PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ca Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pepsi Cola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Li
vs
Cola

180 cm
26
146 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

180 cm
26
147 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Prefers standup

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ca Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pepsi Cola!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Daniel Blasius and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li misses with a body kick.
Cola has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Li.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Li misses with a kick to the body.
Li throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Li gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Cola makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Li throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Li is looking to chop away at Cola's legs.

Li lands a big head kick that sends Cola tumbling to the mat! Li takes a step backwards and waves Cola back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Pepsi Cola has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Li drives through and clinches with Cola against the ropes.
Li looking to slow down the pace here.
Li misses with a knee strike.
Cola can't get the takedown.
Li trying to land knees to the body.

Cola tightens his grip and picks Li up, before dumping him to the ground. Li manages to land in guard.

Cola avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Li is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cola is aware though and is defending well.
Cola stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Li swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Cola drops back looking for a leg! Li is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Li manages to kick Cola off! Cola jumps back into Li's guard.
Cola looks gassed!

Cola is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Li is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cola is aware though and is defending well.

Li is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cola is aware though and is defending well.
Cola wants to pass the guard but Li is keeping the position.
Li looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cola is one step ahead there.

Cola thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Cola sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Li's guard.

Li looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Li gets full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Li had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cola defends it easily.
Cola trying to control but Li is working from the bottom.

Cola thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Cola tries to free his leg and advance position but Li is retaining full guard.

Cola drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Cola jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Cola wants to control from the top but Li keeps moving.

Li has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cola can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Li is trying to control the position but Cola postures up.

Li is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cola defends well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cola trying to control but Li is working from the bottom.

Li working for a triangle but Cola defends it easily.
Li controls Cola momentarily but Cola frees himself.
Cola trying to control the position from guard on top but Li is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Li looking for a guillotine here but Cola defends easily.
Li manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cola manages to get himself to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Li avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Cola is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Cola manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Cola goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Li really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Li fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Li throws a push kick but Cola slaps the foot to one side.
Cola throws a head kick but Li moves out of range.

Cola tries to keep at a distance but Li has taken the fight into the clinch.
Li missing with knees to the body.
Cola avoiding damage as Li throws knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Li missing with knees to the body.
Cola wants a takedown but no success here.
Cola tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Li just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Ca Li has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pepsi Cola.

Cola jumps guard and drags Li to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Li slips nicely into half guard.

Li is looking for a kimura but Cola is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Li to get the leverage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ca Li dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pepsi Cola's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Li throws a front kick aimed at Cola's knee but Cola avoids it well.
Li throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Li throws a nice head kick!
Li blocks the body kick.
Li throws out a leg kick but Cola moves out of range and Li only half commits.
Cola checks a leg kick nicely.
Li throws a head kick but Cola moves out of range.
A lazy body kick from Li

and Cola counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Li takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cola tries to land a knee to the head but Li blocks with his arms.
Li with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Cola breaks the clinch.
Cola takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nice body kick from Cola.
Li motions for Cola to come forward. Li throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice body kick from Li.
Cola is looking to score with low kicks.

Li drives through and clinches with Cola against the ropes.
Li using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cola has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cola avoiding damage as Li throws knees to the body.
Li stops a takedown attempt from Cola.
Li stops a takedown attempt from Cola.

Cola pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cola misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Li.
Cola takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Li looks to land a body kick but Cola moved away.
A solid body kick from Li.
A solid leg kick lands there for Li.
Li delivers a nice body kick.
Li throws the kick towards the body but Cola avoids it.
Cola attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cola avoids a kick to the body.
Li moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Li looks to land a body kick but Cola moved away.
Cola tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Li throws a body kick that misses.
Li lands a nice looking kick to the body. Cola takes a step back to recover.
Li scores with a head kick. Cola tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Li misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cola pushes Li away with a front kick.
Li thows a body kick. Cola tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Cola lands with a nice body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li throws a half hearted mid kick.
Li fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cola has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cola has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Li.
Li looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cola takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Li throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Cola.
Cola misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Li, right into the meat.
Cola fails in his attempt to clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Li.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice leg kick lands there from Li.
Li misses with a body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Li.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cola avoiding damage as Li throws knees to the body.
Cola is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Li pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ca Li has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pepsi Cola.
Li throws a knee to the head but misses.
Li tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Cola breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Li looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Li on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cola. Cola obviously looking to wear him down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Cola. That one must have hurt.
Li blocks a head kick by Cola.
Li lands with a nice body kick.
A head kick misses from Li.
Li throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Li takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Li on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Li avoids the head kick by Cola.

