PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Henk de Vries (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jas Tine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jas Tine was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

de Vries
vs
Tine

185 cm
19
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
19
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Henk de Vries!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jas Tine!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Daniel Blasius and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

de Vries clinches up against the cage.
Tine looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
de Vries tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tine just stands there and leans against the cage.

de Vries manages to break the clinch.
de Vries misses with the combination.

de Vries has Tine up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A body shot lands from de Vries.
Tine is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
de Vries drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tine gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Tine is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Tine is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's one minute gone in the round.

de Vries pulls guard successfully.
de Vries is trying to control the position but Tine postures up.

de Vries scrambles and gets back to his feet.
de Vries shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tine as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henk de Vries. That's going to take a lot out of him.
de Vries shoots in for a takedown but Tine shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

de Vries closes the distance and clinches.
de Vries prevents the takedown attempt.
de Vries is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

de Vries breaks the clinch.
de Vries fails with the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tine with a lazy takedown attempt
and de Vries counters with a head kick.
de Vries tries for a takedown but Tine circles away easily

and Tine counters with a single leg into guard. de Vries didn't expect that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
de Vries has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Tine postures up.

Tine drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but de Vries manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Tine has de Vries in his guard.
de Vries knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tine on the ground.
Tine avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
de Vries thows a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henk 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 clinches with his opponent.
Tine is trying to drag de Vries to the mat but de Vries just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
de Vries drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tine gets the underhooks and prevents it.
de Vries scores a nice knee to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

de Vries manages to break the clinch.
de Vries fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
de Vries misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henk de Vries. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

de Vries shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Tine napping and manages to drive through into side control!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
de Vries moves into full mount!
de Vries can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tine is looking to escape.
Tine is looking to improve his position but de Vries isn't that keen on the idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tine tries to improve his position but instead de Vries has taken his back!
de Vries keeps control of the position easily here as Tine tries to buck him off.
de Vries punches the canvas rather than the man.

de Vries is looking for the choke from the back position but Tine is controlling his hands well.
Tine staying busy and making it hard for de Vries to control.
Tine tries to escape the position.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - de Vries's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Tine rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.

Tine looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Tine is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but de Vries pulls his head out easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Tine looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henk de Vries dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get 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.

Tine fails with the takedown

and de Vries counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Tine looking for submissions off his back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
de Vries looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
de Vries wants to control but Tine is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tine tries to roll over but de Vries keeps him under control.
de Vries wants to take a breather but Tine is having none of it.
de Vries is really struggling to control Tine but he's trying to hold on to the position.

Tine looking for submissions off his back.
Tine is not content to let de Vries control the position.
Henk de Vries is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
de Vries shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Tine counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
de Vries is looking to improve his position.
de Vries pushes Tine off looking to stand but Tine dives back in and keeps control.
de Vries wants to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Vries trying to control from the bottom.

Tine is working for a submission of some sort.
de Vries pushes Tine off looking to stand but Tine dives back in and keeps control.

Tine wants to work for an arm triangle but de Vries is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
de Vries tries to get to full guard but Tine has control of the leg.

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.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
de Vries with a lazy takedown attempt

and Tine counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Jas Tine has got the better of the ground game so far.

Tine is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Tine is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
de Vries wants to control but Tine is keeping busy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jas Tine comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think de Vries has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henk de Vries!