PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Harold Truth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chief Hiawatha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chief Hiawatha will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Truth
vs
Hiawatha

179 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
24
170 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harold Truth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chief Hiawatha!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Truth uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hiawatha.
Truth throws a leg kick
and Hiawatha connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hiawatha's jab looks to have found its range, popping Truth under the eye.

Truth rushes Hiawatha and presses him up against the cage.
Truth with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Truth scores a nice knee to the body.
Hiawatha swings wildly with an uppercut but Truth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Truth prevents a body shot from Hiawatha.
A shot in the inside from Hiawatha.
Hiawatha misses with a hook to the ribs.
Truth is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hiawatha lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Truth backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hiawatha.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Hiawatha.
Truth scores with a knee to the head.
Truth misses with a body punch.
Truth looking to throw knees to the head but Hiawatha is blocking nicely.
Truth blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Hiawatha fails to land.
Hiawatha swings wildly with an uppercut but Truth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Truth tries a body shot but Hiawatha blocks it.
Truth lands a knee to the body.
Hiawatha tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Truth'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.
Truth blocks an uppercut.
Truth scores with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Truth.
Hiawatha has a couple of punches blocked by Truth.
Hiawatha tries to work over Truth's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Truth landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Truth landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Truth misses with a knee to the head.
Truth tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hiawatha avoids it.
A knee to the head by Truth.
Hiawatha swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hiawatha tries a body shot but Truth blocks it.
Truth blocks a body shot from Hiawatha.
Hiawatha misses with some punches.
Hiawatha avoiding damage.
Hiawatha swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Truth stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hiawatha misses with a hook from the clinch.
Truth is leaning against Hiawatha and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Truth with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hiawatha managing to block the knees to the body from Truth.
Truth struggles to land a body shot inside as Hiawatha controls his hands.
Hiawatha misses with some punches.
Hiawatha working aggressively here.
Truth tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hiawatha creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Truth utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Truth manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Truth lands a knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Truth lands a nice shot to the body.
Truth lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hiawatha misses with a short punch on the inside.
Truth lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hiawatha has a couple of punches blocked by Truth.
Truth blocks a body shot from Hiawatha.
Truth blocks a body shot from Hiawatha.
Nice body punch from Hiawatha.
Truth crunches a lovely knee into Hiawatha's ribcage.
Hiawatha stalling against the cage.
Hiawatha misses with the head strike.
Hiawatha has a couple of punches blocked by Truth.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harold Truth dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Hiawatha scores with a sloppy right hand. Truth should have avoided that one.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hiawatha, as that shot connected.
Truth walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Hiawatha darts in and clinches Truth up against the cage.
Truth connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hiawatha's face.
Truth lands a nice knee to the body.
Truth throws a knee to the head but misses.
Truth scores a nice knee to the body.
Truth with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hiawatha lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hiawatha misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hiawatha misses with a punch on the inside.
Truth tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hiawatha misses with a hook from the clinch.
Truth crunches a lovely knee into Hiawatha's ribcage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiawatha has a couple of punches blocked by Truth.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hiawatha.
Truth lands a nice knee to the body.
Hiawatha lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hiawatha tries a body shot but Truth blocks it.
Hiawatha lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Truth backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Hiawatha fails to land.
Truth landing knees to the body.
Truth putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hiawatha in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Truth.
Truth effectively controlling the action here.
Truth leaning against his opponent.
Hiawatha can't find room to land a body shot as Truth controls the action.
Truth misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Hiawatha.
Truth lands an uppercut.
A knee to the head by Truth.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hiawatha tries to throw a body punch but Truth avoids it by throwing Hiawatha back against the cage.
Truth scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Truth.
Hiawatha digs a right hand into Truth's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Truth's gas tank.
Truth throws a punch but it's blocked by Hiawatha.
Truth crunches a lovely knee into Hiawatha's ribcage.
Truth blocking some punches.
Truth tries to land a knee to the head but Hiawatha blocks with his arms.
Hiawatha on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hiawatha managing to block the knees to the body from Truth.
Truth stalls.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Truth.
Truth misses with a knee strike.
Hiawatha struggles to land a body shot inside as Truth controls his hands.
Hiawatha struggles to land a body shot inside as Truth controls his hands.
Hiawatha lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hiawatha misses with a body punch.
Hiawatha tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Truth's elbow.
Hiawatha goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hiawatha swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Truth throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hiawatha pushes Truth back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Truth.
Truth tries a knee to the head but Hiawatha blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hiawatha lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Truth lands a knee to the body.
Hiawatha misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hiawatha tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hiawatha misses with some punches.
Truth misses with a knee strike.
Hiawatha misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hiawatha misses with a punch to the body.
Truth with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Truth utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Truth lands with a left to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Hiawatha fails to land.
Truth with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Truth tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hiawatha avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harold Truth dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Hiawatha throws a big shot that misses.

Hiawatha drives through and clinches with Truth against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Truth.
Hiawatha tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hiawatha takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Truth slows down the pace here.
Truth unloads a knee to the mid-section.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Truth.
Hiawatha digs a right hand underneath Truth's ribcage. Truth let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Truth goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Truth using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hiawatha has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Truth taking a breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Truth scores with a knee to the head.
Hiawatha leaning his opponent against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Truth.
Hiawatha can't find room to land a body shot as Truth controls the action.
Truth blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Truth lands a knee to the body.
Truth scores a nice knee to the body.
Hiawatha lands a right hand.
Truth with a knee to the head.
Truth avoiding damage.
Truth with a knee to the head.
Hiawatha fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chief Hiawatha has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Truth tries to land a knee to the head but Hiawatha blocks with his arms.
Hiawatha misses with a hook to the ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Truth putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hiawatha in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Truth is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hiawatha is defending well for now.
Hiawatha misses with a short punch on the inside.
Truth tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hiawatha's elbow.
Hiawatha misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hiawatha tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Truth is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hiawatha.
Hiawatha misses with the head strike.
A short left from Hiawatha.
Hiawatha lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Truth backwards.
Hiawatha takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiawatha blocks a body shot from Truth.
Hiawatha misses with some punches.
Truth lands a nice knee to the body.
Truth throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hiawatha misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hiawatha misses with a punch to the body.
Truth using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hiawatha has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Truth stalling against the cage.
Hiawatha swings wildly with an uppercut but Truth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Truth lands a knee to the body.
Truth blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hiawatha blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Truth landing knees to the head.
Hiawatha scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hiawatha managing to block the knees to the body from Truth.
Harold Truth has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Truth being controlled against the cage.
Truth blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Truth tries a knee to the head but Hiawatha blocks it.
Hiawatha has a couple of punches blocked by Truth.
Hiawatha struggles to land a body shot inside as Truth controls his hands.
Hiawatha lands a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hiawatha works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Truth scores with a knee to the head.
Truth is stalling here.
Harold Truth is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Truth blocks an uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Harold Truth showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Truth, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harold Truth!