PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Iron Shamecity (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Andreas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniel Andreas is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Shamecity
vs
Andreas

183 cm
20
160 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

170 cm
24
149 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Tends to cut

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Iron Shamecity!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Daniel Andreas!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Aafke Stam and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shamecity darts in trying to clinch

and Andreas counters with a shoot takedown. Shamecity fights it but they end up in guard.
Andreas tries to free his leg and advance position but Shamecity is retaining full guard.
Andreas is looking to work some ground and pound but Shamecity has wrist control.
Shamecity keeping moving, preventing Andreas from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Andreas accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Andreas thows a big elbow that misses.
Shamecity wants to get back to his feet but Andreas is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Andreas postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andreas connects with a couple of short punches.
Andreas missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Andreas drops back, looking for a kneebar! Shamecity looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Shamecity looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Shamecity!
Andreas is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Shamecity off and has taken his back!
Andreas missing with punches from the back.
Shamecity is trapped and Andreas is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Andreas.
Even with his hooks in, Andreas manages to miss with strikes from the back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andreas throws strikes from the back but Shamecity rolls nicely and manages to end up in full guard. Nice work by Shamecity.
Shamecity wants to stand and escape but Andreas is having none of it.
Andreas pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shamecity is keeping the position for now.
Andreas won't allow Shamecity to get back to his feet.
Shamecity utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Andreas throwing strikes from guard but Shamecity blocks nicely.
Andreas postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Shamecity is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andreas showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Shamecity preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Andreas with a flurry of punches that miss.
Andreas keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Shamecity's head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Andreas accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Andreas content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Andreas 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 four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Andreas lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Andreas trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Andreas wants to control from the top but Shamecity keeps moving.
Shamecity will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Andreas throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Andreas accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Shamecity avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Andreas throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Shamecity works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Andreas 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.

Shamecity misses with a takedown

so Andreas counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Shamecity working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Andreas.
Shamecity working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Andreas.
Andreas throwing strikes from guard but Shamecity blocks nicely.

Andreas drops back looking for a leg! Shamecity is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Shamecity manages to kick Andreas off! Andreas jumps back into Shamecity's guard.
Andreas missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andreas advances position into side control!
Andreas trying to control the action but Shamecity is working from the bottom.
Andreas tries to advance to mount but Shamecity denies him.
Shamecity dodges the ground and pound from Andreas.
Shamecity managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Andreas.

Andreas looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Andreas working the ground and pound but Shamecity is defending the strikes.
Andreas throwing shots but missing, from side control.

Andreas thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Andreas working the ground and pound.

Andreas is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Shamecity is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Daniel Andreas has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Andreas tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Andreas throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Andreas scores with punches from side control.
Shamecity defending against the ground and pound.
The ground and pound from Andreas seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

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.
Shamecity is not content to let Andreas control the position.

Andreas thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Andreas tries to advance to mount but can't.
Shamecity is not content to let Andreas control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Andreas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Shamecity tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Andreas counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Shamecity keeping moving, preventing Andreas from controlling successfully.
Andreas missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Andreas throws a big right hand that misses.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Andreas. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Andreas postures up and lands a big shot to Shamecity's brow.
Shamecity preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Andreas throwing strikes but missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andreas loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Andreas makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Andreas throwing strikes but missing.
Andreas trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Andreas controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Andreas trying to control the position from guard on top but Shamecity is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Shamecity avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Andreas's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Andreas's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Andreas throwing strikes from guard but Shamecity blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Andreas is looking to work some ground and pound but Shamecity has wrist control.
Andreas has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Andreas is looking to work some ground and pound but Shamecity has wrist control.
Andreas controlling from the top position.
Andreas is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Andreas accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Andreas lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Andreas throwing strikes but missing.
Andreas trying to control the position from guard on top but Shamecity is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Andreas stands up over Shamecity, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Andreas postures up in Shamecity's guard and throws a big left but Shamecity blocks it.

Andreas thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Andreas thows a big elbow that misses.
Andreas chips away with some ground and pound.
Andreas missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Andreas with a flurry of punches that miss.

Andreas drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Andreas jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Andreas is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Andreas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Andreas 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Andreas!