Double A Night 1 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Sunderland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Ryno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sunderland comes into the arena with Placebo - Running up that hill blaring out of the sound system. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Sunderland
vs
Ryno

186 cm
33
182 lbs
20 - 18 - 0

185 cm
22
180 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

Zipp Zapp

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 20 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Sunderland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jake Ryno!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Sunderland finds it's way through Ryno's defenses.
Sunderland throws a front kick that sends Ryno stumbling back into the ropes.
Ryno on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sunderland!
Ryno throws a head kick but Sunderland moves out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sunderland.
Ryno looks winded!
Sunderland feints and then cracks Ryno's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ryno down.
Ryno's coach down at Amstadam MMA traning center was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Ryno's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Ryno steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sunderland. That one must have hurt.
Sunderland looks to land a combination. Ryno sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sunderland lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sunderland.
Sunderland lands a jab-cross combination.
Sunderland closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sunderland lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Nice body kick there by Sunderland.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sunderland lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sunderland chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That kick from Sunderland tenderised Ryno's leg. Ryno is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sunderland goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

Ryno is rocked!
Sunderland scores with a head kick.
Ryno is still on wobbly legs! Can Sunderland finish him?
Sunderland is working the combinations to good effect here.
Sunderland moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ryno takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Nice body kick from Sunderland.
Sunderland ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Whack! Sunderland lands a heavy head kick that drops Ryno. The ref tackles Sunderland to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Ryno was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). James Sunderland!
Our winner, James Sunderland, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
93%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kellen Chabada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson Doobie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kellen Chabada is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Chabada
vs
Doobie

185 cm
21
180 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

185 cm
21
183 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Intelligent

Zipp Zapp

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kellen Chabada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jackson Doobie!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doobie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jeez, both these guys look absolutely knackered already, that's not a good sign!

Doobie moves into range and clinches up with Chabada.
Doobie looking to throw knees to the head but Chabada is blocking nicely.
Chabada's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

Chabada breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A punch combination from Doobie misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doobie scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Doobie looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Chabada looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Chabada closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Doobie gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Doobie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Doobie felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Chabada controlling the pace.
Chabada is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Chabada looking to control but Doobie is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chabada avoids the attempt from Doobie to control.
Chabada with the ground and pound from mount.
Doobie looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Chabada gets his hands free as Doobie looks to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Chabada is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Doobie is defending well though. Chabada let's go of the attempt for now.
Doobie wants to control his opponent's hands but Chabada gets his hands free.
Doobie tries to break free.

Chabada tightening his grip on Doobie, looking for the choke.
Chabada throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chabada is not going to allow Doobie to sit and survive in this position.
Doobie is in bad spot here.
Chabada lands a shot to the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chabada lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Doobie hold on?!

Chabada has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Doobie has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kellen Chabada dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Doobie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chabada throws a head kick that misses
and Doobie counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chabada doesn't manage to clinch there - Doobie circles away.
Doobie tries to counter by closing the distance.

Doobie gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Chabada breaks from the clinch.
Doobie tries to close the distance and clinch but Chabada swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chabada attempts a counter takedown but Doobie avoids it well and moves away.
Chabada misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice sprawl there from Chabada as Doobie shoots in.
Chabada throws a big counter combination but Doobie scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Chabada displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Doobie.
Chabada tries to counter with a takedown but Doobie is quick to defend against it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chabada is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Doobie is keeping busy.
Doobie is looking to control Chabada's arms but Chabada gets an underhook and turns him. Now Doobie has his back to the ropes.

Chabada lands a takedown into guard.
Chabada wants to pass the guard but Doobie is keeping the position.

Doobie working for a triangle but Chabada defends it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chabada 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.
Chabada is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Doobie can do to turn this around?

Doobie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kellen Chabada overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Doobie is trying to control the position but Chabada postures up.
Chabada's corner is telling him to maintain position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doobie keeping moving, preventing Chabada from controlling successfully.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Doobie throws a head kick that misses.

Chabada closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Doobie's guard.

Doobie kicks Chabada off and gets to his feet.

Chabada feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Chabada scoring with punches to the head and body.
Chabada stopping the sweep attempt from Doobie.
Doobie is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doobie misses with a head shot. Chabada uses the momentum to regain guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Doobie stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Doobie shoots for a double leg takedown but Chabada sprawls well. He's pushed Doobie's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kellen Chabada has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jackson Doobie.
Doobie looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Doobie has a takedown stuffed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jackson Doobie will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Chabada listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Chabada checks a leg kick.
Good work by Chabada as he checks the leg kick.

