PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dan Hedwig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vampiro Valez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hedwig comes to the cage accompanied by Ministry - "N.W.O.". Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hedwig
vs
Valez

186 cm
24
185 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

210 cm
24
180 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

BioPharm Nutrition [ACME]
Monster MMA ACME

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Hedwig!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vampiro Valez!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Bruno Lombardi and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hedwig closes the distance and pushes Valez back into the cage.
Hedwig tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hedwig tries to land knees in the clinch but Valez avoids the damage to the body.
Hedwig comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Vampiro Valez has been cut.

Hedwig manages to break the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
An inside leg kick from Valez misses.
Hedwig avoids a punch combination nicely.
A punch combination from Valez misses.
Valez throws a series of punches but Hedwig moves out of range.
Valez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Valez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hedwig throws a push kick but Valez slaps the foot to one side.
Valez blocks a head kick by Hedwig.
A jab from Valez does it's job there.
Valez checks a low kick from Hedwig.
Valez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Valez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Valez throws a series of punches but Hedwig moves out of range.
Hedwig throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Valez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hedwig.
Hedwig tries to clinch up.
Valez scores with a one two! Hedwig had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Hedwig rushes Valez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hedwig landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Valez looks gassed!

Hedwig manages to break the clinch.
Valez fails to land with a series of punches.
Hedwig gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Valez throws a series of punches but Hedwig moves out of range.
Hedwig throws a head kick that misses.
Good leg kick by Hedwig there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

Hedwig has Valez up against the cage in a clinch.
Hedwig landing knees to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hedwig obliges.
Valez takes an elbow to the temple.
Hedwig content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hedwig putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Valez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hedwig is pushing Valez up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hedwig lands a damaging elbow.
Hedwig comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Hedwig breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valez takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Valez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hedwig throws a head kick but Valez moves out of range.
Hedwig looks to land a right hand but Valez moved out of range.
Hedwig misses with a few strikes there.
Valez tries to bum rush Hedwig with a series of wild strikes but Hedwig uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Valez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hedwig.
Hedwig lands with a kick to the temple. Valez shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Hedwig takes the fight into the clinch.
Hedwig lands an elbow just above Valez 's eye.
Hedwig comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hedwig with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Valez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hedwig utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Valez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Valez tries to circle away but Hedwig has him pinned against the cage.
Hedwig landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hedwig lands an elbow just above Valez 's eye.

Hedwig breaks the clinch.
Valez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hedwig connects with a high kick.
Valez scores with a three punch combo!
Hedwig throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Decent striking displayed by Valez there.
Valez throws a body punch but Hedwig moves out of range.
Valez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hedwig was well out of range. Poor timing from Valez.
Hedwig throws a looping overhand right but Valez ducks down to avoid it.

Hedwig gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hedwig is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Hedwig.
Valez takes an elbow to the temple.
Valez takes an elbow to the temple.
Valez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hedwig unloads a knee to the mid-section. Valez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hedwig lands a damaging elbow.
Valez is trying to break free.
Hedwig lands a nice knee to the body.
Valez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hedwig scores a nice knee to the body.
Valez looking to slow down the pace here.
Hedwig using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Valez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hedwig lands a knee to the head.
Hedwig keeps control of Valez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hedwig lands a knee to the body.
Hedwig lands a nice elbow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hedwig obliges.
Hedwig tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Valez is trying to break the clinch but Hedwig has him pressed against the cage.
Hedwig lands an elbow just above Valez 's eye.

Hedwig breaks the clinch.
Valez throws a good cross that connects.
Hedwig throws a wild body kick that Valez sees coming a mile off.
A head kick misses from Hedwig.
Danga de danga de dang - Valez scores with a four punch combination!
Valez misses with a kick to the body.
Hedwig throws a sloppy head kick and Valez moves out of range easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hedwig fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hedwig plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Valez takes a kick to the side of the head.
Valez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Hedwig rushes Valez and presses him up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Hedwig dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vampiro Valez's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hedwig, right into the meat.
Valez moves out of range of the body kick from Hedwig.
Hedwig avoids a punch combination nicely.
A slapping body kick lands there for Valez.
Hedwig swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hedwig misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Valez lands an overhand right.
Hedwig is looking to clinch but Valez is avoiding it.
Valez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Valez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hedwig.
Hedwig throws a half hearted mid kick.

Hedwig forces Valez back against the cage and clinches.
Hedwig holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Valez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hedwig lands a nice shot to the body.
Valez lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Valez.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hedwig with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Valez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hedwig throws a head kick but Valez moves out of range.
Valez ducks under a wild hook from Hedwig.
Valez misses with a double jab
and Hedwig counters with a stiff right hand.
Hedwig avoids a punch combination nicely.

Hedwig clinches up with Valez and pushes him back against the cage.
Hedwig lands an elbow that stopped Valez in his tracks for a moment.
Hedwig lands a knee to the head.
Valez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Valez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hedwig connects with a nasty looking knee right to Valez's face.
Valez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hedwig has him pressed against the cage.
Hedwig lands an elbow that stopped Valez in his tracks for a moment.
Valez has had enough of the clinch but Hedwig keeps him there for the moment.
Hedwig lands an elbow inside.
Hedwig with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

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.
Valez tries to circle away but Hedwig has him pinned against the cage.
A knee to the head by Hedwig.

