PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Van Roost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cid Strife (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Roost comes into the arena with Marilyn Manson - This is Halloween blaring out of the sound system. Strife is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Anciients - Raise the Sun. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Van Roost
vs
Strife

193 cm
25
190 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

183 cm
20
189 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Dissolution Fight Wear

Bad Man Clothing (Nothing Over $40)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michael Van Roost!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cid Strife!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paul Aken and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Roost motions for Strife to come forward. Van Roost throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Van Roost tries to close the distance and clinch but Strife swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Van Roost throws a head kick but Strife moves out of range.
Strife scores with a hook to the body. Van Roost takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Van Roost tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Strife changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Van Roost tries to clinch there but Strife circles away.
Van Roost throws a wild body kick that Strife sees coming a mile off.
Strife doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Van Roost is looking to clinch.
Van Roost on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Strife ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Strife throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Van Roost ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Strife moves away.
Van Roost tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Strife manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Strife! But no joy.
Michael Van Roost seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Strife misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice body punch from Strife.
Van Roost swings for the body but Strife moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Strife misses.
Strife is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Van Roost rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Van Roost forces Strife back against the cage and clinches.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Roost keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Strife throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Van Roost wants to clinch up but Strife keeps it at a distance.
Strife misses with a looping right.
Van Roost looks for the body kick but Strife saw that one coming.

Van Roost moves into the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Van Roost.

It looks like Cid Strife has been cut.
Strife stalls.
Strife avoids the elbow strike from Van Roost, against the cage.
Van Roost just leaning against Strife, taking a breather.
Van Roost throws an elbow but it misses.
Strife lands with a left to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Van Roost just misses with a elbow thrown towards Strife's brow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Strife.
Van Roost slowing the pace effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Strife escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Strife jabs at Van Roost's body.
Van Roost is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Strife looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Van Roost tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Strife manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Van Roost just misses with a punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Strife lands a high kick!

It looks like Michael Van Roost has been cut.
Strife changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Strife lands the left hand.
Strife throws a lazy right hand but Van Roost sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Van Roost wants to clinch up but Strife keeps it at a distance.
Van Roost wants to clinch up but Strife keeps it at a distance.
Van Roost tries to clinch up but Strife circles away and keeps his distance.
A countering left hand to the body from Strife misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Van Roost looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Strife circles away from the clinch attempt.
Strife throws an overhand right that lands on Van Roost's shoulder, as Van Roost tries to avoid the shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Van Roost misses its target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strife avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Van Roost tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Strife manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A nice side step and Strife releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
The fight stays on the outside here - Van Roost looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Strife swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Van Roost tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Strife paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Some wild striking there from Strife.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
With the fighters up against the cage, Van Roost throws an elbow but misses.
Van Roost pushes off an throws an elbow but Strife leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Good body shot from Strife.
Strife tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Strife.
Van Roost looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Strife lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strife goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Strife misses with a body punch.
Strife dodges an elbow strike from Van Roost.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Van Roost just misses with a elbow thrown towards Strife's brow.
Strife is leaning against Van Roost and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Our sources have told us that Van Roost has been working on his elbows in the gym.
A nice right hand lands inside from Strife.
Strife makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Strife softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Strife avoids a wild elbow strike from Van Roost.
Strife working hard to break the clinch.
Strife tries to break the clinch but Van Roost is controlling the position.
With the fighters up against the cage, Van Roost throws an elbow but misses.
Strife throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

Strife breaks the clinch.
Van Roost doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Strife lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Van Roost at a distance.
Van Roost wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cid Strife dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Van Roost misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Strife keeps the fight on the outside.
Van Roost moves to clinch but Strife breaks away
and Strife counters with a straight right hand.
Van Roost throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Van Roost moves to clinch but Strife breaks away
and Strife counters with an outside leg kick.
Van Roost wants to clinch
and Strife counters with a nice body shot.
Van Roost tries to clinch up but Strife circles away and keeps his distance.
Strife just misses with a punch to the body.
Strife lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Roost walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cid Strife seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Van Roost tries to clinch up but Strife circles away and keeps his distance.
Strife throws a right and a left that Van Roost avoids nicely.
Van Roost throws a counter high kick but Strife was just alert enough to avoid it.
Van Roost tries to clinch up but Strife circles away and keeps his distance.
Strife lands with a good body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Roost tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Strife paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Strife gets tackled into the cage by Van Roost. Van Roost maintains the clinch.

Strife breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Van Roost throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Van Roost looks to throw a body kick
and Strife counters with a right hand to the body.
Van Roost is looking to clinch.
Van Roost will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Van Roost tries to clinch but Strife is having none of it.
Van Roost tries to close the distance and clinch up but Strife swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A punch combination from Strife misses.
Strife fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Van Roost wants to clinch up but Strife keeps it at a distance.
Van Roost is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Van Roost wants to clinch
and Strife counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Van Roost forces Strife back against the cage and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Strife on the inside.
Strife swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Roost uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Strife as Van Roost tries to tie him up.
Van Roost is stalling here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Strife content to slow the pace in the clinch.

