PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Leissner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Janssen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Leissner might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to GoToSleep. Janssen has chosen DJ Madman - Meisje zo lelijk als de nacht as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Leissner
vs
Janssen

188 cm
19
165 lbs
3 - 0 - 1

176 cm
23
181 lbs
8 - 10 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Powerful

The Adrenaline Matrix

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 3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gabriel Leissner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jan Janssen!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Saam Ante and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leissner circles away from the clinch attempt
and Leissner counters with a straight right hand.
Leissner does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Janssen misses with an uppercut
and Leissner makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Janssen wants to clinch but Leissner slips to the side
and Leissner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leissner looks to score with a jab to the body but Janssen is just out of range.
Leissner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Janssen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Leissner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Leissner throws a lazy uppercut
and Janssen counters with a three punch combo that has Leissner backing up. Leissner nods at Janssen to acknowledge the strikes.
Leissner lands with a nice combination. Janssen backs away looking to recover.
Leissner throws a head kick that misses
and Janssen counters with a two punch combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leissner dips to his left and cracks Janssen with an uppercut!
Leissner misses with a left hand
and Janssen counters with a three punch combo that has Leissner backing up. Leissner nods at Janssen to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leissner cracks Janssen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Janssen throws a combination that misses
and Janssen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Leissner really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Leissner misses with a right hand
and Janssen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Leissner. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Leissner.
Leissner throws a right hand that misses
and Janssen counters with a one-two to the body.
Janssen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Leissner.
Janssen throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Leissner counters with a right hand to the body.
Leissner is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Janssen misses with a double jab
and Leissner counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Janssen thinking.
Janssen is working the combinations to good effect here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Janssen tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Leissner counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Leissner scores with a nice strike.
Leissner is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A right-left combo lands from Leissner.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Janssen connects with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jan Janssen dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Leissner misses with a body punch
and Janssen counters with a two punch combo.
Janssen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Leissner counters with a straight right hand.
Janssen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Janssen throws a combination that misses
and Leissner counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Janssen thinking.
Janssen misses with a combination
and Leissner counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Janssen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Leissner counters with a nice leg kick.
A nice combination there by Janssen.
Leissner throws a poor cross that misses
and Janssen counters with a two punch combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Leissner.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leissner. Janssen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Janssen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Leissner throws out the jab.
Janssen misses with a combination
and Leissner counters with a flying knee. Nice.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leissner throws a body punch but Janssen moves out of range.
Janssen throws a lazy body kick
and Leissner counters with an inside leg kick.
Janssen throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

It looks like Gabriel Leissner has been cut.
Janssen blocks a jab.
Leissner will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jan Janssen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Janssen misses with a combination
and Leissner counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Leissner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Janssen manages to avoid it.
Leissner misses with a hook
and Janssen counters with a series of strikes. Leissner will be more careful next time no doubt.
Janssen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Leissner counters with a body kick that stops Janssen in his tracks momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jan Janssen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gabriel Leissner's cut.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Janssen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Leissner counters with a three punch combo that has Janssen backing up. Janssen nods at Leissner to acknowledge the strikes.
Janssen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Leissner counters with a straight right hand.
Janssen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Janssen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Janssen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leissner misses with a left hand
and Janssen counters with a one-two to the body.
Janssen throws a combination that misses
and Leissner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Janssen tries to move into range but Leissner moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nice shot by Leissner.
Leissner lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Janssen staying out of range there.
Janssen misses with the body kick
and Leissner counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Janssen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Leissner misses with a lunging right hand
and Janssen counters with a nice kick to the body.
Janssen throws a combination that misses
and Leissner counters with a left to the body.
Leissner misses with a hook. Janssen ducked under it nicely.
Janssen throws a combination that misses
and Leissner counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leissner scores with a nice strike.
Janssen tries to clinch but Leissner moves away
and Leissner counters with a thumping low kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Janssen staying out of range there.
Leissner rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Janssen counters with an inside leg kick.
Leissner connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jan Janssen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

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.
Janssen tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Leissner manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Janssen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Leissner counters with a nice body shot.
Leissner misses with a hook
and Leissner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Leissner throws a poor cross that misses
and Leissner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Gabriel Leissner.
Well Janssen 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jan Janssen!