PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hendrik Vermeulen (ranked 731 p4p, 103 weight class) and Neyman Gariniho (ranked 787 p4p, 116 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Vermeulen
vs
Gariniho

187 cm
32
203 lbs
27 - 14 - 0

185 cm
32
196 lbs
25 - 15 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 27 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hendrik Vermeulen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Neyman Gariniho!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gariniho shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Vermeulen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Vermeulen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vermeulen avoids the body shot from Gariniho.
Vermeulen takes a swing at Gariniho's ribcage but misses.
Gariniho was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Vermeulen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gariniho lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gariniho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vermeulen was well out of range. Poor timing from Gariniho.
Vermeulen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vermeulen stalks Gariniho and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gariniho's face. Gariniho staggers backwards, shaken.
Gariniho cracks the inside of Vermeulen's front leg.
A telegraphed right hand from Vermeulen misses the target.
Gariniho misses with a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Vermeulen misses the target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vermeulen's corner calls for a 1-2. Vermeulen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Vermeulen checks the leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gariniho takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Vermeulen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Vermeulen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Vermeulen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gariniho connects with a body shot.
Gariniho tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Good exchange - Gariniho coming out on top.
Gariniho throws a push kick but Vermeulen slaps the foot to one side.
Gariniho tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vermeulen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A little feinted left hand from Vermeulen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've been informed that Gariniho has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Vermeulen scores with a jab to the body.
Vermeulen is looking to clinch.
Vermeulen misses with a jab to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gariniho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vermeulen was well out of range. Poor timing from Gariniho.
Nice body punch from Gariniho.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gariniho.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gariniho scores with a hook to the body. Vermeulen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Vermeulen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gariniho fails in his attempt to clinch.

Gariniho instigates a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Gariniho.
Gariniho blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gariniho throws a punch but it's blocked by Vermeulen.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gariniho.
Gariniho blocks a body shot from Vermeulen.
Vermeulen struggles to land a body shot inside as Gariniho controls his hands.
Vermeulen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice body punch from Vermeulen.
Vermeulen throws a head punch that misses.
Gariniho misses with a punch to the body.
Vermeulen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gariniho goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Gariniho's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vermeulen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gariniho.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vermeulen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gariniho circles away quickly and effectively.
A big right from Vermeulen misses.

Gariniho closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Gariniho fails to land.
Vermeulen can't find room to land a body shot as Gariniho controls the action.
Gariniho is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Vermeulen is keeping busy.
Vermeulen has a couple of punches blocked by Gariniho.
Vermeulen lands a right hand.
Vermeulen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gariniho backwards.
Vermeulen struggles to land a body shot inside as Gariniho controls his hands.
Vermeulen misses with the head strike.

Gariniho breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gariniho lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Vermeulen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gariniho. Gariniho obviously looking to wear him down.

Gariniho has Vermeulen up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Vermeulen on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gariniho.
Gariniho lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vermeulen backwards.
Gariniho's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vermeulen lands with a left to the head.
Gariniho blocking some punches.
Gariniho lands with a right to the head.
Gariniho gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Vermeulen.
Good body shot from Vermeulen.
Vermeulen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vermeulen misses with a punch to the body.
Vermeulen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vermeulen working aggressively here.
Gariniho tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gariniho prevents a body shot from Vermeulen.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gariniho.
Vermeulen misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Neyman Gariniho will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Gariniho is looking to land body kicks.
Gariniho displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vermeulen throws out the jab.

Gariniho gets tackled into the cage by Vermeulen. Vermeulen maintains the clinch.
Gariniho working aggressively here.
The referee calls for Gariniho to work.
Vermeulen misses with the head strike.
Vermeulen can't get the takedown.
Vermeulen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gariniho swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vermeulen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vermeulen misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vermeulen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vermeulen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Vermeulen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vermeulen prevents a body shot from Gariniho.
Hendrik Vermeulen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A nice left hand lands by Vermeulen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gariniho doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vermeulen scores with a shot to the side of Gariniho's head.
Vermeulen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gariniho works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Vermeulen tries to score a body lock takedown but Gariniho shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hendrik Vermeulen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gariniho struggles to land a body shot inside as Vermeulen controls his hands.
Gariniho misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Gariniho manages to break the clinch.
Gariniho fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Vermeulen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gariniho connects with a leg kick. Vermeulen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gariniho ducks under a wild hook from Vermeulen.
Vermeulen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gariniho can pounce on him.

