PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pat McDermot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Van Hannegem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

McDermot
vs
Van Hannegem

180 cm
19
217 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

190 cm
23
212 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Syndicate Drugs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pat McDermot!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marco Van Hannegem!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Hannegem tries to clinch there but McDermot circles away.
Van Hannegem tries to close the distance and clinch but McDermot swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Van Hannegem is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Van Hannegem tries to close the distance and clinch up but McDermot swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Marco Van Hannegem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Hannegem is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Van Hannegem tries to close the distance and clinch up but McDermot swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A punch combination from Van Hannegem misses.
McDermot loads up on a big right hand but Van Hannegem slips the punch.
McDermot throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Van Hannegem.
Van Hannegem fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDermot avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McDermot circles away from the clinch attempt.
Van Hannegem throws a right hand that McDermot ducks under and follows up with a left that McDermot also avoids with ease.
McDermot misses with the combination.
McDermot thows a body shot but no joy.
Pat McDermot is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Hannegem is looking to clinch.
Van Hannegem tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A decent looking cross lands there for McDermot.

It looks like Marco Van Hannegem has been cut.
Van Hannegem tries to clinch but McDermot moves out of range.
Van Hannegem slips a jab from McDermot.
Van Hannegem is looking to clinch but McDermot is avoiding it.
Van Hannegem wants to clinch up but McDermot keeps it at a distance.
A big right followed by a crushing left from McDermot knocks Van Hannegem out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Pat McDermot!
Pat McDermot retains his light heavyweight title!