PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between El Guapo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gio Van Der Hoef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). El Guapo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Guapo
vs
Van Der Hoef

225 cm
18
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

196 cm
24
275 lbs
1 - 2 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, El Guapo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gio Van Der Hoef!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Der Hoef throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Guapo's head.

It looks like El Guapo has been cut.
Guapo scores with a three punch combo!

It looks like Gio Van Der Hoef has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Der Hoef checks the leg kick nicely there.
Guapo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Van Der Hoef takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Van Der Hoef looks gassed!
Guapo connects with a body shot that sends Van Der Hoef's belly button to the back.
Guapo tries to close the distance and clinch but Van Der Hoef swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Guapo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Guapo tries to clinch but Van Der Hoef is having none of it.
Guapo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Van Der Hoef blocks the body kick.
Guapo connects with a right hand. Van Der Hoef shakes it off.
Nice straight punches there by Guapo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Guapo.

Guapo cracks Van Der Hoef with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Van Der Hoef looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Guapo finish him?
Guapo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Guapo scores with a punch to the head.
Guapo swinging wildly here.
Guapo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Guapo tries for a takedown but Van Der Hoef sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Van Der Hoef tries to bum rush Guapo with a series of wild strikes but Guapo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guapo throws a sloppy head kick and Van Der Hoef moves out of range easily.
Guapo scores with a jab.
Guapo explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Guapo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Van Der Hoef as he jumps to the side.
Van Der Hoef fakes the leg kick and cracks Guapo in the body.
Guapo cracks Van Der Hoef with an open hand slap.
Guapo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Van Der Hoef counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Van Der Hoef goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Van Der Hoef fails to land with a series of punches.
Guapo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Guapo moves to clinch but Van Der Hoef breaks away
and Van Der Hoef counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Guapo digs a good hook to Van Der Hoef's body.
Guapo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Guapo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Guapo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Van Der Hoef sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Van Der Hoef throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guapo misses with a left hand

and Van Der Hoef counters by clinching up.

Van Der Hoef pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Van Der Hoef is looking to slow Guapo down with leg kicks.
Van Der Hoef steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Guapo.
Guapo misses with a left hand

and Van Der Hoef holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Van Der Hoef escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Guapo misses with a series of wild punches.
Guapo misses with a few strikes there.
Van Der Hoef throws a quick inside leg kick.
Van Der Hoef moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Guapo swings for the body but Van Der Hoef moves out of range.
Guapo thows a body shot but no joy.
Guapo cracks Van Der Hoef with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Van Der Hoef misses with a jab, cross combination.
Guapo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Der Hoef.
Guapo throws a poor cross that misses
and Van Der Hoef counters with a low kick, right behind Guapo 's knee.
Van Der Hoef misses with a jab, cross combination.
Guapo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Van Der Hoef, right into the meat.
A combination from Van Der Hoef does no damage.
Guapo throws a nice looking combination but Van Der Hoef bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Guapo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for El Guapo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Van Der Hoef moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Guapo throws a chopping leg kick but Van Der Hoef manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Guapo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Van Der Hoef.
Guapo moves forwards but Van Der Hoef connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Guapo misses with a double jab
and Van Der Hoef counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Van Der Hoef misses with a series of wild punches.
Van Der Hoef blocks a head kick by Guapo.
Guapo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Van Der Hoef counters with a left and a right that stings Guapo.

Van Der Hoef pushes Guapo up against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Van Der Hoef pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Guapo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Der Hoef moves away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Van Der Hoef.
Guapo takes a swing at Van Der Hoef's ribcage but misses.
Guapo takes a swing at Van Der Hoef's ribcage but misses.
Guapo misses with a combination
and Van Der Hoef counters with a right hand to the body.
Van Der Hoef throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Guapo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Van Der Hoef scores with a three punch combo!
Van Der Hoef misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Guapo throws a sloppy body shot

and Van Der Hoef counters by clinching up.
Guapo is trying to force a seperation but Van Der Hoef has the dominant position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Van Der Hoef pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Guapo throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Van Der Hoef counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Guapo misses with a shot to the body
and Van Der Hoef connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Guapo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

El Guapo dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Van Der Hoef throws a head kick that Guapo semi-blocks.
Guapo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Van Der Hoef.
Guapo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Guapo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Guapo throws a predictable looking body shot

and Van Der Hoef counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Van Der Hoef is trying to work for a kimura but Guapo is defending well.
Guapo is looking to escape.
Guapo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Van Der Hoef is working away from the top position though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Guapo is looking for a sweep. Van Der Hoef is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Hoef prevents Guapo from standing back up.
Van Der Hoef working Guapo over with strikes.

Van Der Hoef is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Van Der Hoef controlling the pace.
Van Der Hoef is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Guapo is trying to maintain the position but Van Der Hoef is very close to passing his half guard.
Guapo pushes Van Der Hoef off looking to stand but Van Der Hoef dives back in and keeps control.
Guapo tries to get to full guard but Van Der Hoef has control of the leg.
Guapo is refusing to be controlled, as Van Der Hoef sits in half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Van Der Hoef gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guapo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Van Der Hoef.
El Guapo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Guapo throws a lazy uppercut
and Van Der Hoef counters with a low kick, right behind Guapo 's knee.

