PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Simon Hedegaard (ranked 904 p4p, 902 weight class) and Dean Howard (ranked 130 p4p, 129 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Hedegaard
vs
Howard

208 cm
31
195
28 - 14 - 0

185 cm
33
192
16 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very quick

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Brooklyn Threads

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Simon Hedegaard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dean Howard!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hedegaard looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hedegaard trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Hedegaard drops back looking for a leg! Howard is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Howard manages to kick Hedegaard off! Hedegaard jumps back into Howard's guard.
Hedegaard will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Howard is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hedegaard is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Howard looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hedegaard is working Howard over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hedegaard trying to control but Howard is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hedegaard not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hedegaard trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hedegaard works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Hedegaard is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Howard has managed to free his arm - good work.
Howard makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Howard.
Hedegaard chips away with some ground and pound.
Howard wants to sweep here but Hedegaard controlling him for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hedegaard with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hedegaard trying to control the position from guard on top but Howard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Hedegaard thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hedegaard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Howard swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hedegaard is working hard here to advance position.
Howard bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hedegaard's guard.

Hedegaard looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Howard must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Hedegaard has his foot on Howard's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Howard works his way back into a safe position though.
Howard postures up and lands a big shot to Hedegaard's brow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howard trying to control but Hedegaard is working from the bottom.
Hedegaard seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Howard advances to half guard.
Howard passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Hedegaard!
Hedegaard tries to hold on but Howard postures up.
Hedegaard is squirming around, avoiding Howard's attempts to control the action.
Howard avoids the attempt from Hedegaard to control.
Hedegaard bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Howard looking for a sweep. Not yet Howard, not yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hedegaard wants to control from the top but Howard keeps moving.
Hedegaard lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Howard wants to sweep but no luck.
Howard looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Hedegaard puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Hedegaard takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Hedegaard seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Howard does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Howard is looking for a sweep. Hedegaard is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Simon Hedegaard dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Howard ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hedegaard tries to score a power double leg takedown but Howard sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hedegaard somewhat.
Howard moves away from the strike by Hedegaard.
Hedegaard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Howard can do to turn this around?

Hedegaard shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Howard is trying to defend but Hedegaard finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Howard wants to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Howard is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Hedegaard is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Howard doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hedegaard.
Hedegaard really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Howard is trying to maintain the position but Hedegaard is very close to passing his half guard.

Hedegaard is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Howard is refusing to be controlled, as Hedegaard sits in half guard.

Hedegaard is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Howard sees it coming and defends easily.

Hedegaard wants to work for an arm triangle but Howard is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hedegaard stalling away here and it's allowed Howard to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Hedegaard trying to control the position from guard on top but Howard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hedegaard lands a couple of digs.
Howard wants to sweep here but Hedegaard controlling him for the moment.
Howard is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Howard keeping moving, preventing Hedegaard from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howard controls Hedegaard momentarily but Hedegaard frees himself.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Howard defending well as Hedegaard loads up on a big left hand.
Hedegaard will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Howard tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Howard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Howard displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hedegaard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simon Hedegaard. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Howard shoots in and drives through. Hedegaard sprawls well.
Howard tries for a takedown but Hedegaard circles away easily

and Hedegaard counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hedegaard working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Simon Hedegaard overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hedegaard keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Howard's head.
Howard keeping moving, preventing Hedegaard from controlling successfully.
Howard is trying to control the position but Hedegaard postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hedegaard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Howard swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Howard lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Simon Hedegaard dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Howard slips under a jab.
Hedegaard has a takedown stuffed.
Hedegaard has his takedown stuffed

and Howard counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Hedegaard looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hedegaard is looking for a sweep. Howard is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Howard trying to control the action but Hedegaard is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hedegaard is looking to improve his position.
Howard is pressing down on Hedegaard's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hedegaard is holding on for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hedegaard manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Hedegaard had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Howard defends it easily.
Howard trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Howard trying to control the position from guard on top but Hedegaard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hedegaard wants to sweep here but Howard controlling him for the moment.

Hedegaard looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dean Howard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howard stands and throws Hedegaard's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Howard thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hedegaard is not content to let Howard control the position.
Howard is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Howard working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hedegaard tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Howard wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Howard scoring with punches from side control.
Hedegaard wants to control but Howard postures up.
Hedegaard is trying to get back to half guard.
Howard is looking to take a break and control but Hedegaard is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Howard tries for a kimura but Hedegaard is defending well.
Howard is looking to take a break and control but Hedegaard is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Hedegaard's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hedegaard is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hedegaard dodges the ground and pound from Howard.
Hedegaard is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Hedegaard is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Howard off and has taken his back!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hedegaard keeps control of the position as Howard tries to break free.
Hedegaard wants to control but Howard manages to buck him off and is now in Hedegaard's guard! Nice work there by Howard!

And that's the end of the fight!
Dean Howard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hedegaard 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Simon Hedegaard!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Simon Hedegaard waved his t-shirt featuring Altitude Clothing's logo in front of the cameras.