PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hans De Vries (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pussy Juice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Vries kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Duke Lion. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

De Vries
vs
Juice

173 cm
27
157 lbs
16 - 9 - 0

169 cm
28
157 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hans De Vries!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pussy Juice!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juice throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Juice looks to land a left hand but De Vries moved out of range nicely.
Juice misses with a looping right.
Juice misses with a straight right.

De Vries gets the takedown into side control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Juice gets back to half guard.
Ground and pound from De Vries.

De Vries is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
De Vries has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
De Vries is looking to take a break and control but Juice is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Vries throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
De Vries thows a huge punch but Juice dodges it nicely.
De Vries is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Juice!
De Vries landing shots from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Vries lands a heavy elbow.
Juice wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by De Vries.
De Vries throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
De Vries unloading with bombs!
De Vries throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Juice because De Vries loaded up on that one.
Juice is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Juice bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Vries pulls Juice in close to prevent any damage.
Juice trying to control the position from guard on top but De Vries is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Vries seems keen to control Juice's posture.
Juice trying to control but De Vries is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Hans De Vries.
De Vries lands a head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice uppercut there from Juice.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Vries throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Vries misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Juice.
De Vries misses with a body kick.
De Vries swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
De Vries feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Juices jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
De Vries attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
De Vries works Juice's body with a nice hook.
Juice misses with a straight left.
De Vries dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Juice. That did some damage!
De Vries moves out of range as Juice strikes.
A swing and a miss from De Vries.
The fighters circling - Juice throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Juice takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Juice ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Vries moves away.
Juice misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Vries scores with a head kick. Juice tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Hans De Vries seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Vries turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
De Vries throws a nice outside leg kick.
Juice blocks a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Vries misses with a body shot
and Juice counters with a straight right hand.

De Vries scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
De Vries lands strikes from half guard.
De Vries throwing shots but Juice is blocking nicely.
De Vries throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

De Vries is trying to work for a kimura but Juice is defending well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Juice works his way to full guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hans De Vries dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Juice shoots for a double leg takedown but De Vries sprawls well. He's pushed Juice's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Juice rushes De Vries and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

De Vries is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Juice can't fight it off and eventually De Vries manages to take the fight to the floor. Juice looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
De Vries postures up in Juice's guard and throws a big left but Juice blocks it.
De Vries missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
De Vries throwing strikes from guard but Juice blocks nicely.
De Vries throwing strikes but missing.
De Vries working some strikes from top position.
De Vries postures up in Juice's guard and throws a big left but Juice blocks it.
De Vries working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Vries connects with a couple of short punches.
De Vries distracts Juice with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
De Vries pushes down on Juice's leg and manages to get into half guard.
De Vries thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Juice's head.
De Vries missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
De Vries trying to control from half guard but Juice is working away.
Juice is looking to improve his position.
De Vries missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Juice is trying to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Vries throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. De Vries connects with a nice short shot to Juice's temple.
Juice trying to control here.
De Vries scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Juice keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
De Vries misses with a head shot. Juice uses the momentum to regain guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

De Vries got a little sloppy there for a moment and Juice has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, De Vries has managed to get both his arms back between Juice's legs - danger averted.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Vries works over Juice with some ground and pound from guard.
De Vries postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
De Vries throws a big elbow that misses.
De Vries stands up over Juice, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Juice is on top in guard.
Juice pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. De Vries is keeping the position for now.
De Vries has his hands on Juice's head, controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Juice avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Juice being controlled here momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hans De Vries dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Juice gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and De Vries counters with a thumping low kick.
De Vries connects with a leg kick. Juice looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
De Vries scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
De Vries tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Juice paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Juice fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but De Vries avoids it really well and circles away.
Juice misses the shot to the body.
De Vries keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hans De Vries has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pussy Juice.
De Vries thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Juice if he has to take too many more of those.
Juice displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Vries throws out the jab.

De Vries shoots in and bounces Juice off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
De Vries throwing strikes but missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Vries throws a big right hand that misses.
De Vries trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Juice trying to control the position.
Juice avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
De Vries in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
De Vries passes Juice's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
De Vries prevents Juice from improving his position.
De Vries is thwarting Juice's attempts to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

De Vries is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Juice has managed to free his arm - good work.
De Vries seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
De Vries landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

De Vries is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Juice wants to control but De Vries is keeping busy and won't allow it.
De Vries not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Vries throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
De Vries looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
De Vries scoring with strikes to the body and head.

