PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wilber Bender (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Holland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Bender
vs
Holland

168 cm
18
193 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
191 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wilber Bender!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Scott Holland!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holland swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bender fails to land with a series of punches.

Holland fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Bender to the ground. Holland is now in Bender's guard.
Bender bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Holland's guard.
Bender won't allow Holland to sweep him here.
Holland is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bender wants to stand and escape but instead Holland has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Bender controls Holland momentarily but Holland frees himself.
Bender keeping moving, preventing Holland from controlling successfully.

Holland is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Bender is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Bender has escaped and now he's on top!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bender stopping the sweep attempt from Holland.
Bender stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Holland swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bender slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Holland.
Bender is taking a breather. Holland says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holland wants to control but Bender is keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bender is trying to control. Holland wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Holland wants to control but Bender is keeping busy and won't allow it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Holland can do anything to dispel that myth.
Holland tries to get to full guard but Bender has control of the leg.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Scott Holland.
Holland throws a sloppy head kick and Bender moves out of range easily.
Holland fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Holland fails to land the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holland tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bender manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bender shoots in and drives through. Holland sprawls well.
Bender tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bender misses with a head kick.

Bender gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Holland to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Bender really is a fat lump.
Bender is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bender trying to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holland is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Holland trying to control the position from guard on top but Bender is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bender is controlling Holland's posture.
Holland throws a big elbow that misses.
Holland missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bender will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Holland working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Holland 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.

Holland darts in and clinches Bender up against the cage.
Bender tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Holland tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bender avoids it.

Holland gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Bender regains guard.
Bender can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Holland controls the pace.
Bender might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bender is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Holland drops back, looking for a kneebar! Bender looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Bender looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Bender!
Bender trying to control the action but Holland is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holland holds on to Bender's head and controls the position momentarily.
Holland is looking for a sweep.
Bender controlling the position.

Bender thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Bender tries for a kimura but Holland is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holland regains half guard.
Holland is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Holland is looking to control Bender's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Holland avoid being mounted?
Holland is looking for a sweep. Bender is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holland avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bender.
Holland is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Holland is still trying to improve position.
Holland wants to get back to his feet.
Holland blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bender.

Holland is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bender pulls his head out easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bender wants to stand up but Holland has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Bender stops Holland from getting back to his feet.
Holland trying to control here.
Bender passes the guard and advances to mount!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Holland is looking to improve his position but Bender isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bender feints a jab promting Holland to slip. Bender then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Holland slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Bender shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Holland defends it nicely.
Bender tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Holland manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bender misses with a head kick.
Bender doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Holland counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Holland.
Holland trying to control but Bender is working from the bottom.
Holland stopping the sweep attempt from Bender.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holland throwing strikes but missing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Holland makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Holland trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Holland stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bender swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Bender looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Holland passes into half guard.
Holland slows the pace down in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holland wants to pass to mount but Bender is defending the position.
Bender avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Holland.
Holland is trying to control. Bender wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Holland trying to mount his opponent but Bender defends it.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Scott Holland wasn't active enough on the ground.
Holland has a takedown stuffed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bender tries to clinch up.

Holland shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Holland was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Holland working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Holland working away.
Bender prevents Holland from moving into mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Holland wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bender, who protects the arm well.

Holland stands up.
Holland pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bender pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bender blocks a head kick by Holland.
Bender tries for a takedown but Holland circles away easily

and Holland counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Holland.

And that's the end of the fight!
Scott Holland comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Holland 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scott Holland!