V.O.G 9 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Juan Ponce Enrile (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Enrile might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to It's A Fight - Three 6 Mafia. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Ponce Enrile
vs
Jones

187 cm
21
198 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Juan Ponce Enrile!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andrew Jones!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Saam Ante and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Enrile.
Enrile looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Enrile connects with a right hand. Jones shakes it off.

It looks like Andrew Jones has been cut.
Enrile throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Enrile misses with a body shot.

Enrile lands a left and a right that send Jones crashing to the mat, dazed. Enrile thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Jones is rocked!
Jones looks gassed!
Enrile flashes Jones a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Jones's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Jones crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Enrile punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Juan Ponce Enrile!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between MarkTwo Arona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lolo Zubiq (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Zubiq's choice of entrance music: My fight. On his way into the cage it seems that MarkTwo Arona has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily MarkTwo Arona seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Arona
vs
Zubiq

185 cm
28
195 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

179 cm
25
187 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Intelligent

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, MarkTwo Arona!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lolo Zubiq!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Radbod Blank and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arona fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Zubiq. That's going to slow Arona down.
Zubiq fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Arona is out of range.
Arona jabs Zubiq right on the nose. Zubiq blinks but takes it well.
Zubiq throws a leg kick which misses Arona's front leg but catches the back leg as Arona tries to avoid it.
Zubiq keeps Arona at a distance using the push kick.
Zubiq throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Zubiq thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Arona if he has to take too many more of those.
Arona dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An inside leg kick from Zubiq misses.
Arona scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Arona throws a shot to the body.
Zubiq throws a nice inside leg kick.

Zubiq closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Arona tries for a takedown. No joy.
Arona is trying to break the clinch but Zubiq has him pressed against the cage.
Zubiq landing knees to the body.
Zubiq landing knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Zubiq.
Arona has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Zubiq avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Zubiq scores with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zubiq keeps control of Arona as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Arona tries to throw a body punch but Zubiq avoids it by throwing Arona back against the cage.
Zubiq lands a knee to the body.
Zubiq has Arona pressed against the cage, preventing Arona from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Zubiq tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Arona avoids it.
Zubiq throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Arona blocks it with crossed arms.
Zubiq throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Arona blocks it with crossed arms.
Arona is trying to break the clinch but Zubiq has him pressed against the cage.
Zubiq working aggressively here.

Arona turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Arona manages to end up in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Arona in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Zubiq is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). MarkTwo Arona!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
90%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sam Strong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Straight Flush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sam Strong is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Strong
vs
Flush

185 cm
20
185 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

190 cm
29
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

Olympic wrestler
Counter striker
Determined

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sam Strong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Straight Flush!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Radbod Blank and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flush slips under a jab from Strong.

Flush shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Strong is trying to defend but Flush finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Flush is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Flush lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Strong has hold of Flush's hands but Flush slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Flush tries to pass the half guard into mount. Strong knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Flush lands strikes from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Flush is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Strong is looking to escape.
Flush slips a nice elbow through Strong's hands, connecting with Strong's forehead.
Flush scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Flush is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Flush seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Strong is rocked!
Flush lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Oh Strong is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Flush is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Strong is hurt! He's hurt bad - Flush fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Strong from any more punishment! Congratulations to Flush! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Straight Flush!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Demien Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jimmy Johnson has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Maia
vs
Johnson

183 cm
25
183 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

184 cm
19
193 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Demien Maia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jimmy Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Johnson drives through with a takedown into Maia's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

Maia is looking to sinch up a triangle. Johnson throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Maia's body to avoid the submission. Maia has instead reached around Johnson's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Maia arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Demien Maia!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
20%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Slate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksandr Valuyskiy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slate's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Some song he made last night. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Slate
vs
Valuyskiy

170 cm
24
193 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

180 cm
25
184 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jesus Slate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aleksandr Valuyskiy!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valuyskiy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

Valuyskiy shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Slate napping and manages to drive through into side control!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Valuyskiy wants to control but Slate is keeping him busy.

Valuyskiy tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Valuyskiy has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Valuyskiy working away.

Valuyskiy thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Slate tries to improve position but can't.
Slate is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Valuyskiy wants to control but Slate is keeping him busy.

Valuyskiy is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Slate defends it well.

