PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Albert Van Rooy (ranked 1052 p4p, 14 weight class) and Scott Columbus (ranked 16177 p4p, 205 weight class). Columbus has chosen Blood Of The Kings as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Van Rooy
vs
Columbus

196 cm
26
256 lbs
15 - 14 - 0

200 cm
35
274 lbs
29 - 24 - 1

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 14 - 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 29 - 24 - 1, fighting out of London, Scott Columbus!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Columbus lands a slapping body shot.
Crunch! Columbus slams his shin into Van Rooy's torso.
Van Rooy misses with a wild body shot.
Columbus throws a quick inside leg kick.
Van Rooy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Columbus tries to clinch up.
Scott Columbus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Columbus lands a nice shot that snaps Van Rooy's head back.
Van Rooy throws a looping overhand right but Columbus ducks down to avoid it.
Van Rooy sets himself, and Columbus steps forward looking for the clinch! Van Rooy avoids it this time.

Van Rooy clinches up against the ropes.
Good body shot from Columbus.
Van Rooy avoiding damage as Columbus throws knees to the body.
Columbus lands with a light punch inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Van Rooy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Rooy digs a right hand into Columbus's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Columbus's gas tank.
Van Rooy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Columbus working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Van Rooy lands with a right to the head.
Columbus misses with some punches.
Van Rooy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Rooy misses with a punch on the inside.
Van Rooy misses with a body punch.
Columbus misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Columbus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Columbus tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Van Rooy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Columbus.
Columbus with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Albert Van Rooy has been cut.
Columbus working aggressively here.
Columbus working aggressively here.
Columbus with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Van Rooy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Van Rooy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Columbus tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Columbus fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Rooy.
Still in the clinch, Van Rooy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Van Rooy is working Columbus over against the ropes.
Columbus working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Columbus swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Rooy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Rooy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Columbus.
Columbus misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Columbus throws a punch but it's blocked by Van Rooy.
Columbus throws a punch but it's blocked by Van Rooy.
Van Rooy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Columbus backwards.
Columbus trying to land knees to the body.
Van Rooy lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from Van Rooy on the inside.
Columbus scores with a shoulder strike.
Van Rooy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Van Rooy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Van Rooy scores with a shoulder strike.
Van Rooy throws a punch but it's blocked by Columbus.
Columbus misses with the head strike.
Van Rooy throws a head punch that misses.
Columbus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Van Rooy fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Van Rooy.
Columbus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Van Rooy's elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A hook to the body from Van Rooy.
Columbus looks winded!
Van Rooy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Van Rooy cracks Columbus with a nice body shot.
Van Rooy lands a nice shot to the body.
Columbus blocks a body shot from Van Rooy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Scott Columbus will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Albert Van Rooy's cut.
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.

Van Rooy has managed to clinch.
Columbus blocks an uppercut.
Van Rooy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Columbus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Van Rooy avoids it.
Columbus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Van Rooy's elbow.
Van Rooy lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Columbus.
Van Rooy lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Columbus.
A head punch on the inside from Columbus fails to land.
Van Rooy working aggressively here.
Van Rooy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Van Rooy tries to work over Columbus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Van Rooy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Columbus.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Rooy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A short left from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy tries to work over Columbus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Columbus working aggressively here.
Columbus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Van Rooy lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Rooy digs a right hand underneath Columbus's ribcage. Columbus let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Rooy lands with a light punch inside.
Columbus is breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Van Rooy lands with a short shot to the head.
Columbus blocking some punches.
Van Rooy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Van Rooy lands a hook that snaps the head of Columbus backwards.
Van Rooy misses with a body punch.
Van Rooy lands a nice uppercut.
Van Rooy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A right hand to the body from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy lands a body punch.
Van Rooy works on Columbus's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Rooy.
Van Rooy managing to block the knees to the body from Columbus.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Rooy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Van Rooy fails to land.
Van Rooy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Rooy misses with a punch to the body.
Van Rooy misses with a body punch.
Van Rooy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Columbus backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Rooy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Columbus backwards.
Van Rooy misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy is working Columbus over against the ropes.
Van Rooy pushes Columbus back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Van Rooy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Van Rooy.
A short right from Van Rooy.
Columbus blocks a body shot from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy lands a body shot in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Van Rooy.
Van Rooy scores with a shoulder strike.
Van Rooy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Columbus blocks an uppercut.
Van Rooy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Columbus or not.
Van Rooy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Rooy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Van Rooy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Van Rooy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Rooy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Rooy lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Albert Van Rooy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Albert Van Rooy's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Van Rooy avoids the body shot from Columbus.

Columbus darts in and clinches Van Rooy up against the ropes.
A left hand lands to the body for Columbus.
Van Rooy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Van Rooy misses with a punch on the inside.
Columbus misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Columbus fails to land.
Van Rooy pushes Columbus back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Rooy.
Columbus unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A right hand to the body from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Columbus or not.
Van Rooy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Rooy lands a hook that snaps the head of Columbus backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Van Rooy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Van Rooy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Columbus can do to turn this around?
Van Rooy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Columbus prevents a body shot from Van Rooy.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Van Rooy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Van Rooy.
Albert Van Rooy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Columbus takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Columbus tries to land a knee to the head but Van Rooy blocks with his arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Rooy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Van Rooy misses with a punch to the body.
Van Rooy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Columbus.
A head punch on the inside from Columbus fails to land.
Van Rooy lands an uppercut.
Van Rooy lands with a left to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Van Rooy.
Van Rooy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Rooy lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Columbus tries a body shot but Van Rooy blocks it.
Van Rooy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Van Rooy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Columbus swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Rooy uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Van Rooy.
Nice body punch from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy pushes Columbus back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Van Rooy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Columbus.
A nice left hand lands by Van Rooy.
Van Rooy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Columbus swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Rooy uses good head movement to avoid it.
A hook to the body from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Rooy lands a body punch in the clinch.
Van Rooy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Columbuss head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Columbus.
A short body shot lands from Van Rooy as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Rooy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Van Rooy lands a body shot in the clinch.
Columbus misses with some punches.
Van Rooy cracks Columbus with a nice body shot.
Columbus prevents a body shot from Van Rooy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Albert Van Rooy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Van Rooy has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Albert Van Rooy!