PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Wein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cerventes Bison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Cerventes Bison was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Wein
vs
Bison

200 cm
24
212 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

190 cm
19
222 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Koffin Inc.
Koffin Inc.

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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Wein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cerventes Bison!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Wein.
Bison throws a big shot that misses.
Bison takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wein displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bison throws out the jab.
Wein jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wein throws a head kick that misses.
Bison just misses with a punch to the body.
Bison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wein manages to avoid it.
Bison throws a predictable looking body shot

and Bison is countered with a crisp right hand from Wein that sends him to the canvas! Wein follows him to the mat into side control.

Bison is rocked!
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!
Wein throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Bison is still in real trouble! Can Wein finish him?
Wein landing strikes.
Bison seems to have recovered his senses.
Bison is trying to control Wein's posture but Wein avoids it.
Wein misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Bison parries the strikes from Wein easily there. Wein is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Bison to escape.
Wein is chipping away with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wein working the ground and pound but Bison is defending the strikes.
Wein misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Bison avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Wein.
Wein postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Wein in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Bison parries the strikes from Wein easily there. Wein is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Bison to escape.
Wein lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Bison down.
Bison regains half guard, as Wein was trying to land strikes.
Bison keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Wein lands strikes from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wein thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bison's head.
Wein drops an elbow to the side of Bison's head.
Wein thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bison's head.
Bison is trying to control but can't.
Wein throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bison avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wein.
Wein with the ground and pound but Bison uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Bison controlling the position.
Bison preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wein loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wein is breathing heavily.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bison throws out a loose jab but Wein uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wein throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wein throws a nice looking combination but Bison bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wein tries a head kick but it misses.
Bison scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wein doesn't seem bothered though.
A slow jab from Bison misses its intended target.
Wein takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bison with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bison thuds a left hand into Wein's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wein gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bison.
Bison scores with a body shot.
Bison throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wein takes one to the side of the head.
Cerventes Bison is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wein looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wein avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wein staying out of range there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bison misses with an uppercut.
Wein throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bison.
Wein takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bison thows a body shot but no joy.
Wein looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bison fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wein on the side of the head.
Wein misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bison throws a sloppy body shot
and Wein counters with a left to the body.
Bison bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bison throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wein slips a straight right by Bison.
Wein on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wein gets cracked there but stands up to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Wein steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bison.
Bison throws a body punch but Wein moves out of range.
Wein takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wein throws a leg kick but Bison checks it.

Wein closes the distance and pushes Bison back into the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Wein.
Wein trying to stall but Bison improves his position.
Bison lands a nice uppercut.
Wein tries to stall but Bison uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bison wants to get back to striking at distance but Wein won't allow it.
Bison tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bison throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wein stalling in the clinch but Bison improves position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wein.
Bison blocks an elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wein.
Bison being controlled against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bison lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wein with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bison tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bison misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wein tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Bison pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wein throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bison scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cerventes Bison seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bison scores with a decent looking hook.
A left and a right from Bison both land. Nice combination.
Bison bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wein's head.
Bison throws a hook to the side of Wein's head but Wein sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A lazy left from Bison finds it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bison scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wein on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wein walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A jab from Bison misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bison with a jab.
Wein slips under a jab from Bison.
Bison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wein.
Wein fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bison throws a shot from downtown. Wein moves away and avoids it.
Bison throws a looping overhand right but Wein ducks down to avoid it.
Bison throws out a loose jab but Wein uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bison thuds a left hand into Wein's body.
Bison throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wein stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bison scores with a jab. Wein acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bison lands a lovely overhand right.
Wein has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bison finds it's way round the side to connect with Wein's head.
Wein looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bison digs a good hook to Wein's body.
Bison misses with a two punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bison lands a nice hook to Wein's body. Wein takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bison throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wein stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wein takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bison ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bison misses with a wild body shot.
Wein gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bison scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wein doesn't seem bothered though.
Bison with a nice cross.
Wein is looking to clinch but Bison is avoiding it.
Bison lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bison jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bison misses with a straight right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bison misses with a hook.
Bison tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wein was well out of range. Poor timing from Bison.
Bison scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wein looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bison, as that shot connected.
Bison wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bison scores with a nice right hand.
Bison avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bison throws a right and a left that Wein avoids nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bison throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wein sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bison misses with a looping left.
Bison throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cerventes Bison showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Bison connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
John Wein is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wein misses with a looping right.
Wein throws a big shot that misses.
Bison missing with a left hand there. Wein was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wein.
Bison throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bison throws a body punch but Wein moves out of range.
Bison on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wein. Wein obviously looking to wear him down.
Bison steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wein.
Wein avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wein scores with a jab. Bison acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A combination from Wein does no damage.
A big left from Wein misses.
A slow jab from Bison misses its intended target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wein tries a head kick but it misses.
Bison tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wein was well out of range. Poor timing from Bison.
Bison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wein.
Wein is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cerventes Bison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wein.
Bison misses the shot to the body.
Bison looks to throw the jab but Wein is out of range.
No joy there for Wein, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wein throws a push kick but Bison slaps the foot to one side.
Wein misses with a body kick.
Bison swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bison lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wein at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bison fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wein looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wein takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wein takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bison digs a good hook to Wein's body.
Bison bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bison listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wein has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wein there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bison just misses with a punch to the body.
Wein displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bison throws out the jab.
Bison misses with a hook.
Some wild striking there from Bison.
Wein misses with a few strikes there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bison looks to throw the jab but Wein is out of range.
Wein loads up on a big right hand but Bison slips the punch.
Bison scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A big right from Bison misses.
Bison slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wein is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wein ducks under a wild hook from Bison.
Cerventes Bison is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wein is looking to clinch but Bison is avoiding it.
Bison tests Wein's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wein takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wein misses with a body shot.

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.
Bison dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wein with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bison to score with a decent uppercut.
Wein defending well as Bison loads up on a big left hand.
Bison swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bison sizes up Wein with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A jab from Bison finds it's way through Wein's defenses.
Wein gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bison.
Wein lands a nice looking body shot.
Wein slips a straight right by Bison.
Bison fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
John Wein has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bison misses with a series of wild punches.
Bison swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cerventes Bison comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bison winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 26:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 26:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cerventes Bison!