PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ramon Abelardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Van Der Sluijs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Abelardo
vs
Van Der Sluijs

190 cm
25
203 lbs
12 - 5 - 1

182 cm
26
182 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Sparta Fightware

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 12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Ramon Abelardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Van Der Sluijs!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Jeff Smith and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Der Sluijs takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Abelardo throws a low kick but Van Der Sluijs avoids it.
Van Der Sluijs shapes to counter with a head kick.
Van Der Sluijs lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Abelardo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Van Der Sluijs misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Van Der Sluijs lands with a kick to the temple. Abelardo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Abelardo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Abelardo throws a body kick that misses.

Van Der Sluijs lands a big head kick that sends Abelardo tumbling to the mat! Van Der Sluijs takes a step backwards and waves Abelardo back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Abelardo is rocked!

It looks like Ramon Abelardo has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Abelardo finds it's way through Van Der Sluijs's defenses.
Oh Abelardo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Van Der Sluijs throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Abelardo fires out a quick counter leg kick but Van Der Sluijs just manages to avoid it.
Van Der Sluijs checks a leg kick nicely.
Van Der Sluijs explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Abelardo seems to have got his legs back now.
Van Der Sluijs throws a wild body kick that Abelardo sees coming a mile off.
Van Der Sluijs blocks a head kick by Abelardo.
Van Der Sluijs blocks a head kick by Abelardo.
Van Der Sluijs only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Abelardo feints and then cracks Van Der Sluijs's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Van Der Sluijs down.
Abelardo lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abelardo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Van Der Sluijs avoids the head kick by Abelardo.
As Abelardo backs off Van Der Sluijs throws a huge counter combo but Abelardo manages to avoid it all.
Abelardo misses with a kick to the body.
Abelardo tries to score with a low kick but Van Der Sluijs moves his leg out of the way.
Some wild striking there from Van Der Sluijs.
Van Der Sluijs stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Abelardo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Van Der Sluijs scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Van Der Sluijs misses with an uppercut. Abelardo saw that one coming.
Abelardo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Van Der Sluijs avoids the head kick by Abelardo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abelardo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Van Der Sluijs takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Abelardo slips a straight right by Van Der Sluijs.
Abelardo looks for the body kick but Van Der Sluijs saw that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Der Sluijs throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Abelardo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Van Der Sluijs is able to avoid easily.
Van Der Sluijs raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Abelardo throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Van Der Sluijs to counter with a crisp jab.
Abelardo misses with a head kick.
Jab by Van Der Sluijs.
Van Der Sluijs scores with a punch to the head.
Van Der Sluijs misses with an uppercut.
Van Der Sluijs attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Abelardo throws a leg kick but Van Der Sluijs moved away.
Van Der Sluijs throws a hook but Abelardo avoids it easily.
Abelardo looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Sluijs cracks Abelardo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Van Der Sluijs blocks a head kick by Abelardo.
Van Der Sluijs misses with a hook to the body
and Abelardo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Van Der Sluijs keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Van Der Sluijs gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Van Der Sluijs has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Van Der Sluijs fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Abelardo manages to avoid it.
Abelardo blocks a low kick nicely.
The fighters circling - Van Der Sluijs throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Van Der Sluijs misses.
Abelardo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Abelardo.
A little jabbing left from Van Der Sluijs on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Abelardo tries a head kick but it misses.
A little jabbing left from Van Der Sluijs on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Abelardo throws a lazy uppercut
and Van Der Sluijs counters with a left and a right that stings Abelardo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abelardo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abelardo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A little jabbing left from Van Der Sluijs on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Abelardo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Abelardo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Abelardo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Van Der Sluijs.
Abelardo throws a leg kick but Van Der Sluijs moved away.
Abelardo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Van Der Sluijs sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Van Der Sluijs slips a straight right by Abelardo.

Van Der Sluijs drops Abelardo with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Abelardo looks back up at him and smiles so Van Der Sluijs waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Abelardo slips under a jab from Van Der Sluijs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Der Sluijs tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Abelardo scores with a leg kick.
Van Der Sluijs sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Van Der Sluijs scores with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Van Der Sluijs dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ramon Abelardo's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Van Der Sluijs is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Abelardo has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Abelardo throws a head kick but Van Der Sluijs moves out of range.
Van Der Sluijs tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A chopping leg kick lands by Van Der Sluijs.
Van Der Sluijs misses with an uppercut.
Abelardo scores with a nice body kick.
Van Der Sluijs cracks Abelardo with a good jab.
Abelardo misses with a body kick.
A big left from Van Der Sluijs misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abelardo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Van Der Sluijs.
Van Der Sluijs scores with a kick to the midsection.
Abelardo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nice straight punches there by Van Der Sluijs. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Van Der Sluijs.
Abelardo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abelardo throws a head kick but Van Der Sluijs moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Sluijs ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Van Der Sluijs moves out of range of the body kick.
James Van Der Sluijs seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Abelardo gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Van Der Sluijs counters with a nice leg kick.
Van Der Sluijs tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Abelardo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Van Der Sluijs.
Abelardo throws a head kick that misses
and Van Der Sluijs counters with a nice body shot.
A big left from Van Der Sluijs misses.
Abelardo throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Van Der Sluijs counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! Abelardo falls to the ground, out cold! Stick some heavy metal music over the top of that clip and it's one for the highlight makers!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). James Van Der Sluijs!
James Van Der Sluijs thanked the fans post fight for their support.