PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Van Demel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lazare Gonthier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Demel comes to the cage accompanied by Depeche Mode - Personal Jesus. Gonthier has chosen Madmoiselle Juliette as his entrance music. Lazare Gonthier will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Van Demel
vs
Gonthier

193 cm
23
205 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

191 cm
18
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ryan Van Demel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lazare Gonthier!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonthier fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

Van Demel darts in and clinches Gonthier up against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gonthier.
Gonthier works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gonthier blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Come on Gonthier - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

Van Demel manages to break the clinch.
Gonthier moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

It looks like Ryan Van Demel has been cut.

Gonthier fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Van Demel, pushing him back against the cage.
Gonthier leaning against his opponent.
Gonthier receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Gonthier managing to block the knees to the body from Van Demel.
A hook to the body from Gonthier.
Gonthier is struggling to control the position.
Gonthier on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gonthier blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Van Demel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gonthier avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonthier leaning his opponent against the cage.
Van Demel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gonthier is defending well for now.
Van Demel wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gonthier has him pressed against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Gonthier.
Gonthier will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Van Demel up against the cage.
Gonthier on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Gonthier.
Van Demel tries to land knees in the clinch but Gonthier avoids the damage to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Gonthier.
Van Demel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gonthier.
Van Demel is breathing heavily.
Gonthier lands with a light punch inside.
Gonthier on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gonthier controlling the action here for a moment.
Gonthier lands a left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonthier lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Van Demel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gonthier lands a front kick.

Gonthier has managed to clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Gonthier.
The crowd are getting on Gonthier's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Lazare Gonthier.
Gonthier blocks a head kick by Van Demel.
Gonthier wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Gonthier has closed the distance and engaged Van Demel in a clinch.
Gonthier is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Gonthier.
Gonthier lands a left hand.
A right hand to the body from Gonthier.
Gonthier effectively controlling the action here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Lazare Gonthier.
A cross from Gonthier lands.

Gonthier fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Van Demel, pushing him back against the cage.
Gonthier lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Van Demel or not.
Nice body punch from Gonthier.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gonthier.
Gonthier digs a right hand underneath Van Demel's ribcage. Van Demel let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonthier throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gonthier.
Gonthier is struggling to control the position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gonthier.
Gonthier effectively controlling the action here.
Gonthier cracks Van Demel with a nice body shot.
Gonthier pushes Van Demel back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Gonthier breaks the clinch.
Gonthier looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Van Demel tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Demel takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good shot there by Gonthier.
Van Demel's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gonthier connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Van Demel scrambles back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lazare Gonthier dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ryan Van Demel's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Gonthier changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ryan Van Demel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheers as Gonthier lands an impressive looking overhand right. Van Demel doesn't seem phased though.
Gonthier stuns Van Demel with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Van Demel tries to keep at a distance but Gonthier has taken the fight into the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Gonthier.
Gonthier lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Van Demel or not.
Come on Gonthier - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Lazare Gonthier.
Gonthier fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Van Demel has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Van Demel gets tackled into the cage by Gonthier. Gonthier maintains the clinch.
Gonthier lands with a short shot to the head.
Gonthier lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gonthier has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gonthier stalls.
A left hand lands to the body for Gonthier.

Gonthier's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gonthier fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Van Demel has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

Gonthier closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Good body shot from Gonthier.
Gonthier is stalling here.
A short left from Gonthier.
A right handed body shot lands from Gonthier.
Gonthier lands a body shot.
Gonthier lands with a light punch inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonthier avoiding damage.
Gonthier lands a body shot.

Gonthier breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Van Demel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gonthier. Gonthier obviously looking to wear him down.

Gonthier has managed to clinch.
Gonthier taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Gonthier has Van Demel pressed against the cage, preventing Van Demel from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nice body punch from Gonthier.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gonthier.
A nice left hand lands by Gonthier.
Gonthier lands a body shot.
Gonthier lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gonthier.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gonthier managing to block the knees to the body from Van Demel.
Gonthier stalling the fight.
Gonthier lands a shot to the body.
Gonthier stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Gonthier takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Gonthier scores with a shoulder strike.
Gonthier stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Still in the clinch, Gonthier scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gonthier lands a body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gonthier.
A right hand to the body from Gonthier.
Gonthier stalling against the cage.
Van Demel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gonthier.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gonthier.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gonthier as Van Demel tries to tie him up.
Gonthier slows down the pace here.
A left hand lands to the body for Gonthier.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Gonthier.

Gonthier manages to break the clinch.
Gonthier digs a good hook to Van Demel's body.
Gonthier is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Van Demel rather than just go for the knockout.

Gonthier closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gonthier.
Gonthier lands with a left to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Gonthier as the two fighters clinch.

Gonthier breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gonthier uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Van Demel has time to react.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gonthier throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Gonthier does it's job there.
Gonthier lands a leg kick that knocks Van Demel off balance momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lazare Gonthier showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ryan Van Demel's cut.
That's time! Van Demel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Gonthier lands with a cross.
Van Demel takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Van Demel's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gonthier connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Van Demel scrambles back to his feet.

Van Demel is rocked!
Gonthier punishes Van Demel's body with a nice straight punch.
Oh Van Demel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gonthier lands an uppercut, right on the button! Van Demel tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lazare Gonthier!