PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between The Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Claude Van Damme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guy's entrance music is Old Spice Guy Intro. A fine choice. 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.

Guy
vs
Claude Van Damme

189 cm
24
186 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

175 cm
26
178 lbs
18 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, The Guy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jean Claude Van Damme!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guy ducks under a wild hook from Van Damme.
Van Damme moves into range and connects with a jab.
Guy looks to throw the jab but Van Damme is out of range.
Van Damme checks a leg kick.
Van Damme throws out a loose jab but Guy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Guy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Van Damme counters with a right hand to the body.
Guy lands with a shot to the body.
Guy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Guy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Van Damme's head.
Van Damme looks to land a body kick but Guy moved away.
Van Damme looks to score with a jab to the body but Guy is just out of range.
Van Damme lands a head kick. Guy smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Van Damme connects with a body shot that sends Guy's belly button to the back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Damme misses with a wild body shot.
Van Damme takes a swing at Guy's ribcage but misses.
Guy dodges the punch combination from Van Damme.
Guy misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Damme takes one on the button.
Guy staying out of range there.
Van Damme is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Guy rather than just go for the knockout.
Guy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A jab from Guy finds it's way through Van Damme's defenses.
Van Damme with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A looping hook to the body misses from Guy. Van Damme does a little dance to reset his feet.
A low kick from Guy misses
and Van Damme counters with a stiff right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Damme. Guy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Guy throws a hook but Van Damme blocks it.
Van Damme swings for the body but Guy moves out of range.
Van Damme comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Guy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Van Damme lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Guy at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sloppy strikes from Van Damme. Those never looked like landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Guy there as he acknowledges the shot.
Van Damme lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Van Damme throws a body punch but Guy moves out of range.
Van Damme with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Guy to score with a decent uppercut.
Guy is looking to chop away at Van Damme's legs.
Guy misses with an uppercut. Van Damme saw that one coming.
A jab from Van Damme does it's job there.
Guy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Guy throws a head kick that misses.
Van Damme misses with a body shot.
Guy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Van Damme.
Guy moves out of range as Van Damme strikes.
Guy throws a chopping leg kick but Van Damme manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Guy tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy walks into a straight right hand from Van Damme.
Van Damme lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Guy at a distance.
Guy throws a sloppy head kick and Van Damme moves out of range easily.
Guy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Damme manages to avoid it.
Guy misses with a straight right.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Guy 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 Damme has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Van Damme and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Van Damme missing with a left hand there. Guy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Guy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Van Damme scores with a nice body kick.
Guy is breathing heavily.
Van Damme misses with a hook.
Guy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Guy tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Guy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A bone on bone clash there as Van Damme blocks the leg kick.
Van Damme lands a nice shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Decent striking displayed by Van Damme there.
Van Damme is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Guy had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A thudding body kick lands there by Van Damme!
Van Damme chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Van Damme misses with a two punch combination.
Van Damme lands the left hand.
Guy throws a shot to the body.
Guy throws a head kick but Van Damme moves out of range.
Van Damme misses with a body shot.
Van Damme moves in looking to clinch but Guy pushes him off.
Van Damme lands a head shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van Damme takes a swing at Guy's ribcage but misses.
Van Damme lands a slapping body shot.
Van Damme lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Guy thumps Van Damme with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jean Claude Van Damme dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Guy throws a hook but Van Damme avoids it easily.
Van Damme is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
An inside leg kick from Guy misses.
Van Damme lands a two punch combo.
Guy throws a low kick but it's checked well by Van Damme.
A telegraphed right hand from Van Damme misses the target.
Van Damme scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Van Damme throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Guy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jean Claude Van Damme seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Guy throws a front kick aimed at Van Damme's knee but Van Damme avoids it well.
Guy misses with an uppercut.
Guy misses with a hook

and Van Damme counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Van Damme goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Van Damme.
Guy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Guy is trying to stall.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Damme lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Guy lands a right hand.
Guy tries to stall but Van Damme uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Van Damme tries to work over Guy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Guy misses with a punch on the inside.
Van Damme tries to work over Guy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Guy.
Guy can't find room to land a body shot as Van Damme controls the action.
Van Damme misses with a punch on the inside.
Van Damme misses with a body punch.
Guy throws a head punch that misses.
Van Damme avoiding damage.
A head punch on the inside from Guy fails to land.
Van Damme misses with a hook from the clinch.
Van Damme scores with a hook to the body.
Guy misses with a body punch.
Van Damme gets through Guy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Damme tries to throw a body punch but Guy avoids it by throwing Van Damme back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme works on Guy's body with a couple of short punches.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Van Damme 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.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Van Damme.
A short right from Van Damme.
Van Damme goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Damme tries a body shot but Guy blocks it.
Van Damme throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Van Damme lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Guy or not.
Guy prevents a body shot from Van Damme.
Guy taking a breather.
Van Damme lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Van Damme makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Van Damme misses with a punch to the body.
Van Damme struggles to land a body shot inside as Guy controls his hands.
Guy prevents a body shot from Van Damme.
Van Damme working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Van Damme blocking some punches.
Van Damme lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Van Damme lands a body shot in the clinch.
Van Damme lands a left hand that snaps the head of Guy backwards.
Van Damme misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme lands a body shot.
Van Damme lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Guy backwards.
Van Damme tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Guy's elbow.
Van Damme softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Van Damme tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Guy's elbow.
Van Damme misses with a body punch.
Van Damme lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Van Damme lands a shoulder strike.
Van Damme lands a nice uppercut.

