PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mohamed al Hadj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vanden Plas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). al Hadj's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Hypnotized Lebanon. Plas comes into a darkened arena with his song building. DMX - Intro kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Mohamed al Hadj is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

al Hadj
vs
Plas

191 cm
33
200 lbs
21 - 13 - 0

184 cm
33
192 lbs
16 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Conviction

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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 21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mohamed al Hadj!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vanden Plas!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
al Hadj with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
al Hadj lands a nice leg kick that just misses Plas's sensitive parts.
al Hadj throws a nice head kick!

It looks like Vanden Plas has been cut.
al Hadj throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
al Hadj dips to his left and cracks Plas with an uppercut!
Mohamed al Hadj seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Plas throws a sloppy head kick
and al Hadj connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
al Hadj misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Plas.
Plas throws a sloppy head kick and al Hadj moves out of range easily.
al Hadj throws a leg kick but Plas moved away.
al Hadj takes a swing at Plas's ribcage but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Plas throws a nice looking combination but al Hadj bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Plas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from al Hadj.
al Hadj looks to land a combination but Plas avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
al Hadj defending well as Plas loads up on a big left hand.
Plas throws a looping overhand right but al Hadj ducks down to avoid it.
Both fighters circling a little - al Hadj finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Plas has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Plas is looking to score with low kicks.
al Hadj looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
al Hadj stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Plas.
Good leg kick by al Hadj there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Plas lunges at al Hadj with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by al Hadj's hand.
Plas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
al Hadj throws a leg kick
and Plas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
al Hadj cracks Plas with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
al Hadj throws a head kick that misses.

That's two 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!
Plas moves out of range as al Hadj strikes.
Plas takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Plas walks into a straight right hand from al Hadj.
al Hadj moves out of range as Plas throws a body kick.
Plas lands a leg kick that knocks al Hadj off balance momentarily.
Plas misses with a leg kick

and al Hadj counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Plas manages to break the clinch.
Plas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by al Hadj. al Hadj obviously looking to wear him down.
al Hadj throws a low kick but Plas avoids it.
Plas moves out of range of the leg kick from al Hadj.
Plas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Plas.
al Hadj moves in looking to clinch but Plas pushes him off.
al Hadj throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
al Hadj wants to land a leg kick but Plas is out of range.
al Hadj tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Plas was well out of range. Poor timing from al Hadj.
Plas throws a nice looking combination but al Hadj bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
al Hadj misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
al Hadj pulls out of a head kick attempt.
al Hadj throws a head kick that misses
and Plas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
al Hadj showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Plas.
al Hadj slips a straight right by Plas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by al Hadj.
al Hadj wants to clinch up but Plas keeps it at a distance.
Plas misses with the body kick
and al Hadj counters with a good low kick that Plas was not able to check.
al Hadj cracks Plas with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Plas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
al Hadj looks for the body kick but Plas saw that one coming.
al Hadj is looking to slow Plas down with leg kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Plas lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A head kick by Plas misses
and al Hadj finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mohamed al Hadj dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vanden Plas'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.

al Hadj looks to score with a jab to the body but Plas is just out of range.
al Hadj looks for the body kick but Plas saw that one coming.
Mohamed al Hadj is winning the standup battle so far.
Plas lands with a kick to the ribs.
A solid body kick from al Hadj.
al Hadj is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
al Hadj avoids the head kick by Plas.
Plas lands with a nice combination. al Hadj backs away looking to recover.
Plas throws a head kick that misses
and al Hadj counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Plas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Plas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Plas blocks the body kick.
al Hadj misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
al Hadj pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
al Hadj looks to score with a jab to the body but Plas is just out of range.
Plas tries to work over al Hadj's front leg with a kick but al Hadj checks it.
Plas throws a right hand that al Hadj ducks under and follows up with a left that al Hadj also avoids with ease.
A clash of legs there as Plas blocks the low kick.
Plas misses with a head kick.
An inside leg kick from Plas misses.
Plas wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A shot to the body from al Hadj misses
letting Plas counter with a right hand.
al Hadj misses with a double jab
and Plas counters with a low kick, right behind al Hadj 's knee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
al Hadj thuds his right hand into Plas's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Plas. al Hadj shrugs it off though.
al Hadj misses with the combination.
Plas tries to land a front kick but al Hadj steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Plas moves out of range of the leg kick from al Hadj.
al Hadj pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Plas tries a head kick but it misses.

al Hadj forces Plas back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Plas is trying to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
al Hadj struggles to land a body shot inside as Plas controls his hands.
al Hadj keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Plas's efforts to push away.
Plas blocks an elbow strike from al Hadj.

al Hadj breaks the clinch.
Plas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
al Hadj looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Plas has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from al Hadj finds it's way round the side to connect with Plas's head.
al Hadj looks to land a right hand but Plas moved out of range.
Plas throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
al Hadj lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
al Hadj loads up on a big right hand but Plas slips the punch.
Plas misses with a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
al Hadj tries to score with a low kick but Plas moves his leg out of the way.
A jab from al Hadj misses.
al Hadj staying out of range there.
al Hadj looks to clinch
and Plas counters with a flying knee. Nice.
al Hadj throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from al Hadj. Plas does a little dance to reset his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Plas throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
al Hadj tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Plas moves out of range as al Hadj throws a body kick.
Plas cracks the inside of al Hadj's front leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Mohamed al Hadj will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vanden Plas's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Plas throws a head kick that misses.
A punch combination from Plas misses.
Plas lands with a kick to the temple. al Hadj shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

It looks like Mohamed al Hadj has been cut.
al Hadj lands with an overhand left.
A head kick misses from al Hadj.
al Hadj lands a jab.
A swing and a miss from Plas.
al Hadj throws a jab but it's blocked by Plas.
Plas misses with a low kick as al Hadj jumps back.
Good work by al Hadj as he checks the leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Plas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from al Hadj.
Plas's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
al Hadj lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Plas is rocked!
al Hadj sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Plas's defenses. It connects perfectly with Plas's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mohamed al Hadj!
Mohamed al Hadj spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
The defeated Vanden Plas had this to say: 'Fuck the police.'.