PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anton Hogarth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Forsten Van Whinkle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Hogarth
vs
Van Whinkle

184 cm
22
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
21
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anton Hogarth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Forsten Van Whinkle!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Whinkle walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Van Whinkle fails with the takedown.
Hogarth throws a series of punches but Van Whinkle moves out of range.
Van Whinkle shoots for a double leg takedown but Hogarth sprawls well. He's pushed Van Whinkle's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hogarth tries to bum rush Van Whinkle with a series of wild strikes but Van Whinkle uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Van Whinkle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hogarth.
Hogarth lands a two punch combo.
Hogarth scores with a decent looking hook.
Van Whinkle throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Van Whinkle fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hogarth thuds his right hand into Van Whinkle's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hogarth clobbers Van Whinkle with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A jab from Hogarth finds it's way through Van Whinkle's defenses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Whinkle fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hogarth lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Van Whinkle looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hogarth is fending him off so far but Van Whinkle persists. Nope, Hogarth circles away and we're back to standing.
Anton Hogarth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Forsten Van Whinkle.
Hogarth swats away the attempt to clinch by Van Whinkle.
Van Whinkle walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Van Whinkle tries to clinch up.
Van Whinkle takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogarth connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Van Whinkle's hands.
Van Whinkle is trying desperately to land a takedown but Hogarth is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Van Whinkle.
Van Whinkle takes a jab right on the kisser.
Van Whinkle takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hogarth looks to land a combination but Van Whinkle avoids it well.
Jab from Hogarth.
Hogarth cracks Van Whinkle with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nice takedown defense from Hogarth. No joy for Van Whinkle on that attempt.
Van Whinkle fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Van Whinkle plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Van Whinkle looks gassed!
Hogarth slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hogarth keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Van Whinkle is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Van Whinkle takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hogarth misses with the combination.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hogarth.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogarth lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hogarth slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Van Whinkle takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hogarth cracks Van Whinkle with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Anton Hogarth is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hogarth does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hogarth throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Van Whinkle stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hogarth lands a lovely overhand right.
Hogarth looks to land a combination. Van Whinkle sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hogarth lands an overhand right.
Hogarth throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hogarth closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Van Whinkle is rocked!
The fight stays on the outside here - Van Whinkle looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jab by Hogarth.
Van Whinkle is still on wobbly legs! Can Hogarth finish him?
Hogarth scores with the left hand. Van Whinkle knows he should have avoided that one.
Van Whinkle seems to have recovered his senses.
Hogarth lands a nice shot to the body.
Hogarth misses with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogarth dips to his left and cracks Van Whinkle with an uppercut!
Van Whinkle needs to keep his hands up - Hogarth had a free shot at his head there.
Hogarth cracks Van Whinkle with a good jab.
Van Whinkle dodges the punch combination from Hogarth.
Hogarth fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hogarth with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hogarth connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hogarth throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Van Whinkle stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hogarth lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

It looks like Forsten Van Whinkle has been cut.
Hogarth is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hogarth throws a leg kick that misses.
Hogarth lands with a straight right. Van Whinkle didn't see that one coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Whinkle misses with a head kick.
Hogarth fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Van Whinkle checks it well.
Hogarth throws a series of strikes that have Van Whinkle backpedaling.
Hogarth tests Van Whinkle's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice shot by Hogarth.
Van Whinkle has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Whinkle looks for a takedown but Hogarth sprawls well.
Jab, jab by Hogarth - just one landing.
Hogarth lands a jab-cross combination.
Nice shot by Hogarth.
Hogarth lands a jab to Van Whinkle's midsection.
Hogarth lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hogarth getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Van Whinkle takes one to the chin there.
Hogarth throws a series of strikes that have Van Whinkle backpedaling.
Hogarth lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hogarth dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A combination from Hogarth does no damage.
Hogarth tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Van Whinkle checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anton Hogarth dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Forsten Van Whinkle's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Hogarth scores with a three punch combo!
Hogarth lands with a right hand.
Hogarth scores with a jab. Van Whinkle acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Van Whinkle shoots in but Hogarth avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Van Whinkle might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Hogarth has got the better of the exchanges.
Good standup being displayed there by Hogarth as he connects with a hook.
Hogarth with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A left lands for Hogarth.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Van Whinkle.
A cross from Hogarth lands.
Hogarth throws a series of strikes that have Van Whinkle backpedaling.
Van Whinkle has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Van Whinkle there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hogarth with a jab.
A right-left combo lands from Hogarth.
Van Whinkle is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hogarth lands the left hand.
Van Whinkle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogarth connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hogarth works over Van Whinkle's head and body with a nice combination.
Van Whinkle is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Anton Hogarth is winning the standup battle so far.
Van Whinkle needs to keep his hands up - Hogarth had a free shot at his head there.
Van Whinkle fails with the takedown.
Anton Hogarth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Forsten Van Whinkle.
Hogarth scores with a crisp jab that stopped Van Whinkle in his tracks.
