PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Willy Specs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rembrandt Van Rijn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Rembrandt Van Rijn was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Specs
vs
Van Rijn

180 cm
25
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Willy Specs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rembrandt Van Rijn!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Van Rijn manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
We've been hearing reports that Specs has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Van Rijn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Specs's elbow.
Specs is trying to pull guard but Van Rijn turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

Specs decides to pull guard.
Van Rijn must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Specs seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Van Rijn sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Specs trying to keep a closed guard but Van Rijn is proving a slippery customer.
Van Rijn wants to get up but he can't break Specs's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Specs looking to control.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Van Rijn fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

Van Rijn moves into the clinch.
Van Rijn presses Specs against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Van Rijn leaning against his opponent.
Van Rijn pushes Specs back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Van Rijn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Specs is trying to drag Van Rijn to the mat but Van Rijn just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Van Rijn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Van Rijn lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Specs or not.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A body shot lands from Van Rijn.
Specs is breathing heavily.
A right hook to the body lands for Van Rijn.
Van Rijn lands with a right to the head.
Specs tries to pull guard but Van Rijn won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Willy Specs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Van Rijn lands a right hand.
Van Rijn presses Specs against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Van Rijn pushes Specs back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Van Rijn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Van Rijn throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Van Rijn is leaning against Specs and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Van Rijn has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Van Rijn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Rijn slowing the pace effectively.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Van Rijn.
The referee is keeping an eye on Van Rijn - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Van Rijn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Specs backwards.
Van Rijn lands a nice uppercut.
A hook to the body from Van Rijn.
A short left from Van Rijn.
Van Rijn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Van Rijn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Van Rijn working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Van Rijn.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Rijn lands a left hand.
Van Rijn scores with a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Rijn lands a hook that snaps the head of Specs backwards.
Van Rijn lands a body shot.
Van Rijn avoiding damage.
Van Rijn lands a shot to the body.
Van Rijn scores with a shot to the side of Specs's head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Van Rijn.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rembrandt Van Rijn dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Van Rijn lands a jab to Specs's midsection.
Specs takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Specs walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Specs walks into a straight right hand from Van Rijn.
Specs takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Van Rijn rushes Specs and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Van Rijn.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Rijn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Van Rijn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Van Rijn pushes Specs back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Van Rijn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Rijn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Van Rijn.

Specs is rocked!
Van Rijn taking a breather.
Oh Specs is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Van Rijn lands with a short shot to the head.
Van Rijn taking a breather.
Specs seems to have got his legs back now.
Van Rijn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Van Rijn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Specs tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Van Rijn just stands there and leans against the cage.
Specs jumps guard but Van Rijn stands there with Specs around his waist. Specs gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Specs prevents a body shot from Van Rijn.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Van Rijn.
Stalling in the clinch from Van Rijn.
Specs is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Willy Specs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short right from Van Rijn on the inside.
Van Rijn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Van Rijn manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Van Rijn lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Rijn stalling in the clinch.
Specs tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Van Rijn just stands there and leans against the cage.
Van Rijn displaying some good clinch control by pressing Specs up against the cage.
Van Rijn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Specs backwards.
Van Rijn gets through Specs's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Van Rijn is pushing Specs up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Van Rijn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Specs wants a takedown but no success here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Van Rijn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Specss head.
Van Rijn stalling the fight.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rembrandt Van Rijn.
Nice uppercut there from Van Rijn.
Van Rijn lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Rijn misses with a jab, cross combination.

Van Rijn has closed the distance and engaged Specs in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rembrandt Van Rijn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Specs's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Van Rijn lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A telegraphed right hand from Van Rijn misses the target.
Van Rijn connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Van Rijn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Decent striking displayed by Van Rijn there.
Van Rijn scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Van Rijn scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Specs doesn't seem bothered though.

Van Rijn moves into range and clinches up with Specs.
Van Rijn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Van Rijn lands an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Rijn scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A body shot lands from Van Rijn.
A short right from Van Rijn.
Van Rijn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Specs backwards.
Stalling in the clinch from Van Rijn.
Van Rijn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Van Rijn slowing the pace effectively.
Van Rijn lands a shot to the body.
Van Rijn scores with a shoulder strike.
Van Rijn slows down the pace here.
Rembrandt Van Rijn seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Rijn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Specs backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Rijn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Van Rijn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Van Rijn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Van Rijn lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Van Rijn stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right from Van Rijn on the inside.
Van Rijn pushes Specs against the cage. Van Rijn is working some dirty boxing. Van Rijn pushes off with a quick right hook! Specs goes down! Specs tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Van Rijn moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rembrandt Van Rijn!