PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jose Floyd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cosma Svendsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Svendsen comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Rocky kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Floyd
vs
Svendsen

180 cm
25
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
20
180 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jose Floyd !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cosma Svendsen!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Svendsen is defended easily by Floyd .
Floyd scores with a hook to the body. Svendsen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Horrible takedown attempt by Svendsen or perhaps it was just good defense by Floyd , which made it look bad.
Floyd misses with a series of wild punches.
Floyd lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Svendsen walks into a stiff left hand from Floyd .
Floyd keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jose Floyd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cosma Svendsen.
Floyd 's corner calls for a 1-2. Floyd obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Floyd lands a nice shot to the body.
Jose Floyd is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Floyd misses with a wild body shot.
Floyd fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Floyd stuffs the takedown.
Floyd scores with a nice right hand.
Svendsen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Floyd throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Floyd lands a nice looking body shot.
A leg kick checked by Floyd .
Floyd fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Svendsen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Svendsen doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Floyd counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Floyd is looking to wear down Svendsen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Svendsen looks winded!
Floyd scores with a three punch combo!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Floyd lands a jab to Svendsen's midsection.
Floyd comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Floyd fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Svendsen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Floyd lands a jab to Svendsen's midsection.
Floyd throws a body punch but Svendsen moves out of range.
Floyd dips to his left and cracks Svendsen with an uppercut!
Floyd misses with a body shot.
Floyd swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Svendsen goes for a double leg but Floyd avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Floyd continues to drive forward.
Floyd lands an overhand right.
Jose Floyd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Floyd misses with a few strikes there.
Floyd lands with a hook. Svendsen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Svendsen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Svendsen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Donk. Floyd catches Svendsen right on the button with a cross.

Svendsen is rocked!
Svendsen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Svendsen is still on wobbly legs! Can Floyd finish him?
Floyd takes a swing at Svendsen's ribcage but misses.
Svendsen seems to have recovered his senses.
Floyd uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Svendsen has time to react.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svendsen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Floyd dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice shot lands for Floyd .
Floyd changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Floyd stuns Svendsen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Floyd misses with a series of wild punches.
Svendsen shoots in but no luck this time.
Floyd scores with a one two! Svendsen had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Floyd lands with an overhand left.
Floyd smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Floyd 's corner calls for a 1-2. Floyd obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Floyd scores with a body shot.
Floyd throws a body shot but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svendsen is looking to clinch but Floyd is avoiding it.
Floyd cracks Svendsen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Svendsen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Floyd .
Floyd throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Svendsen drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Floyd defends it well.
Floyd lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Floyd stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Floyd wants it to stay on the feet.
Floyd tests Svendsen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Floyd will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Svendsen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Svendsen avoids the body shot from Floyd .
Svendsen let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Svendsen throws a sloppy head kick and Floyd moves out of range easily.
Floyd wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Floyd dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A looping hook to the body misses from Floyd . Svendsen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Svendsen tries to counter by closing the distance.
Jose Floyd is winning the standup battle so far.
Svendsen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Floyd goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Floyd digs a good body shot into Svendsen's ribs.
Floyd lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Floyd throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Svendsen on the side of the head.
Svendsen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Floyd pinned against the cage. Floyd gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Floyd darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Floyd is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Svendsen can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Floyd scores with a punch to the head.
Floyd lands with a shot to the body.
Svendsen closes the distance and clinches up with Floyd , looking for a takedown. Svendsen pushes Floyd against the cage but Floyd circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Svendsen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Floyd manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice uppercut lands for Floyd . That snapped Svendsen's head back.
Floyd ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Svendsen moves away.
Floyd throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cosma Svendsen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Floyd throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Svendsen misses with a takedown attempt - Floyd sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Floyd swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Jose Floyd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cosma Svendsen.
Floyd lunges at Svendsen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Svendsen's hand.
Svendsen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Floyd stuffs the takedown.
Svendsen is breathing heavily.
