PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johan den Hollander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noel Contemprato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Contemprato has chosen This Is How We Do It as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

den Hollander
vs
Contemprato

179 cm
30
168 lbs
18 - 11 - 1

175 cm
29
165 lbs
19 - 8 - 3

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 18 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Johan den Hollander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 3, fighting out of London, Noel Contemprato!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Contemprato swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Contemprato comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Contemprato looks to score with a jab to the body but den Hollander is just out of range.
Contemprato throws a push kick but den Hollander slaps the foot to one side.
Good exchange - Contemprato coming out on top.
Contemprato misses with a left hand
and den Hollander counters with a nice kick to the body.
den Hollander scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

It looks like Noel Contemprato has been cut.
den Hollander keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Contemprato.
Contemprato throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
den Hollander misses the shot to the body.
Contemprato misses with a kick to the body
and den Hollander counters with an outside leg kick.

den Hollander clinches up with Contemprato and pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
den Hollander presses Contemprato against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
den Hollander pushes Contemprato back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
den Hollander with an attempt at a knee that misses.
den Hollander blocks an uppercut.
den Hollander swings wildly with an uppercut but Contemprato uses good head movement to avoid it.
den Hollander lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Contemprato working aggressively here.

den Hollander escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
den Hollander moves out of range as Contemprato strikes.
den Hollander throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
den Hollander throws a wild body kick that Contemprato sees coming a mile off.
Contemprato lands a nice shot that snaps den Hollander's head back.
den Hollander on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Contemprato throws a big shot that misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Contemprato.
den Hollander is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Contemprato.
den Hollander buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
den Hollander changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Contemprato throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Contemprato gets tackled into the cage by den Hollander. den Hollander maintains the clinch.
den Hollander stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Contemprato misses with a punch to the body.
den Hollander lands with a light punch inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from den Hollander.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A quick uppercut on the inside from den Hollander.
den Hollander missing with knees to the body.
Contemprato is trying to break the clinch but den Hollander is controlling him.

den Hollander breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
den Hollander misses with a kick to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Contemprato blocks the leg kick.
Contemprato throws an off balance right hand
and den Hollander counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Contemprato waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract den Hollander.
Contemprato takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A big left from Contemprato misses.
den Hollander throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
den Hollander doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Contemprato slips a jab from den Hollander.
den Hollander moves away from the strike by Contemprato.
den Hollander ducks right into an uppercut from Contemprato.
den Hollander pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Contemprato thuds his right hand into den Hollander's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
den Hollander throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Contemprato counters with a good low kick that den Hollander was not able to check.
A slow jab from den Hollander misses its intended target.
Contemprato fakes high and swings low for a body shot but den Hollander manages to avoid it.
Contemprato avoids a punch combination nicely.
Contemprato pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Contemprato avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
den Hollander loads up on a big right hand but Contemprato slips the punch.
den Hollander lands a jab.
den Hollander throws a leg kick that misses.
Contemprato swings and misses with a hook to the body.
den Hollander closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
den Hollander is looking to score with low kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Contemprato throws an uppercut from half a mile away. den Hollander sees it coming and avoids it easily.
den Hollander lands a leg kick that knocks Contemprato off balance momentarily.
Contemprato moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
den Hollander connects with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Contemprato connects with a single shot there.
den Hollander throws a hook to the side of Contemprato's head but Contemprato sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Contemprato scores with a jab to the head.
Noel Contemprato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Contemprato swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by den Hollander.
Contemprato jabs at den Hollander's body.
den Hollander throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Contemprato sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice uppercut there from Contemprato.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
den Hollander thows a body shot but no joy.
Contemprato misses with a two punch combination.
Contemprato is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! den Hollander had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Contemprato moves out of range of the strikes.
den Hollander takes a swing at Contemprato's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johan den Hollander dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Noel Contemprato's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Contemprato throws a hook but den Hollander avoids it easily.
Contemprato ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

den Hollander moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by den Hollander.
Contemprato tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
den Hollander lands a right hand that snaps the head of Contemprato backwards.
Contemprato lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of den Hollander backwards.
Contemprato wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
den Hollander goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Contemprato has a couple of punches blocked by den Hollander.
Contemprato throws a head punch that misses.
den Hollander has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
den Hollander lands a hook that snaps the head of Contemprato backwards.

Contemprato breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
den Hollander tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Contemprato was well out of range. Poor timing from den Hollander.
Contemprato misses with a straight left.
den Hollander pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
den Hollander throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Contemprato falls off balance throwing a combination
and den Hollander counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from den Hollander misses its intended target.
Contemprato misses with a jab, cross combination.
den Hollander keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Contemprato.
A combination from den Hollander does no damage.
Contemprato walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A looping hook to the body misses from den Hollander. Contemprato does a little dance to reset his feet.
Contemprato misses with a wild body shot.
den Hollander misses with a head kick.
Contemprato thows a body shot but no joy.
Contemprato fakes a jab and throws a low kick but den Hollander checks it well.
Nice defenses there by den Hollander.
den Hollander avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Contemprato. den Hollander does a little dance to reset his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from den Hollander misses the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Contemprato.
Contemprato throws an uppercut from half a mile away. den Hollander sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Contemprato scores with a hook to the body. den Hollander takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
den Hollander getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A jab lands there for den Hollander.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
den Hollander has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
den Hollander throws a jab but it's blocked by Contemprato.
den Hollander throws a poor cross that misses
and Contemprato counters with a nice body shot.
den Hollander tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Contemprato was well out of range. Poor timing from den Hollander.
Contemprato scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. den Hollander doesn't seem bothered though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Contemprato. den Hollander does a little dance to reset his feet.
den Hollander uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Contemprato.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Contemprato throws a nice inside leg kick.
den Hollander uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Contemprato.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by den Hollander.
A swing and a miss from Contemprato.

