppercut up the middle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Punch Von Spar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Von Spar 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 26:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Punch Von Spar!