PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jonas Putin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Horacio Vanderbeet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Putin kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is "Ace of Spades" by Motorhead. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Putin
vs
Vanderbeet

166 cm
32
153 lbs
23 - 10 - 1

160 cm
30
142 lbs
25 - 17 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jonas Putin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Horacio Vanderbeet!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Putin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Putin lands with a short shot to the head.
Vanderbeet working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Putin.
Vanderbeet blocks an uppercut.
Vanderbeet gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Putin misses with some punches.
Putin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Putin.
Vanderbeet goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vanderbeet lands with a left to the head.
Vanderbeet with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vanderbeet throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Putin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Putin is working Vanderbeet over against the cage.
Putin lands with a short shot to the head.
Putin lands a body shot in the clinch.
Putin lands a hook that snaps the head of Vanderbeet backwards.
Vanderbeet lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vanderbeet struggles to land a body shot inside as Putin controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vanderbeet.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A right hand to the body from Vanderbeet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Putin lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Putin fails to land.
Vanderbeet can't find room to land a body shot as Putin controls the action.
Putin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vanderbeet tries to work over Putin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice right hand lands inside from Putin.
Vanderbeet lands with a left to the head.
Putin misses with the head strike.
We've been hearing reports that Putin has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Vanderbeet just misses with a elbow thrown towards Putin's brow.
Putin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vanderbeet throws a head punch that misses.
Vanderbeet takes a shot to the head.
Vanderbeet makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Putin blocks a body shot from Vanderbeet.
Putin lands a body punch in the clinch.
Vanderbeet is working Putin over against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Putin digs a right hand into Vanderbeet's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Vanderbeet's gas tank.
Vanderbeet misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Putin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Putin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vanderbeet backwards.
Vanderbeet misses with a punch on the inside.
Putin is trying to maintain a safe position but Vanderbeet gets an underhook and turns Putin into the cage.
Nice body punch from Putin - that landed with a thud.
Vanderbeet is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Putin is keeping busy.
Putin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vanderbeet lands with a right to the head.
Putin misses with a body punch.
Putin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vanderbeet lands a right hand.
Putin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Putin lands a shot to the body.
Putin misses with the head strike.
Putin avoids a wild elbow strike from Vanderbeet.
Vanderbeet lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vanderbeet blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Putin works on Vanderbeet's body with a couple of short punches.
Vanderbeet fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Putin throws a punch but it's blocked by Vanderbeet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanderbeet lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Putin backwards.
Nice body punch from Putin - that landed with a thud.
A short right from Putin on the inside.
Putin blocking some punches.
Putin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Putin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Putin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vanderbeet blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Vanderbeet.
Putin tries to throw a body punch but Vanderbeet avoids it by throwing Putin back against the cage.
Vanderbeet misses with some punches.
Putin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Putin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vanderbeet scores with a hook to the body.
Putin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vanderbeet tries to throw a body punch but Putin avoids it by throwing Vanderbeet back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Putin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Putin working aggressively here.
Vanderbeet is working Putin over against the cage.
Putin avoids a wild elbow strike from Vanderbeet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vanderbeet is struggling to control the position.
Vanderbeet struggles to land a body shot inside as Putin controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vanderbeet.
A right hand to the body from Putin.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Vanderbeet as Putin tries to tie him up.
Putin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Putin blocking some punches.
Putin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Putin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vanderbeet backwards.
A short left from Putin.
Putin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Putin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Putin misses with the head strike.
Vanderbeet throws a punch but it's blocked by Putin.
Vanderbeet lands with a light punch inside.
Vanderbeet misses with a hook from the clinch.
Putin lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonas Putin dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Vanderbeet is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Putin throws a low kick but Vanderbeet moves out of range easily.
Putin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Vanderbeet shoots in but Putin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A little feinted left hand from Putin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Vanderbeet closes the distance but Putin moves to the side
and Putin counters with a low kick, right behind Vanderbeet 's knee.
Vanderbeet on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Putin throws a hook but Vanderbeet blocks it.
Vanderbeet is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vanderbeet tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Putin throwing a counter right hand but Vanderbeet manages to avoid it.
Vanderbeet tries to clinch up.
Vanderbeet tries to clinch there but Putin circles away.

