PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick Briggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Engelbreckt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Engelbreckt comes into a darkened arena with his song building. If I had a heart kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Briggs
vs
Engelbreckt

183 cm
27
175 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

180 cm
23
185 lbs
2 - 6 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nick Briggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexander Engelbreckt!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Albert Achterberg and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Engelbreckt or perhaps it was just good defense by Briggs which made him look bad.

Briggs shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Engelbreckt is trying to defend but Briggs finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Briggs perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Engelbreckt is trying to get back to full guard.
Briggs takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Briggs is thwarting Engelbreckt's attempts to control the position.
Briggs tries to pass the half guard into mount. Engelbreckt knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Engelbreckt on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Briggs trying to pass the guard but Engelbreckt defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Briggs is trying to control the action in half guard but Engelbreckt is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Engelbreckt blocking the ground and pound attempt from Briggs.
Briggs prevents Engelbreckt from improving his position.
Briggs looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Briggs not doing much here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Briggs closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Briggs lands in his opponent's guard.
Briggs with a flurry of punches that miss.
Briggs showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Briggs trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Engelbreckt wants to sweep but no luck.
Briggs postures up and lands a big shot to Engelbreckt's brow.
Briggs controls from within his opponent's guard.
Briggs is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Briggs looking to pass the guard.
Briggs is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Briggs throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Engelbreckt works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Engelbreckt wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Engelbreckt is pulling down on Briggs's head. It's preventing any offense from Briggs, at least for the moment.
Briggs wants to pass the guard but Engelbreckt is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Briggs dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Engelbreckt tries for a takedown but Briggs circles away easily

and Briggs counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Engelbreckt keeping moving, preventing Briggs from controlling successfully.
Briggs looking to sit in guard and control but Engelbreckt gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Engelbreckt wants to control from the top but Briggs keeps moving.
Engelbreckt slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Engelbreckt postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Briggs is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Engelbreckt, into his guard.
Briggs lands a couple of elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Briggs looking to sit in guard and control but Engelbreckt gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Briggs looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Engelbreckt trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Briggs wants to sweep but no luck.
Engelbreckt must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Engelbreckt looking to pass the guard.
Engelbreckt trying to control the position from guard on top but Briggs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Briggs pulls Engelbreckt in close to prevent any damage.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Engelbreckt fails to land the takedown.
Engelbreckt dives in and grabs Briggs's left leg, looking for a takedown. Briggs pushes down on Engelbreckt's head and hops out.
Nick Briggs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Engelbreckt.
Briggs tries for a takedown but Engelbreckt circles away easily
and Engelbreckt counters with a one-two to the body.
Engelbreckt takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Engelbreckt has a takedown stuffed.
Engelbreckt shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Briggs pinned against the cage. Briggs gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Briggs shoots for a double leg takedown but Engelbreckt sprawls well. He's pushed Briggs's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Briggs shoots in and gets a takedown into Engelbreckt's guard.
Briggs postures up.
Briggs controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Nick Briggs overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Briggs slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Briggs is staying tight to Engelbreckt's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Engelbreckt is looking to regain half guard here but Briggs keeps moving and retains side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Engelbreckt is being controlled here.
Engelbreckt is looking for a sweep.
Briggs works to advance to full mount. Engelbreckt defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Briggs controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Briggs dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Briggs fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Engelbreckt to the ground. Briggs is now in Engelbreckt's guard.
Briggs pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Engelbreckt is keeping the position for now.
Briggs is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Briggs trying to control but Engelbreckt is working from the bottom.
Briggs controlling from the top position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

We're going to have a standup here because Nick Briggs wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Briggs drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Briggs wants to control from the top but Engelbreckt keeps moving.
Engelbreckt wants to get back to his feet but Briggs is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Briggs preventing the sweep.
Briggs content to stall in guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Nick Briggs wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Nice sprawl there from Briggs as Engelbreckt shoots in.
Engelbreckt fails to land the takedown.
Briggs throws an overhand right that lands on Engelbreckt's shoulder, as Engelbreckt tries to avoid the shot.
Engelbreckt dives in and grabs Briggs's left leg, looking for a takedown. Briggs pushes down on Engelbreckt's head and hops out.
Nick Briggs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Engelbreckt.
Briggs looks to score with a jab to the body but Engelbreckt is just out of range.
Engelbreckt fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Briggs shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Engelbreckt but Engelbreckt pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Engelbreckt fails with a takedown attempt.
Engelbreckt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Engelbreckt tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Briggs swivels and escapes.

Briggs manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Engelbreckt on his heels. He'll look to pass Engelbreckt's guard now, I'm sure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Briggs sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Briggs slips nicely into half guard.
Briggs sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Briggs seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Engelbreckt for as long as he can get away with.
Alexander Engelbreckt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

We're going to have a standup here because Nick Briggs wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Engelbreckt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Engelbreckt misses with a takedown attempt - Briggs sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Briggs misses with a few strikes there.
Nick Briggs is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Briggs.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Briggs showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Briggs 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Briggs!