PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hendrik Vermeulen (ranked 496 p4p, 73 weight class) and Wet Wild (ranked 363 p4p, 51 weight class). Wild has chosen They say that I'm Crazy as his entrance music. 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.

Vermeulen
vs
Wild

187 cm
32
203 lbs
27 - 13 - 0

189 cm
30
195 lbs
17 - 8 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
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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 27 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hendrik Vermeulen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wet Wild!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wild throws the left hand but Vermeulen avoids the punch easily.
Nice shot by Vermeulen.
Wild swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Vermeulen.
Vermeulen blocks a head kick by Wild.
Wild ducks under a wild hook from Vermeulen.
Wild takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wild misses with an uppercut

and Vermeulen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Vermeulen.
Vermeulen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wild backwards.
Vermeulen prevents Wild from breaking the clinch.
Vermeulen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wild.
Wild lands a hook that snaps the head of Vermeulen backwards.
I was talking to Vermeulen's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Vermeulen lands a shot to the body.
Vermeulen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wild blocks a body shot from Vermeulen.
Wild takes a shot to the head.
Wild swings wildly with an uppercut but Vermeulen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vermeulen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wild lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Vermeulen.
Wild misses with a body punch.
Wild blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wild breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wild lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wild fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Vermeulen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wild to score with a decent uppercut.
Wild takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wild misses with a looping right.
Vermeulen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wild avoids the body shot from Vermeulen.
Wild misses with a right hand
and Vermeulen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vermeulen scores with a nice strike.
Vermeulen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Wild connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Vermeulen scrambles back to his feet.
Vermeulen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wild.
Vermeulen misses with a hook
and Wild counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vermeulen ducks under a wild hook from Wild.

Vermeulen gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Wild escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wild feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Vermeulen's calf.
Wild misses with a hook
enabling Vermeulen to counter with a crisp jab.
Vermeulen misses with a few strikes there.
Wild throws a sloppy head kick and Vermeulen moves out of range easily.
A slow jab from Wild misses its intended target.
The crowd cheers as Wild lands an impressive looking overhand right. Vermeulen doesn't seem phased though.
Wild throws a shot from downtown. Vermeulen moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Vermeulen was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Wild.
Wild looks to land a left hand but Vermeulen moved out of range nicely.
Wild moves away from the strike by Vermeulen.
Wild misses with an uppercut

and Vermeulen counters by clinching up.
Vermeulen working aggressively here.
Wild blocks an uppercut.
Wild's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vermeulen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vermeulen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vermeulen tries to work over Wild's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vermeulen tries for a takedown but Wild manages to get underhooks.

Vermeulen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vermeulen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wild misses with a straight left.
Wild waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vermeulen.
Vermeulen throwing a counter right hand but Wild manages to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Vermeulen. Those never looked like landing.
Wild lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Vermeulen defending well as Wild loads up on a big left hand.
Wild getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Vermeulen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Vermeulen throws a hook to the side of Wild's head but Wild sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wild now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Wild slips under a jab from Vermeulen.
Wild throws a body shot but no joy.
Wild throws a jab but it's blocked by Vermeulen.
Vermeulen throws a hook to the side of Wild's head but Wild sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice body kick there by Wild.
Wild lands a nice looking body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wild misses the shot to the body.
Wild just misses with a punch to the body.
Wild takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wild steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vermeulen.
Wild raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Vermeulen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wild connects with a solid leg kick.
Wild on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wet Wild seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wild fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vermeulen manages to avoid it.
Vermeulen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wild.
Wild dips to his left and cracks Vermeulen with an uppercut!
Vermeulen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wild.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wild fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vermeulen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wild throws a jab when Vermeulen was well out of range.
Vermeulen ducks under a wild hook from Wild.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Wet Wild will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wild, right into the meat.
Vermeulen moves forwards but Wild connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Vermeulen slips a jab and a cross from Wild.
Vermeulen takes one to the chin there.
Wild bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Vermeulen's head backwards.
Wild fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vermeulen manages to avoid it.
Vermeulen throwing a counter right hand but Wild manages to avoid it.
Wild lands a high kick!
Wild throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vermeulen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wet Wild seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A punch combination from Vermeulen misses.
Vermeulen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wild can pounce on him.
Wild throws a leg kick but Vermeulen sees it coming and checks it nicely.

Vermeulen has managed to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vermeulen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wild is trying to break free.
Good body shot from Wild.
Vermeulen has a couple of punches blocked by Wild.
Wild working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vermeulen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wild lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vermeulen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vermeulen misses with a hook from the clinch.

Vermeulen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wild throws a head kick but Vermeulen moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Vermeulen misses the target.
Wild moves away from the strike by Vermeulen.

Vermeulen closes the distance and clinches.
Vermeulen tries for a takedown. No joy.

