PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian Van Dam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Logan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Dam comes to the cage accompanied by C R E A M By The Wu-Tang Clan. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Van Dam
vs
Logan

150 cm
19
260 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

196 cm
18
255 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brian Van Dam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Paul Logan!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, John Mangel and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Dam swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brian Van Dam seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Dam misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Van Dam stuffs the takedown attempt from Logan. Logan gets slowly back to his feet.
Horrible takedown by Logan or perhaps it was just good defense by Van Dam which made him look bad.
Van Dam throws a nice looking combination but Logan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Logan shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Van Dam might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Van Dam moves into full guard.
Logan content to stall in guard here.
Van Dam wants to stand and escape but Logan is having none of it.
Logan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Van Dam lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
Logan trying to control but Van Dam is working from the bottom.
Logan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Van Dam is looking for a triangle but Logan pushes his legs off easily.
Logan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Van Dam is keeping the position for now.
Van Dam looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Logan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Logan dodges the punch combination from Van Dam.
Van Dam scores with a hook.
Logan takes one on the button.
Van Dam tries to bum rush Logan with a series of wild strikes but Logan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice takedown defense from Van Dam. No joy for Logan on that attempt.
Brian Van Dam has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Logan.
A combination from Van Dam does no damage.
Van Dam throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
No luck for Logan with that takedown attempt.
Logan looks gassed!
Van Dam steps into range and cracks Logan with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Logan flops backwards and Van Dam dives into his guard looking to finish!

Logan is rocked!

It looks like Paul Logan has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Dam lands a couple of digs.
Van Dam trying to control but Logan is working from the bottom.
Van Dam slips nicely into half guard.
Logan moves into full guard.
Van Dam has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Van Dam distracts Logan with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Van Dam scoring with punches to the head and body.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Logan is trying to control the position but Van Dam postures up.
Van Dam wants to control from the top but Logan keeps moving.
Van Dam lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Van Dam wants to control from the top but Logan keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Logan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Van Dam postures up.
Van Dam trying to control but Logan is working from the bottom.
Van Dam content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Van Dam misses with an uppercut. Logan saw that one coming.
Logan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Van Dam swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Van Dam tries to clinch but Logan is having none of it.
Logan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Van Dam throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Van Dam slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Dam throws a jab when Logan was well out of range.
Van Dam scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Dam tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Logan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Van Dam throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Van Dam is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Van Dam thows a left - swing and a miss!
Van Dam fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Van Dam tries to close the distance and clinch up but Logan swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Logan closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Logan lands in his opponent's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Dam keeping moving, preventing Logan from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Van Dam dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paul Logan's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Decent striking displayed by Van Dam there.
Van Dam fails in his attempt to clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Logan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Logan closes the distance and clinches up with Van Dam, looking for a takedown. Logan pushes Van Dam against the cage but Van Dam circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Logan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Van Dam.
Logan staying out of range there.
Nice sprawl there from Van Dam as Logan shoots in.
Logan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Brian Van Dam has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Logan.
Van Dam misses with a series of wild punches.
Brian Van Dam is winning the standup battle so far.
Logan slips under a jab from Van Dam.
Logan slips under a jab.
Logan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Logan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Van Dam as he avoids it easily.
Van Dam shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Logan but Logan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Logan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Logan moves away from the strike by Van Dam.
Logan swats away the attempt to clinch by Van Dam.
Van Dam misses with a low kick.
Van Dam throws the kick towards the body but Logan avoids it.
Logan checks the leg kick.
Logan misses with a few strikes there.
Logan walks into a straight right hand from Van Dam.
Logan avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Dam moves in looking to clinch but Logan pushes him off.
Logan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Van Dam swivels and escapes.
Van Dam scores with a jab to the jaw.
Logan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Logan slips under a jab.
Logan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Van Dam.
Van Dam shoots for a double leg takedown but Logan sprawls well. He's pushed Van Dam's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Logan moves into the clinch.
Logan is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Van Dam pulls him back up using the underhooks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Dam tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Logan tries for a takedown. No joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Dam is looking to control Logan's arms but Logan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Van Dam has his back to the cage.
Van Dam is trying to drag Logan to the mat but Logan just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Logan goes for a takedown attempt but Van Dam pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A big right from Van Dam misses.
Brian Van Dam is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A swing and a miss from Van Dam.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Logan.
Van Dam lands with a nice body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Dam closes the distance and clinches up with Logan, looking for a takedown. Van Dam pushes Logan against the cage but Logan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Van Dam scores with a three punch combo!
Van Dam misses with a few strikes there.
Logan shoots in looking for a takedown. Van Dam tries to sprawl out of it but Logan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Van Dam manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Van Dam does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Logan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Van Dam tries to avoid it but Logan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Van Dam to the ground. Van Dam escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Van Dam is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Logan can do to turn this around?
Logan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Van Dam.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice straight punches there by Van Dam. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Van Dam.
Van Dam missing with a left hand there. Logan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Van Dam falls off balance throwing a combination

and Logan counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Van Dam dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Paul Logan's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Van Dam swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

so Logan counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Van Dam wants to sweep but no luck.
Van Dam trying to keep a closed guard but Logan is proving a slippery customer.
Van Dam keeping full guard, as Logan tries to pass.
Van Dam is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Van Dam striking from his own guard.
Logan wants to control from the top but Van Dam keeps moving.

Logan thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Van Dam throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Logan shoots in but no luck this time.
Logan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Dam swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Logan decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Van Dam's guard.
Van Dam keeping moving, preventing Logan from controlling successfully.
Van Dam will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

Logan avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Van Dam trying to keep a closed guard but Logan is proving a slippery customer.
Van Dam tries to strike from the bottom.
Van Dam keeping full guard, as Logan tries to pass.
Logan trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Dam is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Van Dam controls Logan momentarily but Logan frees himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nice uppercut lands for Van Dam. That snapped Logan's head back.
Van Dam throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Logan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Van Dam.
Logan ducks under a wild hook from Van Dam.
Van Dam jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Van Dam misses with a low kick.

Logan closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Van Dam wants to control but Logan postures up.

Logan is trying to get an arm triangle but Van Dam is defending well.
Van Dam wants to control but Logan postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Dam is looking to reverse the position.
Van Dam striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Logan scoring with punches from side control.
Van Dam struggling a bit here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Van Dam misses with a double jab.
Logan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Van Dam's waist but Van Dam gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Logan off to one side.
Brian Van Dam has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Logan.
Logan walks into a left hand.
Paul Logan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
No luck for Logan with that takedown attempt.
Van Dam scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Van Dam throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

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.
A jab from Van Dam misses.
Van Dam waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Logan.
Logan shoots in but no luck this time.
Logan checks a low kick from Van Dam.
Logan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Van Dam throws a solid leg kick but Logan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Van Dam.
Van Dam swings for the body but Logan moves out of range.
Logan tries for a takedown but Van Dam sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Van Dam moves into range and connects with a jab.
Van Dam tries to clinch up but Logan circles away and keeps his distance.
Logan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Van Dam circles away.
Logan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

Logan scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Logan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Van Dam 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Van Dam!