PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johannes van Bruggen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Lipsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lipsky has chosen Das Spiel Ist Aust as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

van Bruggen
vs
Lipsky

185 cm
25
210 lbs
13 - 5 - 1

184 cm
28
215 lbs
16 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

Seven Sins™

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johannes van Bruggen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Matt Lipsky!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lipsky fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and van Bruggen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lipsky finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lipsky connects with an inside leg kick.
Lipsky misses with a low kick.
van Bruggen tries to score with a low kick but Lipsky moves his leg out of the way.
Lipsky throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
van Bruggen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
van Bruggen takes a swing at Lipsky's ribcage but misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as van Bruggen checks a leg kick.
Good work by van Bruggen as he checks the leg kick.
van Bruggen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lipsky.
van Bruggen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lipsky slips a jab from van Bruggen.
van Bruggen misses with a looping left.
Lipsky scoring well with a low kick there.
Lipsky attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
van Bruggen scores with a nice head shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from van Bruggen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
van Bruggen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lipsky throws out a leg kick but van Bruggen moves out of range and Lipsky only half commits.
van Bruggen scores with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from van Bruggen. Lipsky does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lipsky defending well as van Bruggen loads up on a big left hand.
van Bruggen shoots for a takedown but Lipsky saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lipsky throws a low kick, looking for van Bruggen's leg but van Bruggen calmly moves out of range.
Lipsky throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
van Bruggen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lipsky.
Lipsky throws a leg kick but van Bruggen sees it coming and moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from van Bruggen. Lipsky does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lipsky wants to clinch.
van Bruggen is looking to slow Lipsky down with leg kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
van Bruggen moves out of range of the leg kick from Lipsky.
van Bruggen checks the leg kick nicely there.
An inside leg kick from van Bruggen misses.
van Bruggen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lipsky wants to land a leg kick but van Bruggen is out of range.
Johannes van Bruggen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
van Bruggen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
van Bruggen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lipsky moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
van Bruggen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lipsky moves away.
van Bruggen has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johannes van Bruggen. That's going to take a lot out of him.

van Bruggen moves into the clinch successfully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
van Bruggen can't get the takedown.
van Bruggen tries to stall but Lipsky uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A right hand to the body from van Bruggen.
van Bruggen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lipsky is pressed up against the cage. van Bruggen has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lipsky down to the mat. Lipsky avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
van Bruggen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Matt Lipsky is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
van Bruggen throws a leg kick but Lipsky moved away.
van Bruggen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lipsky tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. van Bruggen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

van Bruggen moves into the clinch successfully.
Lipsky trying to land knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from van Bruggen.
van Bruggen misses with a body punch.
Lipsky blocks a body shot from van Bruggen.
van Bruggen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lipsky tries to land a knee to the head but van Bruggen blocks with his arms.
van Bruggen is trying to push Lipsky away but Lipsky has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
van Bruggen presses Lipsky against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
van Bruggen blocks the elbow strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lipsky throws an elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lipsky misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from van Bruggen.
van Bruggen avoiding damage.
van Bruggen scores with a shoulder strike.
van Bruggen looking to stall.
van Bruggen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lipsky backwards.
van Bruggen throws a head punch that misses.
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!
Lipsky using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lipsky throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lipsky lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Johannes van Bruggen has been cut.
Lipsky prevents a body shot from van Bruggen.
Lipsky creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
van Bruggen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
van Bruggen working aggressively here.
Lipsky with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
van Bruggen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lipsky gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
van Bruggen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Johannes van Bruggen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Johannes van Bruggen's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Lipsky tries to land a leg kick but van Bruggen saw it coming and moves away.
A low kick from van Bruggen misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
van Bruggen moves out of range of the body kick from Lipsky.
Lipsky throws a head kick that misses.
van Bruggen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lipsky misses with a leg kick
and van Bruggen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
van Bruggen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lipsky connects with a leg kick. van Bruggen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
van Bruggen missing with a left hand there. Lipsky was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
van Bruggen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
van Bruggen misses the shot to the body.
Lipsky takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

Lipsky gets tackled into the cage by van Bruggen. van Bruggen maintains the clinch.
van Bruggen is trying to break the clinch but Lipsky has him pressed against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on van Bruggen - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lipsky throws an elbow but misses.
Johannes van Bruggen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
van Bruggen taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
van Bruggen lands an uppercut.
van Bruggen goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lipsky prevents it.
van Bruggen pressing his opponent against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Johannes van Bruggen.

van Bruggen moves into the clinch.
Lipsky comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lipsky looks to throw an elbow but misses.

