PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Robin Van Der Hoorn (ranked 2832 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Jonhson (ranked 4918 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Van Der Hoorn
vs
Jonhson

192 cm
25
158 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

178 cm
25
157 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Determined

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robin Van Der Hoorn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brandon Jonhson!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Reed Andrews and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Der Hoorn stuffs the takedown.
Van Der Hoorn throws a sloppy head kick and Jonhson moves out of range easily.
Jonhson shoots in for a double leg but Van Der Hoorn sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Van Der Hoorn.
Van Der Hoorn fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Van Der Hoorn closes the distance and clinches up with Jonhson, looking for a takedown. Van Der Hoorn pushes Jonhson against the cage but Jonhson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robin Van Der Hoorn. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Van Der Hoorn instigates a clinch.
Van Der Hoorn really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jonhson misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jonhson trying to land knees to the body.

Jonhson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
No luck for Jonhson with that takedown attempt.
Van Der Hoorn thinks about countering with a body kick.
Jonhson looks winded!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jonhson closes the distance and pushes Van Der Hoorn back into the cage.
Van Der Hoorn stalling the fight.
Van Der Hoorn throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Van Der Hoorn jumps guard and drags Jonhson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Van Der Hoorn will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Van Der Hoorn controlling the position.

Van Der Hoorn working for a triangle but Jonhson defends it easily.
Van Der Hoorn keeping moving, preventing Jonhson from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jonhson tries to stand but Van Der Hoorn is controlling from the bottom.
Jonhson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Jonhson wanted to stand there but Van Der Hoorn had control of the position.
Van Der Hoorn is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Jonhson has closed the distance and engaged Van Der Hoorn in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jonhson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jonhson fails with a takedown attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Van Der Hoorn on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jonhson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jonhson darts in looking for a takedown but Van Der Hoorn gets double underhooks and turns Jonhson into the cage.
Van Der Hoorn looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jonhson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jonhson shoots in and drives through. Van Der Hoorn sprawls well.
It looked like Van Der Hoorn was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Van Der Hoorn fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jonhson avoids it really well and circles away.
Jonhson throws a head kick but Van Der Hoorn moves out of range.
Jonhson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Van Der Hoorn sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Van Der Hoorn tries to counter with a takedown but Jonhson is quick to defend against it.
Jonhson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Van Der Hoorn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jonhson moves away.
Van Der Hoorn closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jonhson circles away.
Jonhson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Van Der Hoorn sprawls well. Van Der Hoorn wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jonhson gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Robin Van Der Hoorn will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Van Der Hoorn dives in and grabs Jonhson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jonhson pushes down on Van Der Hoorn's head and hops out.
Jonhson unleashes a big counter combination but Van Der Hoorn bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Van Der Hoorn is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jonhson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Jonhson clinches up with Van Der Hoorn and pushes him back against the cage.
Van Der Hoorn stops a takedown attempt from Jonhson.

Jonhson breaks from the clinch.
Jonhson dives in for a single leg takedown but Van Der Hoorn sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Van Der Hoorn looks to throw the jab but Jonhson is out of range.
Jonhson fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Van Der Hoorn moves into the clinch successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Van Der Hoorn drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jonhson pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robin Van Der Hoorn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jonhson lands a head kick. Van Der Hoorn smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Hoorn motions for Jonhson to come forward. Van Der Hoorn throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jonhson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Van Der Hoorn as he avoids it easily.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Van Der Hoorn dips to his left and cracks Jonhson with an uppercut!
Van Der Hoorn swings for the body but Jonhson moves out of range.
Jonhson drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Van Der Hoorn defends it well.
Van Der Hoorn shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jonhson as he jumps to the side.
Van Der Hoorn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Van Der Hoorn darts in looking for a takedown but Jonhson gets double underhooks and turns Van Der Hoorn into the cage.

Jonhson forces Van Der Hoorn back against the cage and clinches.
Jonhson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Van Der Hoorn is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jonhson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Van Der Hoorn's elbow.
Jonhson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jonhson taking a breather.

Van Der Hoorn decides to pull guard.
Van Der Hoorn wants to stand up but Jonhson is controlling him.
Jonhson looking to pass the guard.
Van Der Hoorn avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jonhson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jonhson wants to control from the top but Van Der Hoorn keeps moving.
Jonhson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Jonhson clinches.

Van Der Hoorn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jonhson throws the kick towards the body but Van Der Hoorn avoids it.
Jonhson scores with a kick to the midsection.

Van Der Hoorn darts in and clinches Jonhson up against the cage.
Jonhson fails to pull guard.
Jonhson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Van Der Hoorn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Van Der Hoorn shoots for a double leg takedown but Jonhson sprawls well. He's pushed Van Der Hoorn's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jonhson throws a head kick that misses.
Van Der Hoorn is looking for a counter combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Brandon Jonhson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Van Der Hoorn tries to clinch but Jonhson is having none of it.
Van Der Hoorn throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jonhson's waist but Jonhson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Van Der Hoorn off to one side.
Van Der Hoorn throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jonhson's waist but Jonhson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Van Der Hoorn off to one side.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jonhson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Robin Van Der Hoorn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jonhson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Van Der Hoorn.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robin Van Der Hoorn. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Jonhson clinches with his opponent.
Van Der Hoorn drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Jonhson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jonhson tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jonhson has a takedown stuffed.
Van Der Hoorn scores with a push kick.

Van Der Hoorn forces Jonhson back against the cage and clinches.
Jonhson slowing the pace effectively.
Jonhson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Van Der Hoorn misses with a body punch.
Van Der Hoorn is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jonhson is trying to trip Van Der Hoorn. He has hold of a leg but Van Der Hoorn is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Jonhson persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Van Der Hoorn lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Jonhson looking to control.
Van Der Hoorn wants to pass the guard but Jonhson is keeping the position.
Jonhson throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Van Der Hoorn stops Jonhson from standing up.
Van Der Hoorn wants to stand but Jonhson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jonhson keeping full guard, as Van Der Hoorn tries to pass.
Van Der Hoorn works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Van Der Hoorn gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Van Der Hoorn takes a swing at Jonhson's ribcage but misses.
Van Der Hoorn sizes up Jonhson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nice takedown defense from Van Der Hoorn. No joy for Jonhson on that attempt.
Van Der Hoorn throws a head kick that misses.
Jonhson feints the counter takedown.
Jonhson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Der Hoorn manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jonhson tries to clinch but Van Der Hoorn is having none of it.
Jonhson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jonhson wants it to stay on the feet.
Jonhson shoots for a takedown but Van Der Hoorn saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Van Der Hoorn shoots in for a double leg but Jonhson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jonhson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Van Der Hoorn.
Jonhson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Van Der Hoorn looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jonhson throws a counter combo.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Robin Van Der Hoorn.
I think Van Der Hoorn has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robin Van Der Hoorn!