|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kobe Bryant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edwin Van Der Sar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kobe Bryant has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
 |
|
 |
| 197 cm
22
179 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
|
201 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Self confident |
|
BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Enjoys gardening |
|
| |
|
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 London, Kobe Bryant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Edwin Van Der Sar!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Der Sar darts in and clinches Bryant up against the cage.
Bryant trying to land knees to the body.
Bryant trying to control the position but instead, Van Der Sar has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bryant into the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Van Der Sar - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bryant is trying to break free.
Bryant drags the fight down to the ground.
Bryant not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Van Der Sar won't allow Bryant to sweep him here.
Van Der Sar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Der Sar won't allow Bryant to sweep him here.
Van Der Sar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bryant is keeping the position for now.
Bryant wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Van Der Sar shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bryant napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Bryant parries the strikes from Van Der Sar easily there. Van Der Sar is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Bryant to escape.
Bryant can't do much from the bottom here.
Bryant throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Bryant tries to bench press Van Der Sar off him but Van Der Sar keeps the position.
Bryant really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bryant trying his best to control but Van Der Sar has mounted him.
Bryant wants to hold on but Van Der Sar pushes him away.
Bryant is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bryant wants to hold on but Van Der Sar pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Sar lands a big elbow.
Bryant is squirming around, avoiding Van Der Sar's attempts to control the action.
Van Der Sar looks gassed!
Van Der Sar swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Bryant is now in Van Der Sar's guard. A big mistake from Van Der Sar there, giving up the dominant position!
Bryant wants to control from the top but Van Der Sar keeps moving.
Bryant trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryant trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Der Sar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bryant has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Van Der Sar is proving hard to escape from.
Bryant slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Bryant trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Der Sar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Van Der Sar escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bryant gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bryant tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Van Der Sar counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bryant working a defensive guard here.
Van Der Sar is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bryant looking for a guillotine here but Van Der Sar defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edwin Van Der Sar dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Bryant tries to clinch but Van Der Sar moves out of range.
Bryant doesn't manage to clinch there - Van Der Sar circles away.
Van Der Sar misses with a wild body shot.
Van Der Sar looks for a takedown but Bryant sprawls well.
Bryant throws a sloppy head kick and Van Der Sar moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bryant tries to clinch but Van Der Sar moves out of range.
Bryant swats away the attempt to clinch by Van Der Sar.
Bryant moves out of range of the body kick from Van Der Sar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Sar is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bryant.
Van Der Sar is breathing heavily.
Bryant scores with a one two! Van Der Sar had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bryant closes the distance looking to clinch
and Van Der Sar counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Van Der Sar.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Der Sar trying to move into half guard but instead Bryant has managed to sweep!
Bryant's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Bryant is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bryant wants to control from the top but Van Der Sar keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bryant scoring with some ground and pound.
Van Der Sar had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bryant defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryant is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bryant trying to control but Van Der Sar is working from the bottom.
Bryant postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bryant tries to free his leg and advance position but Van Der Sar is retaining full guard.
Van Der Sar really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bryant. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryant gets to his feet - Van Der Sar follows without any prompting.
Bryant throws a one two combo.
Van Der Sar misses with a head kick.
Bryant has his takedown stuffed
and Van Der Sar counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Van Der Sar trying to control but Bryant is working from the bottom.
Bryant not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Van Der Sar won't allow Bryant to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryant looking to control.
Bryant uses the cage to get back to his feet.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bryant tries to pull guard but Van Der Sar holds him up against the cage and eventually Bryant drops back down to his feet.
Van Der Sar letting Bryant take a breather here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bryant taking a breather.
Bryant tries to break free but Van Der Sar pushes him back against the cage.
Van Der Sar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kobe Bryant will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Van Der Sar gets a takedown into half guard.
Bryant is trying to control but can't.
Bryant punching from the bottom.
Bryant is looking for a sweep. Van Der Sar is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bryant wants to control but Van Der Sar is keeping busy.
Bryant gets full guard.
Van Der Sar wants to get up but he can't break Bryant's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Edwin Van Der Sar has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant wants to sweep but no luck.
Bryant manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bryant with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Van Der Sar is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bryant trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Van Der Sar takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryant landing punches.
Van Der Sar tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bryant with shots to the head and body - Van Der Sar looks very uncomfortable down there.
Van Der Sar throwing hammer fists to the chest of Bryant. What's that going to do exactly?
Bryant trying to control but Van Der Sar is having none of it.
Van Der Sar tries to lock up and control but Bryant gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bryant working Van Der Sar over with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Sar is squirming around, avoiding Bryant's attempts to control the action.
Bryant controlling from the full mount.
Bryant goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Van Der Sar turns into him and now he's in Bryant's guard.
Bryant is looking for a triangle but Van Der Sar pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Sar stands up from Bryant's guard - Van Der Sar perhaps looking for a knockout.
Van Der Sar keeps the fight on the outside.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Van Der Sar.
Bryant prevents Van Der Sar from improving position.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kobe Bryant.
I think Bryant has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight for Edwin Van Der Sar!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Edwin Van Der Sar!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight as a draw!
Edwin Van Der Sar wins by majority decision!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
49% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
