PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ben Hogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bas Dekkers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Hogan
vs
Dekkers

175 cm
32
162 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

167 cm
27
155 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

KAISER Nutrition - Q160/$250

On Tap (160Q & Laundry)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Hogan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bas Dekkers!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dekkers looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hogan lands a jab to the nose.
A lazy body kick from Dekkers
and Hogan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hogan connects with a solid leg kick.
Hogan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dekkers wants to clinch but Hogan slips to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hogan has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad MMA LA Elite in the buildup to the fight.
Dekkers connects with a solid leg kick.
Dekkers connects with a leg kick. Hogan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dekkers misses with a straight right.
Hogan lands a really nice looking cross but Dekkers seems unphased.
The fighters circling - Hogan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dekkers takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
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!
Hogan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hogan throws a big shot that misses.
Hogan is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nice takedown defense from Dekkers. No joy for Hogan on that attempt.
Hogan backing away here, and Dekkers unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Ben Hogan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dekkers throws a body punch but Hogan moves out of range.
Hogan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogan tests Dekkers's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hogan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dekkers throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
It looked like Hogan was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Dekkers gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hogan lands with a shot to the body.
Hogan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hogan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hogan throws a quick inside leg kick.

Dekkers moves into the clinch.
Hogan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dekkers missing with knees to the body.
Dekkers is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hogan is defending well for now.
Hogan letting Dekkers take a breather here.
Hogan misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Hogan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hogan wants a takedown.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dekkers throws an elbow but misses.
Hogan is trying to pull guard but Dekkers turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Hogan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dekkers gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hogan.
Hogan is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Dekkers is defending well.
Dekkers putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hogan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dekkers trying to land knees to the body.
Dekkers missing with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dekkers.
Dekkers misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hogan.
Hogan drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dekkers blocks an elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dekkers throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dekkers throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hogan blocks it with crossed arms.
Dekkers lands a good knee to the midsection. Hogan won't want to take too many of those.
Dekkers landing knees to the body.
Hogan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hogan has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dekkers avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hogan tries to pull guard but Dekkers forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Dekkers creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hogan wants a takedown.
Hogan goes for a takedown attempt but Dekkers pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hogan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dekkers misses with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dekkers shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Dekkers tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hogan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It looked like Hogan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dekkers wants to clinch.
Hogan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dekkers moves away.
Dekkers blocks a low kick nicely.
Dekkers avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dekkers tries to counter by closing the distance.
Dekkers throws a leg kick but Hogan moved away.
Dekkers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hogan was well out of range. Poor timing from Dekkers.
Hogan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dekkers tries to counter by closing the distance.
The fighters circling - Hogan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dekkers doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.

Dekkers takes the fight into the clinch.
Dekkers missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bas Dekkers will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Dekkers clinches up with Hogan and pushes him back against the cage.
Dekkers missing with knees to the body.
Hogan managing to block the knees to the body from Dekkers.
Dekkers scores a nice knee to the body.
Dekkers utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hogan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dekkers throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dekkers using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dekkers has Hogan pressed against the cage.
Hogan managing to block the knees to the body from Dekkers.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hogan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hogan looking for a takedown.
Hogan avoiding damage as Dekkers throws knees to the body.
Hogan has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dekkers avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogan being controlled against the cage.
Hogan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dekkers tries to land knees in the clinch but Hogan avoids the damage to the body.
Dekkers misses with an elbow strike.
Hogan is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Dekkers to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Hogan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dekkers is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hogan is defending well for now.
Hogan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dekkers lands a nice knee to the body.
Dekkers lands an elbow that stopped Hogan in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Ben Hogan has been cut.

