PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Van Pfeir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Irvin Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Ross's choice of entrance music: Harlem Shake. Irvin Ross has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Van Pfeir
vs
Ross

178 cm
25
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
20
185 lbs
6 - 7 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158

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, Chris Van Pfeir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Irvin Ross!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Saam Ante and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ross is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ross turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ross tries to close the distance and clinch up but Van Pfeir swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ross tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Ross closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Van Pfeir goes for a takedown attempt but Ross pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Van Pfeir swats away the attempt to clinch by Ross.
Ross fails with an attempt to clinch.
Van Pfeir tries a head kick but it misses.
Van Pfeir shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ross pinned against the cage. Ross gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Van Pfeir gets a takedown into half guard.
Van Pfeir performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross is trying to stand.
Van Pfeir moves nicely into side control.

Van Pfeir is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ross is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ross can do anything to dispel that myth.

Van Pfeir tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Van Pfeir has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Ross wants to get back to his feet but Van Pfeir drags him back down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ross tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Ross really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Van Pfeir. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Van Pfeir is working for a guillotine from mount but Ross frees his head quite easily.
Ross wants to get back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Van Pfeir controlling from the full mount.
Van Pfeir lands a big shot there that rocks Ross but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ross squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Van Pfeir trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Van Pfeir thowing shots but they're missing.
Van Pfeir controlling his opponent.
Ross is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Van Pfeir content just to control the position here.
Ross blocking the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ross is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Ross is bucking up trying to escape but Van Pfeir cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Ross is squirming around, avoiding Van Pfeir's attempts to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Van Pfeir with the ground and pound from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ross is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Van Pfeir has taken his back!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ross controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Van Pfeir wants to control but Ross is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Van Pfeir 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.

Van Pfeir closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Ross to the mat! Ross manages to get full guard.

Van Pfeir gets to his feet. Ross looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Ross tries to sprawl but Van Pfeir drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Van Pfeir seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Ross wants to get back to his feet.
Van Pfeir is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Ross!
Ross squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ross has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
Ross is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Ross is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Ross is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Pfeir misses with a punch to the head.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Van Pfeir controlling the positon.
Van Pfeir trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Van Pfeir keeps control of the position easily here as Ross tries to buck him off.

Van Pfeir has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Ross is in real trouble here. Van Pfeir gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Ross is tapping out! Van Pfeir wins by rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Chris Van Pfeir!