PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Van Rijn (ranked 6292 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nasty Wondrous (ranked 5403 p4p, 471 weight class). Mike Van Rijn has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Van Rijn
vs
Wondrous

180 cm
18
163 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

175 cm
25
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mike Van Rijn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nasty Wondrous!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Bart Greer and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Wondrous gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wondrous misses with a body punch.
Van Rijn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wondrous backwards.
Wondrous tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Van Rijn's elbow.
Wondrous tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wondrous misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wondrous doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wondrous misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Van Rijn.
Wondrous misses with a body punch.
Van Rijn definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Van Rijn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wondrous's coach down at King Of Pain was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Wondrous's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Rijn prevents a body shot from Wondrous.
Van Rijn presses Wondrous against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Van Rijn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wondrous doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wondrous struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Rijn controls his hands.
Van Rijn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wondrous tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Van Rijn.
Wondrous can't find room to land a body shot as Van Rijn controls the action.
Wondrous missing with knees to the body.
Van Rijn avoiding damage as Wondrous throws knees to the body.
Wondrous goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Van Rijn.
Wondrous misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Van Rijn.
Wondrous misses with a body punch.
Wondrous misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Rijn avoiding damage as Wondrous throws knees to the body.
Wondrous tries a body shot but Van Rijn blocks it.
Van Rijn lands a shot to the body.
Wondrous doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Rijn swings wildly with an uppercut but Wondrous uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Rijn can't find room to land a body shot as Wondrous controls the action.
Van Rijn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wondrous backwards.
Wondrous misses with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Van Rijn scores with a nice short uppercut.
Van Rijn blocks a body shot from Wondrous.
Van Rijn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Rijn struggles to land a body shot inside as Wondrous controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Rijn misses with a punch to the body.
Van Rijn misses with a punch to the body.
Wondrous missing with knees to the body.
Wondrous misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Van Rijn avoiding damage as Wondrous throws knees to the body.
Van Rijn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Van Rijn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wondrous blocks a body shot from Van Rijn.
Van Rijn lands a body punch in the clinch.
Good body shot from Van Rijn.
Van Rijn blocks a body shot from Wondrous.
Van Rijn struggles to land a body shot inside as Wondrous controls his hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Rijn managing to block the knees to the body from Wondrous.
Wondrous tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Van Rijn avoids it.
A right hand to the body from Van Rijn.
Van Rijn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wondrous tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wondrous prevents a body shot from Van Rijn.
Van Rijn tries to work over Wondrous's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Van Rijn lands with a right to the head.
Van Rijn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Van Rijn tries to work over Wondrous's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wondrous struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Rijn controls his hands.
Van Rijn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wondrous tries a body shot but Van Rijn blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Van Rijn dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Van Rijn has cracked Wondrous with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Van Rijn lands another huge swinging hook and Wondrous tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Wondrous, before Van Rijn can land any more shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mike Van Rijn!