PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gio Derzo (ranked 4747 p4p, 6791 weight class) and Terje Nesheim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Terje Nesheim will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Derzo
vs
Nesheim

195 cm
18
205
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
18
214
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gio Derzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Terje Nesheim!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nesheim ducks under a wild hook from Derzo.
Derzo throws a leg kick
and Nesheim counters with a stiff right hand.
Nesheim thuds a left hand into Derzo's body.
Derzo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nesheim.
Derzo loads up on a big right hand but Nesheim slips the punch.
Nice shot lands for Derzo.
Terje Nesheim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nesheim ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Derzo misses the body punch
and Nesheim counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nesheim cracks Derzo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nesheim tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A shot to the body from Derzo misses
and Nesheim counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nesheim moves in looking to clinch but Derzo pushes him off.
Nesheim cracks Derzo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nesheim scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nesheim scores with a jab. Derzo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

It looks like Gio Derzo has been cut.
Nesheim scores with a decent looking hook.
Derzo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nesheim! But no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nesheim moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Derzo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nesheim lands a right hook to the body.
Nesheim throws a shot to the body.
Nesheim lands with a good body shot.
Nesheim throws a series of punches but Derzo avoids them all with ease.
Derzo throws a sloppy head kick and Nesheim moves out of range easily.
Nesheim moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nesheim tries to clinch but Derzo moves out of range.
Nesheim ducks under a wild hook from Derzo.
Derzo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nesheim.
Nesheim throws out a counter right but Derzo avoids it with no problem.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nesheim lands a nice looking body shot.
Derzo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nesheim keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Derzo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Nesheim finds it's way round the side to connect with Derzo's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Derzo misses with a right hand
and Nesheim counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nesheim lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A left lands for Nesheim.
Derzo just misses with a punch to the body.
Nesheim works the jab nicely.
Nesheim lands with a cross.
Derzo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nesheim doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Derzo looks to score with a jab to the body but Nesheim is just out of range.
Nesheim tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nesheim connects with a body shot.
Derzo throws a leg kick
and Nesheim counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nesheim thuds a left hand into Derzo's body.
Derzo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nesheim counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nesheim pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Derzo back to the cage. Nesheim follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Derzo moves forwards but Nesheim connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Derzo throws the left hand but Nesheim avoids the punch easily.
Nesheim lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nesheim swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Derzo swings for the body but Nesheim moves out of range.
Nesheim connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jab by Nesheim.
Derzo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nesheim moves away.
Nesheim swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Derzo walks into a stiff left hand from Nesheim.
Nesheim scores with a jab to the body.
Derzo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nesheim to score with a decent uppercut.
Nesheim lands a nice hook to Derzo's body. Derzo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nesheim displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Derzo throws out the jab.
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!
Nesheim lands with a good body shot.
Derzo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Derzo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Derzo throws a sloppy head kick
letting Nesheim counter with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Derzo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nesheim moves away.
Nesheim swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nesheim lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Derzo throws a sloppy body shot
and Nesheim counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nesheim scores with a nice right hand.
Derzo motions for Nesheim to come forward. Derzo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Derzo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Derzo throws an overhand right that lands on Nesheim's shoulder, as Nesheim tries to avoid the shot.
Derzo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nesheim lands a jab to the nose.
Nesheim moves out of range as Derzo strikes.
Derzo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A jab lands there for Nesheim.
Derzo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nesheim counters with a nice body shot.
Derzo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Terje Nesheim dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gio Derzo's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Nesheim moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Derzo has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Derzo throws the left hand but Nesheim avoids the punch easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Derzo misses the target.
Nesheim has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Derzo walks into a jab.
Nesheim lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Derzo at a distance.
Nesheim lands a nice looking body shot.
Nesheim tries to clinch up.
Nesheim dips to his left and cracks Derzo with an uppercut!
Nesheim scores with a body shot.
Good exchange - Nesheim coming out on top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Derzo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nesheim tries to clinch but Derzo moves out of range.
Derzo misses with an uppercut. Nesheim saw that one coming.
A low kick from Derzo is predictable there
and Nesheim counters with a left to the body.
Nesheim comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Derzo misses with a straight left.
Nesheim closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Nesheim blocks a jab.
Nesheim will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Derzo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nesheim slips a jab from Derzo.
Nesheim takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Gio Derzo's cut is getting worse.
Derzo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Derzo throws a jab when Nesheim was well out of range.
Derzo misses with an uppercut
and Nesheim counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nesheim dips to his left and cracks Derzo with an uppercut!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A decent looking cross lands there for Nesheim.
Derzo circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nesheim connects with a body shot.
Derzo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nesheim throws out the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Derzo misses the target.
Derzo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Derzo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nesheim tries to close the distance and clinch up but Derzo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Derzo blocks a jab.
A big left from Derzo misses.
Nesheim ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Good standup being displayed there by Nesheim as he connects with a hook.
Derzo ducks under a wild hook from Nesheim.
Derzo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Derzo throws a body punch but Nesheim moves out of range.
Derzo looks to land a right hand but Nesheim moved out of range.
Nesheim doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Derzo looks to throw the jab but Nesheim is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nesheim lands a nice shot that snaps Derzo's head back.
Derzo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A big right from Derzo misses.
Nesheim throws a shot to the body.
Terje Nesheim seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Derzo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Derzo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Derzo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nesheim sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Derzo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Nesheim connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nesheim ducks under a wild hook from Derzo.
Derzo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nesheim works Derzo's body with a nice hook.
Nesheim scores with a jab to the jaw.
Derzo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nesheim slips under a jab from Derzo.
Nesheim cracks Derzo with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nesheim moves in looking to clinch but Derzo pushes him off.
Nesheim throws a series of strikes that have Derzo backpedaling.

