PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Bluff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frans Janssen (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.

Bluff
vs
Janssen

185 cm
22
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

193 cm
23
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Good elbows
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the 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, Billy Bluff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frans Janssen!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bluff uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Janssen.
Bluff throws a right and a left that Janssen avoids nicely.
Janssen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Janssen swings for the body but Bluff moves out of range.
Bluff looks to land a left hand but Janssen moved out of range nicely.
Bluff throws a right hand that Janssen ducks under and follows up with a left that Janssen also avoids with ease.
Bluff misses with a double jab.
Janssen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bluff falls off balance throwing a combination
and Janssen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bluff throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Janssen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bluff.
Bluff throws a left and a right that both miss
and Janssen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Janssen misses the target.
Bluff scores with a jab.

It looks like Frans Janssen has been cut.
Bluff lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bluff waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Janssen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bluff fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bluff lands a lovely overhand right.
Janssen thows a body shot but no joy.
Bluff fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Janssen manages to avoid it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bluff.
Janssen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bluff.
Janssen misses with an uppercut
and Bluff counters with a one-two to the body.

Janssen gets a takedown into half 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!
Bluff keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Janssen prevents Bluff from standing back up.
Janssen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Janssen trying to control from half guard but Bluff is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Janssen is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Bluff on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bluff tries to get out of the position.

Janssen decides to return to a standing position.
Bluff throws a series of punches but Janssen avoids them all with ease.

Janssen shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Janssen was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Janssen decides to stand up, so the ref orders Bluff to his feet.
Bluff throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bluff is breathing heavily.
Bluff fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bluff tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Janssen was well out of range. Poor timing from Bluff.
Janssen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Janssen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bluff displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Janssen throws out the jab.
Bluff throws a right and a left that Janssen avoids nicely.
Janssen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bluff was well out of range. Poor timing from Janssen.
Bluff scores with the left hand. Janssen knows he should have avoided that one.
Janssen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bluff throws out the jab.
Bluff misses with a few strikes there.
Bluff moves out of range as Janssen strikes.

Janssen closes the distance and clinches.
Bluff takes a shot to the head.
Janssen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bluff avoids it.
Janssen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Janssen to work.
Janssen has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bluff is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Janssen trying to land knees to the body.
Bluff letting Janssen take a breather here.
Bluff gets underhooks to prevent Janssen's takedown attempt.
Janssen tries to break free but Bluff pushes him back against the cage.
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!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bluff is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Bluff's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short left from Janssen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Frans Janssen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Frans Janssen's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Bluff throws a jab but it's blocked by Janssen.
Janssen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bluff keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bluff throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Janssen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bluff throws a nice looking combination but Janssen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Billy Bluff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bluff connects with a right hand. Janssen shakes it off.
Bluff tests Janssen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Janssen throws a body punch but Bluff moves out of range.
Janssen slips a straight right by Bluff.
Bluff displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Janssen throws out the jab.
Bluff throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Janssen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bluff sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Janssen somewhat.
Bluff looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Bluff does no damage.
Janssen blocks a jab.
Janssen loads up on a big right hand but Bluff slips the punch.
Bluff doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bluff misses with a wild combination.
Janssen slips a jab and a cross from Bluff.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bluff looks to land a combination but Janssen avoids it well.
Bluff throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bluff misses the shot to the body.
Bluff could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Janssen just misses with a punch to the body.
Bluff lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Janssen circles away quickly and effectively.
Janssen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bluff in his tracks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Janssen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A combination from Bluff does no damage.
Janssen misses with a hook.
Janssen throws a looping overhand right but Bluff ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Janssen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Janssen dodges the punch combination from Bluff.
Nice defenses there by Bluff.
Janssen throws a jab but it's blocked by Bluff.
Janssen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bluff.
Bluff takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bluff swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Janssen counters with a straight right hand.
Janssen swings for the body but Bluff moves out of range.
Janssen misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janssen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Billy Bluff is winning the standup battle so far.
Janssen jabs Bluff to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Janssen tries to clinch
and Bluff counters with a nice uppercut.
Janssen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bluff paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Janssen throws a jab when Bluff was well out of range.
Janssen throws a jab but it's blocked by Bluff.
Bluff misses with a hook.
Janssen thows a body shot but no joy.
Janssen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bluff moves away.
Janssen misses with a double jab.
Bluff throws a right hand that misses
and Janssen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Janssen swings for the body but Bluff moves out of range.
Janssen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Janssen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bluff throws out the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bluff throws a right hand that Janssen ducks under and follows up with a left that Janssen also avoids with ease.
Janssen throws a hook to the side of Bluff's head but Bluff sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bluff swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Janssen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bluff was well out of range. Poor timing from Janssen.

Janssen rushes Bluff and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Janssen lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Billy Bluff has been cut.
Bluff looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Janssen throws a head punch that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Janssen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Billy Bluff is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bluff misses with a double jab
and Janssen counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Frans Janssen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

A lazy left from Janssen finds it's target.
Janssen takes a swing at Bluff's ribcage but misses.
Janssen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bluff sprawls well. Bluff wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Janssen gets slowly back to his feet.
Bluff is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Janssen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bluff.
Bluff keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bluff throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Janssen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sloppy strikes from Bluff. Those never looked like landing.
Janssen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Janssen misses the jab.
Janssen slips a straight right by Bluff.
Bluff is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Janssen slips a jab and a cross from Bluff.
Bluff lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Janssen scores with a hook to the body. Bluff takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Janssen digs a good hook to Bluff's body.
A telegraphed right hand from Janssen misses the target.
Bluff falls off balance throwing a combination
and Janssen counters with a lovely shot to the body.

Janssen closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bluff did well to prevent Janssen getting side control.

Janssen gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Bluff displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Janssen throws out the jab.
Janssen lands with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Janssen throws an off balance right hand
and Bluff counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Janssen tests Bluff's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Janssen gets a clinch.
Janssen throws a head punch that misses.
Janssen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Janssen prevents Bluff from breaking the clinch.
Bluff is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bluff is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A head punch on the inside from Janssen fails to land.
Janssen misses with an elbow strike.

Bluff manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janssen moves out of range as Bluff strikes.
A decent looking cross lands there for Janssen.
Janssen looks to land a right hand but Bluff moved out of range.
Bluff ducks under a wild hook from Janssen.
Bluff misses with a series of wild punches.
Janssen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bluff moves away.
Janssen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Billy Bluff has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frans Janssen.
Bluff staying out of range there.
Janssen throws a hook to the side of Bluff's head but Bluff sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Janssen has Bluff up against the cage in a clinch.

Janssen gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Janssen controls from within his opponent's guard.
Janssen trying to control but Bluff is working from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Frans Janssen.
A combination from Bluff does no damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Janssen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bluff's head backwards.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frans Janssen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Janssen 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight for Frans Janssen!
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight for Frans Janssen!
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight for Frans Janssen!

Frans Janssen wins by unanimous decision!