PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ezekiel Curtis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jochem Vermeer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Curtis
vs
Vermeer

176 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
153 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ezekiel Curtis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jochem Vermeer!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Bart Greer and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vermeer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Curtis throws out the jab.
Curtis takes a swing at Vermeer's ribcage but misses.
Vermeer lands a nice shot that snaps Curtis's head back.
Curtis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vermeer.
Vermeer let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Curtis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vermeer manages to avoid it.
Vermeer with a jab.
Nice defenses there by Vermeer.
Curtis scores with a jab to the body.
Curtis lands a nice looking body shot.
Vermeer walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

It looks like Jochem Vermeer has been cut.
Vermeer takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jochem Vermeer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Curtis moves forwards but Vermeer connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vermeer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Curtis slips a straight right by Vermeer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Curtis lands with an overhand left.
Curtis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vermeer.
Nice straight punches there by Curtis. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Curtis.
Curtis jabs at Vermeer's body.
Vermeer misses with a hook.
Curtis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vermeer lands a nice shot to the body.
Vermeer takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Vermeer moves away from the strike by Curtis.
Vermeer doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Curtis misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Vermeer counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Vermeer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Curtis manages to avoid it.
It looked like Curtis was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Vermeer.
Curtis throws a series of punches but Vermeer moves out of range.
Curtis takes a swing at Vermeer's ribcage but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Curtis throws a body punch but Vermeer moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Curtis misses its intended target.
Curtis misses the jab.
Vermeer lands with a right hand.
Curtis throws a body shot but no joy.
A little jabbing left from Vermeer on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Curtis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vermeer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Curtis.
Vermeer thuds a left hand into Curtis's body.
Curtis ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A shot to the body from Vermeer misses
and Curtis counters with a straight right hand.
Vermeer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Curtis connects with a crisp jab.
Curtis walks into a left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curtis fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Curtis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vermeer.
Curtis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Vermeer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Curtis slips a straight right by Vermeer.

Curtis pushes Vermeer up against the cage in a clinch.
Curtis digs a right hand underneath Vermeer's ribcage. Vermeer let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Vermeer misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right handed body shot lands from Vermeer.
Curtis blocks a body shot from Vermeer.
A right hook to the body lands for Curtis.
Vermeer looks winded!
Curtis prevents a body shot from Vermeer.
Vermeer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Curtis scores with a shoulder strike.
Curtis lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Curtis drops Vermeer onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Vermeer is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Vermeer is rocked!
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!
Curtis lands a body shot in the clinch.
Vermeer is still on wobbly legs! Can Curtis finish him?
Curtis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vermeer backwards.
Curtis lands with a light punch inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curtis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Curtis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vermeer backwards.
Curtis lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Vermeer to his knees! Curtis keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ezekiel Curtis!