PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Christian Derksen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dory Raly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dory Raly is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Derksen
vs
Raly

188 cm
33
192 lbs
20 - 8 - 1

184 cm
26
193 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Christian Derksen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dory Raly!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Derksen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Raly throws a big shot that misses.
Derksen thows a body kick. Raly tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Derksen moves out of range as Raly strikes.
Raly moves out of range as Derksen throws a body kick.
Raly fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A decent looking cross lands there for Derksen.
Derksen throws a leg kick but Raly sees it coming and moves out of range.
Derksen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Raly throws a lazy uppercut
and Derksen counters with a leg kick.
Derksen lands a body shot.
Derksen tries to work over Raly's front leg with a kick but Raly checks it.
Derksen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Raly.
Raly missing with a left hand there. Derksen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Raly throws a nice outside leg kick.
Derksen ducks under a wild hook from Raly.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Raly tries to bum rush Derksen with a series of wild strikes but Derksen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raly throws a looping overhand right but Derksen ducks down to avoid it.
That kick from Raly tenderised Derksen's leg. Derksen is trying to keep his angry face on.

Derksen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Raly, pushing him back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Raly.
Raly blocks an elbow strike from Derksen.
Derksen prevents a body shot from Raly.
Raly struggles to land a body shot inside as Derksen controls his hands.
Raly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Derksen lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Dory Raly has been cut.
Raly blocks the elbow strike.
Raly on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Derksen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Derksen blocks a body shot from Raly.
Raly is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Derksen is defending well for now.
Raly blocks an uppercut.
Raly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Raly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Derksen blocks a body shot from Raly.
Derksen pushes off an throws an elbow but Raly leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Raly misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Derksen working aggressively here.
Raly throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Derksen.
Derksen lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Raly fails to land.
Raly working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Raly lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Derksen backwards.
Raly working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Raly creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Raly pushes Derksen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Raly throws a punch but it's blocked by Derksen.
Derksen blocks an uppercut.
Good body shot from Raly.
Derksen pushes off an throws an elbow but Raly leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Raly is working Derksen over against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Raly.
Derksen throws an elbow that misses.
Raly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Raly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Derksen's elbow.
Raly working aggressively here.
Derksen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raly cracks Derksen with a nice body shot.
Derksen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Raly lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Raly escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Derksen slips a straight right by Raly.
Derksen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Raly checks a low kick from Derksen.
Raly scoring well with a low kick there.
Raly connects with the punch.
Raly throws a hook to the side of Derksen's head but Derksen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Raly tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Derksen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice straight punches there by Raly. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Raly.
That kick from Raly tenderised Derksen's leg. Derksen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Derksen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Raly finds it's way round the side to connect with Derksen's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raly misses with a head kick.
Raly's jab looks to have found its range, popping Derksen under the eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raly moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Raly lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Derksen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Derksen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Raly is looking to score with low kicks.
Jab, jab by Raly - just one landing.
Derksen thuds his shin into the meat of Raly's side.
Derksen tries to clinch up but Raly circles away and keeps his distance.

Derksen closes the distance and clinches.
Raly tries to work over Derksen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Raly tries to work over Derksen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Raly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Raly.
Raly misses with the head strike.
Raly looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Raly avoids the elbow strike from Derksen, against the cage.
Good body shot from Raly.
Derksen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Raly's elbow.
Raly lands a body punch.

Raly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dory Raly dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dory Raly's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Raly closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Derksen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Raly defending well as Derksen loads up on a big left hand.
Raly misses with a straight left.
Nice defenses there by Derksen.
Raly throws a wild body kick that Derksen sees coming a mile off.
Derksen thinks about countering with a body kick.
Derksen thows a leg kick but Raly checks it
and Raly counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Raly has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Derksen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Raly manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Derksen misses with a hook. Raly ducked under it nicely.
Raly scores with a three punch combo!
Raly moves out of range as Derksen strikes.
Raly avoids a kick to the body.
Raly checks a low kick from Derksen.
Raly throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raly connects with an inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Raly misses.
Christian Derksen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raly swats away the attempt to clinch by Derksen.
Raly misses with a straight left.
Raly throws a left and a right that both miss
and Derksen counters with a nice body kick.
Derksen is looking to land body kicks.
We've been told by Derksen's head coaches at Rape Academy (7 elite, 6 2x elite) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Raly slips under a jab from Derksen.
A swing and a miss from Raly.
Derksen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Derksen wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Raly connects with a jab.
Derksen checks the leg kick.
Derksen slips under a jab.
Raly looks to throw the jab but Derksen is out of range.
Raly walks into a left hand.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Derksen lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Raly has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Raly and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Derksen, right into the meat.
Derksen tries to clinch but Raly moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raly throws a nice outside leg kick.
Derksen throws a head kick that misses.
Derksen throws a lazy body kick
and Raly counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Raly checks a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Derksen.
Raly throws the left hand but Derksen avoids the punch easily.
Derksen is looking to counter the offense by Raly and move into the clinch.
Derksen connects with a leg kick. Raly looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Derksen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Raly is out of range and Derksen settles back down.
Raly moves out of range as Derksen throws a body kick.
Raly misses with a wild body shot.
Derksen misses with a left hand
and Raly counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Raly lands a right hook to the body.
Derksen catches Raly with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Raly swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A head kick by Raly misses
and Derksen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Derksen throws a lazy uppercut
and Raly counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Raly lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Raly misses the shot to the body.
Raly misses with a looping left.
Derksen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Raly takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Raly moves out of range of the body kick from Derksen.
Derksen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Raly manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Derksen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Derksen lands with a hook. Raly tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Derksen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Derksen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Derksen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Raly counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Derksen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raly scores with a jab to the head.
Derksen slips under a jab.
Raly misses with a series of wild punches.
Raly misses with a wild combination.

