PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex van der Val (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Melvin Mahoef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

van der Val
vs
Mahoef

197 cm
20
260 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
22
230 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alex van der Val!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Melvin Mahoef!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mahoef lands with a straight right. van der Val didn't see that one coming.
van der Val shoots in and drives through. Mahoef sprawls well.
Mahoef lands a right hook to the body.
van der Val fails to land the takedown.
van der Val throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mahoef's waist but Mahoef gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing van der Val off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex van der Val. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mahoef throws a head kick that misses.
Mahoef should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Mahoef digs a good body shot into van der Val's ribs.
van der Val shoots in but no luck this time.
van der Val will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Alex van der Val seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mahoef fails to land with a series of punches.
Mahoef throws a shot to the body.
van der Val throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mahoef counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
van der Val shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mahoef as he jumps to the side.
van der Val on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mahoef looks to land a combination but van der Val avoids it well.
Mahoef lets loose with a powerful body kick. van der Val will feel that in the morning.
van der Val swinging wilding here.
A good leg kick by Mahoef.
Mahoef takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

It looks like Melvin Mahoef has been cut.
Mahoef moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahoef thuds a left hand into van der Val's body.
van der Val has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
van der Val is looking to chop away at Mahoef's legs.
van der Val shoots and misses
and Mahoef counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mahoef swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mahoef scores with the left hand. van der Val knows he should have avoided that one.
van der Val misses with a combination
and Mahoef makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
van der Val swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mahoef counters with a series of strikes. van der Val will be more careful next time no doubt.
van der Val is breathing heavily.
van der Val fails with the takedown
and Mahoef connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
van der Val shoots and misses
and Mahoef counters with a straight right hand.
Mahoef throws a one two combo.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mahoef, as that shot connected.
Mahoef thumps van der Val with a low kick.
Mahoef throws a sloppy head kick and van der Val moves out of range easily.
Mahoef is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mahoef lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
van der Val takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahoef looks to land a combination. van der Val sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A combination from Mahoef does no damage.
Mahoef throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mahoef throws a right and a left that van der Val avoids nicely.
Mahoef lands a two punch combo.
Mahoef scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mahoef!
Mahoef works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
van der Val with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mahoef counters with a nice kick to the body.
Mahoef goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Mahoef avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mahoef looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mahoef fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mahoef.
Mahoef throws a series of strikes that have van der Val backpedaling.
Mahoef buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
van der Val shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mahoef cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mahoef dips to his left and cracks van der Val with an uppercut!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
van der Val shoots in for a takedown but Mahoef shows good takedown defense.
Mahoef tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Mahoef has eaten all the pies!
Mahoef lands a body shot.
Mahoef lands a nice shot to the body.
Mahoef scores with a hook to the body. van der Val takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Melvin Mahoef is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Mahoef.
van der Val takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
van der Val looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Mahoef looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mahoef dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mahoef is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!van der Val had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Mahoef jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
van der Val closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nice cross by Mahoef.
Mahoef lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Mahoef throws a one two combo.
Danga de danga de dang - Mahoef scores with a four punch combination!
Mahoef throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mahoef bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps van der Val's head backwards.
van der Val gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mahoef counters with a one-two to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mahoef.
Mahoef lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mahoef.
van der Val on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
van der Val showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mahoef.
Good standup being displayed there by Mahoef as he connects with a hook.
van der Val shoots for a takedown but Mahoef saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mahoef has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
van der Val throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mahoef throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mahoef scores with a push kick.
Mahoef looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mahoef connects with a right hand. van der Val shakes it off.
Mahoef throws a right hand that van der Val ducks under and follows up with a left that van der Val also avoids with ease.
van der Val with a lazy takedown attempt
and van der Val takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
van der Val on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mahoef tries a head kick but it misses.
van der Val takes a kick to the side of the head.
Mahoef scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Mahoef closes the distance and lands a one-two.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Melvin Mahoef dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Melvin Mahoef's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Mahoef listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
van der Val avoids the head kick by Mahoef.
Mahoef throws a right hand that van der Val ducks under and follows up with a left that van der Val also avoids with ease.
van der Val misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mahoef lands a head kick. van der Val smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Mahoef misses with a wild combination.
van der Val tries to clinch but Mahoef moves away
and Mahoef counters with a three punch combo that has van der Val backing up. van der Val nods at Mahoef to acknowledge the strikes.
van der Val misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
van der Val takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mahoef throws a right and a left that van der Val avoids nicely.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for van der Val. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
van der Val swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mahoef counters with a series of strikes. van der Val will be more careful next time no doubt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
van der Val shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mahoef as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex van der Val. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mahoef misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
van der Val will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mahoef closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Mahoef lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mahoef scores with a three punch combo!

