PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lawrance Gerltz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Gerltz
vs
Li

193 cm
20
220 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

210 cm
24
265 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lawrance Gerltz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, David Li!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Aafke Stam and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gerltz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Li throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gerltz lands with a cross.
Li tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gerltz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Gerltz does no damage.
Gerltz avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gerltz shoots for a double leg takedown but Li sprawls well. He's pushed Gerltz's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A punch combination from Li misses.
Gerltz fails to land the takedown.
Li is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Li tries to clinch up but Gerltz circles away and keeps his distance.
Gerltz throws a leg kick but Li sees it coming and moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gerltz moves out of range of the body kick.
Li fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gerltz is out of range.
David Li seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Li tries a head kick but it misses.

Li has managed to clinch.
Gerltz managing to block the knees to the body from Li.
Li throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gerltz blocks it with crossed arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Li tries a knee to the head but Gerltz blocks it.

Gerltz breaks from the clinch.

Gerltz clinches up against the cage.
Gerltz wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lawrance Gerltz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Li blocks the elbow strike.
Gerltz takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Lawrance Gerltz has been cut.
Gerltz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Li looking to throw knees to the head but Gerltz is blocking nicely.
Gerltz lands an elbow that stopped Li in his tracks for a moment.

Gerltz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
An inside leg kick lands from Gerltz.
Li takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Li tries to clinch there but Gerltz circles away.
Li throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Li wants to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Li closes the distance looking to clinch

and Gerltz counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Li!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Sloppy strikes there by Gerltz.
Gerltz in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Li is not content to let Gerltz control the position.
Li sneaks back into half guard.
Gerltz tries to pass the half guard into mount. Li knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gerltz missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Gerltz in particular looking to stall.
Li moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Gerltz prevents Li from getting back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Li is on top in guard.
Li wants to pass the guard but Gerltz is keeping the position.
Gerltz wants to sweep but no luck.
Li trying to control the position from guard on top but Gerltz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Li would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gerltz wants to stand up but Li is controlling him.

Li stands up from Gerltz's guard - Li perhaps looking for a knockout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gerltz avoids a kick to the body.
Gerltz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gerltz looks for a takedown but Li sprawls well.
Li moves in looking to clinch but Gerltz pushes him off.
Li throws a head kick but Gerltz moves out of range.
Li takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Li tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gerltz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gerltz swinging wildly here.
Gerltz swats away the attempt to clinch by Li.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Li misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Lawrance Gerltz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lawrance Gerltz's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Li scores with a head kick. Gerltz tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Gerltz throws a sloppy head kick and Li moves out of range easily.
Li attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gerltz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gerltz blocks a low kick nicely.
Lawrance Gerltz is winning the standup battle so far.
Gerltz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
No luck for Gerltz with that takedown attempt.
Gerltz has a takedown stuffed.
Li tries to clinch up.
Gerltz avoids the head kick by Li.
Li is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gerltz wants to clinch up but Li keeps it at a distance.
Gerltz's jab looks to have found its range, popping Li under the eye.
Li is looking to clinch.
Li slips a jab and a cross from Gerltz.
Gerltz has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Li.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Li doesn't manage to clinch there - Gerltz circles away.

Li clinches up with Gerltz and pushes him back against the cage.
Knees to the body from Li.
Gerltz lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Li throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gerltz blocks it with crossed arms.
Li with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gerltz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Li is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lawrance Gerltz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Li tries a knee to the head but Gerltz blocks it.
Li throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gerltz blocks it with crossed arms.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Li just leaning against Gerltz, taking a breather.
Gerltz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gerltz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Li tries a knee to the head but Gerltz blocks it.
Gerltz lands a nice knee to the body.
Gerltz wants to take the fight to the mat but Li manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li trying to stall but Gerltz improves his position.

