PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simbo Klice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kupke De Vries (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Vries has chosen War Machine as his entrance music. Kupke De Vries told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Klice
vs
De Vries

201 cm
25
275 lbs
14 - 4 - 0

203 cm
27
278 lbs
18 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Gesundheit Designs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Simbo Klice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kupke De Vries!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klice just misses with a punch to the body.
Klice misses with a wild body shot.
De Vries slips a straight right by Klice.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from De Vries, right into the meat.
De Vries fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Klice checks it well.
De Vries lands with a thumping leg kick.
De Vries lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Klice ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Vries moves away.
De Vries scores with a jab to the head.
De Vries lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Klice circles away quickly and effectively.
De Vries avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Klice throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
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!
A solid leg kick lands there for De Vries.
De Vries swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Klice.
De Vries turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Klice swinging wildly here.
Klice swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Vries finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for De Vries.
Jab by De Vries.
A big left from Klice misses.
Klice lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Klice misses with a lunging right hand
and De Vries counters with a body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Klice throws a leg kick
and De Vries counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Klice is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A slapping body kick lands there for De Vries.
Klice is looking to wear down De Vries with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Klice is breathing heavily.
Klice looks to score with a jab to the body but De Vries is just out of range.
Klice circles away from the clinch attempt.
De Vries scores with a kick to the midsection.
De Vries cracks Klice with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Klice missing with a left hand there. De Vries was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A slapping body kick lands there for De Vries.
Klice throws a shot from downtown. De Vries moves away and avoids it.
Klice has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Vries listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Klice throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck De Vries on the side of the head.
De Vries scores with a head kick. Klice tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Klice throws a body punch but De Vries moves out of range.
De Vries throws a front kick that sends Klice stumbling back into the cage.
Klice misses with a head kick.
Klice takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
De Vries stalks Klice and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Klice's face. Klice staggers backwards, shaken.
De Vries looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
De Vries throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Klice.
De Vries moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

De Vries clinches up with Klice and pushes him back against the cage.
Klice tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from De Vries.
De Vries scores with a shot to the side of Klice's head.
Klice misses with a punch to the body.
De Vries throws a punch but it's blocked by Klice.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Vries tries a knee to the head but Klice blocks it.
De Vries pushes Klice back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
De Vries lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Klice misses with a punch on the inside.
De Vries throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
De Vries lands with a left to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from De Vries.

De Vries breaks the clinch.
De Vries throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

De Vries closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by De Vries.
Klice is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
De Vries misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from De Vries.
Klice will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
De Vries throws a head punch that misses.
Klice tries to throw a body punch but De Vries avoids it by throwing Klice back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Klice.
De Vries throws an elbow that misses.
Klice working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klice blocks an uppercut.
De Vries digs a right hand into Klice's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Klice's gas tank.
A nice left hand lands by De Vries.
A nice right hand lands inside from De Vries.
De Vries lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Klice swings wildly with an uppercut but De Vries uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Vries fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De Vries lands a right hand that snaps the head of Klice backwards.
De Vries misses with a knee to the head.
Klice lands a body punch.
Klice misses with a punch on the inside.
Klice misses with a body punch.
De Vries lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Vries presses Klice against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
De Vries misses with a knee strike.
A short left from De Vries.

De Vries escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
De Vries with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kupke De Vries dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

De Vries scores with a kick to the body.
Klice tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and De Vries is able to avoid easily.
Klice with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Klice chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before De Vries can pounce on him.
Kupke De Vries seems to be getting the better of the standup.
De Vries with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
De Vries lands a nice shot that snaps Klice's head back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A chopping leg kick lands by De Vries.
De Vries scores with a nice right hand.
A decent looking body kick lands there for De Vries.

De Vries gets a clinch.
Kupke De Vries seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Klice on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
De Vries blocks an uppercut.
De Vries softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
De Vries scores with a shot to the side of Klice's head.
Klice can't find room to land a body shot as De Vries controls the action.
Klice swings wildly with an uppercut but De Vries uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
De Vries scores with a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Vries lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Klice struggles to land a body shot inside as De Vries controls his hands.
De Vries blocks an uppercut.
De Vries swings wildly with an uppercut but Klice uses good head movement to avoid it.
Klice misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Vries misses with a knee to the head.
De Vries lands with a light punch inside.
Klice can't find room to land a body shot as De Vries controls the action.
Klice blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Vries tries a knee to the head but Klice blocks it.
A right hook to the body lands for Klice.
De Vries blocks an uppercut.
Klice has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
De Vries tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Klice tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
De Vries working aggressively here.
Klice avoids the elbow strike from De Vries, against the cage.
Klice has a couple of punches blocked by De Vries.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Vries tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
De Vries blocking some punches.
A short right from Klice.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Vries trying to land knees to the body.
Klice lands an uppercut.
De Vries can't find room to land a body shot as Klice controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from De Vries fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Vries.
De Vries blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Klice misses with some punches.
Klice scores with a shoulder strike.
De Vries misses with a punch on the inside.

