PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Koenraad Vandenhoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martti Nakutin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Vandenhoff
vs
Nakutin

212 cm
22
265 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

195 cm
18
220 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Hell's Balls Fightwear

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Koenraad Vandenhoff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Martti Nakutin!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Nakutin looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Vandenhoff is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Vandenhoff lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Nakutin!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Nakutin is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Vandenhoff scoring with strikes but Nakutin is staying in there.

Vandenhoff stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Nakutin tries to clinch but Vandenhoff is having none of it.
Vandenhoff throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Nakutin.
Vandenhoff doesn't manage to clinch there - Nakutin circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vandenhoff is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nakutin looks to clinch
and Vandenhoff counters with an outside leg kick.
Vandenhoff wants to clinch.

Vandenhoff drives through and clinches with Nakutin against the ropes.

Vandenhoff breaks from the clinch.
Nakutin throws a head kick that misses

and Vandenhoff moves into the clinch.
Nakutin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vandenhoff misses with a short punch on the inside.

Vandenhoff manages to break the clinch.
Nakutin avoids the head kick by Vandenhoff.
Nakutin is looking to clinch.
Vandenhoff throws a front kick that sends Nakutin stumbling back into the ropes.
Nakutin throws a head kick that half lands.
Nakutin looks gassed!
Nakutin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vandenhoff looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Nakutin tries to keep at a distance but Vandenhoff has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Vandenhoff obliges.
Vandenhoff tries for a takedown. No joy.
Vandenhoff tries to break free but Nakutin pushes him back against the ropes.
Vandenhoff tries to pull guard but Nakutin holds him up against the ropes and eventually Vandenhoff drops back down to his feet.
Vandenhoff landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Vandenhoff breaks from the clinch.
Vandenhoff thuds a left hand into Nakutin's body.

Vandenhoff clinches with his opponent.

Vandenhoff's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vandenhoff with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Vandenhoff clinches.

Vandenhoff pulls Nakutin into guard.
Vandenhoff will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

Vandenhoff had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Nakutin is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Vandenhoff Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Nakutin's back instead.
Vandenhoff has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Vandenhoff lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vandenhoff wants to control but Nakutin is keeping busy.
Vandenhoff punishes Nakutin with strikes from the back mount.
Vandenhoff controls the position.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Vandenhoff's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Vandenhoff punches the canvas rather than the man.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Nakutin is keeping busy.
Nakutin wants to get back to his feet.

Nakutin is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Vandenhoff gets his way!
Vandenhoff lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nakutin shoots and misses
and Vandenhoff counters with a leg kick.
Vandenhoff has his takedown stuffed

and Nakutin counters by moving into the clinch.
Vandenhoff prevents Nakutin from breaking the clinch.
Nakutin has Vandenhoff pressed against the ropes, preventing Vandenhoff from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Vandenhoff breaks the clinch.
Koenraad Vandenhoff is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vandenhoff fails with a takedown attempt.

Vandenhoff rushes Nakutin and presses him up against the ropes.
Nakutin gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Vandenhoff.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Koenraad Vandenhoff. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nakutin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vandenhoff trying to control the position but instead, Nakutin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Vandenhoff into the ropes.
Vandenhoff tries to pull guard but Nakutin won't allow it.
Vandenhoff lands a knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vandenhoff is working for takedown but Nakutin is calmly controlling the position for now.
Vandenhoff goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nakutin is trying to break free.

Vandenhoff pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Vandenhoff misses.
Nakutin wants to clinch but Vandenhoff slips to the side

and Vandenhoff holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Vandenhoff pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice shot by Nakutin.
Nakutin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vandenhoff shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Nakutin moves into the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nakutin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vandenhoff misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nakutin.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Vandenhoff tries for a takedown but Nakutin manages to get underhooks.

Nakutin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Nakutin has closed the distance and engaged Vandenhoff in a clinch.
Vandenhoff lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nakutin or not.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Vandenhoff has a couple of punches blocked by Nakutin.
Vandenhoff fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Nakutin breaks the clinch.

Nakutin closes the distance and clinches.
Nakutin pushes Vandenhoff back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Vandenhoff wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Vandenhoff's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nakutin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nakutin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Vandenhoff keeps control of Nakutin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Vandenhoff tries to pull guard but Nakutin won't allow it.
Vandenhoff lands a nice elbow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Vandenhoff wants to get back to striking at distance but Nakutin won't allow it.
Nakutin scores with a shoulder strike.
Nakutin looking to throw knees to the head but Vandenhoff is blocking nicely.

