PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joost Van Buren (ranked 705 p4p, 104 weight class) and Vince Neil (ranked 1428 p4p, 205 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Neil's choice of entrance music: Wild Side. Joost Van Buren has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Van Buren
vs
Neil

188 cm
23
206 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

182 cm
25
220 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

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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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joost Van Buren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vince Neil!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neil tries a head kick but it misses.
Van Buren throws a hook to the side of Neil's head but Neil sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Van Buren looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Van Buren takes a kick to the side of the head.
Van Buren uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Neil.
Neil throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Van Buren.
Van Buren fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Neil.
Van Buren throws a nice inside leg kick.
Neil lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Van Buren at a distance.
Neil lands a head shot.
Neil misses with a looping left.
Neil with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Neil looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Buren is just out of range.
Van Buren throws a lazy right hand but Neil sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Van Buren with a hook.
Neil walks into a jab.
Van Buren throws out a leg kick but Neil moves out of range and Van Buren only half commits.
Van Buren takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Neil gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Van Buren misses with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Neil.
As Neil backs away, Van Buren returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neil showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Van Buren.
Neil lands a jab to Van Buren's midsection.
A head kick misses from Neil.
Van Buren ducks under a wild hook from Neil.
Neil fails with an attempt to clinch.
Van Buren throws a body punch but Neil moves out of range.
Neil takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Van Buren lets loose with a powerful body kick. Neil will feel that in the morning.
Van Buren tries to land a leg kick but Neil saw it coming and moves away.
Neil tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Buren was well out of range. Poor timing from Neil.
Neil staying out of range there.
Neil now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Neil listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Van Buren uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Neil.
Van Buren looks to throw the jab but Neil is out of range.
The crowd cheers as Van Buren lands an impressive looking overhand right. Neil doesn't seem phased though.
Van Buren takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Neil throws a chopping leg kick but Van Buren manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Buren throws a hook but Neil avoids it easily.
Van Buren swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Neil! But no joy.
Neil throws a looping overhand right but Van Buren ducks down to avoid it.
Van Buren steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Neil.
Van Buren has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Neil.
Neil dodges the punch combination from Van Buren.
Van Buren takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Neil lands a right hook to the body.
Neil connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Van Buren scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Van Buren scores with a body shot.
Van Buren throws a push kick but Neil slaps the foot to one side.
Neil tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Van Buren throws a right hand that Neil ducks under and follows up with a left that Neil also avoids with ease.
Van Buren throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Neil sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Neil bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Neil lands a nice looking body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Neil misses.
Neil throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Neil throws a head kick that misses.
Van Buren lands with a shot to the body.
Neil feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Van Buren's calf.
Van Buren throws a big shot that misses.
Neil connects with a right hand. Van Buren shakes it off.
Neil throws a body kick that misses.
Van Buren swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Neil pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Neil lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Van Buren swings for the body but Neil moves out of range.
Neil swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Neil on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Neil.
Neil throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
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!
Neil chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Van Buren can pounce on him.
Van Buren stuns Neil with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Buren avoids the head kick by Neil.
Neil uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Van Buren.
Van Buren tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Neil stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Van Buren.
Van Buren punishes Neil's body with a nice straight punch.
Neil thuds a left hand into Van Buren's body.
Van Buren throws a leg kick but Neil sees it coming and moves out of range.
Neil looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Van Buren misses with a straight left.
Neil on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Van Buren takes a swing at Neil's ribcage but misses.
Van Buren has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Van Buren there as he acknowledges the shot.
Van Buren missing with a left hand there. Neil was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Neil will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Neil looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Van Buren scoring well with a low kick there.
Neil swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Buren looks to land a right hand but Neil moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Vince Neil will probably get the nod.
That's time! Van Buren's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Neil closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Neil avoids the head kick by Van Buren.
Neil was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Van Buren scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A big left from Van Buren misses.
Van Buren throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Neil.
A looping hook to the body misses from Neil. Van Buren does a little dance to reset his feet.
Van Buren fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Neil.
Van Buren fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Neil looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Neil blocks the body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Neil.
Van Buren throws out a loose jab but Neil uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vince Neil seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Van Buren swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Neil.
Van Buren with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Neil ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Neil! But no joy.
Neil waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Van Buren.
Neil lands a right hook to the body.
Van Buren throws a body shot but no joy.
Van Buren looks to throw the jab but Neil is out of range.
Jab from Van Buren.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Van Buren.
Van Buren fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Neil.
Van Buren lands a right hook to the body.
Van Buren misses with an uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Buren. Neil does a little dance to reset his feet.
Neil throws a big counter head kick but Van Buren avoids it with no problem.
Van Buren misses with a hook. Neil ducked under it nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Van Buren misses the target.
Neil dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Van Buren takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A nice leg kick lands there from Van Buren.
Van Buren throws a leg kick but Neil checks it.
Van Buren is looking to land body kicks.
A little jabbing left from Neil on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Van Buren fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Van Buren throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Van Buren swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Buren throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Neil counters with a straight right hand.
Van Buren fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Neil manages to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Neil takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Buren lands a lovely overhand right.
