PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arndt Metzger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonah Hex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hex has chosen Asa - Persepolis as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Metzger
vs
Hex

197 cm
29
254 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

194 cm
24
255 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Valhalla Fight Wear
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arndt Metzger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jonah Hex!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Daniel Blasius and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hex tries to keep at a distance but Metzger has taken the fight into the clinch.
Metzger misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hex.
Metzger looking to throw knees to the head but Hex is blocking nicely.
Metzger misses with a knee to the head.
Hex taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hex scores with a knee to the head.
Metzger trying to land knees to the body.
Hex connects with a knee to the head.
Hex is stalling here.
Metzger misses with a knee strike.
Metzger misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Metzger looking to throw knees to the head but Hex is blocking nicely.
Metzger tries to land knees in the clinch but Hex avoids the damage to the body.
Metzger throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hex blocks it with crossed arms.
Hex blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hex landing knees to the head.

It looks like Arndt Metzger has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hex tries to land knees in the clinch but Metzger avoids the damage to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hex obliges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hex tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Metzger avoids it.
Metzger looking to stall.
Metzger tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Metzger tries to stall but Hex uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hex landing knees to the body.
Metzger is breathing heavily.
Hex crunches a lovely knee into Metzger's ribcage.
Hex scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Metzger goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hex prevents it.
Hex creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Metzger's defenses.
Hex throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hex lands an elbow that stopped Metzger in his tracks for a moment.
Metzger tries to land knees in the clinch but Hex avoids the damage to the body.
Hex using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Metzger tries to land a knee to the head but Hex blocks with his arms.
Hex with a knee to the head.
Hex tries a knee to the head but Metzger blocks it.
Metzger takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hex unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hex putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Metzger in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hex landing knees to the body.
Hex using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hex lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Metzger takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hex stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Metzger drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hex pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hex is looking to clinch but Metzger is avoiding it.
Hex tries to close the distance and clinch but Metzger swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Metzger throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hex.
Metzger keeps the fight on the outside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hex tries to clinch but Metzger moves away
and Metzger counters with a right hand to the body.

Hex moves into the clinch.
Hex lands a knee to the body.
Hex with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Metzger takes a knee to the side of the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hex stalling.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hex obliges.
Hex putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Metzger in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hex landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hex obliges.
Hex is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hex with a knee to the head.
Hex comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hex is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hex lands a nice knee to the body.
Hex lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hex putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Metzger in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hex stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hex lands an elbow that stopped Metzger in his tracks for a moment.
Hex with a knee to the head.
Hex lands a knee to the body.
Hex unloads a knee to the mid-section. Metzger lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Metzger throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hex.
Come on Hex - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hex.
Metzger takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hex lands an elbow inside.
Metzger being controlled against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonah Hex dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arndt Metzger's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Hex rushes Metzger and presses him up against the cage.
Hex landing knees to the body.
Hex using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hex lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hex lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hex scores a nice knee to the body.
Hex will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Metzger up against the cage.
Hex with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hex with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Metzger with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hex lands a good knee to the midsection. Metzger won't want to take too many of those.
Hex with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Metzger throws an elbow but it misses.
Jonah Hex seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hex is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hex lands an elbow inside that Metzger shrugs off.
Hex taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hex utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hex unloads a knee to the mid-section. Metzger lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hex lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hex using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hex lands a knee to the body.
Hex using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hex looking to throw knees to the head but Metzger is blocking nicely.
Hex has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hex connects with a nasty looking knee right to Metzger's face.
Hex using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hex connects with a nasty looking knee right to Metzger's face.
Hex leaning against his opponent.
The crowd are getting on Hex's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Hex crunches a lovely knee into Metzger's ribcage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hex lands a knee to the body.
Hex landing knees to the head.
Hex working Metzger over with knees to the body.
Hex working Metzger over with knees to the body.
Metzger tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hex avoiding damage.
Hex on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hex avoiding damage as Metzger throws knees to the body.
Hex is looking to control Metzger's arms but Metzger gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hex has his back to the cage.
Hex with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Metzger takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hex is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hex connects with a nasty looking knee right to Metzger's face.
Metzger takes an elbow to the temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Hex.
Hex displaying some good clinch control by pressing Metzger up against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hex taking a breather.
Metzger looking to throw knees to the head but Hex is blocking nicely.
A knee to the head by Hex.
Hex lands an elbow inside that Metzger shrugs off.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hex is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hex with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hex working Metzger over with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hex lands an elbow just above Metzger 's eye.
Metzger is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hex to keep the fight standing.
Hex scores with a knee to the head.
Hex slows down the pace here.
Metzger tries to break the clinch but Hex is controlling the position.
Metzger is looking to control Hex's arms but Hex gets an underhook and turns him. Now Metzger has his back to the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Metzger.
Hex comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Metzger trying to control the position but instead, Hex has worked for underhooks and has pushed Metzger into the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hex with a knee to the head.
Metzger with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonah Hex showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Arndt Metzger's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Hex gets a clinch.
Hex is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Metzger displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hex up against the cage.
Hex managing to block the knees to the body from Metzger.
Metzger with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hex missing with knees to the body.
Hex lands a nice elbow.
Metzger avoiding damage as Hex throws knees to the body.
Hex creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Metzger's defenses.
Hex connects with a nasty looking knee right to Metzger's face.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hex missing with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Hex.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A knee to the head by Hex.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Hex.
Hex is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hex tries a knee to the head but Metzger blocks it.
Metzger is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hex is keeping busy.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hex takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hex blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hex using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Metzger has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Metzger misses with a knee strike.
Hex throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Metzger blocks it with crossed arms.
Hex lands a nice elbow.
Metzger misses with a knee strike.
Metzger takes an elbow to the forehead.
Metzger tries a knee to the head but Hex blocks it.
Hex landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hex scores with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hex lands a good knee to the midsection. Metzger won't want to take too many of those.
A knee to the head by Hex.
Hex landing knees to the body.
Hex slows down the pace here.
Hex unloads a knee to the mid-section. Metzger lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Metzger throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hex blocks it with crossed arms.
Hex is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hex with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hex scores with a knee to the head.
Hex crunches a lovely knee into Metzger's ribcage.
Metzger takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hex landing knees to the body.
Hex utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hex lands an elbow that stopped Metzger in his tracks for a moment.
Metzger jumps guard but Hex stands there with Metzger around his waist. Metzger gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hex lands a nice knee to the body.
Hex lands a nice knee to the body.
Hex lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hex unloads a knee to the mid-section.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hex lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hex.
Hex landing knees to the body.
Hex looking to throw knees to the head but Metzger is blocking nicely.
Hex unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Metzger tries to land a knee to the head but Hex blocks with his arms.
Jonah Hex is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hex tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hex blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hex tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Metzger trying to land knees to the body.
Metzger is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hex is defending well for now.
Metzger throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hex unloads a knee to the mid-section. Metzger lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hex landing knees to the body.
Hex scores a nice knee to the body.
Arndt Metzger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A knee to the head by Hex.
Hex lands a good knee to the midsection. Metzger won't want to take too many of those.
Hex landing knees to the head.
Hex landing knees to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hex landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hex putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Metzger in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Hex.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jonah Hex comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hex has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 24:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 24:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonah Hex!
Jonah Hex really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Down Under - Supplements.160Q Video Proof logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.