PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Morris Fordyce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johan den Hollander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johan den Hollander is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Fordyce
vs
den Hollander

172 cm
19
169 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

179 cm
21
168 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Fight Club Clothing Helsinki™
Fight Club Clothing Helsinki™

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Morris Fordyce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johan den Hollander!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Patrick Alders and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Fordyce shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in den Hollander's guard.
den Hollander controlling Fordyce's posture.
Fordyce trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fordyce postures up in den Hollander's guard and throws a big left but den Hollander blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
den Hollander lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Fordyce!
Fordyce is desperately trying to improve his position but den Hollander has a good base and remains in mount.

den Hollander stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
den Hollander slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
den Hollander throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
den Hollander avoids the body shot from Fordyce.
den Hollander misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
den Hollander lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
No joy there for den Hollander, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fordyce misses with a hook to the body

and den Hollander counters with a crisp one two that drops Fordyce! den Hollander thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Fordyce to his feet! Fordyce is in big trouble!

Fordyce is rocked!
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!
den Hollander will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Oh Fordyce is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
No joy there for den Hollander, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
den Hollander misses with a double jab.
Fordyce seems to have got his legs back now.
Johan den Hollander seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fordyce digs a good hook to den Hollander's body.
den Hollander throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A telegraphed right hand from Fordyce misses the target.
Fordyce throws a right hand that den Hollander ducks under and follows up with a left that den Hollander also avoids with ease.
Fordyce misses with the combination.
Fordyce checks a leg kick.
Fordyce misses with a series of wild punches.
den Hollander misses with a jab, cross combination.
den Hollander swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
den Hollander connects with a single shot there.
den Hollander ducks under a wild hook from Fordyce.
A punch combination from Fordyce misses.

Fordyce clinches with his opponent.
Fordyce lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Fordyce fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
den Hollander misses with a body punch.

den Hollander breaks the clinch.
den Hollander fails to land with a series of punches.
Fordyce scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
den Hollander looks gassed!
den Hollander slips a jab from Fordyce.
den Hollander slaps away a takedown attempt from Fordyce, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Fordyce walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
den Hollander misses with a jab, cross combination.
den Hollander swinging wildly here.
den Hollander slaps away a takedown attempt from Fordyce, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Fordyce throws a series of punches but den Hollander avoids them all with ease.
den Hollander looks to throw the jab but Fordyce is out of range.
Fordyce looks to land a combination but den Hollander avoids it well.
den Hollander connects with a jab.
den Hollander lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fordyce circles away quickly and effectively.
Fordyce throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and den Hollander counters with a flying knee. Nice.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
den Hollander throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fordyce swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
den Hollander misses the shot to the body.
Fordyce throws a sloppy body shot
and den Hollander counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
den Hollander jabs Fordyce right on the nose. Fordyce blinks but takes it well.
den Hollander goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Fordyce fails with the takedown
and den Hollander counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Morris Fordyce. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fordyce fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Fordyce throws a body punch but den Hollander moves out of range.
Fordyce swings for the body but den Hollander moves out of range.
den Hollander throws a right and a left that both miss.
den Hollander throws a sloppy head kick and Fordyce moves out of range easily.
A punch lands to the side of Fordyce 's head but he takes it in his stride.
den Hollander just misses with a punch to the body.
Fordyce just misses with a punch to the body.
Fordyce misses the shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
den Hollander looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Fordyce.
den Hollander lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
den Hollander is working the combinations to good effect here.
den Hollander misses with a double jab
and Fordyce counters with a one-two to the body.
A combination from Fordyce does no damage.
den Hollander swings for the body but Fordyce moves out of range.
Fordyce looks to land a combination but den Hollander avoids it well.
den Hollander avoids the body shot from Fordyce.

Fordyce pushes den Hollander up against the cage in a clinch.
den Hollander tries to break free but Fordyce pushes him back against the cage.
den Hollander blocks the elbow strike.
Fordyce has den Hollander pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. den Hollander manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fordyce's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
den Hollander tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
den Hollander stops a takedown attempt from Fordyce.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

den Hollander's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fordyce shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has den Hollander pinned against the cage. den Hollander gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johan den Hollander dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

