PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pete Wentz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Van Deinsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wentz's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Dance, Dance. Van Deinsen is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bonafide - Dirtbound. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as John Van Deinsen enters the ring!

Wentz
vs
Van Deinsen

175 cm
37
163 lbs
30 - 18 - 0

180 cm
24
162 lbs
7 - 9 - 0

Great wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Pete Wentz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Van Deinsen!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Van Deinsen gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Wentz to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Wentz slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Van Deinsen keeping full guard, as Wentz tries to pass.
Our spies down at at Sanitarium inform us that Van Deinsen has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Van Deinsen controls Wentz momentarily but Wentz frees himself.
Wentz controlling from the top position.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Pete Wentz just wasn't active enough.

Wentz dives in and scores a takedown into Van Deinsen's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Van Deinsen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Wentz defends well.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Van Deinsen keeping full guard, as Wentz tries to pass.
Van Deinsen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Van Deinsen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Van Deinsen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Wentz engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Deinsen wants to sweep but no luck.

Van Deinsen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Van Deinsen keeping full guard, as Wentz tries to pass.
Wentz is stalling in the full guard.
Wentz postures up.
Wentz has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Van Deinsen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Wentz is aware though and is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wentz is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Van Deinsen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Wentz not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Wentz's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

Van Deinsen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Wentz can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Wentz got a little sloppy there for a moment and Van Deinsen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Wentz has managed to get both his arms back between Van Deinsen's legs - danger averted.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Van Deinsen is looking for a triangle here but Wentz uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Van Deinsen is looking for a sweep.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Wentz is looking to take a break and control but Van Deinsen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Van Deinsen is looking for a sweep.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Wentz stalls from top position.

Pete Wentz has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Wentz shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Van Deinsen's guard.
Wentz sitting in guard here, content to control.
Wentz wants to pass the guard but Van Deinsen is keeping the position.
Wentz wants to control from the top but Van Deinsen keeps moving.

Van Deinsen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Van Deinsen 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.
Wentz slips nicely into half guard.
Wentz perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Van Deinsen is trying to get back to full guard.
Van Deinsen is refusing to be controlled, as Wentz sits in half guard.

Van Deinsen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Wentz sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Van Deinsen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Wentz is working away from the top position though.

Van Deinsen looking for submissions off his back.
Wentz controlling the action here.

Van Deinsen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Wentz is pressing down on Van Deinsen's thigh, looking to free his foot. Van Deinsen is holding on for now.
Wentz stalling.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Van Deinsen is looking for a sweep. Wentz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wentz is just content to waste time from the top position. Van Deinsen takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Wentz seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

Van Deinsen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Wentz is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Wentz works a leg free and moves into half guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Wentz's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Wentz in particular looking to stall.
Van Deinsen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Wentz is working away from the top position though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Well, if Wentz is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Wentz is trying to control the action in half guard but Van Deinsen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pete Wentz dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Wentz drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
A control attempt from Van Deinsen but he's now mounted!
Wentz tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Van Deinsen is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Wentz sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Pete Wentz.

Wentz gets a double leg takedown into Van Deinsen's guard.
Wentz is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Wentz is pushing down on Van Deinsen's leg trying to pass to half guard. Van Deinsen is fighting to maintain full guard but Wentz has managed to sneak the leg through.
Wentz content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Van Deinsen looking for submissions off his back.
Wentz moves into full mount! Van Deinsen won't be happy about that!
Wentz wants to control the pace but Van Deinsen is squirming around nicely.
Wentz looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wentz has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Pete Wentz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

We're going to have a standup here because Pete Wentz wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Wentz stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wentz wants it to stay on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Deinsen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Wentz displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Van Deinsen.
Pete Wentz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Van Deinsen.
Wentz slaps away a takedown attempt from Van Deinsen, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Wentz closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Wentz is looking to advance position but Van Deinsen won't allow it.
Wentz moves nicely into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wentz taking a breather here.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Wentz has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Van Deinsen!
Van Deinsen is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Wentz can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Van Deinsen is looking to escape.
Wentz controlling from the full mount.
Wentz can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Van Deinsen is looking to escape.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Van Deinsen is working to get back to half guard.
Wentz controlling the position easily from mount.
Van Deinsen is looking to improve his position but Wentz isn't that keen on the idea.
Wentz looking to control and managing it successfully.
Van Deinsen is trying to escape the mount.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Wentz controlling from the full mount.
Van Deinsen is squirming around, avoiding Wentz's attempts to control the action.
Wentz prevents Van Deinsen from getting the reversal.
Wentz takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Van Deinsen is looking to get to half guard.
Wentz tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Pete Wentz just wasn't active enough.

Wentz scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Wentz taking a breather here.
Wentz trying to control the position but Van Deinsen is working away.
Van Deinsen can't do much from the bottom here.
Wentz remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Deinsen tries to buck Wentz off but Wentz is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pete Wentz dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Wentz shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Van Deinsen is trying to defend but Wentz finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Van Deinsen is refusing to be controlled, as Wentz sits in half guard.
Van Deinsen trying to hold on to Wentz's head to control him but Wentz postures up.
Wentz performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Wentz is trying to control the action in half guard but Van Deinsen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Van Deinsen is looking to improve his position.
Van Deinsen is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Wentz jumps into side control!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wentz taking a breather here.
Wentz trying to control the position but Van Deinsen is working away.
Wentz taking a breather here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Pete Wentz wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Wentz closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Van Deinsen gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Van Deinsen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wentz controlling the position easily from mount.
Van Deinsen is looking to improve his position but Wentz isn't that keen on the idea.
Wentz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Van Deinsen can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wentz controlling from the full mount.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Van Deinsen is trying to escape the mount.
Wentz content just to control the position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wentz seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Van Deinsen for as long as he can get away with.

We're going to have a standup here because Pete Wentz wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Van Deinsen dives in for a single leg takedown but Wentz sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Van Deinsen tries to score a body lock takedown but Wentz shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Van Deinsen is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Wentz pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Pete Wentz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Van Deinsen.
Van Deinsen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Wentz has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Van Deinsen clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
I would not like to be Van Deinsen right now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Deinsen tries to escape but Wentz has the hooks in and won't let him break free.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Wentz is riding his opponent, not letting Van Deinsen buck him off.
Wentz keeps control of the position as Van Deinsen tries to break free.
Van Deinsen wants to control his opponent's hands but Wentz gets his hands free.
Wentz has good solid back control here.
Van Deinsen is in bad spot here.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Wentz controlling from the back.
Wentz keeps control of the position as Van Deinsen tries to break free.
Wentz biding his time, looking for the opening.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Van Deinsen tries to escape the position.
Wentz trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Van Deinsen doesn't escape.
Van Deinsen just trying to survive but Wentz is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Wentz controlling the positon.
Wentz tries to get the hooks in deep but Van Deinsen pushed the leg off.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Wentz is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.

We're going to have a standup here because Pete Wentz wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Nice takedown defense from Wentz. No joy for Van Deinsen on that attempt.

Wentz shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Van Deinsen is trying to defend but Wentz finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Wentz controlling the pace.
Van Deinsen is looking to improve his position.
Wentz not doing much here.
John Van Deinsen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Wentz working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Van Deinsen's thigh. Van Deinsen counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Van Deinsen keeping full guard, as Wentz tries to pass.
Wentz sitting in guard here, content to control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Van Deinsen has an active guard here but Wentz has managed to pass into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pete Wentz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wentz has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Paul Tew scores the fight for Pete Wentz!
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for Pete Wentz!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Pete Wentz!

Pete Wentz wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Pete Wentz made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.