|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dirk Zeldenthuis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mateus Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
 |
|
 |
| 172 cm
34
180 lbs
34 - 11 - 0 |
|
180 cm
32
183 lbs
20 - 11 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
|
Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dirk Zeldenthuis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mateus Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short right from Zeldenthuis.
Zeldenthuis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gracie is trying to break free.
Gracie is trying to stall.
Gracie breaks the clinch.
Zeldenthuis closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Gracie to the mat! Gracie manages to get full guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Gracie working a defensive guard but Zeldenthuis manages to pass into side control anyway.
Zeldenthuis has control of an arm but Gracie manages to advance to Zeldenthuis's back!
Gracie controls the position.
Zeldenthuis covering up well and avoiding damage.
Gracie doesn't have the hooks in and Zeldenthuis manages to turn into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie wants to sweep but no luck.
Gracie working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've been hearing good reports from Zeldenthuis's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Zeldenthuis makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gracie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Zeldenthuis defends well.
Zeldenthuis stopping the sweep attempt from Gracie.
Zeldenthuis wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to sweep here but Zeldenthuis controlling him for the moment.
Gracie lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Zeldenthuis!
Zeldenthuis manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Zeldenthuis is trying to get back to full guard.
Gracie is stalling here. Zeldenthuis is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Gracie seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Zeldenthuis has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Zeldenthuis presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Zeldenthuis cracks Gracie with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Gracie really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zeldenthuis lands a big elbow.
Zeldenthuis tries to control but Gracie wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gracie is still trying to improve position.
Zeldenthuis landing strikes from the mount and Gracie is in trouble!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zeldenthuis landing punches.
Gracie is rocked!
Zeldenthuis lands a big shot to the head and Gracie winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Dirk Zeldenthuis!
After winning the bout, Dirk Zeldenthuis thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
52% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
