PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joost Van Buren (ranked 151 p4p, 382 weight class) and Stefan Andersson (ranked 25 p4p, 59 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Stefan Andersson enters the cage!

Van Buren
vs
Andersson

188 cm
40
206
38 - 22 - 1

185 cm
24
216
11 - 8 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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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 38 - 22 - 1, 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 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stefan Andersson!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Glass and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andersson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Van Buren throws a hook but Andersson blocks it.
Andersson slips under a jab from Van Buren.
Andersson lands a right hook to the body.
Van Buren throws a series of punches but Andersson avoids them all with ease.
Van Buren feints and then cracks Andersson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Andersson down.
Van Buren digs a good body shot into Andersson's ribs.
Andersson moves in looking to clinch but Van Buren pushes him off.
Andersson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Van Buren.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Buren lands a right hook to the body.
Van Buren just misses with a punch to the body.
Van Buren lands with a kick to the ribs.
Van Buren seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Andersson tries to clinch up but Van Buren circles away and keeps his distance.
Van Buren thinks about countering with a body kick.
Andersson misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersson tries for a takedown but Van Buren circles away easily
and Van Buren counters with a nice uppercut.
Andersson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Van Buren defends well and Andersson ends up having to push Van Buren into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Joost Van Buren has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stefan Andersson.
Andersson moves to clinch but Van Buren breaks away
and Van Buren counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stefan Andersson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andersson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Van Buren lands a front kick.

Andersson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Andersson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Van Buren doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Andersson.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Andersson working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Andersson winds up and cracks Van Buren with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Buren regains full guard. Nicely done.
Andersson throws an elbow that misses. Van Buren uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Andersson's guard. Nice move by Van Buren!

The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Andersson looking for a sweep. Not yet Andersson, not yet.
Andersson wants to improve his position but instead Van Buren has moved into half guard.
Andersson tries to get to full guard but Van Buren has control of the leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Buren stalling.
Andersson is looking to control Van Buren's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Andersson avoid being mounted?
Andersson wants to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Andersson gets back to full guard.

Andersson is looking for a triangle but Van Buren pushes his legs off easily.
Andersson wants to sweep but no luck.
Andersson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Van Buren engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Andersson has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Van Buren has passed into side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Joost Van Buren dominated that round.
That's time! Van Buren's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Van Buren throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

Van Buren forces Andersson back against the cage and clinches.
Van Buren works on Andersson's body with a couple of short punches.
Van Buren is struggling to control the position.
Andersson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Andersson prevents a body shot from Van Buren.
Andersson tries to work over Van Buren's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Andersson tries a body shot but Van Buren blocks it.
Van Buren lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Stefan Andersson has been cut.
Van Buren lands with a short shot to the head.
Van Buren lands a right hand that snaps the head of Andersson backwards.

Andersson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Van Buren is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Van Buren.
Van Buren connects with a body shot that sends Andersson's belly button to the back.
Van Buren throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Buren connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Andersson throws a body punch but Van Buren moves out of range.
Van Buren avoids the head kick by Andersson.
Andersson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Van Buren tries to clinch up.
Van Buren just misses with a punch to the body.
Van Buren avoids the body shot from Andersson.
Andersson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Van Buren.
Van Buren was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.

Van Buren has taken the fight to the clinch.
Van Buren blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Van Buren.
Andersson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Van Buren is defending well.
Andersson wants to break free but Van Buren has control.
Van Buren lands a right hand that snaps the head of Andersson backwards.
Van Buren is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Andersson can do to turn this around?
Van Buren lands a knee to the body.
Andersson is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Buren lands a hook that snaps the head of Andersson backwards.
Van Buren can't find room to land a body shot as Andersson controls the action.
Van Buren scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Andersson throws a head punch that misses.
Van Buren using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Van Buren lands a nice knee to the body.
Andersson takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Van Buren.
Stalling in the clinch from Van Buren.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Van Buren.
Andersson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Buren cracks Andersson with a nice body shot.
Van Buren lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Van Buren lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Van Buren obliges.
Van Buren scores with a nice hook to the head.
Van Buren working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Van Buren lands a knee to the head.
Van Buren scores with a nice hook to the head.
Van Buren is leaning against Andersson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Buren lands a hook to the side of the head.
Van Buren works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Van Buren.
Van Buren stalling.
Van Buren stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Van Buren seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Van Buren lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Andersson backwards.
Van Buren lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Van Buren.
Andersson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Van Buren lands with a left to the head.
Andersson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Andersson misses with the head strike.
Van Buren is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Van Buren lands an uppercut.
Andersson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Buren lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Van Buren lands a damaging elbow.
Andersson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Van Buren gets the underhooks and prevents it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Buren is working Andersson over against the cage.
Van Buren lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Andersson or not.
Van Buren with a knee to the head.
Van Buren lands with a right to the head.
Andersson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Van Buren makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Van Buren.
Andersson takes a shot to the head.
Van Buren taking a breather.
Van Buren lands a right hand.
Andersson struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Buren controls his hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Buren digs a right hand into Andersson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Andersson's gas tank.
Van Buren dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Van Buren misses with a body punch.
Andersson tries to throw a body punch but Van Buren avoids it by throwing Andersson back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Joost Van Buren dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Stefan Andersson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Van Buren fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Andersson manages to avoid it.
Andersson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Van Buren throwing a counter right hand but Andersson manages to avoid it.
Van Buren stuns Andersson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Van Buren drives through and clinches with Andersson against the cage.
Van Buren utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Van Buren scores with a shot to the side of Andersson's head.
Van Buren softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Van Buren lands a body punch.
Van Buren stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Van Buren.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Buren connects with a knee to the head.
Van Buren lands with a right to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Buren gets through Andersson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Andersson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Van Buren lands a shoulder strike.
Van Buren crunches a lovely knee into Andersson's ribcage.
Van Buren lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Van Buren lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Andersson backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Come on Van Buren - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Andersson takes a shot to the head.
Van Buren softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Van Buren lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Andersson backwards.
Van Buren landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Van Buren prevents a body shot from Andersson.
Van Buren lands a knee to the head.
Van Buren lands a body punch in the clinch.
Van Buren lands a right hand that snaps the head of Andersson backwards.
Van Buren has Andersson pressed against the cage.
Van Buren lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Andersson backwards.
Van Buren has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Andersson - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Van Buren, and another! Andersson is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Joost Van Buren!
Joost Van Buren spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.