PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johan den Hollander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amir Dunham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

den Hollander
vs
Dunham

179 cm
20
170 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

180 cm
19
170 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Powerful

GTI PROLETARIAN WEAR (gti-alliance)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johan den Hollander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Amir Dunham!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Aafke Stam and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunham throws a shot from downtown. den Hollander moves away and avoids it.
Dunham takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
den Hollander fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
den Hollander swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dunham throws a series of punches but den Hollander moves out of range.
den Hollander takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dunham paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
den Hollander lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Dunham throws a hook but den Hollander blocks it.

Dunham shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Dunham punishing his opponent with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dunham dominating with strikes here.
Dunham dominating with strikes here.
den Hollander wants to try and get back to his feet.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Dunham cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
den Hollander tries to hold on but Dunham postures up.
A nice elbow there by Dunham.

den Hollander is rocked!

Dunham is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. den Hollander can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The referee warns den Hollander that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Oh den Hollander is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's one minute gone in the round.
den Hollander is wriggling around trying to escape.
den Hollander seems to have got his legs back now.
den Hollander really wants to buck Dunham off and get back to his feet.
Dunham throwing strikes here but den Hollander is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Dunham trying to control but he's not successful this time.
den Hollander wants to hold on but Dunham pushes him away.
den Hollander is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Dunham cracks den Hollander with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
den Hollander is bucking up trying to escape but Dunham cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Dunham looking to finish den Hollander with some ground and pound. This is bad for den Hollander!

Dunham wants to finish this one by submission but den Hollander is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Dunham.
Dunham looks gassed!
den Hollander tries to reverse the position but Dunham maintains control.
den Hollander wants to try and get back to his feet.

Dunham looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
den Hollander is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunham thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
den Hollander is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
den Hollander tries to lock up and control but Dunham gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
den Hollander is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Dunham there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
den Hollander is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
den Hollander wants to hold on but Dunham pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by Dunham.
Dunham with a couple of short strikes.
Dunham prevents den Hollander from getting the reversal.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The referee warns den Hollander that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Dunham working the ground and pound effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunham prevents den Hollander from getting the reversal.
Dunham avoids the attempt from den Hollander to control.
Dunham has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
You get the feeling that den Hollander really doesn't like being in this position too much.
den Hollander tries to hold on but Dunham pushes him away.
Dunham scoring with strikes but den Hollander is staying in there.
den Hollander in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Dunham lands with some vicious ground and pound - can den Hollander hang on?
den Hollander holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Dunham tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
den Hollander sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
den Hollander wants to get back to his feet.
Dunham throwing shots but den Hollander is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunham throwing shots but den Hollander is blocking nicely.
Dunham not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
den Hollander is trying to stand back up but Dunham is controlling him
Dunham seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Dunham is trying to control. den Hollander wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
den Hollander knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dunham on the ground.
Dunham looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks den Hollander with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
den Hollander misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
den Hollander throws a hook to the side of Dunham's head but Dunham sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dunham lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but den Hollander circles away quickly and effectively.
Dunham looks to land a combination. den Hollander sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
den Hollander avoids the body shot from Dunham.
den Hollander misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dunham misses with a double jab.
Dunham throws a nice looking combination but den Hollander bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A swing and a miss from den Hollander.
Dunham avoids a punch combination nicely.
No joy there for den Hollander, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Amir Dunham dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Dunham avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dunham slips a jab and a cross from den Hollander.
Decent striking displayed by Dunham there.
A telegraphed right hand from Dunham misses the target.
den Hollander misses with the combination.
den Hollander misses with a double jab
and Dunham connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
den Hollander uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dunham.
Dunham misses with a straight left.
den Hollander doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dunham tries to bum rush den Hollander with a series of wild strikes but den Hollander uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fighters circling - Dunham throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
den Hollander loads up on a big right hand but Dunham slips the punch.
den Hollander's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and den Hollander duly obliges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
den Hollander fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Decent striking displayed by Dunham there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
den Hollander fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
den Hollander swinging wildly here.
Dunham tried to score with a low kick but den Hollander checks it.
den Hollander throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunham swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dunham throws a low kick but it's checked well by den Hollander.
den Hollander checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Dunham slips under a jab from den Hollander.
den Hollander on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dunham misses with a hook. den Hollander ducked under it nicely.

den Hollander has managed to clinch.
den Hollander is trying to break the clinch but Dunham has him pressed against the cage.
Dunham has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. den Hollander avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Dunham has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. den Hollander avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
den Hollander is pressed up against the cage. Dunham has hold of a leg and is looking to drag den Hollander down to the mat. den Hollander avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Johan den Hollander has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Amir Dunham.
den Hollander wants to clinch.
den Hollander throws a combination that misses
and Dunham counters with a nice low kick that buckles den Hollander's knee momentarily.
den Hollander slips a straight right by Dunham.
Johan den Hollander seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dunham throws an uppercut from half a mile away. den Hollander sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dunham scores with a sloppy right hand. den Hollander should have avoided that one.
den Hollander misses with a two punch combination.