Derksen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Derksen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Derksen lands an elbow just above Raly 's eye.
Raly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Raly avoids a wild elbow strike from Derksen.
Raly dodges an elbow strike from Derksen.
Raly struggles to land a body shot inside as Derksen controls his hands.

Raly breaks from the clinch.
Raly tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dory Raly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dory Raly's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Raly lands a nice looking body kick.
Derksen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Raly finds it's way round the side to connect with Derksen's head.
Derksen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Derksen checks a leg kick.
Derksen wants to clinch
and Raly counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A solid leg kick lands there for Derksen.
Raly lands with a thumping leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Derksen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Raly avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Derksen doesn't manage to clinch there - Raly circles away.
Derksen throws a jab when Raly was well out of range.
Derksen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Raly pivots, looking for a leg kick but Derksen is out of range and Raly settles back down.
Derksen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Derksen takes one to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raly throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Raly throws a head kick that misses.
Raly misses with a hook.
Derksen lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Derksen ducks under a wild hook from Raly.
Derksen blocks a jab.
Derksen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Derksen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Raly takes a step back to recover.
Derksen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Raly throws out the jab.
Derksen looks to land a left hand but Raly moved out of range nicely.
Raly feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Derksens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Derksen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Derksen throws the kick towards the body but Raly avoids it.
Derksen loads up on a big right hand but Raly slips the punch.
A jab from Derksen misses.
Raly swings for the body but Derksen moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Raly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Raly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Raly misses the target.
Raly motions for Derksen to come forward. Raly throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Raly jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And Derksen counters with a quick kick to the body but Raly blocks it.
Derksen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Raly takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Derksen misses with a looping left.
Raly lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Derksen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Derksen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Derksen fails with an attempt to clinch.
As Derksen backs off Raly throws a huge counter combo but Derksen manages to avoid it all.

Derksen closes the distance and clinches.
Derksen misses with some punches.
Derksen working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Derksen lands a nice elbow.
Derksen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Raly.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Raly creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Derksen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Derksen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Derksen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Raly is leaning against Derksen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Raly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Raly lands with a short shot to the head.
Raly dodges an elbow strike from Derksen.
Raly misses with a hook to the ribs.
Raly misses with a punch to the body.
Raly lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Raly tries a body shot but Derksen blocks it.
Raly misses with a punch to the body.
Derksen blocking some punches.
Raly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Derksen swings wildly with an uppercut but Raly uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raly avoids a wild elbow strike from Derksen.
Derksen blocks a body shot from Raly.
Derksen misses with a punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Derksen misses with an elbow over the top.
Raly has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Derksen.
Derksen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Derksen scores with a hook to the body.
Raly takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Derksen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Derksen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Raly.
Derksen lands with a light punch inside.
Raly takes a shot to the head.
Derksen prevents a body shot from Raly.
Derksen misses with the head strike.
Derksen pushes off an throws an elbow but Raly leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Derksen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Derksen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Derksen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Derksen lands an elbow just above Raly 's eye.
Nice body punch from Raly - that landed with a thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Christian Derksen did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Dory Raly's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Raly misses with a left hand
and Derksen counters with a nice leg kick.
Derksen blocks a jab.
Derksen throws an off balance right hand
and Raly counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice straight punches there by Derksen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Derksen.
Raly fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Derksen is out of range.
Derksen tries to clinch but Raly moves away
and Raly counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Raly misses the target.
Raly swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Raly feints and then cracks Derksen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Derksen down.
A jab from Derksen misses.
Dory Raly seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raly misses the shot to the body.
Raly takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Raly avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Derksen blocks a jab.
Raly blocks the body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Derksen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ralys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Derksen scores with a hook to the body. Raly takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Raly misses with a few strikes there.
Raly cracks a nice hook into Derksen's ribs.
Derksen tries to clinch but Raly moves out of range.
Derksen throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Raly staying out of range there.
Nice body punch from Raly.
Raly changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Derksen avoids the body shot from Raly.
Raly looks to land a combination but Derksen avoids it well.
Raly thows a left - swing and a miss!
Raly is looking to land body kicks.
Derksen tries to clinch there but Raly circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Derksen ducks under a wild hook from Raly.
Raly dips to his left and cracks Derksen with an uppercut!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Raly throws a big shot that misses.
Derksen throws a shot to the body.
Derksen tries to clinch
and Raly counters with a right hand to the body.
Raly swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Raly throws the left hand but Derksen avoids the punch easily.
Derksen throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Raly counters with an inside leg kick.

