PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Van Der Voort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zohir Mohamedian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Van Der Voort
vs
Mohamedian

180 cm
26
171 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

178 cm
26
178 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johnny Van Der Voort!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zohir Mohamedian!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paul Aken and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Van Der Voort closes the distance and pushes Mohamedian back into the cage.
Van Der Voort landing knees to the body.
Van Der Voort pressing his opponent against the cage.
Mohamedian tries for a takedown but Van Der Voort manages to get underhooks.
Van Der Voort holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Mohamedian has Van Der Voort pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Van Der Voort manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Van Der Voort's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Van Der Voort pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mohamedian throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Van Der Voort closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Van Der Voort tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mohamedian manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Voort gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Van Der Voort misses with a body punch
and Mohamedian counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mohamedian blocks the body kick.
Van Der Voort takes one to the side of the head.
A head kick by Mohamedian misses
and Van Der Voort counters with a big head kick but Mohamedian shrugs it off.
Nice uppercut there from Mohamedian.
Mohamedian tries to clinch but Van Der Voort is having none of it.
Van Der Voort slips under a jab from Mohamedian.
Van Der Voort throws a solid leg kick but Mohamedian takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Van Der Voort.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Van Der Voort closes the distance and pushes Mohamedian back into the cage.
Mohamedian wants a takedown.
Johnny Van Der Voort has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zohir Mohamedian.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Der Voort prevents Mohamedian from breaking the clinch.

Van Der Voort breaks the clinch.
Van Der Voort misses with a few strikes there.
Van Der Voort tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Van Der Voort throws a head kick that misses.

Van Der Voort closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Van Der Voort breaks the clinch.
Van Der Voort takes one to the chin there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Voort is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Van Der Voort rushes Mohamedian and presses him up against the cage.

Van Der Voort breaks the clinch.
Van Der Voort tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mohamedian was well out of range. Poor timing from Van Der Voort.
Mohamedian misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Der Voort.
Mohamedian paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mohamedian blocks a head kick by Van Der Voort.
Mohamedian has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.

Van Der Voort takes the fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Van Der Voort manages to break the clinch.

Van Der Voort clinches up with Mohamedian and pushes him back against the cage.

Van Der Voort breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mohamedian jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Van Der Voort throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Van Der Voort throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Van Der Voort is looking to clinch but Mohamedian is avoiding it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mohamedian scores with the left hand. Van Der Voort knows he should have avoided that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Der Voort throws a head kick but Mohamedian moves out of range.
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 Johnny Van Der Voort will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A decent looking cross lands there for Mohamedian.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Van Der Voort lands a nice looking body kick.
Mohamedian takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A solid body kick from Van Der Voort.
Mohamedian rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Van Der Voort counters with an outside leg kick.
Mohamedian ducks under a wild hook from Van Der Voort.
Van Der Voort misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Van Der Voort.
Mohamedian takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left and a right from Mohamedian both land. Nice combination.
Van Der Voort throws a head kick but Mohamedian moves out of range.
Van Der Voort tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mohamedian manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Van Der Voort fails in his attempt to clinch.
Van Der Voort looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A head kick misses from Van Der Voort.
Mohamedian tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Van Der Voort throws a head kick but Mohamedian moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Van Der Voort moves into the clinch.

Van Der Voort escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Van Der Voort misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnny Van Der Voort is winning the standup battle so far.
Mohamedian misses with a hook.
Mohamedian scores with a jab to the head.
Mohamedian scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

It looks like Johnny Van Der Voort has been cut.
Mohamedian scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mohamedian misses with a two punch combination.
Mohamedian tries to close the distance and clinch up but Van Der Voort swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Van Der Voort both land. Nice combination.
Mohamedian rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Van Der Voort counters with a nice kick to the body.
Van Der Voort throws a sloppy head kick and Mohamedian moves out of range easily.
Van Der Voort misses with a body shot.
Van Der Voort throws a nice outside leg kick.
Van Der Voort tries to clinch up.
Van Der Voort throws the kick towards the body but Mohamedian avoids it.
Van Der Voort bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Mohamedian lands with an overhand left.
Van Der Voort ducks under a wild hook from Mohamedian.
Mohamedian with a jab.
Mohamedian throws a looping overhand right but Van Der Voort ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from Mohamedian misses.
Mohamedian blocks a head kick by Van Der Voort.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Der Voort tries to clinch up.
Mohamedian waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Van Der Voort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Van Der Voort dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Van Der Voort's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - 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 Voort closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mohamedian has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Van Der Voort avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Mohamedian is looking to take this one to the mat.

Van Der Voort's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mohamedian misses with a looping right.
The fighters circling - Mohamedian throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mohamedian misses with a left hand
and Van Der Voort counters with a big head kick but Mohamedian shrugs it off.
Van Der Voort throws a solid leg kick but Mohamedian takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Van Der Voort.
Mohamedian is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Van Der Voort throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mohamedian clinches up with Van Der Voort and pushes him back against the cage.
Van Der Voort lands an elbow inside that Mohamedian shrugs off.

Van Der Voort breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Van Der Voort keeps the fight on the outside.

Van Der Voort closes the distance and pushes Mohamedian back into the cage.

Van Der Voort breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Van Der Voort throws a chopping leg kick but Mohamedian manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Van Der Voort lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mohamedian's sensitive parts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mohamedian misses with a straight left.
Van Der Voort moves in looking to clinch but Mohamedian pushes him off.

Van Der Voort clinches.

Van Der Voort manages to break the clinch.

Van Der Voort clinches up with Mohamedian and pushes him back against the cage.
Mohamedian misses with some punches.
Van Der Voort controlling the action here for a moment.
Mohamedian is looking for a takedown.
Johnny Van Der Voort has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zohir Mohamedian.

Van Der Voort pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Voort showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mohamedian.
Van Der Voort throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Van Der Voort tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zohir Mohamedian has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Van Der Voort throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mohamedian misses with a head kick.
Van Der Voort scores with a leg kick.
Mohamedian looks to throw the jab but Van Der Voort is out of range.
Mohamedian bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Voort throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Van Der Voort defending well as Mohamedian loads up on a big left hand.
Van Der Voort is looking to clinch.
Van Der Voort plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Mohamedian feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Van Der Voorts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Van Der Voort bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Der Voort uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mohamedian.

Van Der Voort gets in close and instigates a clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Van Der Voort showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Van Der Voort 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Van Der Voort!
Johnny Van Der Voort thanked the fans post fight for their support.