PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stefan Roosmalen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mornington Crescent (ranked 0 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.

Roosmalen
vs
Crescent

185 cm
36
200 lbs
28 - 15 - 0

180 cm
36
193 lbs
31 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stefan Roosmalen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mornington Crescent!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Aafke Stam and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crescent moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Crescent lands a jab to Roosmalen's midsection.
Crescent misses with a double jab.
Roosmalen scores with a leg kick.
Crescent connects with an inside leg kick.
Roosmalen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A big left from Crescent misses.
Roosmalen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Roosmalen scores with a nice strike.
Crescent dodges the punch combination from Roosmalen.
Crescent missing with a left hand there. Roosmalen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Roosmalen misses with a series of wild punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice sprawl there from Roosmalen as Crescent shoots in.
Crescent throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Roosmalen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Roosmalen throws a leg kick which misses Crescent's front leg but catches the back leg as Crescent tries to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crescent uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Roosmalen.
Roosmalen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Crescent throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Roosmalen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Crescent.
Roosmalen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Roosmalen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crescent manages to avoid it.
Roosmalen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Roosmalen lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Roosmalen.
Roosmalen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Crescent has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Good work by Roosmalen as he checks the leg kick.
Roosmalen fails to land with a series of punches.
Crescent misses with a wild combination.
Roosmalen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Roosmalen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot to the body from Roosmalen misses
and Crescent counters with a nice body shot.
Crescent fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A bone on bone clash there as Crescent blocks the leg kick.
Roosmalen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Crescent's head.
Roosmalen wants to slow Crescent down by chopping away at his legs.
Roosmalen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crescent.
Crescent throws a left and a right that both miss

and Roosmalen counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Roosmalen.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Crescent manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Roosmalen tries to hold on but Crescent postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crescent wants to control the pace but Roosmalen is squirming around nicely.
Roosmalen wants to control but Crescent is having none of it.
Crescent lands a big shot there that rocks Roosmalen but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Crescent raining down hammerfists from mount.
Crescent landing punches.
Crescent throwing strikes but Roosmalen bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Roosmalen wants to control from the top but Crescent keeps moving.
Crescent keeping full guard, as Roosmalen tries to pass.
Roosmalen preventing the sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roosmalen forces his way into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roosmalen wants to pass the guard but Crescent is defending well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Crescent tries to get to full guard but Roosmalen has control of the leg.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Roosmalen working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
We've been hearing that Roosmalen has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Crescent wants to improve his position but Roosmalen is controlling well.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Roosmalen is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Crescent sees it coming and defends easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Roosmalen controlling the action here.
Roosmalen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stefan Roosmalen dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Roosmalen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Crescent lands a slapping body shot.
Mornington Crescent seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roosmalen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Crescent scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Roosmalen doesn't seem bothered though.
Roosmalen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Crescent lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Roosmalen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Crescent slips under a jab.
The crowd cheers as Crescent lands an impressive looking overhand right. Roosmalen doesn't seem phased though.
Crescent finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Crescent swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Crescent tried to score with a low kick but Roosmalen checks it.
Roosmalen misses with a low kick as Crescent jumps back.
A slapping leg kick lands for Crescent.
Roosmalen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Crescent at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roosmalen slips a jab and a cross from Crescent.
Nice body punch from Crescent.
Roosmalen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice defenses there by Roosmalen.
Roosmalen lands with an uppercut that bounces Crescent off the ropes and back into range.
Crescent throws a jab when Roosmalen was well out of range.
Roosmalen moves out of range as Crescent strikes.
No joy there for Crescent, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Roosmalen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
No luck for Crescent with that takedown attempt.
Crescent shoots in looking for a takedown but Roosmalen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Crescent's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Crescent is breathing heavily.
Roosmalen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Crescent thows a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roosmalen misses with a double jab.
Roosmalen works Crescent's body with a nice hook.
Crescent misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crescent swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Roosmalen counters with a nice body shot.
Roosmalen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Crescent stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Crescent takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Crescent gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Roosmalen.
Roosmalen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Crescent takes a step back to recover.

Roosmalen lands a big head kick that sends Crescent tumbling to the mat! Roosmalen takes a step backwards and waves Crescent back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Mornington Crescent has been cut.
Crescent tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Roosmalen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Crescent misses with a right hand
and Roosmalen counters with a thumping low kick.
Crescent needs to keep his hands up - Roosmalen had a free shot at his head there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roosmalen cracks the inside of Crescent's front leg.
Crescent has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Roosmalen.
Crescent has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Roosmalen.
A thudding body kick lands there by Roosmalen!
Stefan Roosmalen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Crescent blocks the body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Roosmalen.
Roosmalen is looking to wear down Crescent with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Roosmalen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roosmalen cracks Crescent with a right hand to the side of the head.
Roosmalen thows a body kick. Crescent tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Roosmalen looks to land a combination. Crescent sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Crescent is rocked!
Roosmalen scoring well with a low kick there.
Roosmalen tests Crescent's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Crescent is still on wobbly legs! Can Roosmalen finish him?
The fighters circle, before Roosmalen throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Crescent's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Roosmalen lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Stefan Roosmalen!
Stefan Roosmalen made sure to mention his sponsor, DTK Designs (Laundry) in his post fight interview.