PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Tischer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Samalsk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tischer comes to the cage accompanied by Smells Like A Freakshow. Marcus Tischer has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Tischer
vs
Samalsk

200 cm
18
198 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

200 cm
25
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcus Tischer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andrew Samalsk!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Tischer as Samalsk shoots in.
Samalsk fails to land the takedown.
Samalsk dives in and grabs Tischer's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tischer pushes down on Samalsk's head and hops out.
Marcus Tischer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrew Samalsk.
Samalsk fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tischer lands with a shot to the body.
Tischer really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Samalsk gets tackled into the cage by Tischer. Tischer maintains the clinch.
Samalsk blocks an elbow strike.
Samalsk avoids the elbow strike from Tischer, against the cage.
Tischer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tischer lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tischer.
Samalsk misses with a knee strike.
Samalsk blocks an elbow strike.
Samalsk takes a shot to the head.
Tischer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tischer creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tischer lands a damaging elbow.
Samalsk tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tischer smiles and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tischer scores with a leg kick.

Tischer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Samalsk looking for a takedown.
Samalsk takes an elbow to the forehead.
Samalsk dodges an elbow strike from Tischer.
Tischer throws an elbow that misses.
Samalsk fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tischer.

It looks like Andrew Samalsk has been cut.
Tischer has a couple of punches blocked by Samalsk.
Samalsk is trying to pull guard but Tischer has him pressed against the cage.
Tischer throws an elbow that misses.
Samalsk is trying to pull guard but Tischer turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Tischer lands an elbow just above Samalsk 's eye.
Samalsk is trying to force a seperation but Tischer has the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tischer prevents a takedown attempt there.
Samalsk looks winded!
Tischer working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tischer.
Samalsk blocks an elbow strike.
Tischer lands an elbow inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tischer throws an elbow but misses.
Samalsk has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tischer is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A frustrated look appears on Samalsk's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tischer gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Samalsk takes an elbow to the forehead.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tischer throws an elbow but misses.
Tischer misses with an elbow over the top.
Tischer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Samalsk avoids a wild elbow strike from Tischer.
Tischer throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Samalsk tries to pull guard but Tischer holds him up against the cage and eventually Samalsk drops back down to his feet.
Tischer lands a damaging elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samalsk blocks the elbow strike.
Samalsk blocks an elbow strike.
Samalsk is trying to pull guard but Tischer turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Samalsk takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tischer lands an elbow inside that Samalsk shrugs off.
Nice elbow from Tischer.
Samalsk is looking to take this one to the mat.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tischer.
Samalsk takes an elbow to the temple.
Samalsk goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tischer prevents it.
Nice elbow from Tischer.
Tischer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tischer lands a damaging elbow.
Tischer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Samalsk avoids the elbow strike from Tischer, against the cage.
A short left from Tischer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tischer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tischer lands a nice elbow.
Tischer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tischer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A short right from Tischer on the inside.
Tischer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Samalsk's defenses.
Samalsk dodges an elbow strike from Tischer.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tischer just misses with a elbow thrown towards Samalsk's brow.
Tischer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Samalsk backwards.
Tischer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tischer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Samalsk's defenses.
Tischer lands a right hand.
Nice elbow from Tischer.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tischer just misses with a elbow thrown towards Samalsk's brow.
Tischer creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tischer.
Tischer lands a nice elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Tischer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andrew Samalsk's cut.
That's time! Tischer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Tischer gets a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Samalsk.
Tischer misses with an elbow strike.
Tischer lands an elbow inside.
Tischer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Samalsk takes an elbow to the temple.
Tischer misses with some punches.
Tischer gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Samalsk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tischer lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tischer cracks the inside of Samalsk's front leg.
Samalsk walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tischer.
Tischer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tischer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Samalsk.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Samalsk throws a sloppy head kick and Tischer moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tischer scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Samalsk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Tischer has Samalsk up against the cage in a clinch.
Tischer lands an elbow inside.
Tischer lands with a left to the head.
Nice elbow from Tischer.
Tischer gets through Samalsk's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Tischer.
Tischer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Samalsk is breathing heavily.
Still in the clinch, Tischer scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tischer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tischer lands with a left to the head.
Samalsk blocks an elbow strike from Tischer.
Samalsk fails to pull guard.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tischer just misses with a elbow thrown towards Samalsk's brow.
Tischer scores with a shoulder strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samalsk blocks an elbow strike from Tischer.
Tischer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tischer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Samalsks head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Samalsk dodges an elbow strike from Tischer.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Samalsk just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tischer's brow.
Tischer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Samalsk backwards.

