PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sam Van Roosmalen (ranked 5728 p4p, 25846 weight class) and Dani Woodward (ranked 519 p4p, 641 weight class). Sam Van Roosmalen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Van Roosmalen
vs
Woodward

172 cm
25
150
0 - 3 - 0

175 cm
18
152
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sam Van Roosmalen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dani Woodward!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Daniel Franklin and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Woodward looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Woodward lands a nice leg kick that just misses Van Roosmalen's sensitive parts.
Van Roosmalen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Van Roosmalen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Woodward sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Woodward is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Van Roosmalen.
Woodward throws a body shot but no joy.
Van Roosmalen fires out a quick counter leg kick but Woodward just manages to avoid it.
Van Roosmalen scores with a shot to the body.
Van Roosmalen tries to work over Woodward's front leg with a kick but Woodward checks it.
Woodward walks into a left hand.
Van Roosmalen lands a jab to the nose.
Woodward has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Woodward there as he acknowledges the shot.
Woodward doesn't manage to clinch there - Van Roosmalen circles away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Roosmalen swats away the attempt to clinch by Woodward.
Van Roosmalen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Woodward.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Woodward tries to move into range but Van Roosmalen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Van Roosmalen tests Woodward's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Woodward is looking to clinch but Van Roosmalen is avoiding it.
Van Roosmalen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Woodward.
Van Roosmalen looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Van Roosmalen tests Woodward's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Woodward looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Woodward chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Van Roosmalen can pounce on him.

Woodward clinches up with Van Roosmalen and pushes him back against the cage.
Woodward goes for a takedown attempt but Van Roosmalen pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A low kick lands for Van Roosmalen.
Woodward doesn't manage to clinch there - Van Roosmalen circles away.
A jab from Van Roosmalen does it's job there.
Van Roosmalen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Woodward.
Van Roosmalen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sam Van Roosmalen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Nice shot by Van Roosmalen.
Van Roosmalen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Woodward ducks under a wild hook from Van Roosmalen.
Woodward is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Van Roosmalen lands a body shot.
Van Roosmalen throws an overhand right that lands on Woodward's shoulder, as Woodward tries to avoid the shot.
Van Roosmalen tries to land a leg kick but Woodward saw it coming and moves away.
Van Roosmalen lands a leg kick that knocks Woodward off balance momentarily.
Van Roosmalen is looking to land body kicks.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Van Roosmalen. Woodward shrugs it off though.
Woodward ducks right into an uppercut from Van Roosmalen.
Woodward is looking to clinch but Van Roosmalen is avoiding it.
Van Roosmalen looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Van Roosmalen delivers a nice body kick.
Van Roosmalen keeps the fight on the outside.
Woodward tries to clinch but Van Roosmalen is having none of it.
Woodward fails with an attempt to clinch.
Van Roosmalen connects with a leg kick.
Woodward tries to clinch up but Van Roosmalen circles away and keeps his distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Roosmalen missing with a left hand there. Woodward was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Woodward walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Van Roosmalen is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Van Roosmalen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Woodward.
Sam Van Roosmalen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dani Woodward.
The fight stays on the outside here - Woodward looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Woodward rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Van Roosmalen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Van Roosmalen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Woodward stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Van Roosmalen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van Roosmalen connects with a solid leg kick.
Van Roosmalen tries to land a leg kick but Woodward saw it coming and moves away.
Woodward fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Van Roosmalen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Van Roosmalen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Van Roosmalen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Woodward throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A punch combination from Van Roosmalen misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woodward takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Woodward lands a jab to Van Roosmalen's midsection.
Woodward tries to clinch but Van Roosmalen moves out of range.
Woodward tries to clinch but Van Roosmalen moves out of range.
Van Roosmalen tries to land a front kick but Woodward steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Woodward drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Van Roosmalen defends it well.
A slapping leg kick lands for Van Roosmalen.
Woodward's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Woodward blocks a low kick nicely.
Van Roosmalen connects with a right hand. Woodward shakes it off.
A jab from Van Roosmalen finds it's way through Woodward's defenses.
Van Roosmalen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Woodward slips under a jab from Van Roosmalen.
Woodward tries to clinch there but Van Roosmalen circles away.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Woodward crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Van Roosmalen - the referee stops the clock and Woodward gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Van Roosmalen. Woodward manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Woodward takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Woodward throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Van Roosmalen misses with a straight right.
Van Roosmalen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Van Roosmalen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Woodward tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Van Roosmalen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Woodward throws a right and a left that both miss.
Van Roosmalen with the inside leg kick.
Woodward goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Woodward fails in his attempt to clinch.
Woodward is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Van Roosmalen.
Van Roosmalen cracks Woodward with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Horrible takedown attempt by Woodward or perhaps it was just good defense by Van Roosmalen, which made it look bad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Roosmalen keeps the fight on the outside.
Van Roosmalen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Woodward misses with a double jab.
Sam Van Roosmalen is winning the standup battle so far.
Woodward keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Van Roosmalen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
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 Roosmalen with a hook.
Woodward tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Van Roosmalen defends well and Woodward ends up having to push Van Roosmalen into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Van Roosmalen finds it's target.
A jab lands there for Van Roosmalen.
Woodward tries to close the distance and clinch but Van Roosmalen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sam Van Roosmalen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Woodward walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A jab from Van Roosmalen finds it's way through Woodward's defenses.
Nice cross by Van Roosmalen.
A jab lands there for Van Roosmalen.
Woodward has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Van Roosmalen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Woodward ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Van Roosmalen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nice shot by Van Roosmalen.
Van Roosmalen with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Woodward feints and as Van Roosmalen raises his hands in defense, Woodward changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Woodward won't allow Van Roosmalen to get back to his feet.
Van Roosmalen can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Woodward controls the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woodward wants to control from the top but Van Roosmalen keeps moving.
Woodward is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Van Roosmalen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Van Roosmalen manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Roosmalen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Van Roosmalen lands a right hand.
Woodward has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Van Roosmalen.
Woodward is working for takedown but Van Roosmalen is calmly controlling the position for now.
Sam Van Roosmalen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dani Woodward.
Van Roosmalen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Van Roosmalen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Van Roosmalen gets through Woodward's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Van Roosmalen missing with knees to the body.
Van Roosmalen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Woodward has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Van Roosmalen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Van Roosmalen lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Woodward fails to land.
Woodward is trying to pull guard but Van Roosmalen has him pressed against the cage.
Van Roosmalen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Van Roosmalen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Van Roosmalen lands with a left to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Roosmalen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sam Van Roosmalen has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Roosmalen lands a right hand.
Van Roosmalen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Van Roosmalen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Woodward backwards.
Van Roosmalen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Woodward can do to turn this around?
Van Roosmalen misses with the head strike.
Woodward takes a shot to the head.

