PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andre Van der Laan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Sealey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Van der Laan might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Eazy-E ft. Tupac, The Game - How We Do. Sealey has chosen Here we go! as his entrance music. Andre Van der Laan had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Van der Laan
vs
Sealey

185 cm
23
195 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

185 cm
23
201 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andre Van der Laan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Peter Sealey!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Saam Ante and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sealey fails with an attempt to clinch.
Van der Laan tries to close the distance and clinch but Sealey swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sealey looks to clinch

and Van der Laan moves into the clinch.
Van der Laan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Van der Laan has Sealey pressed against the cage, preventing Sealey from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Van der Laan looking to slow down the pace here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Van der Laan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sealey's brow.
Sealey takes a knee to the side of the body.
Van der Laan crunches a lovely knee into Sealey's ribcage.

Sealey's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Van der Laan clinches up with Sealey and pushes him back against the cage.
Van der Laan tries to land knees in the clinch but Sealey avoids the damage to the body.
Van der Laan blocks an uppercut.
Van der Laan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sealey avoids it.
Sealey looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Van der Laan prevents Sealey from breaking the clinch.
Sealey tries to break the clinch but Van der Laan is controlling the position.
Sealey is trying to break the clinch but Van der Laan has him pressed against the cage.
Van der Laan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sealey is keeping busy.
Sealey takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sealey looks gassed!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Van der Laan obliges.
Van der Laan prevents Sealey from breaking the clinch.
Sealey blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Van der Laan obliges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van der Laan scores with a knee to the head.
Sealey blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Van der Laan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sealey avoids it.
Van der Laan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sealey is defending well for now.
Van der Laan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sealey's defenses.
Nice elbow from Van der Laan.
Van der Laan tries to land a knee to the head but Sealey blocks with his arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sealey misses with the head strike.
Van der Laan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Van der Laan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A frustrated look appears on Sealey's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sealey tries to circle away but Van der Laan has him pinned against the cage.
Van der Laan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sealey is defending well for now.
Van der Laan connects with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Van der Laan.
Van der Laan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Van der Laan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Van der Laan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Van der Laan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Van der Laan lands a nice elbow.
Sealey avoiding damage as Van der Laan throws knees to the body.
Sealey can't break the clinch.
Van der Laan misses with a knee to the head.

Sealey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sealey looks to clinch

and Van der Laan counters by moving into the clinch.
Van der Laan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sealey tries to break the clinch but Van der Laan is controlling the position.
Sealey is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Van der Laan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Van der Laan lands an elbow inside that Sealey shrugs off.
Van der Laan scores with a knee to the head.
Sealey wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sealey wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van der Laan lands a damaging elbow.
Sealey has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Van der Laan landing knees to the body.
Van der Laan with a knee to the head.

Sealey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sealey tries to break the clinch but Van der Laan is controlling the position.
Sealey blocks the elbow strike.
Van der Laan lands a nice elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van der Laan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Van der Laan lands a good knee to the midsection. Sealey won't want to take too many of those.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Van der Laan.
Sealey lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Van der Laan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sealey's defenses.
Sealey tries to circle away but Van der Laan has him pinned against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Van der Laan.
Sealey takes an elbow to the temple.
Van der Laan crunches a lovely knee into Sealey's ribcage.
Van der Laan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sealey is looking to break free of the clinch but Van der Laan has double underhooks.
Van der Laan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sealey is defending well for now.
Van der Laan with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Sealey breaks the clinch.

Sealey clinches.
Sealey takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sealey on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sealey lands a shoulder strike.
Van der Laan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Van der Laan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sealey's efforts to push away.
Sealey scores with a shot to the side of Van der Laan's head.
Van der Laan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sealey tries to circle away but Van der Laan has him pinned against the cage.
Sealey scores with a shot to the side of Van der Laan's head.
Sealey is trying to break free.

Sealey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Van der Laan closes the distance and clinches.
Van der Laan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sealey on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Van der Laan tries to land a knee to the head but Sealey blocks with his arms.
Van der Laan misses with an elbow strike.

Sealey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sealey tries to clinch
and Van der Laan counters with a low kick, right behind Sealey 's knee.

Sealey forces Van der Laan back against the cage and clinches.
Sealey is looking to break free of the clinch but Van der Laan has double underhooks.
Van der Laan'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.
Sealey has had enough of the clinch but Van der Laan keeps him there for the moment.
Van der Laan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sealey wants to break the clinch but can't.
Van der Laan lands an elbow just above Sealey 's eye.
Van der Laan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A short right from Sealey on the inside.

