PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocco Siffredi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tycho Van Braam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Siffredi's entrance music is Apocalyptica - Life Burns. A fine choice. Tycho Van Braam has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Rocco Siffredi's chin.

Siffredi
vs
Van Braam

188 cm
19
211 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
23
205 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

Steel Penn's Laundry 93%

KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rocco Siffredi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tycho Van Braam!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Siffredi swats away the attempt to clinch by Van Braam.
Van Braam changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Siffredi tries to avoid it but Van Braam manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Siffredi to the ground. Siffredi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Siffredi slaps away a takedown attempt from Van Braam, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Van Braam misses the target.
Van Braam avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Van Braam keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Siffredi.
Siffredi lands a lovely overhand right.
Siffredi cracks a nice hook into Van Braam's ribs.
Van Braam shoots for a double leg takedown but Siffredi sprawls well. He's pushed Van Braam's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rocco Siffredi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tycho Van Braam.
Siffredi circles away from the clinch attempt
and Siffredi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Van Braam, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Siffredi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Braam manages to avoid it.
Van Braam is looking to clinch but Siffredi is avoiding it.
Siffredi misses with a looping left.
Van Braam walks into a stiff left hand from Siffredi.
Siffredi misses with a low kick as Van Braam jumps back.
Siffredi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Van Braam counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Van Braam.
Van Braam tries to clinch but Siffredi moves out of range.
Siffredi misses with a hook.
Van Braam shoots in for a takedown but Siffredi shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rocco Siffredi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Van Braam wants to clinch
and Siffredi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Van Braam shoots in but Siffredi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Siffredi throws out a loose jab but Van Braam uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Braam shoots in for a takedown but Siffredi shows good takedown defense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Braam takes one to the side of the head.
Van Braam shoots in for a takedown but Siffredi shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Van Braam ducks under a wild hook from Siffredi.
Van Braam fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Siffredi avoids it really well and circles away.
Van Braam tries to close the distance and clinch but Siffredi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Siffredi dodges the punch combination from Van Braam.
Van Braam tries to clinch but Siffredi is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Braam throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Van Braam displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Siffredi throws out the jab.
Siffredi scores with a decent looking hook.
Siffredi just misses with a punch to the body.
Van Braam gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Braam tries to clinch up but Siffredi circles away and keeps his distance.
Van Braam shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Siffredi misses with a straight right.
Van Braam moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rocco Siffredi dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Van Braam steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Siffredi.
Siffredi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Siffredi stuns Van Braam with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Siffredi checks a leg kick nicely.
Tycho Van Braam is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Van Braam tries to clinch but Siffredi is having none of it.
Van Braam misses with a wild combination.
Siffredi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Van Braam.
Van Braam tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Siffredi looks to land a left hand but Van Braam moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Braam bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Van Braam shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Van Braam throws a low kick but it's checked well by Siffredi.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Van Braam is defended easily by Siffredi.
Rocco Siffredi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tycho Van Braam.
Van Braam doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Van Braam lands a jab to Siffredi's midsection.
Van Braam doesn't manage to clinch there - Siffredi circles away.
Siffredi misses with a hook. Van Braam ducked under it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siffredi jabs Van Braam right on the nose. Van Braam blinks but takes it well.
Siffredi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Braam.
Van Braam fails with an attempt to clinch.
Siffredi misses with a hook

and Van Braam counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Siffredi!
This has been an exciting period of action!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Siffredi is wriggling around trying to escape.
Siffredi tries to lock up and control but Van Braam gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Siffredi is wriggling around trying to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Siffredi tries to lock up and control but Van Braam gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siffredi is trying to stand.
Van Braam avoids the attempt from Siffredi to control.
Van Braam trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Siffredi tries to reverse the position but Van Braam maintains control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Siffredi bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Van Braam trying to control the position here.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Van Braam fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Siffredi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Van Braam shoots in for a takedown but Siffredi shows good takedown defense.
Siffredi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Van Braam.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rocco Siffredi dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Siffredi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Braam moves away.
Siffredi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Van Braam tries to clinch but Siffredi is having none of it.
Siffredi tried to score with a low kick but Van Braam checks it.
Siffredi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Siffredi swats away the attempt to clinch by Van Braam.
Van Braam slips under a jab.
Van Braam throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Siffredi.
Van Braam moves away from the strike by Siffredi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Siffredi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Van Braam's head.
Siffredi misses with an uppercut. Van Braam saw that one coming.
Van Braam misses with a takedown attempt - Siffredi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Siffredi lands an overhand right.
Van Braam with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Siffredi to score with a decent uppercut.
Siffredi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Van Braam sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Van Braam tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Siffredi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Van Braam shoots in looking for a takedown. Siffredi tries to sprawl out of it but Van Braam keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Siffredi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Van Braam misses with a low kick as Siffredi jumps back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siffredi digs a good body shot into Van Braam's ribs.
Van Braam takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Van Braam slips under a jab from Siffredi.
Van Braam takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Siffredi lands with a right hand.
Van Braam wants to clinch.
Van Braam tries to clinch but Siffredi is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siffredi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Siffredi throws a hook but Van Braam avoids it easily.
Siffredi scores with a nice right hand.
Rocco Siffredi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Van Braam tries to clinch up.
Van Braam tries to clinch up but Siffredi circles away and keeps his distance.
Van Braam takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Good exchange - Siffredi coming out on top.
Siffredi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Siffredi throws a lazy right hand but Van Braam sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Siffredi stuffs the takedown.
Rocco Siffredi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tycho Van Braam.

Van Braam gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Siffredi takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Van Braam is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Siffredi gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Siffredi is pushing Van Braam up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Braam wants a takedown.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rocco Siffredi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Siffredi, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rocco Siffredi!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Rocco Siffredi waved his t-shirt featuring Steel Penn's Laundry 93%'s logo in front of the cameras.