Hedwig's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Valez missing with a left hand there. Hedwig was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hedwig is looking to clinch but Valez is avoiding it.
Valez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hedwig checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Valez misses with an uppercut. Hedwig saw that one coming.
Hedwig lands a front kick.
Hedwig connects with a solid leg kick.
Hedwig tries to clinch up but Valez circles away and keeps his distance.

Hedwig gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hedwig throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hedwig lands a good knee to the midsection. Valez won't want to take too many of those.
Hedwig comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hedwig misses with a knee strike.
Valez tries to break free but Hedwig pushes him back against the cage.
Valez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hedwig is keeping busy.
Valez is trying to break the clinch but Hedwig is controlling him.
Valez is looking to break free of the clinch but Hedwig has double underhooks.
Hedwig lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Valez has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valez taking a breather.
Valez tries to circle away but Hedwig has him pinned against the cage.

Hedwig escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Valez throws a nice looking combination but Hedwig bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Hedwig fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Valez, pushing him back against the cage.
Hedwig with a knee to the head.
Valez is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Valez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hedwig lands an elbow inside.
Hedwig lands an elbow inside that Valez shrugs off.
Hedwig lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hedwig lands a nice elbow.
Valez wants to break free but Hedwig has control.
Hedwig landing knees to the head.
Valez working hard to break the clinch.
Hedwig keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Valez's efforts to push away.
A frustrated look appears on Valez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Valez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Valez tries to stall but Hedwig uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Valez can't break the clinch.
Valez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hedwig lands a damaging elbow.
Hedwig landing knees to the head.
Hedwig throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hedwig lands an elbow just above Valez 's eye.
Hedwig lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Valez looking to stall.

Hedwig breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hedwig avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hedwig throws a head kick that misses.
A punch combination from Valez misses.
Hedwig will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hedwig scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
No joy there for Valez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Valez swinging wilding here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A shot to the body from Hedwig misses
and Valez counters with a series of strikes. Hedwig will be more careful next time no doubt.
Valez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hedwig throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Valez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hedwig tries to clinch but Valez moves out of range.
Hedwig throws the kick towards the body but Valez avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Hedwig dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vampiro Valez's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Hedwig thows a body kick. Valez tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hedwig is looking to clinch.
Valez throws a right and a left that Hedwig avoids nicely.

Hedwig takes the fight into the clinch.
Nice elbow from Hedwig.
Hedwig lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Valez wants to break free but Hedwig has control.
Hedwig working Valez over with knees to the body.
Hedwig lands an elbow that stopped Valez in his tracks for a moment.
Valez is trying to break free.
Hedwig stalling.
Hedwig connects with a nasty looking knee right to Valez's face.
Valez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Valez is looking to break free of the clinch but Hedwig has double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A frustrated look appears on Valez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hedwig lands an elbow that stopped Valez in his tracks for a moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hedwig comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hedwig using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hedwig keeps control of Valez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Valez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hedwig lands an elbow that stopped Valez in his tracks for a moment.
Hedwig prevents Valez from breaking the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valez takes an elbow to the forehead.
A knee to the head by Hedwig.
Hedwig connects with a knee to the head.
Valez working hard to break the clinch.
Hedwig prevents Valez from breaking the clinch.
A knee to the head by Hedwig.
Valez working hard to break the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hedwig as Valez tries to tie him up.
Hedwig with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Valez tries to break the clinch but Hedwig is controlling the position.
Hedwig lands a nice elbow.
Knees to the body from Hedwig.
Hedwig keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Valez's efforts to push away.
Hedwig displaying some good clinch control by pressing Valez up against the cage.
Valez has had enough of the clinch but Hedwig keeps him there for the moment.
Hedwig tries a knee to the head but Valez blocks it.
Valez working hard to break the clinch.

Hedwig breaks the clinch.
Valez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hedwig throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Valez avoids the head kick by Hedwig.
Hedwig tries a head kick but it misses.

Valez tries to keep at a distance but Hedwig has taken the fight into the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hedwig lands an elbow inside that Valez shrugs off.
Hedwig gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hedwig is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Hedwig manages to break the clinch.
Valez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
No joy there for Valez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A swing and a miss from Hedwig.
Hedwig checks a leg kick nicely.
Hedwig on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Valez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hedwig counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Valez is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Hedwig moves in looking to clinch but Valez pushes him off.
Valez throws a lazy body kick

and Hedwig counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hedwig.
Vampiro Valez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hedwig breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hedwig avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hedwig tries a head kick but it misses.
Hedwig misses the shot to the body.
Hedwig pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Valez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hedwig moves out of range as Valez strikes.
A head kick misses from Hedwig.
Hedwig wants to clinch.
Dan Hedwig is winning the standup battle so far.
Valez throws a right hand that Hedwig ducks under and follows up with a left that Hedwig also avoids with ease.
Valez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Hedwig has closed the distance and engaged Valez in a clinch.
Hedwig lands an elbow inside.
Hedwig with a knee to the head.
Valez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Hedwig breaks the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Valez swinging wilding here.

Hedwig clinches up with Valez and pushes him back against the cage.
Nice elbow from Hedwig.
Hedwig scores a nice knee to the body.

Valez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Valez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hedwig throws a big shot that misses.
Hedwig showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Valez.
Valez tries to land a front kick but Hedwig steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Valez fails to land with a series of punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hedwig looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hedwig moves out of range as Valez strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Hedwig moves into the clinch successfully.
A knee to the head by Hedwig.
Dan Hedwig is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hedwig creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Valez's defenses.
Valez misses with a hook from the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Hedwig showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hedwig has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Hedwig!