Gariniho closes the distance and pushes Vermeulen back into the cage.
A short right from Vermeulen.
Vermeulen lands with a light punch inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gariniho tries to throw a body punch but Vermeulen avoids it by throwing Gariniho back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vermeulen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vermeulen.
Gariniho is trying to break free.
A frustrated look appears on Gariniho's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A body shot lands from Vermeulen.

Vermeulen gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Gariniho regains guard.
Vermeulen landing some decent shots from guard.
Vermeulen prevents Gariniho from getting back to his feet.
Vermeulen trying to control the position from guard on top but Gariniho is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vermeulen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Vermeulen controls from within his opponent's guard.
Vermeulen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vermeulen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Vermeulen wants to control from the top but Gariniho keeps moving.
Vermeulen preventing the sweep.
Vermeulen distracts Gariniho with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gariniho not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gariniho is looking to stand up but Vermeulen isn't so interested in that idea.
Vermeulen works over Gariniho with some ground and pound from guard.
Vermeulen trying to control the position from guard on top but Gariniho is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gariniho is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Vermeulen trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Gariniho manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vermeulen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Vermeulen is trying to control the position but Gariniho postures up.
Vermeulen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Gariniho gets to his feet. Vermeulen looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Gariniho tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vermeulen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Vermeulen misses the target.
Gariniho lands with a kick to the temple. Vermeulen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Gariniho scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Vermeulen doesn't seem bothered though.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gariniho.
Gariniho scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Vermeulen missing with a left hand there. Gariniho was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It seemed like Gariniho was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Hendrik Vermeulen will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

A big left from Vermeulen misses.
Neyman Gariniho seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gariniho lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vermeulen's sensitive parts.
Some wild striking there from Gariniho.
Gariniho scores with a decent looking hook.
Gariniho throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vermeulen misses with a looping left.
Gariniho takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gariniho displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vermeulen throws out the jab.
Gariniho is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Vermeulen rather than just go for the knockout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gariniho fails to land with a series of punches.
Vermeulen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gariniho.
A shot to the liver by Gariniho. Beautiful body shot.
Gariniho clobbers Vermeulen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Vermeulen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gariniho is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vermeulen staying out of range there.
It looked like Vermeulen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Vermeulen misses the shot to the body.
Gariniho throws a head kick that misses.
Vermeulen connects with a body shot.
Gariniho throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vermeulen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gariniho cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gariniho tries to close the distance and clinch but Vermeulen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Vermeulen closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Vermeulen on the inside.
Gariniho stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gariniho lands with a light punch inside.
Gariniho holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Gariniho misses with a punch to the body.
Gariniho lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gariniho lands a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gariniho blocking some punches.
Vermeulen prevents a body shot from Gariniho.
Vermeulen has a couple of punches blocked by Gariniho.
Vermeulen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gariniho takes a shot to the head.
Vermeulen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gariniho.
Gariniho blocks an uppercut.
Gariniho struggles to land a body shot inside as Vermeulen controls his hands.
Vermeulen working aggressively here.
Vermeulen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vermeulen misses with a punch to the body.
Gariniho's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gariniho blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gariniho with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gariniho blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vermeulen presses Gariniho against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Vermeulen fails to land.
Vermeulen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vermeulen misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gariniho.
Gariniho misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gariniho lands with a right to the head.

Vermeulen has clasped his hands together around Gariniho's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.

Gariniho bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
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!
Vermeulen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gariniho changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gariniho.
Gariniho lands with a slapping head kick.
Some wild striking there from Vermeulen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vermeulen tries to clinch up but Gariniho circles away and keeps his distance.
Vermeulen avoids the body shot from Gariniho.
A little feinted left hand from Vermeulen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gariniho lands with an uppercut that bounces Vermeulen off the cage and back into range.
Gariniho throws a leg kick that misses.
No joy there for Vermeulen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gariniho fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gariniho scoring well with a low kick there.
Gariniho scores with a shot to the body.
Vermeulen missing with a left hand there. Gariniho was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vermeulen misses with a wild body shot.
Vermeulen wants to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Neyman Gariniho comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gariniho has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Hendrik Vermeulen!
Hendrik Vermeulen decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.