PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Hoost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Standan Strike (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hoost kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Pink Floyd - Another Brick in the Wall. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Hoost
vs
Strike

185 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
22
208 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light 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, Aaron Hoost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Standan Strike!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Nard Betker and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strike tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Strike connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Hoost gets the takedown into side control.
Strike wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hoost lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Strike is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Hoost cracks Strike with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Strike is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strike takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Hoost in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Hoost cracks Strike with a big right hand but Strike just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Hoost lands a decent elbow from side control.
Strike is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Strike looks gassed!
Hoost lands an elbow.
Strike takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Hoost is working Strike over with some ground and pound from side control.
Strike is trying to buck Hoost off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoost scores with punches from side control.
Strike tries to escape but Hoost is in control.
Hoost grinds an elbow into Strike's temple.
Hoost has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hoost working the ground and pound.
Strike is pushing Hoost's head away, looking to escape. Hoost manages to hold on to the position though.

Hoost is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Strike is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hoost working the body and head with strikes.
Check out the look on Hoost's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Hoost is chipping away with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strike is trying to get back to his feet.
Hoost working the head and body with strikes.
Strike takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Check out the look on Hoost's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Strike pushes Hoost away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Hoost gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Strike taking punishment in the form of punches.
Hoost controlling from side mount.
Strike is trying to buck Hoost off.
Hoost passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Strike!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strike is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Hoost connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Strike is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Hoost breaks from Strike's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Strike is really trying hard to get back to his feet.

Hoost moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Strike has worked his arm free - good work by Strike!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Strike bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aaron Hoost dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Strike is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Hoost moves into range and clinches up with Strike.
Strike landing knees to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Strike throws an elbow but misses.
Hoost drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Strike gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Strike lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Strike throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Strike lands an elbow inside.
Hoost has Strike pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Strike manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Strike tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hoost avoids it.
Strike connects with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strike unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Strike lands an elbow that stopped Hoost in his tracks for a moment.

Hoost works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Strike wants to stand and escape but Hoost is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoost working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Strike keeping full guard, as Hoost tries to pass.
Strike wants to stand and escape but Hoost is having none of it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hoost accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Hoost shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Strike has his feet on Hoost's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Standan Strike is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Strike tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Hoost counters with a shoot takedown. Strike fights it but they end up in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoost working some strikes from top position.
Strike is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hoost is controlling him.
Hoost loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Strike pushes Hoost off and gets back to his feet.

Hoost drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Strike wants to get back to his feet but Hoost is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hoost lands a couple of elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strike wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Hoost manages to pass to side control.
Hoost stops Strike from getting back to his feet.
Hoost is trying to control the action in half guard but Strike is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Strike tries to clinch but fails miserably

so Hoost counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hoost trying to control the position from guard on top but Strike is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hoost connects with a couple of short punches.
Strike is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoost landing with the ground and pound.
Hoost looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Strike tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hoost was well out of range. Poor timing from Strike.

Hoost feints and as Strike raises his hands in defense, Hoost changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Strike wants to get back to his feet but Hoost is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aaron Hoost dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Strike fails with an attempt to clinch.
Strike lands with a cross.

Hoost is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Strike's half guard.
Strike looks like he's trying to stand up.
Hoost is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Strike tries to kick Hoost off but Hoost keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hoost is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hoost slows the pace down in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoost is nestled in close to Strike, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Strike looks like he's trying to stand up.
Strike is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hoost scores with a couple of nice shots.
Strike tries to kick Hoost off but Hoost keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Strike is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Hoost thows a huge punch but Strike dodges it nicely.
Strike is staying active underneath Hoost, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hoost walks into a left hand.
Strike wants to clinch

and Hoost counters with a single leg into guard. Strike didn't expect that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hoost postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Strike is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Hoost, into his guard.
Strike wants to stand but Hoost has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Hoost pulls Strike in close to his closed guard and prevents Strike from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoost looking for a sweep. Not yet Hoost, not yet.

Strike stands up and waves to Hoost to follow him.
A shot to de liver by Strike. Beautiful body shot.
Standan Strike has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Strike bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hoost's head backwards.
Strike wants to clinch but Hoost slips to the side

and Hoost counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Strike wants to get back to his feet.
Aaron Hoost is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoost perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

Strike makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Strike scoring well with a low kick there.
Strike looks to land a right hand but Hoost moved out of range.
Strike tries to clinch
and Hoost counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Standan Strike seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Strike lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Strike tries to clinch up

and Hoost counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hoost prevents Strike from standing back up.
Hoost content to control rather than advance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Strike is trying to stand up here but Hoost is controlling him well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aaron Hoost showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hoost, 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aaron Hoost!