PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tugg Speedman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Albertson (ranked 0 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.

Speedman
vs
Albertson

180 cm
22
181 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

181 cm
22
176 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Inexperienced

Londons Best Nutrition
5th Round

Anarchy Fightwear

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, Tugg Speedman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jeff Albertson!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Saam Ante and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Albertson wants to clinch up but Speedman keeps it at a distance.

Albertson has managed to clinch.
Albertson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Speedman blocks the elbow strike.
Albertson tries to land knees in the clinch but Speedman avoids the damage to the body.
Albertson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Speedman's defenses.
Albertson pushes off an throws an elbow but Speedman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Speedman blocks an elbow strike from Albertson.
Albertson throws an elbow but it misses.
Albertson lands a nice elbow.
Albertson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Speedman tries to pull guard but Albertson holds him up against the cage and eventually Speedman drops back down to his feet.
Albertson lands a damaging elbow.
Albertson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Albertson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Albertson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Albertson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Albertson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Albertson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Albertson pushes off an throws an elbow but Speedman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Albertson lands an elbow inside that Speedman shrugs off.
Albertson lands an elbow inside.
Albertson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Albertson slows down the pace here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Speedman blocks an elbow strike from Albertson.
Albertson lands an elbow inside.
Albertson lands an elbow inside that Speedman shrugs off.
Albertson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Albertson leaning against his opponent.
Albertson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Speedman's defenses.
Albertson lands a nice elbow.
Albertson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nice elbow from Albertson.
Speedman avoids the elbow strike from Albertson, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Albertson.
Albertson lands an elbow inside that Speedman shrugs off.
Speedman tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Albertson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Speedman's brow.
Albertson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Speedman up against the cage.
Albertson lands an elbow inside that Speedman shrugs off.
Speedman tries to pull guard but Albertson won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tugg Speedman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Albertson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Speedman's brow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Albertson.

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.
Albertson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Speedman is defending well for now.
Albertson lands a damaging elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Albertson throws an elbow but misses.
Speedman takes an elbow to the temple.
Speedman tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Albertson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Nice elbow from Albertson.
Speedman takes an elbow to the forehead.
Albertson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Albertson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Albertson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Speedman is defending well for now.
Albertson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Albertson lands an elbow inside.
Albertson misses with an elbow strike.
Albertson is struggling to control the position.
Speedman tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Speedman tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Albertson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Albertson throws an elbow that misses.
Albertson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Albertson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Speedman tries to pull guard but Albertson won't allow it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Albertson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Speedman tries to pull guard but Albertson holds him up against the cage and eventually Speedman drops back down to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Albertson lands a nice knee to the body.
Albertson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Speedman blocks an elbow strike from Albertson.
Speedman fails to pull guard.
Albertson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Speedman.
Albertson throws an elbow but it misses.
Albertson misses with an elbow over the top.
Speedman stalling in the clinch but Albertson improves position.
Speedman jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Albertson walks away with a smile on his face. Speedman gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Albertson pushes Speedman up against the cage in a clinch.
Albertson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Albertson throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Albertson.
Nice elbow from Albertson.
Albertson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Speedman is defending well for now.
Albertson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Albertson.

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.
Albertson lands an elbow that stopped Speedman in his tracks for a moment.
Albertson lands an elbow inside.
Albertson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Albertson lands a damaging elbow.
Albertson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Albertson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Speedman's defenses.
Speedman jumps guard but Albertson stands there with Speedman around his waist. Speedman gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Speedman fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Speedman takes an elbow to the forehead.
Speedman fails to pull guard.
Albertson throws an elbow but it misses.
Albertson stalling.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Speedman tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Albertson smiles and moves away.
Albertson tries to clinch there but Speedman circles away.
Some wild striking there from Speedman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeff Albertson dominated that round.
That's time! Speedman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Albertson tries to clinch up.
Speedman shoots in looking for a takedown. Albertson tries to sprawl out of it but Speedman keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Albertson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Albertson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tugg Speedman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Albertson rushes Speedman and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Speedman takes an elbow to the forehead.
Albertson lands an elbow inside that Speedman shrugs off.
Speedman tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Albertson throws an elbow but it misses.
Albertson taking a breather.
Albertson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Albertson lands an elbow that stopped Speedman in his tracks for a moment.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Albertson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Speedman's brow.
Speedman tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Albertson just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tugg Speedman. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Albertson.
Speedman takes an elbow to the forehead.
Albertson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Albertson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Albertson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Speedman takes an elbow to the temple.
Speedman dodges an elbow strike from Albertson.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Albertson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Albertson misses with an elbow strike.
Speedman blocks an elbow strike.
Speedman tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Speedman takes an elbow to the temple.
Albertson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Speedman jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Albertson walks away with a smile on his face. Speedman gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A punch combination from Speedman misses.
Albertson is looking to clinch.
Speedman thows a left - swing and a miss!

