Bulldog 16 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Liam Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nickas Hemmingsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Lee
vs
Hemmingsen

175 cm
19
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
19
184 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Kemists ↑ 5x160Q

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Liam Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nickas Hemmingsen!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Saam Ante and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hemmingsen shoots in and drives through. Lee sprawls well.

Hemmingsen rushes Lee and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Lee lands an elbow that stopped Hemmingsen in his tracks for a moment.
Lee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lee throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lee lands a knee to the body.
Hemmingsen is trying to maintain a safe position but Lee gets an underhook and turns Hemmingsen into the ropes.
Lee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lee is pushing Hemmingsen up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Lee seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Lee tries a body shot but Hemmingsen blocks it.
Lee lands a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lee obliges.
Hemmingsen tries a body shot but Lee blocks it.
Lee lands a good knee to the midsection. Hemmingsen won't want to take too many of those.
Hemmingsen prevents a body shot from Lee.
Hemmingsen is trying to push Lee away but Lee has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Lee.
Lee lands an elbow just above Hemmingsen 's eye.
Lee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lee lands a nice knee to the body.
Hemmingsen takes an elbow to the forehead.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lee takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hemmingsen takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hemmingsen looks winded!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hemmingsen is trying to stall.
Lee putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hemmingsen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lee using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lee landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lee misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lee lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lee comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lee landing knees to the head.
Knees to the body from Lee.
Lee lands a nice knee to the body.
Lee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hemmingsen trying to stall but Lee improves his position.
Lee unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lee unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lee crunches a lovely knee into Hemmingsen's ribcage.
Lee landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lee lands an elbow that stopped Hemmingsen in his tracks for a moment.
Knees to the body from Lee.
Lee scores a nice knee to the body.
Lee utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hemmingsen takes an elbow to the temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lee.
Lee lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hemmingsen prevents a body shot from Lee.
Lee stalling.
Lee landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hemmingsen takes an elbow to the temple.
Knees to the body from Lee.
Lee crunches a lovely knee into Hemmingsen's ribcage.
Lee throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hemmingsen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lee crunches a lovely knee into Hemmingsen's ribcage.
Lee using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lee scores with a hook to the body.
Lee is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hemmingsen takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hemmingsen's elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lee.
Lee lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hemmingsen.
Lee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lee lands a good knee to the midsection. Hemmingsen won't want to take too many of those.
Lee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hemmingsen's elbow.
Lee lands a good knee to the midsection. Hemmingsen won't want to take too many of those.
Lee lands a nice knee to the body.
Lee is struggling to control the position.
Hemmingsen wants a takedown.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lee connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hemmingsen's face.
Lee unloads a knee to the mid-section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Liam Lee dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

The fight stays on the outside here - Lee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lee moves in looking to clinch but Hemmingsen pushes him off.

Lee gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lee.
Hemmingsen letting Lee take a breather here.
Lee using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lee creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hemmingsen's defenses.
Lee lands an elbow inside that Hemmingsen shrugs off.
Lee is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hemmingsen is breathing heavily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hemmingsen takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lee obliges.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lee working Hemmingsen over with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hemmingsen's elbow.
Lee tries to throw a body punch but Hemmingsen avoids it by throwing Lee back against the ropes.
Lee putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hemmingsen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lee has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Knees to the body from Lee.
Lee scores a nice knee to the body.
Lee lands a knee to the body.
Lee leaning against his opponent.
Lee creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hemmingsen's defenses.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Lee lands a nice elbow.
Hemmingsen looking to stall.
Lee comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lee lands a knee to the head.
Lee landing knees to the body.
Lee connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hemmingsen's face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee scores a nice knee to the body.
Lee lands an elbow just above Hemmingsen 's eye.
Lee struggles to land a body shot inside as Hemmingsen controls his hands.
Lee lands a damaging elbow.
Liam Lee has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lee landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hemmingsen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lee is keeping busy.
Lee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hemmingsen can do to turn this around?
Lee with a knee to the head.
Lee putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hemmingsen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lee using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lee obliges.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lee obliges.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lee scores with a knee to the head.
Lee lands a knee to the body.
Lee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lee lands a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lee obliges.
A knee to the head by Lee.
Lee misses with a body punch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lee.
Lee lands an elbow inside that Hemmingsen shrugs off.
Lee putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hemmingsen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lee obliges.
Lee working Hemmingsen over with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee landing knees to the head.
Lee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hemmingsen's elbow.
Lee lands a good knee to the midsection. Hemmingsen won't want to take too many of those.
Lee stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hemmingsen blocks a body shot from Lee.
Lee lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hemmingsen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lee working Hemmingsen over with knees to the body.
Lee lands a body punch.
Lee stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lee landing knees to the body.
Lee lands an elbow inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lee.
Knees to the body from Lee.
Lee misses with a punch to the body.
Lee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lee stalling in the clinch but Hemmingsen improves position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hemmingsen's face.
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Hemmingsen controls the action.
Lee unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hemmingsen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lee using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Liam Lee dominated that second round.
That's time! Lee's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Lee doesn't manage to clinch there - Hemmingsen circles away.
We've been told by Lee's head coaches at Soul Supremacy Fight Club - ELITE TRAINERS----$580 that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hemmingsen fails with the takedown.

