PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Queen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Romano Redz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Queen
vs
Redz

178 cm
23
192 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

180 cm
24
187 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kevin Queen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Romano Redz!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Radbod Blank and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Queen tries to clinch up.
Queen moves in looking to clinch but Redz pushes him off.
Redz throws a lazy right hand but Queen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Redz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Queen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Queen tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Redz counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Redz.
Redz wants to pass the guard but Queen is keeping the position.
Redz slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Redz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Queen is keeping the position for now.
Redz stands and throws Queen's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Redz is trying to get an arm triangle but Queen is defending well.
Redz avoids the strikes from the bottom by Queen.
Queen is not content to let Redz control the position.
Queen tries to bench press Redz off him but Redz keeps the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Redz's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

Redz tries for a kimura but Queen is defending well.
Queen is trying to buck Redz off.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Redz trying to control the action but Queen is working from the bottom.
We've been hearing good reports from Queen'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.
Queen is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Redz asserts his dominance and retains side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redz is looking to take a break and control but Queen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Redz tries to advance to mount but Queen denies him.

Redz swings around for an armbar but Queen sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Redz's guard.

Redz escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Queen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Redz looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Queen passes into half guard.
Redz wants to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Queen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Queen is trying to control. Redz wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Redz is looking to improve his position.
Redz trying to control from the bottom.

Redz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Queen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Redz missing with punches from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Queen wants to control but Redz is keeping him busy.
Redz felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Queen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Redz's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Queen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Redz's head.
Redz tries to roll over but Queen keeps him under control.
Queen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Queen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Redz's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Romano Redz 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.

Redz misses with a hook.
The crowd cheers as Queen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Redz doesn't seem phased though.
Queen looks to clinch

and Redz counters with a takedown into side control.

Redz looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Queen is looking for a sweep.

Redz looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Queen tries to escape but Redz is in control.
Romano Redz has got the better of the ground game so far.
Queen is not content to let Redz control the position.
Redz tries to move into full mount but can't pass Queen's legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Redz landing a few strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Queen is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Redz has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Redz is looking to take a break and control but Queen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Redz working away.
Queen is pushing Redz's head away, looking to escape. Redz manages to hold on to the position though.
Queen gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Redz connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Redz with the ground and pound from mount.
Redz can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Queen is looking to escape.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Queen wants to try and get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redz landing shots from mount.
Redz trying to control but Queen is having none of it.

Redz has control of Queen's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Queen regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Queen's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Queen flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Redz thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redz fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Queen trying desperately to get to his feet.
Redz looking to control but Queen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Queen is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

Redz goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Queen turns into him and now he's in Redz's guard.
Queen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Redz seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Queen throws a strike but Redz rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Romano Redz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Queen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Queen wants to clinch.
Queen tries to clinch up.
Kevin Queen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body punch from Redz.
Redz keeps the fight on the outside.
A big right from Redz misses.
Redz darts in looking for a takedown but Queen gets double underhooks and turns Redz into the cage.
Queen throws a punch but it's blocked by Redz.
Redz jumps guard but Queen stands there with Redz around his waist. Redz gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Queen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Queen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Redz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Redz scores with a sloppy right hand. Queen should have avoided that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Queen rushes Redz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Queen throws a head punch that misses.
Queen lands an uppercut.
Queen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Queen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Queen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Redz jumps guard but Queen stands there with Redz around his waist. Redz gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kevin Queen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Romano Redz.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Queen obliges.
Queen lands a right hand.
Queen letting Redz take a breather here.
Queen misses with a knee strike.
A head punch on the inside from Queen fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Queen tries to work over Redz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Queen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Queen throws a punch but it's blocked by Redz.
Queen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Queen scores with a shoulder strike.
Queen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Redz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Queen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Redz manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Queen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Redz backwards.
Queen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redz stalling in the clinch but Queen improves position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Redz.
Redz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Queen missing with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Queen fails to land.
Queen misses with a body punch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Queen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Redz.
Redz blocks an uppercut.
Queen tries to land knees in the clinch but Redz avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Redz.
Redz is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Queen is keeping busy.
Redz working hard to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Queen struggles to land a body shot inside as Redz controls his hands.
Queen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Redz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Redz pulls guard effortlessly.
Redz trying to keep a closed guard but Queen is proving a slippery customer.

Redz working for a triangle but Queen defends it easily.
Redz looking for a sweep. Not yet Redz, not yet.
Kevin Queen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Queen cracks Redz with a solid left hand.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Redz controls Queen momentarily but Queen frees himself.
Queen working some strikes from top position.
Queen working some strikes from top position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Queen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Redz 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29

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