PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Marious La De Hoya (ranked 2437 p4p, 1880 weight class) and Mike Van Rijn (ranked 254 p4p, 203 weight class). La De Hoya comes into the arena with SCARFACE blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

La De Hoya
vs
Van Rijn

169 cm
35
135
28 - 15 - 1

180 cm
30
159
26 - 27 - 2

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Granite chin

Urban Fighter

Fenrir Fightgear - Anno 2013

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marious La De Hoya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 27 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Van Rijn!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Bruno Lombardi and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
La De Hoya uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Rijn.
La De Hoya lands an overhand right.
Van Rijn keeps the fight on the outside.
Van Rijn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've been informed that Van Rijn has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
La De Hoya thuds his shin into the meat of Van Rijn's side.
Van Rijn digs a good body shot into La De Hoya's ribs.
Van Rijn scores with a jab to the head.
La De Hoya just misses with a punch to the body.
La De Hoya lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A head kick from La De Hoya lands but Van Rijn takes it in his stride.
A left lands for Van Rijn.
Van Rijn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marious La De Hoya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Rijn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
La De Hoya throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Van Rijn counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A head kick misses from La De Hoya.
Van Rijn blocks a head kick by La De Hoya.

La De Hoya gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
La De Hoya misses with a hook to the ribs.
La De Hoya is working Van Rijn over against the ropes.
La De Hoya throws an elbow but it misses.
Van Rijn misses with the head strike.
Van Rijn tries a body shot but La De Hoya blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Van Rijn - that landed with a thud.
Van Rijn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Rijn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with La De Hoya's elbow.
Our sources have told us that La De Hoya has been working on his elbows in the gym.
La De Hoya lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Mike Van Rijn has been cut.
Van Rijn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Van Rijn lands a left hand that snaps the head of La De Hoya backwards.
La De Hoya using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Van Rijn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Van Rijn.
Van Rijn avoids the elbow strike from La De Hoya, against the ropes.
Van Rijn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
La De Hoya comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Van Rijn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
La De Hoya tries to work over Van Rijn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
La De Hoya tries a body shot but Van Rijn blocks it.
La De Hoya is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Van Rijn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
La De Hoya blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Van Rijn blocks an elbow strike from La De Hoya.
Van Rijn prevents a body shot from La De Hoya.
Van Rijn struggles to land a body shot inside as La De Hoya controls his hands.
Van Rijn misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
La De Hoya misses with a punch to the body.
La De Hoya misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Van Rijn.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
La De Hoya throws an elbow that misses.
Van Rijn tries a body shot but La De Hoya blocks it.
Van Rijn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
La De Hoya misses with an elbow over the top.

Van Rijn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
La De Hoya moves out of range of the body kick.
La De Hoya blocks a jab.
A counter left hand to the body from La De Hoya misses its target.
La De Hoya throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Van Rijn on the side of the head.
Van Rijn scores with a crisp jab that stopped La De Hoya in his tracks.
La De Hoya throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Van Rijn checks the leg kick.
La De Hoya lands a really nice looking cross but Van Rijn seems unphased.
Van Rijn misses the shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
La De Hoya wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Van Rijn ducks under a wild hook from La De Hoya.
Van Rijn throws a shot from downtown. La De Hoya moves away and avoids it.
Van Rijn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from La De Hoya.
Van Rijn moves out of range as La De Hoya throws a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marious La De Hoya dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Van Rijn's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

