PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bird Eye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Rob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eye's entrance music is Fed Up. A fine choice. Mike Rob is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Eye
vs
Rob

225 cm
18
174 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

196 cm
18
173 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bird Eye!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Rob!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rob shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Eye pinned against the cage. Eye gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Rob changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Eye looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rob scores with a couple of short elbows.
Rob taking a breather here.
Eye can't do much from the bottom here.
Rob tries to move into full mount but can't pass Eye's legs.
Eye is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Rob asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Eye tries to buck Rob off but Rob is having none of it.

That's two 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.
Rob trying to control the position but Eye is working away.
Who's going to make the next move?
You can see the frustration on Eye's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rob is trying hard to land a takedown here. Eye sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eye tries to close the distance and clinch but Rob swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rob.
Bird Eye has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Rob.

That's four 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.
Rob tries for a takedown but Eye sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Rob wants to clinch but Eye slips to the side

and Eye decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Rob's guard.
Eye is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Eye accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Eye gets to his feet. Rob looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Rob tries to close the distance and clinch up but Eye swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Eye or perhaps it was just good defense by Rob which made him look bad.
Eye's corner calls for a 1-2. Eye obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bird Eye is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

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.
Rob misses with a takedown attempt

and Eye counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Eye pushes Rob back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Eye stalling in the clinch but Rob improves position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eye fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Eye wants to stall.
Rob dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Rob looking to slow down the pace here.

Eye pulls guard effortlessly.
Eye wants to sweep but no luck.
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.

Eye is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rob defends well.
Rob stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Eye swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rob trying to control but Eye is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rob slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Rob working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Rob is breathing heavily.
Eye throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Eye is pushing Rob's head away, looking to escape. Rob manages to hold on to the position though.
Eye can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bird Eye dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Rob looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Eye looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rob is pushing down on Eye's leg trying to pass to half guard. Eye is fighting to maintain full guard but Rob has managed to sneak the leg through.
Eye wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Still in half guard, Rob seems content to control.
Eye tries to roll over but Rob keeps him under control.
Eye gets full guard.
Eye manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Rob sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eye stops Rob from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Eye seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rob does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Rob is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rob slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Eye trying to control the position from guard on top but Rob is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eye trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rob shoots in looking for a takedown. Eye tries to sprawl out of it but Rob keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Eye manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Eye throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Rob comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rob has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Rob!