Sealey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Van der Laan clinches up with Sealey and pushes him back against the cage.
Van der Laan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sealey is defending well for now.
Knees in the clinch landing for Van der Laan.
Van der Laan lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Van der Laan obliges.
Sealey blocks an elbow strike from Van der Laan.
Sealey wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Van der Laan crunches a lovely knee into Sealey's ribcage.
Sealey makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Van der Laan lands a good knee to the midsection. Sealey won't want to take too many of those.
Van der Laan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Van der Laan lands a good knee to the midsection. Sealey won't want to take too many of those.
Van der Laan misses with a knee strike.
Sealey wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sealey lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Van der Laan backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sealey blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Sealey breaks from the clinch.
Sealey wants to clinch
and Van der Laan counters with a slapping leg kick.

Van der Laan clinches with his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andre Van der Laan dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Sealey tries to clinch
and Van der Laan counters with a nice leg kick.
Sealey closes the distance but Van der Laan moves to the side

and Van der Laan counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Van der Laan.
Van der Laan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sealey is defending well for now.
Sealey wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Van der Laan landing knees to the body.
Van der Laan trying to land knees to the body.
Sealey managing to block the knees to the body from Van der Laan.
Sealey being controlled against the cage.
Van der Laan working Sealey over with knees to the body.
Van der Laan lands an elbow just above Sealey 's eye.
Sealey tries to break free but Van der Laan pushes him back against the cage.
Van der Laan connects with a knee to the head.
Sealey managing to block the knees to the body from Van der Laan.
Van der Laan prevents Sealey from breaking the clinch.
Andre Van der Laan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Van der Laan wants to stall.
Van der Laan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sealey.
Van der Laan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sealey avoids it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sealey looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Van der Laan with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Sealey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Van der Laan moves in looking to clinch but Sealey pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sealey tries to clinch but Van der Laan moves away
and Van der Laan counters with a nice leg kick.
Sealey tries to clinch but Van der Laan moves away

and Van der Laan counters by clinching up.
Van der Laan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sealey avoids it.
Sealey blocks an elbow strike from Van der Laan.
Van der Laan has Sealey pressed against the cage, preventing Sealey from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A frustrated look appears on Sealey's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sealey can't break the clinch.
Sealey is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Van der Laan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sealey is defending well for now.
Van der Laan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Van der Laan keeps control of Sealey as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Van der Laan has Sealey pressed against the cage, preventing Sealey from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sealey wants to break free but Van der Laan has control.
Knees in the clinch landing for Van der Laan.
Sealey throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Van der Laans head.
A knee to the head by Van der Laan.

Sealey's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Van der Laan circles away from the clinch attempt
and Van der Laan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Van der Laan tries to clinch there but Sealey circles away.
Sealey closes the distance looking to clinch

and Van der Laan counters by moving into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Sealey.
Van der Laan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sealey tries to circle away but Van der Laan has him pinned against the cage.
Van der Laan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sealey's face.
Van der Laan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sealey has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Van der Laan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sealey lands a shot to the body.
Sealey has had enough of the clinch but Van der Laan keeps him there for the moment.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Van der Laan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sealey's brow.
Sealey blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sealey working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Van der Laan keeps control of Sealey as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sealey lands a body shot in the clinch.
Van der Laan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sealey is defending well for now.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sealey creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sealey managing to block the knees to the body from Van der Laan.
Sealey is trying to force a seperation but Van der Laan has the dominant position.
Van der Laan keeps control of Sealey as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sealey has had enough of the clinch but Van der Laan keeps him there for the moment.
Van der Laan crunches a lovely knee into Sealey's ribcage.
Sealey blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Sealey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Van der Laan tries to close the distance and clinch but Sealey swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Van der Laan moves into the clinch successfully.
Sealey can't break the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Van der Laan obliges.
Sealey working hard to break the clinch.
Sealey scores with a shoulder strike.
Van der Laan working Sealey over with knees to the body.
Van der Laan lands a damaging elbow.
Sealey takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sealey is trying to break free.
Sealey on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sealey lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Van der Laan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sealey's defenses.

Sealey breaks the clinch.
Van der Laan throws a nice outside leg kick.

Van der Laan forces Sealey back against the cage and clinches.
Sealey misses with the head strike.
Sealey working aggressively here.
Van der Laan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Van der Laan lands a knee to the body.
Sealey blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sealey blocks the elbow strike.
Van der Laan prevents Sealey from breaking the clinch.
Sealey tries to break free but Van der Laan pushes him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sealey tries to break free but Van der Laan pushes him back against the cage.
Sealey takes an elbow to the temple.
Van der Laan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Van der Laan lands a good knee to the midsection. Sealey won't want to take too many of those.
Sealey looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Van der Laan working Sealey over with knees to the body.
Van der Laan lands a knee to the body.
Van der Laan has Sealey pressed against the cage, preventing Sealey from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Van der Laan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sealey is defending well for now.
Sealey being controlled against the cage.
Van der Laan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sealey is trying to break free.
Sealey is trying to break the clinch but Van der Laan is controlling him.
Sealey can't break the clinch.
Van der Laan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Van der Laan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sealey avoids it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van der Laan.
Van der Laan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sealey is defending well for now.
Sealey wants to get back to striking at distance but Van der Laan won't allow it.