De Vries looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
De Vries seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
De Vries looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Juice with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Juice is trying to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Vries lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ground and pound from De Vries.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Juice is refusing to be controlled, as De Vries sits in half guard.
De Vries throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Juice wants to get back to full guard.
Juice wants to control but De Vries is keeping busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Juice moves into full guard.
De Vries postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hans De Vries clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Juice throws an overhand right that lands on De Vries's shoulder, as De Vries tries to avoid the shot.
De Vries waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Juice.
De Vries tries a head kick but it misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Juice as he connects with a hook.
Juice throws a shot from downtown. De Vries moves away and avoids it.
Nice shot by De Vries.
Juice tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
De Vries tries to close the distance and clinch up but Juice swats him away and circles back towards the center.
De Vries uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Juice.
Juice takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Juice keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
De Vries motions for Juice to come forward. De Vries throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hans De Vries is winning the standup battle so far.
Juice tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Vries was well out of range. Poor timing from Juice.
De Vries is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Juice can do to turn this around?
Juice avoids the body shot from De Vries.
De Vries throws a low kick but Juice moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Juice avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice jab there from De Vries.
Juice throws a lazy right hand but De Vries sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Juice throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Juice displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Vries throws out the jab.
De Vries connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
De Vries lands a body shot.

De Vries has managed to clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Vries.
De Vries lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Juice can't break the clinch.
De Vries lands a knee to the head.
Juice stalling in the clinch but De Vries improves position.
Juice on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Juice tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Vries displaying some good clinch control by pressing Juice up against the cage.
Juice misses with a punch on the inside.
De Vries throws an elbow but it misses.
De Vries tries to throw a body punch but Juice avoids it by throwing De Vries back against the cage.
Juice goes for a takedown attempt but De Vries pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Nice defenses there by De Vries.
De Vries is looking to clinch.
De Vries does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Vries throws a lazy uppercut
and Juice counters with a nice uppercut.
De Vries defending well as Juice loads up on a big left hand.

De Vries rushes Juice and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Juice as De Vries tries to tie him up.
Juice has a couple of punches blocked by De Vries.

De Vries has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Juice is trying to keep an underhook but De Vries manages to get the takedown into half guard.
De Vries sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Juice defending well though.
Juice regains full guard. Nicely done.
De Vries lands a couple of digs.
De Vries slips nicely into half guard.
De Vries thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
De Vries missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ground and pound from De Vries.
De Vries wants to take a breather but Juice is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Vries is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Vries missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
De Vries not landing any meaningful shots this time.
De Vries is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
De Vries trying to pass the guard but Juice defending well.
Juice trying to control but De Vries postures up.
Juice avoiding damage under a succession of punches from De Vries.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Juice is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but De Vries pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hans De Vries had his way with Pussy Juice in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

De Vries moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A kick lands to the mid section there for De Vries.
De Vries pulls out of a head kick attempt.
De Vries cracks Juice with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
De Vries connects with an inside leg kick.

De Vries takes the fight into the clinch.
Juice scores with a shot to the side of De Vries's head.
De Vries comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Juice struggles to land a body shot inside as De Vries controls his hands.
Juice blocks an elbow strike from De Vries.
De Vries lands a right hand.
Juice avoids a wild elbow strike from De Vries.
A short right from Juice on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Vries prevents a takedown attempt there.
Nice elbow from De Vries.
De Vries lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Juice backwards.
Juice throws a head punch that misses.
De Vries throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Juice tries a body shot but De Vries blocks it.
A short uppercut from Juice.
Good body shot from Juice.
De Vries blocking some punches.
Juice has a couple of punches blocked by De Vries.
Juice misses with a body punch.
De Vries lands a knee to the head.
Juice tries to throw a body punch but De Vries avoids it by throwing Juice back against the cage.
De Vries lands an elbow inside.
De Vries lands a damaging elbow.

De Vries manages to pull guard.
Pussy Juice has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Vries working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Juice.
Juice tries to free his leg and advance position but De Vries is retaining full guard.
Juice trying to control but De Vries is working from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Vries controls Juice momentarily but Juice frees himself.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Juice defending well as De Vries loads up on a big left hand.
Juice looks to throw the jab but De Vries is out of range.
Juice with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling De Vries to score with a decent uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juice shoots in for a double leg but De Vries sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
De Vries feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Juice's calf.
De Vries moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Juice might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
De Vries scores with a jab. Juice acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

De Vries moves into range and clinches up with Juice.
De Vries blocks an uppercut.
Juice dodges an elbow strike from De Vries.
A nice right hand lands inside from Juice.
De Vries misses with a knee to the head.

De Vries lands a takedown into guard.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
De Vries chips away with some ground and pound.
Juice looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Juice is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Juice avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as De Vries accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Juice keeping full guard, as De Vries tries to pass.
Juice looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
De Vries throws a big right hand that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Vries preventing the sweep.

Juice has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. De Vries is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Juice.
Hans De Vries overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
De Vries working the head with strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hans De Vries showed his dominance in that final round.
Well De Vries 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 50:45
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 50:45
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hans De Vries!
Hans De Vries retains his featherweight title!
An out of breath Hans De Vries thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.