PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bernie Hoost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Of Qfc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hoost
vs
Of Qfc

174 cm
25
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
25
135 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Inexperienced

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bernie Hoost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, King Of Qfc!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hoost moves into the clinch successfully.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hoost.
Qfc wants a takedown.
Qfc is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hoost gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Qfc is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hoost has a couple of punches blocked by Qfc.
Hoost lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hoost fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hoost has a couple of punches blocked by Qfc.
A head punch on the inside from Hoost fails to land.
Hoost swings wildly with an uppercut but Qfc uses good head movement to avoid it.

Qfc manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Hoost passes Qfc's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Hoost is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Qfc is trying to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoost seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Qfc does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Qfc controlling the position well.
Hoost wants to get back to his feet.
Hoost not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Qfc pushes Hoost off looking to stand but Hoost dives back in and keeps control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Qfc strikes from the bottom but Hoost uses the opportunity to move to side control.
Hoost lands some shots froms side control.
Hoost sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Qfc is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Qfc really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hoost. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Qfc tries to buck Hoost off but Hoost is having none of it.

Hoost decides to stand back up.
Hoost wants to clinch
and Qfc counters with an outside leg kick.
Bernie Hoost seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hoost moves to clinch but Qfc breaks away
and Qfc counters with a straight right hand.
Hoost tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Qfc counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hoost throws a punch but it's blocked by Qfc.
Qfc blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoost swings wildly with an uppercut but Qfc uses good head movement to avoid it.
Qfc blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Qfc blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hoost working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Hoost fails to land.
Hoost prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bernie Hoost has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of King Of Qfc.

Qfc jumps guard and drags Hoost to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Hoost trying to control the position from guard on top but Qfc is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hoost has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Qfc is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Qfc is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hoost defends well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoost forces his way into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Qfc flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Hoost working over Qfc with some ground and pound. Qfc looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Qfc is trying to maintain the position but Hoost is very close to passing his half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hoost looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Qfc with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Qfc is trying to stand up here but Hoost is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bernie Hoost dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Hoost tries to clinch but Qfc moves away
and Qfc counters with an inside leg kick.
Hoost wants to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Hoost. No joy for Qfc on that attempt.
Hoost looks to clinch

and Qfc counters by clinching up.

Qfc pulls Hoost into guard.
Qfc is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hoost trying to control the position from guard on top but Qfc is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Qfc has a closed guard, preventing Hoost from standing up.
Hoost wants to control from the top but Qfc keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Qfc controls Hoost momentarily but Hoost frees himself.
Hoost throws a big right hand that misses.
Hoost trying to control the position from guard on top but Qfc is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Bernie Hoost has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Hoost tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Qfc counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Bernie Hoost overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Qfc trying to control the position from guard on top but Hoost is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hoost manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Qfc slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hoost is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Qfc defends it well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Qfc can do anything to dispel that myth.
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!
Hoost is looking to take a break and control but Qfc is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Qfc blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hoost.

Hoost is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Qfc trying to hold on to Hoost's head to control him but Hoost postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoost is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Qfc controlling the position well.
Hoost is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Hoost wants to control but Qfc is keeping him busy.
Qfc wants to get back to his feet.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hoost tries to clinch up
and Qfc counters with a solid body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoost wants to clinch

and Qfc counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Qfc keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Hoost punching from the bottom.
Hoost might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Qfc is looking for a kimura here.
Qfc sitting and controlling from the half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Qfc landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

King Of Qfc showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Hoost tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Qfc counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hoost wants to get back to full guard.
Hoost regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Qfc.
Qfc in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Qfc lands a couple of elbows.
Qfc is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hoost is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Qfc works over Hoost with some ground and pound from guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Qfc wants to control from the top but Hoost keeps moving.
Hoost is trying to keep Qfc in close.

King Of Qfc has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Hoost tries to clinch up

and Qfc counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Hoost!

Qfc thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hoost can't do much from the bottom here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoost manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Qfc is looking to improve his position.
Qfc keeping hold of Hoost's head, controlling as best he can.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Qfc is trying to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Qfc has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hoost is working away from the top position though.
Hoost is keen to just control but Qfc is a slippery customer.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hoost darts in trying to clinch

and Qfc counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Hoost!
Hoost throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Qfc in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoost can't do much from the bottom here.
Hoost pushes Qfc away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Qfc gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hoost is looking for a sweep.
Qfc is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Hoost will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Qfc scoring with punches from side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Qfc sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Hoost is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Qfc wants to stand but Hoost is controlling his arm.
Hoost is trying to control Qfc's posture but Qfc avoids it.

And that's the end of the fight!
King Of Qfc comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Qfc has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... King Of Qfc!