PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brad Snarke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Tree (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Snarke
vs
Tree

180 cm
25
168 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

170 cm
22
167 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
World class MT
Knockout power

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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brad Snarke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rob Tree!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paulsen Ambrosius and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tree's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Tree duly obliges.

It looks like Brad Snarke has been cut.
Tree throws a body punch but Snarke moves out of range.
Snarke thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Tree if he has to take too many more of those.
Tree throws a right and a left that Snarke avoids nicely.
Tree tries to clinch there but Snarke circles away.
Tree misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tree tries to clinch but Snarke is having none of it.
Snarke moves out of range as Tree throws a body kick.
Tree lands with a good body shot.
Snarke will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Snarke keeps Tree at a distance using the push kick.
Snarke ducks right into an uppercut from Tree.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Snarke throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice body kick from Tree.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snarke tries to close the distance and clinch but Tree swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tree swinging wildly here.

Tree has closed the distance and engaged Snarke in a clinch.
Snarke on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Snarke throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tree obliges.
Tree trying to control the position but instead, Snarke has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tree into the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Snarke's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Snarke avoiding damage.
Snarke dodges an elbow strike from Tree.
Snarke misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tree.
Tree slowing the pace effectively.
Snarke leaning against his opponent.
Tree misses with an elbow over the top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tree throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tree unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tree utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Snarke using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tree has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tree tries to land knees in the clinch but Snarke avoids the damage to the body.
Snarke is pushing Tree up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tree using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Snarke has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tree blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tree trying to land knees to the body.
Snarke dodges an elbow strike from Tree.
Tree is looking to break free of the clinch but Snarke has double underhooks.
Tree with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Snarke blocks the elbow strike.
Tree wants to stall.
Tree stalls.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snarke is looking to break free of the clinch but Tree has double underhooks.
Tree utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tree throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Snarke blocks it with crossed arms.
Tree missing with knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Snarke working hard to break the clinch.
Snarke tries a knee to the head but Tree blocks it.
Snarke slows down the pace here.
Snarke blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tree misses with a knee strike.

Snarke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tree lands a front kick.
Snarke takes one on the button.
Snarke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Tree both land. Nice combination.
Tree lands a body shot.
Tree's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Tree duly obliges.
Tree looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tree tries to bum rush Snarke with a series of wild strikes but Snarke uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tree wants to clinch up but Snarke keeps it at a distance.
Tree lands a nice hook to Snarke's body. Snarke takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Snarke pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tree wants to clinch
and Snarke counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Snarke throws a nice looking combination but Tree bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tree misses with a double jab
and Tree takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rob Tree dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brad Snarke's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Snarke pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tree misses with a left hand
and Tree takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tree throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Snarke throws a head kick that misses.
Snarke dodges the punch combination from Tree.
Tree is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Snarke rather than just go for the knockout.
Tree swinging wildly here.
Snarke fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tree checks it well.
A head kick misses from Snarke.
Rob Tree seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tree ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tree moves to clinch but Snarke breaks away
and Snarke counters with a nice body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snarke fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tree throws a good cross that connects.
Tree comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tree shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tree scores with a body shot.
Tree ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Snarke moves away.
Tree doesn't manage to clinch there - Snarke circles away.
Tree misses with a head kick.
Snarke scores with a kick to the midsection.
Tree is breathing heavily.
Snarke misses with a body kick.

Tree closes the distance and pushes Snarke back into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tree is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Snarke is keeping busy.
Tree has Snarke pressed against the cage, preventing Snarke from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tree keeps control of Snarke as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Snarke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Snarke throws a push kick but Tree slaps the foot to one side.
Tree is looking to clinch.
Snarke misses with a low kick as Tree jumps back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Snarke fails to land with a series of punches.
Tree wants to clinch up but Snarke keeps it at a distance.
Tree misses with a body shot.
Snarke slips a jab and a cross from Tree.
Tree throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Snarke's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snarke tries a head kick but it misses.
Snarke throws a big shot that misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Snarke.
Tree tries to close the distance and clinch but Snarke swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Snarke goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Snarke walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tree tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Snarke manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tree thows a body shot but no joy.
Snarke throws a push kick but Tree slaps the foot to one side.
Tree tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Snarke manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Snarke lands a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tree misses with a few strikes there.
Tree swinging wildly here.
Snarke misses with a body shot.
No joy there for Tree, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Snarke with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tree to score with a decent uppercut.
Tree throws a series of punches but Snarke moves out of range.
Tree lands the left hand.
Tree tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Snarke manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rob Tree seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
No joy there for Tree, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Snarke misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rob Tree showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Brad Snarke's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Snarke scores with a three punch combo!
Tree throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Snarke.
Tree lands a body shot.
Snarke thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Tree if he has to take too many more of those.
Snarke throws a series of punches but Tree moves out of range.
Snarke 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.
Tree tries to clinch but Snarke is having none of it.
Snarke misses with a leg kick
and Tree counters with a left to the body.
Snarke misses with a body kick.
Brad Snarke is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tree moves forwards but Snarke connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tree tries to close the distance and clinch up but Snarke swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Good standup being displayed there by Tree as he connects with a hook.
Tree takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
An inside leg kick lands from Snarke.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tree misses with a wild body shot.
Tree throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Snarke throws the kick towards the body but Tree avoids it.
Tree throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Snarke misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Snarke.
Snarke misses with the combination.
A good leg kick by Tree.
Tree misses with the combination.
Tree works over Snarke's head and body with a nice combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Snarke. Tree shrugs it off though.
No joy there for Tree, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Snarke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tree.
Snarke tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tree ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Snarke moves away.
A left and a right from Tree both land. Nice combination.
Tree moves out of range of the body kick.
Tree misses with a double jab.
Tree throws a one two combo.
Tree lands a jab-cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tree takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Snarke throws a push kick but Tree slaps the foot to one side.
Tree fails with an attempt to clinch.
Snarke throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tree's head.
Snarke with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tree has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Snarke.
Snarke fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Snarke takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Snarke swinging wildly here.
Snarke throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tree misses with a head kick.
Tree throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Snarke.
Tree misses with a double jab

and Snarke counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Snarke.
Brad Snarke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tree using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Snarke has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Snarke misses with an elbow over the top.
Snarke tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Snarke using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Snarke unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tree lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Snarke is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

Snarke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rob Tree is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tree throws a head kick that misses.
Snarke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tree moves away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brad Snarke showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tree 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rob Tree!