PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Van Roost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Universe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Roost kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Cypress Hill - How I Could Just Kill A Man. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Van Roost
vs
Universe

193 cm
27
190 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

180 cm
27
190 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

Namunamu Clothing
Pearson Specter Litt

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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Van Roost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mr Universe!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Russell Pearce and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Universe throws a series of punches but Van Roost avoids them all with ease.
Van Roost was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The fighters circling - Universe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fighters circling - Universe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Van Roost misses with an uppercut.
Van Roost misses with a body shot.
We've been told by Van Roost's head coaches at Combat Fitness that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Van Roost takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Van Roost tries to clinch there but Universe circles away.

Universe darts in and clinches Van Roost up against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Universe told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Universe gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Michael Van Roost has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Universe misses with an elbow over the top.
Universe avoids the elbow strike from Van Roost, against the cage.
Universe throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Van Roost throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Universe lands an elbow that stopped Van Roost in his tracks for a moment.
Van Roost blocks an elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Universe creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Van Roost's defenses.
Van Roost throws an elbow but it misses.
Van Roost lands an elbow just above Universe 's eye.

It looks like Mr Universe has been cut.
Van Roost on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Van Roost lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Universe creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Van Roost's defenses.
Van Roost dodges an elbow strike from Universe.
Van Roost is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Universe creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Van Roost dodges an elbow strike from Universe.
Universe throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Van Roost blocks an elbow strike from Universe.
Universe throws an elbow that misses.
Universe avoids the elbow strike from Van Roost, against the cage.
Van Roost managing to block the knees to the body from Universe.
Van Roost pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Van Roost avoids a wild elbow strike from Universe.
Universe tries to land knees in the clinch but Van Roost avoids the damage to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Universe.
Universe dodges an elbow strike from Van Roost.
The referee calls for Van Roost to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Roost blocks an elbow strike.
Van Roost pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Van Roost throws an elbow but misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Van Roost.
Nice elbow from Van Roost.
Van Roost lands a damaging elbow.
Van Roost creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Universe misses with an elbow over the top.
Universe tries to land knees in the clinch but Van Roost avoids the damage to the body.
Van Roost comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Come on Van Roost - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A head punch on the inside from Van Roost fails to land.
Universe creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Van Roost's defenses.

