PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nils Hoglander (ranked 1233 p4p, 971 weight class) and Ruud Altena (ranked 168 p4p, 138 weight class). Altena has chosen Grontapu by Double Rock as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Hoglander
vs
Altena

180 cm
24
157
10 - 7 - 0

181 cm
23
169
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

White Gorilla
HELLBENT

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nils Hoglander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ruud Altena!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, John Roberts and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoglander lands with an overhand left.
Altena plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hoglander lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hoglander throws a leg kick that misses.
Hoglander uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Altena.
An attempted straight right counter from Hoglander misses the target.
Altena moves out of range of the leg kick from Hoglander.
Hoglander throws a jab but it's blocked by Altena.
Altena steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hoglander.
Altena rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hoglander moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Altena misses with a kick to the body.
Hoglander bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Altena's head.
Altena misses with an uppercut
and Hoglander counters with a three punch combo that has Altena backing up. Altena nods at Hoglander to acknowledge the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Altena throws a nice outside leg kick.
Altena lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Altena with the inside leg kick.
Hoglander misses with a straight right.
Hoglander walks forward, straight into a front kick from Altena.
Altena blocks a jab.
Hoglander throws a body punch but Altena moves out of range.
Hoglander lands with a straight right. Altena didn't see that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoglander slips a straight right by Altena.
A leg kick checked by Hoglander.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Altena.
Altena fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice jab there from Hoglander.
Altena throws a body punch but Hoglander moves out of range.
Altena just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromHoglander.

Altena fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hoglander, pushing him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hoglander.
Hoglander pushes Altena back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
We've been informed that Altena has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.

Hoglander breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Good shot there by Hoglander.
Altena fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hoglander manages to avoid it.
Ruud Altena seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hoglander takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hoglander ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Altena moves away.
Altena throws a poor cross that misses
and Hoglander counters with a right hand to the body.
Altena moves in looking to clinch but Hoglander pushes him off.
Hoglander scores with a sloppy right hand. Altena should have avoided that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A low kick lands for Altena.
Hoglander misses with a looping right.

Altena forces Hoglander back against the cage and clinches.