Van Der Hoef closes the distance and clinches.
Guapo tries to break free but Van Der Hoef pushes him back against the cage.
Van Der Hoef unloads a knee to the mid-section. Guapo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Van Der Hoef landing knees to the head.
Van Der Hoef has Guapo pressed against the cage, preventing Guapo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Van Der Hoef lands a knee to the head.
Van Der Hoef lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Van Der Hoef breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Guapo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Van Der Hoef looks to land a combination but Guapo avoids it well.
Van Der Hoef lands a head kick. Guapo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Van Der Hoef pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Van Der Hoef moves out of range of the leg kick from Guapo.
Guapo misses with a jab, cross combination.
A right-left combo lands from Van Der Hoef.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Hoef lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Guapo circles away quickly and effectively.
Guapo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Van Der Hoef counters with a nice body shot.
Guapo misses with a leg kick
and Van Der Hoef counters with a series of strikes. Guapo will be more careful next time no doubt.
Guapo blocks the body kick.
Van Der Hoef ducks under a wild hook from Guapo.
Guapo swinging wildly here.
Van Der Hoef lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A punch combination from Van Der Hoef misses.
Guapo thows a body shot but no joy.
Guapo misses with a double jab
and Van Der Hoef counters with a leg kick.
Guapo shoots in but no luck this time.
Guapo is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Guapo tries to bum rush Van Der Hoef with a series of wild strikes but Van Der Hoef uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Guapo throws a leg kick that is checked

and Van Der Hoef counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Van Der Hoef.

Van Der Hoef manages to break the clinch.
Van Der Hoef throws a head kick that half lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gio Van Der Hoef showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Guapo thuds his right hand into Van Der Hoef's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Guapo swings widly with a right hand
and Van Der Hoef counters with a one-two to the body.
Guapo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Van Der Hoef misses with a two punch combination.
Guapo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Van Der Hoef.
Guapo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Guapo misses with an uppercut.
Van Der Hoef throws a sloppy head kick and Guapo moves out of range easily.
Van Der Hoef displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Van Der Hoef scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Van Der Hoef takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Guapo misses with a lunging right hand
and Van Der Hoef counters with a two punch combo.
Guapo thows a body shot but no joy.
Van Der Hoef throws a sloppy head kick and Guapo moves out of range easily.
Guapo scores with a hook.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Van Der Hoef throws a series of punches but Guapo avoids them all with ease.
Guapo blocks a head kick by Van Der Hoef.
Guapo feints a jab promting Van Der Hoef to slip. Guapo then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Van Der Hoef slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Hoef throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Van Der Hoef is working the combinations to good effect here.
Guapo throws a shot to the body.
Van Der Hoef slips a jab and a cross from Guapo.
Van Der Hoef swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Guapo.
Van Der Hoef lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Guapo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Van Der Hoef circles away quickly and effectively.
Guapo misses with a wild combination.
Van Der Hoef lands a jab-cross combination.
Van Der Hoef fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Van Der Hoef throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Guapo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Van Der Hoef throws a sloppy head kick and Guapo moves out of range easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Guapo.
Guapo cracks Van Der Hoef with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Van Der Hoef fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A left lands for Guapo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guapo falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Van Der Hoef to counter with a crisp jab.
Guapo throws a right hand that misses
and Van Der Hoef counters with a nice body kick.
Guapo misses with a takedown
and Van Der Hoef counters with a slapping leg kick.
Guapo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Van Der Hoef on the side of the head.
Van Der Hoef throws a right and a left that Guapo avoids nicely.
Van Der Hoef waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Guapo.
Guapo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Van Der Hoef has time to react.
A slow jab from Van Der Hoef misses its intended target.
Van Der Hoef throws a series of punches but Guapo moves out of range.
Guapo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Van Der Hoef circles away quickly and effectively.
Guapo misses with a left hand
and Van Der Hoef cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Guapo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Van Der Hoef in his tracks.
Guapo throws a combination that misses

and Van Der Hoef moves into the clinch.
Guapo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Guapo takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Hoef working Guapo over with knees to the body.
Van Der Hoef lands a good knee to the midsection. Guapo won't want to take too many of those.
Guapo has had enough of the clinch but Van Der Hoef keeps him there for the moment.
Van Der Hoef keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Guapo's efforts to push away.
Van Der Hoef looking to throw knees to the head but Guapo is blocking nicely.
Van Der Hoef has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Van Der Hoef stops a takedown attempt from Guapo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for El Guapo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Van Der Hoef stalling.
Van Der Hoef throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Guapo blocks it with crossed arms.
Guapo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Guapo working hard to break the clinch.

Van Der Hoef breaks from the clinch.
Guapo misses with a looping left.
Guapo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Van Der Hoef counters with a left and a right that stings Guapo.
Guapo looks to clinch

and Van Der Hoef counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Guapo is trying to break free.
Guapo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

Van Der Hoef breaks from the clinch.

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.
Guapo misses with a left hand

and Van Der Hoef holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Van Der Hoef obliges.
Van Der Hoef looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Guapo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Guapo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Van Der Hoef.
Guapo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sloppy strikes from Guapo. Those never looked like landing.

Van Der Hoef gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Van Der Hoef breaks the clinch.
Guapo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Van Der Hoef lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Guapo backs up against the cage.
Van Der Hoef bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Van Der Hoef feints and then cracks Guapo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Guapo down.
Van Der Hoef takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A combination from Guapo does no damage.
Van Der Hoef fails to land with a series of punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gio Van Der Hoef comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Van Der Hoef has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gio Van Der Hoef!