PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frans Hougard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomasz Drwal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drwal has chosen Nightwish Crimson Tide as his entrance music. Frans Hougard has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hougard
vs
Drwal

170 cm
26
190 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

190 cm
29
187 lbs
14 - 19 - 1

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frans Hougard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tomasz Drwal!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Daniel Blasius and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Drwal has closed the distance and engaged Hougard in a clinch.
Drwal lands a shot to the body.
A knee to the head by Hougard.

Drwal's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hougard tries to clinch there but Drwal circles away.
A shot to the liver by Drwal. Beautiful body shot.
Drwal misses with a two punch combination.
Drwal clobbers Hougard with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nice uppercut there from Drwal.
Drwal swats away the attempt to clinch by Hougard.
Drwal misses with a jab to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A clash of legs there as Hougard blocks the low kick.
Drwal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Drwal forces Hougard back against the cage and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Drwal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Drwal drives through and clinches with Hougard against the cage.
Hougard with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hougard tries to land a knee to the head but Drwal blocks with his arms.
Hougard throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Drwal blocks it with crossed arms.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hougard throws an elbow but misses.
Drwal is looking to break free of the clinch but Hougard has double underhooks.
Drwal on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Drwal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Drwal jabs Hougard right on the nose. Hougard blinks but takes it well.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Drwal managing to block the knees to the body from Hougard.
Hougard tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Drwal avoids it.
Drwal wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drwal unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hougard lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hougard misses with a knee strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hougard obliges.
Hougard is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Drwal is defending well for now.
Drwal misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hougard scores a nice knee to the body.
Hougard missing with knees to the body.
Drwal wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Drwal tries to break free but Hougard pushes him back against the cage.
Hougard with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Drwal wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hougard has him pressed against the cage.

Drwal breaks from the clinch.

Drwal closes the distance and clinches.
Drwal avoiding damage as Hougard throws knees to the body.
Hougard using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hougard lands a good knee to the midsection. Drwal won't want to take too many of those.
Drwal looks winded!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hougard lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Drwal.
Drwal takes a knee to the side of the body.
Drwal is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Drwal avoiding damage as Hougard throws knees to the body.
Hougard trying to land knees to the body.
Drwal missing with knees to the body.
Hougard connects with a nasty looking knee right to Drwal's face.
Hougard is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Drwal is defending well for now.
Hougard prevents Drwal from breaking the clinch.
Hougard tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Drwal takes a knee to the side of the body.
Drwal can't break the clinch.
Drwal displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hougard up against the cage.

Drwal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Drwal has managed to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Drwal.
Drwal wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hougard tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hougard misses with a knee to the head.
Hougard misses with a knee to the head.

Drwal breaks the clinch.
Drwal misses with a wild combination.
Hougard tries to clinch up but Drwal circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drwal lands a lovely overhand right.

Hougard instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Frans Hougard will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Drwal stalks Hougard and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hougard's face. Hougard staggers backwards, shaken.
Drwal moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

Drwal pushes Hougard up against the cage in a clinch.
Drwal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hougard tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Drwal looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hougard tries a knee to the head but Drwal blocks it.
A knee to the head by Hougard.
Drwal working aggressively here.
Hougard throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Drwal blocks it with crossed arms.
Hougard using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Drwal has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Drwal tries to circle away but Hougard has him pinned against the cage.
Drwal tries to break the clinch but Hougard is controlling the position.
Hougard with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Drwal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drwal thuds his right hand into Hougard's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Drwal is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Hougard takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Drwal gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hougard with a knee to the head.
A short right from Drwal on the inside.
Drwal is looking to break free of the clinch but Hougard has double underhooks.
Hougard lands a nice knee to the body.
Hougard throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Drwal wants to stall.
Hougard tries to land a knee to the head but Drwal blocks with his arms.