Guy is rocked!
Van Damme scores with a shoulder strike.
Oh Guy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Damme lands a body punch.
Good body shot from Van Damme.
Van Damme lands a body punch.
Van Damme has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Van Damme lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Guy backwards.
Van Damme lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Guy.
Jean Claude Van Damme seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Van Damme is working Guy over against the cage.
Van Damme lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Van Damme can't find room to land a body shot as Guy controls the action.
Van Damme digs a right hand underneath Guy's ribcage. Guy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Van Damme lands a shot to the body.
Van Damme goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme stalling.
Guy tries to circle away but Van Damme has him pinned against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Van Damme.
Van Damme misses with a body punch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Van Damme as Guy tries to tie him up.
Van Damme is leaning against Guy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Van Damme digs a right hand into Guy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Guy's gas tank.
Van Damme is leaning against Guy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Guy seems to have got his legs back now.
Van Damme digs a right hand into Guy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Guy's gas tank.
Van Damme lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Van Damme stalling against the cage.
Van Damme misses with a body punch.
Van Damme lands with a short shot to the head.
Guy is trying to stall.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van Damme scores with a nice hook to the head.
Van Damme lands a body shot in the clinch.
Van Damme pushes Guy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Van Damme can't find room to land a body shot as Guy controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jean Claude Van Damme showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Guy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Guy tries to score with a low kick but Van Damme moves his leg out of the way.
Guy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A jab from Van Damme finds it's way through Guy's defenses.
Guy throws a leg kick that is checked
and Van Damme counters with a nice uppercut.
Van Damme throws a shot to the body.
Van Damme looks to land a right hand but Guy moved out of range.
Van Damme jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Van Damme getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Van Damme scores with a one two! Guy had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Van Damme swinging wildly here.
Van Damme throws a body kick that misses.
Van Damme cracks Guy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Damme. Guy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Van Damme lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy misses with a hook. Van Damme ducked under it nicely.
Guy looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Van Damme moves into range and connects with a jab.
Guy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Van Damme tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Guy was well out of range. Poor timing from Van Damme.
Van Damme checks a leg kick nicely.
Van Damme connects with a solid leg kick.
Van Damme stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Guy.
Van Damme fakes the leg kick and cracks Guy in the body.
Guy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Van Damme.
Van Damme scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Van Damme lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Van Damme tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Guy was well out of range. Poor timing from Van Damme.
Van Damme misses with a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Good shot there by Van Damme.
Van Damme checks a leg kick.
Van Damme lands with a good body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Damme misses with a lunging right hand
and Guy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Guy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Van Damme.
A telegraphed right hand from Guy misses the target.
Van Damme scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
An inside leg kick from Guy misses.
Guy tries to move into range but Van Damme moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Guy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Guy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Damme scores with a nice right hand.
Van Damme lands a jab to the nose.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Guy keeps the fight on the outside.
Van Damme throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Van Damme avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Guy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Van Damme lands a nice leg kick that just misses Guy's sensitive parts.
Van Damme is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Van Damme uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Guy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A shot to the liver by Van Damme. Beautiful body shot.
Guy throws a leg kick
letting Van Damme counter with a right hand.
Guy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Van Damme throws a leg kick but Guy checks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Guy's head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Van Damme.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Damme throws a chopping leg kick but Guy manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Van Damme tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Van Damme connects with the punch.
Guy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Van Damme has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Guy.
Van Damme digs a good hook to Guy's body.
Guy misses with an uppercut.
Guy throws a shot from downtown. Van Damme moves away and avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Damme ducks under a wild hook from Guy.
Van Damme takes a swing at Guy's ribcage but misses.
Van Damme scores with a jab. Guy acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Van Damme throws a right and a left that Guy avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jean Claude Van Damme really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Good leg kick by Guy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Van Damme uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Guy.
The fighters circling - Guy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Guy throws a leg kick but Van Damme sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Van Damme fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Guy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Guy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Van Damme throws a body punch but Guy moves out of range.
Good shot there by Van Damme.
Van Damme scores with a kick to the midsection.
Van Damme stuns Guy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Van Damme lands a lovely overhand right.
Van Damme scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A head kick misses from Van Damme.
Van Damme darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Damme goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Guy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jab from Van Damme.
