PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hors Da Vors (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Van der Laan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van der Laan has chosen Eazy-E ft. Tupac, The Game - How We Do as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Da Vors
vs
Van der Laan

178 cm
24
185 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

185 cm
24
195 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Fight Club Clothing™
Fight Club Clothing™

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hors Da Vors!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andre Van der Laan!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Aafke Stam and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Vors shoots in but no luck this time.
Da Vors takes a kick to the side of the head.
Da Vors takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Van der Laan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Da Vors's sensitive parts.
Van der Laan moves out of range as Da Vors strikes.
Van der Laan throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Da Vors wants to land a leg kick but Van der Laan is out of range.
Van der Laan looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Van der Laan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Van der Laan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A knee to the head by Van der Laan.
Van der Laan has Da Vors pushed against the cage.
Da Vors avoids the elbow strike from Van der Laan, against the cage.
Van der Laan trying to land knees to the body.
Van der Laan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Da Vors blocks an elbow strike from Van der Laan.
Da Vors avoiding damage as Van der Laan throws knees to the body.
Van der Laan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Da Vors is breathing heavily.
Knees in the clinch landing for Van der Laan.
Van der Laan lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Hors Da Vors has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van der Laan lands an elbow inside.
Van der Laan lands a damaging elbow.
Van der Laan manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Van der Laan obliges.
Van der Laan lands an elbow that stopped Da Vors in his tracks for a moment.
Van der Laan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Da Vors in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Van der Laan scores a nice knee to the body.
Da Vors is trying to force a seperation but Van der Laan has the dominant position.
Van der Laan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Van der Laan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Da Vors is defending well for now.
A knee to the head by Van der Laan.
Da Vors on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Van der Laan lands a good knee to the midsection. Da Vors won't want to take too many of those.
Knees to the body from Van der Laan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van der Laan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Van der Laan working Da Vors over with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van der Laan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Da Vors avoids it.
Van der Laan lands an elbow inside that Da Vors shrugs off.
Van der Laan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Da Vors in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Van der Laan scores a nice knee to the body.
Van der Laan lands an elbow just above Da Vors 's eye.
Van der Laan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Van der Laan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Van der Laan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Da Vors's face.
Da Vors on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Van der Laan lands an elbow that stopped Da Vors in his tracks for a moment.
Van der Laan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Van der Laan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of 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.
Stalling in the clinch from Van der Laan.
With the fighters up against the cage, Van der Laan throws an elbow but misses.
Van der Laan scores a nice knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van der Laan missing with knees to the body.
Van der Laan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Van der Laan.
Da Vors takes an elbow to the forehead.
Knees in the clinch landing for Van der Laan.
Van der Laan lands an elbow that stopped Da Vors in his tracks for a moment.
Van der Laan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Van der Laan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Da Vors on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Van der Laan lands a nice knee to the body.
Van der Laan lands a nice elbow.
Van der Laan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Da Vors's defenses.
Van der Laan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Da Vors has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Van der Laan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Van der Laan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Vors takes an elbow to the forehead.
Van der Laan with a knee to the head.
Van der Laan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Van der Laan scores with a knee to the head.
Da Vors takes an elbow to the temple.
Van der Laan lands a damaging elbow.
Van der Laan lands an elbow inside that Da Vors shrugs off.
Van der Laan tries to land a knee to the head but Da Vors blocks with his arms.
A knee to the head by Van der Laan.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Van der Laan obliges.
Da Vors wants to get back to striking at distance but Van der Laan won't allow it.
Van der Laan lands an elbow that stopped Da Vors in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van der Laan lands an elbow inside.
Van der Laan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Van der Laan stalling against the cage.
Van der Laan tries to land knees in the clinch but Da Vors avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andre Van der Laan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hors Da Vors'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.

Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Da Vors lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Van der Laan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Van der Laan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hors Da Vors seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van der Laan tries to score with a low kick but Da Vors moves his leg out of the way.
Van der Laan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Da Vors throws a sloppy head kick and Van der Laan moves out of range easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Van der Laan.
Da Vors throws a lazy head kick
and Van der Laan makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Da Vors really felt that one!
Van der Laan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Van der Laan instigates a clinch.
Van der Laan connects with a knee to the head.
Van der Laan scores with a knee to the head.
Van der Laan crunches a lovely knee into Da Vors's ribcage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Van der Laan lands a knee to the body.
Van der Laan lands an elbow inside.
Van der Laan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Van der Laan lands a nice elbow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Van der Laan scores with a knee to the head.
Van der Laan lands a damaging elbow.
Andre Van der Laan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van der Laan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Van der Laan trying to land knees to the body.
Van der Laan connects with a knee to the head.
Da Vors takes a knee right on the jaw!
Da Vors takes a knee right on the jaw!
Van der Laan lands a damaging elbow.
Van der Laan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Van der Laan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Da Vors can't get the takedown.
Da Vors takes an elbow to the forehead.
Van der Laan lands a nice knee to the body.
Da Vors on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Da Vors lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Van der Laan.
Van der Laan lands an elbow inside that Da Vors shrugs off.
Da Vors blocks an elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van der Laan tries to land knees in the clinch but Da Vors avoids the damage to the body.
Van der Laan lands an elbow that stopped Da Vors in his tracks for a moment.
Van der Laan missing with knees to the body.
Van der Laan misses with an elbow strike.
Van der Laan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Van der Laan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Da Vors.
Da Vors avoids the elbow strike from Van der Laan, against the cage.
A battle for position here, 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. Da Vors is defending well for now.
Van der Laan misses with a knee to the head.
Van der Laan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Van der Laan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Van der Laan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Da Vors blocks it with crossed arms.
Van der Laan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Da Vors.
Da Vors tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Van der Laan smiles and moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Vors swats away the attempt to clinch by Van der Laan.
Da Vors tries for a takedown but Van der Laan circles away easily
and Van der Laan counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hors Da Vors. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Van der Laan moves out of range of the strikes.
Van der Laan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Da Vors.
Da Vors misses with a wild combination.

