PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Stefan De Vries (ranked 2883 p4p, 5157 weight class) and Innokenty Boleslav (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Boleslav's choice of entrance music: Piece of my Heart- Janis Joplin. Stefan De Vries is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

De Vries
vs
Boleslav

168 cm
25
143
2 - 0 - 0

167 cm
18
135
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stefan De Vries!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Innokenty Boleslav!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

De Vries forces Boleslav back against the cage and clinches.
De Vries keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Boleslav's efforts to push away.
De Vries lands an uppercut.
Boleslav can't break the clinch.
De Vries lands with a right to the head.
Boleslav throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from De Vries.
Boleslav looking to slow down the pace here.
A nice right hand lands inside from De Vries.
Boleslav tries a knee to the head but De Vries blocks it.
De Vries lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by De Vries as Boleslav tries to tie him up.
Boleslav misses with some punches.
De Vries keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Boleslav's efforts to push away.
Boleslav misses with a punch on the inside.
De Vries lands a shot to the body.
Boleslav misses with some punches.
De Vries lands with a left to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from De Vries.
Boleslav looks winded!
De Vries lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Boleslav.
De Vries keeps control of Boleslav as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Boleslav fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De Vries works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
De Vries digs a right hand into Boleslav's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Boleslav's gas tank.
De Vries lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short left from De Vries.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, De Vries creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Boleslav is rocked!

De Vries works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Boleslav wants to get back to his feet but De Vries passes into half guard.

We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Vries takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
De Vries stops Boleslav from getting back to his feet.
De Vries is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boleslav is trying to stand.
De Vries takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
De Vries moves into full mount! Boleslav won't be happy about that!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Boleslav really doesn't like being in this position too much.
De Vries controlling from mount.
De Vries continues to stall.
Boleslav throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
De Vries controlling the pace for now.
De Vries's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
More hug and hope from De Vries.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stefan De Vries dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Boleslav throws a hook to the side of De Vries's head but De Vries sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De Vries is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Boleslav can do to turn this around?

De Vries gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nice body punch from De Vries.
De Vries blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Vries lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Boleslav backwards.
A nice left hand lands by De Vries.
De Vries scores with a shoulder strike.
Boleslav tries to circle away but De Vries has him pinned against the cage.
De Vries softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
De Vries lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
De Vries stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
De Vries scores with a shoulder strike.
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!
De Vries has Boleslav pressed against the cage.
Still in the clinch, De Vries scores with a nice short uppercut.
Boleslav is still on wobbly legs! Can De Vries finish him?
Boleslav tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Vries lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Boleslav or not.
Boleslav seems to have recovered his senses.
De Vries blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Vries dips a shoulder and cracks Boleslav with a mighty uppercut! Boleslav falls back against the cage and De Vries unloads with a barrage of strikes! Boleslav is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - De Vries screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stefan De Vries!