PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mike Wittman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ashraf West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Wittman
vs
West

174 cm
21
149 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

178 cm
21
142 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Untouchable Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Wittman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ashraf West!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paulsen Ambrosius and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
West stuns Wittman with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
West connects with a body shot that sends Wittman's belly button to the back.
West is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Wittman tries to score a power double leg takedown but West sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wittman somewhat.

West has Wittman up against the cage in a clinch.

Wittman pulls guard successfully.
Wittman looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Wittman is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Wittman passes the guard and advances to mount!
Wittman tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wittman looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Wittman controlling his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wittman scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish West?
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Wittman cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Wittman unloading with bombs!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wittman lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wittman landing strikes, looking to finish!
Wittman controlling the pace for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wittman is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. West can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
West sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
West wants to get back to his feet.
Wittman content to control rather than advance.
Wittman's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
West wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wittman with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Wittman is pressing down on West's thigh, looking to free his foot. West is holding on for now.

We're going to have a standup here because Mike Wittman wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

West clinches.

Wittman is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. West can't fight it off and eventually Wittman manages to take the fight to the floor. West looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wittman lands a couple of decent looking shots.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wittman sitting in guard here, content to control.
Wittman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Wittman dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

West pushes Wittman up against the cage in a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from West.
A short body shot lands from Wittman as the two fighters clinch.
West stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
West lands with a right to the head.
West gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Wittman.
West wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Still in the clinch, West scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wittman looking for a takedown.
West lands an elbow inside that Wittman shrugs off.
Wittman tries to score a body lock takedown but West shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Wittman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wittman goes for a takedown in the clinch but West prevents it.
West throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wittmans head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wittman tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wittman has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. West avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

West breaks from the clinch.
West throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
West misses with a body punch

and Wittman moves into the clinch.
West scores with a knee to the head.
West scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Wittman gets control of West's arms and successfully pulls guard. Wittman will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Mike Wittman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
West would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
West is looking to work some ground and pound but Wittman has wrist control.
West would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Wittman on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Wittman tries to get out of the position.
West trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Wittman has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes West off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
West lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
West feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wittman's calf.
West lands a nice looking body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
West misses the shot to the body.

Wittman shoots in and bounces West off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Wittman looking to sit in guard and control but West gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Wittman is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
West wants to stand but Wittman has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
West won't allow Wittman to sweep him here.
West wants to control from the top but Wittman keeps moving.
Wittman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from West.
West wants to stand and escape but instead Wittman has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Wittman keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of West's head.
West wants to control the position but Wittman says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
West is trying to stand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wittman not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wittman scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
West on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
West is trying to maintain the position but Wittman is very close to passing his half guard.
West looks like he's trying to stand up.
Wittman trying to pass the guard but West defending well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wittman lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ashraf West will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

West throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from West.
West throws a hook but Wittman blocks it.
Mike Wittman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Wittman gets a double leg takedown into West's guard.
Wittman showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Wittman seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down West for as long as he can get away with.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wittman trying to control the position from guard on top but West is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
West being controlled here, momentarily.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Mike Wittman just wasn't active enough.
West scores with a nice head shot.
Wittman takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wittman shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as West sprawls well. West wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wittman gets slowly back to his feet.
Wittman shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. West defends it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from West misses the target.
Wittman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by West.
West works the jab nicely.
West looks to land a left hand but Wittman moved out of range nicely.
West looks for the body kick but Wittman saw that one coming.
West connects with a crisp jab.
West misses with a looping left.
West throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wittman sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

West closes the distance and clinches.
West landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wittman wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wittman tries to pull guard but West holds him up against the cage and eventually Wittman drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Wittman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wittman has West pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. West manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
West throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wittman blocks it with crossed arms.
Wittman is looking to take this one to the mat.
West is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wittman lands a body shot.

West escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
West lands a nice shot to the body.
Ashraf West seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
West misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

West throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Wittman was covering up waiting for the punch and West finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Wittman kicks West off and gets to his feet.
No luck for West with that takedown attempt.
Wittman takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
West throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wittman on the side of the head.
West fails to land the takedown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wittman shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as West sprawls well. West wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wittman gets slowly back to his feet.
West throws out a powerful jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ashraf West comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think West has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ashraf West!