PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Toro BangBang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael De Haan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). BangBang comes to the cage accompanied by GUCCI. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Michael De Haan enters the cage!

BangBang
vs
De Haan

190 cm
23
195 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

188 cm
24
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Toro BangBang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michael De Haan!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
BangBang looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
BangBang will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

De Haan closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
BangBang pushes De Haan away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, De Haan gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

De Haan decides to stand back up.

De Haan is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in BangBang's half guard.
De Haan controlling the pace.
The fighters are battling for position here. BangBang manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Haan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. BangBang is keeping the position for now.
BangBang is trying to keep De Haan in close.
De Haan trying to stand up but can't free himself from BangBang's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Haan stopping the sweep attempt from BangBang.
BangBang is adopting a defensive guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Toro BangBang wasn't doing enough on the ground.
BangBang avoids the head kick by De Haan.
Nice takedown defense from De Haan. No joy for BangBang on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Toro BangBang. That's going to take a lot out of him.

De Haan shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. De Haan showed some decent athleticism there.
BangBang is trying to stand back up but De Haan is controlling him

De Haan seems to be working for a kimura but BangBang defends the submission attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
BangBang is trying to control but can't.
BangBang is trying to control but De Haan passes into side control!
BangBang can't do much from the bottom here.

De Haan decides to take the fight back to the feet.
BangBang shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as De Haan sprawls well. De Haan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. BangBang gets slowly back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

De Haan dives in and scores a takedown into BangBang's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Haan controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
De Haan being controlled here momentarily.
BangBang wants to stand and escape but De Haan is having none of it.
De Haan's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Michael De Haan was stalling too much, according to the referee.
BangBang throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around De Haan's waist but De Haan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing BangBang off to one side.

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
De Haan closes the distance and clinches.
BangBang avoids the elbow strike from De Haan, against the cage.

De Haan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

De Haan closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming BangBang to the mat! BangBang manages to get full guard.
De Haan would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
De Haan is looking to work some ground and pound but BangBang has wrist control.
BangBang trying to control the position here.
BangBang bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in De Haan's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
BangBang wants to control from the top but De Haan keeps moving.
BangBang wants to pass the guard but De Haan is keeping the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Haan looking to control.
De Haan wants to stand up but BangBang is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael De Haan dominated that round.
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.

De Haan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - De Haan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
De Haan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from BangBang.
Nice takedown defense from De Haan. No joy for BangBang on that attempt.

De Haan shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches BangBang napping and manages to drive through into side control!
BangBang is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but De Haan has just dragged him back down to the mat.
BangBang is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on De Haan's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
De Haan prevents BangBang from improving his position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with De Haan in particular looking to stall.
BangBang is staying active underneath De Haan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
BangBang trying to control but De Haan postures up.
De Haan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
De Haan trying to control the action but BangBang is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Michael De Haan was stalling too much, according to the referee.
BangBang shoots in for a takedown but De Haan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Toro BangBang. That's going to take a lot out of him.

De Haan changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. BangBang looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

De Haan stands up and beckons BangBang to his feet.
De Haan is breathing heavily.

De Haan closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
BangBang is trying to stand up here but De Haan is controlling him well.
BangBang wants to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
BangBang tries to push off, looking to stand up, but De Haan manages to move to mount!
De Haan 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.
De Haan controlling the position easily from mount.
BangBang is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
De Haan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Let's hope that De Haan has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Michael De Haan has got the better of the ground game so far.
BangBang is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
BangBang trying desperately to get to his feet.
De Haan trying to control but he's not successful this time.
De Haan 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.
BangBang tries to hold on but De Haan pushes him away.
De Haan 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.
You get the feeling that BangBang really doesn't like being in this position too much.
BangBang is desperately trying to improve his position but De Haan has a good base and remains in mount.
BangBang is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
BangBang working to try and regain half guard.
De Haan fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Haan sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
BangBang keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

De Haan working for a submission but BangBang is keeping him at bay.
BangBang tries to get back to half guard but can't.
BangBang squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

De Haan working for a guillotine from mount but BangBang is in no mood to give up.
BangBang tries to improve his position but instead De Haan has taken his back!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
BangBang covering up well under a barage of strikes.
BangBang just trying to survive but De Haan is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael De Haan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

De Haan shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

De Haan decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

BangBang gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows De Haan to score an easy takedown into full guard.
De Haan controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
BangBang not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
BangBang manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. De Haan manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
BangBang trying to control but De Haan is working from the bottom.
De Haan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
BangBang passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

BangBang looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
De Haan tries to bench press BangBang off him but BangBang keeps the position.

BangBang is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, De Haan has escaped the position, nice work there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Haan is not content to let BangBang control the position.
De Haan is looking to work his way out of this bad position but BangBang is controlling him well.
De Haan is trying to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
BangBang moves into full mount!
De Haan can't escape the position.
BangBang trying to control but De Haan is having none of it.
De Haan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with BangBang. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
BangBang scoring with strikes but De Haan is staying in there.

BangBang goes for an armbar but De Haan turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from De Haan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Haan controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Haan won't allow BangBang to get back to his feet.
BangBang trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
BangBang controls De Haan momentarily but De Haan frees himself.

We're going to have a standup here because Toro BangBang wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

De Haan closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - De Haan lands in his opponent's guard.
BangBang utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
BangBang is trying to control the position from the bottom.
De Haan with a flurry of punches that miss.
BangBang keeping moving, preventing De Haan from controlling successfully.
BangBang wants to stand and escape but De Haan is having none of it.
BangBang not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

We're going to have a standup here because Toro BangBang wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
BangBang tries to score a power double leg takedown but De Haan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten BangBang somewhat.
De Haan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. BangBang looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Toro BangBang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Michael De Haan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Haan jabs BangBang to the body, keeping him at a distance.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Michael De Haan.
Well De Haan 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael De Haan!