PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jan Den Knieschijf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emmanuel Zsorats (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Den Knieschijf comes to the cage accompanied by Rudimental - Not Giving In. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Emmanuel Zsorats enters the cage!

Den Knieschijf
vs
Zsorats

176 cm
26
182 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

181 cm
27
180 lbs
16 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

The Big Kabosh

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 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jan Den Knieschijf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Emmanuel Zsorats!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Patrick Alders and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zsorats dives in for a single leg takedown but Den Knieschijf sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Den Knieschijf is looking to control Zsorats's arms but Zsorats gets an underhook and turns him. Now Den Knieschijf has his back to the cage.
Zsorats blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Den Knieschijf creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Zsorats misses with a short punch on the inside.
Den Knieschijf can't find room to land a body shot as Zsorats controls the action.

Den Knieschijf breaks from the clinch.
Good work by Zsorats as he checks the leg kick.
Den Knieschijf lands with a nice body punch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Zsorats.
Den Knieschijf tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zsorats swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Den Knieschijf fails in his attempt to clinch.

Den Knieschijf has taken the fight to the clinch.
Den Knieschijf misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zsorats.

Zsorats breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Den Knieschijf throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Zsorats.
Jan Den Knieschijf seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Den Knieschijf with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Zsorats scores with a head kick. Den Knieschijf tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Zsorats is looking to land body kicks.
Den Knieschijf swings for the body but Zsorats moves out of range.
Zsorats checks a low kick from Den Knieschijf.
Zsorats misses with an attempted mid kick.
Zsorats misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Den Knieschijf tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Zsorats manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Den Knieschijf throws a low kick, looking for Zsorats's leg but Zsorats calmly moves out of range.
Zsorats moves out of range of the leg kick from Den Knieschijf.
Zsorats has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Den Knieschijf.
Den Knieschijf moves in looking to clinch but Zsorats pushes him off.
Zsorats dives in for a single leg takedown but Den Knieschijf sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Den Knieschijf throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Den Knieschijf misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zsorats.
Den Knieschijf struggles to land a body shot inside as Zsorats controls his hands.
Den Knieschijf tries to land knees in the clinch but Zsorats avoids the damage to the body.

Zsorats breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Den Knieschijf shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Den Knieschijf throws a wild body kick that Zsorats sees coming a mile off.
A solid body kick from Zsorats.
Den Knieschijf swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Den Knieschijf gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Zsorats trying to control the position from guard on top but Den Knieschijf is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zsorats prevents Den Knieschijf from getting back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zsorats trying to control but Den Knieschijf is working from the bottom.
Zsorats slips nicely into half guard.
Zsorats prevents Den Knieschijf from standing back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Den Knieschijf is in trouble now - Zsorats has advanced to mount!
Zsorats punishing his opponent with strikes.
Den Knieschijf is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Zsorats throws some wild stikes that Den Knieschijf manages to avoid easily.
Zsorats looking to finish Den Knieschijf with some ground and pound. This is bad for Den Knieschijf!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zsorats thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Zsorats wants to finish this one by submission but Den Knieschijf is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Zsorats.
Zsorats controlling from mount.
You get the feeling that Den Knieschijf really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Zsorats looking to ground and pound but Den Knieschijf is blocking nicely.
Zsorats lands a big shot there that rocks Den Knieschijf but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Zsorats thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Zsorats dominating with strikes here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zsorats looking to control but Den Knieschijf is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Den Knieschijf wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Zsorats.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Emmanuel Zsorats dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Den Knieschijf throws a quick inside leg kick.
Zsorats has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Den Knieschijf.
Zsorats throws a poor cross that misses
and Den Knieschijf counters with a head kick.
Den Knieschijf connects with a single shot there.
Den Knieschijf throws a chopping leg kick but Zsorats manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Zsorats swats away the attempt to clinch by Den Knieschijf.
Den Knieschijf looks to land a right hand but Zsorats moved out of range.

