PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paulus Herzog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gilles De Rais (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Herzog
vs
De Rais

188 cm
19
196 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

177 cm
19
187 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Prefers standup

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paulus Herzog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gilles De Rais!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Aafke Stam and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Herzog throws a body punch but De Rais moves out of range.
Herzog throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Herzog throws a shot from downtown. De Rais moves away and avoids it.
Herzog misses with a left hand
and De Rais counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Herzog throws a right and a left that De Rais avoids nicely.
De Rais ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Herzog misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Herzog fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
De Rais misses with a looping right.
Herzog fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Herzog takes a swing at De Rais's ribcage but misses.
Herzog wants to clinch.
De Rais ducks under a wild hook from Herzog.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Herzog misses with a body shot.
Herzog drops his hands momentarily and De Rais takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Herzog misses with a straight left.
De Rais showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Herzog.
Nice cross by Herzog.
Herzog takes a swing at De Rais's ribcage but misses.
Herzog displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Rais throws out the jab.
A swing and a miss from De Rais.
Herzog misses with a wild body shot.
Herzog tries to clinch up but De Rais circles away and keeps his distance.
Herzog moves away from the strike by De Rais.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Rais misses with a left hand
and Herzog counters with a left and a right that stings De Rais.
Herzog throws a jab but it's blocked by De Rais.
Jab by Herzog.
A swing and a miss from Herzog.
Paulus Herzog seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left and a right from Herzog both land. Nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Herzog cracks a nice hook into De Rais's ribs.
Herzog swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Herzog fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Herzog throws an overhand right that lands on De Rais's shoulder, as De Rais tries to avoid the shot.
Herzog throws a jab when De Rais was well out of range.
De Rais is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Herzog.
De Rais avoids the body shot from Herzog.
De Rais throws a hook but Herzog avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herzog bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
De Rais avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A shot to the body from Herzog misses
and De Rais counters with a stiff right hand.
A jab from De Rais misses.
Herzog misses with a series of wild punches.
De Rais has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Some wild striking there from Herzog.
The crowd cheers as Herzog lands an impressive looking overhand right. De Rais doesn't seem phased though.
De Rais keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Herzog uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Rais.
Herzog lands an overhand right.
De Rais uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Herzog.
De Rais slips a straight right by Herzog.
De Rais uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Herzog.
De Rais looks to land a left hand but Herzog moved out of range nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Herzog lands with an uppercut that bounces De Rais off the cage and back into range.
De Rais pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Herzog wants to clinch but De Rais slips to the side
and De Rais counters with a nice uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Rais on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Herzog, as that shot connected.
Good standup being displayed there by Herzog as he connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paulus Herzog dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Herzog takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
De Rais has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
De Rais avoids a punch combination nicely.
Herzog lands a right hook to the body.
Herzog throws a right and a left that De Rais avoids nicely.
The fighters circling - Herzog throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
De Rais throws a looping overhand right but Herzog ducks down to avoid it.
Herzog takes a swing at De Rais's ribcage but misses.
Herzog connects with a looping right hand.
Herzog misses the shot to the body.
De Rais pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Rais throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Herzog cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Paulus Herzog is winning the standup battle so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Herzog. De Rais does a little dance to reset his feet.
Herzog misses with a looping left.
De Rais misses with an uppercut. Herzog saw that one coming.
De Rais throws the left hand but Herzog avoids the punch easily.
Herzog throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
De Rais might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Herzog tests De Rais's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Herzog moves out of range as De Rais strikes.
Herzog tries to clinch there but De Rais circles away.
De Rais tests Herzog's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Herzog wants to clinch up but De Rais keeps it at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herzog tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Rais was well out of range. Poor timing from Herzog.
Herzog dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Herzog misses with a double jab.
Herzog lands a nice looking body shot.
Herzog throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Herzog fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Herzog throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Rais throws a big shot that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from De Rais misses the target.
Herzog thows a body shot but no joy.
Herzog throws a nice looking combination but De Rais bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herzog ducks under a wild hook from De Rais.
Herzog misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Rais.
De Rais throws out a loose jab but Herzog uses good head movement to avoid it.
Herzog swings and misses with a shot to the body
and De Rais connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Herzog 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.
De Rais loads up on a big right hand but Herzog slips the punch.
Herzog blocks a jab.
Herzog swings for the body but De Rais moves out of range.
Herzog swinging wildly here.
Herzog throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Rais with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Herzog to score with a decent uppercut.
Herzog connects with a jab.

Herzog moves into range and clinches up with De Rais.
Herzog looking to slow down the pace here.

De Rais breaks from the clinch.
Herzog moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Herzog connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Herzog misses with a series of wild punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Rais thows a left - swing and a miss!
A nice combination there by Herzog.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paulus Herzog dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

De Rais drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Herzog misses with a combination
and De Rais counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
De Rais has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Herzog misses with a hook. De Rais ducked under it nicely.
Herzog blocks a jab.
De Rais clobbers Herzog with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Herzog lands a nice looking body shot.
Herzog dips to his left and cracks De Rais with an uppercut!
Herzog 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.
De Rais avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Herzog lands a glancing blow to the side of De Rais's head.
Herzog slips under a jab from De Rais.
Herzog is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Herzog pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Herzog cracks De Rais with a good jab.
A telegraphed right hand from De Rais misses the target.
Herzog tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Rais was well out of range. Poor timing from Herzog.

Herzog closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
De Rais tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

De Rais escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Herzog walks into a left hand.
De Rais throws the left hand but Herzog avoids the punch easily.
De Rais showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Herzog.
Herzog is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
De Rais fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gilles De Rais has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Rais throws a hook but Herzog avoids it easily.
De Rais jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Herzog tests De Rais's chin there with a solid looking shot.
De Rais misses with a straight right.
De Rais slips a jab from Herzog.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Herzog ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Herzog.
Herzog scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
De Rais throws a big shot that misses.
Paulus Herzog is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fighters circling - De Rais throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Herzog moves into the clinch.
De Rais is trying to force a seperation but Herzog has the dominant position.
Herzog keeps the fight in the clinch, despite De Rais's efforts to push away.

De Rais pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice shot lands for Herzog.
Herzog punishes De Rais's body with a nice straight punch.
A combination from Herzog does no damage.
De Rais throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Herzog throws a shot to the body.
De Rais takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Herzog drops De Rais with a beautiful combination! De Rais stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Herzog is looking for the KO!

De Rais is rocked!

It looks like Gilles De Rais has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Herzog scores with a jab to the body.
De Rais is still on wobbly legs! Can Herzog finish him?
Herzog throws an overhand right that drops De Rais like a sack of potatoes! Herzog dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paulus Herzog!