PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Laurens Van Der Sluijs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Pariss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Der Sluijs comes to the cage accompanied by Shutterbugg - Big Boi Feat. Cutty. Diego Pariss is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Van Der Sluijs
vs
Pariss

178 cm
23
176 lbs
11 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
179 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Biofuel (Weight Gain + Loss)

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 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Laurens Van Der Sluijs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Diego Pariss!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Der Sluijs connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Van Der Sluijs shoots for a takedown but Pariss saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Van Der Sluijs shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pariss as he avoids it easily.
Van Der Sluijs looks to land a right hand but Pariss moved out of range.
Van Der Sluijs misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Laurens Van Der Sluijs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Van Der Sluijs is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pariss sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Pariss with a hook.
Pariss displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Van Der Sluijs.
Pariss walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Van Der Sluijs shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pariss as he avoids it easily.
A big right from Van Der Sluijs misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Sluijs waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pariss.
Horrible takedown by Van Der Sluijs or perhaps it was just good defense by Pariss which made him look bad.
No luck for Van Der Sluijs with that takedown attempt.
Van Der Sluijs swings for the body but Pariss moves out of range.
Van Der Sluijs misses with a takedown attempt - Pariss sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Van Der Sluijs throws a jab when Pariss was well out of range.
Van Der Sluijs misses with a wild combination.
Van Der Sluijs throws a predictable looking body shot
and Pariss counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pariss moves forwards but Van Der Sluijs connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Van Der Sluijs misses.
Van Der Sluijs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pariss.
Van Der Sluijs pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Pariss back to the cage. Van Der Sluijs follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Van Der Sluijs lands a right hook to the body.
Pariss throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Van Der Sluijs throws a nice looking combination but Pariss bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pariss defending well as Van Der Sluijs loads up on a big left hand.
Van Der Sluijs smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Der Sluijs just misses with a punch to the body.
Pariss uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Van Der Sluijs.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Van Der Sluijs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Sluijs cracks Pariss with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A big right from Van Der Sluijs misses.
Diego Pariss is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pariss clobbers Van Der Sluijs with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pariss throws a series of punches but Van Der Sluijs moves out of range.
Pariss throws a left and a right that both miss
and Van Der Sluijs counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Van Der Sluijs tries to bum rush Pariss with a series of wild strikes but Pariss uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Van Der Sluijs throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Van Der Sluijs misses with a few strikes there.
Van Der Sluijs fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Sluijs misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pariss uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Van Der Sluijs.
Pariss moves out of range as Van Der Sluijs strikes.
Pariss closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Van Der Sluijs lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pariss at a distance.
Pariss uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Van Der Sluijs.
Van Der Sluijs misses the shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Der Sluijs misses with a series of wild punches.
Van Der Sluijs looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pariss is fending him off so far but Van Der Sluijs persists. Nope, Pariss circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Laurens Van Der Sluijs dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Donk. Van Der Sluijs catches Pariss right on the button with a cross.
Van Der Sluijs doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Laurens Van Der Sluijs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Der Sluijs misses with a body kick.
Laurens Van Der Sluijs is winning the standup battle so far.
Pariss misses with a two punch combination.
Van Der Sluijs rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pariss moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Van Der Sluijs tries to work over Pariss's front leg with a kick but Pariss checks it.
Van Der Sluijs misses the jab.
Van Der Sluijs avoids the body shot from Pariss.
Van Der Sluijs misses with a lunging right hand
and Pariss counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Van Der Sluijs ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pariss moves away.
Van Der Sluijs fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Sluijs shoots in and drives through. Pariss sprawls well.
Pariss staying out of range there.
Van Der Sluijs swings for the body but Pariss moves out of range.
Pariss moves away from the strike by Van Der Sluijs.
Pariss ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Van Der Sluijs shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pariss defends it nicely.
Pariss throws a right and a left that Van Der Sluijs avoids nicely.
Van Der Sluijs gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Van Der Sluijs takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Laurens Van Der Sluijs. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pariss lands a slapping body shot.
Van Der Sluijs shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pariss defends it nicely.
Van Der Sluijs gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pariss.
Van Der Sluijs throws a right and a left that Pariss avoids nicely.
Pariss slips a jab from Van Der Sluijs.
Van Der Sluijs misses with a few strikes there.
Van Der Sluijs lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Pariss scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Van Der Sluijs thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Sluijs gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Pariss lands with an overhand left.
Van Der Sluijs avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Van Der Sluijs throws a series of strikes that have Pariss backpedaling.
Pariss dodges the punch combination from Van Der Sluijs.
Pariss throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pariss scores with a nice head shot.
Pariss misses with a double jab.
Pariss takes one to the chin there.
Pariss ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Van Der Sluijs.
Laurens Van Der Sluijs is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pariss avoids the body shot from Van Der Sluijs.
Pariss pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Pariss gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Van Der Sluijs to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Van Der Sluijs works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Van Der Sluijs looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pariss is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Laurens Van Der Sluijs dominated that second round.
That's time! Van Der Sluijs's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Van Der Sluijs misses with an uppercut
and Pariss counters with a straight right hand.
Van Der Sluijs rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pariss moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Van Der Sluijs throws a looping overhand right but Pariss ducks down to avoid it.
Van Der Sluijs misses with a body shot.
Van Der Sluijs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pariss.
Pariss avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pariss misses with a double jab.
Van Der Sluijs lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pariss circles away quickly and effectively.
Pariss swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pariss missing with a left hand there. Van Der Sluijs was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Van Der Sluijs changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pariss tries to avoid it but Van Der Sluijs manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pariss to the ground. Pariss escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Sluijs just misses with a punch to the body.
Pariss lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pariss misses with a wild body shot.
Pariss looks to land a right hand but Van Der Sluijs moved out of range.
Van Der Sluijs tries to bum rush Pariss with a series of wild strikes but Pariss uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Van Der Sluijs thows a left - swing and a miss!
Van Der Sluijs scores with a decent looking hook.
A right-left combo lands from Pariss.
Pariss uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Der Sluijs.
Van Der Sluijs misses with a hook
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Pariss counters with a straight right hand.
Pariss defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Van Der Sluijs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Sluijs throws a lazy right hand but Pariss sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pariss keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Der Sluijs throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pariss counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pariss lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Van Der Sluijs circles away quickly and effectively.
Pariss slips a jab and a cross from Van Der Sluijs.
Pariss misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Der Sluijs.
Some wild striking there from Pariss.
Pariss throws a combination that misses
and Pariss takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Van Der Sluijs.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Laurens Van Der Sluijs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Der Sluijs has a takedown stuffed.
Laurens Van Der Sluijs is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Sluijs misses with a wild body shot.
No joy there for Van Der Sluijs, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pariss fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Van Der Sluijs takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Van Der Sluijs throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pariss throws a hook to the side of Van Der Sluijs's head but Van Der Sluijs sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Van Der Sluijs misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Van Der Sluijs throws out a loose jab but Pariss uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Pariss as Van Der Sluijs shoots in.
Van Der Sluijs throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Van Der Sluijs swings for the body but Pariss moves out of range.
Van Der Sluijs misses with the combination.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Van Der Sluijs.
Pariss will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Van Der Sluijs.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Laurens Van Der Sluijs.
Well Van Der Sluijs has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Laurens Van Der Sluijs!
Our winner, Laurens Van Der Sluijs, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.