Strife breaks the clinch.
Strife works Van Roost's body with a nice hook.
Strife just misses with a punch to the body.
Van Roost doesn't manage to clinch there - Strife circles away.
Van Roost tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Strife counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Strife lands the left hand.
Van Roost bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Van Roost pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Van Roost takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Roost tries to clinch there but Strife circles away.
Van Roost is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Van Roost tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Strife throws a body punch but Van Roost moves out of range.
Van Roost showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Strife.
Van Roost tries to close the distance and clinch up but Strife swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Van Roost tries to clinch there but Strife circles away.
Strife connects with a nice looking jab.
Strife punishes Van Roost's body with a nice straight punch.
Strife getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Strife throws a shot to the body.
Van Roost is looking to clinch but Strife is avoiding it.
Strife circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Van Roost crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Strife - the referee stops the clock and Van Roost gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Strife. Van Roost manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Roost gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Strife.
Van Roost fails with an attempt to clinch.
A cross from Strife lands.
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!
Strife swings for the body but Van Roost moves out of range.
Van Roost wants to clinch up but Strife keeps it at a distance.
Van Roost wants to clinch but Strife slips to the side
and Strife counters with a stiff right hand.
Strife circles away from the clinch attempt
and Strife counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Van Roost tries to clinch up.
Strife doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Strife stuns Van Roost with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Van Roost wants to clinch but Strife slips to the side
and Strife counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Van Roost tries to close the distance and clinch up but Strife swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Van Roost wants to clinch.
It seemed like Strife was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Van Roost tries to close the distance and clinch but Strife swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cid Strife showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Strife fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Van Roost lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Van Roost with a hook.
Strife throws a body punch but Van Roost moves out of range.
Strife misses with a hook. Van Roost ducked under it nicely.
Van Roost misses with a body kick.
Van Roost is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fighters circling - Strife throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Van Roost tries to clinch but Strife is having none of it.
Strife scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Strife misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Roost is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Van Roost tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Van Roost takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Strife dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Van Roost misses
and Strife counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Strife plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Strife circles away from the clinch attempt.
Van Roost is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Strife has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Van Roost moves in looking to clinch but Strife pushes him off.
Van Roost tries to clinch but Strife is having none of it.
Van Roost takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Strife misses with a looping right.
Van Roost moves in looking to clinch but Strife pushes him off.
Van Roost tries to clinch up
letting Strife counter with a right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Van Roost looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Van Roost is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strife throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Van Roost tries to clinch there but Strife circles away.
Strife doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Van Roost misses with a shot to the body
and Strife makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Van Roost walks into a stiff left hand from Strife.
Van Roost doesn't manage to clinch there - Strife circles away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Strife scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Van Roost doesn't seem bothered though.
Van Roost takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Strife throws a right hand that Van Roost ducks under and follows up with a left that Van Roost also avoids with ease.
Strife lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Van Roost tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice defenses there by Strife.

Van Roost closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Strife working aggressively here.
Strife softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Van Roost looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A left hand lands to the body for Strife.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strife dodges an elbow strike from Van Roost.
Strife lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Van Roost or not.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Strife pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Van Roost tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Strife makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
No joy there for Strife, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice shot by Strife.
Van Roost tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Strife counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Strife misses the shot to the body.
Strife throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Van Roost keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Roost avoids a punch combination nicely.
Strife thows a left - swing and a miss!
Van Roost was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Van Roost tries to clinch up.
Van Roost ducks under a wild hook from Strife.
Strife avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strife lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Roost is looking to clinch but Strife is avoiding it.
Strife misses with a straight left.
Strife lands a nice looking body shot.
Van Roost closes the distance looking to clinch
and Van Roost takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Van Roost fails in his attempt to clinch.
Van Roost misses with a kick to the body.
Strife throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Strife checks a leg kick nicely.

Van Roost moves into the clinch.

