PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ko Van Den Born (ranked 816 p4p, 1241 weight class) and Dillon Van Barle (ranked 113 p4p, 177 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Van Den Born
vs
Van Barle

190 cm
22
205
4 - 1 - 0

188 cm
21
210
6 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

Threads of HARDCORE

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ko Van Den Born!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dillon Van Barle!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Anthony Taglia and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick lands for Van Barle.
Van Den Born swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Den Born loads up on a big right hand but Van Barle slips the punch.
A head kick by Van Barle misses
and Van Den Born counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Van Den Born plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Van Den Born cracks Van Barle with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Van Den Born keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Van Barle.
Van Den Born throws a body shot but no joy.
Van Den Born swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Van Barle is trying to counter with his kicks.
Van Barle has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Van Den Born with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Van Den Born ducks under a wild hook from Van Barle.
Van Barle misses with a body shot
and Van Den Born counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Barle lands a leg kick that knocks Van Den Born off balance momentarily.
Van Den Born swings for the body but Van Barle moves out of range.
Van Den Born on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Van Barle. Van Barle obviously looking to wear him down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Barle gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Van Den Born counters with a stiff right hand.
Van Den Born misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Barle.
Van Barle misses with a looping right.
Van Den Born swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A head kick misses from Van Barle.
Van Barle throws a hook but Van Den Born avoids it easily.
Van Den Born throws a lazy right hand but Van Barle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Van Barle misses with a jab to the body
and Van Den Born counters with a left to the body.
Van Barle looks winded!
Van Den Born tests Van Barle's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dillon Van Barle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Barle misses with a body shot
and Van Den Born counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Van Den Born slips a jab and a cross from Van Barle.
Van Barle throws an off balance right hand

and Van Den Born counters with a nice right hand that sends Van Barle toppling to the canvas! Van Barle scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Van Den Born finish him?!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big left from Van Barle misses.
Van Den Born throws a right hand that Van Barle ducks under and follows up with a left that Van Barle also avoids with ease.
Van Barle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Van Den Born throws out the jab.
Van Barle only half commits to the counter leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Den Born pounces like a tiger and cracks Van Barle with a vicious hook! Van Barle is down but not out! Van Den Born follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ko Van Den Born!
Ko Van Den Born decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.