PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Niels van de Veen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alois Hinterhuba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). van de Veen comes to the cage accompanied by Separate Ways - Journey. Hinterhuba is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Motorhead, Orgasmotron. Niels van de Veen could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Alois Hinterhuba's chin.

van de Veen
vs
Hinterhuba

195 cm
22
177 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

168 cm
23
183 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Niels van de Veen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alois Hinterhuba!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
van de Veen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hinterhuba swats him away and circles back towards the center.
van de Veen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
van de Veen circles away from the clinch attempt.
van de Veen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
van de Veen misses with a head kick.
Hinterhuba closes the distance but van de Veen moves to the side
and van de Veen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hinterhuba shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as van de Veen sprawls well. van de Veen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hinterhuba gets slowly back to his feet.
van de Veen lands a jab to the nose.
van de Veen circles away from the clinch attempt.
van de Veen cracks Hinterhuba with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hinterhuba shoots and misses
and van de Veen counters with a low kick, right behind Hinterhuba 's knee.
van de Veen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hinterhuba shoots in looking for a takedown. van de Veen tries to sprawl out of it but Hinterhuba keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. van de Veen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Niels van de Veen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alois Hinterhuba.
Jab from van de Veen.
van de Veen lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by van de Veen.
van de Veen misses with a wild combination.
Hinterhuba fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hinterhuba takes one to the side of the head.
Hinterhuba tries to clinch but van de Veen is having none of it.
Hinterhuba fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
van de Veen scores with a kick to the body.
van de Veen lunges at Hinterhuba with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hinterhuba's hand.
Hinterhuba takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A slapping body kick lands there for van de Veen.
Hinterhuba slips under a jab from van de Veen.
Hinterhuba misses with a takedown attempt
and van de Veen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hinterhuba looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hinterhuba has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hinterhuba there as he acknowledges the shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
van de Veen misses with a series of wild punches.
van de Veen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
van de Veen throws a leg kick which misses Hinterhuba's front leg but catches the back leg as Hinterhuba tries to avoid it.
Nice shot lands for van de Veen.
Left hook, right uppercut from van de Veen.
van de Veen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hinterhuba moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
van de Veen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hinterhuba circles away quickly and effectively.
A low kick from Hinterhuba is predictable there
and van de Veen counters with a one-two to the body.
van de Veen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
van de Veen scores with a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hinterhuba has his takedown stuffed
and van de Veen counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Nice straight punches there by van de Veen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of van de Veen.
Hinterhuba fails to land the takedown.
Hinterhuba with a poor takedown
and van de Veen counters with a two punch combo.
van de Veen scores with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

van de Veen moves into the clinch successfully.
Hinterhuba tries for a takedown. No joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
van de Veen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hinterhuba has him pressed against the cage.
van de Veen gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hinterhuba.
van de Veen tries to break free but Hinterhuba pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Niels van de Veen dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Hinterhuba moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hinterhuba is trying desperately to land a takedown but van de Veen is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Hinterhuba.
Hinterhuba takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

Hinterhuba closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
van de Veen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hinterhuba's face.

van de Veen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
van de Veen misses with a wild combination.
van de Veen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hinterhuba.
van de Veen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
van de Veen throws a front kick that sends Hinterhuba stumbling back into the cage.
Niels van de Veen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
van de Veen scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's one minute gone in the round.
van de Veen connects with a crisp jab.

Hinterhuba feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
van de Veen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hinterhuba is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hinterhuba thows a big elbow that misses.
Hinterhuba throws a big right hand that misses.
Hinterhuba wants to control from the top but van de Veen keeps moving.
Hinterhuba throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as van de Veen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
van de Veen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hinterhuba is one step ahead there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hinterhuba trying to move into half guard but instead van de Veen has managed to sweep!
van de Veen wants to control from the top but Hinterhuba keeps moving.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hinterhuba tries to clinch but fails miserably
and van de Veen counters with a nice body shot.
van de Veen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Niels van de Veen is winning the standup battle so far.
van de Veen looks to land a left hand but Hinterhuba moved out of range nicely.
Hinterhuba takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hinterhuba slips a straight right by van de Veen.
van de Veen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hinterhuba misses with a takedown attempt
and van de Veen finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Hinterhuba is breathing heavily.
Danga de danga de dang - van de Veen scores with a four punch combination!
Left hook, right uppercut from van de Veen.
van de Veen is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Hinterhuba doesn't succeed with the takedown
and van de Veen counters with a head kick. That will keep Hinterhuba thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Hinterhuba ducks right into an uppercut from van de Veen.
A jab from van de Veen finds it's way through Hinterhuba's defenses.
van de Veen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
van de Veen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hinterhuba has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hinterhuba tries to clinch but van de Veen moves away
letting van de Veen counter with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hinterhuba shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts van de Veen as he jumps to the side.
Niels van de Veen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alois Hinterhuba.
Hinterhuba fails with the takedown
and van de Veen counters with a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
van de Veen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hinterhuba has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from van de Veen.
Hinterhuba closes the distance looking to clinch
letting van de Veen counter with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hinterhuba misses with a takedown attempt
and van de Veen counters with a flying knee. Nice.
van de Veen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Niels van de Veen dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

van de Veen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hinterhuba blocks the body kick.
Hinterhuba shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and van de Veen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
van de Veen fails to land with a series of punches.
van de Veen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
van de Veen throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hinterhuba takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
van de Veen misses with a head kick.
van de Veen scores with a kick to the midsection.
van de Veen cracks Hinterhuba with an open hand slap.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hinterhuba moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hinterhuba shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has van de Veen pinned against the cage. van de Veen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hinterhuba on the wrong end of a nice hook.
van de Veen throws a series of punches but Hinterhuba avoids them all with ease.
Hinterhuba has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hinterhuba there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hinterhuba blocks a head kick by van de Veen.
Hinterhuba tries to clinch
and van de Veen counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
van de Veen throws a right and a left that both miss.
van de Veen lands with a shot to the body.
van de Veen throws a sloppy head kick and Hinterhuba moves out of range easily.
van de Veen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Niels van de Veen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alois Hinterhuba.
Hinterhuba walks into a jab.
van de Veen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
van de Veen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hinterhuba's sensitive parts.
van de Veen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hinterhuba shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and van de Veen counters with a nice body kick.
Hinterhuba takes a kick to the side of the head.

van de Veen moves into the clinch successfully.
Hinterhuba drops to a knee looking for a takedown but van de Veen gets the underhooks and prevents it.
van de Veen is looking to break free of the clinch but Hinterhuba has double underhooks.
van de Veen tries to circle away but Hinterhuba has him pinned against the cage.

van de Veen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
van de Veen fails to land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
van de Veen thuds his shin into the meat of Hinterhuba's side.
van de Veen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hinterhuba circles away quickly and effectively.
Alois Hinterhuba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
van de Veen lands a slapping body shot.

van de Veen gets a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hinterhuba takes an elbow to the temple.
A bit of stalling here from Hinterhuba.
Hinterhuba blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hinterhuba slows down the pace here.
Hinterhuba tries to land a knee to the head but van de Veen blocks with his arms.
Niels van de Veen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hinterhuba tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Niels van de Veen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for van de Veen, 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:26
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:26
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Niels van de Veen!