PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Van Thuan Dang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sap De Aardwortel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sap De Aardwortel will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Thuan Dang
vs
De Aardwortel

160 cm
27
135 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

175 cm
18
143 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Inexperienced

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 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Van Thuan Dang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sap De Aardwortel!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Saam Ante and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thuan Dang connects with a body shot that sends De Aardwortel's belly button to the back.
Thuan Dang lands with a right hand.
De Aardwortel is trying hard to land a takedown here. Thuan Dang sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Thuan Dang looks to score with a jab to the body but De Aardwortel is just out of range.
Thuan Dang shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. De Aardwortel eats them both and turns towards Thuan Dang to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

It looks like Sap De Aardwortel has been cut.
Thuan Dang scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. De Aardwortel doesn't seem bothered though.
Thuan Dang misses with a double jab.
Thuan Dang tries to clinch there but De Aardwortel circles away.
Thuan Dang feints a jab promting De Aardwortel to slip. Thuan Dang then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. De Aardwortel slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Aardwortel misses with a takedown attempt - Thuan Dang sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Horrible takedown by De Aardwortel or perhaps it was just good defense by Thuan Dang which made him look bad.
Van Thuan Dang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sap De Aardwortel.
Thuan Dang moves to clinch but De Aardwortel breaks away

and De Aardwortel counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by De Aardwortel.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Aardwortel keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Thuan Dang's head.
De Aardwortel loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
De Aardwortel postures up and lands a big shot to Thuan Dang's brow.
De Aardwortel has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
De Aardwortel content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
De Aardwortel is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
De Aardwortel distracts Thuan Dang with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Aardwortel engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
De Aardwortel scoring with some ground and pound.
Thuan Dang utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
De Aardwortel sitting in guard, not really doing much.
De Aardwortel loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Aardwortel throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
De Aardwortel stays in close to Thuan Dang's body and controls the position.
De Aardwortel trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Aardwortel is working Thuan Dang over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
De Aardwortel distracts Thuan Dang with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Thuan Dang utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Aardwortel stays in close to Thuan Dang's body and controls the position.
De Aardwortel postures up in Thuan Dang's guard and throws a big left but Thuan Dang blocks it.
De Aardwortel working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
De Aardwortel postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
De Aardwortel passes Thuan Dang's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. De Aardwortel lands a nice short elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Aardwortel is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sap De Aardwortel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sap De Aardwortel's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Thuan Dang throws a front kick that sends De Aardwortel stumbling back into the cage.
Thuan Dang scores with a spinning back kick!

De Aardwortel is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Thuan Dang's half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with De Aardwortel in particular looking to stall.
Sap De Aardwortel has got the better of the ground game so far.
De Aardwortel lands strikes from half guard.
De Aardwortel is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
De Aardwortel trying to pass the guard but Thuan Dang defending well.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. De Aardwortel lands a nice short elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Aardwortel lands strikes from half guard.
De Aardwortel scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
De Aardwortel thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Thuan Dang's head.
Nice strikes from De Aardwortel there.
De Aardwortel has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
De Aardwortel lands a heavy elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Aardwortel lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
De Aardwortel landing shots from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thuan Dang is bucking up trying to escape but De Aardwortel cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, De Aardwortel cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
De Aardwortel is in the full mount, landing strikes.
De Aardwortel working Thuan Dang over with strikes here.
De Aardwortel punishing his opponent with strikes.
Thuan Dang in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
De Aardwortel pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Aardwortel cracks Thuan Dang with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
De Aardwortel scoring with strikes but Thuan Dang is staying in there.
De Aardwortel with a couple of short strikes.
De Aardwortel working the ground and pound effectively.
De Aardwortel putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

Thuan Dang is rocked!
De Aardwortel with shots to the head and body - Thuan Dang looks very uncomfortable down there.
Oh Thuan Dang is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Aardwortel scoring with strikes but Thuan Dang is staying in there.
De Aardwortel with the ground and pound from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Aardwortel is in the full mount, landing strikes.
De Aardwortel unloading with bombs!
BOOM! De Aardwortel connects with a massive shot to the dome!
De Aardwortel content just to control the position here.
De Aardwortel scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Thuan Dang seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Aardwortel in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
De Aardwortel landing shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sap De Aardwortel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sap De Aardwortel'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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Thuan Dang swinging wildly here.
Thuan Dang dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on De Aardwortel. That did some damage!
De Aardwortel shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Thuan Dang as he jumps to the side.
Thuan Dang tries to clinch up.
Sloppy strikes from Thuan Dang. Those never looked like landing.
De Aardwortel fails with the takedown.
De Aardwortel has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Thuan Dang explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Thuan Dang slaps away a takedown attempt from De Aardwortel, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Van Thuan Dang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sap De Aardwortel.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thuan Dang slaps away a takedown attempt from De Aardwortel, before circling back to the center of the mat.
De Aardwortel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thuan Dang throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thuan Dang moves in looking to clinch but De Aardwortel pushes him off.

De Aardwortel scores a takedown into full mount!
De Aardwortel has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Thuan Dang's face.
BOOM! De Aardwortel connects with a massive shot to the dome!
De Aardwortel cracks Thuan Dang with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Aardwortel pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Thuan Dang takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
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!
De Aardwortel looking to finish Thuan Dang with some ground and pound. This is bad for Thuan Dang!
De Aardwortel controlling the position easily from mount.
De Aardwortel lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
De Aardwortel lands a nice shot to the head.
Thuan Dang is bucking up trying to escape but De Aardwortel cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Aardwortel fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Thuan Dang is bucking up trying to escape but De Aardwortel cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Thuan Dang is bucking up trying to escape but De Aardwortel cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
De Aardwortel putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
De Aardwortel raining down hammerfists from mount.
De Aardwortel pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
De Aardwortel raining down shots from the mount!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Aardwortel landing strikes from the mount and Thuan Dang is in trouble!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Aardwortel looking to finish Thuan Dang with some ground and pound. This is bad for Thuan Dang!
De Aardwortel lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
De Aardwortel with the ground and pound from mount.
Thuan Dang knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for De Aardwortel on the ground.
De Aardwortel with the ground and pound from mount.
De Aardwortel controlling the position easily from mount.
De Aardwortel fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Van Thuan Dang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sap De Aardwortel is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Aardwortel with the ground and pound from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sap De Aardwortel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got De Aardwortel winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 26:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 26:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sap De Aardwortel!