PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiery Hogroe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Konrad Janik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hogroe comes to the cage accompanied by Put On. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Hogroe
vs
Janik

178 cm
20
200 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

187 cm
22
200 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thiery Hogroe!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Konrad Janik!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Janik misses with a head kick.
No luck for Janik with that takedown attempt.
Janik avoids the body shot from Hogroe.
Hogroe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hogroe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hogroe misses with a wild combination.

Janik shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Janik forces his way into half guard.
Hogroe is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Janik wants to pass the guard but Hogroe is defending well.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hogroe manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hogroe keeping full guard, as Janik tries to pass.
Janik stopping the sweep attempt from Hogroe.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Janik looking to pass the guard.

Janik drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Hogroe dives on top into guard.
Hogroe preventing the sweep.
Hogroe controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hogroe would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Janik lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hogroe!

Janik is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Hogroe has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Hogroe!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hogroe decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Hogroe throws a sloppy head kick and Janik moves out of range easily.
Hogroe tries to clinch but Janik moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Janik throws a sloppy head kick and Hogroe moves out of range easily.
Janik blocks a head kick by Hogroe.

Janik drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Janik looks gassed!
Janik pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hogroe is keeping the position for now.

Janik has gone for a leg lock! Hogroe slips out almost immediately though and dives into Janik's guard.
Hogroe slips nicely into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogroe is controlling the pace.
Hogroe working Janik over with strikes.
Hogroe tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Janik.
Hogroe trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Hogroe lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hogroe trying to control the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Janik makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Janik.

Hogroe decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Janik, up you get!
Janik throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Janik tries to clinch there but Hogroe circles away.
Janik circles away from the clinch attempt.

Janik drives through and clinches with Hogroe against the cage.

Hogroe pulls guard.
Janik wants to pass the guard but Hogroe is keeping the position.

Janik is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Hogroe is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Hogroe has escaped and now he's on top!
Janik wants to sweep but no luck.
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 Thiery Hogroe will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Hogroe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Janik tries to clinch there but Hogroe circles away.
Janik lands a high kick!

It looks like Thiery Hogroe has been cut.
Nice shot by Hogroe.
Janik doesn't manage to clinch there - Hogroe circles away.
Hogroe gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Janik.
Hogroe swinging wilding here.
Hogroe tests Janik's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hogroe looks to land a left hand but Janik moved out of range nicely.
Janik misses with a head kick.
Janik walks into a straight right hand from Hogroe.
Hogroe avoids the head kick by Janik.
Hogroe throws a head kick that misses.
Janik throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hogroe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Janik is breathing heavily.
Hogroe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thiery Hogroe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick misses from Hogroe.
Hogroe scores with a jab. Janik acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hogroe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Janik throws a head kick that misses
and Hogroe counters with a one-two to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Janik throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hogroe.
Hogroe getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogroe cracks Janik with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hogroe throws a one two combo.
Jab from Hogroe.
Hogroe works over Janik's head and body with a nice combination.
Hogroe lands a high kick!
The fighters circle momentarily. Hogroe darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Janik gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hogroe bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hogroe tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Hogroe.
Janik goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Janik wants to clinch.
Janik avoids the head kick by Hogroe.
Hogroe throws a head kick but Janik moves out of range.
Janik uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hogroe is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Janik throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hogroe bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

Janik scores with a takedown into Hogroe's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Janik advances position into side control!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Janik tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Janik is trying to move to mount but Hogroe reverses beautifully and ends up in Janik's guard.

Janik escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hogroe gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hogroe stands up from Janik's guard - Hogroe perhaps looking for a knockout.
Janik blocks a head kick by Hogroe.
Hogroe looks to land a combination but Janik avoids it well.
Janik shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hogroe as he avoids it easily.
Hogroe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A combination from Hogroe does no damage.
Janik blocks a head kick by Hogroe.
Hogroe throws a head kick that misses.

