PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Juan Sebastien Veron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Wise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Veron might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Who - Won't Get Fooled Again. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Sebastien Veron
vs
Wise

186 cm
25
184 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

180 cm
30
181 lbs
28 - 9 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Fighters First Nutrition Amsterdam 160

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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 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Juan Sebastien Veron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dennis Wise!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Donald Grub and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wise looks to land a left hand but Veron moved out of range nicely.
Wise jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Veron cracks Wise with an open hand slap.
Veron throws a leg kick
and Wise counters with a nice body kick.
Wise thows a leg kick but Veron checks it

and Veron counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Veron working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wise is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wise is adopting a defensive guard.
Wise looking to control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Veron controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Veron wants to control from the top but Wise keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Dennis Wise was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Veron connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Veron just misses with a punch to the body.
Wise swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wise avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice body punch from Veron.
Wise connects with a nice looking jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Veron misses the target.
Wise shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Veron eats them both and turns towards Wise to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

It looks like Juan Sebastien Veron has been cut.
Wise takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice body punch from Wise.
Veron misses the jab.
Wise fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Veron on the side of the head.
Juan Sebastien Veron seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wise throws a front kick aimed at Veron's knee but Veron avoids it well.
Veron lands with a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Veron blocks the leg kick.
Veron throws an off balance right hand
and Wise connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wise throws a low kick but Veron moves out of range easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Veron checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A nice leg kick lands there from Veron.
Wise has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Veron.
Wise tries a low kick but Veron avoids it.
Wise throws a leg kick but Veron sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wise throws a hook but Veron avoids it easily.
Wise looks to land a right hand but Veron moved out of range.
Veron uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wise.
Veron misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wise.
Dennis Wise is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wise tries to score with a low kick but Veron moves his leg out of the way.
Veron has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wise.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Veron shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Veron thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wise's head.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Wise is trying to get back to full guard.
Veron is keen to just control but Wise is a slippery customer.
Veron is really struggling to control Wise but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Veron content to control rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wise wants to get back to full guard.
Veron trying to mount his opponent but Wise defends it.
Wise is controlling Veron's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Veron 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.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Juan Sebastien Veron just wasn't active enough.
Wise misses with a straight right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wise takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wise defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Veron.
Veron misses with a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wise looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wise moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wise throws a leg kick

and Veron counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Wise trying to control here.
Wise moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Veron wants to control from the top but Wise keeps moving.
Wise looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Juan Sebastien Veron will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Juan Sebastien Veron's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Wise lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Veron swings for the body but Wise moves out of range.
Wise throws a lazy right hand but Veron sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Veron misses with a body shot.
Veron throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wise dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Veron. That did some damage!
Wise is looking to chop away at Veron's legs.
Wise avoids the body shot from Veron.
Veron paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Veron with a hook.
Veron fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wise on the side of the head.
Wise missing with a left hand there. Veron was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Veron avoids the body shot from Wise.
Wise uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Veron.
Dennis Wise seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Veron checks a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Veron throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Veron swings for the body but Wise moves out of range.
Wise walks into a left hand.
Veron throws a body punch but Wise moves out of range.
Wise misses with the combination.
Veron misses with a wild body shot.
Veron pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wise throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wise lands a slapping body shot.
Veron uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wise with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veron lands with an overhand left.
Wise throws a hook but Veron avoids it easily.
Veron misses with a straight right.
Wise slips under a jab from Veron.
Veron shoots in for a takedown but Wise shows good takedown defense.
A punch combination from Wise misses.

Wise clinches with his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Veron.
Wise stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wise pushes Veron back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Veron has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wise gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Veron.
Wise misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Veron.
Veron takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Veron.
Wise lands with a right to the head.
Wise lands a right hand.
Veron blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Veron's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Veron blocks an elbow strike from Wise.
Veron fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Veron makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wise lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wise has a couple of punches blocked by Veron.
Wise misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wise utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Good body shot from Wise.
Dennis Wise seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wise lands with a right to the head.
Wise lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Veron is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Sebastien Veron. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wise throws a punch but it's blocked by Veron.
Wise lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Veron's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Veron is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Veron blocks an elbow strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wise lands a body shot.
Veron tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wise's elbow.
A short left from Wise.
Veron misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dennis Wise showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Juan Sebastien Veron's cut.
That's time! Veron's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Veron walks into a left hand.
Good work by Veron as he checks the leg kick.
Wise slips under a jab from Veron.
Wise fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Veron has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wise misses with a hook.
Wise doesn't manage to clinch there - Veron circles away.
Veron ducks under a wild hook from Wise.
Wise tries to score with a low kick but Veron moves his leg out of the way.
Wise looks to land a left hand but Veron moved out of range nicely.
Veron lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wise at a distance.
Veron looks to land a combination but Wise avoids it well.
Wise jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Veron lands an overhand right.
Veron on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wise. Wise obviously looking to wear him down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wise displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Veron throws out the jab.
Wise missing with a left hand there. Veron was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wise takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Veron bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Veron lands a jab.
Wise tries to score with a low kick but Veron moves his leg out of the way.
Wise avoids a kick to the body.
Wise steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Veron.
Veron connects with a nice looking jab.
Nice sprawl there from Wise as Veron shoots in.
Veron throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veron steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wise.
Wise drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jab, jab by Veron - just one landing.
A solid body kick from Wise.
Veron walks into a stiff left hand from Wise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Veron shoots for a takedown but Wise saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wise throws a leg kick which misses Veron's front leg but catches the back leg as Veron tries to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from Wise.
Veron misses with a looping left.
Veron keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Wise connects with an inside leg kick.
Wise connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Veron.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veron throws a jab but it's blocked by Wise.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wise.
Veron steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wise.
Good leg kick by Wise there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Veron defending well as Wise loads up on a big left hand.
Wise fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Veron looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wise listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Wise closes the distance and pushes Veron back into the cage.
Veron is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wise misses with some punches.
Wise pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wise landing knees to the body.
Wise lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wise lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wise lands a good knee to the midsection. Veron won't want to take too many of those.
A short body shot lands from Wise as the two fighters clinch.
Wise lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wise lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Veron blocks an elbow strike from Wise.
Veron can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Sebastien Veron. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Veron takes a knee to the side of the body.
Veron tries a body shot but Wise blocks it.
Wise gets through Veron's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Veron fails to land.
Wise landing knees to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wise working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Juan Sebastien Veron's cut is getting worse.
Wise working Veron over with knees to the body.
Wise scores with a shot to the side of Veron's head.
Wise lands a hook to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dennis Wise comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wise 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dennis Wise!
Dennis Wise decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.