PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rene Soomer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Hay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Soomer
vs
Hay

181 cm
22
200 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

191 cm
25
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rene Soomer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, David Hay!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Albert Achterberg and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hay clinches with his opponent.

Hay gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Soomer regains guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hay trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Soomer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hay.
Hay tries to stand but Soomer is controlling from the bottom.
Hay won't allow Soomer to get back to his feet.
Hay must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hay looking to pass the guard.
Hay is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hay working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hay wanted to stand there but Soomer had control of the position.
Hay is stalling in the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hay in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Soomer pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hay back to the cage. Soomer follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Soomer misses with a series of wild punches.

Hay clinches.
Soomer wants to break the clinch but can't.

Soomer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A punch combination from Hay misses.
Soomer's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Soomer duly obliges.
Soomer swinging wildly here.
Hay will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Soomer throws a right hand that Hay ducks under and follows up with a left that Hay also avoids with ease.
Hay fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hay darts in and clinches Soomer up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hay changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Soomer fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hay scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

It looks like Rene Soomer has been cut.
Sloppy strikes from Soomer. Those never looked like landing.

Hay gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Hay gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Soomer is trying to stand.
Hay throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Soomer is breathing heavily.
Soomer has hold of Hay's hands but Hay slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Hay is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Soomer has managed to free his arm - good work.
Hay not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hay stands up from half guard.
Soomer doesn't manage to clinch there - Hay circles away.
Hay fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Soomer misses with the combination.
Soomer throws a series of punches but Hay moves out of range.

Hay takes the fight into the clinch.
Hay is trying to drag Soomer to the mat but Soomer just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Soomer wants to break free but Hay has control.
Hay blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Soomer's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Hay manages to pull guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soomer is looking to stand up but Hay won't let him.
Hay looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Soomer would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Hay looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by David Hay.
Soomer tries to clinch but Hay is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Hay dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rene Soomer's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Hay throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Soomer scores with a nice head shot.

Soomer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hay has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Soomer is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Soomer prevents the takedown attempt.
Soomer is trying to push Hay away but Hay has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Soomer manages to break the clinch.
Soomer slips a jab and a cross from Hay.

Hay fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Soomer, pushing him back against the cage.
Hay tries for a takedown. No joy.
Rene Soomer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Hay.
Soomer tries to break free but Hay pushes him back against the cage.
Soomer is pressed up against the cage. Hay has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Soomer down to the mat. Soomer avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Some wild striking there from Soomer.
Hay will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hay misses with a series of wild punches.
Soomer is looking to clinch.
Nice jab there from Soomer.
Hay is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soomer tries to clinch up.
Hay throws a series of punches but Soomer moves out of range.
Soomer pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hay back to the cage. Soomer follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Hay swats away the attempt to clinch by Soomer.
Hay takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Soomer moves in looking to clinch but Hay pushes him off.
Soomer looks to land a combination but Hay avoids it well.
A punch combination from Soomer misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hay throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Soomer.
Hay throws a right hand that Soomer ducks under and follows up with a left that Soomer also avoids with ease.
Hay will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Good shot there by Soomer.
Soomer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Soomer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hay.
Rene Soomer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Soomer misses with a two punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hay rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Soomer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Soomer misses with a wild combination.
Hay circles away from the clinch attempt.
Soomer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hay throws a right hand that Soomer ducks under and follows up with a left that Soomer also avoids with ease.
Soomer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Soomer lands with a nice combination. Hay backs away looking to recover.
Soomer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Hay takes the fight into the clinch.
Hay changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Soomer fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Soomer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A punch combination from Soomer misses.

Soomer moves into range and clinches up with Hay.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Soomer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Soomer tries to close the distance and clinch but Hay swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hay will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Soomer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hay swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Hay pushes Soomer up against the cage in a clinch.
Hay is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Soomer gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Soomer tries to break free but Hay pushes him back against the cage.
Hay is looking to take this one to the mat.
Soomer is trying to break the clinch but Hay is controlling him.

