PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Manu Asce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muza Django (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manu Asce could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Muza Django's chin.

Asce
vs
Django

185 cm
19
180 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

203 cm
19
180 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup

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 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Manu Asce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Muza Django!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asce slips a straight right by Django.
Asce tries to close the distance and clinch but Django swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Django waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Asce.
Asce throws a low kick but Django moves out of range easily.
Asce goes for a double leg but Django avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Django continues to drive forward.
Django lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Asce backwards.
Asce blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Django struggles to land a body shot inside as Asce controls his hands.
A short left from Django.

Asce breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Django throws a hook but Asce avoids it easily.
Django throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Django thows a left - swing and a miss!
A telegraphed right hand from Django misses the target.
We've been told by Asce's head coaches at WarZone Training Facility 2 that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Django throws an overhand right that lands on Asce's shoulder, as Asce tries to avoid the shot.
Django moves out of range of the leg kick from Asce.
Django throws a hook to the side of Asce's head but Asce sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Django misses with a hook. Asce ducked under it nicely.
Django's corner calls for a 1-2. Django obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Asce moves away from the strike by Django.
Django lands a really nice looking cross but Asce seems unphased.
Asce steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Django.
Django throws a jab when Asce was well out of range.
Asce blocks a jab.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Django working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Asce throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Django.
Django tries to throw a body punch but Asce avoids it by throwing Django back against the cage.
Django tries to work over Asce's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Django lands a left hand that snaps the head of Asce backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Django manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Asce.
Django with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Django misses with a body punch.
Django tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Asce's elbow.
Django lands a nice uppercut.
Django digs a right hand underneath Asce's ribcage. Asce let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Asce's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Asce looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Asce dodges the punch combination from Django.
Asce throws the left hand but Django avoids the punch easily.
Django is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Django scores with a three punch combo!
A big right from Asce misses.
Django throws a jab but it's blocked by Asce.
Asce defending well as Django loads up on a big left hand.
A punch combination from Django misses.
Django is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Asce.
Asce moves forwards but Django connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Django looks to land a left hand but Asce moved out of range nicely.
Asce misses with a straight left.
Django is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Asce is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Asce walks into a straight right hand from Django.
Django misses with a looping left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Django scores with a one two! Asce had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Asce doesn't manage to clinch there - Django circles away.
Asce shoots in but no luck this time.
Django swings widly with a right hand
and Asce counters with a nice body shot.
Asce avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab from Django.
Asce tries to close the distance and clinch up but Django swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Asce tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Django might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Django misses with a series of wild punches.
Django rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Asce decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Django's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Asce wants to control from the top but Django keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Muza Django dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Django scores with a jab. Asce acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Django lunges at Asce with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Asce's hand.
Asce slips under a jab from Django.
Asce ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Django looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Asce looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Asce pivots, looking for a leg kick but Django is out of range and Asce settles back down.
Django misses with a hook. Asce ducked under it nicely.
A slow jab from Django misses its intended target.
Django misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Asce keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Django.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Asce.
Asce has a takedown stuffed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Django connects with a right hand. Asce shakes it off.
Asce dodges the punch combination from Django.
Django misses with a hook. Asce ducked under it nicely.
Django throws a good cross that connects.
Good standup being displayed there by Django as he connects with a hook.
Django connects with a nice looking jab.
Asce misses with a double jab.
Asce displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A left lands for Django.
Django throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Asce sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Django dips to his left and cracks Asce with an uppercut!
A big left from Django misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asce tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Django manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Asce tries for a takedown but Django sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manu Asce. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Asce is looking to clinch but Django is avoiding it.
Muza Django is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Django catches Asce with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A swing and a miss from Django.
Asce takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Asce takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A jab from Django does it's job there.
Asce closes the distance and clinches up with Django, looking for a takedown. Asce pushes Django against the cage but Django circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Asce is looking to clinch but Django is avoiding it.
Django thows a left - swing and a miss!
Django thows a left - swing and a miss!
Django scores with a crisp jab that stopped Asce in his tracks.
Django bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Asce's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Django misses with a looping left.
Django misses with a two punch combination.
Nice defenses there by Asce.
Django throws a hook to the side of Asce's head but Asce sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Asce walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Django throws the left hand but Asce avoids the punch easily.
Asce uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Django.
Asce fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Django throws a looping overhand right but Asce ducks down to avoid it.
Asce gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Django swats away the attempt to clinch by Asce.
Asce misses with a few strikes there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Django keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Asce shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Django but Django pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Django throws a hook to the side of Asce's head but Asce sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Muza Django seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Django lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Asce circles away quickly and effectively.
Asce looks to land a right hand but Django moved out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Django, as that shot connected.
Asce avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Django misses with a straight right.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Django paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Django slips a jab and a cross from Asce.
Asce thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Muza Django showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Asce's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Asce displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Django throws out the jab.
Django throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Django looks to land a right hand but Asce moved out of range.
Django thows a left - swing and a miss!
Asce looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Django throws a lazy uppercut
and Asce counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Asce slips under a jab from Django.
Django misses with a looping left.
Django uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Asce has time to react.
Asce slips a jab and a cross from Django.
Django throws out a powerful jab.
Django circles away from the clinch attempt.
Django throws a lazy uppercut
and Asce counters with a left and a right that stings Django.
Django bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Asce's head backwards.
Sloppy strikes from Asce. Those never looked like landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Asce throws a big shot that misses.
Django connects with the punch.
A big right from Django misses.
Django tries to bum rush Asce with a series of wild strikes but Asce uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Asce swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Django throws out a loose jab but Asce uses good head movement to avoid it.
Django misses with an uppercut. Asce saw that one coming.
Django showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Asce.
Django scores with a jab. Asce acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jab by Django.
Asce tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Django manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Muza Django seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Asce moves away from the strike by Django.
Asce ducks under a wild hook from Django.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Django throws a right and a left that Asce avoids nicely.
Asce will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Django clobbers Asce with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Django throws a series of strikes that have Asce backpedaling.
Django stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Asce slips a jab and a cross from Django.
Django swats away the attempt to clinch by Asce.
Django slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Django stuffs the takedown attempt from Asce. Asce gets slowly back to his feet.
Django throws a lazy right hand but Asce sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Django lands a lovely overhand right.
Manu Asce is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Django connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Asce ducks under a wild hook from Django.
Asce misses with a looping right.
Asce shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Django defends it nicely.
No luck for Asce with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manu Asce. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Django takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Django looks to land a right hand but Asce moved out of range.
Asce misses with a body kick.
Django waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Asce.
Asce bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asce tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Asce tries to clinch up but Django circles away and keeps his distance.
Django scores with a punch to the head.
Manu Asce has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Asce misses with a head kick.
Asce displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Django throws out the jab.
Django lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Django.
Django jabs Asce right on the nose. Asce blinks but takes it well.
Django throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Asce on the side of the head.
A punch lands to the side of Asce 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Django throws a series of punches but Asce moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A swing and a miss from Django.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Asce moves in looking to clinch but Django pushes him off.
Django displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
Muza Django comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Django 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Muza Django!