Den Knieschijf gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Den Knieschijf trying to land knees to the body.
Den Knieschijf is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zsorats is defending well for now.
Den Knieschijf landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zsorats dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Den Knieschijf creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Come on Zsorats - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Zsorats blocks an elbow strike from Den Knieschijf.
Zsorats stalling in the clinch but Den Knieschijf improves position.
Zsorats blocks a body shot from Den Knieschijf.
Den Knieschijf misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zsorats.
Zsorats keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Den Knieschijf's efforts to push away.
Knees in the clinch landing for Den Knieschijf.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zsorats avoiding damage as Den Knieschijf throws knees to the body.
Den Knieschijf is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Zsorats on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Den Knieschijf misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zsorats.
Zsorats avoids a wild elbow strike from Den Knieschijf.
Knees in the clinch landing for Den Knieschijf.
Zsorats tries for a takedown but Den Knieschijf manages to get underhooks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee is keeping an eye on Zsorats - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Den Knieschijf misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zsorats.
Den Knieschijf is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zsorats is defending well for now.
Zsorats managing to block the knees to the body from Den Knieschijf.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Den Knieschijf wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zsorats has him pressed against the cage.
Den Knieschijf has a couple of punches blocked by Zsorats.
Den Knieschijf tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zsorats avoids it.

Zsorats breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice uppercut there from Den Knieschijf.
Den Knieschijf throws out a leg kick but Zsorats moves out of range and Den Knieschijf only half commits.
Zsorats thumps Den Knieschijf with a low kick.
Den Knieschijf on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Den Knieschijf throws a leg kick but Zsorats sees it coming and moves out of range.
Den Knieschijf throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A bone on bone clash there as Zsorats blocks the leg kick.
Den Knieschijf steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zsorats.
Jan Den Knieschijf is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zsorats throws a leg kick which misses Den Knieschijf's front leg but catches the back leg as Den Knieschijf tries to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zsorats motions for Den Knieschijf to come forward. Zsorats throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Den Knieschijf fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zsorats.
Zsorats checks the leg kick nicely there.
Den Knieschijf wants to clinch up but Zsorats keeps it at a distance.

Zsorats gets a takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Zsorats is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Den Knieschijf is looking to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jan Den Knieschijf dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Den Knieschijf misses with a body kick.
Den Knieschijf does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Zsorats misses with a low kick as Den Knieschijf jumps back.
Den Knieschijf on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
An inside leg kick lands from Zsorats.
A leg kick checked by Zsorats.
Den Knieschijf throws a sloppy head kick and Zsorats moves out of range easily.
Den Knieschijf looks for the body kick but Zsorats saw that one coming.
Den Knieschijf wants to clinch but Zsorats slips to the side
and Zsorats counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Den Knieschijf wants to clinch.
Den Knieschijf misses with a low kick.
Zsorats attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Den Knieschijf throws a low kick but it's checked well by Zsorats.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zsorats throws a nice inside leg kick.
Den Knieschijf lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Zsorats tests Den Knieschijf's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Den Knieschijf throws a body punch but Zsorats moves out of range.
Den Knieschijf scores with a hook.
Den Knieschijf tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Zsorats.
Zsorats bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A low kick from Den Knieschijf misses
and Zsorats counters with a thumping low kick.
Den Knieschijf thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Zsorats if he has to take too many more of those.
Den Knieschijf is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Zsorats misses with a body kick.
An inside leg kick from Zsorats misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Den Knieschijf finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Zsorats checks a leg kick.
Den Knieschijf throws a leg kick

and Zsorats counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Zsorats.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zsorats is looking to work some ground and pound but Den Knieschijf has wrist control.
Zsorats trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Den Knieschijf keeping moving, preventing Zsorats from controlling successfully.
Zsorats is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Emmanuel Zsorats was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Den Knieschijf takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zsorats connects with a leg kick. Den Knieschijf looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Zsorats throws a leg kick but Den Knieschijf sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Zsorats feints and then cracks Den Knieschijf's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Den Knieschijf down.
Den Knieschijf misses with a low kick as Zsorats jumps back.
Zsorats shoots in for a double leg but Den Knieschijf sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Den Knieschijf tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Zsorats checks a low kick from Den Knieschijf.
Den Knieschijf misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zsorats.
Den Knieschijf stuffs the takedown.

Zsorats closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Den Knieschijf quickly recovers to half guard.
Zsorats trying to mount his opponent but Den Knieschijf defends it.
Den Knieschijf is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zsorats thows a huge punch but Den Knieschijf dodges it nicely.
Den Knieschijf tries to kick Zsorats off but Zsorats keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Emmanuel Zsorats has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zsorats wants to control but Den Knieschijf is keeping him busy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Den Knieschijf tries to kick Zsorats off but Zsorats keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Zsorats passes to full mount!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Den Knieschijf is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Zsorats content just to control the position here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Emmanuel Zsorats comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Zsorats has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emmanuel Zsorats!
Emmanuel Zsorats thanked the fans post fight for their support.