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). van der Vaart is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Nah Mean. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Deveraux
vs
van der Vaart

178 cm
23
182 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

183 cm
24
178 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Luc Deveraux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Soloman van der Vaart!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Glass and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deveraux throws a series of punches but van der Vaart moves out of range.
Deveraux takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Deveraux avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
van der Vaart takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
van der Vaart dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
van der Vaart misses with a body shot.
Deveraux wants to slow van der Vaart down by chopping away at his legs.
van der Vaart connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A nice leg kick lands there from Deveraux.
Deveraux slips under a jab from van der Vaart.
Deveraux throws a sloppy head kick and van der Vaart moves out of range easily.
Nice defenses there by Deveraux.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
van der Vaart jabbing away but nothing is landing.
van der Vaart fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Deveraux gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
van der Vaart walks forward, straight into a front kick from Deveraux.
van der Vaart misses with a straight left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Deveraux tries a head kick but it misses.
van der Vaart misses with a right hand
and Deveraux counters with a thumping low kick.
Deveraux looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
van der Vaart takes a kick to the side of the head.
Decent striking displayed by van der Vaart there.
Deveraux misses with a low kick as van der Vaart jumps back.
Deveraux lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Deveraux.
Deveraux throws a hook but van der Vaart avoids it easily.
Deveraux throws a head kick that misses.
van der Vaart steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Deveraux.
Deveraux tries a head kick but it misses.
Deveraux defending well as van der Vaart loads up on a big left hand.
van der Vaart misses with a two punch combination.
van der Vaart scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
van der Vaart scores with a shot to the body.
Deveraux moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - van der Vaart coming out on top.
Deveraux gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Good shot there by van der Vaart.
van der Vaart tests Deveraux's chin there with a solid looking shot.
van der Vaart takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
van der Vaart swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
van der Vaart scores with a hook.
Deveraux darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
van der Vaart throws a hook to the side of Deveraux's head but Deveraux sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
van der Vaart connects with a good right hand that stumbles Deveraux. Deveraux circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
van der Vaart misses with a looping left.
Deveraux throws a head kick that misses.
van der Vaart uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Deveraux has time to react.
van der Vaart will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deveraux avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
van der Vaart misses with a looping right.
Deveraux throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
van der Vaart's jab looks to have found its range, popping Deveraux under the eye.
Deveraux staying out of range there.
van der Vaart moves out of range as Deveraux strikes.
Deveraux misses with a body kick.
Donk. van der Vaart catches Deveraux right on the button with a cross.
Decent striking displayed by van der Vaart there.
A head kick by Deveraux misses
and van der Vaart counters with a straight right hand.
Deveraux takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Deveraux lands with a thumping leg kick.
A good leg kick by Deveraux.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
van der Vaart lands with a hook. Deveraux tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
van der Vaart looks to land a left hand but Deveraux moved out of range nicely.
van der Vaart loads up on a big right hand but Deveraux slips the punch.
van der Vaart listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Deveraux is rocked!
van der Vaart drops Deveraux with a huge uppercut! Deveraux drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. van der Vaart is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Soloman van der Vaart!