PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between David Hodo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ian Beale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hodo comes into the arena with It's Ok... blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hodo
vs
Beale

205 cm
21
130 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

200 cm
25
140 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, David Hodo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ian Beale!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paulsen Ambrosius and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beale fails with the takedown.
Beale shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hodo as he avoids it easily.
Hodo scores with a three punch combo!
Beale shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hodo as he jumps to the side.
David Hodo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ian Beale.
Beale takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hodo throws a head kick that misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hodo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Beale doesn't manage to clinch there - Hodo circles away.
A head kick misses from Hodo.
Hodo lands a jab-cross combination.
Beale tries to clinch up.

Hodo clinches.
Hodo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hodo.
Beale looks gassed!
Beale's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hodo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hodo is pushing Beale up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hodo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

Hodo closes the distance and clinches.
Hodo just leaning against Beale, taking a breather.
Beale blocks the elbow strike.
Beale tries to break free but Hodo pushes him back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hodo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Hodo.
Hodo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hodo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Beale's face.
Hodo connects with a knee to the head.
Hodo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A short right from Hodo on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hodo throws an elbow but misses.
Hodo crunches a lovely knee into Beale's ribcage.
Hodo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hodo pushes Beale back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hodo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hodo scores a nice knee to the body.
Good body shot from Hodo.
Hodo with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hodo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hodo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Beale backwards.
Hodo has Beale pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hodo breaks from the clinch.

Hodo darts in and clinches Beale up against the cage.
Hodo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hodo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hodo is leaning against Beale and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hodo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hodo with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Hodo.
Hodo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Beale's face.
Hodo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hodo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hodo - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A hook to the body from Hodo.
Hodo has Beale pressed against the cage.
Hodo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Beale backwards.

Hodo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hodo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Beale walks into a left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hodo clinches with his opponent.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hodo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hodo stalling in the clinch.
Hodo scores with a knee to the head.
Hodo landing knees to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Hodo.
Hodo landing knees to the head.

Hodo breaks from the clinch.

Hodo clinches up with Beale and pushes him back against the cage.
Hodo scores with a shoulder strike.

Hodo breaks from the clinch.
Hodo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice cross by Hodo.
Donk. Hodo catches Beale right on the button with a cross.
Hodo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Beale on the side of the head.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hodo.
Hodo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Beale at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hodo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hodo scores with a nice right hand.
Hodo keeps Beale at a distance using the push kick.
Beale walks into a straight right hand from Hodo.
Beale blocks a head kick by Hodo.
Donk. Hodo catches Beale right on the button with a cross.

Hodo forces Beale back against the cage and clinches.
Hodo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hodo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Beale in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hodo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Beale's face.
Hodo scores a nice knee to the body.
Hodo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Beale misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hodo.

Hodo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hodo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Beale tries to clinch
and Hodo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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!
Hodo connects with a looping right hand.
Hodo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Hodo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Danga de danga de dang - Hodo scores with a four punch combination!

Hodo rushes Beale and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hodo digs a right hand underneath Beale's ribcage. Beale let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hodo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hodo obliges.
Hodo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Hodo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Hodo has Beale up against the cage in a clinch.

Hodo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Beale closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hodo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hodo!
Beale blocks a head kick by Hodo.
Beale moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Beale is breathing heavily.
Hodo throws a head kick that misses.
Hodo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Beale.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beale has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Beale there as he acknowledges the shot.
David Hodo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Hodo gets a clinch.

Hodo breaks from the clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Hodo.
Beale tries to clinch up

and Hodo moves into the clinch.

Hodo breaks from the clinch.
Hodo lands a head shot.

Hodo clinches with his opponent.
Hodo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hodo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Hodo.
Hodo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Hodo manages to break the clinch.
Beale avoids the head kick by Hodo.
Hodo lands a head kick!
Beale has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hodo has closed the distance and engaged Beale in a clinch.
Hodo lands a knee to the head.

Beale is rocked!

Hodo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Beale is still on wobbly legs! Can Hodo finish him?
Hodo is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

Hodo has managed to clinch.
Nice body punch from Hodo - that landed with a thud.
Beale seems to have recovered his senses.