Soomer breaks from the clinch.
Hay slips a jab and a cross from Soomer.
A left and a right from Soomer both land. Nice combination.
Hay misses with a series of wild punches.
Hay circles away from the clinch attempt.
A punch combination from Soomer misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Hay, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Soomer throws a combination. Hay tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Danga de danga de dang - Soomer scores with a four punch combination!

Hay moves into the clinch.

Hay lands a takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Soomer is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hay pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Soomer is keeping the position for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hay showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Soomer is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hay is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rene Soomer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rene Soomer's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Hay will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Soomer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Soomer throws a right hand that Hay ducks under and follows up with a left that Hay also avoids with ease.
Hay falls off balance throwing a combination
and Soomer counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Soomer is looking to clinch but Hay is avoiding it.
Hay misses with a few strikes there.
A combination from Soomer does no damage.
Soomer dodges the punch combination from Hay.
Soomer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Soomer throws a right hand that Hay ducks under and follows up with a left that Hay also avoids with ease.
A punch combination from Soomer misses.
Hay misses with the combination.

Hay closes the distance and pushes Soomer back into the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Soomer misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soomer stops a takedown attempt from Hay.
Soomer is looking to break free of the clinch but Hay has double underhooks.
Hay is working for takedown but Soomer is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hay is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Soomer is defending well.
Rene Soomer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Hay.
Hay prevents Soomer from breaking the clinch.
Soomer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Soomer is trying to break the clinch but Hay has him pressed against the cage.
Hay tries to score a body lock takedown but Soomer shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Soomer tries to circle away but Hay has him pinned against the cage.
Soomer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Soomer throws a head punch that misses.
Soomer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hay has him pressed against the cage.
Soomer can't break the clinch.
Soomer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Soomer stops a takedown attempt from Hay.
Hay is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Soomer gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hay prevents Soomer from breaking the clinch.
Soomer tries to break the clinch but Hay is controlling the position.
Rene Soomer has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hay wants a takedown but no success here.
Soomer wants to break the clinch but can't.

Soomer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Soomer does no damage.
Soomer lands a right hook to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Soomer there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Soomer takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Soomer lands a nice shot to the body.
Soomer throws a nice looking combination but Hay bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hay stalks Soomer and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Soomer's face. Soomer staggers backwards, shaken.
Soomer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hay stalks Soomer and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Soomer's face. Soomer staggers backwards, shaken.
Soomer throws a series of strikes that have Hay backpedaling.
A right-left combo lands from Hay.
Left hook, right uppercut from Soomer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hay darts in and clinches Soomer up against the cage.

Soomer manages to break the clinch.
Hay throws a series of punches but Soomer moves out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Soomer scores with a four punch combination!

Hay pushes Soomer up against the cage in a clinch.
Soomer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hay has him pressed against the cage.
Hay can't get the takedown.
Soomer working hard to break the clinch.
Hay has Soomer pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Soomer manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Soomer breaks from the clinch.
Hay slips a jab and a cross from Soomer.
Hay tries to bum rush Soomer with a series of wild strikes but Soomer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Hay closes the distance and pushes Soomer back into the cage.
Hay is trying to pull guard but Soomer turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Soomer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Soomer gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hay.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hay looking for a takedown.
Still in the clinch, Soomer scores with a nice short uppercut.
Soomer prevents a takedown attempt there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Soomer is looking to break free of the clinch but Hay has double underhooks.
Soomer misses with a punch on the inside.
Hay prevents Soomer from breaking the clinch.
Soomer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Soomer tries to break free but Hay pushes him back against the cage.
Hay is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Soomer pulls him back up using the underhooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hay drops down looking for an ankle pick but Soomer pulls his leg out and moves away.
Soomer looks to land a combination but Hay avoids it well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rene Soomer showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Soomer has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rene Soomer!