PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Terru Wickholm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Van Roost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Roost is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Cypress Hill - How I Could Just Kill A Man. This should be a great matchup!

Wickholm
vs
Van Roost

180 cm
21
180 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

193 cm
26
190 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Powerful

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Terru Wickholm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michael Van Roost!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Van Roost gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Van Roost stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Van Roost lands a left hand.
A shot in the inside from Van Roost.
Van Roost gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Terru Wickholm has been cut.
Wickholm takes an elbow to the forehead.
Van Roost leaning his opponent against the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Roost leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Van Roost gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wickholm takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wickholm trying to control the position but instead, Van Roost has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wickholm into the ropes.
Van Roost scores with a shot to the side of Wickholm's head.
Van Roost stalling in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Van Roost takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Van Roost lands with a right to the head.
Van Roost lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Van Roost lands a nice elbow.
Wickholm has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Roost stalling against the ropes.
Wickholm takes an elbow to the forehead.
Van Roost leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Wickholm takes an elbow to the forehead.
Van Roost lands with a right to the head.
Van Roost lands an elbow inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Van Roost.
Van Roost lands a left hand.
Van Roost comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Van Roost.
Van Roost content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Van Roost dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Van Roost lands an elbow inside.
Van Roost lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Van Roost.
Van Roost looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Van Roost lands a nice elbow.
Nice elbow from Van Roost.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Van Roost.
Van Roost lands with a right to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Roost has Wickholm pressed against the ropes.
Van Roost gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Terru Wickholm's cut is getting worse.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice elbow from Van Roost.
Van Roost comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Van Roost.
Wickholm misses with a punch to the body.
The referee calls for Van Roost to work.
Wickholm takes an elbow to the temple.
Van Roost lands with a right to the head.
Wickholm trying to control the position but instead, Van Roost has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wickholm into the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Van Roost dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Terru Wickholm's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Wickholm lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

Van Roost pushes Wickholm up against the ropes in a clinch.
Van Roost stalling in the clinch.
Wickholm trying to stall but Van Roost improves his position.
Van Roost lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wickholm looking to stall.
Van Roost pushes off an throws an elbow but Wickholm leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Roost lands an elbow inside that Wickholm shrugs off.
Nice elbow from Van Roost.

Terru Wickholm's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Van Roost lands a nice elbow.
Michael Van Roost seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Van Roost creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wickholm's defenses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Roost has Wickholm pressed against the ropes.
Van Roost gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wickholm's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Van Roost avoiding damage.
Van Roost gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Van Roost lands a right hand.
Wickholm takes an elbow to the temple.

Jeez, Terru Wickholm's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Van Roost lands a damaging elbow.
Van Roost lands a nice elbow.
Van Roost pressing his opponent against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Roost is pushing Wickholm up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Wickholm blocks an elbow strike from Van Roost.
A short left from Van Roost.
Van Roost gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Roost comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Terru Wickholm's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Michael Van Roost!
Michael Van Roost took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I love this debut! Great start for my War Pride career!'.