PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stephan Evurts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Gleiser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Evurts's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Welcome to the Jungle. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Evurts
vs
Gleiser

201 cm
29
276 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

190 cm
30
231 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stephan Evurts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michael Gleiser!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Albert Achterberg and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gleiser avoids a kick to the body.

Gleiser drives through and clinches with Evurts against the cage.
Gleiser with a knee to the head.

It looks like Stephan Evurts has been cut.
Gleiser scores a nice knee to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Evurts.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gleiser blocking some punches.
Evurts managing to block the knees to the body from Gleiser.
Gleiser blocks a body shot from Evurts.
Evurts misses with some punches.
Evurts tries to work over Gleiser's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hand to the body from Evurts.
Evurts on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Evurts misses with a punch to the body.
Gleiser missing with knees to the body.
Gleiser looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Evurts avoiding damage as Gleiser throws knees to the body.
Evurts has a couple of punches blocked by Gleiser.
Gleiser misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Evurts.
Gleiser lands a nice elbow.
Gleiser crunches a lovely knee into Evurts's ribcage.
Evurts throws a punch but it's blocked by Gleiser.
Evurts managing to block the knees to the body from Gleiser.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gleiser tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Evurts avoids it.
Gleiser putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Evurts in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Evurts is breathing heavily.
Evurts avoiding damage as Gleiser throws knees to the body.
Gleiser lands a knee to the head.
Evurts goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Evurts on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gleiser missing with knees to the body.
Gleiser misses with a knee to the head.
Evurts goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gleiser gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Gleiser.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gleiser landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gleiser.
Gleiser trying to land knees to the body.
Gleiser tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Evurts avoids it.
Evurts misses with a body punch.
Gleiser crunches a lovely knee into Evurts's ribcage.
Gleiser tries to land knees in the clinch but Evurts avoids the damage to the body.
Evurts managing to block the knees to the body from Gleiser.
Gleiser lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gleiser lands a knee to the body.
Evurts has a couple of punches blocked by Gleiser.
Gleiser using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gleiser missing with knees to the body.
Evurts on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gleiser lands an elbow that stopped Evurts in his tracks for a moment.
Gleiser utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gleiser landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Evurts managing to block the knees to the body from Gleiser.
Evurts takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nice elbow from Gleiser.
Gleiser lands an elbow inside that Evurts shrugs off.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gleiser.
Evurts on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gleiser with a knee to the head.
Evurts avoiding damage as Gleiser throws knees to the body.
Gleiser landing knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gleiser landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A knee to the head by Gleiser.
Gleiser lands a knee to the head.
Gleiser landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gleiser missing with knees to the body.
Gleiser tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Evurts avoids it.
Evurts managing to block the knees to the body from Gleiser.
Evurts blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Evurts working aggressively here.
Evurts on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gleiser tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Evurts avoids it.
Evurts throws a head punch that misses.
Gleiser trying to land knees to the body.
Evurts scores with a shoulder strike.
Evurts tries to throw a body punch but Gleiser avoids it by throwing Evurts back against the cage.
Gleiser looking to stall.
Evurts on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evurts avoiding damage as Gleiser throws knees to the body.
Gleiser tries to land knees in the clinch but Evurts avoids the damage to the body.
Gleiser blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Evurts misses with a punch on the inside.
Evurts doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gleiser with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gleiser tries to land knees in the clinch but Evurts avoids the damage to the body.
Evurts tries to work over Gleiser's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gleiser misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Evurts.
Gleiser misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Evurts.
Evurts tries to work over Gleiser's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gleiser blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Evurts.
Evurts fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gleiser stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Gleiser is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Evurts is defending well for now.
Gleiser trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Gleiser dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stephan Evurts's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Evurts gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gleiser misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Evurts.
Gleiser creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Evurts's defenses.
Evurts tries to throw a body punch but Gleiser avoids it by throwing Evurts back against the cage.
Gleiser misses with an elbow over the top.
Evurts lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gleiser.
Evurts misses with some punches.
Gleiser is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gleiser crunches a lovely knee into Evurts's ribcage.
Evurts avoiding damage as Gleiser throws knees to the body.
Gleiser missing with knees to the body.
Gleiser has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gleiser lands an elbow inside.
Gleiser misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Evurts.
Evurts avoids a wild elbow strike from Gleiser.
Evurts has a couple of punches blocked by Gleiser.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Evurts avoids the elbow strike from Gleiser, against the cage.
Gleiser unloads a knee to the mid-section. Evurts lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gleiser.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Evurts tries a body shot but Gleiser blocks it.
Gleiser tries to land knees in the clinch but Evurts avoids the damage to the body.
Evurts tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gleiser with a knee to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A knee to the head by Gleiser.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gleiser is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Evurts is defending well for now.
Gleiser looking to throw knees to the head but Evurts is blocking nicely.
Gleiser missing with knees to the body.
Gleiser misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Evurts.
Evurts tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gleiser obliges.
A short right from Evurts on the inside.
Evurts doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gleiser tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Evurts avoids it.
Evurts working aggressively here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gleiser is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Evurts is keeping busy.
Evurts tries to work over Gleiser's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Evurts blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Evurts avoiding damage as Gleiser throws knees to the body.
Evurts managing to block the knees to the body from Gleiser.
Gleiser blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gleiser utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short left from Evurts.
Evurts scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gleiser is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Gleiser scores a nice knee to the body.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Gleiser. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Evurts takes an elbow to the temple.
Evurts misses with a punch to the body.
Evurts throws a punch but it's blocked by Gleiser.
Evurts blocks an elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gleiser's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gleiser tries to land knees in the clinch but Evurts avoids the damage to the body.
Gleiser misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Evurts.
Evurts on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gleiser tries to land knees in the clinch but Evurts avoids the damage to the body.
Gleiser scores a nice knee to the body.
Gleiser missing with knees to the body.
Gleiser tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Evurts avoids it.
Gleiser trying to control the position but instead, Evurts has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gleiser into the cage.
Evurts pushes Gleiser back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gleiser looking to throw knees to the head but Evurts is blocking nicely.
Gleiser tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gleiser tries to land knees in the clinch but Evurts avoids the damage to the body.
Gleiser is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Evurts is defending well for now.
Gleiser prevents a body shot from Evurts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gleiser throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Evurts blocks it with crossed arms.
Evurts blocks the elbow strike.
Evurts tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Evurts managing to block the knees to the body from Gleiser.
Evurts makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gleiser blocking some punches.
Good body shot from Evurts.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Evurts lands a body punch.
Evurts misses with a punch to the body.
Evurts scores with an uppercut up the middle.

