PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dick Army (ranked 394 p4p, 55 weight class) and Hendrik Vermeulen (ranked 425 p4p, 63 weight class). Army kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Dick Army. 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.

Army
vs
Vermeulen

189 cm
40
200 lbs
48 - 25 - 1

187 cm
31
203 lbs
26 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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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 48 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Dick Army!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hendrik Vermeulen!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Army moves away from the strike by Vermeulen.
The fighters circling - Army throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vermeulen throws a lazy uppercut
and Army counters with a thumping low kick.
Vermeulen misses with an uppercut. Army saw that one coming.
Army rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vermeulen counters with a series of strikes. Army will be more careful next time no doubt.
Army looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Vermeulen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Army.
Vermeulen misses with an uppercut.

Army clinches up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vermeulen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Army misses with an elbow over the top.
Army lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Vermeulen.
Army misses with a body punch.
Vermeulen prevents a body shot from Army.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Army.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Army misses with a hook from the clinch.

Army breaks from the clinch.
Vermeulen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Vermeulen swings for the body but Army moves out of range.
Army lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Hendrik Vermeulen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vermeulen swings widly with a right hand

and Army moves into the clinch.

Army breaks from the clinch.
Army uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vermeulen.
Army looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Vermeulen staying out of range there.
Vermeulen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vermeulen scores with a nice right hand.
Vermeulen scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vermeulen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Army moves out of range of the strikes.
Army dodges the punch combination from Vermeulen.
Vermeulen scores with a jab to the head.
Vermeulen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Army counters with a nice body kick.

Army takes the fight into the clinch.
Vermeulen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vermeulen avoids the elbow strike from Army, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Army lands an elbow inside that Vermeulen shrugs off.
Vermeulen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Army swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vermeulen.
Vermeulen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
With the fighters up against the cage, Army throws an elbow but misses.
Army lands a body shot.

Army breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vermeulen throws a series of punches but Army avoids them all with ease.
Army is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Vermeulen.
Army misses with a two punch combination.
Vermeulen jabs Army to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Army throws a poor cross that misses
and Vermeulen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Army fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Vermeulen on the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed right hand from Army misses the target.
Vermeulen lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Army takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Vermeulen scores with a sloppy right hand. Army should have avoided that one.
Jab from Vermeulen.
Vermeulen misses with an uppercut.
Army fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Vermeulen on the side of the head.
Vermeulen looks to clinch
and Army counters with a right hand to the body.
Vermeulen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Vermeulen swings for the body but Army moves out of range.
Army throws a hook to the side of Vermeulen's head but Vermeulen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Army doesn't manage to clinch there - Vermeulen circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hendrik Vermeulen dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Army fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Vermeulen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Vermeulen looks to clinch
and Army counters with a nice uppercut.
Army tries to close the distance and clinch but Vermeulen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vermeulen throws a right hand that misses
and Army counters with a body kick that stops Vermeulen in his tracks momentarily.
Army throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Vermeulen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Army under the eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vermeulen misses with a looping right.
A slow jab from Vermeulen misses its intended target.
Army avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Army tries to counter by clinching up but Vermeulen breaks away and moves out of range.
Vermeulen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Army.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vermeulen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Decent striking displayed by Vermeulen there.
Army swings for the body but Vermeulen moves out of range.
Vermeulen throws a combination that misses
and Army counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fighters circling - Vermeulen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Army was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Army bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vermeulen moves in looking to clinch but Army pushes him off.
Army is looking to counter the offense by Vermeulen and move into the clinch.
A solid body kick from Army.
Vermeulen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vermeulen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vermeulen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vermeulen throws a poor cross that misses
and Army counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Army takes one to the chin there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Army tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Vermeulen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vermeulen swinging wildly here.
Vermeulen missing with a left hand there. Army was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vermeulen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Army counters with a nice body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Army lands with a shot to the body.
Army misses with a head kick.
Army ducks under a wild hook from Vermeulen.
Vermeulen tries to clinch up.
Army lands a really nice looking cross but Vermeulen seems unphased.
Vermeulen misses with a left hand
and Army counters with a nice uppercut.
Army connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Army tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vermeulen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vermeulen takes a swing at Army's ribcage but misses.
Army looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Army, as that shot connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Army scores with a kick to the midsection.
Army thuds his right hand into Vermeulen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Army misses with a body kick.
Sloppy strikes from Vermeulen. Those never looked like landing.
Army throws a body kick, spinning off balance
letting Vermeulen counter with a right hand.
Vermeulen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Army moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Army pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Army throws a head kick that misses.
Army throws the kick towards the body but Vermeulen avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dick Army 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!

Vermeulen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Vermeulen takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Vermeulen throws a hook but Army avoids it easily.
Vermeulen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vermeulen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sloppy strikes from Vermeulen. Those never looked like landing.
Army was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Vermeulen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vermeulen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Army counter with a right hand.
Army throws a body kick that misses

and Vermeulen counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Vermeulen trying to control the position from guard on top but Army is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vermeulen preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vermeulen wants to control from the top but Army keeps moving.
Army has control of Vermeulen's left arm, preventing Vermeulen from doing any damage.
Vermeulen trying to control but Army is working from the bottom.
Vermeulen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Army preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Vermeulen wants to pass the guard but Army is keeping the position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Army moves out of range as Vermeulen strikes.
It appears Army was looking to counter with a kick there.
A telegraphed right hand from Vermeulen misses the target.
As Vermeulen tries to get set, Army tries to push him back and clinch up but Vermeulen manages to avoid the attempt.
Vermeulen has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Army.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Army throws a big shot that misses.
Vermeulen throws the left hand but Army avoids the punch easily.
Vermeulen throws an overhand right that lands on Army's shoulder, as Army tries to avoid the shot.
Vermeulen on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Vermeulen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Army lands the left hand.
Army is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vermeulen.
Vermeulen lands with a nice combination. Army backs away looking to recover.
A head kick misses from Army.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Vermeulen.
A countering left hand to the body from Vermeulen misses.
Vermeulen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Army wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Army throws an off balance right hand
and Vermeulen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vermeulen throws out a loose jab but Army uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vermeulen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Army thuds his shin into the meat of Vermeulen's side.
A jab from Vermeulen misses.
Vermeulen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Army.
Dick Army is winning the standup battle so far.
Army misses with a hook. Vermeulen ducked under it nicely.
Vermeulen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Vermeulen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vermeulen works Army's body with a nice hook.
A jab from Vermeulen misses.
Vermeulen misses with a double jab
and Army counters with a left to the body.
Vermeulen misses with a shot to the body
and Army counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Army moves into the clinch successfully.
Vermeulen misses with a body punch.
Vermeulen struggles to land a body shot inside as Army controls his hands.
Army throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Army pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Army keeps the fight on the outside.
Army throwing a counter right hand but Vermeulen manages to avoid it.
Vermeulen blocks a head kick by Army.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dick Army showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Army 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dick Army!
An out of breath Dick Army thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.