PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tom Kruiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Van Roost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kruiz kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is ZARILA KANDZE. Van Roost has chosen Cypress Hill - How I Could Just Kill A Man as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kruiz
vs
Van Roost

185 cm
25
193 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

193 cm
26
190 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Powerful

Zipp Zapp

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tom Kruiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michael Van Roost!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Saam Ante and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Kruiz misses.
Van Roost keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

Kruiz rushes Van Roost and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Kruiz tries for a takedown. No joy.
Our sources have told us that Kruiz has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Van Roost lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Tom Kruiz has been cut.
Van Roost is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Kruiz is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Van Roost is defending well.
Kruiz blocks an elbow strike from Van Roost.
Van Roost lands a left hand.
Van Roost lands an elbow inside.
Van Roost lands an elbow just above Kruiz 's eye.
Kruiz avoids the elbow strike from Van Roost, against the ropes.
Van Roost wants to stall.
Van Roost trying to stall but Kruiz improves his position.
Kruiz avoids a wild elbow strike from Van Roost.
Van Roost trying to control the position but instead, Kruiz has worked for underhooks and has pushed Van Roost into the ropes.
Van Roost tries to stall but Kruiz uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Van Roost seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Van Roost's coach down at Xtreme HGH Fight Club (best in Amsterdam) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Van Roost's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Roost is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Kruiz. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Kruiz gets a trip takedown into half guard.

Kruiz is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kruiz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Kruiz has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Van Roost defend it? Kruiz steps over the head and cranks it - Van Roost is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Kruiz!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tom Kruiz!
Our winner, Tom Kruiz, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
In defeat, Michael Van Roost stepped up to the mic, saying 'Holy shat! Why am I keep losing? Bob Sapp please help me out!'.