PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Coach Snejder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Harrass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harrass has chosen Tomorrow as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Snejder
vs
Harrass

165 cm
38
140 lbs
23 - 17 - 1

171 cm
22
148 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Very quick

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

AnonymouS

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Coach Snejder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Phil Harrass!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrass closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Harrass misses with a hook.
Snejder throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Snejder throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Harrass on the side of the head.
Harrass looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Coach Snejder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harrass thuds his right hand into Snejder's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Snejder steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harrass.
Snejder throws a body shot but no joy.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Snejder.
Snejder missing with a left hand there. Harrass was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Harrass moves away from the strike by Snejder.
Harrass tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Harrass throws a hook but Snejder avoids it easily.
Harrass doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A jab from Snejder misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Snejder. No joy for Harrass on that attempt.
Harrass scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Harrass bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Snejder throws a leg kick but Harrass checks it.
A jab from Snejder does it's job there.
Snejder changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Harrass thows a leg kick but Snejder checks it
and Snejder counters with a stiff right hand.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Harrass enables Snejder to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Harrass manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Snejder trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Harrass manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harrass works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Harrass missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Snejder trying to control here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snejder wants to improve his position but Harrass is controlling well.
Snejder is not content to let Harrass control the position.
Snejder wants to improve his position but Harrass is controlling well.
Harrass missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Harrass is trying to control. Snejder wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Harrass is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Snejder is just riding it out for now. Harrass eventually gives up the hold.
Harrass is thwarting Snejder's attempts to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snejder is looking for a sweep. Harrass is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Harrass seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Snejder does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Harrass wants to work for an arm triangle but Snejder is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Harrass is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Snejder still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Snejder has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
You can see the frustration on Harrass's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Snejder is looking to take a break and control but Harrass is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrass is trying to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Harrass's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Snejder creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Harrass sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Snejder tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Snejder misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harrass being controlled for a moment.
Snejder wants to control but Harrass is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Coach Snejder dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Harrass throws a hook to the side of Snejder's head but Snejder sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Snejder clobbers Harrass with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Harrass uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Snejder.
Snejder throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Snejder darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Harrass controlling the position well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harrass is trying to maintain the position but Snejder is very close to passing his half guard.
Snejder missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snejder sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Harrass defending well though.
Snejder has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Snejder trying to pass the guard but Harrass defending well.
Snejder throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Harrass blocking the ground and pound attempt from Snejder.
Snejder trying to control from Harrass's half guard. Harrass has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Snejder has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Snejder throws an elbow that misses. Harrass uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Snejder's guard. Nice move by Harrass!

Harrass passes Snejder's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Snejder looking for submissions off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snejder tries to get to full guard but Harrass has control of the leg.

Harrass is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Snejder still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Snejder has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Snejder tries to advance to mount but Harrass denies him.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Snejder tries to advance position but instead Harrass slips a leg back in to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snejder missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Harrass controlling the position well.
Snejder throws a strike but Harrass avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Harrass working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Snejder.
Harrass is controlling Snejder's posture.
Snejder looking to pass the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Snejder wants to control from the top but Harrass keeps moving.
Harrass looking to control.
Snejder wants to control from the top but Harrass keeps moving.
Snejder is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harrass can do to turn this around?
Snejder working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Harrass preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Snejder postures up in Harrass's guard and throws a big left but Harrass blocks it.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Snejder wants to control from the top but Harrass keeps moving.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Coach Snejder is winning the standup battle so far.
Harrass ducks under a wild hook from Snejder.
Harrass feints the counter takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Coach Snejder dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Jab, jab by Snejder - just one landing.
Harrass waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Snejder.
An inside leg kick from Harrass misses.
Snejder appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Harrass lunges at Snejder with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Snejder's hand.
Snejder takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

Snejder manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Harrass on his heels. He'll look to pass Harrass's guard now, I'm sure.
Snejder wants to control from the top but Harrass keeps moving.
Harrass keeping full guard, as Snejder tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harrass trying to keep a closed guard but Snejder is proving a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harrass utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Snejder is fighting to break Harrass's control of his arms but Harrass is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Snejder scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Snejder tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harrass was well out of range. Poor timing from Snejder.
Harrass scores with a jab to the head.
Snejder scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Snejder throws a looping overhand right but Harrass ducks down to avoid it.

Snejder gets the takedown into side control.
Snejder wants to lay and pray for a moment but Harrass keeps working.
Snejder working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Snejder throwing shots but missing, from side control.

Snejder tries for a kimura but Harrass is defending well.
Snejder trying to control the position but Harrass is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snejder landing a few strikes.
Snejder trying to control the action but Harrass is working from the bottom.

Snejder tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Snejder has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Coach Snejder is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Snejder controlling the position from side mount.
Harrass is not content to let Snejder control the position.
Phil Harrass has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Snejder tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Coach Snejder showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Snejder 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Coach Snejder!