PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Romano S (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Van Der Meyde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

S
vs
Van Der Meyde

180 cm
26
160 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

165 cm
24
161 lbs
10 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Romano S!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andy Van Der Meyde!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Der Meyde misses with a few strikes there.
Van Der Meyde throws a series of punches but S avoids them all with ease.
Andy Van Der Meyde seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
S is looking to score with low kicks.
Van Der Meyde throws a nice looking combination but S bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Van Der Meyde misses with a few strikes there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Van Der Meyde lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and S has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from S and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
S moves in looking to clinch but Van Der Meyde pushes him off.
S steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Van Der Meyde.
Van Der Meyde misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from S.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Meyde misses with the combination.
S lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Van Der Meyde just misses with a punch to the body.
S pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Van Der Meyde has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by S.
S explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
S dodges the punch combination from Van Der Meyde.
Van Der Meyde closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Van Der Meyde misses the jab.
S works Van Der Meyde's body with a nice hook.
S walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Van Der Meyde checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Meyde takes a jab right on the kisser.
S misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
S avoids a punch combination nicely.
Van Der Meyde throws a nice looking combination but S bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
S looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Van Der Meyde misses with a combination
and S counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
S throws a head kick that misses.
S throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
S throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Van Der Meyde's head.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Van Der Meyde throws a series of punches but S avoids them all with ease.
Van Der Meyde fails with an attempt to clinch.
Good work by Van Der Meyde as he checks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Romano S 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.

S connects with a nice looking jab.
S tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Van Der Meyde throws a left and a right that both miss
and S connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
S throws a push kick but Van Der Meyde slaps the foot to one side.
A head kick misses from S.
Van Der Meyde misses with a double jab
and S counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Meyde tries to bum rush S with a series of wild strikes but S uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
S swings widly with a right hand
and Van Der Meyde counters with an inside leg kick.
Van Der Meyde misses with a double jab
and S counters with a head kick. That will keep Van Der Meyde thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

Van Der Meyde gets tackled into the cage by S. S maintains the clinch.
Van Der Meyde looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A body shot lands from Van Der Meyde.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Meyde being controlled against the cage.
S looking to slow down the pace here.
S tries to land knees in the clinch but Van Der Meyde avoids the damage to the body.
S keeps control of Van Der Meyde as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Van Der Meyde has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
S is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
S prevents Van Der Meyde from breaking the clinch.
Van Der Meyde on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Van Der Meyde wants to stall.
A frustrated look appears on Van Der Meyde's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Van Der Meyde has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
S has Van Der Meyde pushed against the cage.

Van Der Meyde pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
S avoids a punch combination nicely.
Van Der Meyde swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Der Meyde falls off balance throwing a combination
and S counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Romano S dominated that second round.
That's time! S's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Van Der Meyde goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Van Der Meyde.
S swats away the attempt to clinch by Van Der Meyde.
Van Der Meyde lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

S instigates a clinch.
Van Der Meyde wants to get back to striking at distance but S won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
S is struggling to control the position.
S is looking to control Van Der Meyde's arms but Van Der Meyde gets an underhook and turns him. Now S has his back to the cage.
Van Der Meyde blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Van Der Meyde breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Van Der Meyde looks to land a combination but S avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Meyde tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but S paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Van Der Meyde scores with a leg kick.
Van Der Meyde blocks a head kick by S.
Van Der Meyde tries to bum rush S with a series of wild strikes but S uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
S throws a hook but Van Der Meyde avoids it easily.
S scores with a head kick.
Romano S is winning the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Meyde misses with a double jab
and S counters with a low kick, right behind Van Der Meyde 's knee.
Van Der Meyde checks the leg kick nicely there.
S fakes the leg kick and cracks Van Der Meyde in the body.
Van Der Meyde throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Van Der Meyde takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Van Der Meyde moves out of range of the body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from S.
Andy Van Der Meyde has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
S just misses with a punch to the body.
Van Der Meyde wants to clinch but S slips to the side
and S counters with a solid body kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Van Der Meyde in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Van Der Meyde fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Van Der Meyde scores with a three punch combo!
Van Der Meyde rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but S moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

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 Romano S.
Well S has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 29:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Romano S!