Klice breaks from the clinch.
Klice throws a leg kick
and De Vries counters with a good, hard body kick but Klice shrugs it off.
De Vries has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
De Vries lands a nice looking body kick.
De Vries blocks the body kick.
De Vries thuds his shin into the meat of Klice's side.
De Vries throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klice scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from De Vries - that will leave a mark!
Both fighters circling a little - De Vries finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Klice on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
De Vries lands a nice leg kick that just misses Klice's sensitive parts.
De Vries lands with a nice combination. Klice backs away looking to recover.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Vries throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Klice.
De Vries scoring well with a low kick there.
De Vries explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
De Vries throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An inside leg kick lands from De Vries.
De Vries pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A bone on bone clash there as De Vries blocks the leg kick.
De Vries avoids the body shot from Klice.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Klice misses.

De Vries has taken the fight to the clinch.
Klice avoiding damage as De Vries throws knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Klice.
De Vries blocking some punches.
Klice is trying to push De Vries away but De Vries has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
De Vries misses with a knee to the head.
De Vries lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Klice misses with a punch to the body.
Klice can't find room to land a body shot as De Vries controls the action.
De Vries scores with a shoulder strike.
A short body shot lands from Klice as the two fighters clinch.
De Vries swings wildly with an uppercut but Klice uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Vries lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Klice takes a shot to the head.
De Vries swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Klice keeps the fight in the clinch, despite De Vries's efforts to push away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kupke De Vries showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Klice's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

De Vries sizes up Klice with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Crunch! De Vries slams his shin into Klice's torso.
De Vries throws a series of punches but Klice moves out of range.
Klice checks a leg kick nicely.
De Vries fails with an attempt to clinch.
Klice throws out a leg kick but De Vries moves out of range and Klice only half commits.
De Vries goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice body kick from De Vries.
Klice throws a low kick, looking for De Vries's leg but De Vries calmly moves out of range.
Klice throws a half hearted mid kick.
Klice tries to work over De Vries's front leg with a kick but De Vries checks it.
Klice checks a low kick from De Vries.
Klice uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Vries.
Klice misses with a body kick.
Klice has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Vries throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
De Vries swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Klice counters with an outside leg kick.
De Vries clobbers Klice with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Klice misses the shot to the body.
De Vries pulls out of a head kick attempt.
De Vries throws a good cross that connects.
Klice looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Klice scores with a jab to the body.
De Vries keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Klice moves out of range of the body kick.
De Vries misses the shot to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Klice. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Klice.
De Vries throws a sloppy head kick and Klice moves out of range easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Klice lands a jab to the head.
Simbo Klice has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Klice. De Vries shrugs it off though.
A lazy body kick from Klice
and De Vries counters with a three punch combo that has Klice backing up. Klice nods at De Vries to acknowledge the strikes.
De Vries throws a quick inside leg kick.
De Vries feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Klice's calf.
Klice throws a hook but De Vries blocks it.
Klice throws a jab when De Vries was well out of range.
Klice jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Klice thows a left - swing and a miss!
An inside leg kick lands from De Vries.
Klice thows a left - swing and a miss!
Klice misses with a low kick.
De Vries lands a front kick.
Klice swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from De Vries - that will leave a mark!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Vries lands a jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by De Vries.
De Vries misses with an attempted mid kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from De Vries - that will leave a mark!
Klice digs a good body shot into De Vries's ribs.
De Vries misses with a body kick.
De Vries throws a sloppy head kick and Klice moves out of range easily.
Good leg kick by De Vries there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
De Vries wants to clinch.
De Vries throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
De Vries scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slapping leg kick lands for De Vries.
Klice looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
De Vries tries to clinch but Klice moves out of range.
De Vries feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Klice's calf.
Klice scores with a crisp jab that stopped De Vries in his tracks.
Klice tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Klice ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
De Vries is looking to chop away at Klice's legs.
De Vries tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Klice was well out of range. Poor timing from De Vries.
Klice fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Klice walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. De Vries checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A clash of legs there as De Vries blocks the low kick.
De Vries throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Klice's head.

Klice tries to keep at a distance but De Vries has taken the fight into the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kupke De Vries comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well De Vries 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kupke De Vries!
A very excited looking Kupke De Vries 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.