PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Van Der Hoef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DJ Brona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Rafael Van Der Hoef has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Van Der Hoef
vs
Brona

194 cm
24
212 lbs
7 - 9 - 0

190 cm
21
205 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

TGC WEAR

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 7 - 9 - 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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, DJ Brona!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paulsen Ambrosius and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Der Hoef steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brona.
Van Der Hoef takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Van Der Hoef blocks a head kick by Brona.

Brona shoots in and bounces Van Der Hoef off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Van Der Hoef preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Van Der Hoef pulls Brona in close to prevent any damage.
Brona stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Van Der Hoef swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brona with a flurry of punches that miss.
Van Der Hoef keeping full guard, as Brona tries to pass.
Brona throwing strikes from guard but Van Der Hoef blocks nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brona throwing strikes from guard but Van Der Hoef blocks nicely.
Brona looking to pass the guard.
Brona with a flurry of punches that miss.
Brona wants to control from the top but Van Der Hoef keeps moving.
Van Der Hoef working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brona.
Brona trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Der Hoef is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Van Der Hoef lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Brona!
Van Der Hoef tries to control but Brona wriggling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brona wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Van Der Hoef.
Brona wants to hold on but Van Der Hoef pushes him away.
Brona keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Hoef trying to control but Brona is having none of it.
Brona tries to hold on but Van Der Hoef pushes him away.
Van Der Hoef looking to finish Brona with some ground and pound. This is bad for Brona!
Van Der Hoef tries to control but Brona wriggling away.
Van Der Hoef takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brona is working to get back to half guard.
Van Der Hoef landing strikes from the mount and Brona is in trouble!
Van Der Hoef misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Van Der Hoef content just to control the position here.
Brona is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but DJ Brona will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Van Der Hoef swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Van Der Hoef lands with an overhand left.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Van Der Hoef lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Brona changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Van Der Hoef looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
DJ Brona has got the better of the ground game so far.
You can see the frustration on Van Der Hoef's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Brona is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Van Der Hoef has escaped the position, nice work there.
Van Der Hoef is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Brona's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Brona is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Van Der Hoef defends it well.
Van Der Hoef holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Brona wants to pass the guard but Van Der Hoef is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Hoef regains full guard. Nicely done.

Van Der Hoef working for a triangle but Brona defends it easily.
Brona lands a couple of elbows.
Brona throws a big right hand that misses.
Brona lands a couple of digs.
Brona wants to control from the top but Van Der Hoef keeps moving.
Brona trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Van Der Hoef manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Van Der Hoef stays in close to Brona's body and controls the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Hoef trying to control the position from guard on top but Brona is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Rafael Van Der Hoef just wasn't active enough.
Brona misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brona misses with a double jab.
Brona shoots in looking for a takedown but Van Der Hoef manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Brona's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Brona throws a low kick but Van Der Hoef moves out of range easily.
Brona shoots in looking for a takedown but Van Der Hoef manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Brona's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Van Der Hoef closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

It looks like Rafael Van Der Hoef has been cut.
A shot to the liver by Van Der Hoef. Beautiful body shot.
Rafael Van Der Hoef is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brona thows a body shot but no joy.
Van Der Hoef checks a low kick from Brona.
Brona shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Van Der Hoef defends it nicely.
Rafael Van Der Hoef has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of DJ Brona.

Nice combo by Van Der Hoef! Oh, that's hurt him - Brona falls to the canvas and Van Der Hoef follows him into side control.
Brona is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Der Hoef has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Brona!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Hoef controlling from mount.
Van Der Hoef trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Brona is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van Der Hoef trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Brona tries to reverse the position but Van Der Hoef maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rafael Van Der Hoef dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rafael Van Der Hoef's cut.
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. And we move into the final round!

Oooh a lovely combination from Van Der Hoef sends Brona down but not out. Van Der Hoef dives into side control looking to finish.

Brona is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Der Hoef throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Brona is still in real trouble! Can Van Der Hoef finish him?
Van Der Hoef scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Brona to see if he's OK.
Brona struggling a bit here.
Brona being controlled for a moment.
Van Der Hoef tries to advance to mount but can't.
Brona seems to have recovered his senses.
Brona is trying to control Van Der Hoef's posture but Van Der Hoef avoids it.
Van Der Hoef creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Hoef wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brona keeps working.

Van Der Hoef is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Brona has escaped the position, nice work there.
Van Der Hoef throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Brona being controlled for a moment.
Van Der Hoef in side control, throwing shots but Brona defends.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Hoef tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Van Der Hoef throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Van Der Hoef wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brona keeps working.
A lull in the action here as Van Der Hoef stalls from top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Hoef is working Brona over with some ground and pound from side control.
Brona can't do much from the bottom here.
Van Der Hoef in side control, just content to control the action for now.
The ground and pound from Van Der Hoef seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Hoef is staying tight to Brona's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Van Der Hoef trying to control the position but Brona is working away.

Van Der Hoef decides to take the fight back to the feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brona throws a front kick aimed at Van Der Hoef's knee but Van Der Hoef avoids it well.
DJ Brona seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brona misses with a two punch combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rafael Van Der Hoef showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Van Der Hoef 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 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28

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