PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert MacIntyre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joost Van Buren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

MacIntyre
vs
Van Buren

199 cm
20
216 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

188 cm
19
206 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Robert MacIntyre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joost Van Buren!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Chad Campbell and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Van Buren.
MacIntyre lands with a thumping leg kick.
Van Buren pulls out of a head kick attempt.
MacIntyre swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Van Buren scores with a head kick. MacIntyre tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
MacIntyre looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Van Buren fakes a jab and throws a low kick but MacIntyre checks it well.
Van Buren staying out of range there.
Van Buren 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 Buren keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from MacIntyre.
MacIntyre will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Buren moves out of range of the body kick.
Van Buren moves out of range of the strikes.
MacIntyre checks a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from MacIntyre misses the target.
Van Buren throws a head kick that misses.
Van Buren lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
MacIntyre throws a solid leg kick but Van Buren takes the impact on his shin and smiles at MacIntyre.
MacIntyre throws a lazy uppercut
and Van Buren makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
MacIntyre avoids a kick to the body.
MacIntyre looking to land some kicks to the body here.
MacIntyre walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Van Buren tries a low kick but MacIntyre avoids it.
Van Buren misses with a few strikes there.
MacIntyre checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Joost Van Buren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Buren sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
MacIntyre is looking to land body kicks.
A combination from Van Buren does no damage.
MacIntyre tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Van Buren throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Van Buren on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacIntyre misses with an uppercut.
Van Buren scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
MacIntyre jabs Van Buren to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Buren ducks under a wild hook from MacIntyre.
Van Buren swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
MacIntyre ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Buren moves away.
Van Buren throws a lazy uppercut
and MacIntyre counters with a low kick, right behind Van Buren 's knee.
MacIntyre avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Van Buren just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromMacIntyre.
MacIntyre is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
MacIntyre clobbers Van Buren with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Van Buren misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like MacIntyre wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
MacIntyre bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
MacIntyre is looking to slow Van Buren down with leg kicks.
Van Buren throws a leg kick that is checked
and Van Buren takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacIntyre on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
MacIntyre scoring well with a low kick there.
Van Buren takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
MacIntyre misses with a low kick.
MacIntyre avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Van Buren tries to close the distance and clinch but MacIntyre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
MacIntyre scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Van Buren throws a right hand that misses
and MacIntyre counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Van Buren walks forward, straight into a front kick from MacIntyre.
Van Buren connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
MacIntyre swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Van Buren just misses with a punch to the body.
Van Buren avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Van Buren.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big left from MacIntyre misses.
MacIntyre misses with a low kick.
Van Buren was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
MacIntyre lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Van Buren feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to MacIntyre's calf.
Van Buren misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van Buren tries to close the distance and clinch up but MacIntyre swats him away and circles back towards the center.
MacIntyre tried to counter with a leg kick but Van Buren avoided it.
MacIntyre throws an overhand right that lands on Van Buren's shoulder, as Van Buren tries to avoid the shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by MacIntyre.
MacIntyre connects with a solid leg kick.
Van Buren lands with a straight right. MacIntyre didn't see that one coming.
Van Buren connects with a right hand. MacIntyre shakes it off.
Van Buren closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Good work by Van Buren as he checks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert MacIntyre dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Van Buren looks to land a combination but MacIntyre avoids it well.
Van Buren looks to throw the jab but MacIntyre is out of range.
MacIntyre misses with a body kick.
MacIntyre throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
MacIntyre takes a shot right to the bread basket.
An inside leg kick from MacIntyre misses.
A leg kick checked by MacIntyre.
MacIntyre moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Van Buren catches MacIntyre with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MacIntyre takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
MacIntyre displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Van Buren throws out the jab.
Van Buren punishes MacIntyre's body with a nice straight punch.
Van Buren throws a body punch but MacIntyre moves out of range.
Van Buren moves in looking to clinch but MacIntyre pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Buren misses with a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for MacIntyre.
Van Buren slips under a jab.
Van Buren lands a nice leg kick that just misses MacIntyre's sensitive parts.
MacIntyre works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
MacIntyre throws a body punch but Van Buren moves out of range.
MacIntyre throws a front kick that sends Van Buren stumbling back into the cage.
MacIntyre tried to score with a low kick but Van Buren checks it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from MacIntyre - that will leave a mark!
Van Buren closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Van Buren throws the kick towards the body but MacIntyre avoids it.
Van Buren thows a leg kick but MacIntyre checks it
and MacIntyre counters with a thumping low kick.
MacIntyre lands a nice shot to the body.

