PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jessy De Boer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Sesay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

De Boer
vs
Sesay

189 cm
20
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

194 cm
21
207 lbs
0 - 13 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jessy De Boer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aaron Sesay!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Boer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sesay looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

De Boer has taken the fight to the clinch.
De Boer works on Sesay's body with a couple of short punches.
De Boer lands a nice knee to the body.
De Boer lands a knee to the body.

De Boer gets control of Sesay's arms and successfully pulls guard. De Boer will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
De Boer tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Sesay decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

De Boer clinches up against the cage.
De Boer crunches a lovely knee into Sesay's ribcage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Boer throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
De Boer lands an elbow inside that Sesay shrugs off.
De Boer putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sesay in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
De Boer lands a nice knee to the body.
De Boer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
De Boer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

De Boer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

De Boer closes the distance and pushes Sesay back into the cage.
De Boer using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sesay is trying to stall.
De Boer wants to take the fight to the mat but Sesay manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
De Boer lands an elbow that stopped Sesay in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Aaron Sesay has been cut.

De Boer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
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!

De Boer has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

De Boer manages to pull guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Boer pulls Sesay in close to prevent any damage.

Sesay got a little sloppy there for a moment and De Boer has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sesay has managed to get both his arms back between De Boer's legs - danger averted.
De Boer wants to stand but Sesay is controlling the position.
De Boer tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sesay wants to control from the top but De Boer keeps moving.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
De Boer is looking to stand up but Sesay isn't so interested in that idea.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

De Boer moves into the clinch successfully.
Nice elbow from De Boer.
De Boer scores a nice knee to the body.
De Boer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sesay lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees to the body from De Boer.

De Boer pulls Sesay into guard.

Sesay decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Jessy De Boer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

De Boer pushes Sesay up against the cage in a clinch.
Sesay tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. De Boer smiles and moves away.

De Boer looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Sesay!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sesay avoids any damage from the ground and pound of De Boer.
De Boer wants to stand but Sesay has his arm trapped.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Boer postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jessy De Boer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aaron Sesay's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

De Boer closes the distance and clinches.
De Boer lands a good knee to the midsection. Sesay won't want to take too many of those.
De Boer scores a nice knee to the body.

De Boer pulls Sesay into guard.

De Boer is looking for a triangle but Sesay pushes his legs off easily.
De Boer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
De Boer throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Boer thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
De Boer on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if De Boer tries to get out of the position.
De Boer wants to stand but Sesay is controlling the position.
De Boer is controlling Sesay's posture.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sesay wants to pass the guard but De Boer is keeping the position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

De Boer gets a double leg takedown into Sesay's guard.
De Boer trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sesay's guard.
De Boer has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
De Boer throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sesay works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jessy De Boer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

De Boer drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and De Boer jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Sesay is looking to stand up but De Boer isn't so interested in that idea.
De Boer wants to control from the top but Sesay keeps moving.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
De Boer wants to stand but Sesay is controlling his posture from full guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

De Boer clinches with his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Boer drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sesay pulls his leg out and moves away.

De Boer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
De Boer crunches a lovely knee into Sesay's ribcage.
De Boer lands a nice shot to the body.

De Boer is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Sesay can't fight it off and eventually De Boer manages to take the fight to the floor. Sesay looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
De Boer tries to stand but Sesay is controlling from the bottom.
De Boer stopping the sweep attempt from Sesay.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Boer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
De Boer controls from within his opponent's guard.
De Boer wants to stand but Sesay is controlling his posture from full guard.
Sesay preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jessy De Boer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Aaron Sesay's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

De Boer throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sesay's waist but Sesay gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing De Boer off to one side.

De Boer rushes Sesay and presses him up against the cage.
De Boer utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
De Boer goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sesay prevents it.
De Boer landing some nice looking knees to the body.
De Boer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sesay lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
De Boer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sesay can do to turn this around?
De Boer lands a shoulder strike.
De Boer throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

De Boer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

De Boer instigates a clinch.
De Boer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
De Boer landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Boer scores a nice knee to the body.
De Boer putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sesay in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
De Boer lands a knee to the body.

De Boer breaks from the clinch.

De Boer closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
De Boer lands a damaging elbow.

De Boer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

De Boer closes the distance and clinches.
De Boer using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
De Boer has Sesay pushed against the cage.

De Boer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

De Boer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

De Boer manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sesay preventing the sweep.
De Boer wants to stand up but Sesay is controlling him.

Sesay decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on De Boer, up you get!

Sesay gets tackled into the cage by De Boer. De Boer maintains the clinch.
Sesay wants to get back to striking at distance but De Boer won't allow it.
De Boer scores with a knee to the head.
Sesay is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables De Boer to keep the fight standing.
Sesay tries to pull guard but De Boer won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sesay wants to break free but De Boer has control.
De Boer leaning against his opponent.
Sesay takes a knee to the side of the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by De Boer.
De Boer lands a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. De Boer obliges.
Knees to the body from De Boer.
De Boer unloads a knee to the mid-section.
De Boer prevents Sesay from breaking the clinch.

De Boer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sesay fails with the takedown

and De Boer counters by clinching up.
Jessy De Boer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aaron Sesay.
De Boer landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Boer utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

De Boer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
De Boer is looking to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Boer with a poor takedown
and Sesay makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

De Boer gets a clinch.

De Boer turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and De Boer manages to end up in side control.
Jessy De Boer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sesay can't do much from the bottom here.
Sesay is looking for a sweep.
Aaron Sesay has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sesay is still trying to improve position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jessy De Boer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well De Boer 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 30:24
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:24
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jessy De Boer!