PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cristobal Gibson (ranked 24731 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenneth Teirlynck (ranked 5789 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Gibson
vs
Teirlynck

170 cm
20
177 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

175 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cristobal Gibson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kenneth Teirlynck!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gibson gets caught napping as Teirlynck dives in and scores a takedown. Gibson manages to retain guard.
Teirlynck stops Gibson from standing up.
Gibson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Teirlynck sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gibson's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Teirlynck missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Teirlynck content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Teirlynck thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Teirlynck postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Gibson to stand up.

Teirlynck takes the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Teirlynck walks away with a smile on his face. Gibson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Teirlynck clinches up with Gibson and pushes him back against the cage.
Teirlynck is looking to break free of the clinch but Gibson has double underhooks.

Gibson jumps guard and drags Teirlynck to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Teirlynck stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gibson swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Teirlynck decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Gibson, up you get!

Teirlynck shoots in and bounces Gibson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Teirlynck has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Teirlynck showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teirlynck wants to pass the guard but Gibson is keeping the position.
Gibson controls Teirlynck momentarily but Teirlynck frees himself.
Teirlynck slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Teirlynck is fighting to break Gibson's control of his arms but Gibson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teirlynck trying to control the position from guard on top but Gibson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Teirlynck is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Gibson has his hands on Teirlynck's head, controlling the position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kenneth Teirlynck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Teirlynck rushes Gibson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

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.

Teirlynck pulls Gibson into guard.
Gibson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gibson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gibson could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Gibson postures up in Teirlynck's guard and throws a big left but Teirlynck blocks it.
Gibson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Teirlynck has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gibson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gibson throws a strike but Teirlynck rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gibson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Teirlynck is stalling in the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenneth Teirlynck 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.

Teirlynck drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Gibson bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!

Teirlynck bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gibson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Teirlynck throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Teirlynck is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Gibson has escaped the position, nice work there.
The strikes coming from Teirlynck are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Gibson is trying to get back to his feet.
Teirlynck in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

Teirlynck decides to stand back up. Teirlynck steps back and let's Gibson get back to his feet.

Teirlynck looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Teirlynck trying to control but Gibson is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Teirlynck stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Teirlynck has managed to clinch.

Gibson manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Teirlynck won't allow Gibson to sweep him here.
Gibson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Teirlynck controlling from the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Teirlynck stopping the sweep attempt from Gibson.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Teirlynck trying to control the position from guard on top but Gibson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Gibson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Teirlynck stays in close to Gibson's body and controls the position.
Gibson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Teirlynck looking to sit in guard and control but Gibson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Gibson scoring with some ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Teirlynck has momentary wrist control but Gibson slips an elbow through the middle.
Teirlynck is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
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 Cristobal Gibson will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Teirlynck looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Gibson wants to stand back up but Teirlynck manages to pass into side control.
Teirlynck throws an elbow but Gibson slips to the side and avoids it well.
An elbow from Teirlynck crashes against the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Teirlynck trying to control the position but Gibson is working away.
You can see the frustration on Gibson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Teirlynck fails to land a wild elbow strike.

Teirlynck decides to take the fight back to the feet.

Teirlynck drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Gibson throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!

Teirlynck gets a takedown into half guard.
Teirlynck has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Teirlynck sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gibson defending well though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teirlynck prevents Gibson from improving his position.
Teirlynck takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Gibson trying to control here.
Teirlynck trying to advance position but Gibson counters by regaining guard.
Kenneth Teirlynck has got the better of the ground game so far.
Teirlynck showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teirlynck trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Teirlynck wants to control from the top but Gibson keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Teirlynck closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Gibson throws Teirlynck to one side and escapes!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gibson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Teirlynck closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Teirlynck tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Teirlynck has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Gibson dodges the ground and pound from Teirlynck.

Teirlynck stands up and beckons Gibson to his feet.
Gibson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Teirlynck.
It looked like Gibson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Cristobal Gibson.
I think Gibson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30

The fight is ruled a draw!