PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gijs Vermeulen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elijah Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vermeulen comes to the cage accompanied by Money, Money, Money. Hart has chosen This Is Amish! as his entrance music. Elijah Hart is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Vermeulen
vs
Hart

177 cm
25
133 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Likes musicals

HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158
Merciless Gladiators

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gijs Vermeulen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Elijah Hart!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vermeulen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A lazy left from Vermeulen finds it's target.
Vermeulen thuds a left hand into Hart's body.
Vermeulen digs a good body shot into Hart's ribs.
Hart takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Vermeulen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hart keeps the fight on the outside.
Gijs Vermeulen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vermeulen tries to clinch up.
Hart doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Vermeulen moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Vermeulen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vermeulen connects with a single shot there.
Vermeulen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hart's hands.
Nice straight punches there by Vermeulen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Vermeulen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vermeulen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vermeulen misses with a few strikes there.
Vermeulen digs a good hook to Hart's body.
Vermeulen is looking to wear down Hart with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

Vermeulen drives through and clinches with Hart against the cage.
Hart is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Hart escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vermeulen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A punch combination from Vermeulen misses.
Hart circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vermeulen misses with a wild combination.
Hart avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hart has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vermeulen finds it's way round the side to connect with Hart's head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Vermeulen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vermeulen tries to clinch but Hart moves out of range.
Hart throws a hook but Vermeulen blocks it.
Vermeulen lands a slapping body shot.
Vermeulen lands a nice shot that snaps Hart's head back.
Vermeulen scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
No joy there for Vermeulen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vermeulen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
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!
Vermeulen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hart rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vermeulen counters with a two punch combo.
Vermeulen scores with a sloppy right hand. Hart should have avoided that one.
Vermeulen jabs Hart to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gijs Vermeulen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vermeulen tries to clinch up but Hart circles away and keeps his distance.
Hart keeps the fight on the outside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vermeulen lands a slapping body shot.
Vermeulen scores with a hook to the body. Hart takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A shot to the liver by Vermeulen. Beautiful body shot.
Vermeulen throws a series of punches but Hart moves out of range.
Vermeulen lands a body shot.
Vermeulen digs a good body shot into Hart's ribs.
A left and a right from Vermeulen both land. Nice combination.
Vermeulen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Vermeulen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hart paws at him with a jab and circles away.
No joy there for Vermeulen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hart throws a hook but Vermeulen avoids it easily.
Vermeulen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hart looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Vermeulen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hart throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vermeulen lands with a nice combination. Hart backs away looking to recover.
Vermeulen throws a series of strikes that have Hart backpedaling.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vermeulen jabs at Hart's body.
Hart thows a body shot but no joy.
Hart circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vermeulen connects with a single shot there.
Vermeulen thuds a left hand into Hart's body.
Vermeulen digs a good body shot into Hart's ribs.
Vermeulen lands with a shot to the body.
We've been informed that Hart has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big right from Hart misses.
Vermeulen is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hart has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Vermeulen is working the combinations to good effect here.
Left hook, right uppercut from Vermeulen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gijs Vermeulen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Hart wants to clinch up but Vermeulen keeps it at a distance.
Vermeulen lands a nice looking body shot.
A jab from Vermeulen does it's job there.
Vermeulen slips a jab from Hart.
Vermeulen cracks a nice hook into Hart's ribs.
Left hook, right uppercut from Vermeulen.

Hart is rocked!
Gijs Vermeulen is winning the standup battle so far.
Vermeulen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hart has time to react.
Hart is still on wobbly legs! Can Vermeulen finish him?
Vermeulen drops Hart with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Hart! Vermeulen dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gijs Vermeulen!
During a confident post fight interview, Gijs Vermeulen thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.