PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chris Van De Kamp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rajon Rondo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van De Kamp comes to the ring accompanied by Sister Sin - Fight Song. The crowd seem to be enjoying Rondo's choice of entrance music: Cassidy - Rondo. Rajon Rondo is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Van De Kamp
vs
Rondo

162 cm
21
133 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

150 cm
19
135 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chris Van De Kamp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Rajon Rondo!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Richard Clark and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Rondo. No joy for Van De Kamp on that attempt.
Van De Kamp fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rondo scores with a nice strike.
Rondo scores with a jab to the jaw.
No joy there for Rondo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rondo lands a slapping body shot.
Rondo stuffs the takedown attempt from Van De Kamp. Van De Kamp gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Van De Kamp. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rondo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Van De Kamp avoids a kick to the body.
Van De Kamp looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rondo is fending him off so far but Van De Kamp persists. Nope, Rondo circles away and we're back to standing.
Rondo connects with a nice looking jab.
Van De Kamp shoots in for a double leg but Rondo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rondo jabs Van De Kamp right on the nose. Van De Kamp blinks but takes it well.
Rondo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rondo leaves Van De Kamp with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
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!
Rondo cracks Van De Kamp with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rondo cracks Van De Kamp with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Rondo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Van De Kamp. Van De Kamp circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Van De Kamp shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rondo but Rondo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A cross from Rondo lands.
Rondo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Van De Kamp fails with a takedown attempt.
Rajon Rondo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Van De Kamp shoots in for a takedown but Rondo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Van De Kamp gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Rondo to counter with a crisp jab.
Van De Kamp on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rondo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Van De Kamp shoots in looking for a takedown. Rondo tries to sprawl out of it but Van De Kamp keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Rondo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rondo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van De Kamp tries for a takedown but Rondo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Van De Kamp takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rondo lands a body shot.
Rondo lands the left hand.
Van De Kamp shoots in looking for a takedown but Rondo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Van De Kamp's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Rondo explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Rondo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Van De Kamp gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rondo counters with a one-two to the body.
Van De Kamp is breathing heavily.
Rondo lunges at Van De Kamp with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Van De Kamp's hand.
Rondo scoring well with a low kick there.
Rondo with a hook.
Van De Kamp fails with the takedown
and Rondo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rondo sizes up Van De Kamp with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Van De Kamp takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van De Kamp shoots for a double leg takedown but Rondo sprawls well. He's pushed Van De Kamp's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Good shot there by Rondo.
Rondo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Van De Kamp's hands.
Rondo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Van De Kamp has a takedown stuffed.
Rondo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rondo connects with a body shot that sends Van De Kamp's belly button to the back.
Van De Kamp ducks right into an uppercut from Rondo.
Rondo throws out a powerful jab.
Rondo lands a body shot.
Rondo lands a nice shot that snaps Van De Kamp's head back.
Rondo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
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 De Kamp misses with a takedown attempt
and Rondo counters with a stiff right hand.
Van De Kamp has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Van De Kamp there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rondo is looking to slow Van De Kamp down with leg kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rondo scores with a jab.
Van De Kamp dives in and grabs Rondo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rondo pushes down on Van De Kamp's head and hops out.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Van De Kamp. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Van De Kamp has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rondo finds it's way round the side to connect with Van De Kamp's head.
Rondo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rondo lands a right hook to the body.
Rondo stuns Van De Kamp with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rondo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rondo 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.
Rondo lands a jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Rondo as he connects with a hook.
Rondo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van De Kamp takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Van De Kamp takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rondo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Van De Kamp.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rajon Rondo dominated that round.
That's time! Van De Kamp's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Nice takedown defense from Rondo. No joy for Van De Kamp on that attempt.
Rondo cracks Van De Kamp with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Rondo lands a jab.
Van De Kamp takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rondo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rondo lands a jab-cross combination.
Van De Kamp shoots in looking for a takedown but Rondo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Van De Kamp's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A lazy left from Rondo finds it's target.
Horrible takedown by Van De Kamp or perhaps it was just good defense by Rondo which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Van De Kamp. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rondo scores with a nice head shot.
Rondo scores with a nice right hand.
Rondo connects with a nice looking jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rondo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Van De Kamp walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rondo.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Van De Kamp might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Van De Kamp fails with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rondo lands a jab.
Chris Van De Kamp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rondo lands a slapping body shot.
Rondo lands a right hook to the body.
Van De Kamp is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Van De Kamp shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rondo as he avoids it easily.
Van De Kamp shoots in but no luck this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rondo throws a good cross that connects.
Rondo lands a slapping body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Rondo. That snapped Van De Kamp's head back.
Van De Kamp stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rondo.
