PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roscoe Slater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johann Van Der Saar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johann Van Der Saar has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Slater
vs
Van Der Saar

202 cm
22
193 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

190 cm
25
180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roscoe Slater!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Johann Van Der Saar!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slater dives in for a single leg takedown but Van Der Saar sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Slater shoots in but no luck this time.

Van Der Saar gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Slater missing with knees to the body.
Slater is trying to break the clinch but Van Der Saar is controlling him.
Slater misses with a punch to the body.
Van Der Saar working some nice short punches in the clinch.

It looks like Roscoe Slater has been cut.
Nice body punch from Van Der Saar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Van Der Saar has hold of one of Slater's legs. Slater is fighting the takedown attempt but Van Der Saar gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Van Der Saar must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Slater is looking to stand up but Van Der Saar isn't so interested in that idea.
Van Der Saar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Saar throwing strikes from guard but Slater blocks nicely.
Van Der Saar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Van Der Saar throwing strikes from guard but Slater blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Van Der Saar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Van Der Saar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Van Der Saar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Van Der Saar rushes Slater and presses him up against the cage.
Van Der Saar avoiding damage as Slater throws knees to the body.

Van Der Saar wants the takedown. Slater is fighting it off but Van Der Saar persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Slater's guard against the cage.

Slater manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Slater is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Van Der Saar clinches up with Slater and pushes him back against the cage.

Van Der Saar jumps guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Slater wants to stand but Van Der Saar has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Slater with a flurry of punches that miss.
Van Der Saar is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Slater throws a big elbow that misses.
Slater with a flurry of punches that miss.
Slater throwing strikes from guard but Van Der Saar blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Van Der Saar avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slater missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Van Der Saar moves into the clinch.

Van Der Saar turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Van Der Saar manages to end up in side control.

Slater explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!

Van Der Saar manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Slater on his heels. He'll look to pass Slater's guard now, I'm sure.

Van Der Saar stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Slater throws up his legs and catches Van Der Saar in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Van Der Saar tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Slater! That came out of nowhere!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Roscoe Slater!