Van Damme with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Guy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Van Damme misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Guy.
A big left from Guy misses.
Van Damme lands a jab.
Van Damme throws an overhand right that lands on Guy's shoulder, as Guy tries to avoid the shot.
A slow jab from Guy misses its intended target.
Van Damme chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Guy misses with an uppercut. Van Damme saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme lands a nice looking kick to the body. Guy takes a step back to recover.
Guy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Van Damme circles away quickly and effectively.
Van Damme checks a leg kick nicely.
Van Damme moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Van Damme displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Guy throws out the jab.
Van Damme misses with a body kick.
Van Damme lets loose with a powerful body kick. Guy will feel that in the morning.
Guy will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Van Damme lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Damme lands a nice leg kick that just misses Guy's sensitive parts.
Some bone on bone action there as Van Damme checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Guy throws a low kick but it's checked well by Van Damme.
Guy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy misses with a looping left.
Guy looks to land a right hand but Van Damme moved out of range.
Van Damme misses with a wild combination.
Van Damme checks a leg kick nicely.
Van Damme with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Van Damme scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Van Damme throws a right and a left that both miss.
Van Damme lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Van Damme changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Van Damme slips a jab and a cross from Guy.
Guy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A swing and a miss from Van Damme.
Guy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Van Damme's hands.
Van Damme keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Damme was well out of range. Poor timing from Guy.
Guy pivots, looking for a leg kick but Van Damme is out of range and Guy settles back down.
Jab by Van Damme.
Van Damme buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Guy throws a shot from downtown. Van Damme moves away and avoids it.
Van Damme takes a swing at Guy's ribcage but misses.
Van Damme jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Guy throws a low kick but Van Damme avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Damme connects with a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Damme blocks a jab.
Van Damme misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Guy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Guy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jean Claude Van Damme dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Guy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Van Damme comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Guy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Guy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Guy misses with a right hand
and Van Damme counters with a nice body kick.
Guy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Guy throws a series of punches but Van Damme avoids them all with ease.
Van Damme scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Van Damme lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Van Damme cracks a nice hook into Guy's ribs.
Van Damme throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Van Damme tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Guy is able to avoid easily.
A jab lands there for Van Damme.
Guy blocks a head kick by Van Damme.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Van Damme connects with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Damme scores with a nice body kick.
Van Damme scoring well with a low kick there.
Van Damme connects with a right hand. Guy shakes it off.
Guy attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Van Damme swings for the body but Guy moves out of range.
Van Damme swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Guy shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Van Damme scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Van Damme dips to his left and cracks Guy with an uppercut!
Van Damme lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Guy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A lazy left from Van Damme finds it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Damme. Guy does a little dance to reset his feet.
The Guy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy walks into a straight right hand from Van Damme.
Van Damme on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Van Damme takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A jab from Guy misses.
Guy shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Van Damme rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Guy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Van Damme uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Guy has time to react.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Van Damme misses the jab.
Van Damme slips under a jab from Guy.
Van Damme misses with an uppercut. Guy saw that one coming.
Nice cross by Van Damme.
Van Damme cracks Guy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy moves out of range of the strikes.
Van Damme moves out of range of the leg kick from Guy.
Van Damme lands a head shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Van Damme.
Nice body punch from Van Damme.
Guy throws a series of strikes that have Van Damme backpedaling.
Van Damme is looking to slow Guy down with leg kicks.
Van Damme connects with a body shot.
A low kick from Guy is predictable there
letting Van Damme counter with a right hand.
Van Damme moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Van Damme keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from Van Damme misses its intended target.
Van Damme comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guy walks into a straight right hand from Van Damme.
Guy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A chopping leg kick lands by Guy.
Van Damme throws a push kick but Guy slaps the foot to one side.
Van Damme throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Guy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jab, jab by Van Damme - just one landing.
Van Damme connects with a body shot.
Jean Claude Van Damme is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Guy lands a glancing blow to the side of Van Damme's head.
Van Damme bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Guy's head.
A jab lands there for Van Damme.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A low kick from Guy misses
and Van Damme counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Van Damme defending well as Guy loads up on a big left hand.
Van Damme lands a head kick. Guy smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jean Claude Van Damme comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Van Damme has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 45:50
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 45:50
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jean Claude Van Damme!
Jean Claude Van Damme is the new welterweight champion!