Wild manages to break the clinch.
Wild throws a looping overhand right but Vermeulen ducks down to avoid it.
Vermeulen tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Wild manages to circle out of the way.
Wild scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wild misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vermeulen. Wild does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vermeulen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wild.
Vermeulen wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Vermeulen dips to his left and cracks Wild with an uppercut!
Wild scoring well with a low kick there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wild lands with a good body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vermeulen lands with a good body shot.
Wild throws a body kick that misses.
Vermeulen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vermeulen scores with a hook to the body. Wild takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Vermeulen blocks a low kick nicely.
A jab from Vermeulen misses.
Sloppy strikes from Vermeulen. Those never looked like landing.
Wild throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Vermeulen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wild jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wild throws a body punch but Vermeulen moves out of range.
A combination from Vermeulen does no damage.
Wild misses with a straight left.
Vermeulen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wild throws out the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Vermeulen misses.
Vermeulen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wild scores with a leg kick.
Vermeulen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wild's hands.
Vermeulen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wild.
Vermeulen is looking to counter punch.
Vermeulen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wild throws a lazy right hand but Vermeulen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wild throws the left hand but Vermeulen avoids the punch easily.
Wild works Vermeulen's body with a nice hook.
Wild fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Vermeulen checks it well.
Vermeulen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vermeulen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vermeulen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vermeulen throws a hook but Wild avoids it easily.
Wild takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wild fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vermeulen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vermeulen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wild's hands.
Wild connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Vermeulen's hands.
Wild throws a head kick that misses.
Vermeulen throws a right and a left that Wild avoids nicely.
Wild doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Vermeulen throws a jab but it's blocked by Wild.
Vermeulen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Vermeulen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wild.
Jab from Wild.
Vermeulen throws a right hand that Wild ducks under and follows up with a left that Wild also avoids with ease.
Nice shot by Wild.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wet Wild showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. 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.

Wild takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wild throws a sloppy head kick and Vermeulen moves out of range easily.
Wild lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Vermeulen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wild pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wild tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vermeulen was well out of range. Poor timing from Wild.
Vermeulen slips a jab from Wild.
Wild uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vermeulen.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wild.
Vermeulen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wild counters with a nice uppercut.
Wild turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wild missing with a left hand there. Vermeulen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vermeulen throws a jab when Wild was well out of range.
Wild throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wild moves out of range as Vermeulen strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wild throws an off balance right hand
letting Vermeulen counter with a right hand.
Wild catches Vermeulen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Vermeulen loads up on a big right hand but Wild slips the punch.
Nice jab there from Vermeulen.
Vermeulen throws a lazy uppercut
and Wild counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wild misses with a straight left.
Vermeulen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wild counters with a nice uppercut.
Wild misses with a body kick.
Wild scores with a nice right hand.
Wild misses with the body kick
and Vermeulen counters with a nice uppercut.
A combination from Wild does no damage.
Wild throws a head kick but Vermeulen moves out of range.
It looked like Vermeulen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wild connects with a jab.
Vermeulen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hendrik Vermeulen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wet Wild is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Vermeulen.
Vermeulen lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Wild backs up against the cage.
Wild lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Wild finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
No joy there for Vermeulen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vermeulen blocks a head kick by Wild.

Vermeulen closes the distance and pushes Wild back into the cage.
Wild blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Vermeulen breaks from the clinch.
Wild staying out of range there.
Wild looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wild slips under a jab.
Vermeulen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Vermeulen scores with a jab.
Vermeulen throws a lazy uppercut
and Vermeulen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wild. That's going to slow Vermeulen down.
No joy there for Vermeulen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wild throws a sloppy head kick and Vermeulen moves out of range easily.
Wild looks to land a body kick but Vermeulen moved away.
Vermeulen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wild.
Vermeulen walks forward, straight into a front kick from Wild.
Vermeulen takes one on the button.
Wild cracks Vermeulen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Vermeulen cracks Wild with an open hand slap.
Vermeulen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wild sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vermeulen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wild bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A nice side step and Wild releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Vermeulen throws an overhand right that lands on Wild's shoulder, as Wild tries to avoid the shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vermeulen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No joy there for Vermeulen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vermeulen staying out of range there.
Vermeulen is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Wild lands with an uppercut that bounces Vermeulen off the cage and back into range.
Wild cracks Vermeulen with an open hand slap.
Wild misses with a straight right.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wild.
Vermeulen misses with an uppercut
and Wild counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wild bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Vermeulen misses with a straight left.
Wild tests Vermeulen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vermeulen looks to throw the jab but Wild is out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vermeulen looks to clinch
and Vermeulen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wild throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wet Wild comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Wild winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wet Wild!
After the big win, Wet Wild made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors UnderGround Supplements and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.