Neil scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Neil misses with a kick to the body
and Van Buren connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jab from Neil.
Neil misses with a left hand
and Van Buren counters with a two punch combo.
Neil throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A low kick from Van Buren is predictable there
and Neil counters with a thumping low kick.
Neil misses with a body kick.
Van Buren keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Buren throws the kick towards the body but Neil avoids it.
Van Buren catches Neil with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Neil uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Van Buren.
Neil swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Van Buren counter with a right hand.
Van Buren moves out of range of the body kick from Neil.
Van Buren fires out a quick counter leg kick but Neil just manages to avoid it.
Van Buren tries to land a front kick but Neil steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A clash of legs there as Van Buren blocks the low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Neil.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Van Buren crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Neil - the referee stops the clock and Van Buren gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Neil. Van Buren manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neil misses with a head kick.
Neil stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Van Buren.
Neil ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Buren moves away.
Neil's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Neil tries a head kick but it misses.
Neil misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A big left from Neil misses.
Van Buren jabs Neil to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Neil throws a leg kick that misses.
Neil misses with a kick to the body.
Neil takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Van Buren loads up on a big right hand but Neil slips the punch.
Van Buren throws a head kick that Neil semi-blocks.
Neil throws a leg kick but Van Buren moved away.
Van Buren throws a leg kick but Neil sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Neil throws a head kick but Van Buren moves out of range.
Van Buren misses the jab.
Van Buren cracks Neil with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Buren with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Buren takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Neil throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Van Buren swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab from Neil misses.
Neil moves out of range of the strikes.
Van Buren thumps Neil with a low kick.
Neil takes a swing at Van Buren's ribcage but misses.
Van Buren throws a low kick but Neil moves out of range easily.
Neil throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Van Buren.
Neil tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Neil misses with a jab to the body
and Van Buren counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Neil moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Van Buren misses with a few strikes there.
Neil tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Neil scores with the left hand. Van Buren knows he should have avoided that one.
Neil cracks Van Buren with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joost Van Buren dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Van Buren throws a one two combo.
Van Buren walks into a stiff left hand from Neil.
Neil misses with a head kick.
Neil misses with a straight right.
An inside leg kick from Van Buren misses.
Neil misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Van Buren finds it's way through Neil's defenses.
A nice combination there by Van Buren.
Neil throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Van Buren counters with a nice uppercut.
Neil takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Neil takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Neil. Van Buren does a little dance to reset his feet.
Van Buren is looking to chop away at Neil's legs.
Neil dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Van Buren lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Van Buren misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Neil cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Neil takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Van Buren misses with an uppercut. Neil saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neil throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Van Buren cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Neil on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Van Buren. Van Buren obviously looking to wear him down.
Neil looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Neil misses with a head kick.
Neil throws a predictable looking body shot
and Van Buren counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Neil throws a leg kick that is checked
and Van Buren counters with a stiff right hand.
Van Buren lands a lovely overhand right.
Neil lands a slapping body shot.
Neil misses with a body kick.
Neil getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Neil tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Buren was well out of range. Poor timing from Neil.
Neil moves out of range as Van Buren strikes.
A bone on bone clash there as Neil blocks the leg kick.
Neil has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Van Buren just misses with a punch to the body.
A shot to the body from Neil misses
enabling Van Buren to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Neil throws a sloppy head kick and Van Buren moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neil swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Neil takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Neil has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Neil lands with a shot to the body.
Van Buren on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Neil. Neil obviously looking to wear him down.
Neil takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Neil bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Van Buren's head.
Van Buren works the jab nicely.
Neil pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Neil lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Neil takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Neil doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Neil throws a head kick that misses.
Van Buren thinks about countering with a body kick.
Van Buren looks to land a right hand but Neil moved out of range.
Van Buren throws a body shot but no joy.
Van Buren walks into a stiff left hand from Neil.
Neil is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Van Buren.
Van Buren cracks Neil with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Neil keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neil chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Van Buren can pounce on him.
Neil throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
As Neil looks to move away, Van Buren throws a big counter combo but Neil just gets out of the way.
Neil tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Van Buren misses the target.
Van Buren connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Neil cracks Van Buren with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Van Buren tests Neil's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Van Buren fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Neil tries to land a front kick but Van Buren steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Neil with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Neil misses the body punch
and Van Buren counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Van Buren getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Van Buren throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Neil stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Van Buren lands a slapping body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Neil cracks Van Buren with a good jab.
Neil takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Buren blocks a head kick by Neil.
Van Buren rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Neil moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Van Buren bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Neil's head.
Van Buren scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Neil tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Neil throws a body punch but Van Buren moves out of range.
Van Buren looks to score with a jab to the body but Neil is just out of range.
Neil just misses with a punch to the body.
Neil tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Neil scores with a leg kick.
Van Buren jabs at Neil's body.
Van Buren scores with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Neil swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Neil throws a jab but it's blocked by Van Buren.
Neil lands a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Buren. Neil does a little dance to reset his feet.
Van Buren moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joost Van Buren showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Van Buren 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joost Van Buren!