Hogarth is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Van Whinkle can do to turn this around?
Hogarth scores with a nice strike.
Anton Hogarth is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hogarth scores with a nice right hand.
Hogarth throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Van Whinkle on the side of the head.
Hogarth scores with a jab. Van Whinkle acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Van Whinkle looks for a takedown but Hogarth sprawls well.
Hogarth connects with a looping right hand.
Hogarth bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hogarth works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Whinkle takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hogarth throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hogarth lands a jab-cross combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hogarth scoring well with a low kick there.
Hogarth with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hogarth moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hogarth connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Van Whinkle's hands.
Hogarth is working the combinations to good effect here.
Hogarth works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Van Whinkle shoots in looking for a takedown. Hogarth tries to sprawl out of it but Van Whinkle keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hogarth manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hogarth moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hogarth swinging wilding here.
Van Whinkle takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogarth fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hogarth scores with a jab to the jaw.
Van Whinkle wants to clinch.
Van Whinkle shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Van Whinkle keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Hogarth as Van Whinkle shoots in.
Van Whinkle gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Van Whinkle blocks a low kick nicely.
Hogarth chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hogarth ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Van Whinkle takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hogarth jabs at Van Whinkle's body.
Hogarth lands with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Hogarth finds it's way through Van Whinkle's defenses.
Hogarth tests Van Whinkle's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jab by Hogarth.
Van Whinkle throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hogarth counters with a one-two to the body.
Hogarth blocks a head kick by Van Whinkle.
Hogarth goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hogarth lands a jab to the nose.
Van Whinkle takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hogarth lands a jab to the nose.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hogarth connects with a body shot.
Hogarth connects with a nice looking jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hogarth throws a series of strikes that have Van Whinkle backpedaling.
Hogarth fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hogarth throws out a powerful jab.
Nice uppercut there from Hogarth.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anton Hogarth dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Forsten Van Whinkle's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Van Whinkle takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hogarth throws a leg kick but Van Whinkle sees it coming and moves out of range.
Van Whinkle tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hogarth paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Van Whinkle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hogarth thuds a left hand into Van Whinkle's body.
An inside leg kick from Hogarth misses.
Van Whinkle tries to clinch there but Hogarth circles away.
Van Whinkle shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hogarth as he avoids it easily.
Van Whinkle shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hogarth pinned against the cage. Hogarth gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Decent striking displayed by Hogarth there.
Van Whinkle is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hogarth.
A jab lands there for Hogarth.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Hogarth.
Hogarth lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Van Whinkle backs up against the cage.
A nice combination there by Hogarth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogarth misses with a low kick.
Hogarth connects with a single shot there.
Hogarth scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Van Whinkle with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hogarth to score with a decent uppercut.
Van Whinkle wants to clinch
and Hogarth counters with a nice body shot.
Hogarth's corner calls for a 1-2. Hogarth obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Van Whinkle tries to clinch but Hogarth moves away
and Hogarth counters with a straight right hand.
Van Whinkle darts in trying to clinch
and Hogarth connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hogarth bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Van Whinkle's head backwards.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hogarth.
No joy there for Hogarth, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Van Whinkle wants to clinch
enabling Hogarth to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Whinkle misses with a kick to the body.
Van Whinkle shoots in looking for a takedown. Hogarth tries to sprawl out of it but Van Whinkle keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hogarth manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Anton Hogarth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Forsten Van Whinkle.
Hogarth throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Van Whinkle tries to clinch
and Hogarth counters with a right hand to the body.
Van Whinkle walks into a left hand.
Hogarth throws out a powerful jab.
Hogarth lands a really nice looking cross but Van Whinkle seems unphased.
Van Whinkle fails to land the takedown.
Hogarth scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hogarth 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.
Hogarth catches Van Whinkle with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hogarth lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Hogarth coming out on top.
Horrible takedown by Van Whinkle or perhaps it was just good defense by Hogarth which made him look bad.
Hogarth feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Van Whinkle's calf.
Hogarth fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hogarth's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Hogarth duly obliges.
Van Whinkle takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hogarth scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hogarth lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Van Whinkle walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Van Whinkle fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Van Whinkle fails with a takedown attempt.
Hogarth scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogarth stuns Van Whinkle with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hogarth throws a good cross that connects.
Hogarth throws a left and a right that both miss
and Van Whinkle counters with a stiff right hand.
Van Whinkle has his takedown stuffed
and Hogarth counters with a stiff right hand.
Hogarth lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Van Whinkle at a distance.
Hogarth throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Van Whinkle counters by moving into the clinch.
Van Whinkle is working for takedown but Hogarth is calmly controlling the position for now.
Van Whinkle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hogarth.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hogarth.
A short body shot lands from Hogarth as the two fighters clinch.
Hogarth working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hogarth scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Van Whinkle breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Van Whinkle tries to clinch up
and Hogarth counters with a good low kick that Van Whinkle was not able to check.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anton Hogarth showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hogarth, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:25
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anton Hogarth!