Michael Van Roost's cut is getting worse.
Universe lands an elbow inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Roost blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Universe missing with knees to the body.
Universe just leaning against Van Roost, taking a breather.
Van Roost lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Universe backwards.
Universe throws an elbow that misses.
Universe looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Van Roost effectively controlling the action here.
Universe tries to land knees in the clinch but Van Roost avoids the damage to the body.
Universe misses with an elbow strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Van Roost avoids a wild elbow strike from Universe.
Universe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Van Roost avoids it.
Van Roost has Universe pressed against the cage.
Universe throws an elbow that misses.
Universe missing with knees to the body.
Universe looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Universe throws an elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Roost gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Van Roost misses with an elbow over the top.
Van Roost tries to stall but Universe uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Van Roost blocks an elbow strike from Universe.
Universe throws an elbow that misses.
Van Roost misses with a punch on the inside.
Van Roost lands a damaging elbow.
Universe looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Roost misses with an elbow strike.
Universe looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Van Roost stalling in the clinch but Universe improves position.
Van Roost throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Universe pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Van Roost misses with an elbow over the top.
Universe blocks an elbow strike from Van Roost.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Van Roost throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Universe wants to stall.
Universe avoids the elbow strike from Van Roost, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mr Universe dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Universe instigates a clinch.
Universe misses with an elbow strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Van Roost - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Universe content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Universe misses with an elbow strike.
Van Roost letting Universe take a breather here.
Van Roost blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Universe pushes off an throws an elbow but Van Roost leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Knees to the body from Universe.
Universe slowing the pace effectively.
Van Roost throws an elbow but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Universe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Van Roost avoids it.
Van Roost fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Universe misses with an elbow strike.
Van Roost has Universe pushed against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Van Roost throws an elbow but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Universe just misses with a elbow thrown towards Van Roost's brow.
Universe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Universe misses with an elbow over the top.
Van Roost takes an elbow to the temple.
Mr Universe seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Van Roost avoids a wild elbow strike from Universe.
Universe throws an elbow that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Van Roost just misses with a elbow thrown towards Universe's brow.
Van Roost tries to stall but Universe uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Universe blocks an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Van Roost throws an elbow but misses.
Universe blocks an elbow strike.
Universe misses with an elbow over the top.
Van Roost blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Van Roost is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Universe is keeping busy.
Universe throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Van Roost is looking to control Universe's arms but Universe gets an underhook and turns him. Now Van Roost has his back to the cage.
Universe tries to land knees in the clinch but Van Roost avoids the damage to the body.
Van Roost creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Roost throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Van Roost misses with a hook from the clinch.
Van Roost blocks the elbow strike.
Universe misses with an elbow over the top.
Universe throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Van Roost lands a nice elbow.
Van Roost throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Van Roost just misses with a elbow thrown towards Universe's brow.
Van Roost scores with a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Universe missing with knees to the body.
Van Roost misses with an elbow strike.
Universe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Van Roost.
Universe gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Van Roost avoiding damage as Universe throws knees to the body.
Universe missing with knees to the body.
Van Roost lands an elbow just above Universe 's eye.
Universe just leaning against Van Roost, taking a breather.
Van Roost lands a hook that snaps the head of Universe backwards.
Universe creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Universe trying to control the position but instead, Van Roost has worked for underhooks and has pushed Universe into the cage.
Van Roost lands an elbow inside.
Van Roost lands a damaging elbow.
Van Roost is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Universe is keeping busy.
Van Roost trying to stall but Universe improves his position.
Van Roost can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Van Roost lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Van Roost avoids the elbow strike from Universe, against the cage.
Van Roost avoiding damage as Universe throws knees to the body.
Van Roost blocks an elbow strike from Universe.
Van Roost trying to stall but Universe improves his position.
Van Roost looking to slow down the pace here.
Universe pushes off an throws an elbow but Van Roost leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Van Roost lands with a light punch inside.
Van Roost lands with a short shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Universe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Van Roost is defending well for now.
Van Roost on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Van Roost gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Universe misses with an elbow strike.
Universe letting Van Roost take a breather here.
Universe avoids the elbow strike from Van Roost, against the cage.
Van Roost is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Universe is keeping busy.
Van Roost is trying to stall.
Universe blocks the elbow strike.
Van Roost tries to stall but Universe uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Michael Van Roost.
Van Roost takes a jab right on the kisser.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Van Roost clinches with his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Michael Van Roost will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Van Roost throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Van Roost dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Universe looks to throw the jab but Van Roost is out of range.
Van Roost fails with an attempt to clinch.
Van Roost fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mr Universe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Universe swats away the attempt to clinch by Van Roost.
Universe with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Van Roost to score with a decent uppercut.
Universe scores with a push kick.
Van Roost walks forward, straight into a front kick from Universe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Roost throws the left hand but Universe avoids the punch easily.

Universe closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Universe just misses with a elbow thrown towards Van Roost's brow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Van Roost throws an elbow but misses.
Van Roost looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Roost lands an elbow just above Universe 's eye.
Universe trying to stall but Van Roost improves his position.
Van Roost blocks an elbow strike.
Van Roost blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Universe throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Van Roost avoids the elbow strike from Universe, against the cage.
Universe lands a damaging elbow.
Universe pressing his opponent against the cage.
Universe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Van Roost avoids it.
Universe creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Van Roost lands an elbow just above Universe 's eye.
Universe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Van Roost is defending well for now.
Van Roost looking to slow down the pace here.
Van Roost misses with an elbow over the top.
Van Roost will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Universe up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Universe trying to land knees to the body.
Universe throws an elbow that misses.
Van Roost misses with an elbow strike.
Van Roost lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Universe tries to land knees in the clinch but Van Roost avoids the damage to the body.
Universe throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Universe misses with an elbow strike.
Van Roost stalling in the clinch.
Van Roost takes an elbow to the temple.

Michael Van Roost's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Universe just misses with a elbow thrown towards Van Roost's brow.
Universe missing with knees to the body.
Universe being controlled against the cage.
Van Roost creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Universe's defenses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Roost gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Universe throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Universe avoids the elbow strike from Van Roost, against the cage.
Universe misses with an elbow over the top.
Van Roost avoids a wild elbow strike from Universe.
Universe lands a damaging elbow.

Jeez, Michael Van Roost's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Van Roost wants to stall.
Universe tries to land knees in the clinch but Van Roost avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Universe throws an elbow but misses.
Universe misses with an elbow strike.
Van Roost takes an elbow to the temple.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mr Universe!
Mr Universe decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Michael Van Roost had this to say: 'Holy shat! Why am I keep losing? Bob Sapp please help me out!'.