PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sanouk Fairtex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans De Vries (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Vries has chosen Duke Lion as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Fairtex
vs
De Vries

170 cm
34
150 lbs
20 - 9 - 0

173 cm
34
157 lbs
24 - 16 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sanouk Fairtex!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 16 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hans De Vries!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Anthony Taglia and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fairtex circles away from the clinch attempt

and Fairtex counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for De Vries!
De Vries is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

Fairtex stands up and beckons De Vries to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Vries is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
De Vries is looking to clinch.
De Vries throws a leg kick that is checked

so Fairtex counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

De Vries manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
De Vries lands an elbow that stopped Fairtex in his tracks for a moment.
Fairtex blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Vries with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, De Vries just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fairtex's brow.
De Vries working aggressively here.
De Vries misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fairtex.
De Vries tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fairtex's elbow.
De Vries lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fairtex goes for a takedown in the clinch but De Vries prevents it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fairtex avoiding damage as De Vries throws knees to the body.
De Vries's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
De Vries throws a head punch that misses.
Fairtex takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from De Vries.
Fairtex avoiding damage as De Vries throws knees to the body.
De Vries unloads a knee to the mid-section.
De Vries will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Fairtex up against the cage.
De Vries is looking to break free of the clinch but Fairtex has double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Vries.
De Vries lands a hook that snaps the head of Fairtex backwards.
Fairtex takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Sanouk Fairtex has been cut.
Fairtex drops down looking for an ankle pick but De Vries pulls his leg out and moves away.
De Vries darts in trying to clinch

so Fairtex counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex won't allow De Vries to get back to his feet.
Fairtex wants to stand but De Vries is controlling his posture from full guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

De Vries has his feet on Fairtex's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

De Vries moves into range and clinches up with Fairtex.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Hans De Vries will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sanouk Fairtex's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

De Vries moves to clinch but Fairtex breaks away

and Fairtex counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for De Vries!

Fairtex stands up and beckons De Vries to his feet.
De Vries wants to clinch up but Fairtex keeps it at a distance.
De Vries darts in trying to clinch

and Fairtex counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
De Vries is trying to stand back up but Fairtex is controlling him
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fairtex wants to stand up but De Vries has a hold of him and won't allow it.

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.
Fairtex prevents De Vries from standing back up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Sanouk Fairtex.
De Vries tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fairtex swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fairtex avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
De Vries wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Vries feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fairtex's calf.
De Vries moves to clinch but Fairtex breaks away

and Fairtex counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fairtex tries to stand but his arm is trapped.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
De Vries moves to clinch but Fairtex breaks away

and Fairtex counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in De Vries's guard now.

The fighters are working up against the cage. De Vries manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Fairtex dodges an elbow strike from De Vries.
De Vries misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Vries creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fairtex's defenses.
De Vries looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fairtex drops to a knee looking for a takedown but De Vries gets the underhooks and prevents it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Fairtex is looking for a takedown.
De Vries trying to land knees to the body.
De Vries misses with a punch on the inside.
De Vries lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fairtex blocks an elbow strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fairtex blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
De Vries lands with a right to the head.
De Vries trying to land knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, De Vries just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fairtex's brow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Vries.
Fairtex blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sanouk Fairtex dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sanouk Fairtex's cut.
That's time! Fairtex's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

De Vries tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fairtex swats away the attempt to clinch by De Vries.
Fairtex circles away from the clinch attempt

and Fairtex counters with a shoot takedown. De Vries fights it but they end up in guard.
De Vries is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Fairtex is controlling him.

Fairtex decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on De Vries, up you get!
De Vries tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Fairtex counters with a nice double leg into side control. De Vries won't be happy with that.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Fairtex decides to stand up, so the ref orders De Vries to his feet.
De Vries tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
De Vries closes the distance but Fairtex moves to the side

and Fairtex decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in De Vries's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Vries is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Fairtex is controlling him.
Fairtex is looking to stand up but De Vries won't let him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Sanouk Fairtex wasn't doing enough on the ground.

De Vries closes the distance and pushes Fairtex back into the cage.
De Vries is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
De Vries lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from De Vries.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fairtex drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
De Vries throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
De Vries missing with knees to the body.
De Vries trying to land knees to the body.
De Vries stalling in the clinch but Fairtex improves position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, De Vries creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex blocks an elbow strike from De Vries.
A short right hand to the side of the head by De Vries.
A nice glancing elbow lands by De Vries.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from De Vries in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
De Vries is pressed up against the cage. Fairtex has hold of a leg and is looking to drag De Vries down to the mat. De Vries avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
De Vries tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Fairtex counters with a nice double leg into guard.
De Vries wants to stand up but Fairtex is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Sanouk Fairtex wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
De Vries listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A low kick from De Vries misses

and Fairtex counters with a single leg into guard. De Vries didn't expect that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Vries wants to stand but Fairtex is controlling the position.

Fairtex decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Vries throws a jab when Fairtex was well out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sanouk Fairtex showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Fairtex has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28

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