Drwal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Drwal clobbers Hougard with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Drwal throws a right and a left that Hougard avoids nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Drwal misses.
Hougard takes a jab right on the kisser.
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!
Drwal lands with a slapping head kick.
Hougard throws a predictable looking body shot
and Drwal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Drwal darts in and clinches Hougard up against the cage.
Hougard using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Drwal has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A frustrated look appears on Drwal's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hougard wants to get back to striking at distance but Drwal won't allow it.
Hougard throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hougard throws a knee to the head but misses.

Drwal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Hougard tries to keep at a distance but Drwal has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drwal blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Drwal avoiding damage as Hougard throws knees to the body.
Frans Hougard has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hougard putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Drwal in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hougard missing with knees to the body.

Drwal's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Drwal throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tomasz Drwal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Drwal gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hougard misses with a knee strike.
Hougard throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Drwal blocks it with crossed arms.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hougard throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Drwal blocks it with crossed arms.
Hougard tries a knee to the head but Drwal blocks it.
Drwal scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Drwal breaks from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Drwal lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Hougard tries to keep at a distance but Drwal has taken the fight into the clinch.

Drwal breaks from the clinch.
A punch combination from Drwal misses.
Hougard is looking to clinch.

Hougard darts in and clinches Drwal up against the cage.

Drwal manages to break the clinch.
Hougard lands a head kick!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hougard tries to clinch but Drwal moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tomasz Drwal 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! 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.

Hougard takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hougard on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Drwal. Drwal obviously looking to wear him down.
Hougard is looking to clinch but Drwal is avoiding it.
Hougard moves forwards but Drwal connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Drwal looks to score with a jab to the body but Hougard is just out of range.

Drwal moves into the clinch successfully.
Hougard with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Drwal avoiding damage as Hougard throws knees to the body.
Drwal has had enough of the clinch but Hougard keeps him there for the moment.
Hougard with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hougard using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Drwal has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Drwal can't break the clinch.
Hougard looking to throw knees to the head but Drwal is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drwal takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hougard misses with a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Drwal's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hougard tries to land knees in the clinch but Drwal avoids the damage to the body.
Hougard missing with knees to the body.

Drwal manages to break the clinch.

Drwal moves into the clinch.
Hougard tries to land knees in the clinch but Drwal avoids the damage to the body.
Drwal is trying to break the clinch but Hougard is controlling him.
Hougard has Drwal pressed against the cage, preventing Drwal from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hougard tries a knee to the head but Drwal blocks it.
Hougard prevents Drwal from breaking the clinch.
Hougard misses with a knee strike.
Drwal managing to block the knees to the body from Hougard.

Drwal breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Drwal moves into the clinch.
A knee to the head by Hougard.
Drwal blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hougard has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.

Drwal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Drwal pushes Hougard up against the cage in a clinch.
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!

Drwal breaks the clinch.
Hougard gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Drwal instigates a clinch.

Drwal breaks from the clinch.
Hougard is looking to clinch.
Drwal has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

Drwal gets a clinch.
Drwal gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Drwal.

Drwal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Drwal clinches with his opponent.
Hougard on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hougard tries to land knees in the clinch but Drwal avoids the damage to the body.
Hougard with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Knees to the body from Hougard.
Drwal avoiding damage as Hougard throws knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Drwal's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hougard tries to land knees in the clinch but Drwal avoids the damage to the body.
Hougard throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hougard throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Drwal blocks it with crossed arms.
Drwal avoiding damage as Hougard throws knees to the body.
Drwal wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hougard tries to land a knee to the head but Drwal blocks with his arms.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drwal can't find room to land a body shot as Hougard controls the action.

Drwal breaks the clinch.

Drwal has Hougard up against the cage in a clinch.
Drwal tries to break the clinch but Hougard is controlling the position.
Drwal avoiding damage as Hougard throws knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hougard keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Drwal's efforts to push away.
Hougard with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hougard utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hougard trying to land knees to the body.
Drwal managing to block the knees to the body from Hougard.
Drwal tries to circle away but Hougard has him pinned against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tomasz Drwal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Drwal has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tomasz Drwal!
Post fight, an emotional Tomasz Drwal said 'POZDRAWIAM WSZYSTKICH POLAKÓW I MAMEDA KHALIDOVA. '.