Lee gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hemmingsen tries to pull guard but Lee won't allow it.
Lee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lee tries a body shot but Hemmingsen blocks it.
Hemmingsen tries to stall but Lee uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lee.
Lee stalling.
Lee with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lee.
Lee controlling the action here for a moment.
Hemmingsen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hemmingsen misses with a body punch.
Hemmingsen is looking to control Lee's arms but Lee gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hemmingsen has his back to the ropes.
Hemmingsen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lee lands a damaging elbow.
Lee tries a body shot but Hemmingsen blocks it.
Lee landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hemmingsen takes an elbow to the temple.
Lee lands an elbow inside that Hemmingsen shrugs off.
Lee stalling the fight.
Knees to the body from Lee.
Hemmingsen tries to stall but Lee uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lee struggles to land a body shot inside as Hemmingsen controls his hands.
Lee unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee lands an elbow inside.
Lee struggles to land a body shot inside as Hemmingsen controls his hands.
Hemmingsen takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lee stalling in the clinch.
Lee lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Hemmingsen gets control of Lee's arms and successfully pulls guard. Hemmingsen will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Hemmingsen being controlled here, momentarily.
Lee slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Lee advances nicely into full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Lee looking to finish Hemmingsen with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hemmingsen!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Lee controlling from the full mount.
Lee has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

Lee swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Liam Lee!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ram Bibi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Twiin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ram Bibi has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Bibi
vs
Twiin

165 cm
25
150 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

155 cm
22
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ram Bibi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mark Twiin!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bibi closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bibi lands in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Bibi passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Twiin is looking for a sweep.
Twiin struggling a bit here.

Bibi decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Twiin doesn't manage to clinch there - Bibi circles away.

Bibi manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Twiin on his heels. He'll look to pass Twiin's guard now, I'm sure.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bibi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bibi wants to stand but Twiin is controlling his posture from full guard.

Bibi thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Twiin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bibi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bibi works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Twiin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bibi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bibi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Bibi is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Twiin defends it well.
Twiin trying to control here.

Bibi is trying to work for a kimura but Twiin is defending well.
Twiin is trying to control but can't.
Bibi is trying to control the action in half guard but Twiin is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Twiin is trying to get back to full guard.
Bibi with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Twiin looks like he's trying to stand up.
Well, if Bibi is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Ram Bibi wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Twiin gets caught napping as Bibi dives in and scores a takedown. Twiin manages to retain guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Twiin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Bibi thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Twiin looking to control.
Twiin can't keep his opponent in guard - Bibi advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Bibi stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Twiin wants to control but Bibi is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bibi trying to control from half guard but Twiin is working away.

Bibi escapes and gets back to his feet.
Bibi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Twiin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Twiin shoots in for a takedown but Bibi shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bibi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Twiin.
Twiin looks winded!

