PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Turd Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Laurens Van Der Sluijs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Der Sluijs has chosen Shutterbugg - Big Boi Feat. Cutty as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Anderson
vs
Van Der Sluijs

180 cm
25
184 lbs
12 - 6 - 2

178 cm
24
176 lbs
12 - 1 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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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 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Turd Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Laurens Van Der Sluijs!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Anderson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Van Der Sluijs tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Anderson is in Van Der Sluijs's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Anderson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Van Der Sluijs swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Anderson is working hard here to advance position.
Anderson trying to control but Van Der Sluijs is working from the bottom.
Anderson wants to pass the guard but Van Der Sluijs is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Anderson drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Van Der Sluijs manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Anderson has Van Der Sluijs in his guard.
Anderson keeping moving, preventing Van Der Sluijs from controlling successfully.
Anderson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Anderson throws his legs up looking for a submission but Van Der Sluijs uses it to pass to side control.
Anderson gets back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Sluijs not doing much here.
Van Der Sluijs trying to control the action but Anderson is working from the bottom.
Van Der Sluijs looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Van Der Sluijs wants to take a breather but Anderson is having none of it.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Laurens Van Der Sluijs was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Van Der Sluijs gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Anderson to score an easy takedown into full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Sluijs has Anderson pulled in close to control his posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Van Der Sluijs is looking to stand up but Anderson isn't so interested in that idea.
Anderson advances to half guard.
Van Der Sluijs blocking the ground and pound attempt from Anderson.
Anderson is trying to control. Van Der Sluijs wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Anderson is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Van Der Sluijs still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Van Der Sluijs has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Van Der Sluijs crashes against the mat.
Anderson struggling a bit here.
Van Der Sluijs wants to lay and pray for a moment but Anderson keeps working.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anderson tries to bench press Van Der Sluijs off him but Van Der Sluijs keeps the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Turd Anderson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Anderson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Van Der Sluijs cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
No joy there for Van Der Sluijs, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Anderson shoots in but Van Der Sluijs avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Anderson has his takedown stuffed
and Van Der Sluijs counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Turd Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Anderson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Anderson works over Van Der Sluijs with some ground and pound from guard.
Anderson throwing strikes but missing.
Van Der Sluijs looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Van Der Sluijs wants to stand up but Anderson is controlling him.
Anderson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson trying to control but Van Der Sluijs is working from the bottom.
Anderson landing some decent shots from guard.
Anderson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Anderson distracts Van Der Sluijs with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson looking to pass the guard.
Van Der Sluijs working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Anderson.
Anderson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Van Der Sluijs swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Anderson is looking to advance position but Van Der Sluijs has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Anderson wants to control but Van Der Sluijs is having none of it.
Anderson is looking to improve his position but Van Der Sluijs isn't that keen on the idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Sluijs looking to finish with strikes here!
Anderson holds on for dear life, controlling Van Der Sluijs's posture momentarily.
Van Der Sluijs lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Van Der Sluijs cracks Anderson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
BOOM! Van Der Sluijs connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderson sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Sluijs is keen to just control but Anderson is a slippery customer.
Van Der Sluijs trying to control the pace.
Van Der Sluijs thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Van Der Sluijs is controlling the pace.
Anderson tries to roll over but Van Der Sluijs keeps him under control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Van Der Sluijs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Turd Anderson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Van Der Sluijs darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Van Der Sluijs is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Anderson trying to control from the bottom.
Van Der Sluijs is trying to control the action in half guard but Anderson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Van Der Sluijs trying to control the pace.
Anderson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Laurens Van Der Sluijs wasn't active enough on the ground.
Anderson shoots and misses

and Van Der Sluijs counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Anderson tries to roll over but Van Der Sluijs keeps him under control.
Van Der Sluijs controlling the pace.
Anderson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Van Der Sluijs stays in close to Anderson's body and controls the position.
Van Der Sluijs trying to control but Anderson is working from the bottom.
Laurens Van Der Sluijs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Laurens Van Der Sluijs wasn't active enough on the ground.
Van Der Sluijs cracks Anderson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Der Sluijs misses with a straight left.
Van Der Sluijs swings for the body but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Anderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Der Sluijs.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Van Der Sluijs sprawls well. Van Der Sluijs wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Anderson gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Turd Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson shoots for a takedown but Van Der Sluijs saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Anderson fails with the takedown.
Van Der Sluijs goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Sluijs lands a slapping body shot.
Turd Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown but Van Der Sluijs shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown but Van Der Sluijs shows good takedown defense.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Van Der Sluijs.
Van Der Sluijs throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Anderson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Van Der Sluijs makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

Van Der Sluijs scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Van Der Sluijs missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson is not content to let Van Der Sluijs control the position.
Van Der Sluijs content to control rather than advance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Sluijs not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Van Der Sluijs is keen to just control but Anderson is a slippery customer.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Laurens Van Der Sluijs has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Anderson misses with a takedown
and Van Der Sluijs counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Turd Anderson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Van Der Sluijs looks to land a right hand but Anderson moved out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Der Sluijs fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Anderson swings for the body but Van Der Sluijs moves out of range.
BOOM! Van Der Sluijs lands a beautiful left hook that drops Anderson. Anderson tries to recover but Van Der Sluijs is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Anderson lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Laurens Van Der Sluijs!
A victorious Laurens Van Der Sluijs thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.