PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Han Van der Hoost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Serbanescu Bogdan (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 Hoost
vs
Bogdan

182 cm
25
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
21
158 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Intelligent

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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Han Van der 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, Serbanescu Bogdan!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paul Aken and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bogdan shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Van der Hoost kicks off Bogdan and gets to his feet.
Van der Hoost misses with a double jab.

Bogdan looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bogdan is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bogdan is trying to control. Van der Hoost wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Van der Hoost tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Bogdan has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Van der Hoost tries to hold on but Bogdan postures up.
Van der Hoost is squirming around, avoiding Bogdan's attempts to control the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van der Hoost slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Van der Hoost wants to control but Bogdan is keeping busy.
Bogdan stalling away here and it's allowed Van der Hoost to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Bogdan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Van der Hoost. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Van der Hoost not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Van der Hoost keeping moving, preventing Bogdan from controlling successfully.

Bogdan gets to his feet. Van der Hoost looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Bogdan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Van der Hoost counter with a right hand.
Bogdan looks to land a combination but Van der Hoost avoids it well.

Bogdan scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van der Hoost is trying to stand.
Van der Hoost gets full guard.
Van der Hoost tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bogdan wants to control from the top but Van der Hoost keeps moving.
Van der Hoost is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Van der Hoost is breathing heavily.
Bogdan trying to control but Van der Hoost is working from the bottom.
Van der Hoost has Bogdan pulled in close to control his posture.
Bogdan wants to control from the top but Van der Hoost keeps moving.

Van der Hoost has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bogdan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bogdan wants to pass the guard but Van der Hoost is keeping the position.
Bogdan won't allow Van der Hoost to sweep him here.
Bogdan thows a big elbow that misses.
Bogdan won't allow Van der Hoost to sweep him here.
Bogdan trying to control the position from guard on top but Van der Hoost is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

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

Bogdan shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Van der Hoost is trying to defend but Bogdan finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van der Hoost is staying active underneath Bogdan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bogdan trying to pass the guard but Van der Hoost defending well.
Bogdan prevents Van der Hoost from standing back up.
Van der Hoost has a hand on Bogdan's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Bogdan takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Bogdan landing strikes from the mount and Van der Hoost is in trouble!
Van der Hoost is wriggling around trying to escape.

Bogdan jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Van der Hoost manages to avoid the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bogdan shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Van der Hoost's guard.
Van der Hoost keeping moving, preventing Bogdan from controlling successfully.
Van der Hoost trying to keep a closed guard but Bogdan is proving a slippery customer.

Bogdan stands and steps away. Van der Hoost gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Han Van der Hoost is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bogdan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Han Van der Hoost seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Bogdan drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Van der Hoost regains half guard, as Bogdan was trying to land strikes.
Van der Hoost is trying to maintain the position but Bogdan is very close to passing his half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bogdan wants to free his trapped foot but Van der Hoost is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Van der Hoost is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bogdan's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bogdan's back!
Bogdan trying to control the hands but Van der Hoost breaks the grip.
Bogdan is really stuck here.
Van der Hoost trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.

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.

Van der Hoost looking for the RNC.
Bogdan is keeping busy.
Serbanescu Bogdan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Van der Hoost looking to hold on to the position here but Bogdan rolls and ends up regaining guard.
Van der Hoost wants to pass the guard but Bogdan is keeping the position.

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

Bogdan shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Van der Hoost napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Van der Hoost is looking to reverse the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bogdan is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Van der Hoost is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Van der Hoost stops Bogdan from passing to mount.
Bogdan trying to control the action but Van der Hoost is working from the bottom.
Van der Hoost is trying to control Bogdan's posture but Bogdan avoids it.
Bogdan wants to control but Van der Hoost is keeping him busy.

That's four 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.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Bogdan gets the takedown into side control.
Bogdan in side control lands a decent elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Van der Hoost is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Van der Hoost struggling a bit here.

Bogdan decides to stand back up. Bogdan steps back and let's Van der Hoost get back to his feet.
A left and a right from Van der Hoost both land. Nice combination.
Van der Hoost's corner calls for a 1-2. Van der Hoost obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Bogdan gets the takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Serbanescu Bogdan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Bogdan tries to clinch there but Van der Hoost circles away.
A punch combination from Van der Hoost misses.
Bogdan moves out of range as Van der Hoost strikes.

Bogdan feints and as Van der Hoost raises his hands in defense, Bogdan changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Van der Hoost has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Van der Hoost working a defensive guard here.
Van der Hoost keeping moving, preventing Bogdan from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Van der Hoost bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bogdan's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van der Hoost trying to control but Bogdan is working from the bottom.
Bogdan lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Van der Hoost!
Van der Hoost is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Van der Hoost tries to control the position but Bogdan now has his back.
Bogdan throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Van der Hoost tries to break free.

Bogdan is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Van der Hoost has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bogdan doesn't have the hooks in and Van der Hoost manages to turn into his guard.
Bogdan wants to stand but Van der Hoost is controlling the position.
Van der Hoost sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Van der Hoost preventing the sweep.
Bogdan is trying to keep Van der Hoost in close.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Van der Hoost lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bogdan backs up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van der Hoost rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bogdan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Van der Hoost misses the shot to the body.

Bogdan throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Van der Hoost was covering up waiting for the punch and Bogdan finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Bogdan tries to free his leg and advance position but Van der Hoost is retaining full guard.
Bogdan won't allow Van der Hoost to sweep him here.
Bogdan wants to control from the top but Van der Hoost keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van der Hoost is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bogdan won't allow Van der Hoost to get back to his feet.
Van der Hoost is trying to keep Bogdan in close.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Bogdan looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Van der Hoost!
Han Van der Hoost has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Van der Hoost tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Van der Hoost wants to control but Bogdan is having none of it.
Serbanescu Bogdan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bogdan tries to control but Van der Hoost wriggling away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Serbanescu Bogdan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bogdan 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Serbanescu Bogdan!