PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Paddy Doherty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gijs Vermeulen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vermeulen comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Money, Money, Money kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Doherty
vs
Vermeulen

160 cm
25
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
25
133 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158
Merciless Gladiators

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Paddy Doherty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gijs Vermeulen!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doherty slips a jab from Vermeulen.
Vermeulen missing with a left hand there. Doherty was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Doherty needs to keep his hands up - Vermeulen had a free shot at his head there.
Vermeulen lands a jab to Doherty's midsection.
Vermeulen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vermeulen. Doherty does a little dance to reset his feet.
Doherty has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Doherty there as he acknowledges the shot.
Good shot there by Vermeulen.
Vermeulen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vermeulen throws a body punch but Doherty moves out of range.
Vermeulen's coach down at CT Coach / Strength / Conditioning / Sauna / Vendi was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Vermeulen's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Doherty gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Vermeulen jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Vermeulen, as that shot connected.
Vermeulen just misses with a punch to the body.
Vermeulen throws a sloppy head kick and Doherty moves out of range easily.
Vermeulen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Doherty counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Doherty bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vermeulen throws an overhand right that lands on Doherty's shoulder, as Doherty tries to avoid the shot.
Vermeulen just misses with a punch to the body.
Vermeulen swings for the body but Doherty moves out of range.
Vermeulen misses with a shot to the body
and Doherty counters with a left and a right that stings Vermeulen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vermeulen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Doherty was well out of range. Poor timing from Vermeulen.
Vermeulen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Vermeulen.
Vermeulen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Doherty uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vermeulen.
Vermeulen stuns Doherty with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Vermeulen works Doherty's body with a nice hook.
Vermeulen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Doherty doesn't seem bothered though.
Vermeulen scores with a hook to the body. Doherty takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vermeulen. Doherty does a little dance to reset his feet.
Doherty uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vermeulen.
Vermeulen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Doherty rather than just go for the knockout.
Vermeulen misses with a wild body shot.
Gijs Vermeulen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vermeulen just misses with a punch to the body.
Vermeulen is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A shot to the body from Vermeulen misses
and Doherty counters with a series of strikes. Vermeulen will be more careful next time no doubt.
Doherty on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Doherty keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vermeulen throws a body punch but Doherty moves out of range.
Vermeulen just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vermeulen just misses with a punch to the body.
A head kick misses from Vermeulen.
Nice defenses there by Doherty.
Vermeulen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Doherty.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vermeulen. Doherty does a little dance to reset his feet.
Doherty on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Vermeulen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Doherty sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vermeulen swings widly with a right hand
and Doherty counters with a three punch combo that has Vermeulen backing up. Vermeulen nods at Doherty to acknowledge the strikes.
Vermeulen swings for the body but Doherty moves out of range.
Vermeulen throws out a loose jab but Doherty uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gijs Vermeulen dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Vermeulen lands with a shot to the body.
Vermeulen tries a head kick but it misses.
Vermeulen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Doherty circles away quickly and effectively.
Vermeulen swinging wildly here.
Vermeulen misses with a hook to the body
and Doherty counters with a series of strikes. Vermeulen will be more careful next time no doubt.
Vermeulen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Doherty circles away quickly and effectively.
Doherty takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Vermeulen fails to land with a series of punches.
Doherty uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vermeulen.
Vermeulen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vermeulen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Doherty slips a jab from Vermeulen.
Doherty uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vermeulen.
Vermeulen misses with a wild body shot.
Vermeulen moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Vermeulen throws a right hand that misses
and Doherty counters with a one-two to the body.
Vermeulen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Doherty counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Vermeulen looks to score with a jab to the body but Doherty is just out of range.
Gijs Vermeulen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vermeulen lands a nice looking body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doherty takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A telegraphed right hand from Vermeulen misses the target.
Doherty uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vermeulen.
Vermeulen tests Doherty's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vermeulen misses with a kick to the body.
Vermeulen takes a swing at Doherty's ribcage but misses.
Vermeulen looks to score with a jab to the body but Doherty is just out of range.
Vermeulen connects with a nice looking jab.
Doherty slips under a jab from Vermeulen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Vermeulen misses its intended target.
Doherty bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vermeulen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vermeulen misses with a body shot.
Vermeulen misses with a shot to the body
and Doherty counters with a one-two to the body.
Paddy Doherty is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Doherty avoids the body shot from Vermeulen.
Vermeulen is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Doherty drops his hands momentarily and Vermeulen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Vermeulen misses with an uppercut.
Vermeulen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Doherty was well out of range. Poor timing from Vermeulen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vermeulen takes a swing at Doherty's ribcage but misses.
Vermeulen misses with a left hand
and Doherty counters with a two punch combo.
Vermeulen misses with a shot to the body
and Doherty counters with a two punch combo.
Vermeulen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vermeulen misses with a looping right.
Vermeulen misses with a two punch combination.
Vermeulen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Doherty counters with a series of strikes. Vermeulen will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vermeulen misses with a jab to the body
and Doherty counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Vermeulen throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gijs Vermeulen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Vermeulen throws a leg kick but Doherty moved away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vermeulen. Doherty does a little dance to reset his feet.
Doherty steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vermeulen.
Doherty takes one to the chin there.
Vermeulen throws a low kick, looking for Doherty's leg but Doherty calmly moves out of range.
Vermeulen just misses with a punch to the body.
Vermeulen misses with a left hand
and Doherty counters with a two punch combo.
A telegraphed right hand from Vermeulen misses the target.
Vermeulen looks to score with a jab to the body but Doherty is just out of range.
Doherty walks into a straight right hand from Vermeulen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vermeulen misses with a body shot.
Vermeulen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doherty manages to avoid it.
Vermeulen throws an overhand right that lands on Doherty's shoulder, as Doherty tries to avoid the shot.
Vermeulen misses with a hook
and Doherty counters with a series of strikes. Vermeulen will be more careful next time no doubt.
Vermeulen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Doherty.
A head kick misses from Vermeulen.
Vermeulen misses with a body punch
and Doherty counters with a left and a right that stings Vermeulen.
Vermeulen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vermeulen misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vermeulen throws a body kick that misses.
Vermeulen looks to land a left hand but Doherty moved out of range nicely.
Vermeulen takes a swing at Doherty's ribcage but misses.
Vermeulen misses with the combination.
Vermeulen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vermeulen. Doherty does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vermeulen misses with a looping left.
Doherty moves forwards but Vermeulen connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vermeulen misses with a right hand
and Doherty counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Doherty uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vermeulen.
Vermeulen misses the body punch
and Doherty counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Vermeulen just misses with a punch to the body.
Vermeulen lands with a shot to the body.
Vermeulen throws a shot to the body.
Vermeulen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Vermeulen misses the body punch
and Doherty counters with a left and a right that stings Vermeulen.
Vermeulen misses with a hook to the body
and Doherty counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doherty uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vermeulen.
Doherty drops his hands momentarily and Vermeulen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Vermeulen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Doherty takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Doherty keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vermeulen.
Gijs Vermeulen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Vermeulen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Doherty counters with a one-two to the body.
Vermeulen throws a body punch but Doherty moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vermeulen thuds a left hand into Doherty's body.
Paddy Doherty has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vermeulen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gijs Vermeulen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Vermeulen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gijs Vermeulen!
Gijs Vermeulen thanked the fans post fight for their support.