PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Elvis Bika (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans De Vries (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bika's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, My Decision. De Vries has chosen Duke Lion as his entrance music. Hans De Vries is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Bika
vs
De Vries

169 cm
34
158 lbs
21 - 11 - 1

173 cm
29
157 lbs
19 - 10 - 1

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

XTREME PWNAGE: Down Under!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Elvis Bika!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hans De Vries!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Alexandre Firmino and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bika scoring well with a low kick there.
Bika stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from De Vries.
De Vries looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bika throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Vries connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That kick from Bika tenderised De Vries's leg. De Vries is trying to keep his angry face on.
De Vries avoids the body shot from Bika.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bika. De Vries does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bika misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bika swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Vries misses with a double jab.
De Vries keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bika throws a hook to the side of De Vries's head but De Vries sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De Vries throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Danga de danga de dang - Bika scores with a four punch combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bika just misses with a punch to the body.
Bika takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bika with a nice cross.
De Vries uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bika.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Bika misses.
Nice defenses there by Bika.
De Vries fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by De Vries.
Bika swats away the attempt to clinch by De Vries.
De Vries slips under a jab from Bika.
Danga de danga de dang - Bika scores with a four punch combination!
Bika misses with a two punch combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - De Vries looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bika smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A slow jab from De Vries misses its intended target.
Bika swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bika takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
De Vries throws a solid leg kick but Bika takes the impact on his shin and smiles at De Vries.
Bika ducks under a wild hook from De Vries.
De Vries ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bika moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Vries throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bika on the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bika loads up on a big right hand but De Vries slips the punch.
Hans De Vries is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Donk. Bika catches De Vries right on the button with a cross.
Bika looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? De Vries is fending him off so far but Bika persists. Nope, De Vries circles away and we're back to standing.
De Vries slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
De Vries throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Vries stuffs the takedown.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bika checks a leg kick.
Bika ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bika misses with a straight left.
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.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by De Vries.
De Vries throws an overhand right that lands on Bika's shoulder, as Bika tries to avoid the shot.
Bika lands a nice shot to the body.
Bika finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bika misses with an uppercut. De Vries saw that one coming.
De Vries connects with an inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Vries lands with a slapping head kick.
Bika scores with a head kick. De Vries tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A slow jab from Bika misses its intended target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bika.
De Vries moves out of range as Bika throws a body kick.
A slow jab from De Vries misses its intended target.
A bone on bone clash there as Bika blocks the leg kick.
Bika lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
De Vries swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bika throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Vries with a nice cross.
Jab from De Vries.
De Vries misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bika.
De Vries tries to land a leg kick but Bika saw it coming and moves away.
Bika thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bika misses with a straight left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Vries tried to score with a low kick but Bika checks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
That kick from De Vries tenderised Bika's leg. Bika is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bika takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A bone on bone clash there as Bika blocks the leg kick.
De Vries throws the left hand but Bika avoids the punch easily.
Bika throws a head kick but De Vries moves out of range.
Bika avoids the body shot from De Vries.
Bika misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Vries.
Bika takes a swing at De Vries's ribcage but misses.
Bika throws a shot from downtown. De Vries moves away and avoids it.
Bika shoots in but De Vries avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Elvis Bika. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bika tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bika shoots in looking for a takedown but De Vries manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bika's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bika keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bika tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
De Vries just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elvis Bika 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.

Bika with a hook.
Elvis Bika is winning the standup battle so far.
A clash of legs there as De Vries blocks the low kick.
Bika throws a looping overhand right but De Vries ducks down to avoid it.
Bika looks for the body kick but De Vries saw that one coming.
Bika blocks a head kick by De Vries.
De Vries wants to slow Bika down by chopping away at his legs.
A big left from De Vries misses.
De Vries swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bika connects with a jab.
De Vries tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bika looks to throw the jab but De Vries is out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by De Vries. That's going to slow Bika down.
Bika dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De Vries with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bika to score with a decent uppercut.
De Vries throws a shot from downtown. Bika moves away and avoids it.
Bika slips a straight right by De Vries.
Bika will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Vries throws a jab when Bika was well out of range.
De Vries looks to land a left hand but Bika moved out of range nicely.
De Vries scores with a sloppy right hand. Bika should have avoided that one.