La De Hoya throws a body punch but Van Rijn moves out of range.
La De Hoya looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Van Rijn moves away from the strike by La De Hoya.
A telegraphed right hand from La De Hoya misses the target.
La De Hoya lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A lazy left from La De Hoya finds it's target.
La De Hoya misses with an attempted mid kick.
La De Hoya takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Van Rijn ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
La De Hoya dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Van Rijn checks a low kick from La De Hoya.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting La De Hoya here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
La De Hoya is looking to chop away at Van Rijn's legs.
Van Rijn 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.
La De Hoya fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Van Rijn on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by La De Hoya. La De Hoya obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
La De Hoya lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Van Rijn scores with a decent looking hook.
Van Rijn throws a head kick that half lands.
La De Hoya pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
La De Hoya throws out a leg kick but Van Rijn moves out of range and La De Hoya only half commits.
Van Rijn stuns La De Hoya with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Van Rijn, as that shot connected.
La De Hoya throws a front kick aimed at Van Rijn's knee but Van Rijn avoids it well.
La De Hoya throws a body punch but Van Rijn moves out of range.
Van Rijn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Van Rijn has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Van Rijn there as he acknowledges the shot.
La De Hoya walks into a stiff left hand from Van Rijn.
Van Rijn cracks La De Hoya with a good jab.
La De Hoya moves out of range as Van Rijn throws a body kick.
Van Rijn looks to throw the jab but La De Hoya is out of range.
La De Hoya looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Rijn is just out of range.
Van Rijn tries to land a front kick but La De Hoya steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Van Rijn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A left lands for Van Rijn.
Van Rijn scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
La De Hoya misses with a kick to the body.
La De Hoya throws a body kick that misses.
Van Rijn cracks La De Hoya with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
La De Hoya misses with a hook. Van Rijn ducked under it nicely.
La De Hoya throws a series of punches but Van Rijn avoids them all with ease.
Van Rijn has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
La De Hoya throws a front kick aimed at Van Rijn's knee but Van Rijn avoids it well.
A nice leg kick from La De Hoya, right into the meat of the thigh.
La De Hoya wants to clinch.
Van Rijn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from La De Hoya.
Van Rijn is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

La De Hoya rushes Van Rijn and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
La De Hoya tries to work over Van Rijn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
La De Hoya lands a knee to the head.
Van Rijn lands a nice uppercut.
La De Hoya is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Van Rijn is defending well for now.
Van Rijn struggles to land a body shot inside as La De Hoya controls his hands.
La De Hoya tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
La De Hoya lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Van Rijn.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
La De Hoya tries to land a knee to the head but Van Rijn blocks with his arms.
La De Hoya misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Van Rijn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Van Rijn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Van Rijn blocks the elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Marious La De Hoya will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mike Van Rijn's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Van Rijn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marious La De Hoya is winning the standup battle so far.
Van Rijn throws a leg kick but La De Hoya sees it coming and moves out of range.
La De Hoya walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Van Rijn throws a looping overhand right but La De Hoya ducks down to avoid it.
Van Rijn misses with a looping right.
La De Hoya throws a front kick aimed at Van Rijn's knee but Van Rijn avoids it well.
Van Rijn wants to counter the offense by La De Hoya and move into the clinch position.
La De Hoya doesn't manage to clinch there - Van Rijn circles away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Van Rijn, as that shot connected.

La De Hoya moves into the clinch successfully.
La De Hoya trying to land knees to the body.
Van Rijn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
La De Hoya pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
A short body shot lands from Van Rijn as the two fighters clinch.
Van Rijn misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
La De Hoya is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Van Rijn is defending well for now.
La De Hoya creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Van Rijn's defenses.
Van Rijn lands a right hand.
La De Hoya trying to land knees to the body.
La De Hoya lands a damaging elbow.

