PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gregory Micheal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicholas Van Der Sluijs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Der Sluijs has chosen Redundant by Green Day as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Micheal
vs
Van Der Sluijs

177 cm
21
179 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
21
182 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gregory Micheal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nicholas Van Der Sluijs!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Der Sluijs swats away the attempt to clinch by Micheal.
Micheal looks for the body kick but Van Der Sluijs saw that one coming.
Van Der Sluijs swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Micheal moves out of range of the leg kick from Van Der Sluijs.
Van Der Sluijs scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Van Der Sluijs displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Micheal.
Micheal tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Micheal ducks right into an uppercut from Van Der Sluijs.
Van Der Sluijs throws a leg kick which misses Micheal's front leg but catches the back leg as Micheal tries to avoid it.
Van Der Sluijs stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Van Der Sluijs wants it to stay on the feet.
Van Der Sluijs connects with an inside leg kick.
Micheal misses with a takedown attempt
and Van Der Sluijs counters with a nice leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gregory Micheal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A lazy left from Van Der Sluijs finds it's target.
Micheal's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Van Der Sluijs connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Micheal scrambles back to his feet.
Micheal checks the leg kick nicely there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Sluijs is looking to land body kicks.
Nicholas Van Der Sluijs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Micheal blocks a head kick by Van Der Sluijs.
Micheal misses with a head kick.
Micheal on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Van Der Sluijs avoids a kick to the body.
Micheal is looking to clinch but Van Der Sluijs is avoiding it.
Micheal shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Van Der Sluijs but Van Der Sluijs pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Van Der Sluijs lands with a nice body punch.
Micheal 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 throws a nice inside leg kick.
Van Der Sluijs dips to his left and cracks Micheal with an uppercut!
A punch combination from Van Der Sluijs misses.
Van Der Sluijs defending well as Micheal loads up on a big left hand.
Van Der Sluijs has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Micheal fails in his attempt to clinch.
Micheal tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Van Der Sluijs throws a quick inside leg kick.
Van Der Sluijs connects with a good right hand that stumbles Micheal. Micheal circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Micheal throws a half hearted mid kick.
Micheal wants to clinch.
Van Der Sluijs catches Micheal with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Van Der Sluijs moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Van Der Sluijs is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Micheal had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.

Micheal has taken the fight to the clinch.
Van Der Sluijs swings wildly with an uppercut but Micheal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Micheal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Micheal wants a takedown.
Van Der Sluijs is pressed up against the cage. Micheal has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Van Der Sluijs down to the mat. Van Der Sluijs avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Van Der Sluijs thuds his shin into the meat of Micheal's side.
Van Der Sluijs works the jab nicely.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Micheal checks a leg kick.
Van Der Sluijs looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
No joy there for Van Der Sluijs, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nicholas Van Der Sluijs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Micheal is trying hard to land a takedown here. Van Der Sluijs sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Van Der Sluijs lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Van Der Sluijs ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Van Der Sluijs throws a series of strikes that have Micheal backpedaling.
Micheal tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Van Der Sluijs counters with an outside leg kick.
Van Der Sluijs throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Horrible takedown by Micheal or perhaps it was just good defense by Van Der Sluijs which made him look bad.
Van Der Sluijs fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Micheal moves in looking to clinch but Van Der Sluijs pushes him off.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Micheal. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Van Der Sluijs connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Van Der Sluijs lands with a thumping leg kick.
Micheal goes for a double leg but Van Der Sluijs avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Van Der Sluijs continues to drive forward.
Van Der Sluijs lands with a right to the head.
Micheal is working for takedown but Van Der Sluijs is calmly controlling the position for now.
Van Der Sluijs lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Van Der Sluijs on the inside.
Micheal blocks an uppercut.
Van Der Sluijs misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Micheal breaks from the clinch.
Micheal chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Van Der Sluijs can pounce on him.
Van Der Sluijs throws a nice outside leg kick.
Micheal lands a nice hook to Van Der Sluijs's body. Van Der Sluijs takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nicholas Van Der Sluijs dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Micheal 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.
Micheal shoots in looking for a takedown. Van Der Sluijs tries to sprawl out of it but Micheal keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Van Der Sluijs manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Van Der Sluijs keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Van Der Sluijs looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Micheal tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Van Der Sluijs stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gregory Micheal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Micheal looks to throw a body kick
and Van Der Sluijs counters with a low kick, right behind Micheal 's knee.
Micheal tries to score a power double leg takedown but Van Der Sluijs sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Micheal somewhat.
Van Der Sluijs fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Micheal 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.
Van Der Sluijs scores with a head kick. Micheal tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Van Der Sluijs chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Micheal is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Van Der Sluijs slaps away a takedown attempt from Micheal, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gregory Micheal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Van Der Sluijs is looking to slow Micheal down with leg kicks.
A nice inside leg kick there by Van Der Sluijs. That's going to slow Micheal down.
Micheal throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Van Der Sluijs counters with a nice uppercut.
Micheal closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Van Der Sluijs moves out of range of the body kick.
Micheal wants to clinch.
