PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Van Damme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Albert Fish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Damme's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Fight to Survive. Albert Fish has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Van Damme's chin.

Damme
vs
Fish

186 cm
35
199 lbs
27 - 13 - 0

183 cm
27
189 lbs
17 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Kemists ↑ 5x160Q
Milwaukee's Best 160

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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 27 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Van Damme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Albert Fish!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damme throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fish tried to score with a low kick but Damme checks it.
Fish catches Damme with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A chopping leg kick lands by Damme.
Damme scores with a one two! Fish had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Fish misses the jab.
Damme feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fishs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Damme loads up on a big right hand but Fish slips the punch.
A jab from Fish misses.
Fish tried to score with a low kick but Damme checks it.
Damme lands with a kick to the temple. Fish shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Fish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Damme checks the leg kick nicely there.
Fish moves away from the strike by Damme.
Fish chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Damme can pounce on him.
Damme feints and then cracks Fish's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fish down.
Good leg kick by Damme there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Damme lands with a kick to the ribs.
Fish misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fish tries to close the distance and clinch up but Damme swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Damme throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Damme takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A leg kick checked by Fish.
Fish shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Damme throws a leg kick but Fish sees it coming and moves out of range.
Fish ducks under a wild hook from Damme.
Damme throws a leg kick
and Fish counters with a one-two to the body.
Damme lands a head kick!
Fish misses with a hook
and Damme counters with a low kick, right behind Fish 's knee.
Damme lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Damme dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fish. That did some damage!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fish chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Damme can pounce on him.
Fish throws a hook to the side of Damme's head but Damme sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fish attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Damme throws a looping overhand right but Fish ducks down to avoid it.
Fish keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Damme.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damme lands a leg kick that knocks Fish off balance momentarily.
Fish lands a jab to Damme's midsection.
Fish keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Damme.
An inside leg kick lands from Fish.
Damme scores with the left hand. Fish knows he should have avoided that one.
Fish takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fish looks to land a left hand but Damme moved out of range nicely.
Damme is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

Fish drops Damme with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Damme looks back up at him and smiles so Fish waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Damme is rocked!
Damme moves away from the strike by Fish.
Oh Damme is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Damme clobbers Fish with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Damme lands with a slapping head kick.
Damme seems to have got his legs back now.
Fish slips a jab from Damme.

Damme tries to keep at a distance but Fish has taken the fight into the clinch.
Damme misses with some punches.
Damme tries to land a knee to the head but Fish blocks with his arms.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Damme.

It looks like Albert Fish has been cut.
Fish's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damme tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Damme tries to throw a body punch but Fish avoids it by throwing Damme back against the cage.
Damme tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Damme is leaning against Fish and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Damme.
A hook to the body from Fish.
Fish scores with a hook to the body.
Damme is breathing heavily.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Damme.
Fish tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Damme misses with a hook from the clinch.
Damme misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fish.
A head punch on the inside from Damme fails to land.
Damme doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fish trying to land knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Damme struggles to land a body shot inside as Fish controls his hands.
Damme lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fish.
With the fighters up against the cage, Fish throws an elbow but misses.
Damme tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damme can't find room to land a body shot as Fish controls the action.
Fish blocks a body shot from Damme.
A right hand to the body from Damme.
Damme tries a body shot but Fish blocks it.
Damme doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Fish on the inside.
Fish misses with some punches.
Fish slows down the pace here.
Damme tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fish avoids it.
A hook to the body from Fish.
A short right from Fish on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Damme lands with a right to the head.
Damme lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Damme.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Albert Fish will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Albert Fish's cut.
That's time! Damme's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Fish on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fish looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fish misses with a head kick.
Fish checks a leg kick.
Fish throws a front kick aimed at Damme's knee but Damme avoids it well.
Fish drops his hands momentarily and Damme takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A leg kick checked by Damme.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Fish 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.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fish looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fish tries a low kick but Damme avoids it.
Damme lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Damme uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fish.
Damme looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Damme tried to score with a low kick but Fish checks it.
Fish tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Damme paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fish has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Damme.
Albert Fish seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Damme throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fish.
Fish looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Damme lands a nice looking kick to the body. Fish takes a step back to recover.
Fish tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That kick from Fish tenderised Damme's leg. Damme is trying to keep his angry face on.
Fish throws the left hand but Damme avoids the punch easily.
Damme throws a head kick that half lands.
Damme connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
The fighters circling - Fish throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A clash of legs there as Damme blocks the low kick.
Fish tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fish throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fish tries to clinch up but Damme circles away and keeps his distance.
Damme blocks a jab.
Van Damme seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Damme chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Damme chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fish tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Damme was well out of range. Poor timing from Fish.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fish looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Damme stalks Fish and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Fish's face. Fish staggers backwards, shaken.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fish tries to work over Damme's front leg with a kick but Damme checks it.
Damme looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Damme thumps Fish with a low kick.

