PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mark Kelleher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mourits Vrutaal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Kelleher
vs
Vrutaal

180 cm
25
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
23
155 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Likes comics

Good wrestler
Good elbows
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mark Kelleher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mourits Vrutaal!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kelleher drives through and clinches with Vrutaal against the cage.
Kelleher blocks an elbow strike.
Kelleher avoids a wild elbow strike from Vrutaal.
Kelleher blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vrutaal lands a nice elbow.
Vrutaal misses with an elbow strike.
Vrutaal lands an elbow inside that Kelleher shrugs off.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Vrutaal.

It looks like Mark Kelleher has been cut.
Vrutaal will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kelleher up against the cage.
Kelleher tries to circle away but Vrutaal has him pinned against the cage.
Kelleher takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kelleher blocks an elbow strike from Vrutaal.
We've been hearing reports that Kelleher has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Vrutaal has Kelleher pushed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelleher takes an elbow to the forehead.

Kelleher is rocked!
Vrutaal throws an elbow but it misses.
Oh Kelleher is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Vrutaal just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kelleher's brow.
Vrutaal pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Vrutaal misses with an elbow over the top.
Kelleher seems to have got his legs back now.
Vrutaal lands a nice knee to the body.
Kelleher is breathing heavily.
Vrutaal lands an elbow just above Kelleher 's eye.
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!
Vrutaal creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kelleher's defenses.
Kelleher is pressed against the cage. Vrutaal pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Kelleher! Two more big strikes from Vrutaal and Kelleher crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Mourits Vrutaal!
After winning the bout, Mourits Vrutaal thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.