PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Piotr Baginski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Laurens Van Der Sluijs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baginski comes to the cage accompanied by WALECZNE SERCE. Van Der Sluijs is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Shutterbugg - Big Boi Feat. Cutty. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Baginski
vs
Van Der Sluijs

175 cm
34
170 lbs
20 - 12 - 0

178 cm
25
176 lbs
14 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Piotr Baginski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Laurens Van Der Sluijs!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Der Sluijs throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Baginski connects with a solid leg kick.
Van Der Sluijs misses with a jab, cross combination.
Van Der Sluijs jabs Baginski right on the nose. Baginski blinks but takes it well.
Van Der Sluijs throws out a powerful jab.
Van Der Sluijs misses with a hook. Baginski ducked under it nicely.
Baginski blocks a leg kick.
Baginski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Van Der Sluijs keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Van Der Sluijs.
Van Der Sluijs fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Baginski looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Baginski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Baginski scores with a jab to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Der Sluijs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Der Sluijs misses with a wild body shot.

Van Der Sluijs shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Baginski's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Baginski is on top in guard.
Van Der Sluijs keeping full guard, as Baginski tries to pass.
Baginski trying to control but Van Der Sluijs is working from the bottom.
Van Der Sluijs is controlling Baginski's posture.
Van Der Sluijs working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Baginski.
Baginski trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Der Sluijs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Van Der Sluijs utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Van Der Sluijs preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Sluijs is looking to stand up but Baginski isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Baginski lands with a shot to the body.
Van Der Sluijs tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Baginski was well out of range. Poor timing from Van Der Sluijs.
Van Der Sluijs fails to land with a series of punches.
Baginski cracks a nice hook into Van Der Sluijs's ribs.
Van Der Sluijs shoots in but no luck this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baginski throws a shot from downtown. Van Der Sluijs moves away and avoids it.
Baginski fails to land the takedown.
Laurens Van Der Sluijs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Der Sluijs just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baginski has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Van Der Sluijs finds it's way round the side to connect with Baginski's head.
Van Der Sluijs throws a low kick but Baginski avoids it.
Baginski shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Baginski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Van Der Sluijs has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Baginski.
Van Der Sluijs uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Baginski has time to react.
Van Der Sluijs misses with a body shot.
Van Der Sluijs pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Van Der Sluijs shoots in looking for a takedown but Baginski manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Van Der Sluijs's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Piotr Baginski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Laurens Van Der Sluijs.
Baginski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Der Sluijs. Baginski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Van Der Sluijs tries to bum rush Baginski with a series of wild strikes but Baginski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Van Der Sluijs fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baginski manages to avoid it.
Baginski thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Baginski shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baginski missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Van Der Sluijs is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Baginski not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Baginski sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Van Der Sluijs defending well though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Baginski throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Van Der Sluijs tries to get to full guard but Baginski has control of the leg.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Baginski trying to mount his opponent but Van Der Sluijs defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Laurens Van Der Sluijs will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Van Der Sluijs lands with a shot to the body.
Van Der Sluijs throws an off balance right hand
and Baginski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Baginski scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Baginski walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Van Der Sluijs checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Van Der Sluijs ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baginski moves away.

Van Der Sluijs looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Baginski trying to control the position here.
Baginski keeping moving, preventing Van Der Sluijs from controlling successfully.
Baginski has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Sluijs is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Piotr Baginski.
Nice takedown defense from Baginski. No joy for Van Der Sluijs on that attempt.
Baginski throws an overhand right that lands on Van Der Sluijs's shoulder, as Van Der Sluijs tries to avoid the shot.
Baginski missing with a left hand there. Van Der Sluijs was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Van Der Sluijs throws a hook but Baginski avoids it easily.
Baginski walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Van Der Sluijs checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Van Der Sluijs swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Baginski.
A low kick from Van Der Sluijs is predictable there
and Baginski finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A solid body kick from Baginski.
A looping hook to the body misses from Baginski. Van Der Sluijs does a little dance to reset his feet.
Van Der Sluijs gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Baginski.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baginski misses with a body kick.
Baginski takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Baginski lands the left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Der Sluijs moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Baginski lands a nice leg kick that just misses Van Der Sluijs's sensitive parts.
Baginski tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Van Der Sluijs swivels and escapes.
Van Der Sluijs shoots in and drives through. Baginski sprawls well.
Van Der Sluijs blocks a head kick by Baginski.
Baginski shoots in for a takedown but Van Der Sluijs shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Van Der Sluijs connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Baginski lands a jab.
Van Der Sluijs throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Sluijs misses with a looping right.
Baginski connects with a nice looking jab.
Van Der Sluijs misses with a series of wild punches.
Baginski looks to land a right hand but Van Der Sluijs moved out of range.
Laurens Van Der Sluijs seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Baginski looks to throw the jab but Van Der Sluijs is out of range.
Van Der Sluijs pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Van Der Sluijs lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Baginski backs up against the cage.
Baginski throws a nice inside leg kick.
Baginski throws a half hearted mid kick.
Van Der Sluijs avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big left from Van Der Sluijs misses.
Baginski throws a poor cross that misses
and Van Der Sluijs counters with a two punch combo.
Van Der Sluijs looks to land a left hand but Baginski moved out of range nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice takedown defense from Baginski. No joy for Van Der Sluijs on that attempt.
Piotr Baginski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Laurens Van Der Sluijs.
Baginski defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Van Der Sluijs.
Van Der Sluijs is breathing heavily.
Baginski stuffs the takedown attempt from Van Der Sluijs. Van Der Sluijs gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd cheers as Van Der Sluijs lands an impressive looking overhand right. Baginski doesn't seem phased though.
Van Der Sluijs slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Baginski pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Van Der Sluijs back to the cage. Baginski follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Baginski bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Van Der Sluijs misses the jab.
Van Der Sluijs misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Baginski tries for a takedown but Van Der Sluijs sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Baginski connects with a single shot there.
Baginski misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Piotr Baginski dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Baginski avoids the body shot from Van Der Sluijs.
Van Der Sluijs moves out of range of the body kick.
Baginski misses with a kick to the body.
Van Der Sluijs throws the left hand but Baginski avoids the punch easily.
Van Der Sluijs throws a looping overhand right but Baginski ducks down to avoid it.
Van Der Sluijs ducks under a wild hook from Baginski.
Baginski connects with a crisp jab.
A good leg kick by Baginski.
Baginski lands with a thumping leg kick.
Baginski connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Van Der Sluijs's hands.
Baginski displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Van Der Sluijs.
Baginski ducks under a wild hook from Van Der Sluijs.
Van Der Sluijs misses with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Van Der Sluijs.
Van Der Sluijs throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Van Der Sluijs takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Van Der Sluijs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Baginski.
Van Der Sluijs closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Baginski slaps away a takedown attempt from Van Der Sluijs, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Baginski connects with a solid leg kick.
Baginski takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Baginski scores with a push kick.
Baginski lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baginski tests Van Der Sluijs's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Baginski moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Sluijs throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Baginski counters with an inside leg kick.
Van Der Sluijs is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

Van Der Sluijs is rocked!
Van Der Sluijs takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Van Der Sluijs is still on wobbly legs! Can Baginski finish him?
Van Der Sluijs's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Van Der Sluijs takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Van Der Sluijs seems to have recovered his senses.
Baginski scores with a hook.
Baginski lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Van Der Sluijs falls backwards - clearly groggy! Baginski dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Piotr Baginski!
Piotr Baginski decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.