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 is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Shutterbugg - Big Boi Feat. Cutty. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Anderson
vs
Van Der Sluijs

180 cm
27
184 lbs
15 - 7 - 2

178 cm
25
176 lbs
14 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

DJs Locker

Vandal Fight Boutique & Laundry

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 15 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Turd Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Laurens Van Der Sluijs!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Der Sluijs throws a chopping leg kick but Anderson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

Anderson scores with a takedown into Van Der Sluijs's guard.
Van Der Sluijs looking to control.
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.
Van Der Sluijs is pulling down on Anderson's head. It's preventing any offense from Anderson, at least for the moment.
Van Der Sluijs 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 trying to control but Van Der Sluijs is working from the bottom.
Anderson is really struggling to control Van Der Sluijs but he's trying to hold on to the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Laurens Van Der Sluijs was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Van Der Sluijs displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Anderson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Sluijs digs a good hook to Anderson's body.
Van Der Sluijs displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Anderson.
Van Der Sluijs is looking to chop away at Anderson's legs.

Van Der Sluijs closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Anderson quickly recovers to half guard.
Anderson wants to control but Van Der Sluijs is keeping busy.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Van Der Sluijs trying to mount his opponent but Anderson defends it.
Anderson is trying to get back to full guard.
Anderson is trying to control but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Van Der Sluijs trying to control the position from guard on top but Anderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Van Der Sluijs is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Anderson controls Van Der Sluijs momentarily but Van Der Sluijs frees himself.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Anderson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Turd Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Anderson tries to sprawl but Van Der Sluijs drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Anderson is looking to control Van Der Sluijs's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Anderson avoid being mounted?
Anderson wants to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Sluijs sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Anderson defending well though.
Van Der Sluijs missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Anderson tries to roll over but Van Der Sluijs keeps him under control.
Van Der Sluijs working over Anderson with some ground and pound. Anderson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Van Der Sluijs not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Van Der Sluijs throwing shots but Anderson is blocking nicely.
Anderson trying to control but Van Der Sluijs postures up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Van Der Sluijs in particular looking to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Sluijs throwing shots but Anderson is blocking nicely.
Van Der Sluijs is looking to take a break and control but Anderson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Anderson is doing well to control the position and prevent Van Der Sluijs from advancing to side control.
Anderson trying to control here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Van Der Sluijs misses with a hook. Anderson ducked under it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Anderson.
Van Der Sluijs fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Anderson checks a low kick from Van Der Sluijs.
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!

Anderson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Van Der Sluijs avoids it really well and circles away.
Anderson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nice shot by Van Der Sluijs.
Anderson misses with a takedown attempt
and Van Der Sluijs counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Turd Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson 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 misses with an uppercut. Anderson saw that one coming.
Van Der Sluijs tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anderson was well out of range. Poor timing from Van Der Sluijs.
Nice takedown defense from Van Der Sluijs. No joy for Anderson on that attempt.
Anderson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Anderson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Van Der Sluijs's waist but Van Der Sluijs gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Anderson off to one side.

Anderson tries to sprawl but Van Der Sluijs drives through with a takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anderson wants to improve his position but Van Der Sluijs is controlling well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Sluijs sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Anderson has hold of Van Der Sluijs's hands but Van Der Sluijs slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Anderson wants to control but Van Der Sluijs is keeping busy.
Van Der Sluijs wants to lay and pray for a moment but Anderson keeps working.
Van Der Sluijs has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Van Der Sluijs working the ground and pound effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Sluijs prevents Anderson from getting the reversal.
Van Der Sluijs trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Anderson is trying to escape the mount.
Van Der Sluijs trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson wants to hold on but Van Der Sluijs pushes him away.
Van Der Sluijs controlling from the full mount.
Anderson regains half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Sluijs content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

Laurens Van Der Sluijs has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Van Der Sluijs looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Anderson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Van Der Sluijs is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.

Anderson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Laurens Van Der Sluijs showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Anderson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Van Der Sluijs as he jumps to the side.

Van Der Sluijs shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Van Der Sluijs thows a huge punch but Anderson dodges it nicely.
Van Der Sluijs sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Anderson defending well though.
Anderson trying to control from the bottom.
Anderson is refusing to be controlled, as Van Der Sluijs sits in half guard.
Anderson tries to get to full guard but Van Der Sluijs has control of the leg.
Van Der Sluijs is keen to just control but Anderson is a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Sluijs sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Anderson wants to get back to full guard.

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 scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Anderson doesn't seem bothered though.

Van Der Sluijs scores with a takedown into Anderson's guard.
Van Der Sluijs scoring with punches to the head and body.
Van Der Sluijs wants to control from the top but Anderson keeps moving.
Van Der Sluijs trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Laurens Van Der Sluijs is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Sluijs controls from within his opponent's guard.
Laurens Van Der Sluijs has got the better of the ground game so far.
Van Der Sluijs trying to control the position from guard on top but Anderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Laurens Van Der Sluijs hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Van Der Sluijs misses with the combination.
Anderson stuns Van Der Sluijs with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Van Der Sluijs enables Anderson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Van Der Sluijs manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Anderson wants to pass the guard but Van Der Sluijs is keeping the position.
Anderson is looking to work some ground and pound but Van Der Sluijs has wrist control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Sluijs wants to sweep but no luck.
Anderson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Anderson is working hard here to advance position.
Anderson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Van Der Sluijs's head.
Anderson pushes down on Van Der Sluijs's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Anderson wants to free his trapped foot but Van Der Sluijs is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Anderson is trying to work for a kimura but Van Der Sluijs is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Anderson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Van Der Sluijs sees it coming and defends easily.
Van Der Sluijs desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Anderson is stalling here. Van Der Sluijs is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Anderson seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Van Der Sluijs has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Van Der Sluijs wants to lay and pray for a moment but Anderson keeps working.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Laurens 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Laurens Van Der Sluijs!
Laurens Van Der Sluijs seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.