PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sour Diesel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Bauer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sour Diesel could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jack Bauer's chin.

Diesel
vs
Bauer

182 cm
23
185 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

185 cm
23
196 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Tends to cut

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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sour Diesel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Bauer!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paul Aken and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bauer dives in and grabs Diesel's left leg, looking for a takedown. Diesel pushes down on Bauer's head and hops out.
A leg kick checked by Bauer.
Diesel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bauer is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bauer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diesel.

Diesel fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bauer sprawls well initially but Diesel persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Diesel sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bauer defending well though.
Diesel thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bauer's head.
Bauer avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Diesel.
Diesel is looking to take a break and control but Bauer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Diesel thows a huge punch but Bauer dodges it nicely.
Bauer wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diesel is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Diesel distracts Bauer with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diesel postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Diesel trying to control but Bauer is working from the bottom.
Diesel throws a big right hand that misses.
Diesel stops Bauer from standing up.
Diesel looking to sit in guard and control but Bauer gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bauer works over Diesel with some ground and pound from guard.
Bauer is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bauer passes into half guard.
Diesel avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bauer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bauer prevents Diesel from improving his position.
Bauer is nestled in close to Diesel, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bauer thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bauer takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bauer has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bauer with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Bauer landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nice strikes from Bauer there.
Diesel pushes Bauer off looking to stand but Bauer dives back in and keeps control.
Bauer throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Diesel is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Diesel is breathing heavily.
Bauer lands strikes from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bauer lands with a punch from half guard.
Bauer working Diesel over with strikes.
Diesel blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bauer.
Bauer lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ground and pound from Bauer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bauer looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Diesel with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Bauer scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Diesel keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Diesel taking some punishment here, with Bauer in his half guard.
Bauer winds up and cracks Diesel with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bauer drops an elbow to the side of Diesel's head.
Bauer working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bauer is pressing down on Diesel's thigh, looking to free his foot. Diesel is holding on for now.
Bauer drops an elbow to the side of Diesel's head.
Bauer lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bauer working the head and body with strikes.
Diesel is trying to maintain the position but Bauer is very close to passing his half guard.
Bauer is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Diesel is trying to control but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diesel is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bauer scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bauer drops an elbow to the side of Diesel's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Bauer dominated that round.
That's time! Diesel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Diesel gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bauer.
Diesel throws a looping overhand right but Bauer ducks down to avoid it.
Diesel is looking to clinch but Bauer is avoiding it.
Diesel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sour Diesel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bauer missing with a left hand there. Diesel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bauer scores with a body shot.
Bauer moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Diesel misses with a takedown

and Bauer counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Diesel's guard now.
Bauer lands a couple of digs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bauer lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Diesel has momentary wrist control but Bauer slips an elbow through the middle.
Bauer postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bauer lands a couple of digs.

Diesel is rocked!
Diesel knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bauer on the ground.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bauer lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Oh Diesel is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bauer pushes down on Diesel's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Diesel seems to have got his legs back now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bauer takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bauer lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bauer working Diesel over with strikes.
Bauer lands strikes from half guard.
Bauer looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bauer looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Diesel with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bauer lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bauer connects with a nice short shot to Diesel's temple.
Bauer slips a nice elbow through Diesel's hands, connecting with Diesel's forehead.
Diesel is looking to improve his position.
Bauer lands with a punch from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bauer lands strikes from half guard.
Bauer looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bauer wants to pass the guard but Diesel is defending well.
Bauer looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Diesel with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jack Bauer has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bauer winds up and cracks Diesel with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bauer working the head and body with strikes.
Bauer lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ground and pound from Bauer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bauer landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bauer working over Diesel with some ground and pound. Diesel looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bauer winds up and cracks Diesel with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bauer is thwarting Diesel's attempts to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bauer lands with a punch from half guard.
Bauer lands strikes from half guard.
Diesel on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bauer winds up and cracks Diesel with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bauer is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Bauer seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bauer looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Diesel wants to improve his position but Bauer is controlling well.
Bauer slips a nice elbow through Diesel's hands, connecting with Diesel's forehead.
Bauer tries to pass the half guard into mount. Diesel knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bauer connects with a nice short shot to Diesel's temple.
Diesel is trying to control but can't.
Bauer lands strikes from half guard.
Bauer takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bauer seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bauer is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bauer scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bauer working over Diesel with some ground and pound. Diesel looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bauer working Diesel over with strikes.
Ground and pound from Bauer.
Bauer is nestled in close to Diesel, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bauer working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Bauer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Bauer connects with a crisp jab.
Bauer scores with a nice right hand.
Diesel fails with the takedown

and Bauer counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bauer postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bauer wants to control from the top but Diesel keeps moving.
Bauer is looking to work some ground and pound but Diesel has wrist control.
Bauer trying to control the position from guard on top but Diesel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diesel looking for a sweep. Not yet Diesel, not yet.
Diesel on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Diesel tries to get out of the position.
Bauer scoring with some ground and pound.
Bauer works over Diesel with some ground and pound from guard.
Bauer scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bauer connects with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bauer is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bauer content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bauer postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bauer with a nice head shot there.
Bauer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bauer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bauer throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Diesel works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bauer stands up over Diesel, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Diesel is trying to keep Bauer in close.
Bauer connects with a couple of short punches.
Diesel controls Bauer momentarily but Bauer frees himself.
Bauer scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bauer cracks Diesel with a solid left hand.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Bauer gets the takedown into side control.
Bauer tries to score with some ground and pound. Diesel controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Diesel is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Bauer off and has taken his back!

Diesel has his opponent's back but Bauer is looking to stand. He manages to get to his feet and shakes off Diesel.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bauer.
Diesel throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bauer's waist but Bauer gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Diesel off to one side.

Bauer shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Bauer with a nice head shot there.
Bauer trying to control the position from guard on top but Diesel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bauer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diesel avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bauer connects with a couple of short punches.
Bauer missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bauer won't allow Diesel to sweep him here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bauer's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Diesel takes one to the chin there.

Bauer shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Diesel manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Bauer stopping the sweep attempt from Diesel.
Bauer landing some decent shots from guard.
Sour Diesel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bauer with a nice head shot there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bauer prevents Diesel from getting back to his feet.
Bauer lands a couple of digs.
Diesel working a defensive guard here.
Bauer chips away with some ground and pound.
Bauer landing with the ground and pound.
Diesel wants to sweep but no luck.
Bauer scoring with some ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diesel has momentary wrist control but Bauer slips an elbow through the middle.
Bauer with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jack Bauer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bauer controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Bauer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bauer 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 25:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 26:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Bauer!