PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Abs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicholas Van Der Sluijs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Abs
vs
Van Der Sluijs

185 cm
22
197 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
19
182 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Abs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nicholas Van Der Sluijs!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Der Sluijs bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Abs swings away with a body shot that misses
and Van Der Sluijs counters with a big head kick but Abs shrugs it off.
Abs tries to clinch but Van Der Sluijs is having none of it.
Abs tries to clinch but Van Der Sluijs is having none of it.
Van Der Sluijs throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Abs is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Abs doesn't manage to clinch there - Van Der Sluijs circles away.
Abs tries to clinch up.
Abs tries to clinch up
and Van Der Sluijs counters with a leg kick.
Abs tries to clinch up but Van Der Sluijs circles away and keeps his distance.
Abs avoids the head kick by Van Der Sluijs.
Van Der Sluijs blocks a low kick nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abs throws a hook to the side of Van Der Sluijs's head but Van Der Sluijs sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Abs wants to clinch.

Abs moves into the clinch successfully.

Abs breaks the clinch.
Abs throws a right and a left that Van Der Sluijs avoids nicely.
Abs misses with a wild combination.
Abs is looking to clinch.
Van Der Sluijs avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Van Der Sluijs fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Abs.
Van Der Sluijs pushes Abs away with a front kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Abs clinches up with Van Der Sluijs and pushes him back against the cage.

Abs breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Van Der Sluijs throws a sloppy head kick and Abs moves out of range easily.
Abs misses with a series of wild punches.
Van Der Sluijs misses with a body shot.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Abs tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Van Der Sluijs wants to get back to striking at distance but Abs won't allow it.
Van Der Sluijs avoids the elbow strike from Abs, against the cage.
Abs with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abs displaying some good clinch control by pressing Van Der Sluijs up against the cage.
Abs lands a hook to the side of the head.
Van Der Sluijs is trying to force a seperation but Abs has the dominant position.
Van Der Sluijs blocks an elbow strike from Abs.
Abs lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Van Der Sluijs wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Abs has Van Der Sluijs pressed against the cage, preventing Van Der Sluijs from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Van Der Sluijs being controlled against the cage.

Abs breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Sluijs pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Abs tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A big right from Abs misses.
Sloppy strikes from Abs. Those never looked like landing.
Abs wants to clinch.
Abs tries to clinch there but Van Der Sluijs circles away.
Abs walks forward, straight into a front kick from Van Der Sluijs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Abs tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Van Der Sluijs paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Abs tries a head kick but it misses.
Van Der Sluijs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Abs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Abs dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Abs fails with an attempt to clinch.

Abs clinches with his opponent.
Abs tries a knee to the head but Van Der Sluijs blocks it.
Knees to the body from Abs.
Abs lands with a short shot to the head.
Van Der Sluijs is trying to break free.
Abs misses with a knee to the head.
Van Der Sluijs managing to block the knees to the body from Abs.
Abs missing with knees to the body.

Abs breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Abs swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Van Der Sluijs throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Abs.
Abs moves in looking to clinch but Van Der Sluijs pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abs swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Van Der Sluijs throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Abs throws a nice looking combination but Van Der Sluijs bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Abs fails in his attempt to clinch.
Van Der Sluijs throws a head kick but Abs moves out of range.
Abs avoids the head kick by Van Der Sluijs.
James Abs is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Abs tries to close the distance and clinch but Van Der Sluijs swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nicholas Van Der Sluijs seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Van Der Sluijs fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Abs manages to avoid it.
Abs tries to clinch but Van Der Sluijs moves out of range.
A slow jab from Abs misses its intended target.
Abs is looking to clinch.
Abs misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abs wants to clinch.
Abs tries to clinch there but Van Der Sluijs circles away.
Van Der Sluijs throws a head kick but Abs moves out of range.
Abs misses with a head kick.
Van Der Sluijs throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Abs takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A big right from Abs misses.
James Abs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abs tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Abs tries to clinch up.
Van Der Sluijs misses with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abs is looking to clinch but Van Der Sluijs is avoiding it.
Van Der Sluijs dodges the punch combination from Abs.
Van Der Sluijs throws a right and a left that both miss.

