PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between El Pablo Ernesto (ranked 2310 p4p, 1254 weight class) and Stefan De Vries (ranked 137 p4p, 72 weight class). Stefan De Vries has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ernesto
vs
De Vries

160 cm
22
140
13 - 6 - 0

168 cm
30
143
13 - 7 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, El Pablo Ernesto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Stefan De Vries!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ernesto moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
De Vries looks to throw the jab but Ernesto is out of range.
De Vries throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ernesto counters with a two punch combo.
Ernesto looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ernesto takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
De Vries swings widly with a right hand
and Ernesto counters with a series of strikes. De Vries will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ernesto throws a series of punches but De Vries avoids them all with ease.
De Vries has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ernesto moves to clinch but De Vries breaks away
and De Vries cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
De Vries on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
De Vries avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
De Vries on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Ernesto clinches up against the cage.
Good body shot from Ernesto.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ernesto misses with a punch to the body.
Ernesto lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of De Vries backwards.
Ernesto misses with a punch on the inside.
Ernesto tries a body shot but De Vries blocks it.
Ernesto can't find room to land a body shot as De Vries controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Ernesto fails to land.
De Vries swings wildly with an uppercut but Ernesto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ernesto lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ernesto lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of De Vries backwards.
Ernesto working aggressively here.
Ernesto lands a body punch.
Ernesto can't find room to land a body shot as De Vries controls the action.
De Vries blocks a body shot from Ernesto.
Ernesto lands with a light punch inside.
Ernesto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Vries throws a head punch that misses.
Ernesto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Vries misses with some punches.
Ernesto is working De Vries over against the cage.
Ernesto can't find room to land a body shot as De Vries controls the action.
Ernesto scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Vries swings wildly with an uppercut but Ernesto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ernesto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Vries throws a punch but it's blocked by Ernesto.
Nice body punch from Ernesto - that landed with a thud.
De Vries swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Vries is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Nice body punch from Ernesto - that landed with a thud.
Ernesto lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ernesto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good body shot from Ernesto.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by De Vries.
Ernesto misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, De Vries creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ernesto misses with a body punch.
De Vries can't find room to land a body shot as Ernesto controls the action.
De Vries lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ernesto pushes De Vries back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, De Vries scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ernesto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ernesto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ernesto throws a blind hook that connects with the side of De Vriess head.
Ernesto scores with a shoulder strike.
Ernesto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ernesto misses with some punches.
Ernesto blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from De Vries fails to land.
De Vries blocking some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Vries tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ernesto.
Ernesto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ernesto misses with a punch on the inside.
Ernesto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Ernesto.
Ernesto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ernesto lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ernesto.
Ernesto lands with a light punch inside.
De Vries leaning against his opponent.
Ernesto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ernesto works on De Vries's body with a couple of short punches.
Ernesto working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Vries.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ernesto.

De Vries breaks the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ernesto doesn't manage to clinch there - De Vries circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

El Pablo Ernesto 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.

Ernesto misses with a few strikes there.
De Vries circles away from the clinch attempt.
A nice side step and De Vries releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
De Vries is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ernesto.
De Vries lands with a hook. Ernesto tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ernesto fails with an attempt to clinch.
De Vries throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Vries scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ernesto looks to land a left hand but De Vries moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Vries just misses with a punch to the body.
De Vries misses with a combination
and Ernesto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Vries thuds his right hand into Ernesto's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

Ernesto clinches.
A short right from De Vries.
A hook to the body from Ernesto.
Ernesto can't find room to land a body shot as De Vries controls the action.
De Vries misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ernesto lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down De Vries.
Ernesto digs a right hand underneath De Vries's ribcage. De Vries let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ernesto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that De Vries can do to turn this around?
Ernesto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ernesto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ernesto.
De Vries misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Vries lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ernesto lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from De Vries.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ernesto misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ernesto swings wildly with an uppercut but De Vries uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ernesto misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Vries softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ernesto is working De Vries over against the cage.
Ernesto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ernesto lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ernesto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

De Vries breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ernesto fails in his attempt to clinch.
De Vries is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ernesto throws a left and a right that both miss
and De Vries counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ernesto wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Vries needs to keep his hands up - Ernesto had a free shot at his head there.
Ernesto will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ernesto moves to clinch but De Vries breaks away
and De Vries counters with a stiff right hand.

