PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henk Kamerbeek (ranked 5253 p4p, 0 weight class) and Olukoye Baderinwa (ranked 5218 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Kamerbeek
vs
Baderinwa

180 cm
18
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
18
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Groove Gear

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Henk Kamerbeek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Olukoye Baderinwa!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamerbeek explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kamerbeek lands a head kick. Baderinwa smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Baderinwa crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kamerbeek - the referee stops the clock and Baderinwa gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kamerbeek. Baderinwa manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kamerbeek.
Kamerbeek throws a head kick but Baderinwa moves out of range.
Baderinwa misses with a few strikes there.
Baderinwa tries for a takedown but Kamerbeek sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kamerbeek throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Baderinwa shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kamerbeek as he jumps to the side.
Kamerbeek looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Baderinwa takes a kick to the side of the head.
Baderinwa fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Henk Kamerbeek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Olukoye Baderinwa.
Kamerbeek throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kamerbeek connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kamerbeek defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Baderinwa.
Kamerbeek throws a nice inside leg kick.
Baderinwa shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kamerbeek pinned against the cage. Kamerbeek gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kamerbeek looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamerbeek lands a leg kick that knocks Baderinwa off balance momentarily.
Baderinwa tries to clinch up.
Kamerbeek fakes the leg kick and cracks Baderinwa in the body.
Kamerbeek throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kamerbeek tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A punch combination from Baderinwa misses.
Kamerbeek fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Baderinwa.
Baderinwa moves out of range as Kamerbeek throws a body kick.
Baderinwa feints the counter takedown.
Baderinwa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kamerbeek thows a body kick. Baderinwa tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kamerbeek tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kamerbeek.
Nice body kick there by Kamerbeek.
Kamerbeek throws a head kick but Baderinwa moves out of range.
Henk Kamerbeek is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Baderinwa takes a kick to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baderinwa fails to land with a series of punches.
Kamerbeek could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kamerbeek, right into the meat.
Kamerbeek connects with a leg kick. Baderinwa looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Baderinwa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Baderinwa tries to clinch but Kamerbeek moves out of range.
Kamerbeek fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Baderinwa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Baderinwa has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kamerbeek.
Kamerbeek throws a sloppy head kick and Baderinwa moves out of range easily.
Baderinwa blocks a head kick by Kamerbeek.
Baderinwa lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Kamerbeek scores with a leg kick.
Baderinwa closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kamerbeek circles away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kamerbeek lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Baderinwa has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Baderinwa and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kamerbeek throws a body kick, spinning off balance
letting Baderinwa counter with a right hand.
Kamerbeek wants to clinch but Baderinwa slips to the side
and Kamerbeek takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kamerbeek misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kamerbeek looks for the body kick but Baderinwa saw that one coming.
Kamerbeek throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Baderinwa tries to counter with a clinch but Kamerbeek shakes him off and moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baderinwa checks a leg kick.
Baderinwa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Baderinwa takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

Baderinwa moves into range and clinches up with Kamerbeek.
Kamerbeek digs a right hand underneath Baderinwa's ribcage. Baderinwa let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Baderinwa has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kamerbeek.
Kamerbeek fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kamerbeek gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Baderinwa.
Baderinwa has had enough of the clinch but Kamerbeek keeps him there for the moment.
Kamerbeek tries to throw a body punch but Baderinwa avoids it by throwing Kamerbeek back against the cage.
Kamerbeek misses with a body punch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Kamerbeek manages to break the clinch.
Baderinwa avoids a kick to the body.
Kamerbeek throws a sloppy head kick and Baderinwa moves out of range easily.
Baderinwa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Baderinwa gets the takedown into side control.
Kamerbeek being controlled for a moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kamerbeek dodges the ground and pound from Baderinwa.
Kamerbeek is trying to improve his position.
Kamerbeek is working hard here to advance position.
Kamerbeek struggling a bit here.
Kamerbeek is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henk Kamerbeek dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kamerbeek scores with a head kick. Baderinwa tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A shot to the liver by Baderinwa. Beautiful body shot.
Olukoye Baderinwa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Baderinwa.
Baderinwa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kamerbeek throws a nice head kick!
Kamerbeek tries to close the distance and clinch up but Baderinwa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kamerbeek throws a leg kick that misses.
Baderinwa shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kamerbeek sprawls well. Kamerbeek wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Baderinwa gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kamerbeek fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Baderinwa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Henk Kamerbeek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baderinwa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kamerbeek throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamerbeek throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

Baderinwa has Kamerbeek up against the cage in a clinch.
Baderinwa is trying to pull guard but Kamerbeek has him pressed against the cage.
Henk Kamerbeek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Olukoye Baderinwa.
Baderinwa prevents a body shot from Kamerbeek.

