PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Steven de Pina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and mark gerick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

de Pina
vs
gerick

175 cm
24
152 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
21
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Steven de Pina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, mark gerick!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Aafke Stam and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

de Pina drives through and clinches with gerick against the cage.
gerick is looking to control de Pina's arms but de Pina gets an underhook and turns him. Now gerick has his back to the cage.

de Pina breaks from the clinch.
gerick shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has de Pina pinned against the cage. de Pina gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
de Pina moves in looking to clinch but gerick pushes him off.
de Pina throws a right hand that gerick ducks under and follows up with a left that gerick also avoids with ease.
gerick shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts de Pina as he jumps to the side.
gerick misses with a straight right.
gerick tries to clinch there but de Pina circles away.
gerick dives in and grabs de Pina's left leg, looking for a takedown. de Pina pushes down on gerick's head and hops out.
Steven de Pina has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of mark gerick.
gerick tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
de Pina misses with a few strikes there.

gerick scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
gerick in side control, just content to control the action for now.

gerick decides to stand up, so the ref orders de Pina to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
gerick dodges the punch combination from de Pina.
de Pina looks to land a combination but gerick avoids it well.
de Pina wants to clinch but gerick slips to the side

and gerick counters with a single leg into guard. de Pina didn't expect that.
de Pina is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
gerick chips away with some ground and pound.
gerick looking to sit in guard and control but de Pina gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
gerick is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
gerick not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
de Pina trying to control but gerick is working from the bottom.
de Pina sitting in guard, not really doing much.

gerick is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
gerick looks gassed!
de Pina wants to control from the top but gerick keeps moving.
de Pina won't allow gerick to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
gerick working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
de Pina trying to control the position from guard on top but gerick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
de Pina tries to clinch up.
de Pina scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
gerick circles away from the clinch attempt

and gerick holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

de Pina jumps guard.
de Pina trying to keep a closed guard but gerick is proving a slippery customer.
de Pina throwing short punches from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
de Pina lands an upkick as gerick stands over him.
de Pina knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for gerick on the ground.
de Pina looking for a sweep. Not yet de Pina, not yet.
de Pina manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
gerick working to try and regain half guard.
de Pina unloading with bombs!
gerick is in a horrible position here. de Pina smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
de Pina fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but mark gerick will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

de Pina shoots in for a double leg but gerick sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
gerick fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

de Pina closes the distance and clinches.
de Pina tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. gerick smiles and moves away.
de Pina tries to close the distance and clinch but gerick swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

de Pina looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
de Pina might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
de Pina trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
de Pina cracks gerick with a solid left hand.
gerick is trying to keep de Pina in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
de Pina wants to control from the top but gerick keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
de Pina wants to pass the guard but gerick is keeping the position.
gerick not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
de Pina prevents gerick from getting back to his feet.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

de Pina gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
de Pina is trying to break free.
de Pina gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from de Pina.
A frustrated look appears on de Pina's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from de Pina.

de Pina breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
de Pina scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
de Pina lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but gerick circles away quickly and effectively.

de Pina clinches.
de Pina lands with a left to the head.
de Pina scores with an uppercut up the middle.
gerick is trying to break the clinch but de Pina is controlling him.
de Pina has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
de Pina lands with a short head shot on the inside.
de Pina creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
gerick tries to pull guard but de Pina won't allow it.
gerick changes levels and goes for a takedown here. de Pina fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Steven de Pina has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of mark gerick.
gerick circles away from the clinch attempt.
de Pina fails in his attempt to clinch.

de Pina forces gerick back against the cage and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Pina trying to land knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on de Pina's face as he tries to break the clinch.
de Pina has gerick pressed against the cage.
gerick drops down looking for an ankle pick but de Pina pulls his leg out and moves away.
de Pina tries to close the distance and clinch but gerick swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
gerick keeps the fight on the outside.
gerick tries to clinch

and de Pina counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in gerick's guard now.
gerick is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
de Pina trying to control but gerick is working from the bottom.
gerick looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
de Pina content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
de Pina thows a big elbow that misses.
gerick not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
gerick looking to hit a scissor sweep but de Pina is one step ahead there.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
de Pina darts in trying to clinch

and gerick counters with a shoot takedown. de Pina fights it but they end up in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
gerick trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
de Pina is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steven de Pina dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

de Pina misses with a jab, cross combination.
de Pina circles away from the clinch attempt
and de Pina counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
gerick is looking to clinch.

gerick clinches.
de Pina wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but gerick has him pressed against the cage.
de Pina is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by de Pina.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
gerick jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as de Pina walks away with a smile on his face. gerick gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
de Pina misses with a jab, cross combination.
gerick looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
gerick stuffs the takedown attempt from de Pina. de Pina gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from de Pina.
gerick shoots in for a double leg but de Pina sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Steven de Pina has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of mark gerick.

de Pina gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
gerick wants to get back to striking at distance but de Pina won't allow it.
gerick tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
de Pina lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for de Pina.
de Pina lands with a short head shot on the inside.
de Pina wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
de Pina is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

de Pina breaks from the clinch.

de Pina darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
gerick is pressing down on de Pina's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
gerick is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
gerick wants to stand up but de Pina is controlling him.
de Pina lands a couple of digs.
gerick keeping full guard, as de Pina tries to pass.
de Pina in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
de Pina throws a strike but gerick rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

gerick gets to his feet - de Pina follows without any prompting.
de Pina tries to clinch but gerick is having none of it.

gerick clinches.

gerick breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
de Pina throws a right and a left that gerick avoids nicely.
de Pina slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
de Pina has his takedown stuffed

and gerick holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
gerick keeps control of de Pina as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

gerick breaks the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
de Pina tries to close the distance and clinch but gerick swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
de Pina tries to clinch up but gerick circles away and keeps his distance.
de Pina throws a right hand that gerick ducks under and follows up with a left that gerick also avoids with ease.
gerick shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts de Pina as he jumps to the side.
gerick changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. de Pina tries to avoid it but gerick manages to keep hold of a leg and drag de Pina to the ground. de Pina escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

de Pina tries to keep at a distance but gerick has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by de Pina.

de Pina breaks from the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from de Pina.
gerick fails with a takedown attempt.
gerick misses with a takedown attempt
and de Pina counters with a stiff right hand.

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 Steven de Pina.
I think de Pina 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steven de Pina!