PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Van Der Hoef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Orton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Orton is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ennio Morricone: Ecstasy of Gold . The key to victory for Rafael Van Der Hoef has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Van Der Hoef
vs
Orton

194 cm
23
212 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

201 cm
23
212 lbs
10 - 2 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rafael Van Der Hoef!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Randy Orton!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Daniel Blasius and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orton gets cracked there but stands up to it.

It looks like Randy Orton has been cut.
Orton moves away from the strike by Van Der Hoef.
Nice takedown defense from Van Der Hoef. No joy for Orton on that attempt.
Van Der Hoef slaps away a takedown attempt from Orton, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Van Der Hoef lands a slapping body shot.
Van Der Hoef misses with a jab, cross combination.
Van Der Hoef is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Orton.
Van Der Hoef throws the left hand but Orton avoids the punch easily.
Van Der Hoef takes a swing at Orton's ribcage but misses.
Randy Orton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Der Hoef cracks Orton with an open hand slap.
Horrible takedown by Orton or perhaps it was just good defense by Van Der Hoef which made him look bad.
Rafael Van Der Hoef has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Orton.
Orton stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
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!
Van Der Hoef throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Orton stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Van Der Hoef misses with a hook. Orton ducked under it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Van Der Hoef.
Van Der Hoef rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Orton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Van Der Hoef throws a series of punches but Orton avoids them all with ease.
Orton shoots for a takedown but Van Der Hoef saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Der Hoef. Orton does a little dance to reset his feet.
A swing and a miss from Van Der Hoef.

Orton closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Van Der Hoef quickly recovers to half guard.
Orton scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Van Der Hoef tries to get to full guard but Orton has control of the leg.
Orton 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Orton not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Van Der Hoef wants to control but Orton is keeping busy.
Orton is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Hoef trying to control here.
Orton stops Van Der Hoef from getting back to his feet.
Orton is thwarting Van Der Hoef's attempts to control the position.
Van Der Hoef is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Orton trying to control from half guard but Van Der Hoef is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Orton takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Orton prevents Van Der Hoef from improving his position.
Orton thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Orton has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Hoef keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Orton thows a huge punch but Van Der Hoef dodges it nicely.
Orton thows a huge punch but Van Der Hoef dodges it nicely.
Orton scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Orton lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Orton misses with a head shot. Van Der Hoef uses the momentum to regain guard.
Orton postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Orton working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Van Der Hoef working a defensive guard here.
Orton tries to free his leg and advance position but Van Der Hoef is retaining full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Hoef preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Orton postures up and lands a big shot to Van Der Hoef's brow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Orton drops back looking for a leg! Van Der Hoef is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Van Der Hoef manages to kick Orton off! Orton jumps back into Van Der Hoef's guard.
Orton tries to free his leg and advance position but Van Der Hoef is retaining full guard.
Orton throws a strike but Van Der Hoef rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Van Der Hoef looking to sit in guard and control but Orton gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Orton postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy Orton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Randy Orton's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Orton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Der Hoef misses with a wild combination.

Orton closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Van Der Hoef to the mat! Van Der Hoef manages to get full guard.
Orton content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Van Der Hoef working a defensive guard here.
Van Der Hoef is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Orton is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Orton trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Der Hoef is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Orton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Van Der Hoef is keeping the position for now.
Orton is working Van Der Hoef over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Orton being controlled here momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Orton passes into half guard.
Orton lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Orton wants to free his trapped foot but Van Der Hoef is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Orton sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Van Der Hoef defending well though.
Orton is thwarting Van Der Hoef's attempts to control the position.
Van Der Hoef is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Orton scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Hoef is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Orton scores with a couple of nice shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Der Hoef keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Van Der Hoef blocking the ground and pound attempt from Orton.
Orton slips a nice elbow through Van Der Hoef's hands, connecting with Van Der Hoef's forehead.
Orton thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Van Der Hoef's head.
Orton not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Orton stands up and beckons Van Der Hoef to join him on the feet.
Van Der Hoef throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Van Der Hoef pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Van Der Hoef rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Orton counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Van Der Hoef!
Orton looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Van Der Hoef is bucking up trying to escape but Orton cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

Van Der Hoef is rocked!
Orton postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Van Der Hoef bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Orton and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Randy Orton!
Randy Orton decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.