Fish instigates a clinch.
Damme doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Damme lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fish.
Fish struggles to land a body shot inside as Damme controls his hands.
Damme scores with a hook to the body.
Fish struggles to land a body shot inside as Damme controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, Fish scores with a nice short uppercut.
Damme lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fish backwards.
Damme tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Damme.
Fish landing knees to the head.
Fish is working Damme over against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Damme as the two fighters clinch.
Damme pushes Fish back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fish pushes off an throws an elbow but Damme leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Damme fails to land.
Fish scores with a shoulder strike.
Fish lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fish looking to stall.
Damme goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Damme lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fish creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short left from Damme.
Fish blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fish has Damme pressed against the cage, preventing Damme from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damme tries to land knees in the clinch but Fish avoids the damage to the body.
Damme misses with a punch to the body.
Damme misses with a punch on the inside.
Fish misses with a punch on the inside.
Fish's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A short body shot lands from Damme as the two fighters clinch.
Fish is breathing heavily.
Still in the clinch, Damme scores with a nice short uppercut.
Damme working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Damme.
Fish lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fish blocking some punches.
Fish looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Damme trying to land knees to the body.
Damme lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Van Damme dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Albert Fish's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Fish tries to clinch but Damme is having none of it.
Fish checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Damme lands with a cross.
Damme lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fish looks to throw the jab but Damme is out of range.
Damme throws a low kick, looking for Fish's leg but Fish calmly moves out of range.
Fish misses with a low kick as Damme jumps back.
Damme throws a leg kick but Fish sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Fish lands a right hook to the body.
Fish misses with a head kick.
Damme lands a head kick. Fish smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Damme has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Damme throws a leg kick but Fish sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A bone on bone clash there as Damme blocks the leg kick.
Fish tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Damme paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Damme throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fish moves away from the strike by Damme.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fish tries to clinch up.
The fighters circling - Damme throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Damme rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fish moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Damme circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fish comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fish tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fish tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Damme looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nice body kick from Damme.
Fish takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Damme displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fish throws out the jab.
Fish throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Damme dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fish. That did some damage!
Fish tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Damme is able to avoid easily.
Damme keeps the fight on the outside.

Fish moves into the clinch successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Damme creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Damme.
Fish misses with a shot to the kidneys.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Fish.
Damme lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fish has a couple of punches blocked by Damme.
Fish working aggressively here.
Damme lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Damme throws a head punch that misses.
Damme digs a right hand into Fish's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fish's gas tank.
Fish tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fish wants to stall.
Fish blocks a body shot from Damme.
A short uppercut from Fish.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fish.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fish blocking some punches.
Damme tries to work over Fish's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fish.
Fish throws a punch but it's blocked by Damme.
Fish swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fish swings wildly with an uppercut but Damme uses good head movement to avoid it.
Damme struggles to land a body shot inside as Fish controls his hands.
Damme blocks an elbow strike.
Fish misses with the head strike.
Fish is leaning against Damme and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Damme lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fish lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fish is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Damme is defending well for now.
Fish throws a head punch that misses.
Damme throws a head punch that misses.
Damme with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damme takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fish can't find room to land a body shot as Damme controls the action.
Fish misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fish blocks an uppercut.
Fish creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Damme can't find room to land a body shot as Fish controls the action.
Damme misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fish lands a left hand.
Fish misses with a punch on the inside.
Damme wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fish lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fish prevents a body shot from Damme.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Damme swings wildly with an uppercut but Fish uses good head movement to avoid it.
Damme scores with a knee to the head.
Fish prevents a body shot from Damme.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Albert Fish.
I think Fish has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Van Damme!
Van Damme managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Divinity 160Q for $150, into his post fight interview.