PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Jane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Van Dam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Dam has chosen C R E A M By The Wu-Tang Clan as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Jane
vs
Van Dam

185 cm
34
240 lbs
17 - 8 - 0

150 cm
31
260 lbs
14 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Jane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brian Van Dam!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Summer Carpenter and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Dam swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Van Dam avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jane tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Van Dam manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Van Dam misses with a double jab
and Jane counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
No joy there for Van Dam, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Van Dam misses with a double jab
and Jane counters with a stiff right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Van Dam. Those never looked like landing.
Jane moves in looking to clinch but Van Dam pushes him off.
Van Dam looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Van Dam throws a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A punch combination from Van Dam misses.
Van Dam misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jane moves to clinch but Van Dam breaks away
and Van Dam counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Van Dam connects with a looping right hand.
A punch combination from Van Dam misses.
Jane has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jane fails with an attempt to clinch.
Van Dam will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Van Dam throws a nice looking combination but Jane bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Dam takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jane slips a jab and a cross from Van Dam.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Dam throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jane counters with a straight right hand.

It looks like Brian Van Dam has been cut.

Jane pushes Van Dam up against the cage in a clinch.
Jane creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Van Dam's defenses.
Van Dam blocks an elbow strike.
Van Dam working hard to break the clinch.
Jane lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jane scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Van Dam wants to get back to striking at distance but Jane won't allow it.
Jane throws an elbow that misses.
Jane lands a shoulder strike.

That has opened up Brian Van Dam's cut even more.
Van Dam wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jane just misses with a elbow thrown towards Van Dam's brow.
Van Dam working hard to break the clinch.

Van Dam's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Van Dam misses with a wild combination.
Jane dodges the punch combination from Van Dam.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jane connects with a right hand. Van Dam shakes it off.
Van Dam fails to land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Van Dam misses.
Jane throws a front kick that sends Van Dam stumbling back into the cage.
Jane works Van Dam's body with a nice hook.
Van Dam throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jane counters with a low kick, right behind Van Dam 's knee.
Van Dam looks winded!
Van Dam will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jane fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jane tries to clinch up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jane tries to close the distance and clinch up but Van Dam swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Van Dam throws a nice looking combination but Jane bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Van Dam circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jane keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Van Dam.
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 Dam swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jane counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jane ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jane scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

The cut above Brian Van Dam's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Van Dam blocks a head kick by Jane.
Jane is looking to clinch but Van Dam is avoiding it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jane fails with an attempt to clinch.
Van Dam rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jane moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jane is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Jane dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brian Van Dam's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Van Dam misses with a series of wild punches.
Jane fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jane fails in his attempt to clinch.
Van Dam lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Van Dam.
Brian Van Dam is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jane slips a jab and a cross from Van Dam.
Brian Van Dam seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jane tries to clinch but Van Dam moves out of range.
Van Dam throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jane makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jane avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Van Dam with a nice cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Jane closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jane scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jane landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Van Dam is breathing heavily.
Jane lands an elbow that stopped Van Dam in his tracks for a moment.
Jane lands a left hand that snaps the head of Van Dam backwards.
Jane lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Van Dam blocks an elbow strike.
Jane missing with knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Jane.
Jane is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jane tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Van Dam avoids it.
Jane creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Van Dam's defenses.

Brian Van Dam's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Brian Van Dam's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). John Jane!