den Hollander takes the fight into the clinch.
Contemprato looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Contemprato cracks den Hollander with a nice body shot.
den Hollander takes a shot to the head.
Contemprato is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Contemprato scores with a shot to the side of den Hollander's head.
den Hollander is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Contemprato has a couple of punches blocked by den Hollander.
Contemprato misses with a short punch on the inside.
den Hollander fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Contemprato lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Contemprato lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Contemprato swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Contemprato working aggressively here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
den Hollander lands a right hand that snaps the head of Contemprato backwards.
Contemprato wants to break free but den Hollander has control.
den Hollander throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Contempratos head.
den Hollander swings wildly with an uppercut but Contemprato uses good head movement to avoid it.
den Hollander blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Contemprato lands a hook that snaps the head of den Hollander backwards.
Contemprato doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
den Hollander blocking some punches.
den Hollander scores with a hook to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for den Hollander.
Contemprato lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Contemprato is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Contemprato has a couple of punches blocked by den Hollander.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Contemprato breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Contemprato looks to land a right hand but den Hollander moved out of range.
den Hollander keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Contemprato.
den Hollander tries a low kick but Contemprato avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Noel Contemprato showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Noel Contemprato's cut.
That's time! den Hollander's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Contemprato misses with a leg kick.
Contemprato slips under a jab.
den Hollander misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Contemprato scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
den Hollander throws a jab when Contemprato was well out of range.
Contemprato connects with a crisp jab.
Contemprato walks forward, straight into a front kick from den Hollander.
Contemprato is looking to chop away at den Hollander's legs.
Contemprato throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Contemprato takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Noel Contemprato seems to be getting the better of the standup.
den Hollander is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Contemprato.
Contemprato swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
den Hollander tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Contemprato was well out of range. Poor timing from den Hollander.
den Hollander scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
den Hollander scores with a sloppy right hand. Contemprato should have avoided that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Contemprato, as that shot connected.
den Hollander lands a head kick!
den Hollander with a nice cross.
Contemprato avoids the body shot from den Hollander.
A clash of legs there as Contemprato blocks the low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Contemprato.
Contemprato misses with a few strikes there.
den Hollander misses with a body shot.
den Hollander scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Contemprato throws a quick inside leg kick.
den Hollander tries to land a front kick but Contemprato steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Contemprato lands a jab to the head.
Contemprato throws a body kick that misses
and den Hollander counters with a straight right hand.
Contemprato darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
den Hollander looks for the body kick but Contemprato saw that one coming.
Contemprato staying out of range there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
den Hollander misses with a hook. Contemprato ducked under it nicely.
Contemprato swats away the attempt to clinch by den Hollander.
den Hollander motions for Contemprato to come forward. den Hollander throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Contemprato scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Contemprato moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
den Hollander misses with a straight left.
Contemprato throws a combination but it was largely blocked by den Hollander.
A jab from den Hollander misses.
Contemprato misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from den Hollander.
den Hollander ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice defenses there by den Hollander.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
den Hollander blocks a jab.
Contemprato thows a body shot but no joy.
Contemprato thows a leg kick but den Hollander checks it
and den Hollander counters with a lovely shot to the body.
den Hollander connects with an inside leg kick.
den Hollander throws a leg kick but Contemprato sees it coming and moves out of range.
Contemprato misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from den Hollander.
The crowd cheers as Contemprato lands an impressive looking overhand right. den Hollander doesn't seem phased though.
Contemprato bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A slapping leg kick lands for den Hollander.
Contemprato moves out of range of the leg kick from den Hollander.
den Hollander connects with a good right hand that stumbles Contemprato. Contemprato circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Contemprato falls off balance throwing a combination
and den Hollander connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Contemprato takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Contemprato swats away the attempt to clinch by den Hollander.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
den Hollander swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Contemprato misses with a few strikes there.
Contemprato ducks down and throws a hook to the body but den Hollander moves away.
den Hollander fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Contemprato manages to avoid it.
den Hollander goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Contemprato thows a left - swing and a miss!
den Hollander throws a lazy right hand but Contemprato sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
den Hollander doesn't manage to clinch there - Contemprato circles away.
den Hollander lands a head kick!
den Hollander scores with a sloppy right hand. Contemprato should have avoided that one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
den Hollander shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Contemprato staying out of range there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johan den Hollander showed his dominance in that final round.
Well den Hollander has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johan den Hollander!
A pretty intense looking Johan den Hollander took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.