PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elias Van Daal (ranked 4788 p4p, 4364 weight class) and Amsterdam HW (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Van Daal
vs
HW

193 cm
25
250
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
25
255
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Elias Van Daal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Amsterdam HW!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paul Aken and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
HW lands a jab to the head.

HW darts in and clinches Van Daal up against the cage.
Van Daal has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by HW after a bit of a struggle.
HW working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, HW creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
HW pushes Van Daal back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

HW breaks the clinch.
HW connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

It looks like Elias Van Daal has been cut.

HW has managed to clinch.
HW scores with a hook to the body.
HW lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Van Daal backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
HW lands a left hand that snaps the head of Van Daal backwards.
HW lands a left hand.
HW lands a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
HW digs a right hand underneath Van Daal's ribcage. Van Daal let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Van Daal is breathing heavily.
HW pushes Van Daal back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, HW creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
HW lands a hook that snaps the head of Van Daal backwards.
HW cracks Van Daal with a nice body shot.
A hook to the body from HW.
Nice body punch from HW - that landed with a thud.
HW stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
HW lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Van Daal backwards.
HW works on Van Daal's body with a couple of short punches.

HW manages to break the clinch.

HW rushes Van Daal and presses him up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
HW scores with a hook to the body.
HW lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
HW softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
HW makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by HW.
HW scores with an uppercut up the middle.
HW working some nice short punches in the clinch.
HW lands a body punch in the clinch.
HW lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Van Daal backwards.
HW lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Van Daal backwards.
HW lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
HW lands a left hand that snaps the head of Van Daal backwards.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Van Daal takes a shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by HW.
HW cracks Van Daal with a nice body shot.
HW lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short body shot lands from HW as the two fighters clinch.
HW lands with a light punch inside.
HW makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
HW lands a body shot in the clinch.
HW lands with a short shot to the head.
HW lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Van Daal is rocked!
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!
A quick uppercut on the inside from HW.
Oh Van Daal is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A head punch on the inside from HW fails to land.
HW pushes Van Daal against the cage. HW is working some dirty boxing. HW pushes off with a quick right hook! Van Daal goes down! Van Daal tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! HW moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Amsterdam HW!