|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dirk Van Der Meyde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liu Bei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bei has chosen The Tale of Three Brothers as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
 |
|
 |
| 180 cm
25
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
|
200 cm
16
275 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent |
|
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Very confident |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dirk Van Der Meyde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Liu Bei!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Wagner Zegers and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Der Meyde darts in trying to clinch
and Bei counters with a nice uppercut.
Van Der Meyde lands with a straight right. Bei didn't see that one coming.
It looks like Liu Bei has been cut.
Bei shoots for a takedown but Van Der Meyde saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Van Der Meyde gets a clinch.
Van Der Meyde lands a takedown into guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Van Der Meyde stands up and waves to Bei to follow him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Der Meyde throws a series of punches but Bei avoids them all with ease.
Van Der Meyde throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Bei tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Van Der Meyde is in Bei's guard.
Bei looking to control.
Van Der Meyde might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Van Der Meyde throws a big right hand that misses.
Van Der Meyde in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bei being controlled here, momentarily.
Bei keeping full guard, as Van Der Meyde tries to pass.
Bei not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Van Der Meyde tries to free his leg and advance position but Bei is retaining full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bei tries to score a power double leg takedown but Van Der Meyde sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bei somewhat.
Van Der Meyde misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Meyde clinches up with Bei and pushes him back against the cage.
Van Der Meyde gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Bei regains guard.
Van Der Meyde stands and steps away. Bei gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Van Der Meyde fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bei, pushing him back against the cage.
Bei wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bei tries to break the clinch but Van Der Meyde is controlling the position.
Van Der Meyde breaks the clinch.
Van Der Meyde keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dirk Van Der Meyde seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice sprawl there from Van Der Meyde as Bei shoots in.
Dirk Van Der Meyde has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Liu Bei.
Bei looks winded!
Van Der Meyde gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Van Der Meyde wants a takedown but no success here.
Van Der Meyde breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bei tries to keep at a distance but Van Der Meyde has taken the fight into the clinch.
Van Der Meyde is trying to pull guard but Bei turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Van Der Meyde breaks from the clinch.
Van Der Meyde decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Van Der Meyde stops Bei from getting back to his feet.
Bei has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Van Der Meyde is working away from the top position though.
Van Der Meyde stands up and beckons Bei to join him on the feet.
Van Der Meyde moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Der Meyde has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Bei is trying to keep an underhook but Van Der Meyde manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Van Der Meyde slows the pace down in half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bei is trying to maintain the position but Van Der Meyde is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dirk Van Der Meyde dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Liu Bei's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bei takes a swing at Van Der Meyde's ribcage but misses.
Bei shoots in for a takedown but Van Der Meyde shows good takedown defense.
Van Der Meyde has closed the distance and engaged Bei in a clinch.
Bei misses with a shot to the kidneys.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Van Der Meyde here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Van Der Meyde breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Van Der Meyde could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Van Der Meyde has Bei up against the cage in a clinch.
Van Der Meyde is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bei gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Van Der Meyde breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Van Der Meyde tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bei swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bei pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Van Der Meyde scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Bei wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bei pushes Van Der Meyde off looking to stand but Van Der Meyde dives back in and keeps control.
Bei is breathing heavily.
Van Der Meyde works his foot free and advances to mount.
Van Der Meyde takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bei defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Van Der Meyde.
Van Der Meyde raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Meyde controlling his opponent.
Bei tries to hold on but Van Der Meyde pushes him away.
Van Der Meyde working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Van Der Meyde controlling the position easily from mount.
Van Der Meyde landing punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Meyde avoids the attempt from Bei to control.
Van Der Meyde looking to finish Bei with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bei!
Van Der Meyde lands a couple of good shots and Bei has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Bei is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Van Der Meyde has the hooks in. Bei is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Dirk Van Der Meyde overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bei is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Van Der Meyde.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Meyde is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bei can do to turn this around?
Van Der Meyde scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Bei is looking for a way out.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good control from Van Der Meyde.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dirk Van Der Meyde dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Liu Bei's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Van Der Meyde lands a left and a right that send Bei crashing to the mat, dazed. Van Der Meyde thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Bei is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Horrible takedown attempt by Bei or perhaps it was just good defense by Van Der Meyde, which made it look bad.
Bei is still on wobbly legs! Can Van Der Meyde finish him?
Bei on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Van Der Meyde. Van Der Meyde obviously looking to wear him down.
Bei seems to have recovered his senses.
Van Der Meyde moves into the clinch.
Bei goes for a takedown in the clinch but Van Der Meyde prevents it.
Van Der Meyde jumps guard and drags Bei to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Van Der Meyde has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Bei is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Van Der Meyde turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Van Der Meyde manages to end up in side control.
Van Der Meyde decides to stand back up. Van Der Meyde steps back and let's Bei get back to his feet.
Bei takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Van Der Meyde has managed to clinch.
Van Der Meyde is trying to drag Bei to the mat but Bei just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bei changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Van Der Meyde fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Dirk Van Der Meyde has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Liu Bei.
Van Der Meyde darts in and clinches Bei up against the cage.
Bei tries to land a knee to the head but Van Der Meyde blocks with his arms.
Van Der Meyde will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bei up against the cage.
Bei is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Van Der Meyde scores with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Meyde jumps guard and drags Bei to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Van Der Meyde looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Van Der Meyde managing to control the position.
Van Der Meyde wants to sweep here but Bei controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Meyde pushes Bei off and scrambles back to his feet.
Van Der Meyde rushes Bei and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Liu Bei has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bei is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Van Der Meyde pulls guard effortlessly.
Bei trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Der Meyde is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bei trying to stand up but can't free himself from Van Der Meyde's guard.
Van Der Meyde is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Meyde has control of Bei's left arm, preventing Bei from doing any damage.
Bei trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Der Meyde is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Bei wants to stand and escape but instead Van Der Meyde has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Dirk Van Der Meyde is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bei working for a triangle but Van Der Meyde defends it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dirk Van Der Meyde showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Van Der Meyde 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dirk Van Der Meyde!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
73% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
