PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Anirudh Negi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Dane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Negi's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Fort Minor - Remember The Name. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Negi
vs
Dane

183 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
16
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

Rhino

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anirudh Negi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harry Dane!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Negi misses.
Negi misses the body punch
and Dane counters with a big head kick but Negi shrugs it off.
Negi throws a hook but Dane avoids it easily.
Negi with a hook.
Negi just misses with a punch to the body.
Negi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dane moves away.
Negi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Negi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dane counters with a head kick. That will keep Negi thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Negi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dane manages to avoid it.
Dane ducks under a wild hook from Negi.
Negi really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Negi throws a poor cross that misses
and Negi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Negi looks to land a left hand but Dane moved out of range nicely.
Negi misses with a looping left.
Negi throws a jab when Dane was well out of range.
Anirudh Negi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Negi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Negi looks to score with a jab to the body but Dane is just out of range.
Negi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dane.
Negi lands with a good body shot.
Negi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dane counters with a series of strikes. Negi will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Negi misses with an uppercut.
Dane moves out of range as Negi strikes.
Negi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Negi misses with an uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Negi. Dane does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice defenses there by Dane.
Negi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dane.
Negi missing with a left hand there. Dane was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Negi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A jab from Negi does it's job there.
Negi looks to land a left hand but Dane moved out of range nicely.
Negi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Negi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Negi looks to score with a jab to the body but Dane is just out of range.
Nice defenses there by Dane.
Negi misses with an uppercut
and Dane counters with a nice body shot.
Negi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dane.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dane staying out of range there.
The fighters circling - Negi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Negi lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Negi.
Negi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Negi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Negi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dane manages to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Negi misses with a hook.
Negi throws a hook to the side of Dane's head but Dane sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anirudh Negi dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Negi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Negi looks to land a right hand but Dane moved out of range.
Negi looks to score with a jab to the body but Dane is just out of range.
Negi misses with a left hand
and Dane counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Negi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dane moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Negi misses with a hook to the body
and Dane connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Negi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dane circles away quickly and effectively.
Negi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Negi misses with a right hand
and Dane counters with a head kick. That will keep Negi thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Anirudh Negi is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Negi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Negi swings for the body but Dane moves out of range.
Dane displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Negi throws out the jab.
Negi throws a right and a left that Dane avoids nicely.
Negi throws a big shot that misses.
Negi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dane moves away.
Negi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dane moves away.
Negi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dane. Dane circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Negi misses with a straight left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Negi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Negi thows a body shot but no joy.
Negi misses with a straight left.
Harry Dane is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dane blocks a jab.
Nice uppercut there from Negi.
Negi throws out a loose jab but Dane uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dane blocks a jab.
Negi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dane takes one on the button.
Negi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
No joy there for Negi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Negi throws a hook to the side of Dane's head but Dane sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Negi looks to score with a jab to the body but Dane is just out of range.
Dane ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Negi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dane moves away.
A big right from Negi misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Negi throws a hook but Dane blocks it.
Negi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Negi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dane sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Negi misses with a left hand
and Dane counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Negi is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Dane showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Negi.
Negi is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Dane moves away from the strike by Negi.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Negi misses with a straight left.
Negi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anirudh Negi 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!

Dane drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Negi thows a body shot but no joy.
Negi misses with a lunging right hand
and Dane counters with a series of strikes. Negi will be more careful next time no doubt.
Negi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dane moves out of range of the strikes.
Negi misses with an uppercut.
Negi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Negi throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dane counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Negi swings for the body but Dane moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Negi misses with a left hand
and Dane counters with a three punch combo that has Negi backing up. Negi nods at Dane to acknowledge the strikes.
Negi throws a body punch but Dane moves out of range.
Negi swinging wildly here.
Negi misses with a right hand
and Dane counters with a big head kick but Negi shrugs it off.
Negi punishes Dane's body with a nice straight punch.
Dane steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Negi.
Negi thows a body shot but no joy.
Negi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dane.
Harry Dane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Negi misses with a body shot
and Negi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Negi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dane counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Negi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dane manages to avoid it.
Negi looks to score with a jab to the body but Dane is just out of range.
Negi throws an overhand right that lands on Dane's shoulder, as Dane tries to avoid the shot.
Negi misses with an uppercut. Dane saw that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Dane.
Negi throws a hook to the side of Dane's head but Dane sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Negi misses with a wild body shot.
Negi throws a big shot that misses.
Negi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dane circles away quickly and effectively.
Dane uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Negi.
Negi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Negi misses with an uppercut.
Negi misses with a body punch
and Dane counters with a big head kick but Negi shrugs it off.
Negi misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Negi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Negi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dane displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Negi throws out the jab.
Negi misses with a wild body shot.
Negi throws a nice looking combination but Dane bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Negi throws a sloppy body shot
and Dane counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Negi is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Negi misses with an uppercut
and Dane counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Negi is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Anirudh Negi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Negi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dane.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anirudh Negi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Negi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anirudh Negi!
Anirudh Negi made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'And here I thought you would be a challenging opponent. What a shame.'.