PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hermio Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henk Voetzool (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Junior
vs
Voetzool

182 cm
21
187 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

177 cm
28
189 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Knockout power

[WOT] DTK Designs (Laundry)

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hermio Junior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Henk Voetzool!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Summer Carpenter and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Junior thows a left - swing and a miss!
Voetzool takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Junior drops his shoulder and cracks Voetzool with a huge uppercut! Voetzool goes down! Can Junior finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Junior wants to get up but he can't break Voetzool's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Junior decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Oh, that's a big right hand from Junior and Voetzool goes tumbling to the canvas! Junior follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.

Voetzool is rocked!
Junior is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Voetzool is still in real trouble! Can Junior finish him?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Voetzool looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Junior tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Voetzool.
Voetzool seems to have recovered his senses.
Voetzool is trying is best to control the position here.

Voetzool manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Junior moves out of range of the leg kick from Voetzool.
Junior looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Voetzool throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Henk Voetzool seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Voetzool. Junior does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice body punch from Voetzool.
Junior takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Junior swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Junior throws a quick inside leg kick.
Junior swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Junior misses with a wild body shot.
Voetzool ducks under a wild hook from Junior.
Voetzool digs a good body shot into Junior's ribs.
Junior is breathing heavily.
Junior uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Voetzool.
Voetzool connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Voetzool is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Junior rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Voetzool.

Voetzool forces Junior back against the cage and clinches.
Voetzool landing knees to the head.
Voetzool lands a nice elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Voetzool.
Voetzool misses with a knee to the head.
Junior tries to break free but Voetzool pushes him back against the cage.
Voetzool misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Junior.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voetzool tries to land knees in the clinch but Junior avoids the damage to the body.
Voetzool lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Hermio Junior has been cut.
Junior takes an elbow to the forehead.
Junior is trying to push Voetzool away but Voetzool has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Voetzool misses with a punch to the body.
Voetzool utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Junior on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Junior lands a hook to the side of the head.
Voetzool keeps control of Junior as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Junior blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Voetzool tries to land a knee to the head but Junior blocks with his arms.
Voetzool throws a knee to the head but misses.
Junior lands with a light punch inside.
Junior is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Voetzool misses with a knee to the head.
Junior tries to break the clinch but Voetzool is controlling the position.
Voetzool utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Junior's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voetzool using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Junior has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Junior lands a shot to the body.
Voetzool misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Junior.
Voetzool crunches a lovely knee into Junior's ribcage.
Junior avoiding damage as Voetzool throws knees to the body.
Voetzool looking to throw knees to the head but Junior is blocking nicely.
Junior managing to block the knees to the body from Voetzool.
Voetzool throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Junior lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Voetzool prevents Junior from breaking the clinch.
Voetzool has Junior pressed against the cage, preventing Junior from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Junior lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Voetzool.
Voetzool lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Voetzool lands an elbow inside.
Voetzool tries to land knees in the clinch but Junior avoids the damage to the body.
Voetzool tries to land knees in the clinch but Junior avoids the damage to the body.
Voetzool tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Junior avoids it.

Junior breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Junior will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voetzool closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jab, jab by Voetzool - just one landing.
Junior throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Voetzool is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Junior.
Voetzool tries to close the distance and clinch up but Junior swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Voetzool just misses with a punch to the body.
Junior swinging wildly here.
Junior scores with a jab to the jaw.
Junior throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Voetzool is looking to clinch but Junior is avoiding it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Junior lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Junior looks to score with a jab to the body but Voetzool is just out of range.
Voetzool swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Voetzool looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Hermio Junior will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hermio Junior's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Junior throws a body punch but Voetzool moves out of range.
Junior swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Voetzool connects with a body shot.

Voetzool has taken the fight to the clinch.
Voetzool creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Knees to the body from Voetzool.
Voetzool tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Junior avoids it.
Junior takes an elbow to the forehead.
Voetzool lands an elbow that stopped Junior in his tracks for a moment.
Voetzool tries to land knees in the clinch but Junior avoids the damage to the body.
Voetzool lands an elbow inside that Junior shrugs off.
Voetzool lands a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Voetzool scores with a knee to the head.
Voetzool tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Junior avoids it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Junior managing to block the knees to the body from Voetzool.
Junior can't break the clinch.
Voetzool landing knees to the body.
Junior blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Voetzool lands an elbow inside that Junior shrugs off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Voetzool lands an elbow that stopped Junior in his tracks for a moment.
Voetzool throws a knee to the head but misses.
Junior wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Junior tries to break the clinch but Voetzool is controlling the position.
Henk Voetzool seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Voetzool tries a knee to the head but Junior blocks it.
Voetzool lands a damaging elbow.
Junior working hard to break the clinch.
Voetzool lands an elbow inside that Junior shrugs off.
Voetzool creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Junior's defenses.
Voetzool putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Junior in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Junior scores with a nice short uppercut.
Voetzool tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Junior avoids it.
Voetzool lands an elbow just above Junior 's eye.
Voetzool unloads a knee to the mid-section. Junior lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Junior is looking to break free of the clinch but Voetzool has double underhooks.
Voetzool lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Voetzool tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Junior avoids it.
Voetzool with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Hermio Junior's cut is getting worse.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junior working hard to break the clinch.
Junior on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Voetzool throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Voetzool blocks a body shot from Junior.
Junior blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Voetzool prevents Junior from breaking the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Voetzool.
Voetzool is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Junior is defending well for now.
Voetzool trying to land knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Junior's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Junior is trying to break free.
Junior managing to block the knees to the body from Voetzool.
Voetzool misses with an elbow strike.
Junior avoids the elbow strike from Voetzool, against the cage.
Voetzool connects with a knee to the head.
Voetzool missing with knees to the body.
Junior tries to break the clinch but Voetzool is controlling the position.
Voetzool gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Voetzool.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior can't break the clinch.
Junior wants to break the clinch but can't.
Junior is trying to force a seperation but Voetzool has the dominant position.
Junior struggles to land a body shot inside as Voetzool controls his hands.
Voetzool is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Junior is defending well for now.
Junior takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice elbow from Voetzool.
Junior is trying to break the clinch but Voetzool has him pressed against the cage.
Voetzool missing with knees to the body.
Voetzool missing with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Voetzool.
Junior lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Voetzool's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Voetzool tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Junior avoids it.

Junior breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Junior connects with a single shot there.
Voetzool looks to land a left hand but Junior moved out of range nicely.
Junior checks a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Junior lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Voetzool at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Junior lands a glancing blow to the side of Voetzool's head.

Junior lands a left and a right that sends Voetzool crashing to the canvas! Junior dives into mount looking to finish!

Junior is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Voetzool moves in looking to clinch but Junior pushes him off.
Junior drops Voetzool with a straight right hand, right on the button! Junior follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hermio Junior!
A very excited looking Hermio Junior made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.