PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luc Deveraux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Soloman van der Vaart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Deveraux
vs
van der Vaart

175 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
18
178 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Nutrition 101

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luc Deveraux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Soloman van der Vaart!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
van der Vaart scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
van der Vaart rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Deveraux moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
van der Vaart swinging wilding here.

van der Vaart drives through and clinches with Deveraux against the cage.
Deveraux is trying to break the clinch but van der Vaart has him pressed against the cage.
van der Vaart tries to break free but Deveraux pushes him back against the cage.

van der Vaart escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
van der Vaart showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Deveraux.
van der Vaart misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fighters circle momentarily. van der Vaart darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
van der Vaart throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Deveraux.
van der Vaart on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Deveraux misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
van der Vaart misses with a double jab.
van der Vaart tries to bum rush Deveraux with a series of wild strikes but Deveraux uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Deveraux misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Deveraux throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and van der Vaart counters with a stiff right hand.
van der Vaart looks to land a combination but Deveraux avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Deveraux avoids a punch combination nicely.
A big left from Deveraux misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Deveraux.
Luc Deveraux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
van der Vaart looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Decent striking displayed by van der Vaart there.
van der Vaart fails to land with a series of punches.
van der Vaart displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Deveraux throws out the jab.
A head kick misses from Deveraux.
A combination from van der Vaart does no damage.
Deveraux has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Deveraux there as he acknowledges the shot.
van der Vaart lands a jab to the nose.
van der Vaart misses with a series of wild punches.
van der Vaart throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by van der Vaart.
Deveraux lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Deveraux.
van der Vaart throws a right hand that Deveraux ducks under and follows up with a left that Deveraux also avoids with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Deveraux.
van der Vaart connects with a right hand. Deveraux shakes it off.
Deveraux takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Deveraux is breathing heavily.
Deveraux misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Deveraux has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
van der Vaart throws a right hand that Deveraux ducks under and follows up with a left that Deveraux also avoids with ease.

van der Vaart gets a clinch.

van der Vaart's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

van der Vaart rushes Deveraux and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

van der Vaart escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
van der Vaart lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
van der Vaart Rushes Deveraux and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Deveraux is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. van der Vaart Piles on the pressure and Deveraux crumples to the floor! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Soloman van der Vaart!