Van Roosmalen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Woodward takes one to the side of the head.
Woodward is looking to clinch.
Van Roosmalen walks into a stiff left hand from Woodward.
Van Roosmalen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Woodward pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Van Roosmalen is looking for a counter combo.
Woodward thows a body kick. Van Roosmalen tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Woodward has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Van Roosmalen.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Woodward throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Van Roosmalen's waist but Van Roosmalen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Woodward off to one side.
Good leg kick by Van Roosmalen.
Woodward on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Van Roosmalen. Van Roosmalen obviously looking to wear him down.
Woodward tries to close the distance and clinch but Van Roosmalen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Van Roosmalen with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Van Roosmalen dominated that second round.
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!

Van Roosmalen tries to work over Woodward's front leg with a kick but Woodward checks it.
Donk. Van Roosmalen catches Woodward right on the button with a cross.
Woodward tries to close the distance and clinch up but Van Roosmalen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Woodward has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Van Roosmalen.
Woodward tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Van Roosmalen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Van Roosmalen swinging wildly here.
Woodward fails in his attempt to clinch.
Woodward goes for a double leg but Van Roosmalen avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Van Roosmalen continues to drive forward.
Van Roosmalen throws a right hand that Woodward ducks under and follows up with a left that Woodward also avoids with ease.
Van Roosmalen misses with a kick to the body.
Van Roosmalen lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Woodward moves into the clinch.
Van Roosmalen lands a left hand.
Van Roosmalen tries a knee to the head but Woodward blocks it.
Van Roosmalen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Woodward.
Woodward blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Van Roosmalen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Woodward takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Van Roosmalen lands a nice looking body kick.
Woodward drops his hands momentarily and Van Roosmalen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Van Roosmalen misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Woodward walks into a jab.
Woodward is trying hard to land a takedown here. Van Roosmalen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Van Roosmalen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Van Roosmalen lands a slapping body shot.
Van Roosmalen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Van Roosmalen scores with a one two! Woodward had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Woodward is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Van Roosmalen looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Woodward shoots in and drives through. Van Roosmalen sprawls well.
Sam Van Roosmalen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dani Woodward.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Roosmalen misses with a low kick.
Dani Woodward is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Woodward tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Van Roosmalen throws a lazy right hand but Woodward sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woodward tries to clinch up but Van Roosmalen circles away and keeps his distance.
Woodward tries to clinch there but Van Roosmalen circles away.
Woodward tries to clinch there but Van Roosmalen circles away.
Woodward goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
An inside leg kick from Woodward misses.
Van Roosmalen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Van Roosmalen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Woodward sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Woodward wants to counter the offense by Van Roosmalen and move into the clinch position.
Woodward throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Van Roosmalen's waist but Van Roosmalen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Woodward off to one side.
Woodward tries to clinch there but Van Roosmalen circles away.
Woodward lands a nice looking body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Van Roosmalen.
Woodward fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Van Roosmalen misses the target.
Woodward walks into a left hand.
Woodward misses with a jab, cross combination.
Van Roosmalen scores with a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Van Roosmalen. No joy for Woodward on that attempt.
Woodward sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Van Roosmalen throws a nice looking combination but Woodward bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Woodward is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Van Roosmalen.
Woodward tries to clinch there but Van Roosmalen circles away.
Van Roosmalen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Woodward has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Van Roosmalen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Woodward ducks right into an uppercut from Van Roosmalen.
Woodward has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Van Roosmalen.
Woodward has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Van Roosmalen finds it's way round the side to connect with Woodward's head.

Woodward has managed to clinch.

Woodward breaks from the clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by Van Roosmalen as he connects with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Roosmalen throws a front kick aimed at Woodward's knee but Woodward avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Roosmalen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Woodward.
Van Roosmalen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Woodward tries to close the distance and clinch but Van Roosmalen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Van Roosmalen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The fight stays on the outside here - Woodward looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Van Roosmalen throws a quick counter kick to the body but Woodward avoids it.
Van Roosmalen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Woodward has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Van Roosmalen connects with a body shot.
Horrible takedown attempt by Woodward or perhaps it was just good defense by Van Roosmalen, which made it look bad.
That kick from Van Roosmalen tenderised Woodward's leg. Woodward is trying to keep his angry face on.
Van Roosmalen tries to land a front kick but Woodward steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Woodward wants to counter the offense by Van Roosmalen and move into the clinch position.
Woodward throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dani Woodward has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Van Roosmalen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Woodward takes a step back to recover.
Woodward chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Van Roosmalen can pounce on him.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Van Roosmalen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Van Roosmalen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Van Roosmalen!