Li fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cola, pushing him back against the ropes.
Li tries to land a knee to the head but Cola blocks with his arms.

Cola is trying to trip Li. He has hold of a leg but Li is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Cola persists though and gets the takedown into guard.

Li is looking for a triangle but Cola pushes his legs off easily.

Li had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cola defends it easily.

Li looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cola advances position into side control!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cola wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Li, who protects the arm well.
Li manages to get back to half guard.
Li pushes Cola off looking to stand but Cola dives back in and keeps control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Cola wants to control but Li is keeping him busy.

Li is defending against the submission attempts here by Cola.
Cola is looking to take a break and control but Li is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Li looking for submissions off his back.

Li looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ca Li dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pepsi Cola's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Cola throws a head kick that misses.
Li checks a leg kick.
Li misses with a body kick.
Li looks to land a body kick but Cola moved away.
Cola throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cola throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cola misses with a kick to the body.
Li moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Li lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cola's sensitive parts.
Li chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Li moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cola takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Li misses with a kick to the body.
Li throws a nice outside leg kick.
Li looks for the body kick but Cola saw that one coming.
Ca Li is winning the standup battle so far.
Li throws a quick inside leg kick.
Li throws a head kick but Cola moves out of range.
Li throws a head kick but Cola moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Li there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cola takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ca Li is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cola takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cola's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cola scores with a kick to the body.
Cola pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Li lands with a nice body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Li.
Nice body kick there by Li.
Cola sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Li throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A good leg kick by Cola.
Cola throws a solid leg kick but Li takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cola.
Cola takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cola throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Li.
Li throws a body kick that misses.
Cola throws a head kick that misses.
Cola looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Li throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Li feints and then cracks Cola's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cola down.

Li closes the distance and clinches.
Cola drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Li gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Pepsi Cola has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ca Li is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li trying to land knees to the body.
Li gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cola.
Li tries a knee to the head but Cola blocks it.
Li trying to land knees to the body.
Cola is trying to force a seperation but Li has the dominant position.
Cola goes for a takedown in the clinch but Li prevents it.
Ca Li has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pepsi Cola.
Li throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cola blocks it with crossed arms.
Cola is trying to force a seperation but Li has the dominant position.
A knee to the head by Li.
Li landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cola tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cola tries to score a body lock takedown but Li shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Li misses with a knee to the head.
Cola is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Li gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Li landing knees to the body.
Li gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cola.
Li using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cola has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cola is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Li is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cola is defending well for now.
Cola tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Li tries to land knees in the clinch but Cola avoids the damage to the body.
Cola is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Li tries a knee to the head but Cola blocks it.
Cola is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Li is defending well for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Cola wants to get back to striking at distance but Li won't allow it.
Cola managing to block the knees to the body from Li.
Cola managing to block the knees to the body from Li.
Cola throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cola looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Li tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cola avoids it.
Li misses with a knee strike.
Li misses with a knee strike.
Cola throws a knee to the head but misses.
Li throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cola wants a takedown but no success here.
Li landing knees to the head.
Li has Cola pressed against the ropes.
Cola with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Li looking to throw knees to the head but Cola is blocking nicely.
Li trying to land knees to the body.
Cola is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Li is defending well for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ca Li showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Li has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight for Ca Li!
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight for Ca Li!
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight for Ca Li!

Ca Li wins by unanimous decision!