PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Druff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Van Der Hoef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Druff comes to the cage accompanied by Mother *uckers. On his way into the cage it seems that Dan Druff has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Dan Druff seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Druff
vs
Van Der Hoef

185 cm
23
215 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

194 cm
26
206 lbs
10 - 10 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Empire Threads

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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dan Druff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rafael Van Der Hoef!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Der Hoef lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Druff circles away quickly and effectively.
Druff shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Van Der Hoef sprawls well. Van Der Hoef wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Druff gets slowly back to his feet.
Van Der Hoef throws a left and a right that both miss
and Druff counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Rafael Van Der Hoef has been cut.
Van Der Hoef digs a good body shot into Druff's ribs.
Van Der Hoef ducks under a wild hook from Druff.
Van Der Hoef ducks under a wild hook from Druff.
Druff closes this distance looking for a takedown but Van Der Hoef circles away.
Druff uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Van Der Hoef.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Druff is defended easily by Van Der Hoef.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Druff. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Van Der Hoef lands a glancing blow to the side of Druff's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Druff fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Der Hoef manages to avoid it.
Druff fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Druff scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Van Der Hoef is looking for a sweep.

Druff thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Van Der Hoef struggling a bit here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Hoef tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Druff staying calm.

Druff tries for a kimura but Van Der Hoef is defending well.
Druff working away.

Druff thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Der Hoef wants to control but Druff postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Druff is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Van Der Hoef knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Van Der Hoef is trying to control Druff's posture but Druff avoids it.
Van Der Hoef tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Druff looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Druff tries to advance position but instead Van Der Hoef slips a leg back in to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Druff works his way into side control.
Druff advances nicely into full mount.

Druff with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Druff looking to control but Van Der Hoef is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Druff looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Druff dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rafael Van Der Hoef's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Van Der Hoef swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Druff shoots in but no luck this time.
Druff pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Van Der Hoef back to the cage. Druff follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Druff fails with a takedown attempt.
Van Der Hoef cracks Druff with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
No joy there for Van Der Hoef, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Druff misses with a looping left.
Druff throws a good cross that connects.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Hoef slaps away a takedown attempt from Druff, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Druff. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Druff throws a hook but Van Der Hoef avoids it easily.
Druff slips a jab and a cross from Van Der Hoef.
Druff misses with a hook. Van Der Hoef ducked under it nicely.
Druff connects with a good right hand that stumbles Van Der Hoef. Van Der Hoef circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Van Der Hoef swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Druff to counter with a crisp jab.
Druff cracks Van Der Hoef with an open hand slap.
Van Der Hoef slaps away a takedown attempt from Druff, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Hoef misses the shot to the body.
Van Der Hoef takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Van Der Hoef throws a nice looking combination but Druff bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Druff misses with a lunging right hand
and Van Der Hoef makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Der Hoef with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Druff throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Van Der Hoef's waist but Van Der Hoef gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Druff off to one side.
Druff fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Van Der Hoef avoids it really well and circles away.
Van Der Hoef scores with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Hoef connects with a right hand. Druff shakes it off.
Van Der Hoef swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Van Der Hoef throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Van Der Hoef scores with a jab to the body.
Druff showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Van Der Hoef.
Rafael Van Der Hoef is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Van Der Hoef moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Hoef uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Druff.
Van Der Hoef moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Druff scores with a jab to the jaw.
Druff connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Van Der Hoef's hands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Der Hoef moves away from the strike by Druff.
Van Der Hoef cracks Druff with a right hand to the side of the head.
Druff dodges the punch combination from Van Der Hoef.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Der Hoef falls off balance throwing a combination
and Druff counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Rafael Van Der Hoef will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Rafael Van Der Hoef's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're 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 Hoef scores with a hook to the body. Druff takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Van Der Hoef throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Druff.
Van Der Hoef misses with a double jab

and Druff counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Druff.
Druff won't allow Van Der Hoef to sweep him here.
Van Der Hoef trying to control the position here.
Van Der Hoef keeping moving, preventing Druff from controlling successfully.
Druff trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Druff stands and throws Van Der Hoef's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Druff looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Van Der Hoef struggling a bit here.
Van Der Hoef really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Druff. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Druff is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Van Der Hoef has escaped the position, nice work there.
Van Der Hoef manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Hoef missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Van Der Hoef is trying to work for a kimura but Druff is defending well.
Druff trying to control here.

Druff looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Van Der Hoef is trying to control the action in half guard but Druff is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Van Der Hoef is nestled in close to Druff, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The fighters are battling for position here. Druff manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Druff looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Druff utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Van Der Hoef throws a big right hand that misses.
Van Der Hoef trying to control but Druff is working from the bottom.

Druff working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Van Der Hoef doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Van Der Hoef manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Druff has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Van Der Hoef can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Van Der Hoef wants to control from the top but Druff keeps moving.
Druff not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dan Druff overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Druff has his feet on Van Der Hoef's thighs here. He's pushed Van Der Hoef off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Van Der Hoef screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dan Druff!
During a confident post fight interview, Dan Druff thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.