Hogan pulls guard successfully.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hogan keeping full guard, as Dekkers tries to pass.
Hogan is looking to stand up but Dekkers isn't so interested in that idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dekkers looking to pass the guard.
Hogan is pulling down on Dekkers's head. It's preventing any offense from Dekkers, at least for the moment.
Dekkers looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Dekkers's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hogan pushes Dekkers off and gets back to his feet.
Dekkers stuffs the takedown.
Hogan wants to land a leg kick but Dekkers is out of range.
Dekkers is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hogan with a body shot.
Dekkers lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dekkers is looking to score with low kicks.
Hogan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bas Dekkers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hogan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dekkers slaps away a takedown attempt from Hogan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hogan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dekkers sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dekkers takes a swing at Hogan's ribcage but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Hogan misses.
Dekkers lands a leg kick that knocks Hogan off balance momentarily.

Hogan drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dekkers is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hogan looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Dekkers looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dekkers wants to stand but Hogan is controlling the position.
Dekkers is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bas Dekkers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ben Hogan's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Some bone on bone action there as Hogan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hogan shoots in for a double leg but Dekkers sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hogan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dekkers manages to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Dekkers.
Hogan dives in and grabs Dekkers's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dekkers pushes down on Hogan's head and hops out.
Hogan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hogan scores with a jab to the head.
Dekkers connects with a solid leg kick.

Dekkers has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dekkers trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hogan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Hogan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hogan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hogan lands a left hand.
Hogan managing to block the knees to the body from Dekkers.
The referee calls for Dekkers to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogan digs a right hand into Dekkers's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dekkers's gas tank.
Dekkers is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hogan is defending well for now.
Dekkers putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hogan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hogan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hogan is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Dekkers lands a damaging elbow.
Dekkers has Hogan pressed against the cage.
Dekkers lands a good knee to the midsection. Hogan won't want to take too many of those.
Hogan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dekkers walks away with a smile on his face. Hogan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Dekkers lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dekkers tries to clinch up.
Hogan is looking to counter punch.
Hogan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dekkers has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dekkers throws a leg kick but Hogan checks it.
Dekkers moves out of range as Hogan strikes.
Hogan scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Dekkers steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hogan.
Dekkers throws out a leg kick but Hogan moves out of range and Dekkers only half commits.
Hogan is looking to counter punch.
Hogan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hogan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hogan misses with an uppercut
and Dekkers makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hogan moves out of range of the body kick from Dekkers.
Hogan's corner calls for a 1-2. Hogan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dekkers moves in looking to clinch but Hogan pushes him off.
Hogan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slow jab from Dekkers misses its intended target.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hogan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan looks to land a combination but Dekkers avoids it well.
Dekkers wants to counter with a clinch but Hogan pushes him away.
Hogan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dekkers swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hogan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dekkers is out of range.
Dekkers throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hogan misses with a hook
and Dekkers counters with a left to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Both fighters circling a little - Dekkers finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Dekkers.
Hogan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dekkers.
Dekkers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hogan feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Dekkers is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hogan tried to score with a low kick but Dekkers checks it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dekkers. That's going to slow Hogan down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dekkers moves away from the strike by Hogan.

Dekkers moves into range and clinches up with Hogan.
Dekkers working Hogan over with knees to the body.
Dekkers putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hogan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dekkers tries to land knees in the clinch but Hogan avoids the damage to the body.
Knees to the body from Dekkers.
Hogan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dekkers misses with a knee strike.
Dekkers has Hogan pushed against the cage.
Hogan's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bas Dekkers really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ben Hogan'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.

