PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jan Claude Van Damme (ranked 3421 p4p, 25490 weight class) and Brandon Spears (ranked 367 p4p, 532 weight class). Van Damme comes into the arena with Wai khru ram muay blaring out of the sound system. Jan Claude Van Damme has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Van Damme
vs
Spears

185 cm
19
195
2 - 5 - 0

179 cm
19
190
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jan Claude Van Damme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Brandon Spears!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, David Hoff and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spears is looking to clinch but Van Damme is avoiding it.
Spears steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Van Damme. That one must have hurt.
Spears throws an overhand right that lands on Van Damme's shoulder, as Van Damme tries to avoid the shot.
Spears moves in looking to clinch but Van Damme pushes him off.
Spears wants to clinch up but Van Damme keeps it at a distance.
Van Damme misses with an attempted mid kick.
A big left from Spears misses.
Spears moves in looking to clinch but Van Damme pushes him off.
Van Damme bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Van Damme with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spears is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Spears.
Spears throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brandon Spears seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spears throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Van Damme sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Spears takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Spears looks to clinch
and Van Damme counters with a head kick.
Spears is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Van Damme.
Spears tries to clinch up.
Spears avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A swing and a miss from Spears.
Spears moves in looking to clinch but Van Damme pushes him off.
Van Damme scores with a push kick.
Spears looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Spears avoids the head kick by Van Damme.
Spears walks forward, straight into a front kick from Van Damme.
Van Damme throws a sloppy head kick and Spears moves out of range easily.
Van Damme swats away the attempt to clinch by Spears.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spears will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Spears throws a hook but Van Damme blocks it.
Spears misses with an uppercut. Van Damme saw that one coming.
An inside leg kick from Spears misses.
Van Damme throws a sloppy head kick and Spears moves out of range easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spears tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Van Damme manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Spears misses with an uppercut. Van Damme saw that one coming.
Spears pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Spears jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Spears throws an off balance right hand
and Van Damme counters with a slapping leg kick.
Van Damme scoring well with a low kick there.
Spears misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Spears clinches.

Van Damme escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Spears shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Van Damme scores with a spinning back kick!
A lazy left from Spears finds it's target.
Spears tries to clinch but Van Damme moves out of range.
Van Damme tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Spears tries to clinch but Van Damme is having none of it.
And Van Damme counters with a quick kick to the body but Spears blocks it.
Van Damme scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Spears is looking to clinch but Van Damme is avoiding it.
Van Damme throws a sloppy head kick and Spears moves out of range easily.
Van Damme scores with a nice body kick.
Van Damme plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Van Damme definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme ducks right into an uppercut from Spears.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Damme throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Spears.
Spears misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Spears ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Damme moves away.
Van Damme moves out of range as Spears strikes.
Van Damme throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Spears tries to counter with a clinch but Van Damme shakes him off and moves away.
Spears has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Van Damme.
Van Damme checks a low kick from Spears.
Spears 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.

Spears closes the distance and clinches.
Van Damme stalling in the clinch.
Spears throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Spears pushes off an throws an elbow but Van Damme leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jan Claude Van Damme dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Spears is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Spears throws a poor cross that misses
and Van Damme counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Spears misses with a body shot.
Van Damme ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Van Damme lands with a nice body kick.
Van Damme lands a head kick!
Van Damme dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Spears. That did some damage!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Damme tries a head kick but it misses.
Spears looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Damme is just out of range.
Spears just misses with a punch to the body.
Van Damme misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Spears misses
and Van Damme counters with a flying knee. Nice.

It looks like Brandon Spears has been cut.
Van Damme throws a head kick that misses.

Spears closes the distance and pushes Van Damme back into the cage.
Van Damme wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Spears lands a right hand that snaps the head of Van Damme backwards.