De Vries has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bika is looking to break free of the clinch but De Vries has double underhooks.
Bika dodges an elbow strike from De Vries.
De Vries misses with an elbow over the top.
De Vries stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
De Vries misses with a body punch.
Bika goes for a takedown attempt but De Vries pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bika circles away from the clinch attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bika.
Bika throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Vries is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Good exchange - De Vries coming out on top.
De Vries throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bika pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A chopping leg kick lands by De Vries.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Vries uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bika.
A cross from De Vries lands.
Bika throws a leg kick but De Vries moved away.
Bika misses with a body shot.
De Vries connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bika checks a leg kick.
Bika misses with a straight right.
Bika takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jab by De Vries.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bika looks to land a body kick but De Vries moved away.
De Vries dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De Vries with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bika tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but De Vries swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Elvis Bika. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bika cracks De Vries with an open hand slap.
De Vries fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bika manages to avoid it.
Bika throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bika scores with a jab. De Vries acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
De Vries swings and misses with a hook to the body.

De Vries closes the distance and pushes Bika back into the cage.

Bika turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Bika manages to end up in side control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Bika creates some space and throws a big elbow, but De Vries sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Bika trying to control the position but De Vries is working away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Vries seems a little lost for a moment, as Bika dominates the positioning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bika throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Bika wants to control but De Vries is keeping him busy.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
De Vries taking punishment in the form of punches.
Bika taking a breather here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bika working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Elvis Bika will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

De Vries uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bika.
Bika avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bika throws a head kick that misses.
Donk. Bika catches De Vries right on the button with a cross.
A low kick from De Vries misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bika walks into a stiff left hand from De Vries.
De Vries slips under a jab from Bika.
De Vries takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
De Vries thows a body shot but no joy.
Bika thumps De Vries with a low kick.
Bika chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before De Vries can pounce on him.
Bika keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bika feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to De Vries's calf.
De Vries lands a jab.
Bika looks to throw a body kick
and De Vries counters with an inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bika throws a jab when De Vries was well out of range.
De Vries waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bika.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Bika.
De Vries lands with a cross.
Bika ducks under a wild hook from De Vries.
Bika misses with a hook.
De Vries throws a head kick but Bika moves out of range.
De Vries lands a front kick.
De Vries turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bika lands a nice shot to the body.
Bika blocks a jab.
Bika looks to land a right hand but De Vries moved out of range.
Bika misses with an uppercut. De Vries saw that one coming.
Bika will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bika throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fight stays on the outside here - De Vries looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bika misses the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Bika does no damage.
Bika bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
De Vries ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
De Vries will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
De Vries throws a low kick but Bika avoids it.
Donk. De Vries catches Bika right on the button with a cross.
De Vries scores with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Vries slips a straight right by Bika.
Bika misses with a looping left.
De Vries lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
De Vries blocks a low kick nicely.
De Vries leaves Bika with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bika throws a hook but De Vries avoids it easily.
De Vries tried to score with a low kick but Bika checks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Vries throws a lazy right hand but Bika sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bika takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
De Vries throws a hook but Bika blocks it.
De Vries looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

Bika shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Bika controlling the pace for now.
Bika unloads with some shots from mount but De Vries bucks and avoids them well.
Bika throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for De Vries because Bika loaded up on that one.
Bika thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Vries wants to control but Bika is having none of it.
Bika throws some wild stikes that De Vries manages to avoid easily.
Bika trying to control but De Vries is having none of it.
Bika is landing with some decent strikes but De Vries is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Vries tries to lock up and control but Bika gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Elvis Bika showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bika, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight for Elvis Bika!
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Elvis Bika!
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight for Elvis Bika!

Elvis Bika wins by unanimous decision!
Elvis Bika decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.