PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rob Dougan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wrestling Spar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Dougan
vs
Spar

175 cm
28
168 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

163 cm
23
163 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Decent elbows
Experienced

Olympic wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rob Dougan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wrestling Spar!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Patrick Alders and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dougan misses with a low kick.
Wrestling Spar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some bone on bone action there as Dougan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dougan!
A jab from Spar misses.
Dougan swings for the body but Spar moves out of range.
Spar swings for the body but Dougan moves out of range.
Spar drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Spar throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Spar avoids a punch combination nicely.
Spar misses with a hook.
Dougan throws a series of punches but Spar avoids them all with ease.
Spar has a takedown stuffed.
A swing and a miss from Spar.
Spar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dougan.
Dougan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Spar at a distance.
Dougan misses the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dougan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dougan throws a low kick but Spar moves out of range easily.
Dougan tries to bum rush Spar with a series of wild strikes but Spar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dougan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Spar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dougan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dougan throws a series of punches but Spar avoids them all with ease.
Dougan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Spar wants to clinch.

Spar gets the takedown into side control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Spar misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Spar trying to control the action but Dougan is working from the bottom.
Spar grinds an elbow into Dougan's temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Dougan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Spar scores with punches from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dougan on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Dougan taking punishment in the form of punches.
Dougan can't do much from the bottom here.
Dougan is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Dougan avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Spar.
Dougan on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Dougan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dougan is trying to control Spar's posture but Spar avoids it.
Spar just content to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spar fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Spar working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Spar is looking to take a break and control but Dougan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dougan manages to work his way to half guard, despite Spar's best efforts.
Spar not doing much here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dougan is staying active underneath Spar, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Spar is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Wrestling Spar wasn't active enough on the ground.
Spar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Spar scores with a decent looking hook.
Spar moves in looking to clinch but Dougan pushes him off.
Dougan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Spar swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dougan.
Dougan misses with a straight left.
Dougan throws a series of strikes that have Spar backpedaling.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big left from Dougan misses.
Dougan moves out of range as Spar strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dougan. Spar does a little dance to reset his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Dougan gets caught napping as Spar dives in and scores a takedown. Dougan manages to retain guard.
Dougan looking to control.
Spar wants to pass the guard but Dougan is keeping the position.
Dougan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wrestling Spar 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.

Spar throws a leg kick but Dougan sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Spar misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dougan. Spar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spar misses with a double jab.
Dougan slips under a jab from Spar.
Dougan tries to bum rush Spar with a series of wild strikes but Spar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dougan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spar.
Dougan just misses with a punch to the body.
Dougan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Spar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Spar throws a jab but it's blocked by Dougan.
Dougan misses with a straight right.
Dougan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Spar slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spar moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dougan misses with a wild combination.
Rob Dougan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dougan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Spar looks to land a right hand but Dougan moved out of range.
Dougan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rob Dougan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wrestling Spar.
Spar has a takedown stuffed.
Dougan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Spar.
Dougan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A swing and a miss from Spar.
Dougan connects with a jab.
Dougan misses with the combination.
Spar wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dougan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dougan ducks under a wild hook from Spar.
Spar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Spar lands with a straight right. Dougan didn't see that one coming.
Dougan defending well as Spar loads up on a big left hand.
Spar misses with a looping left.
Spar looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dougan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Spar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dougan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dougan lands a body shot.
Rob Dougan is winning the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dougan ducks under a wild hook from Spar.
Dougan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Spar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Spar scores with a takedown into Dougan's guard.
Spar scoring with some ground and pound.
Spar postures up and lands a big shot to Dougan's brow.

Dougan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Spar doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Spar manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Spar distracts Dougan with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Spar passes into half guard.
Spar is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Dougan has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Spar is working away from the top position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Spar trying to control the action but Dougan is working from the bottom.
Spar takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Spar lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Spar sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dougan defending well though.
Spar is trying to control the action in half guard but Dougan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Spar drops an elbow to the side of Dougan's head.
Spar controlling the action here.
Dougan is staying active underneath Spar, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dougan is pressing down on Spar's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wrestling Spar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Dougan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spar misses with a looping left.
Horrible takedown by Spar or perhaps it was just good defense by Dougan which made him look bad.
Spar takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dougan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Spar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dougan.
Jab, jab by Dougan - just one landing.
Dougan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Spar throws a hook to the side of Dougan's head but Dougan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Spar misses with a wild body shot.
Dougan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Spar slips a straight right by Dougan.
Spar 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.
Dougan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spar slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Spar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dougan swings widly with a right hand

and Spar counters with a single leg into guard. Dougan didn't expect that.
Dougan trying to control the position.
Spar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dougan looking for a sweep. Not yet Dougan, not yet.
Dougan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Spar postures up in Dougan's guard and throws a big left but Dougan blocks it.
Spar working some strikes from top position.
Spar won't allow Dougan to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Spar makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Spar won't allow Dougan to sweep him here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spar works over Dougan with some ground and pound from guard.
Spar slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spar lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dougan throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Spar looking to pass the guard.
Spar postures up in Dougan's guard and throws a big left but Dougan blocks it.
Dougan wants to get back to his feet but Spar is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Spar controls from within his opponent's guard.
Spar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Spar is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Spar pushing down on Dougan's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spar slows the pace down in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Spar lands a nice short elbow.
Spar lands strikes from half guard.
Spar wants to take a breather but Dougan is having none of it.
Spar is looking to advance position but Dougan won't allow it.
Spar winds up and cracks Dougan with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Spar perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Dougan gets back to full guard.
Wrestling Spar has got the better of the ground game so far.
Spar postures up in Dougan's guard and throws a big left but Dougan blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dougan wants to improve his position but instead Spar has moved into half guard.
Ground and pound from Spar.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dougan has hold of Spar's hands but Spar slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Dougan is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Spar scores with a couple of nice shots.
Spar thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dougan's head.
Spar is trying to control the action in half guard but Dougan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Spar passes to side control.
Dougan is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Spar is controlling him well.
Dougan tries to buck Spar off but Spar is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Spar looks up at the clock and then as Dougan takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Spar smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Dougan taking a bit of punishment here - Spar scoring with strikes.

Dougan is rocked!
Dougan being controlled for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wrestling Spar really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Spar scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Dougan is looking to reverse the position.
Spar landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Dougan takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Oh Dougan is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dougan on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Spar working the body and head with strikes.
Dougan looks to move to half guard but instead Spar has passed into mount! Damn!
Dougan takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Spar's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wrestling Spar!
Wrestling Spar seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.