PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bastian Van Den Bosh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Go Kenta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bastian Van Den Bosh has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Van Den Bosh
vs
Kenta

182 cm
21
130 lbs
3 - 7 - 0

162 cm
24
143 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Solid chin

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 3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bastian Van Den Bosh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Go Kenta!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kenta clinches.

Kenta jumps guard.

Van Den Bosh stands up and waves to Kenta to follow him.
Kenta looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Kenta instigates a clinch.

Van Den Bosh pulls guard effortlessly.
Van Den Bosh seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Van Den Bosh has Kenta pulled in close to control his posture.
Van Den Bosh trying to control the position.
Kenta really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Van Den Bosh. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Van Den Bosh is working an open guard so Kenta takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Van Den Bosh really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Kenta gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kenta stalling the fight.
Kenta tries a knee to the head but Van Den Bosh blocks it.
Kenta comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Kenta manages to pull guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Den Bosh is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kenta is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Kenta being controlled here, momentarily.
Van Den Bosh trying to control but Kenta is working from the bottom.
Van Den Bosh is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kenta can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kenta wants to stand and escape but Van Den Bosh is having none of it.
Van Den Bosh will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Van Den Bosh advances position into side control!
Van Den Bosh misses with the ground and pound.
Van Den Bosh is looking to take a break and control but Kenta is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee asks Van Den Bosh politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Van Den Bosh prefers to stall for the moment though.
Van Den Bosh works to advance to full mount. Kenta defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Van Den Bosh tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Den Bosh landing strikes from the mount and Kenta is in trouble!
Kenta is working to get back to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Van Den Bosh.
Van Den Bosh tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Van Den Bosh wants to control the pace but Kenta is squirming around nicely.
Van Den Bosh scoring with strikes but Kenta is staying in there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenta wants to control but Van Den Bosh is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Van Den Bosh can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kenta is looking to escape.
Van Den Bosh cracks Kenta with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Van Den Bosh trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Van Den Bosh 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.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Van Den Bosh landing strikes from the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bastian Van Den Bosh dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Van Den Bosh throws a head kick but Kenta moves out of range.

Kenta gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kenta with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Van Den Bosh has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kenta after a bit of a struggle.
Kenta lands a damaging elbow.
Kenta tries a knee to the head but Van Den Bosh blocks it.
Nice elbow from Kenta.

Kenta pulls guard effortlessly.
Kenta is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Van Den Bosh slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Den Bosh passes Kenta's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenta is not content to let Van Den Bosh control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Van Den Bosh decides to return to a standing position.

Van Den Bosh moves into the clinch.
Kenta stalling against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kenta misses with a knee to the head.
Van Den Bosh tries for a takedown. No joy.
Van Den Bosh tries to pull guard but Kenta holds him up against the cage and eventually Van Den Bosh drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bastian Van Den Bosh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kenta putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Van Den Bosh in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kenta.

Kenta breaks the clinch.

Van Den Bosh shoots in and bounces Kenta off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Kenta can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Van Den Bosh controls the pace.
Bastian Van Den Bosh overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kenta is breathing heavily.
Kenta pulls Van Den Bosh in close to his closed guard and prevents Van Den Bosh from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Den Bosh trying to control the position from guard on top but Kenta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Van Den Bosh is working Kenta over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Van Den Bosh trying to control but Kenta is working from the bottom.
Van Den Bosh passes Kenta's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Van Den Bosh is looking for a kimura but Kenta is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Van Den Bosh to get the leverage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Den Bosh is trying to control the action in half guard but Kenta is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Van Den Bosh keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

Van Den Bosh is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Van Den Bosh not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Bastian Van Den Bosh will probably get the nod.
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!

Kenta clinches.
Van Den Bosh avoids the elbow strike from Kenta, against the cage.
Kenta tries a knee to the head but Van Den Bosh blocks it.
Kenta misses with a knee strike.
Van Den Bosh wants a takedown but no success here.
Van Den Bosh blocks an elbow strike from Kenta.

Kenta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Kenta darts in and clinches Van Den Bosh up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Van Den Bosh's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Van Den Bosh jumps guard and drags Kenta to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Kenta postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Den Bosh bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kenta's guard.

Kenta is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Den Bosh slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Van Den Bosh stands up from Kenta's guard - Van Den Bosh perhaps looking for a knockout.
Bastian Van Den Bosh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Kenta darts in and clinches Van Den Bosh up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Van Den Bosh is trying to trip Kenta. He has hold of a leg but Kenta is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Van Den Bosh persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Kenta wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Van Den Bosh manages to pass to side control.

Van Den Bosh sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kenta defending well though.
Van Den Bosh takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Van Den Bosh keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Van Den Bosh seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Kenta for as long as he can get away with.

Van Den Bosh is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Van Den Bosh keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Go Kenta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Den Bosh is trying to control. Kenta wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Van Den Bosh prevents Kenta from improving his position.
Van Den Bosh thows a huge punch but Kenta dodges it nicely.
Kenta is in trouble now - Van Den Bosh has advanced to mount!
Van Den Bosh raining down shots from the mount!
Kenta takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenta is bucking up trying to escape but Van Den Bosh cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Van Den Bosh can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kenta is looking to escape.
Bastian Van Den Bosh is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Van Den Bosh lands a big elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Van Den Bosh lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Van Den Bosh trying to control but he's not successful this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bastian Van Den Bosh showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Van Den Bosh, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bastian Van Den Bosh!