Bibi shoots in and gets a takedown into Twiin's guard.
Bibi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Twiin should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Bibi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bibi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Bibi is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Bibi gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Bibi shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Twiin manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Twiin can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bibi controls the pace.

Bibi drops back looking for a leg! Twiin is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Twiin manages to kick Bibi off! Bibi jumps back into Twiin's guard.
Bibi throws a big elbow that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Twiin wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Bibi is now in half guard.
Bibi throwing shots but Twiin is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ram Bibi dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Twiin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Bibi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Bibi. No joy for Twiin on that attempt.

Bibi gets a takedown into half guard.

Bibi is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Twiin sees it coming and defends easily.
Bibi seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Ram Bibi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bibi landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bibi is controlling the pace.

Bibi is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Twiin has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bibi is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Twiin is trying to get back to full guard.
Bibi is trying to control the action in half guard but Twiin is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bibi is thwarting Twiin's attempts to control the position.

Bibi is trying to work for a kimura but Twiin is defending well.
Bibi prevents Twiin from improving his position.
Bibi 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bibi in particular looking to stall.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Twiin is defending against the submission attempts here by Bibi.
Bibi is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Twiin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bibi.
Bibi working over Twiin with some ground and pound. Twiin looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bibi seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Bibi looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Bibi is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bibi is taking a breather. Twiin says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

Bibi is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Twiin doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bibi.

Bibi looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Twiin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bibi is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Twiin sees it coming and defends easily.

Bibi looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Bibi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Twiin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Bibi is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Twiin sees it coming and defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ram Bibi dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Bibi circles away from the clinch attempt.

Bibi shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Twiin's guard.
Bibi's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Bibi postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bibi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bibi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Bibi thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bibi works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Bibi is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Twiin is just riding it out for now. Bibi eventually gives up the hold.
Bibi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bibi is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Twiin doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bibi.
Bibi is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Bibi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Twiin defending well though.
Twiin is looking to control Bibi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Twiin avoid being mounted?

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bibi is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Twiin has managed to free his arm - good work.

Bibi is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Bibi is looking for a kimura but Twiin is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bibi to get the leverage.
Well, if Bibi is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Twiin trying to control from the bottom.

Bibi is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Twiin has managed to free his arm - good work.
Bibi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Twiin can do to turn this around?
Bibi scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bibi seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Bibi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Twiin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bibi.

Bibi is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Twiin sees it coming and defends easily.

Bibi is looking for a kimura here.
Bibi is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bibi is controlling the pace.

Twiin actively working from the bottom here.
Twiin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bibi landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Bibi wants to work for an arm triangle but Twiin is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Bibi gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

Bibi closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bibi lands in his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bibi is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Mark Twiin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ram Bibi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bibi has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ram Bibi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bibi 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ram Bibi!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
57%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Phillip Joop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Zalama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miguel Zalama is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Joop
vs
Zalama

150 cm
23
165 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

177 cm
25
160 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good gas tank

Zipp Zapp(w. laundry:10%)

Sport Support

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Phillip Joop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Miguel Zalama!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zalama blocks a head kick by Joop.
Joop really is a fat lump.

Zalama looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Zalama postures up.
Joop avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Joop on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Joop tries to get out of the position.

Joop had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Zalama defends it easily.
Joop working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zalama.
Joop looking for a sweep. Not yet Joop, not yet.

Zalama stands and steps away. Joop gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Joop tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zalama swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zalama just misses with a punch to the body.
Zalama fails with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zalama tries to score a power double leg takedown but Joop sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Zalama somewhat.
Joop shoots in but Zalama avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nice takedown defense from Joop. No joy for Zalama on that attempt.
Phillip Joop has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miguel Zalama.
Joop is trying hard to land a takedown here. Zalama sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Zalama throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zalama looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Joop is fending him off so far but Zalama persists. Nope, Joop circles away and we're back to standing.
Joop digs a good hook to Zalama's body.
Joop has been working on his balance at Titan Gym, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Zalama.
Joop wants to clinch up but Zalama keeps it at a distance.
Joop misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joop throws a leg kick
and Zalama counters with a solid body kick.
Zalama fails to land the takedown.
Joop fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Zalama clinches.