Janik gets a clinch.
Janik is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Janik is trying to stall.

Hogroe breaks from the clinch.
Hogroe keeps the fight on the outside.
Hogroe keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Janik throws a combination that misses
and Hogroe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hogroe fails to land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogroe throws a sloppy head kick and Janik moves out of range easily.

Janik pushes Hogroe up against the cage in a clinch.
Janik blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Janik lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hogroe wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hogroe can't break the clinch.

Janik jumps guard.
Janik tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hogroe trying to stand up but can't free himself from Janik's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Janik is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Janik trying to mount his opponent but Hogroe defends it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hogroe has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Janik is working away from the top position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thiery Hogroe dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Thiery Hogroe's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Hogroe lands with a nice body kick.
Janik lands with a kick to the temple. Hogroe shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
No joy there for Janik, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Janik defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hogroe.
Hogroe throws a jab when Janik was well out of range.
Hogroe takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hogroe misses with a low kick as Janik jumps back.
Janik defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hogroe.

Janik pushes Hogroe up against the cage in a clinch.

Janik works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.

Janik has gone for a leg lock! Hogroe slips out almost immediately though and dives into Janik's guard.
Hogroe's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hogroe trying to stand up but can't free himself from Janik's guard.
Janik manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

Janik goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Hogroe turns into him and now he's in Janik's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Janik wants to improve his position but instead Hogroe has moved into half guard.
Well, if Hogroe is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Hogroe prevents Janik from improving his position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hogroe is controlling the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hogroe is keen to just control but Janik is a slippery customer.
Hogroe is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Janik is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

Janik is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hogroe pulls his head out easily.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hogroe in particular looking to stall.
Janik is looking for a sweep. Hogroe is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Janik has hold of Hogroe's hands but Hogroe slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogroe wants to lay and pray for a moment but Janik keeps working.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hogroe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Janik throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hogroe.
Janik digs a good body shot into Hogroe's ribs.
Hogroe throws a sloppy head kick and Janik moves out of range easily.
Hogroe throws a head kick but Janik moves out of range.
Hogroe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Janik manages to avoid it.
Hogroe tries to bum rush Janik with a series of wild strikes but Janik uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Janik shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hogroe manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Janik tries to free his leg and advance position but Hogroe is retaining full guard.
Hogroe bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Janik's guard.
Konrad Janik has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hogroe trying to stand up but can't free himself from Janik's guard.
Hogroe wants to control from the top but Janik keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogroe is stalling in the full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Janik is on top in guard.
Janik pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hogroe is keeping the position for now.

Janik postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Hogroe is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Janik, into his guard.
Hogroe wanted to stand there but Janik had control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Konrad Janik really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thiery Hogroe's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Janik throws a nice head kick!
Hogroe circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hogroe tries to clinch up.
Hogroe gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hogroe walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Janik checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hogroe throws a head kick but Janik moves out of range.
Hogroe is looking to score with low kicks.
Hogroe misses with a head kick.
Janik scores with a three punch combo!
Janik fails in his attempt to clinch.
Janik throws a sloppy head kick and Hogroe moves out of range easily.
Hogroe throws a head kick but Janik moves out of range.
Hogroe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Janik displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hogroe.
Janik lands a head kick. Hogroe smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Janik tests Hogroe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Nice takedown defense from Hogroe. No joy for Janik on that attempt.
Janik connects with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Janik throws a head kick that misses.
Janik takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Janik throws a head kick but Hogroe moves out of range.
Hogroe avoids the body shot from Janik.
Hogroe tries to bum rush Janik with a series of wild strikes but Janik uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Janik plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hogroe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hogroe misses with a body kick.
Hogroe takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Janik scores with a nice head shot.
Hogroe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hogroe tries to bum rush Janik with a series of wild strikes but Janik uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hogroe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Janik will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hogroe dives in and grabs Janik's left leg, looking for a takedown. Janik pushes down on Hogroe's head and hops out.
Janik showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hogroe.
Janik avoids the head kick by Hogroe.
Janik fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hogroe takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hogroe swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Janik.
Hogroe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Janik moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Janik shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Thiery Hogroe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Konrad Janik.
Janik lands a high kick!
Hogroe scores with a head kick.
Janik shoots in for a takedown but Hogroe shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hogroe will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hogroe connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Janik lands a two punch combo.
A head kick misses from Janik.
Hogroe connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Janik wants to clinch up but Hogroe keeps it at a distance.
A head kick misses from Hogroe.
Hogroe walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

