PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hendrik Vermeulen (ranked 585 p4p, 81 weight class) and Marty Robbins (ranked 829 p4p, 112 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Robbins's choice of entrance music: Big Iron. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Vermeulen
vs
Robbins

187 cm
33
203 lbs
28 - 14 - 1

186 cm
33
187 lbs
31 - 14 - 2

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Olympic 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 28 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hendrik Vermeulen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marty Robbins!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Robbins as he connects with a hook.
Robbins lands with a hook. Vermeulen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Robbins misses with a hook
and Vermeulen counters with a nice uppercut.
Robbins throws a poor cross that misses
and Vermeulen counters with a stiff right hand.
Vermeulen misses with a few strikes there.
Nice shot by Robbins.
Robbins throws a head kick but Vermeulen moves out of range.
As Robbins looks to move away, Vermeulen throws a big counter combo but Robbins just gets out of the way.
A slow jab from Robbins misses its intended target.
Vermeulen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Robbins throws a sloppy head kick
and Vermeulen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vermeulen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Robbins.
Robbins misses with a hook to the body
and Vermeulen counters with a left and a right that stings Robbins.

Robbins is rocked!
Vermeulen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Robbins stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Robbins is still on wobbly legs! Can Vermeulen finish him?
Robbins dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Robbins seems to have recovered his senses.
Robbins throws a right hand that misses
and Vermeulen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Robbins lands a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vermeulen throws a hook but Robbins avoids it easily.
Robbins loads up on a big right hand but Vermeulen slips the punch.
Robbins throws an off balance right hand
and Vermeulen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vermeulen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Robbins counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A head kick misses from Robbins.
Vermeulen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Vermeulen avoids the head kick by Robbins.
An attempted straight right counter from Vermeulen misses the target.
Robbins sizes up Vermeulen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Robbins has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Some wild striking there from Vermeulen.
Robbins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vermeulen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vermeulen is looking to counter punch.
Robbins fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Vermeulen checks it well.
Robbins might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Robbins lands an impressive looking overhand right. Vermeulen doesn't seem phased though.
Vermeulen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vermeulen is looking to counter punch.
Robbins bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Robbins bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Robbins fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vermeulen.
Robbins connects with a right hand. Vermeulen shakes it off.
Robbins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Robbins changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Robbins throws a sloppy head kick and Vermeulen moves out of range easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Vermeulen misses its target.
Vermeulen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Robbins throws out the jab.
Robbins lands a jab to the nose.
Robbins is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vermeulen.
An attempted straight right counter from Vermeulen misses the target.
Marty Robbins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robbins throws a lazy uppercut
and Vermeulen counters with a three punch combo that has Robbins backing up. Robbins nods at Vermeulen to acknowledge the strikes.
Robbins scores with a hook.
The crowd cheers as Vermeulen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Robbins doesn't seem phased though.

It looks like Marty Robbins has been cut.
Robbins bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Robbins throws a hook to the side of Vermeulen's head but Vermeulen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
An attempted straight right counter from Vermeulen misses the target.
Robbins thows a left - swing and a miss!

Robbins rushes Vermeulen and presses him up against the cage.

Robbins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Robbins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vermeulen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Robbins looks to score with a jab to the body but Vermeulen is just out of range.
Vermeulen looks to land a combination but Robbins avoids it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Robbins swings for the body but Vermeulen moves out of range.
It looked like Vermeulen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Robbins scores with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robbins throws a jab but it's blocked by Vermeulen.
Vermeulen is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Robbins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Robbins just misses with a punch to the body.
Robbins swings for the body but Vermeulen moves out of range.
Vermeulen is looking to counter punch.
Robbins is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Vermeulen had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Robbins misses with a straight right.
Robbins darts in trying to clinch
enabling Vermeulen to counter with a crisp jab.
Robbins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vermeulen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Robbins misses with an uppercut
letting Vermeulen counter with a right hand.
Robbins throws out a loose jab but Vermeulen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Robbins misses with an uppercut. Vermeulen saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marty Robbins dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marty Robbins's cut.
That's time! Vermeulen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Robbins misses with a combination
and Vermeulen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sloppy strikes from Vermeulen. Those never looked like landing.
Vermeulen drops his hands momentarily and Robbins takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Vermeulen scores with a nice strike.
Vermeulen falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Robbins counter with a right hand.
Robbins lands a jab to the nose.
Robbins throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
As Robbins looks to move away, Vermeulen throws a big counter combo but Robbins just gets out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robbins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vermeulen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Robbins wants to clinch up but Vermeulen keeps it at a distance.
Robbins throws a head kick but Vermeulen moves out of range.

Robbins instigates a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vermeulen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vermeulen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vermeulen scores with a shot to the side of Robbins's head.
Vermeulen tries to throw a body punch but Robbins avoids it by throwing Vermeulen back against the cage.
Vermeulen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Robbins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Robbins's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Robbins throws an elbow that misses.
Robbins working aggressively here.

Vermeulen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vermeulen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Robbins closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Robbins tries a head kick but it misses.
Vermeulen missing with a left hand there. Robbins was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Robbins appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Vermeulen slips a straight right by Robbins.
Vermeulen checks the leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robbins tries a head kick but it misses.
Robbins throws an off balance right hand
and Vermeulen counters with a huge left! Robbins is in big trouble! He's backing up but Vermeulen isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Robbins from any more damage. A dominating finish by Vermeulen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hendrik Vermeulen!
Hendrik Vermeulen bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.