Doobie gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Chabada to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Chabada pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Doobie is keeping the position for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chabada wants to stand but Doobie has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chabada preventing the sweep.

Doobie looking for a guillotine here but Chabada defends easily.

Doobie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Chabada preventing the sweep.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Chabada has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Doobie is proving hard to escape from.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Chabada decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Doobie is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Chabada pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are battling for position here. Doobie manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Doobie avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Chabada won't allow Doobie to sweep him here.
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.
Chabada is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doobie keeping moving, preventing Chabada from controlling successfully.
Doobie is trying to control the position but Chabada postures up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Doobie misses with a body kick.
Doobie fails with the takedown

and Chabada counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Chabada is keen to just control but Doobie is a slippery customer.
Doobie makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Doobie.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doobie keeping moving, preventing Chabada from controlling successfully.
Doobie is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Chabada trying to stand up but can't free himself from Doobie's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Doobie keeping moving, preventing Chabada from controlling successfully.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kellen Chabada showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Chabada 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kellen Chabada!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
28%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tel Aliv (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sami Sykloni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sykloni is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Within Temptation - Whole World Is Watching. Tel Aliv looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Aliv
vs
Sykloni

180 cm
21
185 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

188 cm
35
184 lbs
28 - 19 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good in bed

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Zipp Zapp

Spartan Nutrition

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tel Aliv!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sami Sykloni!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Wagner Zegers and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aliv with a poor takedown

and Sykloni counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sykloni.
Aliv looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Sykloni is working Aliv over against the ropes.
Sykloni lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Good body shot from Sykloni.
Sykloni lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Sykloni lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Sykloni turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Sykloni manages to end up in side control.
Sykloni is staying tight to Aliv's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Aliv's coaches at Cozad Amsterdam have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
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.
Aliv is working to avoid the ground and pound but Sykloni connects with a decent elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sykloni moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Sykloni lands some shots froms side control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sykloni controlling the position from side mount.
Let's hope that Sykloni has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Sykloni working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Sykloni grinds an elbow into Aliv's temple.
Aliv being controlled for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Aliv taking a bit of punishment here - Sykloni scoring with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Aliv's face as Sykloni controls the position.
Aliv on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

Aliv is rocked!
Sykloni controls the position.
Oh Aliv is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sykloni's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Aliv seems to have got his legs back now.
Sykloni advances to full mount.
Aliv takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sykloni connects with a bit shot that sees Aliv covering up! More strikes from Sykloni and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Sykloni is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sami Sykloni!
A relieved looking Sami Sykloni thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
38%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dan Stiglitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stiglitz's entrance music is I Gave You A Reach Around and This Is How You Repay Me?. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Stiglitz
vs
Belfort

183 cm
28
184 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

185 cm
44
180 lbs
32 - 17 - 1

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dan Stiglitz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fedor Belfort!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Wagner Zegers and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belfort lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Stiglitz shoots for a takedown but Belfort saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Belfort scoring well with a low kick there.
Belfort looks for a takedown but Stiglitz sprawls well.
Stiglitz is looking to counter punch.
Belfort connects with a right hand. Stiglitz shakes it off.
Belfort turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Belfort as he connects with a hook.

Belfort closes the distance and clinches.
Belfort landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A head punch on the inside from Stiglitz fails to land.
Stiglitz stops a takedown attempt from Belfort.
Belfort blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Belfort lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stiglitz backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Belfort lands with a left to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stiglitz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stiglitz has a couple of punches blocked by Belfort.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Belfort decides to pull guard.
Stiglitz preventing the sweep.
Belfort is adopting a defensive guard.

Belfort is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Belfort manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Stiglitz manages to get himself to full guard.

Belfort trying to control the position from guard on top but Stiglitz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belfort scoring with punches to the head and body.
Stiglitz looking for a sweep. Not yet Stiglitz, not yet.
Belfort postures up in Stiglitz's guard and throws a big left but Stiglitz blocks it.
Stiglitz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Stiglitz keeping full guard, as Belfort tries to pass.
Belfort advances position into side control!
Stiglitz dodges the ground and pound from Belfort.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Belfort are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Belfort moves into full mount!
Belfort lands a big elbow.
Belfort unloading with bombs!
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.
Belfort working Stiglitz over with strikes here.
Stiglitz takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Belfort content just to control the position here.
Belfort is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Stiglitz can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Belfort cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Belfort lands a heavy elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stiglitz taking shots to the head.

Stiglitz is rocked!

Belfort is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Stiglitz is forced to tap! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Fedor Belfort! Fedor Belfort retains his middleweight title!