Dekkers fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hogan.
Hogan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hogan. Dekkers does a little dance to reset his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hogan is defended easily by Dekkers.
The crowd cheers as Hogan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dekkers doesn't seem phased though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dekkers pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hogan is out of range and Dekkers settles back down.
Hogan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ben Hogan is winning the standup battle so far.
Dekkers misses with a right hand
and Hogan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogan feints and then cracks Dekkers's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dekkers down.
Hogan stuns Dekkers with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Dekkers gets a clinch.
Dekkers working Hogan over with knees to the body.
Hogan managing to block the knees to the body from Dekkers.
Hogan has Dekkers pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Dekkers manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hogan is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Hogan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dekkers is looking to control Hogan's arms but Hogan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dekkers has his back to the cage.
Hogan lands an elbow just above Dekkers 's eye.
Hogan fails to pull guard.
Dekkers utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Dekkers lands an elbow just above Hogan 's eye.
Dekkers lands a nice elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogan has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dekkers avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Dekkers is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dekkers missing with knees to the body.
Hogan jumps guard but Dekkers stands there with Hogan around his waist. Hogan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Dekkers comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hogan blocks an elbow strike from Dekkers.
Dekkers lands an elbow inside that Hogan shrugs off.
Hogan avoiding damage as Dekkers throws knees to the body.
Hogan has Dekkers pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Dekkers manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Dekkers leaning his opponent against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Dekkers - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dekkers prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hogan avoiding damage as Dekkers throws knees to the body.
Dekkers trying to land knees to the body.
Dekkers slows down the pace here.
Hogan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hogan is trying to drag Dekkers to the mat but Dekkers just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hogan looking to slow down the pace here.
Hogan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dekkers tries to land knees in the clinch but Hogan avoids the damage to the body.
Dekkers misses with a knee strike.
Dekkers is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hogan is defending well for now.
Dekkers lands a nice knee to the body.
Hogan is trying to pull guard but Dekkers turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Hogan lands an elbow just above Dekkers 's eye.
Hogan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dekkers trying to land knees to the body.
Dekkers pushes off an throws an elbow but Hogan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dekkers lands a knee to the body.
Dekkers content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hogan tries to pull guard but Dekkers holds him up against the cage and eventually Hogan drops back down to his feet.
Dekkers stalling in the clinch but Hogan improves position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bas Dekkers dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Ben Hogan'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!

Hogan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hogan thows a leg kick but Dekkers checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Dekkers lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dekkers feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hogan's calf.
A low kick from Dekkers is predictable there
and Hogan counters with a leg kick.
Dekkers keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hogan.
Dekkers looks to score with a jab to the body but Hogan is just out of range.
It looked like Hogan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hogan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dekkers looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dekkers just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hogan dives in and grabs Dekkers's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dekkers pushes down on Hogan's head and hops out.
Dekkers wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dekkers moves in looking to clinch but Hogan pushes him off.
Dekkers tries to clinch there but Hogan circles away.
Hogan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hogan just misses with a punch to the body.
Dekkers counters with a body kick.
Dekkers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hogan moves away.
Dekkers is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hogan rather than just go for the knockout.
Hogan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hogan lands a lovely overhand right.
Hogan misses with a low kick.
Hogan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dekkers. That did some damage!
Dekkers wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dekkers tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
An inside leg kick lands from Hogan.
Hogan throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hogan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dekkers is looking to chop away at Hogan's legs.
Hogan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
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!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hogan is defended easily by Dekkers.
Dekkers doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bas Dekkers is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Dekkers gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bas Dekkers seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dekkers utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hogan dodges an elbow strike from Dekkers.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan lands a nice shot to the body.
Hogan drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Dekkers gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Hogan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dekkers landing knees to the body.
Hogan is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dekkers gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hogan goes for a takedown attempt but Dekkers pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Dekkers pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dekkers throws a looping overhand right but Hogan ducks down to avoid it.
Hogan throws a hook but Dekkers blocks it.
Hogan shoots in but no luck this time.
Hogan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dekkers pinned against the cage. Dekkers gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hogan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hogan connects with the punch.
Dekkers misses with a body kick.
Hogan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That kick from Hogan tenderised Dekkers's leg. Dekkers is trying to keep his angry face on.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dekkers.
Hogan dips to his left and cracks Dekkers with an uppercut!

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ben Hogan.
I think Dekkers 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 46:49
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 45:50
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 46:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bas Dekkers!
Bas Dekkers is the new lightweight champion!
An out of breath Bas Dekkers thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.