PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kees Snoek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robin Bra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Snoek comes to the cage accompanied by Eminem Lose Yourself. Bra has chosen nobody said it was easy - evil activities as his entrance music. Robin Bra has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Snoek
vs
Bra

158 cm
19
137 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

181 cm
25
134 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

ORANJE
Fight Club Clothing est. 09™

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kees Snoek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Robin Bra!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Patrick Alders and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bra tries to clinch up but Snoek circles away and keeps his distance.
Bra throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bra tries to clinch but Snoek is having none of it.
Snoek closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Snoek closes the distance and pushes Bra back into the cage.
A body shot lands from Snoek.
Nice body punch from Snoek - that landed with a thud.
Bra throws an elbow that misses.

Bra breaks from the clinch.
Bra lands a leg kick that knocks Snoek off balance momentarily.
Bra wants to clinch up but Snoek keeps it at a distance.
Horrible takedown by Bra or perhaps it was just good defense by Snoek which made him look bad.
Bra shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bra is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Snoek looks to land a combination but Bra avoids it well.
Snoek swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Robin Bra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bra throws a leg kick which misses Snoek's front leg but catches the back leg as Snoek tries to avoid it.
Bra misses with a body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bra on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Snoek tries to land a leg kick but Bra saw it coming and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bra.
Snoek circles away from the clinch attempt

and Snoek counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Snoek.

Snoek breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bra fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bra, right into the meat.
Sloppy strikes from Snoek. Those never looked like landing.
Bra tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Snoek counters with a series of strikes. Bra will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bra moves out of range of the strikes.

Snoek pushes Bra up against the cage in a clinch.
Snoek tries to break the clinch but Bra is controlling the position.
Bra has Snoek pressed against the cage, preventing Snoek from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bra misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Snoek.
Bra tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bra using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bra looking to stall.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bra throws an elbow but misses.
Snoek is trying to break free.
Bra is trying to push Snoek away but Snoek has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bra has a couple of punches blocked by Snoek.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Snoek tries to circle away but Bra has him pinned against the cage.
Knees to the body from Bra.

Bra breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bra looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kees Snoek is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Bra fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Snoek sprawls well initially but Bra persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Bra seems to be working for a kimura but Snoek defends the submission attempt.
Bra is looking to take a break and control but Snoek is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bra is looking for a kimura but Snoek is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bra to get the leverage.

Bra is working for a kimura but Snoek is defending it quite comfortably.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bra has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Snoek tries to buck Bra off but he can't manage it.
Bra tries to control but Snoek wriggling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snoek has given up his back.
Snoek looking very determined here, making life difficult for Bra.
Snoek wants to get back to his feet.
Snoek might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bra scores with punches from the back.
Bra lands punches and elbows.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Snoek trying to control the hands but Bra won't let him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oooh a big shot gets through from Bra. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robin Bra 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.

Bra tries to clinch up but Snoek circles away and keeps his distance.
Bra throws a nice looking combination but Snoek bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Snoek fails to land with a series of punches.
Bra scores with a head kick. Snoek tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Bra tries to clinch up but Snoek circles away and keeps his distance.
Kees Snoek is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Snoek misses with a wild combination.
Bra throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Snoek is rocked!
Snoek drops his hands momentarily and Bra needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Snoek just on the top of the head. Snoek drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Snoek - he's done!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Robin Bra!
Robin Bra gave a mention to ORANJE in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).