PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nick The Killer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Breja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

The Killer
vs
Breja

150 cm
25
130 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

177 cm
23
130 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nick The Killer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luke Breja!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Patrick Alders and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Killer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Breja wants to clinch but The Killer slips to the side
and The Killer counters with a stiff right hand.
Breja takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A telegraphed right hand from Breja misses the target.
Breja misses with a double jab
and The Killer counters with a three punch combo that has Breja backing up. Breja nods at The Killer to acknowledge the strikes.
The Killer misses with a two punch combination.
No joy there for Breja, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Breja throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The Killer misses with a wild body shot.
The Killer jabs Breja right on the nose. Breja blinks but takes it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Breja misses with a jab, cross combination.
Breja tries to bum rush The Killer with a series of wild strikes but The Killer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Breja fails with an attempt to clinch.
No joy there for Breja, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sloppy strikes from Breja. Those never looked like landing.
The Killer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Breja moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The Killer looks to land a combination but Breja avoids it well.
The Killer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The Killer circles away from the clinch attempt
and The Killer counters with a series of strikes. Breja will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Breja is looking to chop away at The Killer's legs.
Breja tries a head kick but it misses.
Breja fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
No joy there for Breja, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A head kick misses from Breja.
Breja takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Breja takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Breja throws a series of punches but The Killer moves out of range.
Breja misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Some bone on bone action there as The Killer checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Breja throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Breja wants to clinch
and The Killer counters with a stiff right hand.
The Killer circles away from the clinch attempt
and The Killer counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from The Killer misses.
Breja throws a combination that misses
and The Killer counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Breja closes the distance but The Killer moves to the side
and The Killer counters with a three punch combo that has Breja backing up. Breja nods at The Killer to acknowledge the strikes.
The Killer scores with a shot to the body.
Breja tries to clinch but The Killer is having none of it.
Breja misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luke Breja dominated that round.
That's time! The Killer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Breja misses with a hook
and The Killer counters with a two punch combo.
The Killer is looking to wear down Breja with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Breja is looking to score with low kicks.
Breja fails to land with a series of punches.
The Killer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Breja moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The Killer thuds a left hand into Breja's body.
Breja misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The Killer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The Killer's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and The Killer duly obliges.
The Killer scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Breja wants to clinch
enabling The Killer to counter with a crisp jab.
The Killer throws a nice looking combination but Breja bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Breja wants to clinch up but The Killer keeps it at a distance.
The Killer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by The Killer!
Nick The Killer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The Killer throws a right and a left that both miss.
The Killer dodges the punch combination from Breja.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Killer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Some wild striking there from Breja.
The Killer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Breja connects with the punch.

It looks like Nick The Killer has been cut.
Breja throws a low kick but The Killer moves out of range easily.
Breja tries to clinch but The Killer moves out of range.
The Killer blocks the body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Breja moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Breja tries to work over The Killer's front leg with a kick but The Killer checks it.
Breja tries to clinch up.
The Killer falls off balance throwing a combination
and Breja counters with a stiff right hand.
Breja looks to clinch
and The Killer counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Breja takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Breja wants to clinch
and The Killer counters with a right hand to the body.
Luke Breja seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big right from Breja misses.
Breja misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Breja throws a right and a left that The Killer avoids nicely.
The Killer connects with a right hand. Breja shakes it off.
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!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Breja tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Breja wants to clinch
and The Killer counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Breja thinking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luke Breja showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nick The Killer's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

The Killer lands a glancing blow to the side of Breja's head.
Breja will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Breja is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Breja misses with a series of wild punches.
The Killer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Breja circles away quickly and effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Breja throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The Killer circles away from the clinch attempt
and The Killer counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Breja wants to clinch
and The Killer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The Killer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Breja tries a low kick but The Killer avoids it.
The Killer scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Breja doesn't seem bothered though.
The Killer scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Breja throws the kick towards the body but The Killer avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Breja misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Killer.
The Killer throws a right hand that Breja ducks under and follows up with a left that Breja also avoids with ease.
Breja throws a right and a left that both miss.
The Killer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Breja.
Luke Breja seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Breja wants to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Breja misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Breja fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Killer manages to avoid it.
The Killer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Breja misses with a two punch combination.
Breja swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Breja doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The Killer throws a series of punches but Breja avoids them all with ease.
The Killer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Breja looks to land a right hand but The Killer moved out of range.
Breja bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Killer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The Killer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Breja.
Breja scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. The Killer doesn't seem bothered though.
The Killer lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A punch combination from Breja misses.
The Killer could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
The Killer slips a jab and a cross from Breja.
Sloppy strikes from The Killer. Those never looked like landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Luke Breja comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Breja 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luke Breja!
Luke Breja bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.