PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between De Ezel van de Reuzel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Claud Van Staaden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). van de Reuzel comes to the ring accompanied by For A Few Dollars More. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Ezel van de Reuzel
vs
Van Staaden

201 cm
21
215 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

200 cm
20
205 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, De Ezel van de Reuzel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Claud Van Staaden!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
van de Reuzel shoots in but no luck this time.
Van Staaden throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck van de Reuzel on the side of the head.
van de Reuzel tries to clinch up but Van Staaden circles away and keeps his distance.
Van Staaden throws a one two combo.

It looks like De Ezel van de Reuzel has been cut.

van de Reuzel drives through with a takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
van de Reuzel chips away with some ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Van Staaden can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
van de Reuzel trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Staaden is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
van de Reuzel is really struggling to control Van Staaden but he's trying to hold on to the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
van de Reuzel in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
van de Reuzel wants to control from the top but Van Staaden keeps moving.
van de Reuzel 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 de Reuzel throwing strikes but missing.
Van Staaden can't keep his opponent in guard - van de Reuzel advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
van de Reuzel trying to control from half guard but Van Staaden is working away.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

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.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Van Staaden takes a swing at van de Reuzel's ribcage but misses.
Van Staaden lunges at van de Reuzel with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by van de Reuzel's hand.
Nice defenses there by van de Reuzel.
A punch combination from Van Staaden misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Staaden misses with a double jab.
van de Reuzel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Staaden.
van de Reuzel is trying hard to land a takedown here. Van Staaden sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Van Staaden missing with a left hand there. van de Reuzel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Van Staaden displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Van Staaden throws a one two combo.
Van Staaden misses the shot to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Van Staaden as van de Reuzel shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for De Ezel van de Reuzel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
van de Reuzel throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Van Staaden's waist but Van Staaden gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing van de Reuzel off to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Claud Van Staaden dominated that round.
The cut man is working on De Ezel van de Reuzel's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Van Staaden misses with a wild combination.
Van Staaden throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Van Staaden jabs van de Reuzel right on the nose. van de Reuzel blinks but takes it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Staaden stuffs the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
van de Reuzel shoots in but Van Staaden avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Van Staaden will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Claud Van Staaden is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
van de Reuzel shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for De Ezel van de Reuzel. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Van Staaden thows a body shot but no joy.
Van Staaden takes a swing at van de Reuzel's ribcage but misses.
van de Reuzel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A slow jab from Van Staaden misses its intended target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
van de Reuzel will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

van de Reuzel drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
van de Reuzel throwing strikes from guard but Van Staaden blocks nicely.
Van Staaden keeping moving, preventing van de Reuzel from controlling successfully.
van de Reuzel stops Van Staaden from standing up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
van de Reuzel stands up over Van Staaden, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
van de Reuzel working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
van de Reuzel tries to free his leg and advance position but Van Staaden is retaining full guard.
van de Reuzel trying to control but Van Staaden is working from the bottom.
Van Staaden is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
van de Reuzel scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

De Ezel van de Reuzel dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on De Ezel van de Reuzel's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Van Staaden misses with a few strikes there.
van de Reuzel shoots for a double leg takedown but Van Staaden sprawls well. He's pushed van de Reuzel's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Van Staaden displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from van de Reuzel.
Van Staaden misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Staaden jabs at van de Reuzel's body.
van de Reuzel changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Van Staaden tries to avoid it but van de Reuzel manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Van Staaden to the ground. Van Staaden escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for De Ezel van de Reuzel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
van de Reuzel shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Van Staaden but Van Staaden pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Van Staaden fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
van de Reuzel avoids a punch combination nicely.
No luck for van de Reuzel with that takedown attempt.
Claud Van Staaden is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
van de Reuzel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Van Staaden circles away from the clinch attempt.
van de Reuzel tries to clinch there but Van Staaden circles away.
van de Reuzel is trying hard to land a takedown here. Van Staaden sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's four 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 Staaden will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
van de Reuzel takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Van Staaden throws an uppercut from half a mile away. van de Reuzel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Van Staaden defends well against a solid takedown attempt from van de Reuzel.

And that's the end of the fight!
Claud Van Staaden comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Van Staaden has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Claud Van Staaden!