Hoglander breaks from the clinch.
Altena swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hoglander.
Hoglander misses with a hook.
Altena uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hoglander.
Altena uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hoglander.
Hoglander misses with a low kick.
Altena is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Hoglander on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Altena fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Altena walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hoglander checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hoglander avoids the body shot from Altena.
Hoglander throws an overhand right that lands on Altena's shoulder, as Altena tries to avoid the shot.
Altena on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Altena finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hoglander feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Altena fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hoglander throws a lazy right hand but Altena sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hoglander lands a jab to Altena's midsection.
A punch lands to the side of Altena 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Altena tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hoglander was well out of range. Poor timing from Altena.
Altena misses the jab.
Hoglander takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A bone on bone clash there as Hoglander blocks the leg kick.
A nice leg kick from Altena, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hoglander connects with a nice looking jab.
Altena misses with a body shot.
Hoglander is looking to counter punch.
Altena throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Altena lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hoglander at a distance.
Altena swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hoglander dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hoglander listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoglander throws a looping overhand right but Altena ducks down to avoid it.
Altena with a nice calf kick.
Altena fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hoglander tries to bum rush Altena with a series of wild strikes but Altena uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hoglander sizes up Altena with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Altena cracks a nice hook into Hoglander's ribs.
Altena throws a body punch but Hoglander moves out of range.
Altena scores with a leg kick.
A big left from Hoglander misses.
Altena moves away from the strike by Hoglander.
Altena appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Altena throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hoglander sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Altena throws a hook but Hoglander blocks it.
Hoglander does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Altena fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hoglander is out of range.
Altena takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Altena is looking to clinch but Hoglander is avoiding it.
Altena avoids the body shot from Hoglander.
A little jabbing left from Altena on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Nils Hoglander will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Altena jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ruud Altena has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nils Hoglander is winning the standup battle so far.
Altena pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Altena throws a looping overhand right but Hoglander ducks down to avoid it.
It looked like Hoglander wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Altena wants to clinch
and Hoglander counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Altena.
Hoglander throws a lazy right hand but Altena sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hoglander throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A slow jab from Hoglander misses its intended target.
Hoglander looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Altena throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hoglander sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Altena looks to land a body kick but Hoglander moved away.
Hoglander was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoglander attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hoglander keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hoglander thows a left - swing and a miss!
Altena slips a straight right by Hoglander.
Hoglander lands with a straight right. Altena didn't see that one coming.
Altena throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hoglander on the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoglander misses the shot to the body.
Altena checks a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Altena throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hoglander looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Good standup being displayed there by Hoglander as he connects with a hook.
Altena misses the shot to the body.
Hoglander uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Altena misses with a wild combination.
Altena throws a front kick aimed at Hoglander's knee but Hoglander avoids it well.
Altena slips under a jab.
Hoglander uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Altena.
Altena darts in trying to clinch
and Hoglander counters with a stiff right hand.
Hoglander is looking to chop away at Altena's legs.
Altena slips a jab from Hoglander.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoglander avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hoglander throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Altena on the side of the head.
Altena ducks under a wild hook from Hoglander.
Altena doesn't manage to clinch there - Hoglander circles away.
Hoglander attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Altena scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Altena moves into the clinch.
Hoglander tries to circle away but Altena has him pinned against the cage.
Altena lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hoglander can't break the clinch.
Altena misses with a punch on the inside.
Hoglander wants to get back to striking at distance but Altena won't allow it.
Hoglander managing to block the knees to the body from Altena.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Altena.
Altena misses with a knee strike.
Hoglander is trying to break the clinch but Altena has him pressed against the cage.
Altena tries to land a knee to the head but Hoglander blocks with his arms.
Altena using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Altena breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Altena takes a swing at Hoglander's ribcage but misses.
Altena goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Altena swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hoglander misses with a wild body shot.
Altena slips under a jab.
Altena slips a straight right by Hoglander.
Hoglander throws a good cross that connects.
Hoglander takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Hoglander throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Some wild striking there from Hoglander.
A big right from Hoglander misses.
Nice defenses there by Hoglander.
Good shot there by Altena.
Hoglander looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Altena misses with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Altena throws a half hearted mid kick.
Altena tries to clinch up
and Hoglander connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Altena tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hoglander swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Altena tests Hoglander's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Altena misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hoglander.
Hoglander misses with a body shot.
Hoglander wants to slow Altena down by chopping away at his legs.
Hoglander takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Altena.
Altena throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Altena ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hoglander moves away.
A big left from Hoglander misses.
Hoglander loads up on a big right hand but Altena slips the punch.
Altena tries to counter with a clinch but Hoglander shakes him off and moves away.
Altena uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hoglander.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ruud Altena will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Altena takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hoglander keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Altena.
Hoglander on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Altena. Altena obviously looking to wear him down.
Hoglander lands a nice shot that snaps Altena's head back.
A telegraphed right hand from Hoglander misses the target.
Altena throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hoglander fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Altena manages to avoid it.
Hoglander cracks a nice hook into Altena's ribs.
Hoglander checks the leg kick.
Altena scores with a jab to the jaw.
Altena misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Altena misses with a combination
and Hoglander counters with a nice body shot.
Hoglander lands a jab to Altena's midsection.
Hoglander uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Altena has time to react.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hoglander looks to land a right hand but Altena moved out of range.
Altena throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoglander throws out a loose jab but Altena uses good head movement to avoid it.
Altena throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hoglander on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Altena takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Altena just misses with a punch to the body.
Hoglander appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Altena throws a leg kick
and Hoglander connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hoglander listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Altena closes the distance but Hoglander moves to the side
and Hoglander makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Altena walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Altena waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hoglander.
Altena misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Altena takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Altena on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hoglander scores with a nice right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A good leg kick by Hoglander.
Altena tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hoglander connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoglander is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Altena.
Altena tries to counter by closing the distance.
Altena throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hoglander counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hoglander swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Altena avoids the body shot from Hoglander.
An inside leg kick from Altena misses.
Hoglander lands a really nice looking cross but Altena seems unphased.
Hoglander bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Altena's head backwards.
Altena throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Altena throws a poor cross that misses
and Hoglander counters with a right hand to the body.
A head kick by Altena misses
and Hoglander connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hoglander misses with a straight right.
Altena lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Altena avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Altena takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Altena bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Altena throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hoglander counters with a nice uppercut.
Altena misses with a leg kick
and Hoglander counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Altena is rocked!
Altena on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Altena is still on wobbly legs! Can Hoglander finish him?
A slow jab from Altena misses its intended target.
Hoglander digs a good hook to Altena's body.
Altena throws a poor cross that misses
letting Hoglander counter with a right hand.
Altena looks to throw the jab but Hoglander is out of range.
Altena throws a leg kick but Hoglander moved away.
Hoglander drops Altena with a naaaaasty hook - Altena is in real trouble here! Hoglander dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nils Hoglander!
In his post fight interview, Nils Hoglander started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.