PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Adrian Bale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johan den Hollander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Bale
vs
den Hollander

170 cm
30
165 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

179 cm
26
168 lbs
10 - 6 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Adrian Bale!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Johan den Hollander!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
den Hollander scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
den Hollander misses the shot to the body.
den Hollander pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A punch lands to the side of Bale 's head but he takes it in his stride.
den Hollander misses with a straight right.
den Hollander throws a series of punches but Bale avoids them all with ease.
Bale throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A combination from Bale does no damage.
A shot to the liver by Bale. Beautiful body shot.
Bale bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps den Hollander's head backwards.
den Hollander scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
den Hollander tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bale was well out of range. Poor timing from den Hollander.
Bale works over den Hollander's head and body with a nice combination.
den Hollander is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bale throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
den Hollander wants to clinch up but Bale keeps it at a distance.
Bale scores with a jab to the head.
Bale blocks a jab.
Bale looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bale throws a hook but den Hollander blocks it.
Bale fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt den Hollander.
Bale tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but den Hollander was well out of range. Poor timing from Bale.
Bale misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from den Hollander.
Bale bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
den Hollander ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

den Hollander pushes Bale up against the cage in a clinch.
Bale blocking some punches.
den Hollander blocks a body shot from Bale.
Bale tries to break free but den Hollander pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bale.
den Hollander tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bale's elbow.
den Hollander swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bale takes a shot to the head.
den Hollander has a couple of punches blocked by Bale.
Bale is trying to force a seperation but den Hollander has the dominant position.
Bale throws a head punch that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice right hand lands inside from den Hollander.
Bale tries to throw a body punch but den Hollander avoids it by throwing Bale back against the cage.

Bale breaks the clinch.
Bale tried to score with a low kick but den Hollander checks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bale ducks under a wild hook from den Hollander.
A low kick from Bale misses
and den Hollander counters with a good, hard body kick but Bale shrugs it off.
Bale looks to score with a jab to the body but den Hollander is just out of range.
Bale misses the shot to the body.
den Hollander looks to land a combination but Bale avoids it well.
den Hollander gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
den Hollander throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
den Hollander slips under a jab.
Bale closes the distance and lands a one-two.
den Hollander shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
den Hollander moves in looking to clinch but Bale pushes him off.
Bale staying out of range there.
den Hollander fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bale looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bale lands a jab to the head.
den Hollander lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bale moves out of range of the leg kick from den Hollander.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bale takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bale misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bale throws a low kick but den Hollander avoids it.
den Hollander showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bale.
den Hollander scores with a jab to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Adrian Bale will probably get the nod.
That's time! Bale's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Bale swings for the body but den Hollander moves out of range.
den Hollander throws a body punch but Bale moves out of range.
Adrian Bale is winning the standup battle so far.
den Hollander lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bale doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bale misses with a wild body shot.
den Hollander lands with an uppercut that bounces Bale off the cage and back into range.
Bale throws a shot to the body.
Donk. Bale catches den Hollander right on the button with a cross.
Bale lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bale sizes up den Hollander with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

den Hollander has taken the fight to the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
den Hollander looking to throw knees to the head but Bale is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
den Hollander prevents a body shot from Bale.
Bale is trying to push den Hollander away but den Hollander has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
den Hollander throws a punch but it's blocked by Bale.
den Hollander leaning his opponent against the cage.
Bale is trying to break the clinch but den Hollander has him pressed against the cage.
den Hollander lands an uppercut.
den Hollander makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bale tries to break the clinch but den Hollander is controlling the position.
den Hollander lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bale or not.
den Hollander misses with a body punch.
Bale wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
den Hollander misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from den Hollander fails to land.
den Hollander throws a punch but it's blocked by Bale.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
den Hollander can't find room to land a body shot as Bale controls the action.
Bale prevents a body shot from den Hollander.
den Hollander swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bale lands a right hand that snaps the head of den Hollander backwards.
den Hollander's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
den Hollander can't find room to land a body shot as Bale controls the action.
den Hollander swings wildly with an uppercut but Bale uses good head movement to avoid it.
den Hollander tries a body shot but Bale blocks it.
Bale wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
den Hollander works on Bale's body with a couple of short punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bale blocks an uppercut.
den Hollander lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bale backwards.
den Hollander throws a head punch that misses.
den Hollander lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bale tries to throw a body punch but den Hollander avoids it by throwing Bale back against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as den Hollander takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
den Hollander doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
den Hollander tries to throw a body punch but Bale avoids it by throwing den Hollander back against the cage.
den Hollander blocking some punches.
Bale blocking some punches.

Bale breaks from the clinch.
Bale misses with a wild body shot.
Bale looks to score with a jab to the body but den Hollander is just out of range.
Bale throws a leg kick but den Hollander sees it coming and checks it nicely.
den Hollander throws a sloppy head kick and Bale moves out of range easily.
Bale stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bale lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bale throws a low kick but den Hollander avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bale misses with a wild body shot.
Bale throws a jab but it's blocked by den Hollander.
den Hollander moves out of range of the strikes.
Bale tries to bum rush den Hollander with a series of wild strikes but den Hollander uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bale gets cracked with a nice right hand there by den Hollander.
den Hollander works over Bale's head and body with a nice combination.

den Hollander clinches up against the cage.
den Hollander lands a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bale blocks a body shot from den Hollander.
Bale lands with a right to the head.
Bale misses with a punch to the body.
den Hollander stalling in the clinch but Bale improves position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A slow jab from Bale misses its intended target.
No joy there for Bale, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
den Hollander tries to work over Bale's front leg with a kick but Bale checks it.
den Hollander blocks the body kick.
den Hollander slips under a jab from Bale.
Bale misses with a straight right.
Bale throws a hook but den Hollander avoids it easily.
Bale keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bale.
Bale misses with a straight left.
Bale misses with an uppercut. den Hollander saw that one coming.
Bale fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bale takes a swing at den Hollander's ribcage but misses.
Bale misses with a low kick.
den Hollander throws a leg kick but Bale moved away.
den Hollander wants to clinch.
den Hollander connects with a crisp jab.
Bale swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
den Hollander is looking to clinch but Bale is avoiding it.
den Hollander throws a hook but Bale avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bale throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bale takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bale swings for the body but den Hollander moves out of range.
Bale ducks down and throws a hook to the body but den Hollander moves away.
den Hollander bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
No joy there for Bale, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
den Hollander takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
den Hollander misses with a wild body shot.
Bale lands an overhand right.
Bale looks to score with a jab to the body but den Hollander is just out of range.
Bale avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
den Hollander jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
den Hollander jabs Bale right on the nose. Bale blinks but takes it well.
A low kick from Bale is predictable there
enabling den Hollander to counter with a crisp jab.

Bale is rocked!
den Hollander cracks Bale on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Bale falls backwards against the cage. den Hollander follows up with more strikes that drop Bale to his knees. den Hollander keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Bale! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johan den Hollander!
Johan den Hollander is the new lightweight champion!
Johan den Hollander seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.