PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Timo Leeuwenhoek (ranked 4244 p4p, 5451 weight class) and Zombie Striker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Leeuwenhoek
vs
Striker

188 cm
25
188
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
197
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Timo Leeuwenhoek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Zombie Striker!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Sandra Marshall and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Striker slips a jab from Leeuwenhoek.
Striker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Leeuwenhoek is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Striker.
Striker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Leeuwenhoek.
Leeuwenhoek lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Striker tries to clinch up but Leeuwenhoek circles away and keeps his distance.
Leeuwenhoek takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Leeuwenhoek is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Striker.
Striker steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Leeuwenhoek.
Striker defending well as Leeuwenhoek loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leeuwenhoek throws out a loose jab but Striker uses good head movement to avoid it.

Leeuwenhoek closes the distance and clinches.
Leeuwenhoek takes a knee to the side of the body.
Leeuwenhoek tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Striker avoids it.
Striker pushes Leeuwenhoek back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Striker tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Striker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Leeuwenhoek is defending well for now.
A short left from Leeuwenhoek.
Leeuwenhoek missing with knees to the body.
Leeuwenhoek avoiding damage.
Striker with a knee to the head.
Striker misses with a knee to the head.
Leeuwenhoek prevents a body shot from Striker.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Leeuwenhoek blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Striker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Striker misses with a knee to the head.
Leeuwenhoek lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Striker lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Leeuwenhoek.
Striker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Leeuwenhoek tries to land knees in the clinch but Striker avoids the damage to the body.
Leeuwenhoek lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Striker backwards.
Striker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Leeuwenhoek misses with a knee strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leeuwenhoek blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leeuwenhoek misses with a punch to the body.
Leeuwenhoek can't find room to land a body shot as Striker controls the action.
Striker lands a good knee to the midsection. Leeuwenhoek won't want to take too many of those.
Striker lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Leeuwenhoek manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Leeuwenhoek takes a knee right on the jaw!
Leeuwenhoek digs a right hand underneath Striker's ribcage. Striker let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Leeuwenhoek trying to land knees to the body.
Leeuwenhoek scores with a shot to the side of Striker's head.
Leeuwenhoek is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Striker is defending well for now.
Striker missing with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Striker.
Leeuwenhoek with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Striker misses with a knee strike.
Leeuwenhoek tries a knee to the head but Striker blocks it.
Leeuwenhoek digs a right hand underneath Striker's ribcage. Striker let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Leeuwenhoek doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Striker has a couple of punches blocked by Leeuwenhoek.
Striker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Striker avoids a wild elbow strike from Leeuwenhoek.
Leeuwenhoek takes a knee right on the jaw!
Leeuwenhoek throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Striker blocks it with crossed arms.
Nice body punch from Leeuwenhoek.
Striker looks winded!
Leeuwenhoek throws an elbow but it misses.
Striker misses with some punches.
Leeuwenhoek makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Leeuwenhoek tries to work over Striker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Leeuwenhoek on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Striker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Leeuwenhoek.
Leeuwenhoek tries to land knees in the clinch but Striker avoids the damage to the body.
Leeuwenhoek tries to land knees in the clinch but Striker avoids the damage to the body.
Leeuwenhoek throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Strikers head.
Leeuwenhoek is struggling to control the position.
Leeuwenhoek lands with a short shot to the head.
Leeuwenhoek stalling against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Striker working Leeuwenhoek over with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leeuwenhoek avoiding damage as Striker throws knees to the body.
Leeuwenhoek on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Leeuwenhoek manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Leeuwenhoek is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Leeuwenhoek on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Leeuwenhoek tries to get out of the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Striker looking to sit in guard and control but Leeuwenhoek gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Timo Leeuwenhoek 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.

Leeuwenhoek throws a jab when Striker was well out of range.
Striker tries to counter with a clinch but Leeuwenhoek shakes him off and moves away.
Striker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Leeuwenhoek looks to land a right hand but Striker moved out of range.
Striker wants to counter with a clinch but Leeuwenhoek pushes him away.
Striker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Striker shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Striker blocks a jab.
Leeuwenhoek scores with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Leeuwenhoek misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Striker managing to block the knees to the body from Leeuwenhoek.
Striker lands a good knee to the midsection. Leeuwenhoek won't want to take too many of those.

Leeuwenhoek has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Striker uses from the top position.
Leeuwenhoek is controlling Striker's posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Striker looking to sit in guard and control but Leeuwenhoek gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Striker is trying to control the position but Leeuwenhoek postures up.
Leeuwenhoek trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two 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.
Striker is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Striker can't keep his opponent in guard - Leeuwenhoek advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Striker moves into full guard.
Leeuwenhoek's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Striker trying to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leeuwenhoek seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Leeuwenhoek has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A swing and a miss from Leeuwenhoek.
Striker is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Striker slips under a jab.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Leeuwenhoek misses with a punch to the body.
Leeuwenhoek trying to land knees to the body.
Leeuwenhoek makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Leeuwenhoek throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Strikers head.
Leeuwenhoek misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Leeuwenhoek with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Leeuwenhoek misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Striker lands a knee to the head.
Leeuwenhoek misses with a punch to the body.
Leeuwenhoek misses with a body punch.
Striker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Striker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Leeuwenhoek manages to pull guard.
Leeuwenhoek managing to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Leeuwenhoek manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Striker manages to get himself to full guard.

And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Timo Leeuwenhoek dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Leeuwenhoek looks to throw the jab but Striker is out of range.
Striker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Leeuwenhoek.
Timo Leeuwenhoek is winning the standup battle so far.
Leeuwenhoek with a jab.
Leeuwenhoek bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Leeuwenhoek misses with a looping left.
Leeuwenhoek misses with an uppercut. Striker saw that one coming.
Leeuwenhoek throws out a loose jab but Striker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Timo Leeuwenhoek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Striker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Leeuwenhoek.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Striker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Leeuwenhoek manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Leeuwenhoek misses with a looping left.
Leeuwenhoek misses with a straight left.
Striker steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Leeuwenhoek.
Leeuwenhoek throws out a loose jab but Striker uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Striker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice straight punches there by Leeuwenhoek. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Leeuwenhoek.
A jab from Leeuwenhoek misses.

Striker drives through and clinches with Leeuwenhoek against the cage.
Striker crunches a lovely knee into Leeuwenhoek's ribcage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Striker takes a shot to the head.
Leeuwenhoek lands a nice uppercut.
Striker misses with a punch on the inside.
Striker throws a knee to the head but misses.

Leeuwenhoek gets control of Striker's arms and successfully pulls guard. Leeuwenhoek will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Leeuwenhoek keeping moving, preventing Striker from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leeuwenhoek managing to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Striker trying to control the position from guard on top but Leeuwenhoek is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Leeuwenhoek 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.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Striker lands a really nice looking cross but Leeuwenhoek seems unphased.

Striker gets tackled into the cage by Leeuwenhoek. Leeuwenhoek maintains the clinch.
Timo Leeuwenhoek is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Leeuwenhoek with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Leeuwenhoek pushes Striker back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Striker misses with a punch on the inside.
Striker lands a knee to the body.
Striker misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Leeuwenhoek pulls Striker into guard.
Leeuwenhoek is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Striker is pushing down on Leeuwenhoek's leg trying to pass to half guard. Leeuwenhoek is fighting to maintain full guard but Striker has managed to sneak the leg through.

And that's the end of the fight!
Timo Leeuwenhoek showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Leeuwenhoek 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Timo Leeuwenhoek!