PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ruben Misck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henrik Voigl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruben Misck has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Misck
vs
Voigl

180 cm
21
224 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

189 cm
20
209 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Insanely flexible

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ruben Misck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Henrik Voigl!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Voigl swats away the attempt to clinch by Misck.
A bone on bone clash there as Misck blocks the leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Voigl as Misck shoots in.
Misck avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Voigl keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Misck as Voigl shoots in.
Voigl fails with an attempt to clinch.
Voigl has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Voigl tries to clinch but Misck moves out of range.
Voigl misses with a takedown attempt - Misck sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Misck seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Misck misses with a wild combination.

Voigl forces Misck back against the cage and clinches.
Misck looking to stall.
Voigl is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Voigl has Misck pressed against the cage, preventing Misck from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Misck has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Misck wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Voigl with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The referee calls for Voigl to work.
Voigl tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Voigl lands an elbow just above Misck 's eye.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Henrik Voigl.
Misck with a nice cross.

Voigl moves into the clinch.
Voigl avoiding damage.
Misck throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Misck jumps guard but Voigl turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Voigl controlling the action here for a moment.
Misck wants to get back to striking at distance but Voigl won't allow it.
Voigl scores with a knee to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voigl lands an elbow inside that Misck shrugs off.
Misck jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Voigl walks away with a smile on his face. Misck gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ruben Misck. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Misck takes one to the chin there.
Misck tries to clinch but Voigl is having none of it.

Voigl clinches.
Misck jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Voigl walks away with a smile on his face. Misck gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Voigl clinches up against the cage.
Misck working hard to break the clinch.
Misck is trying to break free.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Voigl takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Voigl working Misck over with knees to the body.
Come on Voigl - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Misck jumps guard but Voigl turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voigl scores with a knee to the head.
Voigl is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Misck is trying to break the clinch but Voigl has him pressed against the cage.
Misck is trying to break the clinch but Voigl has him pressed against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Voigl utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Voigl has Misck pushed against the cage.
Misck tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Voigl avoids it.
A bit of stalling here from Voigl.
Voigl lands a knee to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Misck jumps guard but Voigl turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Voigl displaying some good clinch control by pressing Misck up against the cage.
Misck tries to stall but Voigl uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henrik Voigl 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.

Misck wants to clinch up but Voigl keeps it at a distance.
Voigl circles away from the clinch attempt.
Voigl takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Voigl fails in his attempt to clinch.
Misck circles away from the clinch attempt.
Misck scores with a body shot.
Misck is looking to slow Voigl down with leg kicks.
Misck throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Voigl tries to clinch up but Misck circles away and keeps his distance.

Voigl closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Voigl is working Misck over against the cage.
Voigl is stalling here.
Voigl lands a good knee to the midsection. Misck won't want to take too many of those.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Misck is trying to break free.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Voigl.
Voigl landing knees to the head.
Voigl leaning his opponent against the cage.
Henrik Voigl seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Misck is trying to pull guard but Voigl has him pressed against the cage.
Voigl is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Henrik Voigl.
A looping hook to the body misses from Misck. Voigl does a little dance to reset his feet.
Misck works over Voigl's head and body with a nice combination.

It looks like Henrik Voigl has been cut.
Voigl shoots in and drives through. Misck sprawls well.
Voigl dives in and grabs Misck's left leg, looking for a takedown. Misck pushes down on Voigl's head and hops out.
Misck tries to close the distance and clinch but Voigl swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Misck scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Misck misses with a kick to the body.
Misck gets off balance looking for a body kick

and Voigl counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Voigl crunches a lovely knee into Misck's ribcage.
Voigl tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Voigl with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The referee calls for Voigl to work.
Misck tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Stalling in the clinch from Voigl.
Voigl lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Misck letting Voigl take a breather here.
Voigl misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Voigl keeps control of Misck as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Voigl utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Misck takes an elbow to the forehead.
Voigl lands a knee to the head.
Voigl with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Voigl will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Misck up against the cage.
Voigl avoids the elbow strike from Misck, against the cage.
Voigl leaning against his opponent.
Voigl lands a knee to the head.
Misck is trying to break the clinch but Voigl has him pressed against the cage.
Voigl using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Voigl landing knees to the head.
Voigl is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voigl scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Misck misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Voigl.
Voigl goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Misck tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Voigl just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ruben Misck. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Voigl lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Voigl with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Voigl is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Voigl crunches a lovely knee into Misck's ribcage.
Voigl pressing his opponent against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Henrik Voigl.
Voigl uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Misck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henrik Voigl showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Henrik Voigl's cut.
That's time! Misck's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Misck circles away from the clinch attempt.
Voigl tries to close the distance and clinch up but Misck swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Voigl clinches.
Voigl using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Misck letting Voigl take a breather here.
Voigl tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Misck tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Voigl avoids it.
Voigl is pushing Misck up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Misck's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Voigl stalling the fight.
Misck prevents a body shot from Voigl.
Voigl with the Thai clinch, lands a knee 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!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Voigl takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Misck doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Misck misses with a hook to the ribs.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Voigl is struggling to control the position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Henrik Voigl.
Jab by Misck.
Voigl fails with an attempt to clinch.
Misck misses with a head kick.
Misck tries to close the distance and clinch up but Voigl swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Misck tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Misck throws a head kick but Voigl moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voigl fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ruben Misck is winning the standup battle so far.
Misck misses with a body kick.
Voigl fails in his attempt to clinch.
Misck throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Voigl closes the distance and clinches.
Misck has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Knees in the clinch landing for Voigl.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Misck wants to get back to striking at distance but Voigl won't allow it.
Voigl stalls.
Misck is looking to break free of the clinch but Voigl has double underhooks.
Voigl leaning his opponent against the cage.
Voigl landing knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Voigl takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Henrik Voigl.
Misck throws a right and a left that both miss.
Misck stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Misck wants it to stay on the feet.
Misck tries to close the distance and clinch but Voigl swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Voigl shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Misck as he jumps to the side.
Voigl takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Henrik Voigl is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Voigl tries to clinch but Misck is having none of it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Voigl.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Misck wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ruben Misck has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Misck tries to pull guard but Voigl forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Voigl scores with a knee to the head.
Misck tries to break the clinch but Voigl is controlling the position.
Misck is trying to push Voigl away but Voigl has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The referee is keeping an eye on Voigl - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Voigl lands a knee to the head.
Misck misses with a punch on the inside.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Misck is looking to control Voigl's arms but Voigl gets an underhook and turns him. Now Misck has his back to the cage.
Misck tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Voigl smiles and moves away.

Voigl moves into the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Henrik Voigl comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Voigl 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 Albert Achterberg 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... Henrik Voigl!