PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Black Dynamite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Van Der Sluijs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dynamite comes to the cage accompanied by Pet. 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.

Dynamite
vs
Van Der Sluijs

192 cm
24
202 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

182 cm
24
182 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Sparta Fightware
KAISER

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Black Dynamite!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Van Der Sluijs!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Chris Saunders and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Der Sluijs lands with a kick to the temple. Dynamite shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Dynamite throws a nice looking combination but Van Der Sluijs bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dynamite throws a push kick but Van Der Sluijs slaps the foot to one side.
Van Der Sluijs moves out of range of the leg kick from Dynamite.
A head kick by Dynamite misses
and Van Der Sluijs counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Van Der Sluijs swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Dynamite has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've been informed that Van Der Sluijs has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Dynamite scores a nice knee to the body.
Dynamite unloads a knee to the mid-section. Van Der Sluijs lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
I was talking to Dynamite's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Der Sluijs is trying to maintain a safe position but Dynamite gets an underhook and turns Van Der Sluijs into the cage.
Dynamite prevents Van Der Sluijs from breaking the clinch.
Van Der Sluijs is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A right handed body shot lands from Dynamite.
Dynamite working Van Der Sluijs over with knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Van Der Sluijs blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dynamite connects with a nasty looking knee right to Van Der Sluijs's face.

It looks like James Van Der Sluijs has been cut.
Dynamite using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dynamite has Van Der Sluijs pushed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dynamite blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Dynamite.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Der Sluijs.
Dynamite content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Van Der Sluijs takes a knee right on the jaw!
Van Der Sluijs lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dynamite backwards.
Dynamite lands a good knee to the midsection. Van Der Sluijs won't want to take too many of those.
Van Der Sluijs trying to control the position but instead, Dynamite has worked for underhooks and has pushed Van Der Sluijs into the cage.
Dynamite connects with a nasty looking knee right to Van Der Sluijs's face.
Van Der Sluijs takes a knee to the side of the body.
Van Der Sluijs looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Dynamite with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Van Der Sluijs swings wildly with an uppercut but Dynamite uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Der Sluijs working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dynamite tries to land knees in the clinch but Van Der Sluijs avoids the damage to the body.
Dynamite cracks Van Der Sluijs with a nice body shot.
Dynamite content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Van Der Sluijs tries to circle away but Dynamite has him pinned against the cage.
Van Der Sluijs misses with a hook from the clinch.
Van Der Sluijs blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Van Der Sluijs looking to stall.
Van Der Sluijs on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dynamite misses with a knee to the head.

Dynamite's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Van Der Sluijs drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dynamite missing with a left hand there. Van Der Sluijs was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dynamite fails with an attempt to clinch.
Van Der Sluijs blocks a jab.
Dynamite lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dynamite darts in and clinches Van Der Sluijs up against the cage.
Dynamite works on Van Der Sluijs's body with a couple of short punches.

Dynamite is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Van Der Sluijs can't fight it off and eventually Dynamite manages to take the fight to the floor. Van Der Sluijs looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Van Der Sluijs wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Dynamite manages to pass to side control.
Dynamite tries to pass the half guard into mount. Van Der Sluijs knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Van Der Sluijs pushes Dynamite off looking to stand but Dynamite dives back in and keeps control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dynamite escapes and gets back to his feet.
Van Der Sluijs throws a looping overhand right but Dynamite ducks down to avoid it.
Dynamite throws a head kick but Van Der Sluijs moves out of range.
Dynamite looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dynamite lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Van Der Sluijs at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dynamite takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Dynamite misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dynamite.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van Der Sluijs swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dynamite.
Dynamite thuds his right hand into Van Der Sluijs's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Dynamite! Van Der Sluijs is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Black Dynamite!
Black Dynamite seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.