PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stephan Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans Van der Hooffinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Hunt
vs
Van der Hooffinger

178 cm
25
178 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
21
177 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Blunt Force Trauma Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stephan Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hans Van der Hooffinger!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paul Aken and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt blocks a head kick by Van der Hooffinger.
Van der Hooffinger wants to clinch up but Hunt keeps it at a distance.

Hunt forces Van der Hooffinger back against the ropes and clinches.
Hunt blocks an elbow strike.
Hunt has had enough of the clinch but Van der Hooffinger keeps him there for the moment.
Van der Hooffinger has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hunt avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hunt working hard to break the clinch.
Hunt avoiding damage as Van der Hooffinger throws knees to the body.
Hunt blocks an elbow strike from Van der Hooffinger.
Van der Hooffinger is trying to stall.
Van der Hooffinger stalling in the clinch.
Hunt struggles to land a body shot inside as Van der Hooffinger controls his hands.

Van der Hooffinger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Van der Hooffinger tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Hunt counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Nice strikes from Hunt there.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Hunt passes to side control.
Van der Hooffinger is not content to let Hunt control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hunt is trying to get an arm triangle but Van der Hooffinger is defending well.
Hunt misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Hunt happy to just control the position for now.
Van der Hooffinger dodges the ground and pound from Hunt.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

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.
Van der Hooffinger is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Hunt has just dragged him back down to the mat.

Hunt looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Van der Hooffinger wants to get back to his feet.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Van der Hooffinger tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Hunt decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Van der Hooffinger's guard.
Hunt throwing strikes but missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt controlling from the top position.
Hunt is breathing heavily.
Hunt looking to sit in guard and control but Van der Hooffinger gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Van der Hooffinger is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Hunt is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Hunt has escaped and now he's on top!
Hunt stays in close to Van der Hooffinger's body and controls the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Van der Hooffinger tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hunt trying to control but Van der Hooffinger is working from the bottom.
Hunt trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Van der Hooffinger manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stephan Hunt dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A head kick misses from Van der Hooffinger.
Van der Hooffinger tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Hunt counters with a takedown into side control.
Van der Hooffinger is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Hunt content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Van der Hooffinger is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hunt wants to pass the guard but Van der Hooffinger is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hunt wants to work for an arm triangle but Van der Hooffinger is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Van der Hooffinger moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Van der Hooffinger avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Van der Hooffinger looking to control.
Hunt postures up in Van der Hooffinger's guard and throws a big left but Van der Hooffinger blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hunt trying to control the position from guard on top but Van der Hooffinger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hunt takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Van der Hooffinger wants to clinch

and Hunt counters with a shoot takedown. Van der Hooffinger fights it but they end up in guard.
Hunt wants to stand and escape but instead Van der Hooffinger has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Van der Hooffinger is looking to work some ground and pound but Hunt has wrist control.
Van der Hooffinger trying to control the position from guard on top but Hunt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Van der Hooffinger is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Van der Hooffinger postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van der Hooffinger passes Hunt's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Hunt is looking to improve his position.
Van der Hooffinger wants to stand up but Hunt has a hold of him and won't allow it.

Van der Hooffinger is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hunt tries to get to full guard but Van der Hooffinger has control of the leg.

Van der Hooffinger is working for a kimura but Hunt is defending it quite comfortably.

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.
Hunt throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

Hunt is defending against the submission attempts here by Van der Hooffinger.
Van der Hooffinger tries to pass to full mount but Hunt defends it.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Van der Hooffinger tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Hunt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Van der Hooffinger is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stephan Hunt dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Van der Hooffinger gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Van der Hooffinger prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hunt avoiding damage as Van der Hooffinger throws knees to the body.
Hunt throws an elbow but it misses.
Hunt avoids the elbow strike from Van der Hooffinger, against the ropes.
Hunt has had enough of the clinch but Van der Hooffinger keeps him there for the moment.
Van der Hooffinger tries to land a knee to the head but Hunt blocks with his arms.
Van der Hooffinger missing with knees to the body.
Van der Hooffinger is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Van der Hooffinger manages to break the clinch.

Hunt bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Hunt goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Van der Hooffinger rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Hunt's guard! Nice work there by Van der Hooffinger!
Van der Hooffinger wants to stand but Hunt is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van der Hooffinger looking to sit in guard and control but Hunt gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Van der Hooffinger controlling the position.
Hunt missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Van der Hooffinger manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Van der Hooffinger moves in looking to clinch but Hunt pushes him off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Hunt takes the fight into the clinch.
Van der Hooffinger tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hunt avoids it.
Van der Hooffinger is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hunt pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hunt is struggling to control the position.
Van der Hooffinger has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hunt avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Stephan Hunt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hans Van der Hooffinger.

Hunt has clasped his hands together around Van der Hooffinger's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Hunt scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Van der Hooffinger to see if he's OK.
Van der Hooffinger parries the strikes from Hunt easily there. Hunt is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Van der Hooffinger to escape.
Hunt misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Hunt fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Van der Hooffinger is trying to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt is looking to take a break and control but Van der Hooffinger is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Van der Hooffinger sneaks back into half guard.
Hunt thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Van der Hooffinger gets back to full guard.
Van der Hooffinger seems keen to control Hunt's posture.
Van der Hooffinger wants to stand but Hunt is controlling the position.
Hans Van der Hooffinger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hunt in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Stephan Hunt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hunt, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stephan Hunt!