PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ozzy Wylde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johan Van Der Hook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wylde comes to the ring accompanied by "Get It Up" by Chickenfoot. Van Der Hook has chosen Mortal Kombat Theme as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Wylde
vs
Van Der Hook

169 cm
27
160 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

186 cm
27
165 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ozzy Wylde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johan Van Der Hook!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Der Hook throws an overhand right that lands on Wylde's shoulder, as Wylde tries to avoid the shot.
A good leg kick by Van Der Hook.
Van Der Hook thows a body shot but no joy.
Wylde throws a left and a right that both miss
and Van Der Hook counters with a right hand to the body.
Wylde fails to land the takedown.
Wylde shoots for a double leg takedown but Van Der Hook sprawls well. He's pushed Wylde's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Van Der Hook moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Van Der Hook.
Van Der Hook throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van Der Hook throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wylde slips a jab and a cross from Van Der Hook.
Wylde misses with the combination.
Wylde fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ozzy Wylde. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice defenses there by Van Der Hook.
Van Der Hook with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wylde thows a left - swing and a miss!
Van Der Hook thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Wylde if he has to take too many more of those.
Wylde just misses with a punch to the body.
Van Der Hook misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wylde throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Van Der Hook cracks the inside of Wylde's front leg.
Van Der Hook throws a sloppy head kick and Wylde moves out of range easily.
Van Der Hook slips under a jab from Wylde.
Van Der Hook chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Hook fails to land with a series of punches.
Wylde gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Van Der Hook connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Van Der Hook is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Van Der Hook with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wylde to score with a decent uppercut.
Van Der Hook throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Van Der Hook just misses with a punch to the body.
A combination from Van Der Hook does no damage.
Van Der Hook misses with a straight left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Wylde decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Still in half guard, Wylde seems content to control.
Van Der Hook moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Wylde is looking to work some ground and pound but Van Der Hook has wrist control.
Wylde is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Van Der Hook working a defensive guard here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wylde wants to stand but Van Der Hook is controlling his posture from full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johan Van Der Hook dominated that round.
That's time! Wylde's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Van Der Hook keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wylde.
Van Der Hook tries to bum rush Wylde with a series of wild strikes but Wylde uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wylde tries to score a power double leg takedown but Van Der Hook sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wylde somewhat.
Van Der Hook misses with an uppercut. Wylde saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wylde shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Van Der Hook counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Hook looks to land a body kick but Wylde moved away.
Van Der Hook takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Van Der Hook missing with a left hand there. Wylde was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Van Der Hook throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

Van Der Hook gets caught flat footed, as Wylde shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Wylde might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Wylde trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Der Hook is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wylde postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Hook is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
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.
Van Der Hook looking to control.
Wylde trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Der Hook is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Johan Van Der Hook.
Wylde misses with a wild combination.
Van Der Hook smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Van Der Hook falls off balance throwing a combination

and Wylde counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Wylde.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wylde engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Wylde stands up over Van Der Hook, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Wylde looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Van Der Hook has Wylde pulled in close to control his posture.
Van Der Hook trying to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Van Der Hook looking for a sweep. Not yet Van Der Hook, not yet.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Van Der Hook waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wylde.
Van Der Hook waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wylde.
Van Der Hook lands an overhand right.
Van Der Hook slips under a jab.
Van Der Hook takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Der Hook lands a nice looking body kick.
Wylde connects with a good right hand that stumbles Van Der Hook. Van Der Hook circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ozzy Wylde will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Van Der Hook misses with a lunging right hand
and Van Der Hook takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
No luck for Wylde with that takedown attempt.
Van Der Hook lands a jab-cross combination.
Wylde misses with a looping left.
Van Der Hook scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The fighters circling - Van Der Hook throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Van Der Hook moves forwards but Wylde connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Van Der Hook keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wylde.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Hook throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Van Der Hook ducks under a wild hook from Wylde.
Wylde lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Van Der Hook looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Johan Van Der Hook seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good standup being displayed there by Van Der Hook as he connects with a hook.

Wylde feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Wylde lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Van Der Hook looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wylde is one step ahead there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wylde postures up in Van Der Hook's guard and throws a big left but Van Der Hook blocks it.
Wylde trying to control but Van Der Hook is working from the bottom.
Ozzy Wylde overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Van Der Hook looking for a sweep. Not yet Van Der Hook, not yet.
Wylde postures up.
Van Der Hook utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Van Der Hook keeping moving, preventing Wylde from controlling successfully.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Wylde won't allow Van Der Hook to sweep him here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Wylde missing with a left hand there. Van Der Hook was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wylde with a poor takedown
and Van Der Hook cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wylde shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Van Der Hook but Van Der Hook pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ozzy Wylde. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Van Der Hook scores with a decent looking hook.
Wylde throws a hook but Van Der Hook blocks it.
Van Der Hook throws a head kick but Wylde moves out of range.
Van Der Hook lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wylde staying out of range there.
Wylde lands with a shot to the body.
Wylde throws a nice looking combination but Van Der Hook bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wylde moves away from the strike by Van Der Hook.
Wylde throws a series of punches but Van Der Hook moves out of range.
Van Der Hook lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Der Hook misses with a body shot.
Wylde scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Van Der Hook doesn't seem bothered though.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Johan Van Der Hook.
I think Van Der Hook 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight for Johan Van Der Hook!
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight for Johan Van Der Hook!

Johan Van Der Hook wins by majority decision!