PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hans Krueger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Gerous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Krueger
vs
Gerous

183 cm
29
203 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
39
202 lbs
23 - 15 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hans Krueger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dan Gerous!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paulsen Ambrosius and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krueger throws a leg kick but Gerous sees it coming and moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as Krueger blocks the low kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Krueger.
Krueger moves out of range of the strikes.

Gerous darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gerous looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Krueger wants to improve his position but Gerous is controlling well.
Krueger trying to control but Gerous postures up.
Gerous throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Krueger to regain full guard.

Gerous drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Krueger manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Gerous has Krueger in his guard.
Gerous wants to stand but Krueger is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gerous keeping moving, preventing Krueger from controlling successfully.
Gerous avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Krueger wants to control from the top but Gerous keeps moving.

Gerous kicks Krueger off and gets to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krueger misses with a body kick.
Gerous displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Krueger.
Gerous throws a left and a right that both miss
and Krueger counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Krueger shoots in for a takedown but Gerous shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hans Krueger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gerous throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gerous's corner calls for a 1-2. Gerous obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

It looks like Hans Krueger has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gerous looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Krueger dodges the punch combination from Gerous.
Gerous misses with a double jab.
Gerous shoots in for a takedown but Krueger shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Krueger looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gerous is fending him off so far but Krueger persists. Nope, Gerous circles away and we're back to standing.
Krueger fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gerous avoids it really well and circles away.

Krueger drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krueger throws a strike aimed at the side of Gerous's head but Gerous avoids it well.
Gerous regains half guard there - taking advantage of Krueger's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Krueger with the ground and pound but Gerous uses the opportunity to regain guard.

Krueger gets to his feet. Gerous looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Dan Gerous seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Gerous. Those never looked like landing.
Krueger gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Gerous counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gerous.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krueger is adopting a defensive guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Krueger is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gerous is controlling him.
Gerous throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Krueger works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gerous is fighting to break Krueger's control of his arms but Krueger is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Gerous in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gerous throwing strikes from guard but Krueger blocks nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Gerous throws a big right hand that misses.
Gerous controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Gerous dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hans Krueger's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Gerous misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gerous throws a right and a left that both miss.
Krueger throws a sloppy head kick and Gerous moves out of range easily.

Gerous lands a left and a right that sends Krueger crashing to the canvas! Gerous dives into mount looking to finish!

Krueger is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gerous can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Krueger is looking to escape.
Oh Krueger is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Gerous is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Krueger has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Krueger!
Krueger seems to have got his legs back now.
Gerous wants to stand up but Krueger is controlling him.
Gerous keeping moving, preventing Krueger from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gerous has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Krueger off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Krueger fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Krueger slips a jab and a cross from Gerous.
Gerous misses with a two punch combination.

Krueger rushes Gerous and presses him up against the cage.
Krueger is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Krueger misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Krueger successfully pulls guard.
Gerous looking to pass the guard.
Gerous lands a couple of elbows.
Gerous is looking to pass into half guard but Krueger pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Krueger is in guard.
Krueger trying to control but Gerous is working from the bottom.
Krueger throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gerous works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gerous keeping moving, preventing Krueger from controlling successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Krueger is looking to stand up but Gerous won't let him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krueger works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Krueger sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Krueger is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Gerous tries to kick Krueger off but Krueger keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Krueger trying to control from Gerous's half guard. Gerous has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Krueger trying to control the position from guard on top but Gerous is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gerous 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.
Gerous working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Krueger has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gerous is proving hard to escape from.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Krueger controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Gerous showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hans Krueger's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're 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.

Gerous tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gerous misses with a two punch combination.
Krueger tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gerous swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Krueger dives in and grabs Gerous's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gerous pushes down on Krueger's head and hops out.
Gerous misses with a right hand

and Krueger counters by moving into the clinch.

Krueger manages to break the clinch.
Gerous lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Gerous enables Krueger to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Gerous manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Gerous has a closed guard, preventing Krueger from standing up.

Gerous is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Krueger presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krueger jumps guard but Gerous stands there with Krueger around his waist. Krueger gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Krueger stalling the fight.
Gerous has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Krueger after a bit of a struggle.
Gerous blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Krueger jumps guard and drags Gerous to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Gerous trying to control the position from guard on top but Krueger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Krueger utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hans Krueger overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Krueger looking for a guillotine here but Gerous defends easily.
Krueger looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Krueger controlling Gerous's posture.
Krueger wants to sweep here but Gerous controlling him for the moment.
Gerous lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Krueger is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krueger is thwarting Gerous's attempts to control the position.
Gerous wants to stand back up but Krueger manages to pass into side control.
Krueger trying to control the position but Gerous is working away.
Gerous is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Krueger has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Dan Gerous is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krueger remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Gerous stops Krueger from passing to mount.
Hans Krueger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Krueger scores with a couple of short elbows.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Hans Krueger.
I think Gerous 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Gerous!