Van Damme breaks from the clinch.
Spears's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The fight stays on the outside here - Spears looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Van Damme pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Van Damme closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Spears tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Van Damme manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Van Damme lands a head kick. Spears smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Spears looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Damme is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spears throws an off balance right hand
and Van Damme counters with a slapping leg kick.
Spears just misses with a punch to the body.
Spears throws a hook but Van Damme blocks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Damme uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Spears.
Spears throws a right hand that misses
and Van Damme finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A swing and a miss from Spears.
Van Damme tries a head kick but it misses.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Spears crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Van Damme - the referee stops the clock and Spears gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Van Damme. Spears manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Van Damme uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spears.
Van Damme looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Van Damme looks to land a body kick but Spears moved away.
Spears throws a right hand that Van Damme ducks under and follows up with a left that Van Damme also avoids with ease.
Van Damme lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Van Damme throws a head kick that Spears semi-blocks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spears is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Van Damme.
Van Damme defending well as Spears loads up on a big left hand.
Van Damme throws a nice inside leg kick.
Van Damme throws the kick towards the body but Spears avoids it.
Van Damme sets himself, and Spears steps forward looking for the clinch! Van Damme avoids it this time.
Van Damme avoids the body shot from Spears.
Van Damme takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A clash of legs there as Van Damme blocks the low kick.
Spears takes a swing at Van Damme's ribcage but misses.
Van Damme quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.

Spears closes the distance and pushes Van Damme back into the cage.
Spears throws an elbow but it misses.

Van Damme breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Spears has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Van Damme.
Van Damme scores with a kick to the body.
Jan Claude Van Damme is winning the standup battle so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme slips a straight right by Spears.
Van Damme looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spears. Van Damme does a little dance to reset his feet.
Van Damme is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Spears can do to turn this around?
Spears tries to clinch up
and Van Damme counters with a nice body kick.
Van Damme misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Spears fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spears darts in trying to clinch
and Van Damme counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Spears throws an off balance right hand
and Van Damme counters with a big head kick but Spears shrugs it off.
Van Damme lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jan Claude Van Damme dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brandon Spears's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Van Damme throws a sloppy head kick and Spears moves out of range easily.
Brandon Spears has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Spears throws a nice looking combination but Van Damme bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It appears Van Damme was looking to counter with a kick there.
Spears throws a jab but it's blocked by Van Damme.
Van Damme moves out of range of the strikes.
Spears takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Van Damme scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Spears misses with a looping right.
Spears blocks a head kick by Van Damme.
Van Damme blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Damme pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Spears throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Van Damme sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Van Damme misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Spears misses with a body shot
and Van Damme counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spears swings widly with a right hand
and Van Damme counters with a thumping low kick.

Spears closes the distance and clinches.
Spears's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Spears throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Van Damme wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Spears has him pressed against the cage.

Van Damme pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Spears throws a big shot that misses.
A slow jab from Spears misses its intended target.
Van Damme avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Van Damme goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spears throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Spears scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Van Damme doesn't seem bothered though.
Spears throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Van Damme counters with a head kick.
Spears lands a jab.
Spears pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Van Damme drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spears tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Van Damme counters with a thumping low kick.
Van Damme throws a sloppy head kick and Spears moves out of range easily.
Spears throws a lazy uppercut
and Van Damme counters with a flying knee. Nice.
No joy there for Spears, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Van Damme throws a quick counter kick to the body but Spears avoids it.
Van Damme thows a body kick. Spears tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Spears waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Van Damme.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spears tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Van Damme manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Spears throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Van Damme sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Spears moves into the clinch.
Van Damme is trying to maintain a safe position but Spears gets an underhook and turns Van Damme into the cage.
Van Damme is trying to force a seperation but Spears has the dominant position.

Van Damme breaks the clinch.
Spears takes a kick to the side of the head.
Van Damme lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

Spears is rocked!
Spears is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Van Damme.
Spears is still on wobbly legs! Can Van Damme finish him?
Spears misses with a combination
and Van Damme counters with a head kick. That will keep Spears thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Van Damme lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Spears misses with a jab to the body
and Van Damme counters with an outside leg kick.
Van Damme lands a big head kick that sends Spears to the canvas! Van Damme follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jan Claude Van Damme!
An out of breath Jan Claude Van Damme thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.