PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andy Souwer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and nero sabu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). sabu has chosen The Enemy as his entrance music. Souwer has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Souwer
vs
sabu

177 cm
25
166 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
19
160 lbs
2 - 3 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andy Souwer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, nero sabu!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
sabu swats away the attempt to clinch by Souwer.
Souwer swings for the body but sabu moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Souwer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Souwer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but sabu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
sabu fails with the takedown.
Souwer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Souwer tries to clinch up but sabu circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Souwer tries to clinch up but sabu circles away and keeps his distance.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Souwer.
sabu swats away the attempt to clinch by Souwer.

sabu scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.

sabu is looking for a kimura here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Souwer is looking to escape.
Souwer is breathing heavily.

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.

Souwer is defending against the submission attempts here by sabu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

sabu seems to be working for a kimura but Souwer defends the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

nero sabu dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Souwer tries to close the distance and clinch up but sabu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Souwer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
sabu throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Souwer's waist but Souwer gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing sabu off to one side.
Andy Souwer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Souwer is looking to clinch.
Souwer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Souwer is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Souwer looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Souwer throws a body punch but sabu moves out of range.
Souwer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Souwer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Souwer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but sabu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Souwer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Souwer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Andy Souwer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

sabu shoots in and gets a takedown into Souwer's guard.
Souwer wants to get back to his feet but sabu passes into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

sabu seems to be looking for submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

sabu is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

sabu is trying to work for a kimura but Souwer is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

nero sabu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

sabu blocks a leg kick.
sabu fails to land the takedown.
Souwer throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Souwer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Souwer fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
sabu shoots for a takedown but Souwer saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Andy Souwer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Souwer tries to clinch there but sabu circles away.
sabu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Souwer wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Souwer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. sabu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

sabu shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Souwer is trying to defend but sabu finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Souwer pushes sabu off looking to stand but sabu dives back in and keeps control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two 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.

sabu is looking for a kimura here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souwer is trying to stand up here but sabu is controlling him well.

And that's the end of the fight!
nero sabu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got sabu 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... nero sabu!