Sealey's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Van der Laan clinches up against the cage.
Sealey working hard to break the clinch.
Van der Laan leaning his opponent against the cage.
Van der Laan lands an elbow just above Sealey 's eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andre Van der Laan dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Sealey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Van der Laan tries to clinch but Sealey is having none of it.
Sealey tries to clinch up

and Van der Laan counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Sealey lands with a right to the head.
Van der Laan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Van der Laan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Van der Laan with a knee to the head.
Sealey takes a knee right on the jaw!
Van der Laan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Sealey.
Sealey is trying to force a seperation but Van der Laan has the dominant position.
Van der Laan has Sealey pressed against the cage, preventing Sealey from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Van der Laan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Van der Laan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sealey wants to get back to striking at distance but Van der Laan won't allow it.
Van der Laan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Nice elbow from Van der Laan.
Van der Laan prevents Sealey from breaking the clinch.
Van der Laan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sealey avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sealey lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sealey lands a left hand that snaps the head of Van der Laan backwards.
Sealey lands a shoulder strike.
Sealey working aggressively here.
Van der Laan landing knees to the body.
Van der Laan missing with knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Sealey's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sealey blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sealey makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sealey wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Van der Laan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Van der Laan is trying to maintain a safe position but Sealey gets an underhook and turns Van der Laan into the cage.
Van der Laan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Van der Laan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Van der Laan throws an elbow but it misses.
Sealey lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Van der Laan keeps control of Sealey as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sealey lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Van der Laan has Sealey pressed against the cage.
Van der Laan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sealey lands with a short shot to the head.
Sealey avoiding damage as Van der Laan throws knees to the body.
Sealey tries to circle away but Van der Laan has him pinned against the cage.
Van der Laan lands a damaging elbow.
Sealey blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sealey working hard to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Van der Laan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Van der Laan prevents Sealey from breaking the clinch.
Nice elbow from Van der Laan.
A head punch on the inside from Sealey fails to land.
Van der Laan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Sealey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sealey takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Van der Laan throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

Sealey forces Van der Laan back against the cage and clinches.
Sealey throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sealey avoids the elbow strike from Van der Laan, against the cage.
Sealey has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Van der Laan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Van der Laan lands a knee to the body.
Sealey takes an elbow to the temple.
Sealey on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Sealey breaks from the clinch.
Van der Laan fails in his attempt to clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Van der Laan.
Peter Sealey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Van der Laan circles away from the clinch attempt

and Van der Laan counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Van der Laan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sealey is trying to break the clinch but Van der Laan has him pressed against the cage.
Sealey tries to break free but Van der Laan pushes him back against the cage.
Van der Laan looking to stall.
Sealey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sealey avoids a wild elbow strike from Van der Laan.
Van der Laan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sealey.
Van der Laan lands an elbow inside that Sealey shrugs off.
Sealey wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sealey managing to block the knees to the body from Van der Laan.
Sealey working hard to break the clinch.

Sealey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sealey closes the distance looking to clinch

and Van der Laan holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Van der Laan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Van der Laan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sealey's efforts to push away.
Sealey lands with a left to the head.
Sealey managing to block the knees to the body from Van der Laan.
Sealey blocks an elbow strike.
Sealey tries to circle away but Van der Laan has him pinned against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Van der Laan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sealey avoids it.
Van der Laan looking to throw knees to the head but Sealey is blocking nicely.

Sealey's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sealey tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Van der Laan counters by clinching up.
Sealey managing to block the knees to the body from Van der Laan.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sealey as Van der Laan tries to tie him up.
Van der Laan tries to land a knee to the head but Sealey blocks with his arms.

Sealey breaks the clinch.
Sealey tries to clinch

and Van der Laan counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Sealey breaks from the clinch.
Peter Sealey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sealey darts in trying to clinch
and Van der Laan counters with an outside leg kick.
Sealey tries to clinch
and Van der Laan counters with a leg kick.

Van der Laan closes the distance and clinches.
Peter Sealey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sealey lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sealey managing to block the knees to the body from Van der Laan.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andre Van der Laan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Van der Laan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andre Van der Laan!