Van Der Sluijs shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Micheal dives in for a single leg takedown but Van Der Sluijs sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Sluijs has Micheal pressed against the cage, preventing Micheal from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Van Der Sluijs tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Van Der Sluijs swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Van Der Sluijs taking a breather.
Micheal stalling in the clinch but Van Der Sluijs improves position.
Van Der Sluijs digs a right hand underneath Micheal's ribcage. Micheal let out a lung full of air as it connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Der Sluijs tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Micheal is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Van Der Sluijs pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Van Der Sluijs pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Van Der Sluijs cracks the inside of Micheal's front leg.
That kick from Van Der Sluijs tenderised Micheal's leg. Micheal is trying to keep his angry face on.
Micheal shoots in looking for a takedown. Van Der Sluijs tries to sprawl out of it but Micheal keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Van Der Sluijs manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Micheal is looking to clinch but Van Der Sluijs is avoiding it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Micheal tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Van Der Sluijs scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Van Der Sluijs will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Micheal swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Micheal takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Van Der Sluijs in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Van Der Sluijs scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Van Der Sluijs connects with a solid leg kick.
Van Der Sluijs scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Van Der Sluijs scores with a leg kick.
Micheal takes a kick to the side of the head.
Van Der Sluijs lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A left and a right from Van Der Sluijs both land. Nice combination.
Nicholas Van Der Sluijs seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Micheal on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Van Der Sluijs throws a low kick, looking for Micheal's leg but Micheal calmly moves out of range.
Micheal takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Micheal 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.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Van Der Sluijs, right into the meat.
Van Der Sluijs fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A jab from Van Der Sluijs does it's job there.
Micheal misses with a left hand
and Van Der Sluijs counters with a good low kick that Micheal was not able to check.
Van Der Sluijs is looking to score with low kicks.
A jab from Van Der Sluijs does it's job there.
Van Der Sluijs buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Micheal checks the leg kick nicely there.
A thudding body kick lands there by Van Der Sluijs!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van Der Sluijs lands a jab to the head.
Micheal bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Van Der Sluijs's head backwards.
Nice takedown defense from Van Der Sluijs. No joy for Micheal on that attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nicholas Van Der Sluijs showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Micheal tries to close the distance and clinch up but Van Der Sluijs swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Micheal tries to close the distance and clinch up but Van Der Sluijs swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Micheal closes this distance looking for a takedown but Van Der Sluijs circles away.
Van Der Sluijs explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Van Der Sluijs showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Micheal.
Micheal shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Van Der Sluijs throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Micheal.
Van Der Sluijs scores with a crisp jab that stopped Micheal in his tracks.
Micheal fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gregory Micheal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Van Der Sluijs lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Van Der Sluijs lands a nice leg kick that just misses Micheal's sensitive parts.
Micheal looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Van Der Sluijs circles away from the clinch attempt
and Van Der Sluijs counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Micheal takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Micheal looks for a takedown but Van Der Sluijs sprawls well.
Van Der Sluijs connects with a leg kick. Micheal looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Micheal is trying hard to land a takedown here. Van Der Sluijs sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Van Der Sluijs comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Van Der Sluijs has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Van Der Sluijs scoring well with a low kick there.
Van Der Sluijs works the jab nicely.
Van Der Sluijs fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Van Der Sluijs looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Micheal throws a head kick but Van Der Sluijs moves out of range.
Van Der Sluijs connects with an inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Micheal fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Van Der Sluijs avoids it really well and circles away.
Nice body kick there by Van Der Sluijs.
Micheal tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Micheal chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Van Der Sluijs can pounce on him.
Van Der Sluijs lands a two punch combo.
Van Der Sluijs connects with an inside leg kick.
Van Der Sluijs lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Van Der Sluijs misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van Der Sluijs connects with an inside leg kick.
Micheal doesn't manage to clinch there - Van Der Sluijs circles away.
Micheal is trying hard to land a takedown here. Van Der Sluijs sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Micheal misses with a double jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Van Der Sluijs.
Nice cross by Van Der Sluijs.
Van Der Sluijs swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Micheal.
Van Der Sluijs lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Micheal.
Van Der Sluijs buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A good leg kick by Van Der Sluijs.
Van Der Sluijs scoring well with a low kick there.
Van Der Sluijs lunges at Micheal with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Micheal's hand.
Micheal takes a kick to the side of the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Van Der Sluijs. That's going to slow Micheal down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Sluijs lands with a kick to the ribs.
Micheal on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Van Der Sluijs. Van Der Sluijs obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Der Sluijs throws a leg kick but Micheal checks it.
An inside leg kick from Van Der Sluijs misses.
Micheal shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Van Der Sluijs defends it nicely.
Micheal scores with a jab to the body.
Micheal with a lazy takedown attempt
and Van Der Sluijs counters with a low kick, right behind Micheal 's knee.
Van Der Sluijs connects with an inside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Der Sluijs scoring well with a low kick there.
An inside leg kick lands from Van Der Sluijs.
Gregory Micheal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Van Der Sluijs scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nicholas Van Der Sluijs comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Van Der Sluijs has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nicholas Van Der Sluijs!
Nicholas Van Der Sluijs thanked the fans post fight for their support.