PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wilbur Apae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Knocked Out (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Knocked Out acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Apae
vs
Out

185 cm
27
215 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

190 cm
19
220 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wilbur Apae!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Knocked Out!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Albert Achterberg and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Out shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Out is looking to work some ground and pound but Apae has wrist control.
Out postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Out in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Out thows a big elbow that misses.
Out trying to control the position from guard on top but Apae is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Out throwing strikes from guard but Apae blocks nicely.
Out trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Out lands a couple of elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Out tries to free his leg and advance position but Apae is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Out throwing strikes but missing.
Out thows a big elbow that misses.
Out is looking to work some ground and pound but Apae has wrist control.
Out working some strikes from top position.
Out in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Out has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Out loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Apae avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Out chips away with some ground and pound.
Out is looking to work some ground and pound but Apae has wrist control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Apae avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Apae utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Out trying to control the position from guard on top but Apae is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Out throws a big right hand that misses.
Out throws a big right hand that misses.
Out passes Apae's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Out lands with a punch from half guard.
Out is controlling the pace.
Out passes the guard and advances to mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Out cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Apae blocking the ground and pound.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Out cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Apae wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Out.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Out lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Out tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
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!
Out looking to control but Apae is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Out with shots to the head and body - Apae looks very uncomfortable down there.
Out thowing shots but they're missing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Out raining down shots from the mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Knocked Out 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.

Out throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Apae tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Out is in Apae's guard.
Out has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Out with a flurry of punches that miss.
Out postures up in Apae's guard and throws a big left but Apae blocks it.
Out missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Out with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Out throwing strikes from guard but Apae blocks nicely.
Out stays in close to Apae's body and controls the position.
Out is looking to work some ground and pound but Apae has wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Out loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Knocked Out has got the better of the ground game so far.
Out throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Apae works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Out trying to control but Apae is working from the bottom.
Out postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Out lands a couple of elbows.
Out content to stall in guard here.
Out is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Out works over Apae with some ground and pound from guard.
Apae preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Out advances position into side control!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Out creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Apae sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Out working the ground and pound.
Apae is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Out lands a decent elbow from side control.
Out lands an elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Out seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Out connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Apae some visible discomfort.
Out lands a few punches from side control.
An elbow from Out crashes against the mat.
Out lands some shots froms side control.
Apae defending against the ground and pound.
Apae taking a bit of punishment here - Out scoring with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Out cracks Apae with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Out is working Apae over with some ground and pound from side control.
Out lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Apae down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Apae is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Out working the ground and pound.
Out lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Apae down.
Out throws an elbow but Apae slips to the side and avoids it well.
Out moves into full mount!
Out with shots to the head and body - Apae looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Out connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

Apae is rocked!
Out working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Knocked Out showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Apae's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Horrible takedown by Out or perhaps it was just good defense by Apae which made him look bad.
Out shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Apae as he avoids it easily.
Apae scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Out gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Apae counter with a right hand.
Wilbur Apae has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Knocked Out.

Apae tries to sprawl but Out drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Out wants to pass the guard but Apae is defending well.
Apae on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Apae tries to get out of the position.
Out thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Apae's head.
Out is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Out working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Out is nestled in close to Apae, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Out lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Out missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Out seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Out throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Apae blocking the ground and pound attempt from Out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Out scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Out takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Out perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Nice strikes from Out there.
Out working Apae over with strikes.
Apae keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Out works his way into side control.
Out scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Apae to see if he's OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Apae takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Out throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Out scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Apae to see if he's OK.
Out lands an elbow.
Oh Apae is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Out moves into full mount!
Out has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Apae's face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Out connects with a bit shot that sees Apae covering up! More strikes from Out and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Out is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Knocked Out!