PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ambroos De Vries (ranked 2410 p4p, 4039 weight class) and Khosrov Hashempour (ranked 265 p4p, 425 weight class). De Vries comes to the cage accompanied by Eskimo Callboy - Hypa Hypa. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

De Vries
vs
Hashempour

195 cm
26
272
3 - 2 - 0

185 cm
27
265
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

MKFC

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ambroos De Vries!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Khosrov Hashempour!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Glass and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

De Vries instigates a clinch.
A short right from Hashempour.

It looks like Ambroos De Vries has been cut.
Hashempour blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
De Vries stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hashempour lands a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Hashempour.
Hashempour throws a head punch that misses.
Hashempour lands with a left to the head.
De Vries tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hashempour's elbow.
Hashempour misses with a punch on the inside.
Hashempour has a couple of punches blocked by De Vries.
Our sources have told us that De Vries has been working on his elbows in the gym.
A head punch on the inside from Hashempour fails to land.
De Vries blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hashempour has a couple of punches blocked by De Vries.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hashempour misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Vries.
Hashempour misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hashempour creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch on the inside from Hashempour fails to land.
De Vries swings wildly with an uppercut but Hashempour uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Vries blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hashempour misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Vries is looking to control Hashempour's arms but Hashempour gets an underhook and turns him. Now De Vries has his back to the cage.
Hashempour throws a head punch that misses.
De Vries blocks an uppercut.
Hashempour lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hashempour tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hashempour misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Vries missing with knees to the body.
De Vries blocking some punches.
Hashempour misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Vries putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hashempour in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
De Vries lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Khosrov Hashempour has been cut.
Hashempour looks winded!
De Vries throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hashempour blocks it with crossed arms.
A bit of stalling here from De Vries.
De Vries lands a shot to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hashempour.
De Vries content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from De Vries.
De Vries works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
De Vries leaning against his opponent.
De Vries working Hashempour over with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Vries lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hashempour.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from De Vries.
De Vries tries a body shot but Hashempour blocks it.
De Vries gets through Hashempour's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
De Vries lands a nice knee to the body.
Hashempour takes a knee to the side of the body.
De Vries throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hashempour blocks it with crossed arms.
A knee to the head by De Vries.
De Vries slowing the pace effectively.
Hashempour tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hashempour on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hashempour misses with the head strike.
De Vries misses with a knee strike.
A head punch on the inside from Hashempour fails to land.
A short uppercut from De Vries.
De Vries scores with a hook to the body.
De Vries pushes Hashempour back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hashempour takes a knee to the side of the body.
De Vries digs a right hand into Hashempour's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hashempour's gas tank.
Hashempour takes a knee right on the jaw!
De Vries lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Vries lands a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from De Vries.
Hashempour misses with a punch on the inside.
De Vries lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hashempour or not.
De Vries lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hashempour.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
De Vries lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
De Vries blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Vries lands a shoulder strike.
De Vries lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hashempour backwards.
Hashempour prevents a body shot from De Vries.
De Vries slowing the pace effectively.
De Vries tries a body shot but Hashempour blocks it.
De Vries is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
De Vries lands with a short shot to the head.
De Vries controlling the action here for a moment.
De Vries is working Hashempour over against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Vries lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
De Vries will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hashempour up against the cage.
A short left from De Vries.
A right handed body shot lands from De Vries.
De Vries pushes Hashempour back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
De Vries lands with a short head shot on the inside.
De Vries lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hashempour.
De Vries throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hashempour misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Vries content to slow the pace in the clinch.
De Vries misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from De Vries.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Vries.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ambroos De Vries dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