Hogroe closes the distance and clinches.
Janik tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Janik scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hogroe dodges an elbow strike from Janik.
Janik being controlled against the cage.
Hogroe is trying to break the clinch but Janik is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janik goes for a takedown attempt but Hogroe pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hogroe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hogroe is looking to land body kicks.
Hogroe throws a leg kick but Janik checks it.

Janik drives through with a takedown into guard.
Janik trying to move into half guard but instead Hogroe has managed to sweep!

Janik working for a triangle but Hogroe defends it easily.
Janik wants to sweep but no luck.
Hogroe controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Janik is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hogroe is aware though and is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hogroe gets to his feet - Janik follows without any prompting.
Hogroe throws a body kick that misses.
Hogroe takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Janik fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hogroe will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Janik tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hogroe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hogroe moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Janik lands a jab.
Thiery Hogroe is winning the standup battle so far.
Janik throws a head kick that misses.
Hogroe lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Janik clinches up against the cage.
Hogroe stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Hogroe's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Janik tries to pull guard but Hogroe won't allow it.
Janik misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hogroe.

Hogroe decides to pull guard.
Hogroe keeping full guard, as Janik tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Konrad Janik dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Thiery Hogroe's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Janik doesn't manage to clinch there - Hogroe circles away.
Janik throws a head kick that half lands.
Janik throws a series of punches but Hogroe moves out of range.
Janik doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Janik walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hogroe.
Hogroe throws a sloppy head kick and Janik moves out of range easily.
Hogroe scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Janik throws a head kick that misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Hogroe scores with a four punch combination!
Hogroe throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hogroe avoids the head kick by Janik.
No joy there for Hogroe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Janik lands with a hook. Hogroe tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

Hogroe looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Janik!
Hogroe wants to take his opponent's back but Janik doesn't allow it.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Janik is desperately trying to improve his position but Hogroe has a good base and remains in mount.
Hogroe controlling from the full mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogroe wants to control the pace but Janik is squirming around nicely.
Janik can't escape the position.
Janik is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hogroe controlling the position easily from mount.
Hogroe trying to control but Janik is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Janik regains half guard.
Janik makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Janik.

Janik is looking for a triangle but Hogroe pushes his legs off easily.

Hogroe decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Hogroe bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hogroe bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hogroe looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Janik throws a head kick that half lands.
Janik avoids the head kick by Hogroe.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janik shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hogroe misses with a body kick.
Janik shoots in but no luck this time.
Janik keeps the fight on the outside.
Hogroe swats away the attempt to clinch by Janik.
Hogroe misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hogroe tries a head kick but it misses.

Janik scores a takedown into full mount!
Hogroe keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

Janik swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Hogroe is now in Janik's guard. A big mistake from Janik there, giving up the dominant position!
Hogroe showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hogroe got a little sloppy there for a moment and Janik has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hogroe has managed to get both his arms back between Janik's legs - danger averted.
Janik has a closed guard, preventing Hogroe from standing up.

Janik has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hogroe can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hogroe has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Janik looking for a sweep. Not yet Janik, not yet.
Hogroe slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Hogroe gets to his feet - Janik follows without any prompting.

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 Thiery Hogroe.
I think Hogroe has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 48:47
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 48:47
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thiery Hogroe!
Thiery Hogroe retains his light heavyweight title!