PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rankka Ankka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and De Ezel van de Reuzel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ankka comes into the arena with Milk - The Knife Song blaring out of the sound system. van de Reuzel comes into a darkened arena with his song building. For A Few Dollars More kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Ankka
vs
Ezel van de Reuzel

205 cm
21
220 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

201 cm
24
215 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

[IFC] Fighter's Clothing Essentials

Dampf-Punk Chemicals

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rankka Ankka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, De Ezel van de Reuzel!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
van de Reuzel tries to clinch but Ankka is having none of it.
van de Reuzel has his takedown stuffed
and Ankka counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
van de Reuzel misses with a takedown
letting Ankka counter with a right hand.
Ankka is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ankka scores with a kick to the midsection.
van de Reuzel blocks a head kick by Ankka.
Ankka thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on van de Reuzel if he has to take too many more of those.
Ankka stuns van de Reuzel with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
van de Reuzel looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ankka jabs van de Reuzel to the body, keeping him at a distance.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Ankka manages to break the clinch.
Ankka thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on van de Reuzel if he has to take too many more of those.
Ankka lands with a slapping head kick.
Ankka with a hook.
Ankka lands a nice looking body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
van de Reuzel on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ankka throws a head kick that half lands.
Ankka scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ankka connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Ankka closes the distance and clinches.
van de Reuzel is trying to drag Ankka to the mat but Ankka just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Rankka Ankka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of De Ezel van de Reuzel.
A short right from Ankka.
Ankka lands a nice shot to the body.
Ankka lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Ankka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
van de Reuzel takes a kick to the side of the head.

It looks like De Ezel van de Reuzel has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ankka scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. van de Reuzel doesn't seem bothered though.
Ankka throws a quick head kick that skims the top of van de Reuzel's head.
Ankka tests van de Reuzel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
van de Reuzel steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ankka. That one must have hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ankka changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ankka lands with a slapping head kick.
Ankka is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ankka scores with a spinning back kick!
Ankka lands a head kick!
Ankka digs a good body shot into van de Reuzel's ribs.
Ankka jabs van de Reuzel to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ankka connects with a high kick.
Ankka lands a nice looking body kick.
van de Reuzel walks into a left hand.

Ankka gets a clinch.

Ankka manages to break the clinch.
van de Reuzel has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ankka.
Ankka scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
van de Reuzel darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
van de Reuzel shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ankka counters with a nice body kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ankka - that will leave a mark!
van de Reuzel walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ankka.
Ankka thuds his shin into the meat of van de Reuzel's side.
Ankka lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A jab lands there for Ankka.

Ankka closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
van de Reuzel goes for a takedown attempt but Ankka pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A head kick from Ankka lands but van de Reuzel takes it in his stride.
Ankka lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
van de Reuzel fails with the takedown

and Ankka counters by moving into the clinch.
Ankka lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of van de Reuzel backwards.
Ankka pushes van de Reuzel back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
van de Reuzel takes a shot to the head.
Ankka lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Ankka.

Ankka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ankka throws a one two combo.
Ankka scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ankka moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ankka jabs van de Reuzel to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ankka fakes the leg kick and cracks van de Reuzel in the body.
Ankka scores with a push kick.

Ankka closes the distance and pushes van de Reuzel back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rankka Ankka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on De Ezel van de Reuzel's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Ankka scores with a head kick. van de Reuzel tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Ankka throws a head kick that misses.
Ankka lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Rankka Ankka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
van de Reuzel shoots in but no luck this time.
van de Reuzel walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ankka.
van de Reuzel walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ankka.
van de Reuzel takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ankka stuns van de Reuzel with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ankka lands a head kick!
van de Reuzel is trying desperately to land a takedown but Ankka is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for van de Reuzel.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ankka scoring well with a low kick there.
Ankka lands with a nice body kick.
van de Reuzel takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ankka throws a head kick that van de Reuzel semi-blocks.
Ankka throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by van de Reuzel.
van de Reuzel shoots and misses
and Ankka makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. van de Reuzel really felt that one!
Ankka throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ankka lands a head kick!

Ankka clinches.
Ankka lands an uppercut.

Ankka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ankka tests van de Reuzel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
van de Reuzel takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A head kick misses from Ankka.
van de Reuzel fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rankka Ankka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of De Ezel van de Reuzel.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ankka scores with a head kick. van de Reuzel tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
van de Reuzel takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Nice body kick there by Ankka.
Ankka throws a head kick that half lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ankka moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ankka is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that van de Reuzel can do to turn this around?
Ankka stuffs the takedown attempt from van de Reuzel. van de Reuzel gets slowly back to his feet.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ankka. van de Reuzel shrugs it off though.