Strife breaks from the clinch.
Nice cross by Strife.
Van Roost tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Strife paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Strife let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cid Strife really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Van Roost tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Van Roost takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Strife fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Strife jabs Van Roost right on the nose. Van Roost blinks but takes it well.
Strife digs a good body shot into Van Roost's ribs.
Van Roost tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Strife manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Van Roost tries to clinch but Strife is having none of it.
Van Roost is looking to clinch but Strife is avoiding it.
Strife defending well as Van Roost loads up on a big left hand.
Despite the aggression on Strife's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Van Roost is looking to clinch but Strife is avoiding it.
Strife blocks a head kick by Van Roost.
Van Roost tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Strife counters with a left to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strife cracks Van Roost with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Van Roost closes the distance looking to clinch
and Strife counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Strife throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Strife catches Van Roost right on the button with a cross.
Van Roost misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Good shot there by Strife.
Strife misses with a two punch combination.
Van Roost walks into a straight right hand from Strife.
Strife scores with a hook.
Strife swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Van Roost.
A slow jab from Strife misses its intended target.
Van Roost tries to clinch up.
Van Roost tries to clinch but Strife is having none of it.
A little jabbing left from Strife on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Strife throws a hook but Van Roost avoids it easily.
Strife throws a shot to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Strife checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Van Roost wants to clinch but Strife slips to the side
and Strife counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Strife jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Strife avoids the head kick by Van Roost.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strife with a nice cross.
Van Roost fails in his attempt to clinch.
Strife stuns Van Roost with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Van Roost looks to score with a jab to the body but Strife is just out of range.
Van Roost closes the distance but Strife moves to the side
and Strife counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Strife listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Strife swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Strife with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Van Roost gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Van Roost needs to keep his hands up - Strife had a free shot at his head there.
Van Roost doesn't manage to clinch there - Strife circles away.
Strife circles away from the clinch attempt.
Strife swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A shot to the liver by Strife. Beautiful body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Roost is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It seemed like Strife was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Van Roost looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Van Roost looks to land a right hand but Strife moved out of range.
Van Roost wants to clinch but Strife slips to the side
and Strife counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Van Roost takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Van Roost is looking to land body kicks.
Van Roost tries to close the distance and clinch but Strife swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Strife doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Strife wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Strife circles away from the clinch attempt.
Van Roost moves in looking to clinch but Strife pushes him off.
Strife throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Van Roost tries to clinch but Strife moves out of range.
A nice side step and Strife releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Van Roost throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Roost doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Van Roost looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Strife lands a nice hook to Van Roost's body. Van Roost takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Van Roost moves in looking to clinch but Strife pushes him off.
Strife avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Van Roost just misses with a punch to the body.
Van Roost fails with an attempt to clinch.
Strife avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Strife tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Roost was well out of range. Poor timing from Strife.
Van Roost tries to clinch there but Strife circles away.
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!
Van Roost tries to clinch but Strife is having none of it.
Strife connects with a body shot.
Strife tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Roost was well out of range. Poor timing from Strife.
Van Roost takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cid Strife dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Van Roost's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Van Roost takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Van Roost closes the distance looking to clinch
and Strife counters with a stiff right hand.
Strife looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Van Roost fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Strife is out of range.
Strife scores with a shot to the body.
Van Roost misses with a hook. Strife ducked under it nicely.
Van Roost displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Strife throws out the jab.
Van Roost wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Roost misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van Roost throws a push kick but Strife slaps the foot to one side.
Strife circles away from the clinch attempt.
Strife paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strife waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Van Roost.
Van Roost tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Van Roost looks to land a right hand but Strife moved out of range.
Van Roost moves in looking to clinch but Strife pushes him off.
Strife circles away from the clinch attempt.
Strife now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Strife swats away the attempt to clinch by Van Roost.
A cross from Strife lands.
Strife jabs Van Roost to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Strife comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Strife misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Van Roost tries to clinch up.
Strife swings for the body but Van Roost moves out of range.
Strife circles away from the clinch attempt.
It seemed like Strife was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cid Strife 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 Roost fails in his attempt to clinch.
Strife keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Van Roost.
Strife connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Van Roost takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Roost tries to clinch
and Strife counters with a left and a right that stings Van Roost.
Strife uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Van Roost.
Van Roost tries to close the distance and clinch but Strife swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Strife throws a hook but Van Roost blocks it.
Van Roost is looking to counter punch.
Van Roost is looking to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Strife on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jab by Strife.
The fight stays on the outside here - Van Roost looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Strife keeps the fight on the outside.
Strife keeps the fight on the outside.
Van Roost jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Roost moves in looking to clinch but Strife pushes him off.
Van Roost fails with an attempt to clinch.
Van Roost wants to clinch up but Strife keeps it at a distance.
Van Roost doesn't manage to clinch there - Strife circles away.
Strife ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Van Roost misses with a straight left.
Strife lands a jab.
Strife misses with a straight left.
Strife smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Van Roost ducks right into an uppercut from Strife.
Van Roost slips a straight right by Strife.
Van Roost misses with a jab to the body
and Strife counters with a leg kick.
Van Roost tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Strife manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Van Roost cracks a nice hook into Strife's ribs.
Van Roost moves to clinch but Strife breaks away
and Strife counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Roost throws a solid leg kick but Strife takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Van Roost.
Van Roost moves out of range of the body kick.
Strife looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Van Roost closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Van Roost misses with an elbow over the top.
Strife blocks the elbow strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Van Roost is trying to stall.
Van Roost looks to throw an elbow but misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cid Strife comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Strife winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 45:50
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 44:50
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 44:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cid Strife!
Cid Strife is the new middleweight champion!
Cid Strife decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Michael Van Roost spoke after the fight, saying 'Great job Cid! It‘s a precious lesson to learn because it‘s my first title fight and I still have tons to learn. '.