That has opened up Mike Van Rijn's cut even more.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, La De Hoya just misses with a elbow thrown towards Van Rijn's brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Rijn blocks an elbow strike.
La De Hoya is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
La De Hoya using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
La De Hoya is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Van Rijn is defending well for now.
La De Hoya throws an elbow but it's blocked.
La De Hoya misses with a body punch.
La De Hoya putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Van Rijn in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
La De Hoya doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Rijn can't find room to land a body shot as La De Hoya controls the action.
La De Hoya scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the fighters up against the ropes, La De Hoya throws an elbow but misses.
Van Rijn struggles to land a body shot inside as La De Hoya controls his hands.
La De Hoya tries to work over Van Rijn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Van Rijn blocks an elbow strike.
Van Rijn has a couple of punches blocked by La De Hoya.
La De Hoya using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Van Rijn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
La De Hoya gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Van Rijn blocks an elbow strike from La De Hoya.
La De Hoya is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Van Rijn can do to turn this around?
La De Hoya lands an elbow inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Rijn has a couple of punches blocked by La De Hoya.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
La De Hoya tries a body shot but Van Rijn blocks it.
La De Hoya misses with an elbow strike.
Van Rijn tries a body shot but La De Hoya blocks it.
La De Hoya creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Van Rijn takes an elbow to the forehead.
La De Hoya misses with an elbow over the top.
La De Hoya lands a shot to the body.
Van Rijn managing to block the knees to the body from La De Hoya.
Van Rijn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
La De Hoya landing knees to the body.
La De Hoya trying to land knees to the body.
La De Hoya blocking some punches.
A short body shot lands from La De Hoya as the two fighters clinch.
La De Hoya missing with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Rijn.
Van Rijn blocks an elbow strike.
La De Hoya missing with knees to the body.
A hook to the body from La De Hoya.
Nice elbow from La De Hoya.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marious La De Hoya clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Van Rijn's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

La De Hoya throws a quick inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick from La De Hoya, right into the meat of the thigh.
La De Hoya throws a push kick but Van Rijn slaps the foot to one side.
A shot to the liver by La De Hoya. Beautiful body shot.
Van Rijn checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
La De Hoya uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Van Rijn.
Van Rijn takes a swing at La De Hoya's ribcage but misses.
La De Hoya throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Van Rijn stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Van Rijn with the inside leg kick.
La De Hoya thows a left - swing and a miss!
A nice leg kick from La De Hoya, right into the meat of the thigh.
A clash of legs there as Van Rijn blocks the low kick.
Van Rijn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from La De Hoya.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
La De Hoya throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
It seemed like Van Rijn was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Van Rijn uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before La De Hoya has time to react.
Van Rijn loads up on a big right hand but La De Hoya slips the punch.
La De Hoya cracks Van Rijn with an open hand slap.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
La De Hoya jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Van Rijn doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
La De Hoya throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Van Rijn misses with a body kick.
Van Rijn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but La De Hoya moves away.
La De Hoya pulls out of a head kick attempt.
La De Hoya looks to clinch
and Van Rijn counters with a stiff right hand.
Van Rijn changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That kick from La De Hoya tenderised Van Rijn's leg. Van Rijn is trying to keep his angry face on.
Good standup being displayed there by Van Rijn as he connects with a hook.
La De Hoya throws a body kick that misses.

La De Hoya closes the distance and clinches.
Van Rijn misses with some punches.
Van Rijn can't find room to land a body shot as La De Hoya controls the action.
Van Rijn lands a shot to the body.
Van Rijn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Van Rijn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from La De Hoya.
La De Hoya doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
La De Hoya prevents a body shot from Van Rijn.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Rijn takes an elbow to the forehead.

The cut above Mike Van Rijn's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
La De Hoya misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Van Rijn.
La De Hoya lands an elbow that stopped Van Rijn in his tracks for a moment.
La De Hoya works on Van Rijn's body with a couple of short punches.
Van Rijn gets through La De Hoya's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Van Rijn throws a punch but it's blocked by La De Hoya.
Good body shot from La De Hoya.
La De Hoya misses with a hook to the ribs.
La De Hoya misses with an elbow strike.
La De Hoya blocks a body shot from Van Rijn.
Van Rijn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
La De Hoya tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Van Rijn pushes La De Hoya back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
La De Hoya lands an elbow just above Van Rijn 's eye.

Mike Van Rijn's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
La De Hoya lands a nice elbow.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mike Van Rijn's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Marious La De Hoya!
A very excited looking Marious La De Hoya made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.