Dunham drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Dunham postures up.
Dunham trying to control but den Hollander is working from the bottom.
Dunham advances to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunham not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dunham is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for den Hollander!
den Hollander wants to get back to his feet.
den Hollander working to try and regain half guard.
Dunham raining down shots from the mount!

Dunham is going oldschool here, as he tries to force den Hollander to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so den Hollander shrugs it off.
Dunham thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
den Hollander tries to lock up and control but Dunham gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The referee warns den Hollander that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
den Hollander can't escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dunham landing strikes from the mount and den Hollander is in trouble!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dunham is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, den Hollander has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Dunham thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Dunham throws some wild stikes that den Hollander manages to avoid easily.
Dunham won't let den Hollander get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Dunham punishing his opponent with strikes.
Dunham punishing his opponent with strikes.
Dunham throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for den Hollander because Dunham loaded up on that one.
den Hollander is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

Dunham is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. den Hollander can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
You get the feeling that den Hollander really doesn't like being in this position too much.
den Hollander takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
den Hollander really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
den Hollander wants to try and get back to his feet.
Dunham takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Dunham postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. den Hollander looks a forlorn figure.
Dunham is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. den Hollander can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
den Hollander wants to hold on but Dunham pushes him away.

Dunham with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Dunham sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
den Hollander tries to buck Dunham off but he can't manage it.
Dunham prevents den Hollander from getting the reversal.
Dunham lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
den Hollander tries to hold on but Dunham pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Amir Dunham showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

den Hollander waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dunham.
den Hollander throws the kick towards the body but Dunham avoids it.
den Hollander throws a series of punches but Dunham avoids them all with ease.
A jab from Dunham finds it's way through den Hollander's defenses.
den Hollander throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dunham on the side of the head.
Dunham misses with a body shot.
den Hollander avoids a punch combination nicely.
den Hollander misses with a wild combination.
den Hollander tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Dunham counters with a left to the body.
Dunham fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but den Hollander is out of range.
Dunham lands a slapping body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
den Hollander takes a swing at Dunham's ribcage but misses.
den Hollander misses with a double jab.
Some wild striking there from den Hollander.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dunham changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A punch combination from den Hollander misses.
den Hollander takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunham takes a swing at den Hollander's ribcage but misses.
Dunham lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

den Hollander gets caught flat footed, as Dunham shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Dunham loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dunham controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
den Hollander wants to stand up but Dunham is controlling him.
Dunham trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dunham trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dunham won't allow den Hollander to get back to his feet.
Dunham passes den Hollander's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Dunham is looking for a kimura but den Hollander is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Dunham to get the leverage.
Dunham moves into full mount! den Hollander won't be happy about that!

Dunham looking to secure an arm triangle but den Hollander defends it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
den Hollander tries to hold on but Dunham postures up.
Dunham scoring with strikes but den Hollander is staying in there.
den Hollander is trying to stand up.
Dunham trying to control but den Hollander is having none of it.
den Hollander wants to try and get back to his feet.
Dunham tries to control but den Hollander wriggling away.
den Hollander is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Amir Dunham is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
den Hollander tries to lock up and control but Dunham gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Dunham controlling from the full mount.
Johan den Hollander has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunham tries to control but den Hollander wriggling away.
Dunham is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
den Hollander is trying desperately to improve position.
den Hollander sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Dunham is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Dunham can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as den Hollander is looking to escape.
den Hollander tries to buck Dunham off but he can't manage it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Dunham with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Dunham avoids the attempt from den Hollander to control.
Dunham unloads with some shots from mount but den Hollander bucks and avoids them well.
Dunham trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Dunham looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Dunham looking to ground and pound but den Hollander is blocking nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
den Hollander throwing hammer fists to the chest of Dunham. What's that going to do exactly?
den Hollander is wriggling around trying to escape.
den Hollander is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

And that's the end of the fight!
Amir Dunham comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dunham winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Amir Dunham!