PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jayden Sven (ranked 1952 p4p, 1930 weight class) and Derk Voorheis (ranked 261 p4p, 258 weight class). Derk Voorheis has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jayden Sven's chin.

Sven
vs
Voorheis

180 cm
22
177
7 - 7 - 0

184 cm
27
180
6 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jayden Sven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Derk Voorheis!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Vladimir Khabensky and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Voorheis misses with an uppercut.
Voorheis tries for a takedown but Sven sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Voorheis misses with a straight right.
A jab lands there for Sven.
Voorheis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sven.
Sven throws the left hand but Voorheis avoids the punch easily.
We've been informed that Voorheis 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.
Sven blocks a jab.
Sven looks to throw the jab but Voorheis is out of range.
Sven misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sven ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Voorheis moves away.
Sven throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Voorheis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sven bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sven lands a slapping body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sven gets caught flat footed, as Voorheis shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Voorheis won't allow Sven to sweep him here.
Voorheis postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Voorheis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Voorheis postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Voorheis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sven works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Voorheis works over Sven with some ground and pound from guard.
Sven trying to keep a closed guard but Voorheis is proving a slippery customer.
Voorheis with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sven wants to sweep but no luck.
Voorheis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Voorheis's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sven keeping moving, preventing Voorheis from controlling successfully.
Sven striking off his back but it's not causing Voorheis any problems.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Voorheis controlling from the top position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Voorheis misses with a takedown attempt
and Sven counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Sven throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Voorheis connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Voorheis shoots in but no luck this time.
Jayden Sven has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Derk Voorheis.
Sven scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sven misses with a right hand
and Sven takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Voorheis throws a poor cross that misses
and Sven counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Voorheis lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sven misses with a hook. Voorheis ducked under it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voorheis misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Sven wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sven misses with a right hand
and Voorheis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Voorheis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sven connects with a right hand. Voorheis shakes it off.
Sven misses with a wild combination.
Voorheis swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Sven counter with a right hand.
Voorheis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jab from Sven.
Sven definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Voorheis misses with a takedown attempt - Sven sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sven is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Voorheis swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sven counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sven swings widly with a right hand
and Voorheis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sven is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Voorheis defending well as Sven loads up on a big left hand.
Voorheis looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Voorheis misses with a jab to the body
and Sven counters with a nice uppercut.
Sven scores with a jab to the body.
Sven avoids the body shot from Voorheis.
It looked like Sven was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A jab from Voorheis misses.
It looked like Sven wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

Sven gets caught napping as Voorheis dives in and scores a takedown. Sven manages to retain guard.
Sven will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Voorheis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Voorheis is fighting to break Sven's control of his arms but Sven is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Sven is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Sven thows a huge punch but Voorheis dodges it nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jayden Sven dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Sven misses with a hook
and Voorheis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Voorheis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sven.
Sven drops his hands momentarily and Voorheis takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Sven is rocked!
Sven missing with a left hand there. Voorheis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Oh Sven is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sven ducks under a wild hook from Voorheis.
Voorheis blocks a jab.
Sven throws a jab but it's blocked by Voorheis.
Sven seems to have got his legs back now.
Sven throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Voorheis throws out a counter right but Sven avoids it with no problem.
Sven throws a shot from downtown. Voorheis moves away and avoids it.
Sven walks into a stiff left hand from Voorheis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sven missing with a left hand there. Voorheis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jayden Sven seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sven ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Voorheis moves away.
A countering left hand to the body from Voorheis misses.
Voorheis scores with a shot to the body.
Voorheis throws a big shot that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sven misses with a wild body shot.
Jab from Voorheis.
Voorheis misses with a looping left.
Voorheis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sven.
Voorheis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sven waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Voorheis.
Voorheis lands with an overhand left.
Jayden Sven is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sven scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Voorheis moves away from the strike by Sven.
Sven waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Voorheis.
Sven swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Voorheis.
Sven throws a hook but Voorheis avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sven thuds his right hand into Voorheis's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

Voorheis shoots in and gets a takedown into Sven's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sven is trying to keep Voorheis in close.
Voorheis makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Voorheis is in close to Sven's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Voorheis lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Voorheis lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Voorheis looking to sit in guard and control but Sven gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Sven preventing the sweep.

Sven is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Voorheis is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Voorheis has escaped and now he's on top!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sven keeping moving, preventing Voorheis from controlling successfully.
Voorheis might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Sven haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Voorheis is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Voorheis postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Voorheis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Voorheis prevents Sven from getting back to his feet.
Voorheis throws a big right hand that misses.
Sven is trying to hold Voorheis in close to prevent damage but Voorheis has managed to pass into half guard.
Sven has hold of Voorheis's hands but Voorheis slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Voorheis working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Voorheis looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Voorheis is nestled in close to Sven, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Voorheis lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Voorheis lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Sven quite badly. Sven pulls Voorheis in close trying to recover. Voorheis postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Sven on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Sven doesn't seem to be complaining too much.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Derk Voorheis!