PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stannis Baratheon (ranked 2524 p4p, 355 weight class) and Bismarck De Jager (ranked 3261 p4p, 439 weight class). De Jager comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Afrikanerhart kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Stannis Baratheon had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Baratheon
vs
De Jager

193 cm
34
223 lbs
21 - 15 - 1

189 cm
35
210 lbs
23 - 18 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed

Riner Clothing and Laundry (85%)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Stannis Baratheon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 18 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bismarck De Jager!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baratheon throws a right and a left that both miss.
De Jager scoring well with a low kick there.
Baratheon defending well as De Jager loads up on a big left hand.
Baratheon takes a swing at De Jager's ribcage but misses.
De Jager showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Baratheon.
Baratheon throws a left and a right that both miss

and De Jager counters with a single leg into guard. Baratheon didn't expect that.

Baratheon looking for a guillotine here but De Jager defends easily.
Baratheon keeping moving, preventing De Jager from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Jager postures up in Baratheon's guard and throws a big left but Baratheon blocks it.
De Jager cracks Baratheon with a solid left hand.
De Jager wants to control from the top but Baratheon keeps moving.
De Jager has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

De Jager got a little sloppy there for a moment and Baratheon has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, De Jager has managed to get both his arms back between Baratheon's legs - danger averted.
De Jager stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Baratheon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
De Jager wants to control from the top but Baratheon keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
De Jager stopping the sweep attempt from Baratheon.
De Jager passes Baratheon's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Jager is trying to control the action in half guard but Baratheon is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
De Jager wants to free his trapped foot but Baratheon is holding on for dear life with his legs.
De Jager controlling the pace.
De Jager wants to pass to mount but Baratheon is defending the position.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Baratheon looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Jager throwing shots but Baratheon is blocking nicely.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Baratheon scores with a jab.
De Jager throws a right hand that Baratheon ducks under and follows up with a left that Baratheon also avoids with ease.
Baratheon misses with a jab, cross combination.
De Jager scoring well with a low kick there.
Baratheon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Baratheon.
Baratheon throws a series of strikes that have De Jager backpedaling.

It looks like Bismarck De Jager has been cut.
Baratheon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Baratheon throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baratheon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but De Jager circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baratheon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
De Jager tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
De Jager avoids the body shot from Baratheon.
Baratheon throws a right and a left that De Jager avoids nicely.
De Jager is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
De Jager throws a jab but it's blocked by Baratheon.
Baratheon throws a series of punches but De Jager moves out of range.
De Jager with the counter takedown but Baratheon avoids it easily.
De Jager walks into a jab.
Baratheon fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Baratheon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
De Jager throws a hook but Baratheon avoids it easily.
Baratheon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Baratheon throws a left and a right that both miss
and De Jager cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stannis Baratheon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bismarck De Jager's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Baratheon!
Baratheon paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A shot to the liver by De Jager. Beautiful body shot.
No joy there for Baratheon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Baratheon misses with a few strikes there.
No joy there for Baratheon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
De Jager throws out a leg kick but Baratheon moves out of range and De Jager only half commits.
Baratheon misses with a hook. De Jager ducked under it nicely.
De Jager drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Baratheon defends it well.
Baratheon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Jager manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baratheon throws a series of punches but De Jager avoids them all with ease.
Baratheon takes a swing at De Jager's ribcage but misses.
Stannis Baratheon is winning the standup battle so far.
Baratheon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and De Jager connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Jager misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by De Jager.
Baratheon looks to land a combination but De Jager avoids it well.
Baratheon misses the jab.
Baratheon throws a right and a left that De Jager avoids nicely.
And De Jager tries to counter it with a takedown but Baratheon pushes his down on his head and steps out.
De Jager takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
De Jager steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Baratheon.
Stannis Baratheon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
De Jager tries to bum rush Baratheon with a series of wild strikes but Baratheon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
De Jager showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Baratheon.
De Jager dodges the punch combination from Baratheon.
De Jager changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Baratheon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Jager was well out of range. Poor timing from Baratheon.
De Jager tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baratheon misses with a hook. De Jager ducked under it nicely.
De Jager feints the counter takedown.
Stannis Baratheon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baratheon misses with a wild combination.
De Jager tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
De Jager misses with a left hand
and De Jager takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Baratheon falls off balance throwing a combination
and De Jager counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Jager showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Baratheon.
De Jager tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Baratheon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Baratheon scores with a jab to the body.
A punch combination from Baratheon misses.
A jab from De Jager finds it's way through Baratheon's defenses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baratheon tries to bum rush De Jager with a series of wild strikes but De Jager uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Baratheon misses with a looping left.
De Jager is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Baratheon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that De Jager can do to turn this around?
Baratheon checks a leg kick.
A combination from Baratheon does no damage.
De Jager with the counter takedown but Baratheon avoids it easily.
De Jager loads up on a big right hand but Baratheon slips the punch.
Baratheon appears to be looking for a big counter.
Baratheon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Baratheon on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Baratheon throws a right and a left that both miss.
De Jager throws an overhand right that lands on Baratheon's shoulder, as Baratheon tries to avoid the shot.
Baratheon missing with a left hand there. De Jager was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
De Jager is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
De Jager uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Baratheon.
De Jager avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Jager throws out a loose jab but Baratheon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baratheon is looking to counter punch.
De Jager takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Baratheon misses with a series of wild punches.
De Jager moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baratheon throws a body punch but De Jager moves out of range.
Baratheon looks to score with a jab to the body but De Jager is just out of range.
De Jager slips a straight right by Baratheon.
Baratheon feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits De Jagers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Stannis Baratheon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De Jager takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stannis Baratheon dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bismarck De Jager's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Baratheon misses with a double jab.
De Jager tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Baratheon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
De Jager throws a leg kick which misses Baratheon's front leg but catches the back leg as Baratheon tries to avoid it.
Baratheon throws a right hand that misses

and De Jager counters with a shoot takedown. Baratheon fights it but they end up in guard.
Baratheon trying to keep a closed guard but De Jager is proving a slippery customer.
De Jager makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Jager working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Baratheon's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Jager engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
De Jager tries to free his leg and advance position but Baratheon is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Jager is pushing down on Baratheon's leg trying to pass to half guard. Baratheon is fighting to maintain full guard but De Jager has managed to sneak the leg through.
Baratheon on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. De Jager lands a nice short elbow.
De Jager performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
De Jager looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Baratheon with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
De Jager looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
De Jager tries to pass the half guard into mount. Baratheon knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
De Jager is still trying to improve position.
Baratheon is not content to let De Jager control the position.
Bismarck De Jager has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Jager seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Baratheon is not content to let De Jager control the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
De Jager is pressing down on Baratheon's thigh, looking to free his foot. Baratheon is holding on for now.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Baratheon throws a right hand that De Jager ducks under and follows up with a left that De Jager also avoids with ease.
No joy there for Baratheon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baratheon moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Baratheon misses with a double jab

so De Jager counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Stannis Baratheon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
De Jager wants to control from the top but Baratheon keeps moving.
De Jager throwing strikes but missing.
De Jager trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
De Jager chips away with some ground and pound.
De Jager with a nice head shot there.
De Jager trying to control the position from guard on top but Baratheon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baratheon keeping full guard, as De Jager tries to pass.
Baratheon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
De Jager throwing strikes but missing.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Baratheon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A combination from Baratheon does no damage.
Baratheon misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Baratheon falls off balance throwing a combination
and De Jager counters with a nice low kick that buckles Baratheon's knee momentarily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bismarck De Jager comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Baratheon 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stannis Baratheon!
Stannis Baratheon tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.