Gio Derzo's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Derzo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nesheim was well out of range. Poor timing from Derzo.
Nesheim scores with a hook.
Nesheim keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice shot lands for Nesheim.
Nice defenses there by Derzo.
Nesheim stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A big right from Derzo misses.
Derzo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A shot to the body from Derzo misses
and Nesheim counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Derzo throws a hook but Nesheim blocks it.
Derzo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Derzo might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A slow jab from Derzo misses its intended target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Terje Nesheim showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gio Derzo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

A lazy left from Derzo finds it's target.
Decent striking displayed by Nesheim there.
Derzo walks into a jab.
Nesheim misses with a looping left.
Derzo throws the left hand but Nesheim avoids the punch easily.
Nesheim displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Derzo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nesheim.
Nesheim fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Derzo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nesheim scores with a three punch combo!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Derzo throws an off balance right hand
and Nesheim counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Derzo misses with a straight right.
Derzo throws a looping overhand right but Nesheim ducks down to avoid it.
Nesheim moves out of range as Derzo strikes.
Nesheim uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Derzo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nesheim throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Derzo on the side of the head.
Nesheim scores with a decent looking hook.
Nesheim moves out of range of the strikes.
A big left from Derzo misses.
Nesheim tries to move into range but Derzo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nesheim ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nesheim slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nesheim lands with a good body shot.
Derzo avoids the body shot from Nesheim.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nesheim looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Derzo swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Derzo swings widly with a right hand
and Nesheim counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Derzo just misses with a punch to the body.
Nesheim scores with a nice strike.
Gio Derzo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Derzo throws a right hand that misses
and Nesheim cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nesheim sizes up Derzo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A jab from Derzo finds it's way through Nesheim's defenses.
A punch combination from Nesheim misses.
Nesheim catches Derzo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Derzo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nesheim thuds a left hand into Derzo's body.
A combination from Derzo does no damage.
Nesheim swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Derzo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Derzo misses with an uppercut
and Nesheim counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nesheim is looking to clinch.
Nesheim lands a body shot.
Derzo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nesheim.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Derzo misses with a body shot
and Nesheim counters with a straight right hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nesheim, as that shot connected.
Jab, jab by Nesheim - just one landing.
Derzo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A big right from Derzo misses.
Derzo throws a body shot but no joy.
Nesheim is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Derzo throws a low kick but Nesheim moves out of range easily.
Nesheim throws a shot to the body.
Derzo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nesheim counters with a right hand to the body.
Nesheim ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Derzo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Derzo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Nesheim does it's job there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nesheim lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nesheim slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Derzo misses with a left hand
and Nesheim counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nesheim lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nesheim connects with a crisp jab.
Nesheim wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Derzo drops his hands momentarily and Nesheim takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Terje Nesheim is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Derzo takes a swing at Nesheim's ribcage but misses.
Nesheim closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Derzo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Derzo there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Derzo throws a poor cross that misses
and Nesheim counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Derzo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Nesheim counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nesheim connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Derzo momentarily.
Derzo just misses with a punch to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Terje Nesheim comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nesheim has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Terje Nesheim!
A relieved looking Terje Nesheim thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.