PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Badr Aerts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terry Hope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Aerts
vs
Hope

191 cm
26
220 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

202 cm
25
209 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Good chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

Steel Penn LSD Q160-Q158-Q155 (95% Return)

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Badr Aerts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Terry Hope!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hope will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Aerts doesn't manage to clinch there - Hope circles away.
Aerts misses with a body kick.
Hope shoots in for a takedown but Aerts shows good takedown defense.
Hope tries to score a power double leg takedown but Aerts sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hope somewhat.
Badr Aerts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Terry Hope.
Hope avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hope swats away the attempt to clinch by Aerts.
Aerts tries to clinch there but Hope circles away.
Aerts misses with a wild body shot.
Aerts is looking to clinch but Hope is avoiding it.
Aerts tries to close the distance and clinch but Hope swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Aerts fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hope, pushing him back against the cage.
Aerts tries to land a knee to the head but Hope blocks with his arms.
Hope is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Aerts gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Aerts comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Aerts lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Terry Hope has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hope has Aerts pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Aerts manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Aerts comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Aerts content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hope tries to score a body lock takedown but Aerts shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hope fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Aerts is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Aerts.
Aerts lands a knee to the head.
Aerts prevents a takedown attempt there.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Aerts.
Aerts lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Aerts throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hope blocks it with crossed arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aerts lands an elbow inside.
Aerts utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aerts lands an elbow just above Hope 's eye.

That has opened up Terry Hope's cut even more.
Aerts unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hope lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hope looks winded!
Come on Aerts - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Aerts working Hope over with knees to the body.
Aerts with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Aerts will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hope up against the cage.
Aerts tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hope wants a takedown.
Aerts lands an elbow inside.
Aerts avoiding damage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Aerts for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Badr Aerts.
Aerts keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Aerts stuffs the takedown.
Hope avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aerts misses with a low kick.
Aerts tries to clinch but Hope moves out of range.
Aerts tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hope paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hope shoots in but no luck this time.
Badr Aerts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Aerts closes the distance and clinches.
Hope is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Aerts gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Aerts lands a nice elbow.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Aerts seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Aerts scores a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aerts stalling against the cage.
Aerts landing knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aerts putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hope in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Aerts putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hope in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Badr Aerts dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Terry Hope's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Aerts tries to clinch there but Hope circles away.
Hope shoots in but Aerts avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Aerts wants to clinch up but Hope keeps it at a distance.
Aerts is looking to clinch.
Aerts looks to score with a jab to the body but Hope is just out of range.

Hope tries to keep at a distance but Aerts has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hope takes an elbow to the forehead.
Knees in the clinch landing for Aerts.
Aerts unloads a knee to the mid-section.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aerts taking a breather.
Aerts using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hope is breathing heavily.
Aerts lands an elbow that stopped Hope in his tracks for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aerts working Hope over with knees to the body.
Aerts gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Aerts lands a nice elbow.

The cut above Terry Hope's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Aerts lands an elbow that stopped Hope in his tracks for a moment.
Aerts landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Aerts landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aerts gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Hope is rocked!

Terry Hope's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Aerts has Hope pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Hope is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Aerts - that's hurt Hope badly! Oh, another knee lands and Hope is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Hope doesn't seem to be complaining.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Badr Aerts!