PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Craig Roman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Janneke Maan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Roman
vs
Maan

175 cm
18
193 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

188 cm
18
183 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Craig Roman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Janneke Maan!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Maan!

It looks like Craig Roman has been cut.
Roman throws a front kick aimed at Maan's knee but Maan avoids it well.
Maan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Roman sprawls well. Roman wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Maan gets slowly back to his feet.
Maan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Roman.
Maan shoots for a takedown but Roman saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Craig Roman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Janneke Maan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Roman instigates a clinch.
Roman jumps guard but Maan turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Maan is pressed up against the cage. Roman has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Maan down to the mat. Maan avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Maan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Janneke Maan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maan scores with a nice head shot.
Maan looks for a takedown but Roman sprawls well.
Roman is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Maan.
Maan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Roman paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Roman gets a takedown into half guard.
Maan wants to control but Roman is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Maan trying to get back to full guard but Roman takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Maan is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maan keeps trying to improve his position.
Maan tries to lock up and control but Roman gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Maan regains half guard.

Roman escapes and gets back to his feet.
Roman moves in looking to clinch but Maan pushes him off.
Maan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Roman sprawls well. Roman wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Maan gets slowly back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maan misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Roman counters by moving into the clinch.
Roman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Maan's efforts to push away.
Maan is pressed up against the cage. Roman has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Maan down to the mat. Maan avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Roman scores with a takedown into Maan's guard.
Maan trying to keep a closed guard but Roman is proving a slippery customer.
Roman is looking to work some ground and pound but Maan has wrist control.
Roman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roman stands up over Maan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Roman showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Maan is looking for a triangle here but Roman uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Maan looks winded!
Roman scores with a couple of short elbows.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Roman in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Craig Roman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Craig Roman's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Maan throws a head kick that misses.
Roman is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Maan.
Maan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Maan shoots in but no luck this time.
Maan shoots in for a takedown but Roman shows good takedown defense.
Maan wants to clinch up but Roman keeps it at a distance.
Maan tries to clinch but Roman is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roman keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Craig Roman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Janneke Maan.
Maan doesn't manage to clinch there - Roman circles away.
Roman wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Roman blocks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roman looks to score with a jab to the body but Maan is just out of range.
Roman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maan can do to turn this around?
Maan misses with a wild body shot.
Roman is looking to counter punch.
Roman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maan moves away.
Maan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Roman as he jumps to the side.
Maan is breathing heavily.

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

Roman stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Roman closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Roman lands in his opponent's guard.
Roman lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roman wants to control from the top but Maan keeps moving.
Roman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Roman controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Maan wants to get back to his feet but Roman is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Maan wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roman scoring with punches to the head and body.
Roman connects with a couple of short punches.
Roman postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Craig Roman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Roman stands up over Maan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Roman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Maan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Maan is working an open guard so Roman takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Maan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Maan fails with the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roman swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Roman manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Maan on his heels. He'll look to pass Maan's guard now, I'm sure.
Maan wants to stand but Roman is controlling the position.
Roman works over Maan with some ground and pound from guard.
Roman controls from within his opponent's guard.
Roman scoring with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Craig Roman dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Craig Roman's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Maan shoots in for a takedown but Roman shows good takedown defense.
Maan wants to clinch but Roman slips to the side
and Roman counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Maan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Craig Roman is winning the standup battle so far.
Roman takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Roman blocks a head kick by Maan.
Roman could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Roman displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Maan.
Craig Roman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Janneke Maan.
Maan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roman defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Maan.
Roman tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Maan manages to circle out of the way.

Roman throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Maan was covering up waiting for the punch and Roman finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Roman is working Maan over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roman keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Maan's head.
Maan looking to control but Roman passes into half guard.
Maan wants to control the action here but instead Roman manages to pass to full mount!
Roman scoring with strikes but Maan is staying in there.
Roman scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Maan?

Maan is rocked!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Roman! Maan is hurt baaadly! Roman is firing away with more strikes - Maan is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Craig Roman!