PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Renzo Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hando Dijkman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Gracie
vs
Dijkman

174 cm
25
154 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

180 cm
26
155 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Renzo Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hando Dijkman!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Daniel Franklin and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dijkman fails with the takedown.

Dijkman drives through with a takedown into Gracie's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dijkman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Gracie had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dijkman defends it easily.
Dijkman is looking to stand up but Gracie won't let him.
Dijkman sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Gracie escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dijkman gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gracie has a closed guard, preventing Dijkman from standing up.
Gracie has momentary wrist control but Dijkman slips an elbow through the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gracie escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dijkman gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dijkman is looking to work some ground and pound but Gracie has wrist control.
Dijkman works over Gracie with some ground and pound from guard.
Dijkman lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Gracie has his foot on Dijkman's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dijkman works his way back into a safe position though.
Dijkman postures up in Gracie's guard and throws a big left but Gracie blocks it.
Gracie avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dijkman controls from within his opponent's guard.
Dijkman makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dijkman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dijkman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dijkman sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gracie's guard.
Dijkman tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Dijkman not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Dijkman lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Dijkman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dijkman working the head and body with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dijkman is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gracie doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Dijkman.
Still in half guard, Dijkman seems content to control.

Dijkman seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Gracie is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Hando Dijkman!