PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hano Bilkerken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ernesto Cuaresma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cuaresma has chosen Lupang Hinirang as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Bilkerken
vs
Cuaresma

225 cm
25
130 lbs
1 - 10 - 0

160 cm
18
140 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hano Bilkerken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ernesto Cuaresma !
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Wagner Zegers and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cuaresma throws a hook but Bilkerken avoids it easily.
Cuaresma misses with a jab, cross combination.

Bilkerken moves into the clinch.
Bilkerken tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cuaresma avoids it.

Bilkerken escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bilkerken throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A big right from Cuaresma misses.
Bilkerken throws a head kick but Cuaresma moves out of range.

Bilkerken pushes Cuaresma up against the cage in a clinch.
Bilkerken throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cuaresma blocks it with crossed arms.
Bilkerken looking to throw knees to the head but Cuaresma is blocking nicely.
Cuaresma avoiding damage as Bilkerken throws knees to the body.
Bilkerken throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bilkerken tries to land a knee to the head but Cuaresma blocks with his arms.
Bilkerken throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bilkerken tries to land a knee to the head but Cuaresma blocks with his arms.
Bilkerken tries a knee to the head but Cuaresma blocks it.
Bilkerken is breathing heavily.
Cuaresma is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cuaresma taking a breather.
Cuaresma seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bilkerken connects with a knee to the head.
Bilkerken is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cuaresma is defending well for now.
Bilkerken tries to land a knee to the head but Cuaresma blocks with his arms.
Cuaresma is trying to force a seperation but Bilkerken has the dominant position.
Bilkerken tries to land a knee to the head but Cuaresma blocks with his arms.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bilkerken misses with a knee strike.
Bilkerken with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bilkerken lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cuaresma is trying to break the clinch but Bilkerken is controlling him.
Bilkerken really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bilkerken tries a knee to the head but Cuaresma blocks it.
Cuaresma wants to break free but Bilkerken has control.
Bilkerken throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cuaresma wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bilkerken has him pressed against the cage.
Cuaresma has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bilkerken throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cuaresma tries to break free but Bilkerken pushes him back against the cage.
Cuaresma can't break the clinch.
Cuaresma is trying to break the clinch but Bilkerken is controlling him.
Cuaresma managing to block the knees to the body from Bilkerken.
Bilkerken tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cuaresma tries to break free but Bilkerken pushes him back against the cage.
Cuaresma is trying to break free.
Bilkerken misses with a knee to the head.
Cuaresma wants to break free but Bilkerken has control.
Cuaresma is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bilkerken keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cuaresma 's efforts to push away.
Bilkerken misses with a knee to the head.
Cuaresma wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bilkerken with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bilkerken using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cuaresma has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cuaresma wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bilkerken using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cuaresma has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bilkerken prevents Cuaresma from breaking the clinch.
Bilkerken throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cuaresma blocks it with crossed arms.
Bilkerken keeps control of Cuaresma as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cuaresma wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bilkerken unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cuaresma is trying to break the clinch but Bilkerken has him pressed against the cage.
Bilkerken misses with a knee strike.
Bilkerken tries to land a knee to the head but Cuaresma blocks with his arms.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bilkerken as Cuaresma tries to tie him up.
A frustrated look appears on Cuaresma 's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Cuaresma is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cuaresma is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cuaresma on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cuaresma stalling in the clinch but Bilkerken improves position.
Bilkerken tries a knee to the head but Cuaresma blocks it.
Cuaresma wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bilkerken tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cuaresma blocks an elbow strike from Bilkerken.
Cuaresma has Bilkerken pressed against the cage.
Cuaresma is trying to break the clinch but Bilkerken has him pressed against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bilkerken obliges.
Cuaresma is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bilkerken tries a knee to the head but Cuaresma blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hano Bilkerken dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Cuaresma scores with a jab.
Cuaresma comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bilkerken moves in looking to clinch but Cuaresma pushes him off.
Bilkerken wants to clinch up but Cuaresma keeps it at a distance.
Cuaresma swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The fight stays on the outside here - Bilkerken looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Cuaresma gets tackled into the cage by Bilkerken. Bilkerken maintains the clinch.
Bilkerken tries to land a knee to the head but Cuaresma blocks with his arms.
Cuaresma on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bilkerken misses with a knee strike.
Bilkerken using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cuaresma has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bilkerken misses with a knee strike.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bilkerken tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A frustrated look appears on Cuaresma 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bilkerken with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bilkerken tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bilkerken has Cuaresma pressed against the cage, preventing Cuaresma from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuaresma is looking to break free of the clinch but Bilkerken has double underhooks.
Hano Bilkerken has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cuaresma is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bilkerken using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cuaresma has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bilkerken throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cuaresma wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bilkerken has him pressed against the cage.
Bilkerken looking to throw knees to the head but Cuaresma is blocking nicely.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Cuaresma working hard to break the clinch.
Cuaresma can't break the clinch.
Bilkerken prevents Cuaresma from breaking the clinch.
Cuaresma is trying to force a seperation but Bilkerken has the dominant position.
Bilkerken tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bilkerken with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cuaresma has had enough of the clinch but Bilkerken keeps him there for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bilkerken misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cuaresma .
Cuaresma is looking to break free of the clinch but Bilkerken has double underhooks.
Cuaresma is trying to force a seperation but Bilkerken has the dominant position.
A frustrated look appears on Cuaresma 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bilkerken misses with a knee to the head.
Bilkerken tries to land a knee to the head but Cuaresma blocks with his arms.
Cuaresma misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cuaresma is trying to break the clinch but Bilkerken has him pressed against the cage.
Cuaresma is looking to break free of the clinch but Bilkerken has double underhooks.
Bilkerken looking to throw knees to the head but Cuaresma is blocking nicely.
Cuaresma has had enough of the clinch but Bilkerken keeps him there for the moment.
Bilkerken tries to land knees in the clinch but Cuaresma avoids the damage to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bilkerken tries a knee to the head but Cuaresma blocks it.
Bilkerken misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cuaresma .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bilkerken prevents Cuaresma from breaking the clinch.
Cuaresma has a couple of punches blocked by Bilkerken.
Bilkerken has had enough of the clinch but Cuaresma keeps him there for the moment.
Bilkerken throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cuaresma wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cuaresma taking a breather.
Cuaresma wants to get back to striking at distance but Bilkerken won't allow it.
A frustrated look appears on Cuaresma 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bilkerken keeps control of Cuaresma as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bilkerken prevents Cuaresma from breaking the clinch.
Cuaresma stalling in the clinch but Bilkerken improves position.
Cuaresma tries to break the clinch but Bilkerken is controlling the position.
Bilkerken misses with a knee to the head.
Cuaresma can't break the clinch.
Bilkerken tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bilkerken throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cuaresma blocks it with crossed arms.
Cuaresma misses with a body punch.
Cuaresma is trying to push Bilkerken away but Bilkerken has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Cuaresma is trying to break the clinch but Bilkerken has him pressed against the cage.
Cuaresma tries to break free but Bilkerken pushes him back against the cage.
Cuaresma has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bilkerken prevents Cuaresma from breaking the clinch.
Bilkerken tries a knee to the head but Cuaresma blocks it.
Bilkerken throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cuaresma blocks it with crossed arms.
Cuaresma tries to break the clinch but Bilkerken is controlling the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cuaresma is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bilkerken misses with a knee to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bilkerken as Cuaresma tries to tie him up.
Cuaresma doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ernesto Cuaresma will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Cuaresma swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cuaresma will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cuaresma avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cuaresma avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A punch combination from Cuaresma misses.
A head kick misses from Bilkerken.
Cuaresma lands a nice hook to Bilkerken's body. Bilkerken takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cuaresma throws a series of punches but Bilkerken moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Bilkerken 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bilkerken defending well as Cuaresma loads up on a big left hand.