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!
MacIntyre lets loose with a powerful body kick. Van Buren will feel that in the morning.
Van Buren is breathing heavily.
MacIntyre thumps Van Buren with a low kick.
MacIntyre feints and then cracks Van Buren's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Van Buren down.
Van Buren misses with an attempted mid kick.
MacIntyre lands with a thumping leg kick.
Van Buren's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
MacIntyre ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A solid leg kick lands there for MacIntyre.
Van Buren misses with a two punch combination.
MacIntyre connects with a jab.
MacIntyre misses with a jab, cross combination.
Van Buren has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
MacIntyre's jab looks to have found its range, popping Van Buren under the eye.
MacIntyre lands a leg kick that knocks Van Buren off balance momentarily.
Good shot there by MacIntyre.

Van Buren is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Buren connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between MacIntyre's hands.
MacIntyre moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Van Buren is still on wobbly legs! Can MacIntyre finish him?
Van Buren has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from MacIntyre.
MacIntyre is looking to score with low kicks.
Van Buren seems to have recovered his senses.
MacIntyre swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Van Buren.
Van Buren throws the kick towards the body but MacIntyre avoids it.
Van Buren throws a leg kick
and MacIntyre counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
MacIntyre chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Van Buren can pounce on him.
Van Buren defending well as MacIntyre loads up on a big left hand.
Van Buren wants to clinch but MacIntyre slips to the side
and MacIntyre counters with a nice low kick that buckles Van Buren's knee momentarily.
Van Buren slips under a jab.
MacIntyre checks the leg kick.
MacIntyre tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Buren throws a low kick but MacIntyre moves out of range easily.
Jab, jab by MacIntyre - just one landing.
Van Buren misses with a low kick.
Robert MacIntyre is winning the standup battle so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
MacIntyre takes a swing at Van Buren's ribcage but misses.
MacIntyre's corner calls for a 1-2. MacIntyre obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
MacIntyre connects with a solid leg kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Van Buren might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, MacIntyre has got the better of the exchanges.
Van Buren misses with a head kick.
MacIntyre swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
MacIntyre is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Van Buren takes a shot right to the bread basket.
MacIntyre lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Van Buren connects with an inside leg kick.
MacIntyre throws a hook but Van Buren avoids it easily.
MacIntyre scores with a jab to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert MacIntyre dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Van Buren throws a leg kick
and MacIntyre cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Van Buren throws a hook but MacIntyre avoids it easily.
Van Buren does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
MacIntyre swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Van Buren lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
MacIntyre misses with a double jab.
MacIntyre feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Van Buren's calf.
Van Buren throws a solid leg kick but MacIntyre takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Van Buren.
Van Buren is looking to chop away at MacIntyre's legs.
Van Buren tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and MacIntyre is able to avoid easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MacIntyre takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A swing and a miss from Van Buren.
MacIntyre throws a push kick but Van Buren slaps the foot to one side.
MacIntyre wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
MacIntyre moves out of range of the body kick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Van Buren on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Van Buren takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Van Buren looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

MacIntyre sends Van Buren crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! MacIntyre is motioning to the referee to let Van Buren up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
MacIntyre lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Van Buren falls backwards - clearly groggy! MacIntyre dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robert MacIntyre!
After winning the bout, Robert MacIntyre thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.