PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hans De Vries (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie Gaffney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Vries comes to the cage accompanied by Duke Lion. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

De Vries
vs
Gaffney

173 cm
31
157 lbs
22 - 13 - 1

180 cm
24
164 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Great elbows
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 13 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hans De Vries!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jamie Gaffney!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Viktor Lagutenko and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Vries takes a swing at Gaffney's ribcage but misses.
Gaffney throws a right and a left that both miss.
De Vries waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gaffney.
Gaffney uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Vries.
De Vries avoids the body shot from Gaffney.
De Vries lands a nice looking kick to the body. Gaffney takes a step back to recover.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by De Vries.
A slapping leg kick lands for De Vries.
Gaffney misses with a few strikes there.
De Vries misses with a low kick.
Hans De Vries seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Gaffney clinches up with De Vries and pushes him back against the cage.
Gaffney lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of De Vries backwards.
De Vries lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gaffney.
De Vries is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Gaffney is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but De Vries is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaffney has a couple of punches blocked by De Vries.
Gaffney is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gaffney wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but De Vries has him pressed against the cage.
Gaffney fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De Vries lands an elbow inside.
De Vries lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
De Vries misses with an elbow over the top.
De Vries is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Gaffney pulls him back up using the underhooks.
De Vries lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gaffney tries to throw a body punch but De Vries avoids it by throwing Gaffney back against the cage.
De Vries creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gaffney's defenses.
De Vries throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gaffney is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hans De Vries has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jamie Gaffney.
De Vries throws an elbow but it misses.
De Vries lands with a short head shot on the inside.

De Vries's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
De Vries tries to clinch up but Gaffney circles away and keeps his distance.
De Vries scores with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaffney moves away from the strike by De Vries.
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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Gaffney clinches.
De Vries lands a damaging elbow.
Gaffney has a couple of punches blocked by De Vries.
Gaffney dodges an elbow strike from De Vries.
Gaffney swings wildly with an uppercut but De Vries uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Vries lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Gaffney fails to land.
De Vries fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gaffney throws a punch but it's blocked by De Vries.
Nice elbow from De Vries.
Gaffney takes an elbow to the temple.
De Vries lands a nice elbow.
De Vries effectively controlling the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from De Vries.
Gaffney is pressed up against the cage. De Vries has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gaffney down to the mat. Gaffney avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Gaffney checks the leg kick nicely there.

Gaffney fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. De Vries sprawls well initially but Gaffney persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Gaffney postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for De Vries to stand up.
De Vries with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gaffney to score with a decent uppercut.
Gaffney's hands are dropping dangerously low here and De Vries connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gaffney scrambles back to his feet.
A slow jab from De Vries misses its intended target.
Gaffney dives in and grabs De Vries's left leg, looking for a takedown. De Vries pushes down on Gaffney's head and hops out.
Hans De Vries is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De Vries slips a jab and a cross from Gaffney.
De Vries tries a head kick but it misses.
De Vries wants to slow Gaffney down by chopping away at his legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Vries wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gaffney!
De Vries tries a head kick but it misses.
De Vries punishes Gaffney's body with a nice straight punch.
De Vries misses with a head kick.
Gaffney lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
De Vries throws a jab but it's blocked by Gaffney.
A head kick misses from De Vries.
De Vries throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gaffney counters with a nice uppercut.
Gaffney takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gaffney throws a poor cross that misses
and De Vries makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A big left from De Vries misses.
Gaffney throws a hook but De Vries avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hans De Vries dominated that round.
That's time! De Vries's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A clash of legs there as Gaffney blocks the low kick.
Gaffney misses the jab.
De Vries chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gaffney fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. De Vries looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
De Vries misses with a wild body shot.
Gaffney misses with a series of wild punches.
De Vries misses with an uppercut
and Gaffney counters with a one-two to the body.
Gaffney lands a really nice looking cross but De Vries seems unphased.
Jamie Gaffney is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gaffney's hands are dropping dangerously low here and De Vries connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gaffney scrambles back to his feet.

Gaffney has De Vries up against the cage in a clinch.
Gaffney has had enough of the clinch but De Vries keeps him there for the moment.