De Vries comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

De Vries moves into the clinch.
De Vries blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Vries works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
De Vries connects with a knee to the head.
De Vries scores with a hook to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hashempour throws a head punch that misses.
De Vries lands a good knee to the midsection. Hashempour won't want to take too many of those.
De Vries lands with a right to the head.
A body shot lands from De Vries.
De Vries throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right from De Vries on the inside.
De Vries lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Vries lands a right hand.
A short right from De Vries.
De Vries manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hashempour is breathing heavily.
De Vries is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hashempour.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Vries scores with a hook to the body.
De Vries doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Vries digs a right hand underneath Hashempour's ribcage. Hashempour let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right handed body shot lands from De Vries.
De Vries lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
De Vries presses Hashempour against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hashempour takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hashempour's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
De Vries lands a body shot in the clinch.
De Vries stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
De Vries has Hashempour pressed against the cage.
De Vries seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
De Vries works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice glancing elbow lands by De Vries.
De Vries scores with a shoulder strike.
De Vries digs a right hand underneath Hashempour's ribcage. Hashempour let out a lung full of air as it connected.
De Vries using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Vries stalling against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Vries lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hashempour backwards.
Still in the clinch, De Vries scores with a nice short uppercut.
De Vries tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
De Vries lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hashempour or not.
Hashempour letting De Vries take a breather here.
De Vries cracks Hashempour with a nice body shot.
Ambroos De Vries has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A quick uppercut on the inside from De Vries.
De Vries lands a body punch.
De Vries misses with a body punch.
De Vries dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A body shot lands from De Vries.
De Vries misses with a punch to the body.
Hashempour tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Vries is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hashempour can do to turn this around?
Good body shot from De Vries.
A short body shot lands from De Vries as the two fighters clinch.
De Vries lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hashempour backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Vries putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hashempour in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from De Vries.
A left hand lands to the body for De Vries.
De Vries scores a nice knee to the body.
De Vries stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
De Vries lands a nice uppercut.
De Vries lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. De Vries obliges.
De Vries with an attempt at a knee that misses.
De Vries working some nice short punches in the clinch.
De Vries pressing his opponent against the cage.
De Vries tries to work over Hashempour's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short uppercut from De Vries.
De Vries just leaning against Hashempour, taking a breather.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Vries leaning his opponent against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with De Vries for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
De Vries tries to throw a body punch but Hashempour avoids it by throwing De Vries back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Vries utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from De Vries.
A right handed body shot lands from De Vries.
De Vries is leaning against Hashempour and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
De Vries lands a body punch.
De Vries lands a nice knee to the body.
Hashempour takes a knee right on the jaw!
De Vries lands with a short head shot on the inside.
De Vries content to slow the pace in the clinch.
De Vries's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The referee is keeping an eye on De Vries - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Vries tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ambroos De Vries dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Hashempour blocks a head kick by De Vries.
De Vries lands with a kick to the temple. Hashempour shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Khosrov Hashempour seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Vries connects with a single shot there.
De Vries misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hashempour.
A left lands for Hashempour.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
De Vries fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hashempour throws a hook but De Vries blocks it.
De Vries is looking to clinch.
Hashempour misses with a looping left.
De Vries connects with a jab.
Hashempour throws an overhand right that lands on De Vries's shoulder, as De Vries tries to avoid the shot.
De Vries staying out of range there.
Hashempour throws a hook to the side of De Vries's head but De Vries sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hashempour looks to throw the jab but De Vries is out of range.
De Vries lands with a good body shot.
De Vries uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Vries changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

De Vries has Hashempour up against the cage in a clinch.
Hashempour takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hashempour swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hashempour misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Vries scores with a hook to the body.
De Vries can't find room to land a body shot as Hashempour controls the action.
De Vries blocks an uppercut.
De Vries lands a body shot.
De Vries stalling.
A bit of stalling here from De Vries.
De Vries unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hashempour lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
De Vries landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The referee is keeping an eye on De Vries - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
De Vries can't find room to land a body shot as Hashempour controls the action.
De Vries scores with a knee to the head.
De Vries landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. De Vries obliges.
De Vries tries to land a knee to the head but Hashempour blocks with his arms.
De Vries works on Hashempour's body with a couple of short punches.
De Vries lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from De Vries.
A short right from De Vries.
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!
De Vries controlling the action here for a moment.
Hashempour is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Hashempour has a couple of punches blocked by De Vries.
De Vries unloads a knee to the mid-section.
De Vries stalling against the cage.
Hashempour digs a right hand into De Vries's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on De Vries's gas tank.
De Vries blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Vries lands a shoulder strike.
Hashempour misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Vries lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hashempour fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from De Vries.
De Vries tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
De Vries cracks Hashempour with a nice body shot.
De Vries lands a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Vries digs a right hand into Hashempour's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hashempour's gas tank.
De Vries scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hashempour throws a head punch that misses.
De Vries will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hashempour up against the cage.
Hashempour throws a head punch that misses.
De Vries lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
De Vries can't find room to land a body shot as Hashempour controls the action.
De Vries can't find room to land a body shot as Hashempour controls the action.
De Vries lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hashempour misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hashempour throws a head punch that misses.
De Vries lands a good knee to the midsection. Hashempour won't want to take too many of those.
De Vries lands a shoulder strike.
De Vries lands an elbow just above Hashempour 's eye.
A hook to the body from De Vries.
De Vries pressing his opponent against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Vries has Hashempour pressed against the cage.
Hashempour takes a shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hashempour has a couple of punches blocked by De Vries.
De Vries avoiding damage.
A short right from De Vries.
De Vries tries a body shot but Hashempour blocks it.
De Vries blocking some punches.
Hashempour's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hashempour.
A short left from De Vries.
De Vries lands a body punch.
Nice body punch from De Vries - that landed with a thud.
De Vries leaning his opponent against the cage.
Khosrov Hashempour has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ambroos De Vries is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
De Vries lands a nice shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ambroos De Vries showed his dominance in that final round.
Well De Vries 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 Donald Grub scores the fight for Ambroos De Vries!
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Ambroos De Vries!
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Ambroos De Vries!

Ambroos De Vries wins by unanimous decision!
Ambroos De Vries decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.