That's one minute gone in the round.
van der Val has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
van der Val misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mahoef lands a two punch combo.
van der Val fails with the takedown.
van der Val is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mahoef.
Mahoef lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Mahoef smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mahoef connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between van der Val's hands.
Mahoef stalks van der Val and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into van der Val's face. van der Val staggers backwards, shaken.
van der Val shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mahoef but Mahoef pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mahoef dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mahoef goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mahoef.
van der Val has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Mahoef scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
van der Val fails with the takedown.
A left and a right from Mahoef both land. Nice combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahoef throws a left and a right that both miss

and van der Val counters with a nice double leg into guard.
van der Val wants to stand but Mahoef is controlling his posture from full guard.
Mahoef is trying to keep van der Val in close.
van der Val won't allow Mahoef to get back to his feet.
Mahoef tries to land a sweep but no joy.
van der Val will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
van der Val won't allow Mahoef to get back to his feet.

Mahoef working for a triangle but van der Val defends it easily.
van der Val trying to control the position from guard on top but Mahoef is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
van der Val shoots in looking for a takedown. Mahoef tries to sprawl out of it but van der Val keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mahoef manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mahoef thuds his right hand into van der Val's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mahoef swinging wilding here.
Mahoef throws a combination but it was largely blocked by van der Val.
van der Val moves out of range of the body kick.
Mahoef throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Horrible takedown by van der Val or perhaps it was just good defense by Mahoef which made him look bad.
Mahoef throws a good cross that connects.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mahoef throws out a powerful jab.
van der Val will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mahoef lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as van der Val backs up against the cage.
van der Val on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mahoef rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but van der Val moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice jab there from Mahoef.
Mahoef misses with a wild combination.
Mahoef is working the combinations to good effect here.

van der Val shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. van der Val showed some decent athleticism there.
Mahoef is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Mahoef looking for submissions off his back.
van der Val wants to stand up but Mahoef is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Melvin Mahoef will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Melvin Mahoef'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. This is the final round!

van der Val avoids the head kick by Mahoef.
van der Val shoots in but Mahoef avoids the takedown attempt easily.
van der Val looks for a takedown but Mahoef sprawls well.
van der Val slips a jab and a cross from Mahoef.
van der Val shoots in looking for a takedown. Mahoef tries to sprawl out of it but van der Val keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mahoef manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex van der Val. That's going to take a lot out of him.
van der Val shoots and misses
and Mahoef counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mahoef keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mahoef misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mahoef throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mahoef!
Mahoef lands a lovely overhand right.
Melvin Mahoef seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mahoef throws a series of strikes that have van der Val backpedaling.
Mahoef scores with a sloppy right hand. van der Val should have avoided that one.
van der Val dodges the punch combination from Mahoef.
Mahoef throws a series of punches but van der Val avoids them all with ease.
Alex van der Val is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Mahoef.
Mahoef lands a nice shot that snaps van der Val's head back.
Mahoef stalks van der Val and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into van der Val's face. van der Val staggers backwards, shaken.
Mahoef stalks van der Val and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into van der Val's face. van der Val staggers backwards, shaken.
Mahoef lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mahoef.
Some wild striking there from Mahoef.
van der Val fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A punch combination from Mahoef misses.
Mahoef throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Mahoef misses with a series of wild punches.
van der Val throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mahoef.
Mahoef lands a jab-cross combination.
A good leg kick by Mahoef.
Mahoef throws a nice looking combination but van der Val bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mahoef lands a lovely overhand right.
van der Val doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mahoef counters with a one-two to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahoef lands a slapping body shot.
A head kick misses from Mahoef.
Mahoef lands a high kick!
A left and a right from Mahoef both land. Nice combination.
Mahoef's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Mahoef duly obliges.
van der Val misses with a takedown attempt - Mahoef sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A nice combination there by Mahoef.
Mahoef lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Mahoef lands a body shot.

van der Val scores a takedown into full mount!
Mahoef is desperately trying to improve his position but van der Val has a good base and remains in mount.
Mahoef wants to hold on but van der Val pushes him away.
Mahoef working to try and regain half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahoef is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Mahoef reaches up to try and control the position but van der Val seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Mahoef rolls and tries to escape and now van der Val has his back!

van der Val is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Mahoef has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but van der Val has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Mahoef taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. van der Val doesn't care though - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Alex van der Val!