PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jean Claude Van Damn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walter West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). West is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Johnny Cash - Walk The Line. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Claude Van Damn
vs
West

178 cm
20
200 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
23
205 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
World class MT
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jean Claude Van Damn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Walter West!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Damn throws a sloppy head kick and West moves out of range easily.

West lands a big head kick that sends Van Damn tumbling to the mat! West takes a step backwards and waves Van Damn back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Jean Claude Van Damn has been cut.
West tries to close the distance and clinch but Van Damn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Van Damn throws a right and a left that both miss.
West misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick by Van Damn misses
and West counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Van Damn is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
West wants to clinch up but Van Damn keeps it at a distance.
A head kick misses from Van Damn.
Van Damn throws a head kick that misses.
West avoids a kick to the body.
A head kick by Van Damn misses
and West counters with a nice low kick that buckles Van Damn's knee momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Damn throws a sloppy head kick
and West counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Van Damn is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Van Damn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Van Damn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

West drives through and clinches with Van Damn against the ropes.
West is stalling here.
West throws a punch but it's blocked by Van Damn.
Van Damn wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Van Damn is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Van Damn tries a knee to the head but West blocks it.
West working aggressively here.
Van Damn is trying to break the clinch but West has him pressed against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Come on West - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Van Damn is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
West tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
West lands a left hand.
West fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
West works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
West misses with a short punch on the inside.
West working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
West pressing his opponent against the ropes.
West works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Van Damn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
West content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Van Damn misses with a punch to the body.
West has Van Damn pressed against the ropes, preventing Van Damn from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from West.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Damn taking a breather.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
West lands a nice uppercut.
Van Damn tries to break free but West pushes him back against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
West throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
West throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Van Damns head.
West lands a hook that snaps the head of Van Damn backwards.
Van Damn is looking to break free of the clinch but West has double underhooks.
West lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
West keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Van Damn's efforts to push away.
West misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, West creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short left from West.
West holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by West.
Van Damn missing with knees to the body.
West lands a body punch.
Van Damn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but West has him pressed against the ropes.
Van Damn wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Van Damn working hard to break the clinch.
West misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from West.
West avoiding damage as Van Damn throws knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from West.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Damn wants to break free but West has control.
West effectively controlling the action here.
West lands a hook to the side of the head.
West has Van Damn pushed against the ropes.
West fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Van Damn is trying to push West away but West has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
West keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Van Damn's efforts to push away.
Van Damn has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Van Damn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
West stalling in the clinch.
Van Damn has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Van Damn is trying to break the clinch but West is controlling him.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from West.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
West lands a hook that snaps the head of Van Damn backwards.
West lands an uppercut.
West controlling the action here for a moment.
West scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Walter West dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jean Claude Van Damn's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

West tries to clinch but Van Damn is having none of it.
A head kick misses from Van Damn.
Jean Claude Van Damn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
West throws a head kick that misses.
West misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van Damn lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Van Damn misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
West throws a sloppy head kick
and Van Damn counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. West is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Van Damn throws a sloppy head kick and West moves out of range easily.
Van Damn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by West.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Damn connects with a solid leg kick.
West throws a sloppy head kick
and Van Damn counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A head kick by West misses
and Van Damn makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. West really felt that one!
West is breathing heavily.
Van Damn misses with a body shot.
West throws a sloppy head kick
and Van Damn counters with a nice leg kick.
Van Damn throws a head kick that West semi-blocks.

It looks like Walter West has been cut.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Van Damn. West shrugs it off though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Damn scoring well with a low kick there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Damn tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Van Damn.
A head kick by Van Damn misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Van Damn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
West thows a leg kick but Van Damn checks it
and Van Damn counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. West is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A head kick by Van Damn misses
and West counters with a nice low kick that buckles Van Damn's knee momentarily.
West throws a head kick that misses
and Van Damn counters with a big head kick but West shrugs it off.
West loads up on a big right hand but Van Damn slips the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
West throws a head kick that misses
and Van Damn counters with an outside leg kick.
A head kick by West misses
and Van Damn counters with a nice kick to the body.
Van Damn misses with a looping left.
Van Damn lands with a kick to the temple. West shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Van Damn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
West 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.
Van Damn throws a head kick that West semi-blocks.
Van Damn lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Damn goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from West in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Van Damn lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Van Damn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
West tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Van Damn lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Damn ducks under a wild hook from West.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Damn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

West instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jean Claude Van Damn dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Van Damn's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Van Damn throws a sloppy head kick and West moves out of range easily.
A head kick by West misses
and Van Damn counters with a big head kick but West shrugs it off.
A head kick by West misses
and Van Damn counters with a flying knee. Nice.
West lands a front kick.
Van Damn is looking to score with low kicks.
West looks to land a left hand but Van Damn moved out of range nicely.
West looks to land a combination but Van Damn avoids it well.
West throws a lazy head kick
and Van Damn counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps West thinking.
West takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Van Damn. West shrugs it off though.
Van Damn scores with a crisp jab that stopped West in his tracks.
West throws a head kick that misses
and Van Damn counters with a leg kick.
Van Damn throws a head kick but West moves out of range.
Van Damn throws a head kick but West moves out of range.
Van Damn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from West 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 Damn has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Van Damn and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Van Damn tries a head kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
West fails with an attempt to clinch.
A head kick by West misses
and Van Damn counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. West is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A head kick by West misses
and Van Damn counters with a head kick. That will keep West thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Van Damn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Van Damn on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by West. West obviously looking to wear him down.
West throws a lazy head kick
and Van Damn makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. West really felt that one!
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Van Damn lands a head kick. West smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Van Damn scores with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Damn scores with a kick to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Van Damn scores with a four punch combination!
Van Damn scores with a head kick.

West is rocked!
Van Damn chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before West can pounce on him.
West throws a sloppy head kick
and Van Damn counters with a nice low kick that buckles West's knee momentarily.
Van Damn lands a high kick!
Van Damn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
West is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
West tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Van Damn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Van Damn scores with a one two! West had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A head kick by Van Damn misses
and West connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
West takes a kick to the side of the head.
West takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crunch! Van Damn slams his shin into West's torso.
Walter West has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Van Damn goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jean Claude Van Damn showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Van Damn has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 for Jean Claude Van Damn!
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight for Jean Claude Van Damn!
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight for Jean Claude Van Damn!

Jean Claude Van Damn wins by unanimous decision!