van Bruggen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lipsky lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and van Bruggen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from van Bruggen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lipsky checks a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
van Bruggen misses with a wild body shot.
Lipsky moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lipsky gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lipsky lands a really nice looking cross but van Bruggen seems unphased.
Lipsky throws a looping overhand right but van Bruggen ducks down to avoid it.
Lipsky ducks under a wild hook from van Bruggen.
van Bruggen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
van Bruggen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lipsky.
Lipsky connects with a high kick.
Lipsky misses with a head kick.
van Bruggen connects with a body shot.
van Bruggen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lipsky can pounce on him.
van Bruggen lands the left hand.
van Bruggen checks a low kick from Lipsky.
Lipsky throws a leg kick but van Bruggen checks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
van Bruggen throws a leg kick
and Lipsky counters with a head kick. That will keep van Bruggen thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
van Bruggen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lipsky is out of range.
van Bruggen is looking to chop away at Lipsky's legs.
Lipsky throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
van Bruggen works Lipsky's body with a nice hook.
van Bruggen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lipsky swivels and escapes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lipsky, right into the meat.
van Bruggen punishes Lipsky's body with a nice straight punch.
van Bruggen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lipsky blocks a jab.
Nice uppercut there from van Bruggen.
van Bruggen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lipsky has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lipsky there as he acknowledges the shot.
van Bruggen misses with an uppercut.
van Bruggen misses the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

van Bruggen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lipsky, pushing him back against the cage.
Lipsky prevents a body shot from van Bruggen.
van Bruggen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lipsky is keeping busy.
van Bruggen digs a right hand underneath Lipsky's ribcage. Lipsky let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lipsky misses with an elbow over the top.
Lipsky pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

van Bruggen manages to break the clinch.
van Bruggen misses the shot to the body.
van Bruggen blocks a low kick nicely.
Lipsky tries to close the distance and clinch but van Bruggen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
van Bruggen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lipsky's calf.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
van Bruggen cracks Lipsky with a right hand to the side of the head.

van Bruggen darts in and clinches Lipsky up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from van Bruggen.
van Bruggen blocks the elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johannes van Bruggen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Johannes van Bruggen's cut.
That's time! van Bruggen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

van Bruggen misses with an uppercut
and Lipsky counters with a nice low kick that buckles van Bruggen's knee momentarily.
Lipsky goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Lipsky throws a leg kick but van Bruggen moved away.
Lipsky misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
van Bruggen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
van Bruggen avoids a kick to the body.
Lipsky throws a leg kick that misses.
van Bruggen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lipsky.
Lipsky tries to clinch up but van Bruggen circles away and keeps his distance.
van Bruggen shoots in but Lipsky avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A head kick misses from Lipsky.
van Bruggen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lipsky blocks a jab.
van Bruggen fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johannes van Bruggen. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
van Bruggen misses the shot to the body.
van Bruggen misses with a low kick as Lipsky jumps back.
van Bruggen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lipsky.
A head kick by Lipsky misses
and van Bruggen counters with a thumping low kick.
Lipsky tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and van Bruggen is able to avoid easily.
Lipsky walks into a jab.
van Bruggen misses with a looping left.
van Bruggen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lipsky pinned against the cage. Lipsky gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lipsky goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Lipsky cracks the inside of van Bruggen's front leg.
van Bruggen swats away the attempt to clinch by Lipsky.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lipsky tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. van Bruggen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lipsky thows a body kick. van Bruggen tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Lipsky looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
van Bruggen jabs at Lipsky's body.
van Bruggen avoids the head kick by Lipsky.
van Bruggen thows a body shot but no joy.
Lipsky chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before van Bruggen can pounce on him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lipsky uses good head movement to avoid the hook from van Bruggen.
van Bruggen takes a kick to the side of the head.
van Bruggen blocks a low kick nicely.
Lipsky turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lipsky ducks under a wild hook from van Bruggen.
van Bruggen fails to land the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
van Bruggen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lipsky manages to avoid it.
Lipsky tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lipsky.
Lipsky lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Lipsky throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lipsky throws a head kick but van Bruggen moves out of range.
van Bruggen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
van Bruggen lands a body shot.
Lipsky wants to land a leg kick but van Bruggen is out of range.
Lipsky shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
van Bruggen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
van Bruggen scores with a hook to the body. Lipsky takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lipsky takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Johannes van Bruggen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
van Bruggen swings for the body but Lipsky moves out of range.
Good leg kick by van Bruggen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Matt Lipsky seems to be getting the better of the standup.
van Bruggen swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Lipsky gets caught flat footed, as van Bruggen shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!
van Bruggen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lipsky works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
van Bruggen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
van Bruggen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lipsky keeping full guard, as van Bruggen tries to pass.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Matt Lipsky.
I think van Bruggen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johannes van Bruggen!