PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luuk Van Maul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Krovitzky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Krovitzky has chosen Bliss N Eso - Addicted as his entrance music. Jason Krovitzky has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Luuk Van Maul's chin.

Van Maul
vs
Krovitzky

194 cm
19
218 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

201 cm
24
207 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Good elbows
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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Luuk Van Maul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jason Krovitzky!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, John Mangel and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krovitzky tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Van Maul paws at him with a jab and circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Van Maul.
Decent striking displayed by Krovitzky there.

Van Maul scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Krovitzky bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Van Maul takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
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 Maul circles away from the clinch attempt.
Krovitzky fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Van Maul drives through with a takedown into Krovitzky's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Van Maul is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Krovitzky wants to get back to his feet but Van Maul is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Van Maul is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Van Maul won't allow Krovitzky to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Van Maul seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

Luuk Van Maul has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Van Maul shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Krovitzky napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Krovitzky is letting Van Maul control him for a moment.
Krovitzky is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Van Maul is controlling him well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.

We're going to have a standup here because Luuk Van Maul wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Van Maul fails with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krovitzky wants to clinch but Van Maul slips to the side

so Van Maul counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Maul showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Van Maul stops Krovitzky from standing up.
Van Maul seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

Luuk Van Maul has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Van Maul shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Krovitzky is trying to defend but Van Maul finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Krovitzky wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Maul stalling.
Krovitzky looks like he's trying to stand up.
Van Maul not doing much here.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Luuk Van Maul wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Krovitzky moves to clinch but Van Maul breaks away

and Van Maul counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Van Maul.
Van Maul looking to pass the guard.
Krovitzky can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Van Maul controls the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krovitzky wants to stand and escape but Van Maul is having none of it.
Van Maul tries to free his leg and advance position but Krovitzky is retaining full guard.
Van Maul controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Luuk Van Maul just wasn't active enough.
Van Maul misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luuk Van Maul. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Krovitzky moves to clinch but Van Maul breaks away

and Van Maul counters with a nice double leg into side control. Krovitzky won't be happy with that.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Krovitzky is trying to buck Van Maul off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van Maul happy to just control the position for now.
Krovitzky is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Van Maul circles away from the clinch attempt

and Van Maul counters with a nice double leg into side control. Krovitzky won't be happy with that.
Van Maul controls the position from side control.
Krovitzky wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Van Maul takes a little break here. Krovitzky wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Krovitzky tries to escape but Van Maul is in control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Luuk Van Maul wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Krovitzky tries to clinch up.
Jason Krovitzky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Maul shoots in looking for a takedown. Krovitzky tries to sprawl out of it but Van Maul keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Krovitzky manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Van Maul feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Van Maul controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

We're going to have a standup here because Luuk Van Maul wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Krovitzky stuffs the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krovitzky tries to close the distance and clinch but Van Maul swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Van Maul closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Krovitzky to the mat! Krovitzky manages to get full guard.
Krovitzky wants to get back to his feet but Van Maul is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Maul controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Krovitzky is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Van Maul passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Krovitzky is pushing Van Maul's head away, looking to escape. Van Maul manages to hold on to the position though.
Krovitzky seems a little lost for a moment, as Van Maul dominates the positioning.
Krovitzky tries to escape but Van Maul is in control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Maul has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Krovitzky!
Van Maul content just to control the position here.
Krovitzky trying desperately to get to his feet.
Van Maul controlling from mount.
Luuk Van Maul overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Maul seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Krovitzky for as long as he can get away with.

Luuk Van Maul has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Krovitzky doesn't manage to clinch there - Van Maul circles away.
Krovitzky tries to clinch but Van Maul is having none of it.
Van Maul looks for a takedown but Krovitzky sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luuk Van Maul. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Krovitzky stuffs the takedown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Van Maul darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Krovitzky pushes Van Maul off looking to stand but Van Maul dives back in and keeps control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luuk Van Maul dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Van Maul swats away the attempt to clinch by Krovitzky.
Van Maul keeps the fight on the outside.
Krovitzky wants to clinch up but Van Maul keeps it at a distance.
Van Maul shoots in for a double leg but Krovitzky sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Krovitzky fails to land the takedown.
Luuk Van Maul is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Krovitzky tries to land a body kick

and Van Maul decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Krovitzky's guard.
Krovitzky keeping full guard, as Van Maul tries to pass.
Van Maul slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Krovitzky is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Van Maul dives into side control.
A lull in the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krovitzky prevents Van Maul from improving position.
Krovitzky seems a little lost for a moment, as Van Maul dominates the positioning.
Krovitzky is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Van Maul is controlling him well.
Krovitzky is being controlled here.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Luuk Van Maul wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Krovitzky throws a leg kick but Van Maul sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Krovitzky wants to clinch but Van Maul slips to the side

and Van Maul counters with a single leg into guard. Krovitzky didn't expect that.
Van Maul is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Krovitzky can do to turn this around?
Krovitzky being controlled here, momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Maul passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Van Maul is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Krovitzky's shoulder. That is not cool.
Krovitzky is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The referee asks Van Maul politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Van Maul prefers to stall for the moment though.
Van Maul has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Luuk Van Maul just wasn't active enough.
Van Maul avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Krovitzky wants to clinch

and Van Maul counters with a nice double leg into side control. Krovitzky won't be happy with that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Maul taking a breather here.
Van Maul passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Krovitzky!
Van Maul controlling his opponent.
Krovitzky is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Van Maul controlling from the full mount.
Van Maul thowing shots but they're missing.
Jason Krovitzky has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krovitzky wants to try and get back to his feet.
Van Maul is looking to work his way around to Krovitzky's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Van Maul takes Krovitzky's back.
Krovitzky wants to get back to his feet.
Van Maul has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Krovitzky's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Luuk Van Maul is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

And that's the end of the fight!
Luuk Van Maul showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Van Maul, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luuk Van Maul!