Gerltz breaks from the clinch.
Gerltz circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gerltz counters with a low kick, right behind Li 's knee.
Gerltz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Li throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gerltz throws an overhand right that lands on Li's shoulder, as Li tries to avoid the shot.
Li misses with a head kick.
Li throws a wild body kick that Gerltz sees coming a mile off.
Li on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gerltz slips a jab and a cross from Li.
Gerltz takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Li is breathing heavily.
Gerltz tests Li's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Li connects with a leg kick. Gerltz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gerltz checks a leg kick nicely.
Lawrance Gerltz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Li fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gerltz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Gerltz has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gerltz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gerltz can't break the clinch.
Gerltz is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Li is defending well.

Gerltz breaks the clinch.
Gerltz throws a nice head kick!
A head kick misses from Li.
Gerltz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Li is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gerltz misses with a takedown attempt - Li sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Li tries to clinch up but Gerltz circles away and keeps his distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gerltz darts in and clinches Li up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Li tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gerltz avoids it.
Li tries to land knees in the clinch but Gerltz avoids the damage to the body.
Li has Gerltz pushed against the cage.
Li using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gerltz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gerltz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Li has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Li looking to throw knees to the head but Gerltz is blocking nicely.
Li missing with knees to the body.
Li trying to land knees to the body.
Gerltz tries to break the clinch but Li is controlling the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Li will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gerltz up against the cage.
Li misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but David Li will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Lawrance Gerltz's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Gerltz shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Li but Li pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Li tried to score with a low kick but Gerltz checks it.
Li tries to clinch but Gerltz is having none of it.
Gerltz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Li delivers a nice body kick.
Li fails with an attempt to clinch.
Li is looking to land body kicks.
A low kick from Li misses
and Gerltz counters with a nice body shot.
Li throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gerltz's head.
Li lands with a slapping head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gerltz dives in for a single leg takedown but Li sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Li utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Li effectively controlling the action here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gerltz avoiding damage as Li throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Li tries to stall but Gerltz uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Li missing with knees to the body.
Li landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Li tries a knee to the head but Gerltz blocks it.
Gerltz managing to block the knees to the body from Li.
Gerltz landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Gerltz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gerltz feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Li slips a jab and a cross from Gerltz.
Gerltz throws a leg kick which misses Li's front leg but catches the back leg as Li tries to avoid it.
Gerltz circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gerltz counters with a head kick. That will keep Li thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
David Li is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sloppy strikes from Gerltz. Those never looked like landing.
Gerltz lands a nice looking body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gerltz thuds a left hand into Li's body.
Li keeps the fight on the outside.
Gerltz scores with a jab to the body.
Li tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gerltz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gerltz lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Li backs up against the cage.
Li displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gerltz.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lawrance Gerltz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gerltz throws a nice outside leg kick.
Li tries a low kick but Gerltz avoids it.
Gerltz darts in looking for a takedown but Li gets double underhooks and turns Gerltz into the cage.
Li tries to land knees in the clinch but Gerltz avoids the damage to the body.
Li tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gerltz is trying to maintain a safe position but Li gets an underhook and turns Gerltz into the cage.
Li is looking to control Gerltz's arms but Gerltz gets an underhook and turns him. Now Li has his back to the cage.
Gerltz has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Li after a bit of a struggle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gerltz goes for a takedown in the clinch but Li prevents it.
David Li seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Li gets underhooks to prevent Gerltz's takedown attempt.
Li misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gerltz.
Gerltz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Li avoids it.
Li with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gerltz looking to stall.
Li putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gerltz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Li stalls.
Gerltz is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Li is defending well.
Li looking to throw knees to the head but Gerltz is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li stalling in the clinch but Gerltz improves position.
Li misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gerltz.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Li is trying to maintain a safe position but Gerltz gets an underhook and turns Li into the cage.
Li is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gerltz is defending well for now.
Li misses with a knee to the head.
Li tries to land a knee to the head but Gerltz blocks with his arms.
Gerltz has Li pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Li manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Li is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gerltz is defending well for now.
Li is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gerltz is defending well for now.
Li tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Gerltz breaks the clinch.
Li throws a leg kick
and Gerltz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gerltz scores with a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Li looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Lawrance Gerltz.
I think Gerltz 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 29:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:29
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28

The fight is ruled a majority draw!