PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andy De Santoz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Felt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

De Santoz
vs
Felt

193 cm
18
245 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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, Andy De Santoz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dick Felt!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Patrick Alders and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Santoz fails with the takedown.
De Santoz shoots in for a double leg but Felt sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Felt is looking to clinch but De Santoz is avoiding it.
De Santoz staying out of range there.
De Santoz shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Felt but Felt pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andy De Santoz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Santoz shoots for a double leg takedown but Felt sprawls well. He's pushed De Santoz's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
De Santoz looks to land a body kick but Felt moved away.
De Santoz tries a low kick but Felt avoids it.
De Santoz shoots for a double leg takedown but Felt sprawls well. He's pushed De Santoz's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
De Santoz shoots in but no luck this time.
De Santoz is trying hard to land a takedown here. Felt sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

De Santoz gets a clinch.
De Santoz gets underhooks to prevent Felt's takedown attempt.
De Santoz tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Felt smiles and moves away.
De Santoz is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Santoz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Felt darts in and clinches De Santoz up against the cage.

Felt drags the fight down to the ground.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Felt tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Felt is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Felt keeping full guard, as De Santoz tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Felt bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in De Santoz's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Felt controls from within his opponent's guard.
Felt's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Felt trying to control but De Santoz is working from the bottom.

Dick Felt has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
De Santoz displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Felt.
De Santoz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
De Santoz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Felt shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has De Santoz pinned against the cage. De Santoz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Felt shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts De Santoz as he jumps to the side.
De Santoz blocks a head kick by Felt.
De Santoz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
De Santoz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Felt swats him away and circles back towards the center.

De Santoz instigates a clinch.
De Santoz gets underhooks to prevent Felt's takedown attempt.
Felt tries to stall but De Santoz uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

De Santoz breaks the clinch.
Felt shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. De Santoz defends it nicely.
De Santoz shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Felt defends it nicely.
Felt dives in for a single leg takedown but De Santoz sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Santoz wants a takedown but no success here.
De Santoz working hard to break the clinch.
Felt jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as De Santoz walks away with a smile on his face. Felt gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dick Felt will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Felt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. De Santoz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
De Santoz shoots in and drives through. Felt sprawls well.
Felt shoots in for a takedown but De Santoz shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
De Santoz lands a head kick!

It looks like Dick Felt has been cut.
Felt shoots in and drives through. De Santoz sprawls well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Felt falls off balance throwing a combination
and De Santoz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Felt wants to clinch.
Felt looks for the body kick but De Santoz saw that one coming.
Andy De Santoz is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Felt checks the leg kick nicely there.
De Santoz lands a head kick!
De Santoz lands with a slapping head kick.
De Santoz throws a half hearted mid kick.
De Santoz slaps away a takedown attempt from Felt, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Andy De Santoz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dick Felt.
Felt is breathing heavily.
De Santoz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Santoz stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and De Santoz wants it to stay on the feet.
A nice combination there by De Santoz.
De Santoz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Felt sprawls well. Felt wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. De Santoz gets slowly back to his feet.
A head kick misses from De Santoz.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Felt shoots in but De Santoz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Felt tries to clinch but De Santoz moves away
and De Santoz counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Felt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
De Santoz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
De Santoz closes this distance looking for a takedown but Felt circles away.
Felt looks for a takedown but De Santoz sprawls well.
De Santoz scores with the left hand. Felt knows he should have avoided that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Santoz shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Felt but Felt pushes him off and we're back to square one.
De Santoz throws a head kick but Felt moves out of range.
Felt shoots in but no luck this time.
De Santoz has a takedown stuffed.
Felt lands with a straight right. De Santoz didn't see that one coming.
Felt shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has De Santoz pinned against the cage. De Santoz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
De Santoz throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Santoz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Felt fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with De Santoz, pushing him back against the cage.
Felt changes levels and goes for a takedown here. De Santoz fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A lazy body kick from De Santoz
and Felt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
De Santoz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Felt can pounce on him.
De Santoz swats away the attempt to clinch by Felt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice takedown defense from Felt. No joy for De Santoz on that attempt.
De Santoz is trying hard to land a takedown here. Felt sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andy De Santoz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dick Felt's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

A telegraphed takedown attempt from Felt is defended easily by De Santoz.
Felt moves away from the strike by De Santoz.
Felt fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
De Santoz moves out of range as Felt strikes.
De Santoz tries to score a power double leg takedown but Felt sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten De Santoz somewhat.

Felt closes the distance and clinches.
De Santoz is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Felt to keep the fight standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

De Santoz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Felt misses with a double jab.
Felt darts in looking for a takedown but De Santoz gets double underhooks and turns Felt into the cage.
Andy De Santoz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dick Felt.
De Santoz tries for a takedown but Felt manages to get underhooks.
Felt gets underhooks to prevent De Santoz's takedown attempt.
Felt looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Felt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Felt is looking to clinch but De Santoz is avoiding it.
De Santoz closes the distance and clinches up with Felt, looking for a takedown. De Santoz pushes Felt against the cage but Felt circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Felt shoots in looking for a takedown but De Santoz manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Felt's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
De Santoz shoots in looking for a takedown but Felt manages to keep the fight standing, pushing De Santoz's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Felt is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in De Santoz's half guard.
De Santoz tries to kick Felt off but Felt keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
De Santoz trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
De Santoz wants to control but Felt passes into side.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Felt content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
De Santoz is looking to regain half guard here but Felt keeps moving and retains side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Felt controls the position.
De Santoz is looking to reverse the position.

Felt thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
De Santoz tries to improve position but can't.
Felt throws a strike aimed at the side of De Santoz's head but De Santoz avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on De Santoz's face as Felt controls the position.
De Santoz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
De Santoz is not content to let Felt control the position.
Felt controlling from side mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dick Felt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Felt 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight for Andy De Santoz!
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight for Andy De Santoz!
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight for Andy De Santoz!

Andy De Santoz wins by unanimous decision!