Zalama manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Zalama looking for a sweep. Not yet Zalama, not yet.
Zalama trying to control the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zalama avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Zalama looking for a guillotine here but Joop defends easily.
Zalama is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joop wants to control from the top but Zalama keeps moving.
Zalama is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Zalama moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Joop.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joop is trying to work for a sweep but Zalama has mounted him!
Zalama can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Joop is looking to escape.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Zalama content just to control the position here.
Joop knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Zalama on the ground.
Joop tries to hold on but Zalama pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zalama tries to control but Joop wriggling away.
Zalama controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miguel Zalama 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.

The fight stays on the outside here - Joop looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Joop fails with a takedown attempt.
Zalama fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Zalama lands a slapping body shot.
Zalama throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Joop really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
Joop avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Joop feints and as Zalama raises his hands in defense, Joop changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Joop avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Miguel Zalama has got the better of the ground game so far.

Zalama is looking for a triangle but Joop pushes his legs off easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zalama has a closed guard, preventing Joop from standing up.

Zalama pushes Joop off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Joop darts in looking for a takedown but Zalama gets double underhooks and turns Joop into the ropes.
Zalama is pressed up against the ropes. Joop has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Zalama down to the mat. Zalama avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phillip Joop. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Joop tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Zalama swivels and escapes.
Zalama misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Zalama throws a series of punches but Joop moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zalama looks for a takedown but Joop sprawls well.

Zalama rushes Joop and presses him up against the ropes.
Zalama drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Joop gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Joop's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Zalama has Joop pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Joop manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Zalama pulls Joop into guard.
Zalama looking for a sweep. Not yet Zalama, not yet.
Zalama controls Joop momentarily but Joop frees himself.
Joop might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zalama is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Zalama has his foot on Joop's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Joop works his way back into a safe position though.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Zalama trying to keep a closed guard but Joop is proving a slippery customer.
Joop has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Zalama managing to control the position.
Joop has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Zalama is proving hard to escape from.

Zalama working for a triangle but Joop defends it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zalama not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Zalama keeping full guard, as Joop tries to pass.
Joop throws an elbow that misses. Zalama uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Joop's guard. Nice move by Zalama!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Zalama got a little sloppy there for a moment and Joop has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Zalama has managed to get both his arms back between Joop's legs - danger averted.

Zalama stands and steps away. Joop gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miguel Zalama showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Joop misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Zalama tries to close the distance and clinch but Joop swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zalama fails with a takedown attempt.
Joop tries to clinch but Zalama moves away
and Zalama counters with a nice uppercut.
Zalama misses with a wild combination.
Joop tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Zalama swivels and escapes.
Good shot there by Joop.
Joop fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phillip Joop. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zalama shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Joop fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joop stuffs the takedown.
Zalama is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Phillip Joop is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Horrible takedown by Joop or perhaps it was just good defense by Zalama which made him look bad.
Nice sprawl there from Joop as Zalama shoots in.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Zalama is defended easily by Joop.
Zalama moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Joop scores with a three punch combo!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

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

Zalama wriggles free and stands up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zalama tries for a takedown but Joop sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Zalama shoots in looking for a takedown. Joop tries to sprawl out of it but Zalama keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Joop manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Joop looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Miguel Zalama seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Joop misses with a head kick.
Zalama shoots in but Joop avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joop shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Zalama sprawls well. Zalama wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Joop gets slowly back to his feet.
Zalama shoots in looking for a takedown but Joop manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Zalama's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Joop fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Zalama avoids it really well and circles away.

Zalama scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Zalama slows the pace down in half guard.
Zalama is keen to just control but Joop is a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Zalama is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Joop sees it coming and defends easily.
Zalama is trying to control. Joop wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Miguel Zalama has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Zalama swats away the attempt to clinch by Joop.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zalama swats away the attempt to clinch by Joop.

And that's the end of the fight!
Miguel Zalama comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Zalama has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miguel Zalama!