PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Singsongae Fairtex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mourits Vrutaal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Fairtex
vs
Vrutaal

182 cm
21
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
21
155 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Prefers standup

Decent wrestler
Good elbows
Determined

Steel Penn's All 160

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Singsongae Fairtex!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mourits Vrutaal!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Albert Achterberg and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vrutaal throws a looping overhand right but Fairtex ducks down to avoid it.

Vrutaal rushes Fairtex and presses him up against the cage.
Vrutaal lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Singsongae Fairtex has been cut.
Fairtex tries to stall but Vrutaal uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Fairtex blocks the elbow strike.
Vrutaal throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fairtex tries to break free but Vrutaal pushes him back against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Fairtex takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Vrutaal misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fairtex.
Fairtex tries to break free but Vrutaal pushes him back against the cage.
Vrutaal throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Vrutaal keeps control of Fairtex as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fairtex avoids the elbow strike from Vrutaal, against the cage.
Fairtex dodges an elbow strike from Vrutaal.
Nice elbow from Vrutaal.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Vrutaal just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fairtex's brow.
Fairtex is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fairtex takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vrutaal slows down the pace here.
Fairtex using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vrutaal has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vrutaal throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fairtex tries to land a knee to the head but Vrutaal blocks with his arms.
Fairtex blocks an elbow strike.
Vrutaal lands an elbow inside that Fairtex shrugs off.
Fairtex is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Vrutaal throws an elbow but misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Fairtex with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fairtex dodges an elbow strike from Vrutaal.
Fairtex avoids the elbow strike from Vrutaal, against the cage.
Vrutaal missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vrutaal lands an elbow just above Fairtex 's eye.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Vrutaal pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Fairtex scores with a knee to the head.
Vrutaal misses with an elbow over the top.
Vrutaal lands an elbow inside that Fairtex shrugs off.
Vrutaal blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fairtex with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vrutaal throws an elbow that misses.
Fairtex using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vrutaal has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vrutaal content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Vrutaal receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Fairtex wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vrutaal blocks the elbow strike.
Vrutaal avoiding damage as Fairtex throws knees to the body.
Vrutaal throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Vrutaal throws an elbow but misses.
Fairtex blocks an elbow strike.
Fairtex throws an elbow but it misses.
Fairtex tries to stall but Vrutaal uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Vrutaal missing with knees to the body.
Vrutaal lands an elbow that stopped Fairtex in his tracks for a moment.
Fairtex is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Vrutaal is keeping busy.
Fairtex blocks an elbow strike.
Vrutaal creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fairtex's defenses.

Fairtex is rocked!
Fairtex dodges an elbow strike from Vrutaal.
Fairtex blocks an elbow strike.
Vrutaal letting Fairtex take a breather here.
Vrutaal misses with an elbow over the top.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Fairtex wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vrutaal stalls.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vrutaal lands a damaging elbow.
Oh Fairtex is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vrutaal has Fairtex pressed against the cage, preventing Fairtex from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fairtex avoids a wild elbow strike from Vrutaal.
Vrutaal throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Vrutaal throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fairtex avoids a wild elbow strike from Vrutaal.
Fairtex missing with knees to the body.
Fairtex blocks an elbow strike.
Fairtex has had enough of the clinch but Vrutaal keeps him there for the moment.
Vrutaal is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fairtex is defending well for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Vrutaal pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Fairtex on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vrutaal creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fairtex avoiding damage as Vrutaal throws knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Vrutaal throws an elbow but misses.
Vrutaal pushes off an throws an elbow but Fairtex leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Vrutaal just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fairtex's brow.
Vrutaal throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fairtex tries a knee to the head but Vrutaal blocks it.
Vrutaal misses with an elbow over the top.
Fairtex avoids a wild elbow strike from Vrutaal.
Fairtex dodges an elbow strike from Vrutaal.
Fairtex dodges an elbow strike from Vrutaal.
Vrutaal throws an elbow but it misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Vrutaal throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fairtex tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fairtex seems to have got his legs back now.
Fairtex takes an elbow to the forehead.
Vrutaal avoiding damage as Fairtex throws knees to the body.
Fairtex misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Vrutaal throws an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mourits Vrutaal dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Singsongae Fairtex's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Fairtex clinches up against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Vrutaal throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fairtex tries to land knees in the clinch but Vrutaal avoids the damage to the body.
Vrutaal effectively controlling the action here.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Fairtex tries to land knees in the clinch but Vrutaal avoids the damage to the body.
Fairtex letting Vrutaal take a breather here.
Mourits Vrutaal seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Vrutaal throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fairtex blocks an elbow strike from Vrutaal.
Fairtex tries to land a knee to the head but Vrutaal blocks with his arms.
Fairtex takes an elbow to the temple.
Fairtex is pressed against the cage. Vrutaal pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Fairtex! Two more big strikes from Vrutaal and Fairtex crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Mourits Vrutaal!
Mourits Vrutaal decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.