Putin darts in and clinches Vanderbeet up against the cage.
Vanderbeet lands an elbow just above Putin 's eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanderbeet blocks an uppercut.
Vanderbeet lands a body punch in the clinch.
Vanderbeet stalling in the clinch but Putin improves position.
Vanderbeet throws a head punch that misses.
Putin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Vanderbeet just misses with a elbow thrown towards Putin's brow.
Still in the clinch, Putin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vanderbeet pushes Putin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Putin cracks Vanderbeet with a nice body shot.
Putin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vanderbeet landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Putin has a couple of punches blocked by Vanderbeet.
Putin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Putin looking to slow down the pace here.
Putin dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Putin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Putin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Putin swings wildly with an uppercut but Vanderbeet uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Putin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Putin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Putin lands with a right to the head.
Vanderbeet scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Putin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Putin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vanderbeet is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Putin.
Jonas Putin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Vanderbeet blocks an uppercut.
Vanderbeet blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vanderbeet has a couple of punches blocked by Putin.
Vanderbeet doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vanderbeet tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Putin lands a shoulder strike.
Vanderbeet tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Putin's elbow.
Vanderbeet blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Putin lands a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Putin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Putin.
Vanderbeet blocks an uppercut.
Putin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vanderbeet can do to turn this around?
A right hand to the body from Putin.
Putin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Putin misses with the head strike.
Vanderbeet lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Putin.
Putin prevents a body shot from Vanderbeet.
Putin taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Putin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Putin.
Putin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Putin.
Vanderbeet misses with the head strike.
Putin digs a right hand underneath Vanderbeet's ribcage. Vanderbeet let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Putin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vanderbeet misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Putin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Putin.
Putin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vanderbeet blocks an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vanderbeet misses with some punches.
Putin blocking some punches.
Vanderbeet blocking some punches.
Putin lands with a right to the head.
Vanderbeet throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Vanderbeet tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vanderbeet tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Putin's elbow.
Vanderbeet creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Vanderbeet comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Vanderbeet fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Putin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vanderbeets head.
Vanderbeet struggles to land a body shot inside as Putin controls his hands.
Putin lands a body punch.
Vanderbeet throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Vanderbeet lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Putin blocks an uppercut.
Putin misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonas Putin dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Putin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Vanderbeet looking to stall.
Putin has a couple of punches blocked by Vanderbeet.
Putin avoiding damage.
Putin manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Putin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vanderbeet doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vanderbeet taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Putin pushes Vanderbeet back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Putin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Putin is struggling to control the position.
Vanderbeet blocks an uppercut.
Vanderbeet pushes Putin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Putin.
A short right from Vanderbeet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Putin takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A right handed body shot lands from Putin.
Vanderbeet pushes Putin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Vanderbeet is leaning against Putin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Vanderbeet misses with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Putin.
Vanderbeet tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vanderbeet blocks an uppercut.
Putin avoids the elbow strike from Vanderbeet, against the cage.
Vanderbeet creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Putin's defenses.
Putin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Putin avoids the elbow strike from Vanderbeet, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Putin.
Putin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vanderbeet backwards.
Vanderbeet misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Putin fails to land.
Putin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Vanderbeet or not.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Vanderbeet as the two fighters clinch.
Vanderbeet blocking some punches.
Putin throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Vanderbeet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vanderbeet working aggressively here.
Putin scores with a shot to the side of Vanderbeet's head.
Putin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Putin lands an uppercut.
Putin lands with a right to the head.
Vanderbeet throws an elbow that misses.
Putin lands a shoulder strike.
Putin swings wildly with an uppercut but Vanderbeet uses good head movement to avoid it.
Putin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vanderbeet fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Vanderbeet.
Putin swings wildly with an uppercut but Vanderbeet uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vanderbeet misses with a punch to the body.
Jonas Putin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Putin trying to stall but Vanderbeet improves his position.
Vanderbeet misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Putin.
Putin working aggressively here.
Putin lands a shoulder strike.
Putin lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Putin.
Horacio Vanderbeet has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Putin throws a punch but it's blocked by Vanderbeet.
Vanderbeet blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Putin fails to land.
Putin lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Putin.

Vanderbeet is rocked!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Putin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vanderbeet is still on wobbly legs! Can Putin finish him?
Vanderbeet misses with a short punch on the inside.
Putin lands an uppercut.
Vanderbeet presses Putin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Putin tries to throw a body punch but Vanderbeet avoids it by throwing Putin back against the cage.
Putin scores with a nice hook to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Putin blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vanderbeet has a couple of punches blocked by Putin.
Putin working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vanderbeet.
Putin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vanderbeets head.
Putin lands with a right to the head.
Vanderbeet tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Putin's elbow.
Vanderbeet blocking some punches.
Putin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Vanderbeet.
Vanderbeet blocks an uppercut.
Vanderbeet seems to have recovered his senses.
Putin tries to throw a body punch but Vanderbeet avoids it by throwing Putin back against the cage.
Putin has a couple of punches blocked by Vanderbeet.
Vanderbeet lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Putin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vanderbeet scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vanderbeet.
Putin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vanderbeet lands a nice elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jonas Putin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Putin 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonas Putin!
Jonas Putin decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.