PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Van Roost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bosco O Neill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Roost comes to the cage accompanied by Cypress Hill - How I Could Just Kill A Man. O Neill has chosen Survival as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Van Roost
vs
O Neill

193 cm
31
190 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

183 cm
26
190 lbs
9 - 6 - 1

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

AnonymouS

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 14 - 8 - 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 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bosco O Neill!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Columbo Gatti and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Neill lands a jab to Van Roost's midsection.
O Neill throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Van Roost is looking to clinch but O Neill is avoiding it.
A swing and a miss from O Neill.
O Neill on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Van Roost connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
O Neill misses with a looping right.
Van Roost fails in his attempt to clinch.
O Neill on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Van Roost slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
O Neill shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Van Roost throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
O Neill connects with a looping right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Neill misses with a straight left.
O Neill takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Van Roost ducks under a wild hook from O Neill.
Van Roost tries to clinch but fails miserably
and O Neill counters with a nice uppercut.
Van Roost looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
O Neill swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Van Roost wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
O Neill thuds a left hand into Van Roost's body.
Van Roost tries to clinch but O Neill moves out of range.
Good shot there by Van Roost.
Van Roost is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Neill keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice defenses there by Van Roost.

Van Roost clinches up against the cage.
Van Roost stalling in the clinch but O Neill improves position.
Van Roost creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through O Neill's defenses.
Van Roost creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by O Neill as Van Roost tries to tie him up.
Van Roost lands an elbow inside that O Neill shrugs off.
O Neill tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Van Roost smiles and moves away.
Van Roost misses with a wild body shot.
Van Roost tries to close the distance and clinch up but O Neill swats him away and circles back towards the center.
O Neill throws an off balance right hand
and Van Roost counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
O Neill swings and misses with a hook to the body.
O Neill throws a hook but Van Roost blocks it.
O Neill digs a good hook to Van Roost's body.
Van Roost slips under a jab.
Van Roost avoids the body shot from O Neill.
Bosco O Neill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good shot there by Van Roost.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Roost misses with a hook. O Neill ducked under it nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Van Roost closes the distance and clinches.
O Neill avoids a wild elbow strike from Van Roost.
O Neill jumps guard but Van Roost turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Van Roost comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
O Neill blocks an elbow strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Van Roost.

O Neill successfully pulls guard.
O Neill is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

O Neill has his foot on Van Roost's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Van Roost works his way back into a safe position though.
Van Roost controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

O Neill looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

O Neill is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Van Roost is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Van Roost stopping the sweep attempt from O Neill.
Van Roost knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for O Neill on the ground.
O Neill is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Van Roost is stalling in the full guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
O Neill wants to sweep here but Van Roost controlling him for the moment.
Van Roost postures up.

O Neill is looking for a triangle but Van Roost pushes his legs off easily.

O Neill has his foot on Van Roost's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Van Roost works his way back into a safe position though.
Van Roost engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Van Roost has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
O Neill tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Van Roost is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

O Neill is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Michael Van Roost will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

O Neill takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Van Roost pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces O Neill back to the cage. Van Roost follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Michael Van Roost is winning the standup battle so far.
O Neill on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Van Roost fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O Neill manages to avoid it.
Van Roost throws a nice looking combination but O Neill bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
O Neill throws a shot from downtown. Van Roost moves away and avoids it.
Van Roost swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Van Roost fails in his attempt to clinch.
O Neill uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Roost.
O Neill keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Van Roost.
O Neill lands an overhand right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Roost moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