It looks like Michael Gleiser has been cut.
Evurts managing to block the knees to the body from Gleiser.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gleiser throws an elbow but misses.
Evurts lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gleiser backwards.
Evurts misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Evurts avoiding damage as Gleiser throws knees to the body.
Evurts misses with a short punch on the inside.
Evurts lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gleiser.
Evurts fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Michael Gleiser will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Evurts gets a clinch.
Gleiser lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gleiser obliges.
Gleiser unloads a knee to the mid-section. Evurts lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Evurts lands an uppercut.
Gleiser missing with knees to the body.
Evurts lands a hook that snaps the head of Gleiser backwards.
Evurts blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Evurts scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gleiser trying to land knees to the body.
Evurts struggles to land a body shot inside as Gleiser controls his hands.
Gleiser throws an elbow that misses.
Gleiser missing with knees to the body.
Gleiser tries to land knees in the clinch but Evurts avoids the damage to the body.
Gleiser blocks an uppercut.
Evurts on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Evurts on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gleiser takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Evurts being controlled against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Evurts managing to block the knees to the body from Gleiser.
Evurts works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gleiser takes a shot to the head.
Evurts makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Evurts lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gleiser backwards.
Evurts lands a right hand.

That has opened up Michael Gleiser's cut even more.
Evurts tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gleiser's elbow.
Evurts fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Evurts.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Evurts misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Evurts.
Evurts digs a right hand into Gleiser's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gleiser's gas tank.
Evurts misses with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Evurts.
Gleiser prevents a body shot from Evurts.
Evurts scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evurts throws a punch but it's blocked by Gleiser.
Evurts misses with the head strike.
Evurts lands an uppercut.
Gleiser blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Michael Gleiser seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gleiser prevents a body shot from Evurts.
Gleiser blocks a body shot from Evurts.
Gleiser tries a knee to the head but Evurts blocks it.
Evurts tries to throw a body punch but Gleiser avoids it by throwing Evurts back against the cage.
Gleiser misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Evurts.
Evurts tries to throw a body punch but Gleiser avoids it by throwing Evurts back against the cage.
Gleiser is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Evurts is defending well for now.
Evurts lands with a short shot to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Evurts is leaning against Gleiser and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Evurts.

The cut above Michael Gleiser's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A right handed body shot lands from Evurts.
Evurts misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Evurts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Evurts.
Evurts tries to work over Gleiser's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gleiser throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Evurts managing to block the knees to the body from Gleiser.
Evurts misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Evurts doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Evurts misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stephan Evurts has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Evurts scores with a shoulder strike.
Evurts goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gleiser unloads a knee to the mid-section. Evurts lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gleiser trying to land knees to the body.
Evurts has a couple of punches blocked by Gleiser.
Gleiser leaning his opponent against the cage.
Evurts misses with a body punch.
Evurts throws a punch but it's blocked by Gleiser.
Gleiser throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Michael Gleiser is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evurts lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gleiser backwards.
Still in the clinch, Evurts scores with a nice short uppercut.
Evurts throws a head punch that misses.
Gleiser lands a knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gleiser misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Evurts.
Evurts can't find room to land a body shot as Gleiser controls the action.
Gleiser tries to land knees in the clinch but Evurts avoids the damage to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gleiser obliges.
Gleiser lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Evurts has a couple of punches blocked by Gleiser.
Gleiser wants to stall.
Gleiser unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Evurts dodges an elbow strike from Gleiser.
Gleiser misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Evurts.
Evurts tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gleiser trying to land knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Stephan Evurts showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gleiser has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Michael Gleiser!
After the big win, Michael Gleiser made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors [CBK] LEGAL HIGHS « AJFC↑ TRIPLE 160Q ® and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.