De Vries breaks from the clinch.
De Vries needs to keep his hands up - Gaffney had a free shot at his head there.
Gaffney circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaffney tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Vries was well out of range. Poor timing from Gaffney.
De Vries tries to clinch but Gaffney is having none of it.
De Vries just misses with a punch to the body.
Good work by Gaffney as he checks the leg kick.

Gaffney rushes De Vries and presses him up against the cage.
A short uppercut from De Vries.
Gaffney fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Gaffney.
De Vries misses with an elbow over the top.
Gaffney blocks an elbow strike from De Vries.
Gaffney lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gaffney lands with a right to the head.
Gaffney drops down looking for an ankle pick but De Vries pulls his leg out and moves away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gaffney staying out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Gaffney.
De Vries misses with a shot to the body
and Gaffney makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gaffney displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Vries throws out the jab.
Gaffney ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
De Vries wants to land a leg kick but Gaffney is out of range.
De Vries cracks Gaffney with an open hand slap.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gaffney throws a combination but it was largely blocked by De Vries.
Gaffney shoots in but no luck this time.
Gaffney needs to keep his hands up - De Vries had a free shot at his head there.
De Vries lands with a good body shot.
De Vries misses with a straight right.
De Vries thumps Gaffney with a low kick.
Gaffney has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Vries avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A low kick from De Vries misses
and Gaffney counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gaffney will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hans De Vries is winning the standup battle so far.
De Vries lands with a straight right. Gaffney didn't see that one coming.
De Vries misses with a head kick.
De Vries throws a chopping leg kick but Gaffney manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gaffney uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Vries.
De Vries throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gaffney lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as De Vries backs up against the cage.
De Vries throws a sloppy head kick
and Gaffney counters with a series of strikes. De Vries will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gaffney blocks a low kick nicely.
Gaffney misses with a right hand
letting De Vries counter with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Vries throws a head kick but Gaffney moves out of range.
De Vries throws the left hand but Gaffney avoids the punch easily.
De Vries wants to clinch up but Gaffney keeps it at a distance.
De Vries throws an overhand right that lands on Gaffney's shoulder, as Gaffney tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gaffney loads up on a big right hand but De Vries slips the punch.
A telegraphed right hand from De Vries misses the target.
Gaffney throws a hook but De Vries blocks it.
Nice cross by De Vries.
Gaffney slips under a jab from De Vries.
Gaffney throws a series of punches but De Vries avoids them all with ease.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Vries tries to land a leg kick but Gaffney saw it coming and moves away.
De Vries lands a nice looking body shot.
Gaffney blocks a head kick by De Vries.
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 Hans De Vries will probably get the nod.
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.

Gaffney throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gaffney throws a right and a left that De Vries avoids nicely.
Gaffney looks to throw the jab but De Vries is out of range.
De Vries fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
De Vries connects with a solid leg kick.
De Vries with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Gaffney moves into the clinch.
Gaffney fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gaffney avoids a wild elbow strike from De Vries.
De Vries blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Vries lands with a short shot to the head.
Gaffney's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gaffney misses with the head strike.
Gaffney lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Still in the clinch, Gaffney scores with a nice short uppercut.
De Vries blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaffney lands a shoulder strike.
Gaffney takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gaffney tries to throw a body punch but De Vries avoids it by throwing Gaffney back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from De Vries.
De Vries gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gaffney.
De Vries pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gaffney misses with some punches.
A short right from Gaffney on the inside.
De Vries is trying to maintain a safe position but Gaffney gets an underhook and turns De Vries into the cage.
Gaffney misses with some punches.
De Vries throws an elbow that misses.
De Vries stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
De Vries gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Hans De Vries has scored more points in the clinch so far.
De Vries with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jamie Gaffney has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaffney tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Vries's elbow.
De Vries misses with a knee to the head.
De Vries lands an elbow that stopped Gaffney in his tracks for a moment.
De Vries throws a punch but it's blocked by Gaffney.

Gaffney gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gaffney not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
De Vries regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Gaffney.
Gaffney is looking to stand up but De Vries won't let him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaffney wants to stand and escape but instead De Vries has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
De Vries scoring with some ground and pound.
Gaffney keeping full guard, as De Vries tries to pass.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Vries throws a big right hand that misses.
De Vries trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Gaffney manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
De Vries working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gaffney.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Vries has his hands on Gaffney's head, controlling the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jamie Gaffney.
I think De Vries has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hans De Vries!
A victorious Hans De Vries thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.