PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Konrad Kristofferson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robin Van Persie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Kristofferson
vs
Van Persie

166 cm
18
163 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
22
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Konrad Kristofferson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Robin Van Persie!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Saam Ante and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Van Persie closes the distance and clinches.
Kristofferson stalling in the clinch.

Kristofferson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Van Persie moves into the clinch.
Kristofferson just leaning against Van Persie, taking a breather.
Van Persie is trying to break free.
Kristofferson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Van Persie smiles and moves away.

Van Persie rushes Kristofferson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Van Persie stops a takedown attempt from Kristofferson.
Come on Kristofferson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Persie tries to land knees in the clinch but Kristofferson avoids the damage to the body.
Van Persie trying to stall but Kristofferson improves his position.
Van Persie throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kristofferson blocks it with crossed arms.
Kristofferson missing with knees to the body.
Kristofferson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Van Persie up against the cage.
Van Persie tries to land a knee to the head but Kristofferson blocks with his arms.
Kristofferson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Van Persie throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Kristofferson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Persie throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kristofferson.
Van Persie throws a sloppy head kick and Kristofferson moves out of range easily.
Van Persie misses with a two punch combination.

Van Persie closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Kristofferson.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Konrad Kristofferson.
Some wild striking there from Van Persie.
A punch combination from Van Persie misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kristofferson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Van Persie to the ground. Kristofferson is now in Van Persie's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Kristofferson advances position into side control!
Van Persie is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Kristofferson has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Kristofferson decides to stand back up. Kristofferson steps back and let's Van Persie get back to his feet.

Kristofferson tries to keep at a distance but Van Persie has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kristofferson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Van Persie gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Konrad Kristofferson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Van Persie is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kristofferson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Van Persie throws an elbow but it misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Van Persie wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kristofferson has him pressed against the cage.
Van Persie is trying to break the clinch but Kristofferson is controlling him.

Kristofferson pulls guard successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Persie trying to control but Kristofferson is working from the bottom.
Van Persie throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Konrad Kristofferson will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Van Persie shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kristofferson but Kristofferson pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Van Persie gets a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kristofferson.
Kristofferson gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Van Persie wants to get back to striking at distance but Kristofferson won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Persie is trying to maintain a safe position but Kristofferson gets an underhook and turns Van Persie into the cage.

Kristofferson jumps guard and drags Van Persie to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Van Persie trying to stand up but can't free himself from Kristofferson's guard.
Kristofferson seems keen to control Van Persie's posture.
Kristofferson keeping moving, preventing Van Persie from controlling successfully.
Van Persie tries to free his leg and advance position but Kristofferson is retaining full guard.
Kristofferson controlling the position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Van Persie goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Robin Van Persie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Van Persie.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Van Persie drives through and clinches with Kristofferson against the cage.
Van Persie misses with a punch on the inside.

Kristofferson breaks the clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Van Persie, right into the meat.

Kristofferson closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Van Persie's guard.
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!
Kristofferson looking to pass the guard.

Van Persie wriggles free and stands up.
Robin Van Persie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Van Persie is breathing heavily.

Van Persie has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kristofferson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Persie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Van Persie fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kristofferson scores a nice knee to the body.
Kristofferson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kristofferson seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kristofferson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Van Persie to keep the fight standing.
Van Persie wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kristofferson effectively controlling the action here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Konrad Kristofferson.
Van Persie throws a nice head kick!
Van Persie misses with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kristofferson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Van Persie lands a lovely overhand right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Konrad Kristofferson will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Van Persie takes the fight into the clinch.
Konrad Kristofferson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Van Persie tries to break the clinch but Kristofferson is controlling the position.
Kristofferson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Van Persie.
Kristofferson just leaning against Van Persie, taking a breather.

Van Persie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Van Persie does no damage.
Van Persie circles away from the clinch attempt.

Van Persie instigates a clinch.
Kristofferson tries to pull guard but Van Persie forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Kristofferson decides to pull guard.
Kristofferson pulls Van Persie in to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Persie tries to free his leg and advance position but Kristofferson is retaining full guard.
Kristofferson managing to control the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

We're going to have a standup here because Konrad Kristofferson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Van Persie fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Van Persie gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kristofferson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kristofferson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Van Persie gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kristofferson tries to pull guard but Van Persie holds him up against the cage and eventually Kristofferson drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Konrad Kristofferson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kristofferson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Van Persie pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Van Persie wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kristofferson stalling the fight.

Kristofferson successfully pulls guard.
Van Persie trying to control but Kristofferson is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Van Persie stands and steps away. Kristofferson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Kristofferson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

Van Persie closes the distance and clinches.

Kristofferson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Kristofferson gets a double leg takedown into Van Persie's guard.
Kristofferson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Van Persie pushes Kristofferson off and scrambles back to his feet.
Van Persie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Konrad Kristofferson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Persie scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Van Persie throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Van Persie throws a head kick but Kristofferson moves out of range.

Van Persie has managed to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kristofferson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Persie is trying to stall.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Robin Van Persie.
I think Kristofferson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Konrad Kristofferson!