Bilkerken closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Cuaresma .
Bilkerken scores with a knee to the head.
Cuaresma avoiding damage as Bilkerken throws knees to the body.
Cuaresma scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A knee to the head by Bilkerken.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bilkerken with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cuaresma is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cuaresma can't break the clinch.
Cuaresma working hard to break the clinch.
Bilkerken tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bilkerken keeps control of Cuaresma as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bilkerken with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cuaresma tries to break free but Bilkerken pushes him back against the cage.
Cuaresma wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cuaresma looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bilkerken with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cuaresma tries to break free but Bilkerken pushes him back against the cage.
Bilkerken tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cuaresma tries to break the clinch but Bilkerken is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cuaresma is trying to push Bilkerken away but Bilkerken has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bilkerken with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cuaresma tries to break free but Bilkerken pushes him back against the cage.
Cuaresma managing to block the knees to the body from Bilkerken.
A frustrated look appears on Cuaresma 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cuaresma looking to stall.
Bilkerken blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bilkerken misses with a knee to the head.
Bilkerken tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cuaresma avoids it.
Cuaresma is trying to push Bilkerken away but Bilkerken has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Cuaresma is looking to break free of the clinch but Bilkerken has double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bilkerken throws an elbow but misses.
Bilkerken scores with a knee to the head.
Bilkerken tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cuaresma working hard to break the clinch.
Bilkerken tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bilkerken blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Cuaresma 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bilkerken throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cuaresma blocks it with crossed arms.
Cuaresma wants to get back to striking at distance but Bilkerken won't allow it.
Cuaresma looking to stall.
Cuaresma wants to get back to striking at distance but Bilkerken won't allow it.
Bilkerken tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bilkerken throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cuaresma working hard to break the clinch.
Cuaresma trying to control the position but instead, Bilkerken has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cuaresma into the cage.
Cuaresma is trying to break free.
Bilkerken looking to throw knees to the head but Cuaresma is blocking nicely.
Cuaresma is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cuaresma can't break the clinch.
Cuaresma has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bilkerken as Cuaresma tries to tie him up.
Cuaresma has had enough of the clinch but Bilkerken keeps him there for the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bilkerken misses with a knee to the head.
Bilkerken with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ernesto Cuaresma comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cuaresma 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ernesto Cuaresma !
A very excited looking Ernesto Cuaresma rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.