PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ben Zine (ranked 5134 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tik Tok (ranked 6289 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Zine
vs
Tok

187 cm
25
183 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ben Zine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tik Tok!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zine shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tok as he jumps to the side.
Zine with a poor takedown

and Tok counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Zine!
Zine takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Tok is working Zine over with some ground and pound from side control.
Zine takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tok is putting a hurting on Zine here, landing some big shots from side control.
Tok cracks Zine with a big right hand but Zine just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Tok lands a nice forearm strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tok working the ground and pound from side control.
Zine is looking for a sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zine taking punishment in the form of punches.
Tok creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Tok landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Tok landing a few strikes.
Zine is trying to control Tok's posture but Tok avoids it.
Tok lands a few punches from side control.
Zine tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tok works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

Tok is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Zine is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Zine is looking to reverse the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tok in side control lands a decent elbow.
Tok lands a few punches from side control.
Zine takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
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!
Tok is putting a hurting on Zine here, landing some big shots from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tok lands some shots froms side control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Zine is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Tok drops an elbow to the side of Zine's head.
Tok scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Tok looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Zine on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Zine tries to get out of the position.
Tok scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tok tries to pass to full mount but Zine defends it.
Zine knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tok on the ground.
Tok works his foot free and advances to mount.
Tok lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Zine hang on?
Tok landing shots from mount.
Zine is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Zine in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Tok has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tok fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Tok scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Zine?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zine takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tok is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Zine can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Tok lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Tok lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Tok unloading with bombs!

Tok is working for a guillotine from mount but Zine frees his head quite easily.
Zine is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Tok lands a nice shot to the head.
Tok landing shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tik Tok dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Zine gets caught flat footed, as Tok shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Zine has momentary wrist control but Tok slips an elbow through the middle.
Tok with a nice head shot there.
Tok has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tok postures up and lands a big shot to Zine's brow.
Tok works over Zine with some ground and pound from guard.
Tok working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Tok content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Tok is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tok scoring with punches to the head and body.
Zine looking to control.
Tok is in close to Zine's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Tok working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Zine looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Tok passes into side control.
Tok working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Tok cracks Zine with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Tok working away.
Zine on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

Tok is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Zine is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Tok lands an elbow.
Tok scoring with punches and elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tok has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Zine is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Tok yanks on the arm and Zine is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Tok.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tik Tok!
Tik Tok decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.