Van der Laan moves into the clinch.
Van der Laan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Van der Laan scores with a knee to the head.
Van der Laan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Van der Laan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Da Vors's defenses.
Van der Laan throws a knee to the head but misses.

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 der Laan lands a damaging elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Van der Laan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Da Vors's brow.
Van der Laan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Van der Laan looking to throw knees to the head but Da Vors is blocking nicely.
Van der Laan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Van der Laan looking to throw knees to the head but Da Vors is blocking nicely.
Van der Laan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Da Vors.
Van der Laan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Van der Laan misses with an elbow strike.
Da Vors blocks an elbow strike from Van der Laan.
Van der Laan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Van der Laan landing knees to the head.
Da Vors trying to land knees to the body.
Da Vors wants to get back to striking at distance but Van der Laan won't allow it.
Van der Laan lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van der Laan lands an elbow just above Da Vors 's eye.
Van der Laan lands an elbow that stopped Da Vors in his tracks for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andre Van der Laan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hors Da Vors'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!

Da Vors takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Da Vors throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van der Laan scores with a head kick.
Da Vors tries to clinch but Van der Laan moves away
and Van der Laan counters with a slapping leg kick.
Da Vors takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Da Vors fails to land the takedown.
A head kick from Van der Laan lands but Da Vors takes it in his stride.
Van der Laan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Da Vors's sensitive parts.
Van der Laan throws a sloppy head kick and Da Vors moves out of range easily.
Van der Laan lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Da Vors misses with a few strikes there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Van der Laan slips a jab from Da Vors.
Van der Laan thumps Da Vors with a low kick.
Van der Laan scores with a leg kick.
Van der Laan lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Vors throws a leg kick that is checked
and Van der Laan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Da Vors's knee momentarily.
A good leg kick by Van der Laan.
Crunch! Van der Laan slams his shin into Da Vors's torso.
Van der Laan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Van der Laan scores with a head kick.
Van der Laan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Da Vors. That did some damage!
Da Vors tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Van der Laan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Van der Laan lands an elbow inside.
Da Vors on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Van der Laan missing with knees to the body.
Van der Laan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Da Vors has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Da Vors tries to land knees in the clinch but Van der Laan avoids the damage to the body.
Van der Laan blocks an elbow strike from Da Vors.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van der Laan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Van der Laan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Van der Laan crunches a lovely knee into Da Vors's ribcage.
Van der Laan trying to land knees to the body.
Van der Laan throws an elbow that misses.
Van der Laan lands a nice elbow.
Van der Laan connects with a knee to the head.
Van der Laan tries to land knees in the clinch but Da Vors avoids the damage to the body.
Da Vors tries to score a body lock takedown but Van der Laan shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Da Vors looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hors Da Vors. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Van der Laan crunches a lovely knee into Da Vors's ribcage.
Da Vors is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Van der Laan scores with a knee to the head.
Van der Laan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Da Vors landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Van der Laan obliges.
Da Vors throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Van der Laan blocks it with crossed arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van der Laan landing knees to the body.
Da Vors takes an elbow to the forehead.
Van der Laan trying to land knees to the body.
Van der Laan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Da Vors dodges an elbow strike from Van der Laan.
Van der Laan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Da Vors is keeping busy.
Da Vors using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Van der Laan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

Da Vors pulls guard effortlessly.
Van der Laan throwing strikes but missing.
Van der Laan working some strikes from top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Da Vors keeping moving, preventing Van der Laan from controlling successfully.
Van der Laan throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Da Vors controls Van der Laan momentarily but Van der Laan frees himself.
Da Vors is really struggling to control Van der Laan but he's trying to hold on to the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Da Vors fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hors Da Vors has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Van der Laan scores with a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slapping leg kick lands for Van der Laan.
A good leg kick by Van der Laan.
Van der Laan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Van der Laan throws a front kick that sends Da Vors stumbling back into the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andre Van der Laan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Van der Laan winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 24:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 24:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 25:30

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