Derksen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Raly struggles to land a body shot inside as Derksen controls his hands.
Christian Derksen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Raly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Raly blocks an elbow strike.
Derksen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Raly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Derksen throws an elbow but misses.
Derksen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Raly breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Raly swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Derksen blocks a low kick nicely.
Derksen lands with a shot to the body.
Raly uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Derksen has time to react.
Derksen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Raly takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Derksen doesn't manage to clinch there - Raly circles away.
Raly blocks a jab.
Derksen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Raly swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A left lands for Raly.
Raly scores with a hook to the body. Derksen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Raly uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Derksen.
Raly moves away from the strike by Derksen.
Raly misses with a straight right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raly pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
As Raly tries to get set, Derksen tries to push him back and clinch up but Raly manages to avoid the attempt.
Raly misses with a hook.
Raly will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Derksen checks a low kick from Raly.
Raly pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Derksen appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Derksen takes one to the chin there.
Raly lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Raly throws a sloppy head kick and Derksen moves out of range easily.
Raly lands with a cross.
Raly with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Derksen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Raly manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Raly fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Raly throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dory Raly dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Dory Raly's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Raly bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A clash of legs there as Derksen blocks the low kick.
Derksen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Raly.
Raly keeps the fight on the outside.
Raly swings for the body but Derksen moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Raly.
Raly goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Raly chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Derksen can pounce on him.
Raly fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Derksen.
Raly pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Derksen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Raly paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Derksen rushes Raly and presses him up against the cage.
Derksen misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Raly.
Raly working aggressively here.
A right handed body shot lands from Raly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raly works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Raly working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Raly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Derksen's elbow.
Derksen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Derksen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Raly is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Derksen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Raly avoids the elbow strike from Derksen, against the cage.
Raly tries to throw a body punch but Derksen avoids it by throwing Raly back against the cage.
Derksen working aggressively here.
Raly prevents a body shot from Derksen.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Raly.
Raly has a couple of punches blocked by Derksen.
Derksen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Raly backwards.
Derksen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Raly lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Derksen backwards.
Derksen throws an elbow but it misses.
Derksen has a couple of punches blocked by Raly.
Raly lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Raly.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Derksen throws a head punch that misses.
Derksen misses with a punch to the body.
Derksen throws an elbow but it misses.
Raly tries to throw a body punch but Derksen avoids it by throwing Raly back against the cage.
Raly missing with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Raly fails to land.
Raly cracks Derksen with a nice body shot.
A short right from Derksen.
Derksen lands a right hand.
Derksen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Raly misses with a body punch.
Raly lands with a left to the head.
Raly tries to throw a body punch but Derksen avoids it by throwing Raly back against the cage.
Derksen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Raly's elbow.
Raly missing with knees to the body.
Raly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Raly lands a hook that snaps the head of Derksen backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raly misses with a punch to the body.
Derksen prevents a body shot from Raly.
Raly takes an elbow to the forehead.
Derksen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Derksen lands an elbow just above Raly 's eye.
Derksen lands a damaging elbow.
Raly blocks an elbow strike.

Raly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Derksen lands a slapping body shot.
Derksen closes the distance but Raly moves to the side
and Raly connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Derksen is looking to clinch but Raly is avoiding it.
Raly let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Derksen scores with a jab. Raly acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Raly moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Derksen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dory Raly is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Derksen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Raly. Raly obviously looking to wear him down.
Christian Derksen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raly lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Derksen darts in and clinches Raly up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Derksen fails to land.
A short body shot lands from Raly as the two fighters clinch.
Derksen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Derksen lands an elbow inside.
Derksen avoiding damage as Raly throws knees to the body.
Raly blocking some punches.
A short right from Raly.
Derksen scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Raly is rocked!
Derksen lands a big right hand that drops Raly! The killer instinct kicks in and Derksen finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Derksen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Christian Derksen!
Christian Derksen retains his middleweight title!
Post fight, an emotional Christian Derksen said 'Ur next Grossman to get ur bitch ass knockout!'.