PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Rijkers (ranked 5946 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alaaeddine Ben Hassine (ranked 9257 p4p, 0 weight class). Rijkers kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Blade - Vampire Danceclub Theme. Ben Hassine has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Bruno Rijkers has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Rijkers
vs
Ben Hassine

178 cm
23
166 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
157 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Can Moonwalk

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bruno Rijkers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alaaeddine Ben Hassine!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rijkers moves into the clinch.
Ben Hassine looks winded!
Rijkers lands an elbow just above Ben Hassine 's eye.
Rijkers pushes off an throws an elbow but Ben Hassine leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rijkers.
Rijkers lands a damaging elbow.
Rijkers lands an elbow just above Ben Hassine 's eye.
Rijkers lands an elbow inside.
Rijkers lands an elbow inside.

Ben Hassine is rocked!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rijkers.
Ben Hassine is still on wobbly legs! Can Rijkers finish him?
Ben Hassine takes a knee to the side of the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice left hand lands by Rijkers.
Ben Hassine takes an elbow to the temple.
Rijkers lands an elbow inside that Ben Hassine shrugs off.
Rijkers lands an elbow inside.
Ben Hassine is pressed against the cage. Rijkers pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Ben Hassine! Two more big strikes from Rijkers and Ben Hassine crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Bruno Rijkers!
Bruno Rijkers made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Yeah, we knew he was injured going into the fight, so kudos to him for taking it and bringing it in the cage, being a fighter's fighter. '.