PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Caeas Liege (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spankda Yank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liege comes to the cage accompanied by Will T. Bear: For a Few Dollars . Yank has chosen I was made for loving you baby as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Liege
vs
Yank

183 cm
31
187 lbs
20 - 13 - 0

188 cm
30
187 lbs
19 - 10 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

XTREME PWNAGE: Down Under!
Cobra Pharmaceuticals (159++ Stamina)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Caeas Liege!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Spankda Yank!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Saam Ante and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liege fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Liege avoids a punch combination nicely.
Liege shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Yank as he avoids it easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Liege checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Yank drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Liege misses with a double jab.
Yank misses with a wild body shot.
Liege ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Yank scores with a crisp jab that stopped Liege in his tracks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yank misses with a double jab
and Yank takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Liege shoots in for a double leg but Yank sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Caeas Liege. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yank circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yank walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Liege checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Liege fails with the takedown.
Liege tries to bum rush Yank with a series of wild strikes but Yank uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yank throws a head kick that misses.
Spankda Yank is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yank avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yank throws a head kick but Liege moves out of range.
Liege with a poor takedown
enabling Yank to counter with a crisp jab.
Yank fails to land with a series of punches.
Caeas Liege seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Liege forces Yank back against the cage and clinches.
Yank prevents the takedown attempt.
Liege drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Liege.
Yank is pressed up against the cage. Liege has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Yank down to the mat. Yank avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Nice shot lands for Yank.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yank lands a nice shot that snaps Liege's head back.
Liege fails with the takedown
and Yank cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big right from Yank misses.
Yank missing with a left hand there. Liege was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yank looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Liege closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Yank's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Liege trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Yank looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Liege trying to control but Yank is working from the bottom.
Yank is controlling Liege's posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liege is looking to work some ground and pound but Yank has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yank preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Liege has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Yank wants to sweep here but Liege controlling him for the moment.
Liege pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yank is keeping the position for now.
Liege trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Liege wants to control from the top but Yank keeps moving.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Yank works the jab nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Liege throws a right hand that Yank ducks under and follows up with a left that Yank also avoids with ease.

Liege scores a takedown into full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Spankda Yank will probably get the nod.
That's time! Liege's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Liege throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Yank tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Liege is in Yank's guard.
Liege postures up.
Yank looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

Liege drops back looking for a leg! Yank is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Yank manages to kick Liege off! Liege jumps back into Yank's guard.

Liege drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Liege jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Liege throws a big right hand that misses.
Liege looking to pass the guard.
Yank wants to sweep here but Liege controlling him for the moment.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liege missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Liege is looking to work some ground and pound but Yank has wrist control.
Liege throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Yank works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Liege throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Yank works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Yank controlling Liege's posture.
Liege trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Liege postures up in Yank's guard and throws a big left but Yank blocks it.
Liege postures up in Yank's guard and throws a big left but Yank blocks it.
Yank looking to hit a scissor sweep but Liege is one step ahead there.
Yank wants to stand but Liege is controlling the position.
Liege with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Liege throwing strikes but missing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liege working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Liege lands a couple of digs.
Yank is trying to control the position but Liege postures up.
Liege looking to pass the guard.
Yank keeping moving, preventing Liege from controlling successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yank manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Yank unloads with some shots from mount but Liege bucks and avoids them well.
Liege is squirming around, avoiding Yank's attempts to control the action.
Caeas Liege overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Yank.
The referee warns Liege that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Liege is trying to escape the mount.
Yank connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Liege is trying to escape the mount.
Yank with a couple of short strikes.
Liege is working to get back to half guard.
Liege in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yank connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Yank with good strikes from the mount here!

Liege is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yank drops a big elbow. That's hurt Liege! More shots from Yank and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Spankda Yank!
Spankda Yank made sure to mention his sponsor, GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS in his post fight interview.