PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joost Van De Wolf Keizer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greek Gyros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van De Wolf Keizer kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is MASTODON - BLOOD AND THUNDER. Gyros has chosen Greek Gyros as his entrance music. Greek Gyros will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Van De Wolf Keizer
vs
Gyros

205 cm
19
300 lbs
2 - 0 - 1

225 cm
27
300 lbs
6 - 5 - 1

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joost Van De Wolf Keizer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Greek Gyros!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gyros misses with a takedown attempt

so Van De Wolf Keizer counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Van De Wolf Keizer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Van De Wolf Keizer's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Van De Wolf Keizer postures up.
Van De Wolf Keizer throwing strikes from guard but Gyros blocks nicely.
Van De Wolf Keizer might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Van De Wolf Keizer prevents Gyros from getting back to his feet.
Van De Wolf Keizer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gyros swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gyros wants to stand but Van De Wolf Keizer is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Van De Wolf Keizer slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gyros fails with the takedown

and Van De Wolf Keizer counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Van De Wolf Keizer.
Gyros misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gyros tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Van De Wolf Keizer smiles and moves away.
Joost Van De Wolf Keizer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Greek Gyros.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gyros shoots and misses
and Van De Wolf Keizer counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gyros thinking.
Gyros misses with a takedown

and Van De Wolf Keizer counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gyros tries for a takedown but Van De Wolf Keizer manages to get underhooks.

Van De Wolf Keizer gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Van De Wolf Keizer is keen to just control but Gyros is a slippery customer.
Gyros won't allow Van De Wolf Keizer to pass to mount.
Gyros is trying to control but can't.
Van De Wolf Keizer thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Van De Wolf Keizer trying to pass the guard but Gyros defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gyros is looking to escape.
Van De Wolf Keizer trying to control from half guard but Gyros is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van De Wolf Keizer throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gyros trying to control but Van De Wolf Keizer postures up.
Gyros tries to get to full guard but Van De Wolf Keizer has control of the leg.
Van De Wolf Keizer looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Van De Wolf Keizer working the head and body with strikes.
Gyros is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Van De Wolf Keizer's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Van De Wolf Keizer's back!
Van De Wolf Keizer tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Van De Wolf Keizer has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Van De Wolf Keizer bucks up and throws Gyros to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!

Van De Wolf Keizer has closed the distance and engaged Gyros in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Van De Wolf Keizer has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Gyros uses from the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gyros wants to stand but Van De Wolf Keizer has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Van De Wolf Keizer pulls Gyros in to control the position.
Gyros tries to free his leg and advance position but Van De Wolf Keizer is retaining full guard.
Gyros trying to control the position from guard on top but Van De Wolf Keizer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Greek Gyros wasn't active enough on the ground.

Gyros looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Van De Wolf Keizer!
Gyros takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Gyros throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gyros can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Van De Wolf Keizer is looking to escape.
Gyros tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Gyros wants to control the pace but Van De Wolf Keizer is squirming around nicely.
Van De Wolf Keizer is working to get back to half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Gyros trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joost Van De Wolf Keizer dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Van De Wolf Keizer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gyros has his takedown stuffed

and Van De Wolf Keizer counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Gyros is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Van De Wolf Keizer defends well.
Van De Wolf Keizer trying to control the position from guard on top but Gyros is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gyros tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Van De Wolf Keizer distracts Gyros with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gyros not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Joost Van De Wolf Keizer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gyros pulls Van De Wolf Keizer in close to prevent any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Van De Wolf Keizer wants to control from the top but Gyros keeps moving.
Van De Wolf Keizer won't allow Gyros to get back to his feet.
Van De Wolf Keizer not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Van De Wolf Keizer checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gyros misses with a takedown

and Van De Wolf Keizer counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Gyros tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Gyros is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gyros is breathing heavily.
Van De Wolf Keizer wants to control from the top but Gyros keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van De Wolf Keizer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Van De Wolf Keizer slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Van De Wolf Keizer working the ground and pound.
Gyros is looking to regain half guard here but Van De Wolf Keizer keeps moving and retains side control.
Van De Wolf Keizer is chipping away with strikes.

