PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tor Troeng (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gijs Vermeulen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vermeulen has chosen Money, Money, Money as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Troeng
vs
Vermeulen

170 cm
26
156 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

177 cm
26
133 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

WG 5

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 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tor Troeng!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gijs Vermeulen!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Troeng rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vermeulen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vermeulen looks to score with a jab to the body but Troeng is just out of range.
Vermeulen misses with a looping right.
Gijs Vermeulen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vermeulen looks to land a right hand but Troeng moved out of range.
Vermeulen lands a slapping body shot.
Vermeulen has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Vermeulen looks to land a combination but Troeng avoids it well.
Vermeulen lands a head shot.
Sloppy strikes from Vermeulen. Those never looked like landing.
Troeng takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Vermeulen misses with a wild body shot.
Troeng misses with a double jab.
Troeng bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vermeulen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Troeng ducks under a wild hook from Vermeulen.
A punch lands to the side of Troeng 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Vermeulen throws a body punch but Troeng moves out of range.
Vermeulen throws a hook but Troeng blocks it.
Vermeulen throws a hook to the side of Troeng's head but Troeng sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vermeulen is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Troeng slips a jab and a cross from Vermeulen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vermeulen sizes up Troeng with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Vermeulen swings for the body but Troeng moves out of range.
Troeng throws a looping overhand right but Vermeulen ducks down to avoid it.
Vermeulen misses with a left hand

and Troeng counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Troeng just leaning against Vermeulen, taking a breather.
Vermeulen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vermeulen takes a shot to the head.
Vermeulen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Troeng displaying some good clinch control by pressing Vermeulen up against the cage.
Troeng seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Vermeulen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Troeng lands a left hand.
Troeng lands a nice shot to the body.
Troeng lands a shoulder strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Troeng struggles to land a body shot inside as Vermeulen controls his hands.
Troeng leaning against his opponent.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Troeng lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vermeulen backwards.
Vermeulen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Troeng displaying some good clinch control by pressing Vermeulen up against the cage.
Troeng prevents Vermeulen from breaking the clinch.
I was talking to Troeng's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Troeng working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Troeng manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Troeng gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tor Troeng.
Troeng misses the jab.
Troeng uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vermeulen.
Troeng moves away from the strike by Vermeulen.
Troeng throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vermeulen. Troeng does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vermeulen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Troeng was well out of range. Poor timing from Vermeulen.
Vermeulen scores with a hook to the body. Troeng takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Vermeulen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Troeng was well out of range. Poor timing from Vermeulen.
Vermeulen connects with a looping right hand.
Vermeulen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Troeng.
Vermeulen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Troeng counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vermeulen connects with a jab.
Vermeulen misses with a right hand
and Troeng counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Vermeulen is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vermeulen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Troeng at a distance.
Vermeulen is still on wobbly legs! Can Troeng finish him?
Vermeulen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Troeng throws a right hand that Vermeulen ducks under and follows up with a left that Vermeulen also avoids with ease.
Vermeulen throws a shot to the body.
Vermeulen seems to have recovered his senses.

Troeng closes the distance and clinches.
Troeng manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Troeng lands a body shot.
Troeng has Vermeulen pressed against the cage, preventing Vermeulen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Troeng keeps control of Vermeulen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Troeng lands a right hand.
Troeng lands a shoulder strike.
Vermeulen is trying to break free.
Vermeulen is trying to force a seperation but Troeng has the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Gijs Vermeulen will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Vermeulen cracks Troeng with a right hand to the side of the head.
Vermeulen throws a lazy uppercut
and Troeng counters with a stiff right hand.
Troeng misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vermeulen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Troeng takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Vermeulen throws a combination that misses

and Troeng holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Troeng lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Still in the clinch, Troeng scores with a nice short uppercut.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Vermeulen. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
A body shot lands from Troeng.
Troeng lands a nice uppercut.
Vermeulen is trying to force a seperation but Troeng has the dominant position.
Troeng lands a nice shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Still in the clinch, Troeng scores with a nice short uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Troeng.
Troeng has Vermeulen pressed against the cage, preventing Vermeulen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Troeng lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Troeng lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Troeng leaning his opponent against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Troeng lands a hook that snaps the head of Vermeulen backwards.
Vermeulen letting Troeng take a breather here.
Troeng presses Vermeulen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Troeng lands a body shot.
Still in the clinch, Troeng scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vermeulen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Troeng lands with a left to the head.
Vermeulen is trying to break free.
Troeng lands with a right to the head.
Vermeulen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Troeng leaning his opponent against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Troeng.
Vermeulen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Troeng effectively controlling the action here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Troeng.
Vermeulen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Troeng works on Vermeulen's body with a couple of short punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Troeng is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Troeng scores with a nice hook to the head.
Troeng has Vermeulen pressed against the cage, preventing Vermeulen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Troeng lands an uppercut.
Vermeulen tries to throw a body punch but Troeng avoids it by throwing Vermeulen back against the cage.
Troeng leaning his opponent against the cage.
Troeng lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vermeulen backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Troeng.
Troeng prevents Vermeulen from breaking the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Troeng stalling.
Troeng gets through Vermeulen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Troeng digs a right hand into Vermeulen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Vermeulen's gas tank.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Troeng.
Troeng is pushing Vermeulen up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Troeng keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vermeulen's efforts to push away.
Vermeulen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Troeng is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tor Troeng.
Vermeulen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Troeng moves away.
Troeng with a nice cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Vermeulen swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Troeng gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Vermeulen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Vermeulen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Troeng.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Troeng lands a hook that snaps the head of Vermeulen backwards.
Troeng will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Vermeulen up against the cage.
A short right from Troeng on the inside.
Troeng taking a breather.
Vermeulen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Troeng misses with a punch to the body.
Troeng stalling the fight.
Troeng lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Troeng lands an uppercut.
Vermeulen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Troeng lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vermeulen tries to break free but Troeng pushes him back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Troeng.
Troeng lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vermeulen backwards.
A bit of stalling here from Troeng.
Tor Troeng has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Vermeulen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Troeng prevents Vermeulen from breaking the clinch.
Troeng lands an uppercut.
Vermeulen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vermeulen tries to break the clinch but Troeng is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Troeng on the inside.
Troeng slowing the pace effectively.
Vermeulen is looking to break free of the clinch but Troeng has double underhooks.
Vermeulen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Troeng holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Troeng keeps control of Vermeulen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Vermeulen being controlled against the cage.
Troeng lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Vermeulen misses with a body punch.
Troeng lands with a light punch inside.
Troeng lands an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vermeulen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Vermeulen tries to break the clinch but Troeng is controlling the position.
Troeng lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vermeulen backwards.
Vermeulen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Troeng creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Vermeulen with a big uppercut! Vermeulen tries to clinch up but Troeng pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Vermeulen to the mat! Vermeulen covers up and Troeng unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tor Troeng!
Tor Troeng retains his featherweight title!
Tor Troeng looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'My goal is to keep 145 and 155 belts at same time. CEO Im waiting for your message. Lets make it happen'.
In defeat, Gijs Vermeulen stepped up to the mic, saying 'What you all Boo-ing about, I'll get him next time!'.