PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sap De Aardwortel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Engle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Engle's choice of entrance music: Sorry you're not a winner-Enter Shikari. Ryan Engle is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

De Aardwortel
vs
Engle

175 cm
18
143 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
26
134 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sap De Aardwortel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ryan Engle!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Aafke Stam and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

De Aardwortel closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - De Aardwortel lands in his opponent's guard.
De Aardwortel is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
De Aardwortel postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Aardwortel working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
De Aardwortel in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Engle working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from De Aardwortel.
De Aardwortel throws a strike but Engle rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Engle wants to stand but De Aardwortel is controlling his posture from full guard.
De Aardwortel manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Aardwortel throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Engle because De Aardwortel loaded up on that one.
Engle wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by De Aardwortel.
De Aardwortel putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Engle is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
De Aardwortel throwing strikes here but Engle is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Engle holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as De Aardwortel tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
De Aardwortel thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Aardwortel is in the full mount, landing strikes.
De Aardwortel punishing his opponent with strikes.
De Aardwortel lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Engle hang on?
De Aardwortel thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
De Aardwortel postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Engle looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Aardwortel in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Engle is trying to escape the mount.
De Aardwortel is landing with some decent strikes but Engle is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
De Aardwortel lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
De Aardwortel with good strikes from the mount here!
Engle looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Aardwortel is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Engle can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
De Aardwortel can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Engle is looking to escape.
De Aardwortel throwing strikes here but Engle is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
De Aardwortel with shots to the head and body - Engle looks very uncomfortable down there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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 looking to finish Engle with some ground and pound. This is bad for Engle!
De Aardwortel thowing shots but they're missing.
De Aardwortel lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Engle avoids a series of strikes thrown by De Aardwortel.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Aardwortel raining down hammerfists from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Aardwortel pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Engle is squirming around, avoiding De Aardwortel's attempts to control the action.
De Aardwortel lands a heavy elbow.
De Aardwortel dominating with strikes here.
De Aardwortel working away from the top, dropping strikes.
De Aardwortel content just to control the position here.
De Aardwortel with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Aardwortel sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sap De Aardwortel dominated that 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.

Nice shot by Engle.

De Aardwortel scores with a takedown into Engle's guard.
Engle wants to stand but De Aardwortel is controlling the position.
De Aardwortel looking to sit in guard and control but Engle gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
De Aardwortel tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Engle is looking to stand up but De Aardwortel won't let him.
De Aardwortel looking for a sweep. Not yet De Aardwortel, not yet.
Engle throws a strike but De Aardwortel rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sap De Aardwortel overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
De Aardwortel distracts Engle with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
De Aardwortel wants to control from the top but Engle keeps moving.
De Aardwortel postures up in Engle's guard and throws a big left but Engle blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Aardwortel sitting in guard here, content to control.
De Aardwortel has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
De Aardwortel trying to control the position from guard on top but Engle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Aardwortel missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
De Aardwortel postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
De Aardwortel is in close to Engle's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Engle looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but De Aardwortel puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Engle is breathing heavily.
De Aardwortel lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Engle is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Engle avoiding damage under a succession of punches from De Aardwortel.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Aardwortel landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
De Aardwortel lands with a punch from half guard.
De Aardwortel trying to control from half guard but Engle is working away.
Engle on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
De Aardwortel throwing shots but Engle is blocking nicely.
De Aardwortel throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
De Aardwortel wants to pass the guard but Engle is defending well.
De Aardwortel not landing any meaningful shots this time.
De Aardwortel sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Engle defending well though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Aardwortel trying to control from Engle's half guard. Engle has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Engle preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
De Aardwortel throwing strikes from guard but Engle blocks nicely.
De Aardwortel content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Engle working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from De Aardwortel.
De Aardwortel trying to control the position from guard on top but Engle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Aardwortel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Engle can do to turn this around?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Aardwortel keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Engle's head.
De Aardwortel is looking to work some ground and pound but Engle has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sap De Aardwortel dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

De Aardwortel will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Engle tests De Aardwortel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Engle throws the left hand but De Aardwortel avoids the punch easily.
De Aardwortel misses with a takedown attempt - Engle sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
De Aardwortel shoots in looking for a takedown but Engle manages to keep the fight standing, pushing De Aardwortel's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sap De Aardwortel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice uppercut there from Engle.
De Aardwortel staying out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as De Aardwortel blocks the low kick.
Engle lands with a straight right. De Aardwortel didn't see that one coming.
A thudding body kick lands there by Engle!

De Aardwortel closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Engle to the mat! Engle manages to get full guard.
Engle takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Engle wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and De Aardwortel manages to pass to side control.
De Aardwortel not landing any meaningful shots this time.
De Aardwortel not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
De Aardwortel uses his free foot to push down on Engle's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Engle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Aardwortel misses with a head shot.
Engle is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
De Aardwortel working away from the top, dropping strikes.
De Aardwortel working Engle over with strikes here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Aardwortel with shots to the head and body - Engle looks very uncomfortable down there.
De Aardwortel lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Engle hang on?
De Aardwortel postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Engle looks a forlorn figure.
Engle is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
De Aardwortel raining down hammerfists from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Aardwortel misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
De Aardwortel lands with some strikes.
De Aardwortel lands a big elbow.
Engle taking shots to the head.
De Aardwortel looking to finish Engle with some ground and pound. This is bad for Engle!

Engle is rocked!
De Aardwortel is landing with some decent strikes but Engle is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Engle is still in real trouble! Can De Aardwortel finish him?
De Aardwortel working Engle over with strikes here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Engle in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
De Aardwortel working away from the top, dropping strikes.
De Aardwortel tries to control but Engle wriggling away.
A big strike lands for De Aardwortel! That's really hurt Engle and he's turned his back - De Aardwortel keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! De Aardwortel jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sap De Aardwortel!