Svendsen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Floyd 's waist but Floyd gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Svendsen off to one side.
Svendsen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Floyd works Svendsen's body with a nice hook.
Floyd with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svendsen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Floyd connects with a body shot that sends Svendsen's belly button to the back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Floyd moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Floyd scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Svendsen doesn't seem bothered though.
Floyd scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Floyd keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Floyd throws a one two combo.
Floyd jabs at Svendsen's body.
Svendsen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Floyd manages to avoid it.
A jab from Floyd does it's job there.
Floyd scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Floyd wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Floyd lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svendsen shoots for a double leg takedown but Floyd sprawls well. He's pushed Svendsen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Floyd connects with a body shot.
Floyd feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Svendsens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Floyd lands a jab to Svendsen's midsection.
Floyd lands a jab-cross combination.
Svendsen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Floyd throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice straight punches there by Floyd . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Floyd .
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Svendsen might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Floyd has got the better of the exchanges.
Svendsen fails with the takedown.
Svendsen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Floyd to score with a decent uppercut.
Floyd fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Svendsen manages to avoid it.
Svendsen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Floyd changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Floyd moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Floyd scores with a body shot.
Floyd scores with a hook to the body. Svendsen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Svendsen avoids the body shot from Floyd .
Floyd throws a series of punches but Svendsen avoids them all with ease.
Svendsen replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Floyd blocks it well.
Floyd lands a body shot.
Floyd lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Floyd scores with a hook to the body. Svendsen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Floyd lands with a shot to the body.
Floyd looks to score with a jab to the body but Svendsen is just out of range.
Floyd avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Floyd dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Floyd scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Floyd throws a one two combo.
Floyd ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Svendsen avoids the body shot from Floyd .
Svendsen looks to land a combination but Floyd avoids it well.
Floyd uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Svendsen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Floyd appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Floyd .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Svendsen throws a chopping leg kick but Floyd manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Floyd defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Svendsen.
Floyd ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Svendsen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Floyd lands with a good body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Floyd slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Floyd scores with a jab.
Floyd works Svendsen's body with a nice hook.
Floyd works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Floyd scores with a hook to the body. Svendsen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Floyd lands a jab to Svendsen's midsection.
Floyd lands a body shot.
Floyd throws a body punch but Svendsen moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Floyd .
Svendsen is trying desperately to land a takedown but Floyd is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Svendsen.
Floyd listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Floyd digs a good body shot into Svendsen's ribs.
Floyd feints a jab promting Svendsen to slip. Floyd then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Svendsen slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Floyd lands a nice shot to the body.
Floyd jabs Svendsen to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Floyd swings for the body but Svendsen moves out of range.
Floyd avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jab, jab by Floyd - just one landing.
Svendsen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Floyd swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Floyd defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Svendsen.
A quick step to the side and Floyd tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Floyd tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Svendsen was well out of range. Poor timing from Floyd .
Svendsen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Floyd manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Floyd throws a body punch but Svendsen moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Floyd . Svendsen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Svendsen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Floyd misses with a double jab.
Floyd comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Svendsen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Floyd sprawls well. Floyd wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Svendsen gets slowly back to his feet.
Jose Floyd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cosma Svendsen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Floyd lands with a straight right. Svendsen didn't see that one coming.
Left hook, right uppercut from Floyd .
Svendsen misses with a head kick.
Svendsen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Floyd .
Floyd jabs at Svendsen's body.
Floyd bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Floyd connects with a body shot that sends Svendsen's belly button to the back.
Floyd clobbers Svendsen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Floyd avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svendsen is looking to clinch.
Floyd looks to score with a jab to the body but Svendsen is just out of range.
Svendsen is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Svendsen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Floyd avoids it really well and circles away.
Floyd wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Svendsen misses the shot to the body.
Floyd moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Floyd throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Floyd fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cosma Svendsen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jose Floyd is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Svendsen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Floyd showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Floyd 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 30:24
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:24
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Floyd !