den Hollander misses with a two punch combination.
den Hollander throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fordyce keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fordyce is looking to wear down den Hollander with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
den Hollander lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
den Hollander lands with a nice body punch.
den Hollander lands a nice shot that snaps Fordyce's head back.
Johan den Hollander seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fordyce throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around den Hollander's waist but den Hollander gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Fordyce off to one side.
den Hollander throws a nice looking combination but Fordyce bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
den Hollander staying out of range there.
den Hollander throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fordyce.
den Hollander misses with a two punch combination.
den Hollander throws a series of punches but Fordyce avoids them all with ease.
A telegraphed right hand from den Hollander misses the target.
den Hollander swings for the body but Fordyce moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from den Hollander.
Fordyce throws a shot from downtown. den Hollander moves away and avoids it.
Morris Fordyce is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fordyce throws a combination that misses
and den Hollander counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Fordyce dodges the punch combination from den Hollander.
Fordyce is really struggling to find his range with his punches. den Hollander's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
den Hollander dodges the punch combination from Fordyce.
Fordyce tries to score a power double leg takedown but den Hollander sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Fordyce somewhat.
Fordyce tries a head kick but it misses.
den Hollander showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fordyce.

Fordyce decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Fordyce sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. den Hollander defending well though.
den Hollander is positioning himself well to prevent Fordyce advancing to mount.
Fordyce scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
den Hollander blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fordyce.
Fordyce trying to control the action but den Hollander is working from the bottom.
den Hollander is trying is best to control the position here.
den Hollander slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Fordyce wants to control from the top but den Hollander keeps moving.
den Hollander utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
den Hollander is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Fordyce postures up in den Hollander's guard and throws a big left but den Hollander blocks it.
den Hollander trying to strike off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fordyce tries to free his leg and advance position but den Hollander is retaining full guard.
den Hollander is adopting a defensive guard.
Fordyce loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fordyce postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
den Hollander is pulling down on Fordyce's head to control his posture.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Johan den Hollander.
den Hollander looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

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.
Fordyce slips a straight right by den Hollander.

den Hollander tries to keep at a distance but Fordyce has taken the fight into the clinch.
den Hollander working hard to break the clinch.
den Hollander misses with a short punch on the inside.

Fordyce's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
den Hollander swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
den Hollander showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fordyce.
The fighters circling - Fordyce throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fordyce misses with a takedown attempt - den Hollander sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Morris Fordyce. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fordyce misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fordyce moves away from the strike by den Hollander.
den Hollander looks to land a left hand but Fordyce moved out of range nicely.
den Hollander throws a jab when Fordyce was well out of range.
Fordyce showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from den Hollander.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johan den Hollander showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Fordyce throws a nice looking combination but den Hollander bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fordyce lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but den Hollander circles away quickly and effectively.
Fordyce misses the jab.
Fordyce will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Fordyce is trying hard to land a takedown here. den Hollander sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
den Hollander swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
den Hollander lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fordyce misses with a double jab
and den Hollander counters with a nice uppercut.
den Hollander stuns Fordyce with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Fordyce closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
den Hollander is doing well to control the position and prevent Fordyce from advancing to side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
den Hollander's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fordyce working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Fordyce thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Fordyce missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
den Hollander preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.

Fordyce is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, den Hollander has managed to free his arm - good work.
den Hollander manages to get to full guard.
Fordyce postures up in den Hollander's guard and throws a big left but den Hollander blocks it.
Morris Fordyce has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
den Hollander is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Fordyce thows a big elbow that misses.
den Hollander tries to land a sweep but no joy.
den Hollander is adopting a defensive guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Johan den Hollander.
den Hollander connects with a body shot.
den Hollander misses with the combination.
Johan den Hollander is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
den Hollander misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fordyce.
Fordyce takes a swing at den Hollander's ribcage but misses.
den Hollander lands a really nice looking cross but Fordyce seems unphased.
Fordyce lands a nice shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
den Hollander throws a right hand that Fordyce ducks under and follows up with a left that Fordyce also avoids with ease.
den Hollander goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A punch combination from Fordyce misses.
den Hollander throws a left and a right that both miss

and Fordyce counters with a nice double leg into side control. den Hollander won't be happy with that.
Fordyce scores with a couple of short elbows.

Fordyce is trying to get an arm triangle but den Hollander is defending well.
den Hollander regains half guard, as Fordyce was trying to land strikes.
den Hollander wants to control but Fordyce is keeping busy.
Fordyce drops an elbow to the side of den Hollander's head.
den Hollander blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fordyce.
den Hollander is controlling Fordyce's position as best he can from this difficult position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fordyce takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
den Hollander is positioning himself well to prevent Fordyce advancing to mount.
Fordyce sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. den Hollander defending well though.

Fordyce is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
den Hollander is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Fordyce's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Fordyce's back!
den Hollander just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Johan den Hollander.
I've got den Hollander winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johan den Hollander!