PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin BK (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bismarck De Jager (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Jager has chosen Afrikanerhart as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

BK
vs
De Jager

191 cm
32
221 lbs
19 - 12 - 1

189 cm
30
210 lbs
18 - 11 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)
KAISER Nutrition - Q160/$250

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Benjamin BK!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bismarck De Jager!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
BK slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
BK connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by De Jager.
BK looks to throw a body kick
and De Jager counters with a nice leg kick.
BK throws a body shot but no joy.
De Jager walks into a straight right hand from BK.
BK keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
De Jager connects with a good right hand that stumbles BK. BK circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
BK on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by De Jager. De Jager obviously looking to wear him down.
De Jager feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to BK's calf.
A big right from BK misses.
De Jager avoids the body shot from BK.
BK throws an ugly left hook that misses
and De Jager counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A chopping leg kick lands by BK.
De Jager misses with the combination.
BK swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
BK throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
BK lands with a kick to the temple. De Jager shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
De Jager lands with an overhand left.
BK scores with a kick to the midsection.
De Jager staying out of range there.
De Jager misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from BK.
De Jager walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
De Jager checks a leg kick.
BK misses with a looping left.
BK fails with an attempt to clinch.
De Jager defending well as BK loads up on a big left hand.
BK fakes a jab and throws a low kick but De Jager checks it well.
De Jager moves out of range of the strikes.
It seemed like De Jager was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
De Jager throws a hook but BK avoids it easily.
De Jager defends well against a solid takedown attempt from BK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Jager misses with a hook.
De Jager on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Jager ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
BK throws a hook to the side of De Jager's head but De Jager sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De Jager walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
BK throws a front kick that sends De Jager stumbling back into the cage.
De Jager steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from BK. That one must have hurt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by BK.
BK moves out of range as De Jager throws a body kick.
A slow jab from BK misses its intended target.
De Jager swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
De Jager throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
De Jager looks to land a right hand but BK moved out of range.
Benjamin BK seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
BK scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
BK connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
BK misses with a body kick.
De Jager throws the left hand but BK avoids the punch easily.
The fighters circling - BK throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
De Jager works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
BK throws a hook but De Jager avoids it easily.
BK swings widly with a right hand
and De Jager counters with a thumping low kick.
De Jager lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
BK throws out a loose jab but De Jager uses good head movement to avoid it.
BK slips under a jab from De Jager.
De Jager misses with a head kick.
A head kick from BK lands but De Jager takes it in his stride.
De Jager keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from BK.
De Jager swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
BK avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
BK rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and De Jager counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Jager ducks down and throws a hook to the body but BK moves away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Jager walks into a left hand.
BK swings and misses with a hook to the body.
BK keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Jager.
De Jager avoids the body shot from BK.
It seemed like De Jager was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
De Jager keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
De Jager swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
BK throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
BK thows a left - swing and a miss!
De Jager takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
De Jager slips under a jab from BK.
BK throws a nice outside leg kick.
BK pivots, looking for a leg kick but De Jager is out of range and BK settles back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Benjamin BK dominated that 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.

BK thuds his right hand into De Jager's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
BK fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but De Jager is out of range.
BK walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
De Jager throws a right hand that misses
and BK counters with a left to the body.
Benjamin BK is winning the standup battle so far.
BK clobbers De Jager with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from BK. De Jager shrugs it off though.
BK missing with a left hand there. De Jager was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
De Jager throws a quick inside leg kick.
BK lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The fighters circling - De Jager throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
BK is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that De Jager can do to turn this around?
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as De Jager checks a leg kick.
De Jager looks like he wants to counter punch here.

BK shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches De Jager napping and manages to drive through into side control!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
BK grinds an elbow into De Jager's temple.
De Jager is trying to get back to half guard.
BK throwing shots but missing, from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Jager can't do much from the bottom here.
De Jager manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
BK is nestled in close to De Jager, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

De Jager looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
De Jager is trying to maintain the position but BK is very close to passing his half guard.
BK prevents De Jager from improving his position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
BK is thwarting De Jager's attempts to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
BK throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
De Jager gets full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
BK won't allow De Jager to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
BK throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as De Jager works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
De Jager looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
BK landing some decent shots from guard.
BK wants to pass the guard but De Jager is keeping the position.
De Jager utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
BK lands a couple of decent looking shots.
BK lands a couple of digs.
BK makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
De Jager has momentary wrist control but BK slips an elbow through the middle.
De Jager utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as BK accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
De Jager trying to control the position.
BK postures up in De Jager's guard and throws a big left but De Jager blocks it.
BK postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
BK stands up over De Jager, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
BK scoring with some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells BK's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
BK is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

De Jager is rocked!
De Jager has his hands on BK's head, controlling the position.
BK makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
BK is looking to work some ground and pound but De Jager has wrist control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Jager utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
BK works a leg free and moves into half guard.
De Jager taking some punishment here, with BK in his half guard.
BK thows a huge punch but De Jager dodges it nicely.
BK is thwarting De Jager's attempts to control the position.
BK is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
BK thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed De Jager's head.
BK landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
De Jager gets full guard.
De Jager is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
BK chips away with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Benjamin BK dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

BK throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
BK avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
BK turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
De Jager tests BK's chin there with a solid looking shot.
BK fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but De Jager is out of range.
BK throws a big shot that misses.
BK connects with a body shot that sends De Jager's belly button to the back.
De Jager fakes high and swings low for a body shot but BK manages to avoid it.
BK misses with a straight right.
De Jager has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from BK.
De Jager slips under a jab from BK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from BK misses the target.
De Jager misses with a lunging right hand
enabling BK to counter with a crisp jab.
De Jager stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and De Jager wants it to stay on the feet.
Nice shot lands for BK.

That's one minute gone in the round.
BK fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt De Jager.
BK cracks De Jager with an open hand slap.
The fighters circling - BK throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
De Jager shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
BK with a poor takedown
and De Jager counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
De Jager scores with the left hand. BK knows he should have avoided that one.
BK lands a high kick!
BK fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Jager manages to avoid it.
De Jager raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
De Jager on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
BK misses with a head kick.
De Jager throws a counter combo.
De Jager misses with a hook.
BK rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting De Jager counter with a right hand.
BK throws a good cross that connects.
Bismarck De Jager has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
BK misses with a kick to the body.
BK throws an ugly left hook that misses
and De Jager counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
BK throws a wild body kick that De Jager sees coming a mile off.
De Jager takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
De Jager takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
De Jager throws a looping overhand right but BK ducks down to avoid it.
Some bone on bone action there as BK checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
De Jager avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
De Jager slips a straight right by BK.
De Jager throws a nice looking combination but BK bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
BK throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Jager on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
De Jager throws a looping overhand right but BK ducks down to avoid it.
Benjamin BK is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as De Jager checks a leg kick.
De Jager throws a sloppy head kick
and BK cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
De Jager takes a swing at BK's ribcage but misses.
De Jager looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

BK scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
De Jager wants to improve his position but BK is controlling well.
De Jager trying to control but BK postures up.
BK seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
De Jager misses with some strikes from the bottom.
BK drops an elbow to the side of De Jager's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Jager regains full guard. Nicely done.
BK throws a big right hand that misses.
BK 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.
BK 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.
De Jager wants to sweep but no luck.
BK sitting in guard, not really doing much.
BK advances to half guard.
BK wants to free his trapped foot but De Jager is holding on for dear life with his legs.
De Jager is trying to maintain the position but BK is very close to passing his half guard.
De Jager wants to get back to full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Benjamin BK showed his dominance in that final round.
Well BK 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benjamin BK!
A relieved looking Benjamin BK thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.