Rajon Rondo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Van De Kamp shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rondo sprawls well. Rondo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Van De Kamp gets slowly back to his feet.
Rondo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rondo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Van De Kamp if he has to take too many more of those.
Good leg kick by Rondo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van De Kamp closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rondo circles away.
Van De Kamp moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Good leg kick by Rondo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rondo catches Van De Kamp with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rondo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rondo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Van De Kamp on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rondo with a jab.
Rondo lunges at Van De Kamp with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Van De Kamp's hand.
Rondo dips to his left and cracks Van De Kamp with an uppercut!
Danga de danga de dang - Rondo scores with a four punch combination!
A chopping leg kick lands by Rondo.
Van De Kamp needs to keep his hands up - Rondo had a free shot at his head there.
Van De Kamp looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rondo connects with a body shot that sends Van De Kamp's belly button to the back.
Van De Kamp shoots in for a takedown but Rondo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rondo jabs Van De Kamp to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Van De Kamp closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Van De Kamp takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rondo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rondo scores with a nice right hand.
Rondo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rondo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Van De Kamp takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rondo misses with the combination.
Van De Kamp takes one on the chin but seems OK.
No luck for Van De Kamp with that takedown attempt.
Van De Kamp gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rondo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Van De Kamp thinking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rondo stuns Van De Kamp with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rondo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Van De Kamp shoots in for a takedown but Rondo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Van De Kamp on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rondo misses with a few strikes there.
Van De Kamp shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rondo sprawls well. Rondo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Van De Kamp gets slowly back to his feet.
Rondo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rondo connects with a right hand. Van De Kamp shakes it off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rondo jabs Van De Kamp to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Van De Kamp shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rondo feints and then cracks Van De Kamp's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Van De Kamp down.
Rondo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rajon Rondo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Van De Kamp fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rondo cracks Van De Kamp with a right hand to the side of the head.
Van De Kamp tries for a takedown but Rondo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rondo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Van De Kamp in his tracks.
Van De Kamp takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Van De Kamp changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rondo tries to avoid it but Van De Kamp manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rondo to the ground. Rondo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Van De Kamp. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Van De Kamp on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rondo lands a nice hook to Van De Kamp's body. Van De Kamp takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rondo, as that shot connected.
Rondo cracks Van De Kamp with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Van De Kamp takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rondo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Van De Kamp is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van De Kamp gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rondo.
Van De Kamp throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rondo's waist but Rondo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Van De Kamp off to one side.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rondo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Van De Kamp has time to react.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van De Kamp shoots in for a double leg but Rondo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Chris Van De Kamp is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rondo connects with a single shot there.
Rondo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Van De Kamp walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Van De Kamp shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rondo pinned against the ropes. Rondo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rondo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rondo leaves Van De Kamp with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Danga de danga de dang - Rondo scores with a four punch combination!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Rondo - that will leave a mark!
Rondo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rondo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rondo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rondo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Van De Kamp.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van De Kamp walks into a stiff left hand from Rondo.
Van De Kamp shoots in looking for a takedown. Rondo tries to sprawl out of it but Van De Kamp keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Rondo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rondo catches Van De Kamp with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rondo clobbers Van De Kamp with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rondo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Van De Kamp is rocked!
Van De Kamp takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Oh Van De Kamp is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters circling a little - Rondo finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Rondo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rondo cracks a nice hook into Van De Kamp's ribs.
Van De Kamp seems to have got his legs back now.
Van De Kamp misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rondo scores with a one two! Van De Kamp had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rondo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Van De Kamp takes a step back to recover.
Rondo lands a lovely overhand right.
Good exchange - Rondo coming out on top.
Van De Kamp looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rondo scores with a jab.
Rondo scores with a jab. Van De Kamp acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rondo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Van De Kamp looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rondo is fending him off so far but Van De Kamp persists. Nope, Rondo circles away and we're back to standing.
Van De Kamp 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 De Kamp doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rondo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rondo dips to his left and cracks Van De Kamp with an uppercut!
Van De Kamp doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rondo counters with a nice body kick.
Chris Van De Kamp has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rondo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Van De Kamp takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rondo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rondo scoring well with a low kick there.
Van De Kamp fails to land the takedown.
Rondo scores with the left hand. Van De Kamp knows he should have avoided that one.
Rondo lands a jab to Van De Kamp's midsection.
Van De Kamp misses with a combination
and Rondo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rondo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Van De Kamp will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Van De Kamp tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rondo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rondo pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Van De Kamp back to the ropes. Rondo follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rajon Rondo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rondo 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rajon Rondo!
An out of breath Rajon Rondo thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.