De Vries gets tackled into the cage by Ernesto. Ernesto maintains the clinch.
Ernesto lands a right hand.
Ernesto tries a body shot but De Vries blocks it.
Ernesto misses with some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ernesto lands with a short shot to the head.
De Vries has a couple of punches blocked by Ernesto.
Ernesto misses with the head strike.
Ernesto throws a blind hook that connects with the side of De Vriess head.
A head punch on the inside from De Vries fails to land.
Ernesto tries a body shot but De Vries blocks it.
Ernesto tries to throw a body punch but De Vries avoids it by throwing Ernesto back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ernesto.
Ernesto misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from De Vries.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ernesto blocking some punches.
De Vries working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
De Vries is trying to break free.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ernesto.
A short uppercut from De Vries.
De Vries tries to stall but Ernesto uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ernesto can't find room to land a body shot as De Vries controls the action.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Stefan De Vries will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

De Vries lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
El Pablo Ernesto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
De Vries throws a body shot but no joy.
De Vries misses with a wild body shot.
Ernesto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
De Vries looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ernesto tries to clinch up.

Ernesto fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with De Vries, pushing him back against the cage.
Ernesto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Vries working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ernesto lands a body punch in the clinch.
De Vries lands a shot to the body.
De Vries misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Ernesto.
De Vries throws a punch but it's blocked by Ernesto.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ernesto.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ernesto works on De Vries's body with a couple of short punches.
Ernesto misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Vries lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ernesto backwards.
De Vries has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ernesto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ernesto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Vries blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Vries can't find room to land a body shot as Ernesto controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ernesto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ernesto lands with a right to the head.
Ernesto lands with a light punch inside.
Ernesto lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of De Vries backwards.
Ernesto lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of De Vries backwards.
De Vries prevents a body shot from Ernesto.
Ernesto working aggressively here.
Ernesto can't find room to land a body shot as De Vries controls the action.
Ernesto misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ernesto.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Vries swings wildly with an uppercut but Ernesto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ernesto lands a hook to the side of the head.
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 Vries blocks an uppercut.
Ernesto pushes De Vries back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Vries.
De Vries doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Vries lands with a right to the head.
Ernesto digs a right hand underneath De Vries's ribcage. De Vries let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ernesto lands a hook that snaps the head of De Vries backwards.
Ernesto tries to throw a body punch but De Vries avoids it by throwing Ernesto back against the cage.
De Vries blocking some punches.
De Vries can't break the clinch.
Ernesto lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ernesto throws a punch but it's blocked by De Vries.
De Vries gets through Ernesto's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, De Vries creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

De Vries pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A lazy left from Ernesto finds it's target.

Ernesto gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ernesto lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Ernesto on the inside.
A body shot lands from Ernesto.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Vries.
Ernesto tries a body shot but De Vries blocks it.
Ernesto pushes De Vries back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ernesto struggles to land a body shot inside as De Vries controls his hands.
De Vries tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Ernesto.
Ernesto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ernesto lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Vries.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Vries misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ernesto misses with a punch to the body.
De Vries blocks an uppercut.
De Vries misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ernesto struggles to land a body shot inside as De Vries controls his hands.
A nice left hand lands by De Vries.
De Vries prevents a body shot from Ernesto.
De Vries scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ernesto lands a nice shot to the body.
Ernesto lands a right hand.
Ernesto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ernesto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

De Vries's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ernesto tries to clinch up but De Vries circles away and keeps his distance.
A nice side step and De Vries releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
De Vries lands a head shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
El Pablo Ernesto showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ernesto 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... El Pablo Ernesto!
After winning the bout, El Pablo Ernesto thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.