|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Moab Van Der Win (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adel Klemen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
 |
|
 |
| 174 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 1 |
|
174 cm
25
163 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
|
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Prefers standup |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Moab Van Der Win!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Adel Klemen!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klemen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Klemen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A frustrated look appears on Van Der Win's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Van Der Win can't get the takedown.
Klemen scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Moab Van Der Win has been cut.
Van Der Win breaks the clinch.
Klemen is looking to clinch.
Klemen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Klemen slaps away a takedown attempt from Van Der Win, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Klemen gets a clinch.
Klemen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Van Der Win's face.
Van Der Win has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Klemen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Moab Van Der Win. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Klemen scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klemen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Klemen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A short right from Klemen on the inside.
Van Der Win takes a shot to the head.
Van Der Win tries to break the clinch but Klemen is controlling the position.
Van Der Win tries for a takedown but Klemen manages to get underhooks.
Klemen taking a breather.
A short uppercut from Klemen.
Klemen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Van Der Win fails to pull guard.
Van Der Win gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Van Der Win is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Win fails to pull guard.
Klemen blocks a body shot from Van Der Win.
Klemen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Van Der Win in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Klemen misses with a punch to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Klemen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Van Der Win tries to break the clinch but Klemen is controlling the position.
Klemen lands with a light punch inside.
Van Der Win is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Klemen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Van Der Win backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klemen misses with a knee to the head.
Van Der Win misses with a punch to the body.
Van Der Win is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Klemen to keep the fight standing.
Klemen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Klemen lands a nice knee to the body.
Klemen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Van Der Win has had enough of the clinch but Klemen keeps him there for the moment.
Van Der Win is looking to break free of the clinch but Klemen has double underhooks.
Van Der Win wants a takedown but no success here.
Klemen prevents Van Der Win from breaking the clinch.
Van Der Win tries to pull guard but Klemen won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Win tries to pull guard but Klemen forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Van Der Win manages to pull guard.
Klemen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Klemen throws a big elbow that misses.
Klemen throwing strikes but missing.
Van Der Win is breathing heavily.
Van Der Win wants to stand up but Klemen is controlling him.
Klemen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Van Der Win has a closed guard, preventing Klemen from standing up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Klemen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Klemen decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adel Klemen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Moab Van Der Win's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Klemen closes the distance and clinches.
Klemen displaying some good clinch control by pressing Van Der Win up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Van Der Win fails to land.
Klemen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Klemen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Van Der Win wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Van Der Win is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Klemen to keep the fight standing.
Van Der Win has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Klemen uses from the top position.
Klemen tries to stand but Van Der Win is controlling from the bottom.
Klemen gets to his feet - Van Der Win follows without any prompting.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klemen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Klemen gets a clinch.
A short uppercut from Klemen.
Van Der Win has Klemen pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Klemen manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Klemen.
Van Der Win is trying to break free.
Klemen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Van Der Win tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Klemen avoids it.
Van Der Win drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Klemen gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Moab Van Der Win. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Klemen's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Win is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Van Der Win is trying to pull guard but Klemen turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Klemen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Van Der Win misses with a punch to the body.
A knee to the head by Klemen.
Van Der Win pushes off an throws an elbow but Klemen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Klemen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Van Der Win's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A frustrated look appears on Van Der Win's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klemen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Van Der Wins head.
Adel Klemen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Klemen lands a knee to the head.
Klemen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Klemen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Klemen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Klemen just leaning against Van Der Win, taking a breather.
Van Der Win fails to pull guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klemen dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Van Der Win tries a body shot but Klemen blocks it.
Van Der Win looking for a takedown.
Van Der Win working hard to break the clinch.
Van Der Win wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Van Der Win has Klemen pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Klemen manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Klemen.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Klemen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Van Der Win backwards.
Klemen is pushing Van Der Win 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 Der Win is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adel Klemen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Moab Van Der Win's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Klemen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Adel Klemen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Klemen has Van Der Win up against the cage in a clinch.
Van Der Win fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Van Der Win wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Van Der Win is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Klemen lands a good knee to the midsection. Van Der Win won't want to take too many of those.
Klemen working Van Der Win over with knees to the body.
Van Der Win takes a knee right on the jaw!
Van Der Win jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Klemen walks away with a smile on his face. Van Der Win gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Van Der Win gets tackled into the cage by Klemen. Klemen maintains the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Klemen - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Van Der Win tries a body shot but Klemen blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klemen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Van Der Win's efforts to push away.
Van Der Win jumps guard but Klemen stands there with Van Der Win around his waist. Van Der Win gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
We've been informed that Klemen has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Moab Van Der Win. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Klemen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Van Der Win wants to break the clinch but can't.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Klemen.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Der Win.
Klemen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Klemen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Van Der Win is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Win tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Klemen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Van Der Win has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Klemen lands a knee to the body.
Klemen lands with a right to the head.
Klemen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Van Der Win's efforts to push away.
Klemen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Klemen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Van Der Win backwards.
Klemen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Van Der Win goes for a takedown in the clinch but Klemen prevents it.
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!
Klemen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Van Der Win in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Klemen.
Van Der Win tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Klemen smiles and moves away.
Klemen moves into the clinch successfully.
Van Der Win is trying to push Klemen away but Klemen has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Van Der Win working hard to break the clinch.
Klemen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A knee to the head by Klemen.
Van Der Win is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Klemen is keeping busy.
Klemen lands a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Klemen.
Klemen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Van Der Win backwards.
Van Der Win tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Klemen landing knees to the head.
Klemen lands an uppercut.
Van Der Win wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short uppercut from Klemen.
Van Der Win looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Klemen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Moab Van Der Win has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Van Der Win tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Adel Klemen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Klemen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
And that's the end of the fight!
Adel Klemen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Klemen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adel Klemen!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
56% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
