PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bismarck De Jager (ranked 3891 p4p, 494 weight class) and Antonio Jose De Sucre (ranked 5081 p4p, 596 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think De Jager might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Afrikanerhart. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

De Jager
vs
Jose De Sucre

189 cm
35
210 lbs
23 - 19 - 1

190 cm
36
214 lbs
24 - 22 - 1

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
KO power

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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 23 - 19 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bismarck De Jager!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Antonio Jose De Sucre!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Sucre dives in and grabs De Jager's left leg, looking for a takedown. De Jager pushes down on De Sucre's head and hops out.
De Jager avoids a kick to the body.
De Jager throwing a counter right hand but De Sucre manages to avoid it.
De Sucre shoots in for a takedown but De Jager shows good takedown defense.
De Jager is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Sucre.
De Jager displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from De Sucre.
Bismarck De Jager has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Jose De Sucre.
De Jager dives in for a single leg takedown but De Sucre sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from De Sucre.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Jager scores with a decent looking hook.
De Sucre misses with a takedown attempt - De Jager sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Jager. De Sucre does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Jager leaves De Sucre with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
De Sucre shoots in and drives through. De Jager sprawls well.
De Sucre loads up on a big right hand but De Jager slips the punch.
De Jager feinted with a counter takedown.
Antonio Jose De Sucre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Sucre fails with a takedown attempt.
De Sucre fails to land the takedown.
De Jager stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and De Jager wants it to stay on the feet.
De Jager throws a quick counter head kick but De Sucre was just out of range.
De Sucre doesn't succeed with the takedown
and De Jager counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Sucre is trying hard to land a takedown here. De Jager sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
De Jager drops down looking for a counter takedown but De Sucre sprawls and moves away.
De Sucre throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around De Jager's waist but De Jager gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing De Sucre off to one side.
De Jager was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
De Sucre shoots in but De Jager avoids the takedown attempt easily.
De Jager appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
De Sucre looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? De Jager is fending him off so far but De Sucre persists. Nope, De Jager circles away and we're back to standing.
De Jager sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
De Sucre tries to close the distance and clinch up but De Jager swats him away and circles back towards the center.

De Sucre closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into De Jager's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Jager pulls De Sucre in close to prevent any damage.
De Sucre pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. De Jager is keeping the position for now.
De Jager managing to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Sucre postures up.

De Jager is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
De Jager is trying to control the position but De Sucre postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

De Sucre drops back, looking for a kneebar! De Jager looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. De Jager looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from De Jager!

De Sucre tries to buck De Jager off but De Jager is having none of it.
De Jager wants to control but De Sucre is keeping him busy.
De Sucre taking punishment in the form of punches.
De Sucre is looking for a sweep.
De Jager wants to control but De Sucre is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Sucre takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
De Sucre gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
De Jager perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
De Jager prevents De Sucre from improving his position.

De Sucre looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
De Sucre tries to get to full guard but De Jager has control of the leg.
De Sucre is not content to let De Jager control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
De Sucre wants to improve his position but De Jager is controlling well.
De Sucre on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bismarck De Jager dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

De Jager misses with a head kick.

De Sucre feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

De Sucre has gone for a leg lock! De Jager slips out almost immediately though and dives into De Sucre's guard.

De Sucre working for a triangle but De Jager defends it easily.
Antonio Jose De Sucre has got the better of the ground game so far.
De Jager passes easily into side control. Nice work.
De Sucre tries to buck De Jager off but De Jager is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Jager has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for De Sucre!
BOOM! De Jager connects with a massive shot to the dome!
De Jager lands a couple of good shots and De Sucre has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A lull in the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
What can De Sucre do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
De Sucre tries to escape the position.
De Sucre is covering up but some of the strikes from De Jager are getting through and doing damage.
De Sucre tries to escape the position.
De Sucre covers up after that shot from De Jager.
De Jager lands a shot to the head.
De Sucre looking very determined here, making life difficult for De Jager.
De Sucre tries to escape but De Jager has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
De Jager is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at De Sucre. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
De Sucre tries to escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Jager has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of De Sucre's body.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards De Jager.
De Jager is looking to control De Sucre but De Sucre is wriggling around and keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Sucre is covering up but some of the strikes from De Jager are getting through and doing damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Sucre breaks De Jager's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
De Jager is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that De Sucre can do to turn this around?
De Jager wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
De Sucre trying to move into half guard but instead De Jager has managed to sweep!

De Sucre looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

De Sucre working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. De Jager doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. De Jager manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
De Jager forces his way into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

De Sucre is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but De Jager pulls his head out easily.

De Sucre looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
De Jager has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
De Jager is looking to take a break and control but De Sucre is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
De Sucre regains full guard. Nicely done.
De Jager working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of De Sucre's head.

De Sucre is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and De Jager defends well.
De Sucre keeping moving, preventing De Jager from controlling successfully.

De Sucre has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but De Jager can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Jager slips nicely into half guard.
Ground and pound from De Jager.
De Jager working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
De Jager scoring with strikes to the body and head.
De Jager is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. De Jager connects with a nice short shot to De Sucre's temple.
De Jager is trying to control. De Sucre wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

De Sucre looking for submissions off his back.
De Jager prevents De Sucre from improving his position.
De Jager has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bismarck De Jager dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!

De Sucre just misses with a punch to the body.
De Jager attempts a counter takedown but De Sucre avoids it well and moves away.
De Sucre misses with a takedown attempt - De Jager sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

De Sucre looking to score a takedown here. De Jager is defending well but De Sucre drives through and ends up in De Jager's guard.
De Jager wants to sweep but no luck.

De Sucre drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and De Jager dives on top into guard.

De Sucre is looking for a triangle here but De Jager uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Jager passes to full mount! That's big trouble for De Sucre!
De Jager raining down hammerfists from mount.
De Sucre is in all sorts of trouble here.
De Jager raining down shots from the mount!
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!
De Jager landing shots from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Sucre bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now De Jager is on top in guard.

De Sucre looking for a guillotine here but De Jager defends easily.
De Jager postures up and lands a big shot to De Sucre's brow.

De Jager got a little sloppy there for a moment and De Sucre has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, De Jager has managed to get both his arms back between De Sucre's legs - danger averted.
De Jager pushing down on De Sucre's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Well, if De Jager is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
De Sucre is looking for a sweep. De Jager is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. De Jager connects with a nice short shot to De Sucre's temple.
De Jager working over De Sucre with some ground and pound. De Sucre looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
De Jager is trying to control the action in half guard but De Sucre is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

De Sucre looking for submissions off his back.

De Sucre looking for submissions off his back.
De Sucre takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
De Jager is pressing down on De Sucre's thigh, looking to free his foot. De Sucre is holding on for now.

De Sucre looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

De Sucre looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and De Jager pushes past his half guard into mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Sucre is desperately trying to improve his position but De Jager has a good base and remains in mount.
De Jager scores with a couple of good head shots there.
A nice elbow there by De Jager.
Antonio Jose De Sucre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
De Sucre is wriggling around trying to escape.
De Jager landing strikes, looking to finish!
De Jager landing punches.

De Sucre is rocked!
De Jager looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
De Sucre is still in real trouble! Can De Jager finish him?
De Jager lands a heavy shot. That's hurt De Sucre! De Jager sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless De Sucre and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Bismarck De Jager!
Bismarck De Jager thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Antonio Jose De Sucre spoke after the fight, saying 'My Father is yelling from the Heavens! I will not disappoint him again!'.