Valuyskiy seems to be looking for submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slate tries to get to full guard but Valuyskiy has control of the leg.
Slate manages to get to full guard.
Valuyskiy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Slate swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Slate wants to sweep but no luck.
Slate manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The referee warns Valuyskiy that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Slate is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Valuyskiy can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

It looks like Aleksandr Valuyskiy has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Slate tries to control but Valuyskiy wriggling away.
Slate is landing with some decent strikes but Valuyskiy is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

Valuyskiy is rocked!

That has opened up Aleksandr Valuyskiy's cut even more.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Aleksandr Valuyskiy's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jesus Slate!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
65%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keller Rock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keller Rock is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Steel
vs
Rock

170 cm
19
199 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

184 cm
25
194 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chuck Steel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Keller Rock!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Aafke Stam and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rock momentarily.
Steel misses with a takedown attempt - Rock sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rock tries for a takedown but Steel sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rock looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Steel is fending him off so far but Rock persists. Nope, Steel circles away and we're back to standing.

Rock shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Rock landing with the ground and pound.
Steel working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rock.
Rock not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Steel is trying to control the position but Rock postures up.
Rock makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Steel avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rock working some strikes from top position.
Rock stands and throws Steel's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Rock staying calm.
Rock has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
You can see the frustration on Steel's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock in side control lands a decent elbow.
Steel wants to control but Rock postures up.
Steel might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Rock controls the position from side control.
Rock advances to mount.
Rock working Steel over with strikes here.

Steel defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Rock.
Rock with shots to the head and body - Steel looks very uncomfortable down there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steel wants to get back to his feet.
Rock pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel taking shots to the head.
Steel tries to hold on but Rock pushes him away.
Rock putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Rock tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Rock raining down hammerfists from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Rock cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Steel taking shots to the head.
Rock has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Steel's face.

Steel is rocked!
Steel working to try and regain half guard.
Rock tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Rock working Steel over with strikes here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Steel hang on?
Rock with a couple of short strikes.
Oh Steel is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rock drops a big elbow. That's hurt Steel! More shots from Rock and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Keller Rock!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
87%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vinnie Vector (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Goran Kristic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vector comes to the cage accompanied by I'm Coming Home. Kristic comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Numb kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Vector
vs
Kristic

190 cm
28
195 lbs
19 - 4 - 0

174 cm
25
196 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vinnie Vector!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Goran Kristic!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Saam Ante and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Kristic does no damage.
Kristic throws a head kick that misses
and Vector counters with a nice body kick.
Vector lands a really nice looking cross but Kristic seems unphased.
Vector lands with a kick to the temple. Kristic shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A low kick from Kristic misses
and Vector counters with a nice uppercut.
Danga de danga de dang - Vector scores with a four punch combination!
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!
Kristic just misses with a punch to the body.
Kristic takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kristic throws a poor cross that misses
and Vector cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kristic looks for a takedown but Vector sprawls well.
Vector uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kristic.
Vector lands a jab-cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Vector drops Kristic with a beautiful combination! Kristic stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Vector is looking for the KO!

Kristic is rocked!

It looks like Goran Kristic has been cut.
Vector stuns Kristic with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Vector connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kristic's hands.
Kristic throws a hook to the side of Vector's head but Vector sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vector with a jab.
Vector uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kristic has time to react.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kristic misses the body punch
and Vector counters with a one-two to the body.
Kristic is still on wobbly legs! Can Vector finish him?

Vector closes the distance and pushes Kristic back into the cage.
Kristic seems to have recovered his senses.
Kristic is trying to push Vector away but Vector has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Vector lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Vector seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kristic is trying to control but can't.
Vector prevents Kristic from improving his position.
Kristic is looking to control Vector's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kristic avoid being mounted?
It looks like Vector is going to stand back up.
Kristic is looking for a sweep. Vector is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kristic trying to control from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vector is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Vector moves into the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Vector.
A frustrated look appears on Kristic's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Vector putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kristic in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kristic looks gassed!

Vector successfully pulls guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Vector pushes Kristic off and scrambles back to his feet.
Vector scores with a leg kick.
Vector scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Vector lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Vector's corner calls for a 1-2. Vector obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Vector is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kristic is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Vector.
Vector sizes up Kristic with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Vector lands with a thumping leg kick.

Vector drops Kristic with a beautiful combination! Kristic stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Vector is looking for the KO!
Vector lands a big head kick that sends Kristic to the canvas! Vector follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vinnie Vector!
Vinnie Vector retains his middleweight title!