Van De Wolf Keizer is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Gyros has escaped the position, nice work there.

Van De Wolf Keizer is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gyros is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Van De Wolf Keizer is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Gyros knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Van De Wolf Keizer looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Van De Wolf Keizer is trying to get an arm triangle but Gyros is defending well.
Gyros tries to bench press Van De Wolf Keizer off him but Van De Wolf Keizer keeps the position.
You can see the frustration on Gyros's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Van De Wolf Keizer working the ground and pound from side control.
An elbow from Van De Wolf Keizer crashes against the mat.
The strikes coming from Van De Wolf Keizer are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van De Wolf Keizer lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Gyros can't do much from the bottom here.
Van De Wolf Keizer throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Van De Wolf Keizer wants to control but Gyros is keeping him busy.
Gyros tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Van De Wolf Keizer wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Gyros is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gyros can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gyros can't do much from the bottom here.
Gyros seems a little lost for a moment, as Van De Wolf Keizer dominates the positioning.
Gyros manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Van De Wolf Keizer is trying is best to control the position here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

We're going to have a standup here because Joost Van De Wolf Keizer wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Gyros shoots and misses
and Van De Wolf Keizer counters with a good low kick that Gyros was not able to check.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joost Van De Wolf Keizer dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Van De Wolf Keizer closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Gyros did well to prevent Van De Wolf Keizer getting side control.
Gyros wants to get back to his feet.
Van De Wolf Keizer tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gyros knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Van De Wolf Keizer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gyros keeps working.
Gyros tries to get to full guard but Van De Wolf Keizer has control of the leg.
Van De Wolf Keizer winds up and cracks Gyros with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Gyros looks like he's trying to stand up.
Gyros takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gyros wants to control but Van De Wolf Keizer is keeping busy.

Van De Wolf Keizer wants to work for an arm triangle but Gyros is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van De Wolf Keizer tries to pass to full mount but Gyros defends it.
Gyros is looking for a sweep. Van De Wolf Keizer is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Van De Wolf Keizer is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Gyros trying to control from the bottom.
Van De Wolf Keizer uses his free foot to push down on Gyros's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Gyros.
Gyros is trying desperately to improve position.

Van De Wolf Keizer looking to secure an arm triangle but Gyros defends it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gyros is in a horrible position here. Van De Wolf Keizer smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Van De Wolf Keizer controlling the pace for now.
Gyros regains half guard.
Gyros is trying to stand.
Van De Wolf Keizer trying to control the action but Gyros is working from the bottom.
Gyros tries to get to full guard but Van De Wolf Keizer has control of the leg.
Well, if Van De Wolf Keizer is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van De Wolf Keizer lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Van De Wolf Keizer is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gyros sees it coming and defends easily.
Van De Wolf Keizer sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gyros defending well though.
Van De Wolf Keizer is keen to just control but Gyros is a slippery customer.
Gyros is trying to stand up here but Van De Wolf Keizer is controlling him well.
Gyros blocking the ground and pound attempt from Van De Wolf Keizer.
Van De Wolf Keizer wants to control but Gyros is keeping him busy.
Gyros is trying to control but can't.
Gyros is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Van De Wolf Keizer is looking to take a break and control but Gyros is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four 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.
Nice strikes from Van De Wolf Keizer there.
Van De Wolf Keizer is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Van De Wolf Keizer lands a couple of digs.
Van De Wolf Keizer wants to control from the top but Gyros keeps moving.
Gyros is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Van De Wolf Keizer is controlling him.
Van De Wolf Keizer trying to control the position from guard on top but Gyros is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gyros tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Van De Wolf Keizer postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Gyros is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Van De Wolf Keizer, into his guard.
Greek Gyros has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Joost Van De Wolf Keizer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gyros advances to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joost Van De Wolf Keizer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Van De Wolf Keizer has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joost Van De Wolf Keizer!