PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between hitter dee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Claud Van Staaden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). dee comes to the ring accompanied by Fed Up. hitter dee had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business

dee
vs
Van Staaden

200 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
18
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

Win Nutritional - proof of quality

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, hitter dee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Claud Van Staaden!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Van Staaden misses.
Van Staaden swinging wilding here.
Claud Van Staaden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
dee fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
dee tries to clinch but Van Staaden is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Staaden lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but dee circles away quickly and effectively.
dee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Van Staaden swats him away and circles back towards the center.
dee tries to clinch but Van Staaden is having none of it.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
A punch combination from Van Staaden misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
No luck with that takedown attempt from dee.
Van Staaden paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Van Staaden throws a combination but it was largely blocked by dee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Staaden misses with a two punch combination.
Van Staaden throws a combination but it was largely blocked by dee.
dee shoots in and drives through. Van Staaden sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for hitter dee. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
dee closes the distance and clinches up with Van Staaden, looking for a takedown. dee pushes Van Staaden against the ropes but Van Staaden circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Van Staaden misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice jab there from Van Staaden.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
dee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Van Staaden.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Claud Van Staaden dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Van Staaden misses with a few strikes there.
Van Staaden lands a glancing blow to the side of dee's head.
Van Staaden misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
dee fails with the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Staaden throws a nice looking combination but dee bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Van Staaden misses with an uppercut.
No luck for dee with that takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Van Staaden misses with a wild body shot.
Van Staaden tries to bum rush dee with a series of wild strikes but dee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Van Staaden looks to score with a jab to the body but dee is just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Staaden scores with a hook to the body. dee takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
dee is looking to land body kicks.
Van Staaden misses with a double jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Van Staaden lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but dee circles away quickly and effectively.
Van Staaden tries to bum rush dee with a series of wild strikes but dee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Van Staaden throws a jab when dee was well out of range.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nice defenses there by dee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Claud Van Staaden showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Van Staaden throws a right and a left that both miss.
dee moves away from the strike by Van Staaden.
A combination from Van Staaden does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Staaden works dee's body with a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
dee dodges the punch combination from Van Staaden.
Van Staaden moves out of range as dee throws a body kick.
dee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Nice takedown defense from Van Staaden. No joy for dee on that attempt.
Van Staaden will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Van Staaden looks to land a right hand but dee moved out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
dee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Claud Van Staaden is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Van Staaden fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

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 Staaden misses with a double jab.
Van Staaden throws a one two combo.
hitter dee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Van Staaden fakes high and swings low for a body shot but dee manages to avoid it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Left hook, right uppercut from Van Staaden.

And that's the end of the fight!
Claud Van Staaden comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Van Staaden has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Claud Van Staaden!