Samalsk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tischer cracks Samalsk with an open hand slap.
Samalsk tries for a takedown but Tischer sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Samalsk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tischer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tischer throws a low kick but Samalsk moves out of range easily.
Samalsk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tischer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Samalsk will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Marcus Tischer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrew Samalsk.

Tischer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Marcus Tischer has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tischer.
Tischer misses with an elbow over the top.
Tischer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Samalsk can do to turn this around?
Samalsk is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Tischer is defending well.
Samalsk dodges an elbow strike from Tischer.
Samalsk blocks an elbow strike from Tischer.
Tischer pushes Samalsk back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tischer looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Samalsk takes an elbow to the temple.
Tischer throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice left hand lands by Tischer.
Samalsk is trying to maintain a safe position but Tischer gets an underhook and turns Samalsk into the cage.
Tischer lands an elbow just above Samalsk 's eye.
Tischer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tischer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Samalsk's defenses.
Tischer lands an elbow just above Samalsk 's eye.
Samalsk avoids a wild elbow strike from Tischer.
Tischer lands with a short shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tischer misses with an elbow strike.
Tischer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Samalsk is rocked!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tischer.
Samalsk is still on wobbly legs! Can Tischer finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tischer creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tischer misses with an elbow over the top.
Samalsk seems to have recovered his senses.
Tischer gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tischer throws an elbow but it misses.
Tischer lands a nice elbow.
Nice elbow from Tischer.
Tischer throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tischer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Samalsk backwards.
Tischer misses with an elbow strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tischer.
Tischer pushes Samalsk back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Samalsk blocks an elbow strike from Tischer.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tischer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Tischer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Andrew Samalsk's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Samalsk walks into a straight right hand from Tischer.
Samalsk misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Samalsk shoots in but no luck this time.

Tischer clinches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tischer.
Tischer gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tischer lands an elbow that stopped Samalsk in his tracks for a moment.
Samalsk takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from Tischer.
Tischer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Samalsk is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Samalsk takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Samalsk drops down looking for an ankle pick but Tischer pulls his leg out and moves away.
Marcus Tischer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrew Samalsk.
Samalsk avoids the body shot from Tischer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tischer scores with a crisp jab that stopped Samalsk in his tracks.
Andrew Samalsk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Samalsk tries to keep at a distance but Tischer has taken the fight into the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tischer throws an elbow but misses.
Tischer gets underhooks to prevent Samalsk's takedown attempt.
Tischer lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tischer lands an elbow that stopped Samalsk in his tracks for a moment.
Tischer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Samalsk avoids a wild elbow strike from Tischer.
Samalsk jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tischer walks away with a smile on his face. Samalsk gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Tischer moves into the clinch.
Tischer has Samalsk pressed against the cage, preventing Samalsk from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tischer lands an elbow inside that Samalsk shrugs off.
Tischer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tischer lands an elbow that stopped Samalsk in his tracks for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tischer scores with a shot to the side of Samalsk's head.
Tischer lands an elbow inside.
Tischer lands an elbow inside that Samalsk shrugs off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Samalsk avoids a wild elbow strike from Tischer.
Tischer gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tischer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Samalsk.
Tischer lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tischer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tischer lands an elbow just above Samalsk 's eye.
Tischer lands a nice uppercut.
Tischer lands an elbow inside that Samalsk shrugs off.
Tischer lands a damaging elbow.
Tischer creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Samalsk's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Samalsk drops to his knees and Tischer pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcus Tischer!
Marcus Tischer decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.