PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gus Dengel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and lamb chops (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dengel comes to the cage accompanied by "Chainsaw" by Skinny Puppy. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Dengel
vs
chops

150 cm
22
134 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

200 cm
20
140 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Pure Strength, 142+ for 40$

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gus Dengel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, lamb chops!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paul Aken and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
chops takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Dengel clinches up with chops and pushes him back against the cage.
Dengel comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dengel lands an elbow inside that chops shrugs off.
Dengel lands a damaging elbow.
Dengel prevents the takedown attempt.
Dengel lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
chops fails to pull guard.
Dengel lands a damaging elbow.
Dengel gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from chops.
Gus Dengel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of lamb chops.
Dengel gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from chops.
Dengel unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dengel is pressed up against the cage. chops has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dengel down to the mat. Dengel avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Dengel jabs chops right on the nose. chops blinks but takes it well.
chops shoots in for a double leg but Dengel sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
chops shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dengel but Dengel pushes him off and we're back to square one.
chops looks gassed!
Dengel digs a good body shot into chops's ribs.
chops tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Dengel counters with a nice uppercut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dengel lands a glancing blow to the side of chops's head.

chops tries to keep at a distance but Dengel has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dengel lands an elbow just above chops 's eye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dengel creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through chops's defenses.
Dengel gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from chops.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dengel unloads a knee to the mid-section. chops lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dengel comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dengel gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dengel lands an elbow inside that chops shrugs off.
Dengel lands an elbow inside that chops shrugs off.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dengel.

Dengel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dengel scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Dengel takes the fight into the clinch.
Dengel connects with a nasty looking knee right to chops's face.
Dengel lands an elbow just above chops 's eye.
chops is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Dengel breaks from the clinch.
Dengel connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dengel misses with a series of wild punches.

Dengel rushes chops and presses him up against the cage.
chops takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dengel lands a damaging elbow.
chops drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dengel pulls his leg out and moves away.
chops takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Dengel takes the fight into the clinch.
Dengel gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
chops fails to pull guard.

Dengel manages to break the clinch.

Dengel instigates a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Dengel manages to break the clinch.
Dengel throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck chops on the side of the head.
chops takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dengel throws a right and a left that chops avoids nicely.
Dengel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Dengel takes the fight into the clinch.
chops is trying to drag Dengel to the mat but Dengel just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Dengel lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Dengel.
chops takes an elbow to the forehead.
chops wants a takedown but no success here.
Dengel lands an elbow that stopped chops in his tracks for a moment.
chops fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dengel lands an elbow inside.
Dengel comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dengel lands a nice knee to the body.
Dengel lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Dengel manages to break the clinch.
Dengel lands an overhand right.
Dengel lands a straight punch to the body, keeping chops at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
chops takes one on the button.
Dengel connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between chops's hands.
chops tries to clinch
and Dengel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
An inside leg kick lands from Dengel.

Dengel gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
chops tries to pull guard but Dengel holds him up against the cage and eventually chops drops back down to his feet.
Dengel lands an elbow just above chops 's eye.

Dengel manages to break the clinch.

Dengel moves into the clinch.
Dengel lands an elbow inside that chops shrugs off.
chops jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dengel walks away with a smile on his face. chops gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Gus Dengel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Dengel moves into the clinch.

Dengel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Dengel fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with chops, pushing him back against the cage.
Dengel lands a damaging elbow.
Knees to the body from Dengel.
Dengel gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
chops's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
chops takes an elbow to the temple.
Dengel lands a damaging elbow.
chops tries for a takedown. No joy.
Dengel lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down chops.

Dengel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dengel scores with a decent looking hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
chops ducks right into an uppercut from Dengel.
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!
chops fails with the takedown
and Dengel counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps chops thinking.

Dengel fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with chops, pushing him back against the cage.
chops takes an elbow to the temple.

Dengel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
chops wants to clinch but Dengel slips to the side

and Dengel counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
chops is working for takedown but Dengel is calmly controlling the position for now.
Dengel gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dengel lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dengel comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Dengel.
Dengel landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Dengel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dengel connects with a good right hand that stumbles chops. chops circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dengel's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Dengel duly obliges.

Dengel rushes chops and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dengel lands an elbow that stopped chops in his tracks for a moment.
chops takes an elbow to the temple.
chops takes an elbow to the forehead.
Good body shot from Dengel.

Dengel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A left lands for Dengel.
Dengel is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
chops tries to clinch
and Dengel counters with an outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gus Dengel 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.

chops misses with an uppercut.
chops shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Dengel moves into the clinch.
chops takes an elbow to the temple.
Gus Dengel has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Dengel breaks the clinch.
Dengel throws a sloppy head kick and chops moves out of range easily.

Dengel takes the fight into the clinch.
chops takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dengel prevents a takedown attempt there.
Dengel creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through chops's defenses.
Dengel gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from chops.
Gus Dengel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of lamb chops.
Nice elbow from Dengel.

Dengel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dengel lands with a cross.
Dengel lunges at chops with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by chops's hand.
chops misses with a takedown

and Dengel counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dengel.
chops is breathing heavily.
Dengel lands a damaging elbow.

Dengel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
lamb chops seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
chops tries to clinch
and Dengel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Dengel closes the distance and pushes chops back into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dengel comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dengel lands a nice elbow.

Dengel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dengel cracks chops with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dengel lands with a nice body punch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dengel prevents the takedown attempt.
chops takes an elbow to the temple.
Dengel lands an elbow that stopped chops in his tracks for a moment.

Dengel manages to break the clinch.

Dengel rushes chops and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
chops is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dengel pulls him back up using the underhooks.
chops drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dengel pulls his leg out and moves away.

Dengel rushes chops and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dengel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dengel comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

chops pulls guard effortlessly.
Dengel might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Dengel is in close to chops's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dengel tries to free his leg and advance position but chops is retaining full guard.
Dengel trying to control the position from guard on top but chops is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

chops working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dengel doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but chops is tightening it up a little... Dengel has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Dengel reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Dengel taps out! nice BJJ there by chops!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). lamb chops!