Baderinwa has Kamerbeek pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Baderinwa pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Kamerbeek tumbling to the mat - Baderinwa dives into Kamerbeek's guard.
Baderinwa postures up.
Kamerbeek knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Baderinwa on the ground.
Baderinwa lands a couple of digs.

Baderinwa has gone for a leg lock! Kamerbeek slips out almost immediately though and dives into Baderinwa's guard.

Baderinwa wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baderinwa keeping moving, preventing Kamerbeek from controlling successfully.
Kamerbeek tries to free his leg and advance position but Baderinwa is retaining full guard.
Baderinwa is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Baderinwa looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baderinwa pulls Kamerbeek in close to his closed guard and prevents Kamerbeek from doing any damage or advancing position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kamerbeek pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Baderinwa is keeping the position for now.
Kamerbeek wants to get up but he can't break Baderinwa's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Baderinwa pulls Kamerbeek in close to prevent any damage.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Baderinwa takes a kick to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kamerbeek tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kamerbeek is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Baderinwa can do to turn this around?
Kamerbeek throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kamerbeek tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Baderinwa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Henk Kamerbeek is winning the standup battle so far.
Horrible takedown attempt by Baderinwa or perhaps it was just good defense by Kamerbeek, which made it look bad.
Kamerbeek throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Baderinwa takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kamerbeek scores with a head kick. Baderinwa tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kamerbeek. That's going to slow Baderinwa down.

Baderinwa gets the takedown into side control.

Baderinwa decides to stand back up. Baderinwa steps back and let's Kamerbeek get back to his feet.
Kamerbeek lands with a slapping head kick.

Baderinwa rushes Kamerbeek and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Baderinwa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Baderinwa takes the fight into the clinch.
Kamerbeek throws a head punch that misses.
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 Henk Kamerbeek will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Baderinwa shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kamerbeek but Kamerbeek pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kamerbeek tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Baderinwa is looking to clinch.
Kamerbeek scores with a head kick.
Baderinwa shoots in for a takedown but Kamerbeek shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kamerbeek thinks about countering with a body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Kamerbeek.
Kamerbeek throws a front kick that sends Baderinwa stumbling back into the cage.
Baderinwa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Baderinwa.
Henk Kamerbeek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Olukoye Baderinwa.
Kamerbeek looks to land a body kick but Baderinwa moved away.
Baderinwa is looking for the big counter here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kamerbeek throws a head kick that misses.
Kamerbeek lands a front kick.
Kamerbeek moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kamerbeek looks for the body kick but Baderinwa saw that one coming.
Kamerbeek scores with a head kick. Baderinwa tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamerbeek moves in looking to clinch but Baderinwa pushes him off.
An inside leg kick lands from Kamerbeek.
Nice body kick from Kamerbeek.
Kamerbeek lands with a slapping head kick.

Baderinwa gets a clinch.
Kamerbeek misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kamerbeek.
Baderinwa prevents Kamerbeek from breaking the clinch.
Kamerbeek can't find room to land a body shot as Baderinwa controls the action.
Kamerbeek struggles to land a body shot inside as Baderinwa controls his hands.
Baderinwa tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kamerbeek just stands there and leans against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kamerbeek.

Baderinwa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Baderinwa avoids the head kick by Kamerbeek.
Kamerbeek scores with a head kick.

Baderinwa scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baderinwa works his foot free and advances to mount.
Baderinwa trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kamerbeek tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Baderinwa is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Kamerbeek can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Baderinwa takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baderinwa landing strikes from the mount.
Kamerbeek is trying desperately to improve position.
Kamerbeek wants to control but Baderinwa is having none of it.
Henk Kamerbeek is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Baderinwa is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Kamerbeek tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Baderinwa punching from mount but Kamerbeek doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Baderinwa looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kamerbeek tries to reverse the position but Baderinwa maintains control.
Kamerbeek wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Baderinwa.

Baderinwa looking to secure an arm triangle but Kamerbeek defends it well.
Olukoye Baderinwa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Olukoye Baderinwa has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kamerbeek wants to hold on but Baderinwa pushes him away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Henk Kamerbeek showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kamerbeek, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henk Kamerbeek!