Albertson pushes Speedman up against the cage in a clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Albertson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Speedman blocks an elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Albertson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Albertson lands an elbow just above Speedman 's eye.
Albertson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Albertson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Albertson throws an elbow but misses.
Speedman jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Albertson walks away with a smile on his face. Speedman gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Speedman misses with a series of wild punches.
Speedman looks to land a left hand but Albertson moved out of range nicely.
Albertson tries to clinch there but Speedman circles away.
Albertson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Horrible takedown by Speedman or perhaps it was just good defense by Albertson which made him look bad.

Albertson drives through and clinches with Speedman against the cage.
Nice elbow from Albertson.
Albertson lands a nice elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Speedman takes an elbow to the forehead.
Albertson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Albertson throws an elbow but misses.
Nice elbow from Albertson.
Albertson lands a nice elbow.
Speedman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Albertson lands a nice elbow.
Albertson lands an elbow just above Speedman 's eye.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Speedman tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Albertson smiles and moves away.

Albertson gets a clinch.
Speedman fails to pull guard.
The referee calls for Albertson to work.
The crowd are getting on Albertson's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.

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.
Albertson pushes off an throws an elbow but Speedman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Albertson.
Speedman dodges an elbow strike from Albertson.
Speedman blocks an elbow strike.
Albertson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Speedman's defenses.
Albertson just leaning against Speedman, taking a breather.
Albertson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Albertson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Albertson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Speedman jumps guard but Albertson stands there with Speedman around his waist. Speedman gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Albertson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Speedman's brow.
Speedman tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Albertson smiles and moves away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Speedman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Albertson.

Speedman tries to keep at a distance but Albertson has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeff Albertson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Albertson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Speedman, pushing him back against the cage.
Albertson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Speedman takes an elbow to the forehead.
Albertson lands an elbow inside that Speedman shrugs off.
Nice elbow from Albertson.
Nice elbow from Albertson.
Speedman fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Albertson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Speedman's defenses.
Speedman takes an elbow to the forehead.
Albertson throws an elbow but it misses.
Albertson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Speedman avoids the elbow strike from Albertson, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Albertson taking a breather.
Speedman tries to pull guard but Albertson won't allow it.
Speedman avoids the elbow strike from Albertson, against the cage.
Albertson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A bit of stalling here from Albertson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Albertson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Speedman blocks an elbow strike.
Speedman tries to pull guard but Albertson won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tugg Speedman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Albertson trying to land knees to the body.
Albertson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Speedman blocks the elbow strike.
Albertson lands an elbow inside that Speedman shrugs off.
Speedman blocks an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Albertson.
Albertson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Albertson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Albertson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Speedman fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Albertson lands an elbow inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Albertson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Speedman's brow.
Speedman fails to pull guard.
Speedman dodges an elbow strike from Albertson.
Albertson lands an elbow inside that Speedman shrugs off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Speedman takes an elbow to the temple.
Speedman takes an elbow to the forehead.
Speedman fails to pull guard.
With the fighters up against the cage, Albertson throws an elbow but misses.
Speedman avoids the elbow strike from Albertson, against the cage.
Albertson stalling.
Albertson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Speedman tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nice elbow from Albertson.
Speedman fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Albertson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Albertson throws an elbow but it misses.
Albertson slowing the pace effectively.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Albertson.
Speedman fails to pull guard.
Speedman jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Albertson walks away with a smile on his face. Speedman gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Speedman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jeff Albertson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Albertson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Albertson slips under a jab.
Albertson throws a solid leg kick but Speedman takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Albertson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Albertson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Speedman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Albertson ducks under a wild hook from Speedman.
Speedman misses with a wild body shot.
Albertson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Albertson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Speedman throws a series of punches but Albertson moves out of range.
Speedman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Speedman shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Albertson but Albertson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Albertson tries to close the distance and clinch but Speedman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Speedman shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Speedman moves out of range of the leg kick from Albertson.

Albertson has managed to clinch.
Albertson lands an elbow that stopped Speedman in his tracks for a moment.

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.
Albertson lands an elbow inside.
Albertson lands an elbow just above Speedman 's eye.
Speedman fails to pull guard.
Speedman fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Albertson lands a nice elbow.
Albertson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Albertson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Speedman.
Albertson slowing the pace effectively.
Speedman takes an elbow to the forehead.
Speedman takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Albertson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Speedman tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Speedman tries to pull guard but Albertson holds him up against the cage and eventually Speedman drops back down to his feet.
Tugg Speedman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Speedman takes an elbow to the forehead.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jeff Albertson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Albertson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeff Albertson!