PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Albert Van Rooy (ranked 464 p4p, 54 weight class) and Milton Friedman (ranked 648 p4p, 79 weight class). Milton Friedman told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Van Rooy
vs
Friedman

196 cm
23
256 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

188 cm
29
260 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Albert Van Rooy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Milton Friedman!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Ron Honeybunn and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Friedman walks into a jab.
Van Rooy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Friedmans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

It looks like Milton Friedman has been cut.
Friedman closes this distance looking for a takedown but Van Rooy circles away.
Van Rooy is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Friedman.
Friedman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van Rooy is looking to counter the offense by Friedman and move into the clinch.
Friedman lands a right hook to the body.
Van Rooy lands a nice shot to the body.
Friedman shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Van Rooy as he avoids it easily.
Van Rooy wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Van Rooy scores with a hook.
Van Rooy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Friedman. Friedman circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Van Rooy misses with a wild body shot.
Van Rooy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Friedman throws the left hand but Van Rooy avoids the punch easily.
Friedman avoids the body shot from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Crapollas Gym in the buildup to the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Rooy misses with a few strikes there.
Friedman changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Friedman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Friedman slips under a jab from Van Rooy.
Friedman keeps the fight on the outside.
Friedman changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Friedman misses with a hook. Van Rooy ducked under it nicely.
Van Rooy defending well as Friedman loads up on a big left hand.
Friedman just misses with a punch to the body.
Friedman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Friedman misses with a hook. Van Rooy ducked under it nicely.
Van Rooy seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Friedman throws a series of strikes that have Van Rooy backpedaling.
Friedman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Friedman shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Albert Van Rooy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Milton Friedman.
Jab, jab by Van Rooy - just one landing.
Milton Friedman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Friedman shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Friedman showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Friedman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Friedman being controlled here momentarily.
Friedman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Van Rooy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Van Rooy on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Van Rooy tries to get out of the position.
Van Rooy is pulling down on Friedman's head. It's preventing any offense from Friedman, at least for the moment.
Friedman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Friedman working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Friedman throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Friedman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Van Rooy controlling Friedman's posture.
Friedman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Van Rooy controlling Friedman's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Friedman preventing the sweep.
Friedman stands up over Van Rooy, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Friedman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Friedman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Friedman trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Rooy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Friedman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Friedman postures up and lands a big shot to Van Rooy's brow.
Van Rooy looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Friedman preventing the sweep.
Van Rooy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Van Rooy wants to sweep but no luck.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Van Rooy is on top in guard.

Friedman trying to keep a closed guard but Van Rooy is proving a slippery customer.
Van Rooy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Van Rooy is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Friedman looking for a sweep. Not yet Friedman, not yet.
Van Rooy sitting in guard here, content to control.
Friedman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Friedman holds on and takes a little breather.
Friedman is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Van Rooy is not content to let Friedman control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Milton Friedman will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Milton Friedman's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Friedman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Friedman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Van Rooy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Friedman scores with a hook to the body. Van Rooy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Friedman shoots in and drives through. Van Rooy sprawls well.
Friedman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Friedman ducks right into an uppercut from Van Rooy.
Friedman looks to land a right hand but Van Rooy moved out of range.
Friedman misses with a wild body shot.
Van Rooy is looking to counter the offense by Friedman and move into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Friedman misses with a straight left.
A telegraphed right hand from Van Rooy misses the target.

Van Rooy moves into the clinch.
Friedman is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Friedman wants to break free but Van Rooy has control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Friedman's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Van Rooy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Friedman changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Van Rooy fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Van Rooy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Friedman.
Van Rooy lands a nice shot that snaps Friedman's head back.
Friedman misses the jab.
Albert Van Rooy is winning the standup battle so far.

Van Rooy moves into range and clinches up with Friedman.
Friedman can't get the takedown.
Albert Van Rooy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Milton Friedman.
Van Rooy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Friedman has Van Rooy pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Van Rooy manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Friedman prevents a body shot from Van Rooy.

Friedman breaks from the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Friedman misses the target.
Van Rooy lands a lovely overhand right.
Van Rooy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Friedman is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Rooy. Friedman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Friedman fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Friedman thuds a left hand into Van Rooy's body.
Friedman is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Van Rooy rather than just go for the knockout.
Friedman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Van Rooy slips a straight right by Friedman.

Van Rooy closes the distance and pushes Friedman back into the cage.
Van Rooy throws a head punch that misses.
Friedman blocking some punches.
Friedman blocks a body shot from Van Rooy.
A right hook to the body lands for Van Rooy.
Van Rooy is pressed up against the cage. Friedman has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Van Rooy down to the mat. Van Rooy avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Van Rooy clinches up against the cage.
Van Rooy lands with a left to the head.
Friedman is trying to break the clinch but Van Rooy has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Rooy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Rooy throws a head punch that misses.
Van Rooy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Friedman's elbow.
Friedman misses with the head strike.
Van Rooy lands with a light punch inside.

Van Rooy drops Friedman onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Friedman is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Friedman is still on wobbly legs! Can Van Rooy finish him?
Friedman is breathing heavily.
Van Rooy digs a right hand into Friedman's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Friedman's gas tank.
Van Rooy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Van Rooy unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Friedman! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Van Rooy is unloading with more strikes now! Friedman drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Albert Van Rooy!