Vandenhoff breaks from the clinch.
Nakutin misses with the body kick
and Vandenhoff counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Nakutin is lucky that one didn't land flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vandenhoff misses with a series of wild punches.
Vandenhoff tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nakutin was well out of range. Poor timing from Vandenhoff.
Vandenhoff tries for a takedown but Nakutin circles away easily

and Nakutin counters by clinching up.

Nakutin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nakutin tries to clinch there but Vandenhoff circles away.
Nakutin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vandenhoff fails to land with a series of punches.

Nakutin moves into the clinch successfully.
Vandenhoff with a knee to the head.
Vandenhoff tries to score a body lock takedown but Nakutin shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Nakutin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Vandenhoff lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Nakutin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vandenhoff closes the distance and clinches up with Nakutin, looking for a takedown. Vandenhoff pushes Nakutin against the ropes but Nakutin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Vandenhoff moves in looking to clinch but Nakutin pushes him off.
Vandenhoff misses with a two punch combination.

Nakutin has managed to clinch.
Nakutin lands a damaging elbow.
Vandenhoff tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nakutin wants to stall.

Vandenhoff pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vandenhoff avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nakutin tries to clinch there but Vandenhoff circles away.
Nakutin is looking to clinch but Vandenhoff is avoiding it.
A head kick misses from Vandenhoff.
Vandenhoff avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vandenhoff connects with a single shot there.
Vandenhoff lands a glancing blow to the side of Nakutin's head.
Nakutin moves in looking to clinch but Vandenhoff pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Martti Nakutin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Nakutin is looking to clinch.
Nakutin has his takedown stuffed
and Vandenhoff counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nakutin is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Vandenhoff.
Nakutin tries to clinch up but Vandenhoff circles away and keeps his distance.
Vandenhoff tries to clinch but Nakutin is having none of it.
Nakutin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Vandenhoff.
Nakutin throws a lazy right hand but Vandenhoff sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nakutin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vandenhoff throws a head kick but Nakutin moves out of range.
Vandenhoff is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Nakutin clinches up against the ropes.
Nakutin is trying to break the clinch but Vandenhoff is controlling him.
Vandenhoff trying to stall but Nakutin improves his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakutin prevents a takedown attempt there.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nakutin.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nakutin landing knees to the head.
Nakutin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vandenhoffs head.
Vandenhoff comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nakutin is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Vandenhoff pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Vandenhoff jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Nakutin walks away with a smile on his face. Vandenhoff gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Koenraad Vandenhoff. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Nakutin gets a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nakutin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vandenhoffs head.

Vandenhoff's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nakutin lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Koenraad Vandenhoff has been cut.
Vandenhoff misses with a kick to the body.
Nakutin tries to clinch up.
Nakutin slaps away a takedown attempt from Vandenhoff, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nakutin is looking to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vandenhoff circles away from the clinch attempt
and Vandenhoff counters with a nice body shot.

Nakutin moves into range and clinches up with Vandenhoff.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nakutin as Vandenhoff tries to tie him up.

Vandenhoff is working on a single leg takedown against the ropes. Nakutin can't fight it off and eventually Vandenhoff manages to take the fight to the floor. Nakutin looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Vandenhoff throwing strikes but missing.
Vandenhoff missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Vandenhoff in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vandenhoff trying to control but Nakutin is working from the bottom.
Nakutin is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Nakutin is working an open guard so Vandenhoff takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Koenraad Vandenhoff is winning the standup battle so far.
Vandenhoff fakes the leg kick and cracks Nakutin in the body.

Vandenhoff scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Vandenhoff is trying to work for a kimura but Nakutin is defending well.
Vandenhoff trying to pass the guard but Nakutin defending well.
Koenraad Vandenhoff overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakutin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Vandenhoff is working away from the top position though.
Vandenhoff wants to take a breather but Nakutin is having none of it.

Vandenhoff seems to be looking for submissions.
Vandenhoff prevents Nakutin from standing back up.
Vandenhoff trying to control the action but Nakutin is working from the bottom.
Vandenhoff is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Nakutin is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

And that's the end of the fight!
Koenraad Vandenhoff showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Vandenhoff 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Koenraad Vandenhoff!