PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karlo Kerzyani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dre Furly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Kerzyani
vs
Furly

190 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
19
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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, Karlo Kerzyani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dre Furly!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Furly gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Kerzyani's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Kerzyani has managed to clinch.
Furly tries for a takedown. No joy.

Kerzyani pulls guard successfully.
Furly is stalling in the full guard.
Kerzyani is looking to stand up but Furly isn't so interested in that idea.
Furly trying to control but Kerzyani is working from the bottom.
Furly lands a couple of elbows.

Kerzyani has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Furly can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Furly wants to stand but Kerzyani is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerzyani is trying to control the position but Furly postures up.
Kerzyani looking to hit a scissor sweep but Furly is one step ahead there.
Furly is looking to stand up but Kerzyani won't let him.
Furly not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Kerzyani looking for a guillotine here but Furly defends easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kerzyani throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Kerzyani wants to hit a switch here but Furly passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Kerzyani there!
Kerzyani working to try and regain half guard.
Kerzyani tries to hold on but Furly pushes him away.
Furly controlling from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerzyani tries to hold on but Furly postures up.

Furly goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Kerzyani turns into him and now he's in Furly's guard.
Kerzyani postures up.

Furly working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kerzyani doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kerzyani manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Kerzyani decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Furly, up you get!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kerzyani looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kerzyani shoots in but Furly avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kerzyani is breathing heavily.
Kerzyani swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Furly gets a double leg takedown into Kerzyani's guard.
Furly wants to control from the top but Kerzyani keeps moving.

Kerzyani looking for a guillotine here but Furly defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dre Furly dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Both fighters circling a little - Furly finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

Kerzyani scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Furly slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Kerzyani engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Furly looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kerzyani is one step ahead there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kerzyani wants to stand but Furly has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Furly looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Kerzyani passes into half guard.
Furly avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kerzyani.
Furly avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kerzyani.
Furly is pressing down on Kerzyani's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Furly looking for a sweep. Not yet Furly, not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Furly is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kerzyani has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Furly is proving hard to escape from.
Furly looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Furly is striking from the bottom but Kerzyani uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Furly looks like he's trying to stand up.
Kerzyani trying to control from half guard but Furly is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerzyani is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Furly trying to control here.
Furly keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Furly blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kerzyani.
Kerzyani content to control rather than advance.
Furly is looking to control Kerzyani's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Furly avoid being mounted?

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Kerzyani moves into the clinch.
Furly tries to score a body lock takedown but Kerzyani shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kerzyani fails to pull guard.
Kerzyani missing with knees to the body.

Kerzyani has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Furly clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Kerzyani trying to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karlo Kerzyani dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. 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.

Furly closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kerzyani circles away.

Furly shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kerzyani is trying to defend but Furly finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Furly decides to stand and escape the position.
Karlo Kerzyani is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice body kick from Kerzyani.
Kerzyani tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Furly was well out of range. Poor timing from Kerzyani.

Kerzyani gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Kerzyani breaks from the clinch.
Furly shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Kerzyani counters by clinching up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kerzyani breaks the clinch.

Kerzyani moves into the clinch.

Kerzyani lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Kerzyani passes the guard and advances to mount!
Furly wants to hold on but Kerzyani pushes him away.
Kerzyani tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Kerzyani trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerzyani sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kerzyani lands a nice shot to the head.
Kerzyani landing punches.
Kerzyani controlling from the full mount.
Furly is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerzyani controlling the position easily from mount.
Furly tries to hold on but Kerzyani pushes him away.
Furly is in all sorts of trouble here.

Kerzyani moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Furly has worked his arm free - good work by Furly!
Kerzyani works to advance to full mount. Furly defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Furly tries to lock up and control but Kerzyani gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Furly is working to get back to half guard.
Kerzyani lands a heavy elbow.
Furly is looking to improve his position but Kerzyani isn't that keen on the idea.
Furly swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Kerzyani can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Furly is looking to escape.
Furly throwing hammer fists to the chest of Kerzyani. What's that going to do exactly?

And that's the end of the fight!
Karlo Kerzyani showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kerzyani has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karlo Kerzyani!