PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nicholas Van Der Sluijs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Der Sluijs comes to the cage accompanied by Redundant by Green Day. Sam Smith is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Van Der Sluijs
vs
Smith

182 cm
20
182 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

172 cm
21
178 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nicholas Van Der Sluijs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sam Smith!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Der Sluijs connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Van Der Sluijs dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Smith. That did some damage!

Smith has taken the fight to the clinch.

Smith manages to break the clinch.
Van Der Sluijs throws a nice inside leg kick.
Smith shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Van Der Sluijs pinned against the cage. Van Der Sluijs gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Van Der Sluijs connects with a solid leg kick.
Van Der Sluijs throws a quick inside leg kick.
Van Der Sluijs displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Smith.
Smith drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Van Der Sluijs leaves Smith with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nicholas Van Der Sluijs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sam Smith.
Van Der Sluijs lands a nice leg kick that just misses Smith's sensitive parts.
Van Der Sluijs lands a nice looking body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Der Sluijs throws a leg kick which misses Smith's front leg but catches the back leg as Smith tries to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith tries to bum rush Van Der Sluijs with a series of wild strikes but Van Der Sluijs uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Van Der Sluijs dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Smith. That did some damage!
Smith fails with a takedown attempt.
Smith shoots in and drives through. Van Der Sluijs sprawls well.
Smith walks forward, straight into a front kick from Van Der Sluijs.
Smith finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Smith fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Smith's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Van Der Sluijs lands a nice shot that snaps Smith's head back.
Van Der Sluijs defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Smith.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Smith.
Smith has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Smith there as he acknowledges the shot.
Smith on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Van Der Sluijs. Van Der Sluijs obviously looking to wear him down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Van Der Sluijs darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nicholas Van Der Sluijs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Van Der Sluijs throws a nice inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Van Der Sluijs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Der Sluijs is looking to slow Smith down with leg kicks.
Van Der Sluijs scores with a leg kick.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Der Sluijs is just out of range.
Van Der Sluijs stuffs the takedown.

Van Der Sluijs gets caught flat footed, as Smith shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Smith trying to control but Van Der Sluijs is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Sluijs wants to get back to his feet but Smith is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Sam Smith hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Van Der Sluijs connects with a solid leg kick.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Smith shoots for a double leg takedown but Van Der Sluijs sprawls well. He's pushed Smith's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Van Der Sluijs.
Smith has a takedown stuffed.
Van Der Sluijs is looking to slow Smith down with leg kicks.
Van Der Sluijs connects with an inside leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Van Der Sluijs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith looks to land a combination but Van Der Sluijs avoids it well.
Van Der Sluijs throws a nice inside leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Van Der Sluijs there.
Smith will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Van Der Sluijs throws a sloppy head kick and Smith moves out of range easily.
Van Der Sluijs is looking to slow Smith down with leg kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Van Der Sluijs.
Van Der Sluijs lands a nice leg kick that just misses Smith's sensitive parts.
Smith shoots for a takedown but Van Der Sluijs saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Good leg kick by Van Der Sluijs there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Van Der Sluijs throws a nice inside leg kick.
Van Der Sluijs buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van Der Sluijs with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Smith throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smith will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nicholas Van Der Sluijs dominated that 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.

Smith fails with the takedown.
Van Der Sluijs throws a nice inside leg kick.
Van Der Sluijs lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sam Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Smith lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Van Der Sluijs has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Van Der Sluijs and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nicholas Van Der Sluijs is winning the standup battle so far.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Der Sluijs was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Smith has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Van Der Sluijs.
Nice takedown defense from Van Der Sluijs. No joy for Smith on that attempt.
Smith looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nicholas Van Der Sluijs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sam Smith.
Van Der Sluijs dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Smith. That did some damage!
Van Der Sluijs lands a glancing blow to the side of Smith's head.
A good leg kick by Van Der Sluijs.
Van Der Sluijs lands a nice leg kick that just misses Smith's sensitive parts.
Smith is looking to clinch but Van Der Sluijs is avoiding it.
Smith has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Van Der Sluijs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt - Van Der Sluijs sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Smith shoots in for a takedown but Van Der Sluijs shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Van Der Sluijs leaves Smith with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Smith shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Van Der Sluijs is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Smith with a poor takedown
and Van Der Sluijs counters with a head kick.
Van Der Sluijs moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt - Van Der Sluijs sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Van Der Sluijs scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Van Der Sluijs is looking to slow Smith down with leg kicks.
The crowd cheers as Van Der Sluijs lands an impressive looking overhand right. Smith doesn't seem phased though.
Smith tries for a takedown but Van Der Sluijs sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith fails with the takedown
and Van Der Sluijs counters with a good low kick that Smith was not able to check.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Sluijs scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Van Der Sluijs.
Van Der Sluijs connects with a leg kick. Smith looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Smith shoots for a double leg takedown but Van Der Sluijs sprawls well. He's pushed Smith's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Van Der Sluijs dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Smith. That did some damage!
Van Der Sluijs moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Van Der Sluijs throws a quick inside leg kick.
Van Der Sluijs with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Smith shoots in looking for a takedown but Van Der Sluijs manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Smith's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Van Der Sluijs connects with a solid leg kick.
Smith is trying hard to land a takedown here. Van Der Sluijs sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Smith on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Van Der Sluijs. Van Der Sluijs obviously looking to wear him down.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Sluijs feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Smith's calf.
Van Der Sluijs scores with the left hand. Smith knows he should have avoided that one.
Van Der Sluijs lands a leg kick that knocks Smith off balance momentarily.
Smith shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Van Der Sluijs defends it nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Van Der Sluijs.
Van Der Sluijs lands a nice looking kick to the body. Smith takes a step back to recover.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Van Der Sluijs, right into the meat.
Smith tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Van Der Sluijs swivels and escapes.
Van Der Sluijs with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Van Der Sluijs throws out a powerful jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Smith has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Van Der Sluijs.
Smith walks into a stiff left hand from Van Der Sluijs.
Van Der Sluijs throws a head kick that Smith semi-blocks.
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 keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
No luck for Smith with that takedown attempt.
Van Der Sluijs looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Van Der Sluijs.
Van Der Sluijs leaves Smith with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Smith has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Van Der Sluijs is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?
Van Der Sluijs scores with a three punch combo!

Smith is rocked!
Smith chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Van Der Sluijs can pounce on him.
Smith is still on wobbly legs! Can Van Der Sluijs finish him?
Van Der Sluijs sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Smith's defenses. It connects perfectly with Smith's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nicholas Van Der Sluijs!
An out of breath Nicholas Van Der Sluijs thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.