PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alto Koning (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicolas De Ertu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alto Koning had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 187.6lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Koning
vs
De Ertu

187 cm
23
200 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

185 cm
19
199 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alto Koning!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nicolas De Ertu!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koning throws a right and a left that De Ertu avoids nicely.
Koning misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
De Ertu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Koning.
Koning misses with a wild combination.
Koning swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
De Ertu closes the distance looking to clinch
and Koning counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Koning swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

De Ertu takes the fight into the clinch.
A short right from De Ertu on the inside.
De Ertu tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Koning just stands there and leans against the cage.
De Ertu changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Koning fights it off and pushes away nicely.
De Ertu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Ertu looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Koning is fending him off so far but De Ertu persists. Nope, Koning circles away and we're back to standing.
Alto Koning has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nicolas De Ertu.
Koning throws a left and a right that both miss

and De Ertu counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
De Ertu wants to free his trapped foot but Koning is holding on for dear life with his legs.
De Ertu takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

De Ertu decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
A head kick misses from De Ertu.
Koning misses with a head kick.

De Ertu drives through and clinches with Koning against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Ertu wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Koning has him pressed against the cage.
Koning wants to stall.

Koning manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Koning forces De Ertu back against the cage and clinches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Koning is trying to force a seperation but De Ertu has the dominant position.
Koning stops a takedown attempt from De Ertu.
Koning pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Koning escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Koning lands with a nice combination. De Ertu backs away looking to recover.
Some wild striking there from Koning.
Koning throws a nice outside leg kick.
Koning tries to bum rush De Ertu with a series of wild strikes but De Ertu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Koning is breathing heavily.
De Ertu shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Koning pinned against the cage. Koning gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
De Ertu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koning connects with a looping right hand.

Koning rushes De Ertu and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Koning's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
De Ertu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - De Ertu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
De Ertu tries to clinch up but Koning circles away and keeps his distance.
De Ertu fails with the takedown.
De Ertu is trying hard to land a takedown here. Koning sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
De Ertu dives in and grabs Koning's left leg, looking for a takedown. Koning pushes down on De Ertu's head and hops out.
De Ertu shoots in for a takedown but Koning shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Koning tries to clinch but De Ertu moves out of range.
Alto Koning seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koning misses with the combination.

De Ertu shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
De Ertu controlling the action here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

De Ertu decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nicolas De Ertu dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Koning rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but De Ertu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
De Ertu throws a hook to the side of Koning's head but Koning sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De Ertu misses with a hook.

De Ertu pushes Koning up against the cage in a clinch.
Koning is trying to stall.
De Ertu throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Koning avoiding damage as De Ertu throws knees to the body.
Koning lands an elbow that stopped De Ertu in his tracks for a moment.

De Ertu pulls guard successfully.

Koning decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Koning misses with an uppercut.
Koning lands with an uppercut that bounces De Ertu off the cage and back into range.

De Ertu drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Ertu wants to get up but he can't break Koning's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
De Ertu forces his way into half guard.

De Ertu is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Koning defends it well.
The fighters are battling for position here. Koning manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
De Ertu throwing strikes but missing.
Nicolas De Ertu has got the better of the ground game so far.
De Ertu is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
De Ertu throws a big elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Ertu trying to stand up but can't free himself from Koning's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Koning bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in De Ertu's guard.

Koning stands and steps away. De Ertu gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

De Ertu closes the distance and clinches.
Koning pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Koning can't break the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koning wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but De Ertu has him pressed against the cage.
De Ertu lands a shoulder strike.
De Ertu tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Koning just stands there and leans against the cage.
Come on De Ertu - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Koning is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Ertu tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Koning just stands there and leans against the cage.
De Ertu wants a takedown but no success here.
Alto Koning has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nicolas De Ertu.

De Ertu jumps guard.
De Ertu is breathing heavily.
De Ertu wants to sweep here but Koning controlling him for the moment.
Koning tries to stand but De Ertu is controlling from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Koning decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on De Ertu, up you get!
Koning keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
De Ertu tries to clinch there but Koning circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koning defends well against a solid takedown attempt from De Ertu.
Koning tries to close the distance and clinch up but De Ertu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
De Ertu shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Koning as he jumps to the side.
De Ertu is looking to clinch.
De Ertu misses with a takedown attempt - Koning sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
De Ertu looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Koning is fending him off so far but De Ertu persists. Nope, Koning circles away and we're back to standing.
Koning throws a combination. De Ertu tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koning lands a high kick!

It looks like Nicolas De Ertu has been cut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Koning fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt De Ertu.
Koning tries to clinch up.
De Ertu circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Alto Koning will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nicolas De Ertu's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Koning displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from De Ertu.
Alto Koning is winning the standup battle so far.
No joy there for Koning, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
De Ertu tries to clinch there but Koning circles away.
Koning throws a right hand that De Ertu ducks under and follows up with a left that De Ertu also avoids with ease.
Koning lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but De Ertu circles away quickly and effectively.
Koning throws a right hand that De Ertu ducks under and follows up with a left that De Ertu also avoids with ease.
Some wild striking there from Koning.

De Ertu scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Koning is looking to reverse the position.
De Ertu creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
De Ertu is staying tight to Koning's torso, preventing him from escaping.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Ertu advances nicely into full mount.
Koning tries to reverse the position but De Ertu maintains control.
De Ertu working away from the top, dropping strikes.

De Ertu jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Koning manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Koning looks to move to half guard but instead De Ertu has passed into mount! Damn!
Koning is wriggling around trying to escape.
De Ertu lands a nice shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Ertu controlling the position easily from mount.
De Ertu lands a nice shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Ertu sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
De Ertu mounts Koning! Really nice guard pass there!
De Ertu controlling from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koning is looking to improve his position but De Ertu isn't that keen on the idea.

De Ertu is working for a guillotine from mount but Koning frees his head quite easily.
De Ertu takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Koning is looking to get to half guard.
De Ertu raining down hammerfists from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Ertu takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

De Ertu looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

De Ertu has hold of Koning's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Koning manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nicolas De Ertu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think De Ertu 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nicolas De Ertu!
Nicolas De Ertu tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.