Hodo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hodo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hodo lands a head kick. Beale smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Beale gets tackled into the cage by Hodo. Hodo maintains the clinch.
Hodo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Beale backwards.
A knee to the head by Hodo.
Hodo landing knees to the head.
Hodo scores with a knee to the head.

Hodo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hodo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Hodo closes the distance and clinches.
Hodo lands with a right to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hodo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hodo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

Hodo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hodo throws a right and a left that Beale avoids nicely.
Beale takes one on the chin but seems OK.

Hodo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hodo prevents the takedown attempt.
Hodo has Beale pressed against the cage.
Hodo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hodo scores with a hook to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hodo.
Hodo lands a shot to the body.
Hodo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hodo pushes off an throws an elbow but Beale leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hodo scores a nice knee to the body.
Hodo controlling the action here for a moment.
Hodo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hodo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Hodo breaks the clinch.
Hodo lands a jab to Beale's midsection.
Beale gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Hodo has closed the distance and engaged Beale in a clinch.
Hodo lands a nice knee to the body.
Beale fails to pull guard.
Hodo lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Hodo.
Hodo scores with a hook to the body.
Hodo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Beale's face.
Hodo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

Hodo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Beale fails with a takedown attempt.
David Hodo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ian Beale.
The crowd cheers as Hodo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Beale doesn't seem phased though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Hodo dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Hodo moves into the clinch.
Hodo works on Beale's body with a couple of short punches.
Hodo scores with a knee to the head.
Hodo throws an elbow that misses.
Hodo avoiding damage.
Hodo digs a right hand into Beale's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Beale's gas tank.
Hodo avoiding damage.
Hodo lands a nice knee to the body.
Hodo gets through Beale's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Hodo manages to break the clinch.
Beale's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hodo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Beale scrambles back to his feet.
David Hodo is winning the standup battle so far.
A head kick misses from Hodo.
Hodo throws a head kick but Beale moves out of range.
Hodo lands a really nice looking cross but Beale seems unphased.
Beale takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hodo thuds his right hand into Beale's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hodo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Hodo lands with a cross.
Hodo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Hodo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hodo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hodo lands an elbow that stopped Beale in his tracks for a moment.
Hodo with a knee to the head.
Hodo landing knees to the head.
A right hand to the body from Hodo.
Hodo stalling in the clinch.
Hodo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hodo prevents the takedown attempt.

Hodo breaks the clinch.
Hodo throws a right hand that Beale ducks under and follows up with a left that Beale also avoids with ease.
Beale walks into a stiff left hand from Hodo.
Hodo sizes up Beale with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hodo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
David Hodo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beale takes a kick to the side of the head.
David Hodo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Hodo rushes Beale and presses him up against the cage.
Hodo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

Hodo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hodo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Beale on the side of the head.
Nice shot lands for Hodo.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hodo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hodo lands a knee to the body.
Hodo throws an elbow that misses.

Hodo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hodo fails to land with a series of punches.
Hodo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hodo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Beale.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hodo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hodo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hodo misses with a few strikes there.
Hodo lands with a slapping head kick.
Sloppy strikes from Hodo. Those never looked like landing.
Hodo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Beale.

Hodo moves into range and clinches up with Beale.

Hodo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hodo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Beale can do to turn this around?
The fighters circle momentarily. Hodo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Hodo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hodo has Beale pushed against the cage.
Hodo is working Beale over against the cage.
Hodo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Hodo.
Hodo lands a knee to the head.
Hodo lands a left hand.
Hodo lands with a short shot to the head.
Hodo working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hodo scores with a knee to the head.
David Hodo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hodo lands a knee to the body.
Beale blocks the elbow strike.
Hodo pushes Beale back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hodo scores a nice knee to the body.
David Hodo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Hodo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hodo lands a jab to the head.
Beale avoids the head kick by Hodo.
Hodo connects with a single shot there.
Hodo works the jab nicely.

Hodo forces Beale back against the cage and clinches.

Hodo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hodo lands a high kick!
Hodo lands a high kick!
Hodo misses with a series of wild punches.
Ian Beale has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hodo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
David Hodo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hodo 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 30:24
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:24
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Hodo!