It looks like Michael Van Roost has been cut.
Van Roost dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Van Roost misses with a two punch combination.
O Neill blocks a jab.
A cross from O Neill lands.
Van Roost ducks under a wild hook from O Neill.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Roost lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Van Roost moves out of range of the strikes.
Van Roost connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between O Neill's hands.
O Neill with a jab.
Van Roost moves out of range as O Neill strikes.
O Neill stuns Van Roost with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Van Roost bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
O Neill throws a hook but Van Roost avoids it easily.
Van Roost uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from O Neill.
O Neill throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Van Roost tests O Neill's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice defenses there by Van Roost.
Van Roost scores with a jab to the head.
O Neill throws a hook to the side of Van Roost's head but Van Roost sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Roost misses the jab.
O Neill throws the left hand but Van Roost avoids the punch easily.
Van Roost appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
O Neill throws a shot from downtown. Van Roost moves away and avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Neill misses with a hook. Van Roost ducked under it nicely.
Van Roost ducks under a wild hook from O Neill.
Van Roost fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Van Roost lands a jab to O Neill's midsection.
Van Roost throws a jab when O Neill was well out of range.
O Neill's corner calls for a 1-2. O Neill obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
O Neill circles away from the clinch attempt.
A jab from Van Roost misses.
O Neill swings widly with a right hand
and O Neill takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Van Roost rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but O Neill moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
O Neill throws a shot from downtown. Van Roost moves away and avoids it.
Van Roost slips under a jab from O Neill.
A big left from O Neill misses.
O Neill throws a hook to the side of Van Roost's head but Van Roost sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
O Neill moves forwards but Van Roost connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Van Roost throws a hook to the side of O Neill's head but O Neill sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Van Roost takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from O Neill finds it's target.
Van Roost scores with a jab to the body.
Van Roost misses the shot to the body.
O Neill swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A big left from O Neill misses.
Van Roost throws a big counter combination but O Neill scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Van Roost lands with a shot to the body.
Van Roost is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by O Neill.
Van Roost tries to clinch up.
Van Roost moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Van Roost misses with a looping right.
O Neill tests Van Roost's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Van Roost moves in looking to clinch but O Neill pushes him off.
Van Roost tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but O Neill paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Van Roost throws out a loose jab but O Neill uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice shot lands for Van Roost.
O Neill might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
O Neill gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Roost lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
O Neill throws the left hand but Van Roost avoids the punch easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Roost avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Van Roost uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O Neill.
Van Roost throws a shot to the body.
Van Roost lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
O Neill throws an overhand right that lands on Van Roost's shoulder, as Van Roost tries to avoid the shot.
Van Roost is looking to counter the offense by O Neill and move into the clinch.
Van Roost missing with a left hand there. O Neill was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A countering left hand to the body from O Neill misses.
O Neill cracks Van Roost with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Van Roost fails with an attempt to clinch.
Van Roost uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from O Neill.
A slow jab from O Neill misses its intended target.
O Neill misses with a left hand
and O Neill takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A lazy left from Van Roost finds it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Neill with a jab.
O Neill is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Van Roost.
Van Roost uses good head movement to avoid the hook from O Neill.
O Neill has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
O Neill throws a jab but it's blocked by Van Roost.
Van Roost swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Van Roost tries to clinch but O Neill is having none of it.
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.
The cut man is working on Michael Van Roost's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

A punch combination from Van Roost misses.
O Neill looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
O Neill lands a nice shot that snaps Van Roost's head back.
Nice defenses there by Van Roost.
Van Roost lands a jab.
O Neill connects with a nice looking jab.
O Neill misses with a hook
and Van Roost connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
O Neill swats away the attempt to clinch by Van Roost.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts O Neill, as that shot connected.
Van Roost tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Van Roost moves into the clinch.
O Neill jumps guard but Van Roost turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Van Roost lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
O Neill tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

O Neill manages to pull guard.
Van Roost trying to control but O Neill is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Roost slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

O Neill is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

O Neill is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Van Roost defends well.
O Neill trying to keep a closed guard but Van Roost is proving a slippery customer.
Van Roost is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Van Roost avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Van Roost's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Van Roost got a little sloppy there for a moment and O Neill has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Van Roost has managed to get both his arms back between O Neill's legs - danger averted.

O Neill looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

O Neill has his foot on Van Roost's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Van Roost works his way back into a safe position though.

O Neill looking for a guillotine here but Van Roost defends easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Roost not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
O Neill trying to control the position.

O Neill throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

O Neill working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Van Roost doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Van Roost manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
O Neill controls Van Roost momentarily but Van Roost frees himself.
Bosco O Neill has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Van Roost is stalling in the full guard.
O Neill not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
O Neill takes one on the button.
O Neill moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Van Roost lands a jab to the head.
O Neill throws a hook to the side of Van Roost's head but Van Roost sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
O Neill uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Roost.
A countering left hand to the body from O Neill misses.
Van Roost just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
O Neill takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
O Neill moves out of range of the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Van Roost misses the target.
O Neill lands a jab to Van Roost's midsection.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Michael Van Roost.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Van Roost, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Van Roost!
Post fight, an emotional Michael Van Roost said '4 in a row now. Hahaha Mr.Universe you're next I am fucking sure!'.
Bosco O Neill spoke after the fight, saying 'ima hit the gym hard now bitches'.