PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bill Vos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arjen Robben (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vos comes to the cage accompanied by Born to Kill. Robben comes into a darkened arena with his song building. AC/DC - For Those About To Rock kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Bill Vos has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Vos
vs
Robben

177 cm
24
165 lbs
4 - 2 - 1

185 cm
22
163 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bill Vos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arjen Robben!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paul Aken and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vos pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Vos throws a nice inside leg kick.
Robben slips under a jab.
Vos misses with a looping left.
Robben takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Vos pivots, looking for a leg kick but Robben is out of range and Vos settles back down.
A telegraphed right hand from Vos misses the target.
Vos is looking to slow Robben down with leg kicks.
Vos takes a swing at Robben's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donk. Robben catches Vos right on the button with a cross.
Robben throws a hook but Vos blocks it.
A low kick from Robben is predictable there
and Vos counters with a nice body shot.
Vos tests Robben's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vos throws out a loose jab but Robben uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vos throws a quick inside leg kick.
Arjen Robben is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vos tries to work over Robben's front leg with a kick but Robben checks it.
Vos jabs Robben right on the nose. Robben blinks but takes it well.
Robben uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vos.
Robben moves out of range of the body kick.
Vos throws a nice outside leg kick.
Robben feints and then cracks Vos's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vos down.
No luck for Vos with that takedown attempt.
Robben lunges at Vos with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Vos's hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robben throws a shot from downtown. Vos moves away and avoids it.
Vos catches Robben with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Robben lands with a hook. Vos tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Vos scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Robben attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Vos swinging wildly here.
A head kick by Robben misses
and Vos counters with a right hand to the body.
Vos paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Vos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Robben.
Vos throws an overhand right that lands on Robben's shoulder, as Robben tries to avoid the shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vos misses with a body shot.
Robben avoids the body shot from Vos.
Vos lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Robben at a distance.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Vos.
Vos takes a swing at Robben's ribcage but misses.
Robben throws a shot from downtown. Vos moves away and avoids it.
Vos avoids the head kick by Robben.
Robben misses the body punch
and Vos counters with a left to the body.
Robben displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vos throws out the jab.
A slow jab from Robben misses its intended target.
Robben takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vos feints and then cracks Robben's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Robben down.
Vos moves out of range as Robben strikes.
Vos lands the left hand.
Vos has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A low kick from Robben is predictable there
and Vos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Robben on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Vos misses with a leg kick
and Robben counters with a good, hard body kick but Vos shrugs it off.
Vos avoids a kick to the body.
Vos moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
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!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vos lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Robben moves out of range as Vos strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bill Vos dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A telegraphed right hand from Vos misses the target.
Vos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Arjen Robben is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vos connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Robben attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Robben. Vos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Robben lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vos circles away quickly and effectively.
Robben uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vos.
Vos feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Robben's calf.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Robben misses
and Vos counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Vos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Robben.
Vos has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vos misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Robben counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Robben falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vos counters with a nice body shot.
Vos lands a jab to the nose.
Vos scores with a leg kick.
Bill Vos is winning the standup battle so far.
A big left from Vos misses.
Robben thows a leg kick but Vos checks it
and Vos counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Robben thinking.
Robben misses with a wild combination.
Vos misses with a leg kick
and Robben counters with a stiff right hand.
Robben is looking to score with low kicks.
Vos throws a low kick but it's checked well by Robben.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Robben gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Vos to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Robben working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vos.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Robben is looking to stand up but Vos isn't so interested in that idea.
Robben avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Vos trying to control but Robben is working from the bottom.
Vos not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Robben utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robben trying to keep a closed guard but Vos is proving a slippery customer.
Vos looking to pass the guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Robben misses with a low kick.
Robben's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Robben avoids the body shot from Vos.
Vos connects with a jab.
Vos throws a jab but it's blocked by Robben.
Vos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Robben.

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.
A slapping leg kick lands for Vos.
Vos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bill Vos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vos throws a body punch but Robben moves out of range.
Robben throws a leg kick which misses Vos's front leg but catches the back leg as Vos tries to avoid it.
Robben throws a leg kick but Vos checks it.
A head kick misses from Robben.
Vos is looking to slow Robben down with leg kicks.
Robben misses with a low kick.
Vos swings away with a body shot that misses
and Robben counters with a big head kick but Vos shrugs it off.
Vos misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bill Vos dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Robben avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Robben takes one to the side of the head.
Vos just misses with a punch to the body.
Robben fails to land with a series of punches.
Some bone on bone action there as Vos checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Vos shoots for a takedown but Robben saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Robben throws a series of punches but Vos moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vos lands a nice shot to the body.
A slow jab from Vos misses its intended target.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Vos looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Vos throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Still in half guard, Vos seems content to control.
Vos misses with a head shot. Robben uses the momentum to regain guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Robben swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Vos lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Vos avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robben trying to control the position.
Robben is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Vos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Robben is keeping the position for now.
Arjen Robben has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vos missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Robben wants to get back to his feet but Vos is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Vos throws a jab but it's blocked by Robben.
Vos cracks the inside of Robben's front leg.
Robben getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A jab from Vos misses.
Bill Vos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nice sprawl there from Robben as Vos shoots in.
Vos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Robben manages to avoid it.
Vos throws out a loose jab but Robben uses good head movement to avoid it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Vos.
Vos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vos missing with a left hand there. Robben was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Vos throws a push kick but Robben slaps the foot to one side.
Robben avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Robben throws a leg kick which misses Vos's front leg but catches the back leg as Vos tries to avoid it.
Vos connects with a nice looking jab.
Robben looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A head kick by Robben misses
enabling Vos to counter with a crisp jab.
Robben looks to land a combination but Vos avoids it well.
Robben has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A shot to the body from Vos misses
and Robben counters with a slapping leg kick.
Robben throws a lazy right hand but Vos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bill Vos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vos has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bill Vos!