PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eriek De Vrijs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bert Bertjens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eriek De Vrijs has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

De Vrijs
vs
Bertjens

169 cm
25
162 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

179 cm
23
160 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eriek De Vrijs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bert Bertjens!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Wagner Zegers and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for De Vrijs. That snapped Bertjens's head back.
Bertjens throws a right and a left that De Vrijs avoids nicely.
It looked like De Vrijs wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bertjens throws a nice looking combination but De Vrijs bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bertjens connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between De Vrijs's hands.
De Vrijs has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from De Vrijs there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bertjens looks to land a combination but De Vrijs avoids it well.
It looked like De Vrijs wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
De Vrijs ducks under a wild hook from Bertjens.
Bertjens scores with a decent looking hook.
Bertjens tries to close the distance and clinch but De Vrijs swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bertjens misses with a double jab.
Bertjens takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bertjens misses with a few strikes there.
Bertjens swinging wildly here.
De Vrijs connects with the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bertjens throws a nice looking combination but De Vrijs bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sloppy strikes from Bertjens. Those never looked like landing.
Bertjens tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but De Vrijs paws at him with a jab and circles away.
De Vrijs lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bertjens cracks De Vrijs with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
De Vrijs scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bertjens throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bertjens works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
De Vrijs throws a right hand that Bertjens ducks under and follows up with a left that Bertjens also avoids with ease.
Bertjens takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
De Vrijs showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bertjens.
Bertjens swings for the body but De Vrijs moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bertjens misses with a few strikes there.
De Vrijs swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
De Vrijs with a nice cross.
Bertjens throws a combination that misses
and De Vrijs counters with a stiff right hand.
De Vrijs lunges at Bertjens with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bertjens's hand.
The crowd cheers as De Vrijs lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bertjens doesn't seem phased though.
De Vrijs paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A cross from De Vrijs lands.
De Vrijs cracks a nice hook into Bertjens's ribs.
Bertjens throws a body shot but no joy.
Bert Bertjens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bertjens looks winded!
De Vrijs scores with a hook.
De Vrijs lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
De Vrijs connects with a nice looking jab.
A big left from Bertjens misses.
De Vrijs was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts De Vrijs, as that shot connected.
Bertjens throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and De Vrijs counters with a straight right hand.
Bertjens misses with a double jab
and De Vrijs counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Bertjens is rocked!
De Vrijs lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bertjens backs up against the cage.
Bertjens is still on wobbly legs! Can De Vrijs finish him?
Bertjens misses with a wild combination.
Bertjens seems to have recovered his senses.
De Vrijs lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bertjens throws a series of punches but De Vrijs moves out of range.
Bertjens misses with a two punch combination.
A decent looking cross lands there for De Vrijs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Vrijs lands a nice shot that snaps Bertjens's head back.
Bertjens pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bertjens misses with a double jab.
De Vrijs is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bertjens uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Vrijs.
Bertjens takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
De Vrijs scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A cross from De Vrijs lands.
Bertjens throws a poor cross that misses
and De Vrijs counters with a straight right hand.
De Vrijs misses with a straight left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bertjens uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Vrijs.
Bertjens throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and De Vrijs counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Vrijs circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eriek De Vrijs dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

De Vrijs scores with a decent looking hook.
De Vrijs cracks a nice hook into Bertjens's ribs.
Bertjens tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and De Vrijs counters with a straight right hand.
Bertjens misses with a wild body shot.
De Vrijs jabs at Bertjens's body.
De Vrijs throws an overhand right that lands on Bertjens's shoulder, as Bertjens tries to avoid the shot.
De Vrijs lands a lovely overhand right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bertjens scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bertjens throws a shot from downtown. De Vrijs moves away and avoids it.
Bertjens misses with a double jab.
Bertjens throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
It looked like De Vrijs was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bertjens.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bertjens looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bertjens is breathing heavily.
Bertjens rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but De Vrijs moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A combination from Bertjens does no damage.
De Vrijs appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
De Vrijs punishes Bertjens's body with a nice straight punch.
Bertjens throws a poor cross that misses
and De Vrijs makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bertjens gets cracked with a nice right hand there by De Vrijs.
De Vrijs darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jab by De Vrijs.
De Vrijs moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
De Vrijs lunges at Bertjens with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bertjens's hand.
De Vrijs scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Vrijs showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bertjens.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by De Vrijs there.
De Vrijs swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Eriek De Vrijs is winning the standup battle so far.
De Vrijs bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bertjens's head backwards.
De Vrijs scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
De Vrijs misses with a looping right.
De Vrijs ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
De Vrijs fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
De Vrijs connects with a single shot there.
Bertjens uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Vrijs.
Bertjens blocks a jab.
Bertjens tries to counter with a clinch but De Vrijs shakes him off and moves away.
De Vrijs lands a nice looking body shot.
Bertjens misses with the combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bertjens swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and De Vrijs counters with a straight right hand.
De Vrijs stuns Bertjens with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
De Vrijs connects with a nice looking jab.
De Vrijs with a jab.
De Vrijs bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bertjens's head.
De Vrijs digs a good hook to Bertjens's body.
Bertjens doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
De Vrijs paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bertjens moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice shot by De Vrijs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bertjens falls off balance throwing a combination
and De Vrijs counters with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Vrijs cracks Bertjens with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
De Vrijs lands a jab to Bertjens's midsection.
Bertjens uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Vrijs.
Bertjens throws a poor cross that misses
and De Vrijs cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
De Vrijs missing with a left hand there. Bertjens was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bertjens steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from De Vrijs.
De Vrijs lands the left hand.
Some wild striking there from Bertjens.
De Vrijs throwing a counter right hand but Bertjens manages to avoid it.
De Vrijs waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bertjens.
De Vrijs missing with a left hand there. Bertjens was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bertjens lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but De Vrijs circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eriek De Vrijs dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Nice straight punches there by De Vrijs. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of De Vrijs.

Bertjens moves into range and clinches up with De Vrijs.

De Vrijs breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
De Vrijs scores with a jab to the head.
Bertjens ducks right into an uppercut from De Vrijs.
De Vrijs showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bertjens.
De Vrijs misses with a left hand
letting Bertjens counter with a right hand.
Bert Bertjens is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Vrijs wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
De Vrijs lands with an uppercut that bounces Bertjens off the cage and back into range.
De Vrijs connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bertjens. Bertjens circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Vrijs throws a looping overhand right but Bertjens ducks down to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Vrijs uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
De Vrijs misses with a looping right.
Bertjens lands with a nice combination. De Vrijs backs away looking to recover.
Bertjens takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bertjens swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and De Vrijs counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bertjens has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bertjens lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but De Vrijs circles away quickly and effectively.
De Vrijs is looking to counter punch.
Bertjens lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
De Vrijs is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bertjens can do to turn this around?
Bertjens scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bertjens throws a combination that misses
and De Vrijs counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Vrijs lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
De Vrijs paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
De Vrijs loads up on a big right hand but Bertjens slips the punch.
De Vrijs lands a slapping body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Vrijs works Bertjens's body with a nice hook.
De Vrijs is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bertjens.
De Vrijs cracks Bertjens with an open hand slap.
De Vrijs comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bertjens gets cracked there but stands up to it.
De Vrijs stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
De Vrijs fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Bertjens to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Bertjens looks to clinch but De Vrijs throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Bertjens taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Eriek De Vrijs!