Abs gets a clinch.
Van Der Sluijs can't break the clinch.
Van Der Sluijs tries to break free but Abs pushes him back against the cage.
Abs working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Abs tries a knee to the head but Van Der Sluijs blocks it.
Abs throws a knee to the head but misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Abs - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Abs tries to land a knee to the head but Van Der Sluijs blocks with his arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Sluijs wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Abs missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Abs throws an elbow but misses.

Abs's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Abs takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A head kick misses from Abs.
Van Der Sluijs avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Van Der Sluijs tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Abs was well out of range. Poor timing from Van Der Sluijs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Abs tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Van Der Sluijs counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Abs is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Abs rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Van Der Sluijs moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Abs dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Abs throws a sloppy head kick
and Van Der Sluijs counters with a body kick.
Van Der Sluijs circles away from the clinch attempt.
Abs keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Van Der Sluijs.
Abs tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Abs moves into the clinch.

Abs's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Van Der Sluijs throws the kick towards the body but Abs avoids it.
Abs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Abs will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Abs tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Abs throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Van Der Sluijs ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Abs moves away.
Abs tries to clinch but Van Der Sluijs moves out of range.
Abs throws a lazy head kick
and Van Der Sluijs counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Abs is lucky that one didn't land flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abs tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Abs misses with a few strikes there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Van Der Sluijs misses with a few strikes there.
Van Der Sluijs scores with a nice body kick.
Van Der Sluijs scores with a nice body kick.
Van Der Sluijs is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Abs rather than just go for the knockout.
Van Der Sluijs moves out of range as Abs strikes.
Abs tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Van Der Sluijs paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Van Der Sluijs scores with a kick to the midsection.
Abs tries to close the distance and clinch but Van Der Sluijs swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Abs is looking to clinch.
Abs tries to clinch but Van Der Sluijs moves out of range.
Abs steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Van Der Sluijs. That one must have hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Sluijs blocks a leg kick.
Van Der Sluijs swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Abs is looking to clinch but Van Der Sluijs is avoiding it.
Abs tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Van Der Sluijs tries a head kick but it misses.
Abs is looking to clinch.
Abs is looking to clinch.
Van Der Sluijs is looking to land body kicks.
Van Der Sluijs misses with a hook
and Abs counters with a left and a right that stings Van Der Sluijs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Der Sluijs keeps Abs at a distance using the push kick.
Van Der Sluijs throws the left hand but Abs avoids the punch easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Sluijs connects with a body shot that sends Abs's belly button to the back.
Abs throws a leg kick
and Van Der Sluijs counters with a nice body kick.
Van Der Sluijs misses with a hook.
Van Der Sluijs throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A combination from Abs does no damage.
Abs tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Van Der Sluijs manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Abs throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Van Der Sluijs lands with a kick to the ribs.
Van Der Sluijs keeps the fight on the outside.
Abs misses with a combination
and Van Der Sluijs finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Van Der Sluijs scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Van Der Sluijs.
Van Der Sluijs thumps Abs with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Der Sluijs scores with a jab to the body.
Abs 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 Der Sluijs lands with a kick to the ribs.
Van Der Sluijs lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Van Der Sluijs scores with a shot to the body.
Van Der Sluijs thuds his shin into the meat of Abs's side.
Abs with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Van Der Sluijs to score with a decent uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head kick misses from Van Der Sluijs.
Van Der Sluijs misses with a wild body shot.
Nicholas Van Der Sluijs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
James Abs is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Abs tries to close the distance and clinch up but Van Der Sluijs swats him away and circles back towards the center.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nicholas Van Der Sluijs comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Abs has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Abs!