Ankka instigates a clinch.

Ankka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
van de Reuzel shoots and misses
and Ankka counters with a good, hard body kick but van de Reuzel shrugs it off.
Rankka Ankka is winning the standup battle so far.
van de Reuzel takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ankka scores with a kick to the body.
Ankka pushes van de Reuzel away with a front kick.
van de Reuzel sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ankka fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and van de Reuzel has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ankka lands a nice hook to van de Reuzel's body. van de Reuzel takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
van de Reuzel drops his hands momentarily and Ankka takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ankka thumps van de Reuzel with a low kick.
van de Reuzel with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ankka counters with a nice body kick.
van de Reuzel takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ankka throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by van de Reuzel.
van de Reuzel moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
van de Reuzel on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
van de Reuzel tries for a takedown but Ankka sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rankka Ankka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ankka throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Ankka clinches up against the cage.
Ankka works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
van de Reuzel has Ankka pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ankka manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ankka lands a left hand.
Ankka lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Ankka.

Ankka manages to break the clinch.
Ankka scores with a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ankka throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
van de Reuzel takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
van de Reuzel takes a shot to the body in his stride.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ankka tries to clinch up.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
van de Reuzel misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Ankka has van de Reuzel up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rankka Ankka dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on De Ezel van de Reuzel's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Ankka lands with a shot to the body.
van de Reuzel gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ankka counters with a head kick. That will keep van de Reuzel thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
van de Reuzel avoids the head kick by Ankka.
van de Reuzel misses with a takedown
and Ankka counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
van de Reuzel misses with a right hand
and Ankka counters with a head kick.
Ankka keeps van de Reuzel at a distance using the push kick.
Ankka lands a right hook to the body.
Ankka scores with a head kick. van de Reuzel tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ankka scores with a head kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ankka!

That's one minute gone in the round.
van de Reuzel takes a kick to the side of the head.
van de Reuzel throws a poor cross that misses

and Ankka counters by clinching up.
Ankka is pressed up against the cage. van de Reuzel has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ankka down to the mat. Ankka avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rankka Ankka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of De Ezel van de Reuzel.
van de Reuzel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ankka fakes the leg kick and cracks van de Reuzel in the body.
Ankka goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ankka throws a right and a left that both miss.
van de Reuzel takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
van de Reuzel misses with a takedown
and Ankka counters with a good, hard body kick but van de Reuzel shrugs it off.
Ankka throws a quick head kick that skims the top of van de Reuzel's head.
van de Reuzel shoots in for a double leg but Ankka sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
van de Reuzel takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
van de Reuzel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ankka.
Ankka misses with a double jab.
van de Reuzel misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Ankka to counter with a crisp jab.
Ankka works the jab nicely.
van de Reuzel with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ankka counters with a nice body kick.
Ankka scores with a kick to the midsection.
van de Reuzel walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ankka throws a front kick that sends van de Reuzel stumbling back into the cage.
Ankka digs a good hook to van de Reuzel's body.
Ankka scores with a head kick.
Ankka lands with a good body shot.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ankka.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ankka. van de Reuzel shrugs it off though.
Ankka fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. van de Reuzel looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ankka fakes the leg kick and cracks van de Reuzel in the body.
Ankka throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent van de Reuzel stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
van de Reuzel is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A head kick from Ankka lands but van de Reuzel takes it in his stride.

Ankka forces van de Reuzel back against the cage and clinches.

Ankka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
van de Reuzel shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
van de Reuzel has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ankka thuds his shin into the meat of van de Reuzel's side.
Ankka throws a quick head kick that skims the top of van de Reuzel's head.
Ankka ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
van de Reuzel takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
van de Reuzel takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ankka moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
van de Reuzel misses with a takedown
and Ankka counters with a straight right hand.
A head kick from Ankka lands but van de Reuzel takes it in his stride.
Ankka throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by van de Reuzel.
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!
van de Reuzel changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ankka tries to avoid it but van de Reuzel manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ankka to the ground. Ankka escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ankka keeps van de Reuzel at a distance using the push kick.
Ankka throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by van de Reuzel.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
van de Reuzel walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ankka.
van de Reuzel avoids the head kick by Ankka.
De Ezel van de Reuzel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ankka connects with a high kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rankka Ankka showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ankka 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:24
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:24
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rankka Ankka!