PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Augustus Van Dyck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timber Land (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Van Dyck
vs
Land

200 cm
23
290 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

200 cm
26
275 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Augustus Van Dyck!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Timber Land!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Radbod Blank and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Dyck throws the kick towards the body but Land avoids it.
Van Dyck lands a leg kick that knocks Land off balance momentarily.
Land checks the leg kick.
Van Dyck connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Land momentarily.

It looks like Timber Land has been cut.
Land avoids a punch combination nicely.
Land throws a sloppy head kick and Van Dyck moves out of range easily.
Land wants to clinch up but Van Dyck keeps it at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Dyck throws out a loose jab but Land uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Dyck throws a solid leg kick but Land takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Van Dyck.
Land throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A swing and a miss from Van Dyck.
Van Dyck looks to throw the jab but Land is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Land is looking to clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Land.
Land misses with a head kick.
Van Dyck connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Van Dyck on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Van Dyck is breathing heavily.
Land connects with a high kick.

It looks like Augustus Van Dyck has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Dyck misses with the body kick
and Land counters with a nice low kick that buckles Van Dyck's knee momentarily.
Land misses with an attempted mid kick.
Van Dyck throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Van Dyck throws a leg kick but Land sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Dyck connects with a solid leg kick.
Van Dyck throws a head kick that misses.
No joy there for Van Dyck, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Land throws a sloppy head kick and Van Dyck moves out of range easily.
Land takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A clash of legs there as Land blocks the low kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Van Dyck scores with a four punch combination!
Land avoids the head kick by Van Dyck.
Van Dyck tries a head kick but it misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Land blocks the leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Dyck avoids the head kick by Land.
Van Dyck moves out of range of the body kick.
Van Dyck lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Van Dyck misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van Dyck connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Land's hands.

That has opened up Timber Land's cut even more.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Dyck goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Van Dyck throws a low kick but Land avoids it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Van Dyck.

Van Dyck lands a left and a right that send Land crashing to the mat, dazed. Van Dyck thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Land is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Dyck misses with a wild combination.
Land is still on wobbly legs! Can Van Dyck finish him?
Land tries to land a body kick

and Van Dyck counters with a nice right hand that sends Land toppling to the canvas! Land scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Van Dyck finish him?!

The cut above Timber Land's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Van Dyck lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Land head around and knocks him out cold! Van Dyck hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Augustus Van Dyck!
Augustus Van Dyck retains his super heavyweight title!