PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wybrant De Houtman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Suleijma Tudekiks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

De Houtman
vs
Tudekiks

183 cm
27
191 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

200 cm
28
192 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Spartan Nutrition

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 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wybrant De Houtman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Suleijma Tudekiks!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Luis Engracia and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Houtman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tudekiks manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tudekiks avoids the body shot from De Houtman.
Tudekiks throws a counter combo.
De Houtman lands with a shot to the body.
Wybrant De Houtman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Houtman wants to clinch.
De Houtman throws a hook to the side of Tudekiks's head but Tudekiks sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De Houtman throws a body punch but Tudekiks moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tudekiks takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
De Houtman throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Tudekiks counter with a right hand.
De Houtman throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tudekiks on the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

De Houtman moves into the clinch.
De Houtman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Tudekiks breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
De Houtman slips a jab and a cross from Tudekiks.
De Houtman blocks a head kick by Tudekiks.
Tudekiks scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The fight stays on the outside here - De Houtman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tudekiks takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

It looks like Suleijma Tudekiks has been cut.
Tudekiks is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
De Houtman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tudekiks swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Despite the aggression on Tudekiks's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tudekiks wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tudekiks throws a series of strikes that have De Houtman backpedaling.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tudekiks keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Houtman.

De Houtman has managed to clinch.
Tudekiks scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Tudekiks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
De Houtman ducks under a wild hook from Tudekiks.

Tudekiks clinches with his opponent.

Tudekiks is trying to trip De Houtman. He has hold of a leg but De Houtman is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Tudekiks persists though and gets the takedown into guard.

De Houtman kicks Tudekiks off and gets to his feet.
Tudekiks takes a body punch but keeps moving.

De Houtman moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tudekiks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Houtman lands a hook that snaps the head of Tudekiks backwards.

Tudekiks breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
De Houtman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Houtman connects with a crisp jab.
Tudekiks misses with a body shot.
De Houtman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tudekiks paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tudekiks lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
De Houtman misses with a wild body shot.
Nice shot by Tudekiks.
A big left from De Houtman misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Houtman misses with a shot to the body
and Tudekiks counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
No joy there for Tudekiks, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
De Houtman was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

De Houtman has closed the distance and engaged Tudekiks in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Still in the clinch, De Houtman scores with a nice short uppercut.
De Houtman is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tudekiks is keeping busy.

Tudekiks lands a takedown into guard.

De Houtman is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Tudekiks presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.

Tudekiks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
De Houtman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De Houtman misses with a straight right.

Tudekiks clinches.
De Houtman takes a shot to the head.
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 Wybrant De Houtman will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Suleijma Tudekiks's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A swing and a miss from De Houtman.
Tudekiks shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. De Houtman eats them both and turns towards Tudekiks to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Tudekiks misses with a few strikes there.
Tudekiks circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tudekiks counters with a three punch combo that has De Houtman backing up. De Houtman nods at Tudekiks to acknowledge the strikes.
No joy there for Tudekiks, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Houtman tries to clinch but Tudekiks moves out of range.
Suleijma Tudekiks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
De Houtman lands an overhand right.
Suleijma Tudekiks seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tudekiks falls off balance throwing a combination
and De Houtman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Houtman throws a lazy uppercut
and Tudekiks counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The fighters circling - De Houtman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tudekiks lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Tudekiks lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
De Houtman just misses with a punch to the body.
De Houtman lands a jab to the nose.
De Houtman misses with an uppercut
and Tudekiks cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
De Houtman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Houtman. Tudekiks does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Houtman connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
De Houtman fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tudekiks throws a right and a left that De Houtman avoids nicely.
As Tudekiks tries to get set, De Houtman tries to push him back and clinch up but Tudekiks manages to avoid the attempt.
De Houtman has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
De Houtman listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
De Houtman takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
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!
Tudekiks shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tudekiks misses with a double jab.
De Houtman checks a low kick from Tudekiks.
Tudekiks has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Tudekiks dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De Houtman lands a right hook to the body.
Tudekiks throws a nice looking combination but De Houtman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tudekiks gets tackled into the cage by De Houtman. De Houtman maintains the clinch.

Tudekiks breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tudekiks fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
De Houtman lands a really nice looking cross but Tudekiks seems unphased.

De Houtman closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short uppercut from De Houtman.

Tudekiks breaks the clinch.

De Houtman clinches with his opponent.

Tudekiks manages to break the clinch.
Tudekiks throws out a powerful jab.
De Houtman feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tudekikss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
De Houtman throws a jab when Tudekiks was well out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tudekiks will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tudekiks works over De Houtman's head and body with a nice combination.
A telegraphed right hand from De Houtman misses the target.
De Houtman misses the body punch
and Tudekiks counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tudekiks on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
De Houtman misses with an uppercut. Tudekiks saw that one coming.
Tudekiks feints the counter takedown.
Tudekiks works over De Houtman's head and body with a nice combination.
Tudekiks tries to land a front kick but De Houtman steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Suleijma Tudekiks showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Suleijma Tudekiks's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! 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.

De Houtman misses with an uppercut.
Tudekiks slips a jab from De Houtman.
Tudekiks doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
De Houtman lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
De Houtman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tudekiks paws at him with a jab and circles away.
De Houtman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tudekiks moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
De Houtman has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Tudekiks uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Houtman.
It seemed like Tudekiks was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Houtman slips a jab and a cross from Tudekiks.
De Houtman throwing a counter right hand but Tudekiks manages to avoid it.
Tudekiks misses with a double jab.
Tudekiks moves away from the strike by De Houtman.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tudekiks throws a left and a right that both miss

and De Houtman counters by clinching up.

Tudekiks breaks from the clinch.
Tudekiks slips a straight right by De Houtman.

De Houtman moves into the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for De Houtman.

Tudekiks breaks the clinch.
Tudekiks lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A big right from De Houtman misses.
Tudekiks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Houtman was well out of range. Poor timing from Tudekiks.
Tudekiks avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tudekiks lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tudekiks lands with a right hand.

De Houtman clinches.
De Houtman stalling the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Tudekiks breaks from the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
De Houtman lands an uppercut.
De Houtman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tudekiks.

Tudekiks's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

De Houtman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch on the inside from De Houtman fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Houtman avoiding damage.
De Houtman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
De Houtman misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Houtman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A bit of stalling here from De Houtman.
De Houtman throws a punch but it's blocked by Tudekiks.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
De Houtman gets through Tudekiks's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
De Houtman leaning against his opponent.

Tudekiks breaks from the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Tudekiks. Those never looked like landing.
De Houtman throws a body punch but Tudekiks moves out of range.
Tudekiks has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
De Houtman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tudekiks can pounce on him.
De Houtman ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

De Houtman has taken the fight to the clinch.
The referee calls for De Houtman to work.

Tudekiks breaks the clinch.
Tudekiks throws a series of punches but De Houtman avoids them all with ease.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fight stays on the outside here - De Houtman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tudekiks looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tudekiks misses with a jab, cross combination.
De Houtman wants to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wybrant De Houtman showed his dominance in that final round.
I think De Houtman 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wybrant De Houtman!
A relieved looking Wybrant De Houtman thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.