PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dan Gerous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Petr Ondrus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ondrus has chosen HARDCORE as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Gerous
vs
Ondrus

185 cm
40
202 lbs
24 - 16 - 0

188 cm
34
202 lbs
16 - 10 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dan Gerous!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Petr Ondrus!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gerous will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dan Gerous seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gerous falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Ondrus to counter with a crisp jab.
Gerous misses with the combination.
Ondrus throws a head kick that misses.
Gerous has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Gerous scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gerous misses with a series of wild punches.
Gerous fails with a takedown attempt.
Gerous misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ondrus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gerous throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ondrus.
Gerous swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gerous misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gerous throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ondrus counters with a straight right hand.
A combination from Gerous does no damage.
Gerous misses with a few strikes there.
Gerous swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gerous falls off balance throwing a combination

and Ondrus counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Gerous's guard now.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Ondrus is stalling in the full guard.

Gerous kicks Ondrus off and gets to his feet.
Gerous swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ondrus counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gerous falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ondrus counters with a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gerous looks for a takedown but Ondrus sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Gerous. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ondrus displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gerous.
Gerous throws a combination that misses
and Ondrus counters with a good, hard body kick but Gerous shrugs it off.
Gerous waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ondrus.
Gerous falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ondrus counters with a nice uppercut.
Ondrus misses with a double jab.
Gerous misses with a few strikes there.
Gerous throws a nice looking combination but Ondrus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Gerous looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Ondrus!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ondrus holding on.
Gerous working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Gerous fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Gerous is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Ondrus's shoulder. That is not cool.
Gerous working the body and head with strikes.
Ondrus stops Gerous from passing to mount.

Gerous is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ondrus knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gerous is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ondrus knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Gerous is trying to ground and pound but Ondrus uses the momentary lack of control by Gerous to regain half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ondrus keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Gerous 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.

Ondrus avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gerous throws a nice looking combination but Ondrus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gerous shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ondrus defends it nicely.
Gerous stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ondrus.
Gerous fails with the takedown.
Ondrus looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gerous will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice sprawl there from Ondrus as Gerous shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Gerous. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gerous lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Gerous looks to land a combination but Ondrus avoids it well.
Gerous tries to close the distance and clinch but Ondrus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gerous swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gerous scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Gerous tries to work over Ondrus's front leg with a kick but Ondrus checks it.
Gerous takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gerous takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Some wild striking there from Gerous.
Gerous tries to bum rush Ondrus with a series of wild strikes but Ondrus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Gerous.
Gerous misses with a right hand
and Gerous takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gerous shoots in for a double leg but Ondrus sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gerous misses with a double jab
and Ondrus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A combination from Gerous does no damage.
Ondrus has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Dan Gerous is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gerous misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ondrus fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gerous throws a combination that misses
and Ondrus counters with a stiff right hand.
Gerous throws a leg kick
and Ondrus counters with a head kick.
Ondrus lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gerous misses with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gerous throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ondrus.
A left lands for Ondrus.
Ondrus lands a slapping body shot.
Gerous falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ondrus counters with a nice body shot.
Ondrus swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gerous.
Ondrus swings for the body but Gerous moves out of range.
Gerous scores with a three punch combo!
Gerous doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gerous swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ondrus counters with a good, hard body kick but Gerous shrugs it off.
Gerous with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ondrus to score with a decent uppercut.
Gerous throws a right and a left that Ondrus avoids nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gerous misses with a series of wild punches.
Gerous takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ondrus tests Gerous's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ondrus digs a good body shot into Gerous's ribs.
A punch combination from Gerous misses.
Some wild striking there from Gerous.
Gerous tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ondrus defends well and Gerous ends up having to push Ondrus into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ondrus lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Petr Ondrus will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Ondrus dodges the punch combination from Gerous.
Gerous throws a leg kick that misses.
Gerous throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ondrus connects with a body shot that sends Gerous's belly button to the back.
Gerous misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gerous scores with a leg kick.
Gerous has a takedown stuffed.
Gerous throws a leg kick but Ondrus moved away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ondrus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gerous throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Petr Ondrus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Gerous, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gerous misses with a double jab.
Gerous moves forwards but Ondrus connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ondrus dodges the punch combination from Gerous.
Gerous throws a leg kick but Ondrus checks it.
Ondrus lands with a good body shot.
Gerous tries to close the distance and clinch but Ondrus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gerous swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Ondrus to counter with a crisp jab.
Gerous misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gerous tries to clinch up but Ondrus circles away and keeps his distance.
Gerous looks to land a combination but Ondrus avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ondrus scores with a punch to the head.
Gerous throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ondrus scores with a nice body kick.
Ondrus connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gerous momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ondrus lands with a good body shot.
Gerous will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Ondrus looking to score a takedown here. Gerous is defending well but Ondrus drives through and ends up in Gerous's guard.
Ondrus passes Gerous's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Gerous is not content to let Ondrus control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gerous pushes Ondrus off looking to stand but Ondrus dives back in and keeps control.
Ondrus sitting and controlling from the half guard.

Ondrus is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Gerous makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ondrus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gerous throws an overhand right that lands on Ondrus's shoulder, as Ondrus tries to avoid the shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ondrus.
Horrible takedown by Gerous or perhaps it was just good defense by Ondrus which made him look bad.
Gerous swinging wildly here.
No joy there for Ondrus, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gerous swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ondrus counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gerous doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ondrus counters with a lovely straight right hand!

And that's the end of the fight!
Petr Ondrus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ondrus has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Petr Ondrus!
Petr Ondrus seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.