PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Clarence McGee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Van Roost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Roost has chosen Cypress Hill - How I Could Just Kill A Man as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Michael Van Roost will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

McGee
vs
Van Roost

177 cm
24
185 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

193 cm
30
190 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

Sun-Tzu

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 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clarence McGee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Van Roost!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Steve Montenegro and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Roost blocks a head kick by McGee.
Van Roost appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
McGee drops his hands momentarily and Van Roost takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Van Roost fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McGee manages to avoid it.
McGee quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
McGee throws a head kick that misses.
Van Roost fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McGee manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from Van Roost.
Van Roost throws a shot from downtown. McGee moves away and avoids it.
Van Roost throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Michael Van Roost seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGee throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A swing and a miss from Van Roost.
McGee throws the kick towards the body but Van Roost avoids it.
Van Roost throws a hook to the side of McGee's head but McGee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Roost lands a jab.
McGee staying out of range there.
Van Roost connects with a looping right hand.
Van Roost is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Van Roost connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
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 throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck McGee on the side of the head.
Van Roost throws an off balance right hand
and McGee counters with a thumping low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Roost throws the left hand but McGee avoids the punch easily.
Van Roost misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McGee.
McGee throws a nice head kick!
Van Roost blocks a head kick by McGee.
McGee slips under a jab.
McGee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Van Roost swings for the body but McGee moves out of range.
And McGee counters with a quick kick to the body but Van Roost blocks it.
McGee attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Van Roost rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McGee counters with a low kick, right behind Van Roost 's knee.
Van Roost tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Van Roost scores with a hook.
Van Roost throws a body shot but no joy.
McGee throws a head kick that misses
and Van Roost counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Van Roost is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McGee.
Van Roost fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
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!
McGee pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Van Roost.
McGee will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A little jabbing left from Van Roost on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Van Roost moves out of range as McGee throws a body kick.
McGee pulls out of a head kick attempt.

McGee moves into the clinch successfully.

Van Roost breaks the clinch.
McGee is looking to slow Van Roost down with leg kicks.
Van Roost bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of McGee's head.
McGee throws a head kick that half lands.

It looks like Michael Van Roost has been cut.
Van Roost cracks McGee with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Van Roost throws a body shot but no joy.
Van Roost missing with a left hand there. McGee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Van Roost throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McGee.
Van Roost throws a shot from downtown. McGee moves away and avoids it.
Van Roost misses with the combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Roost lands a nice shot to the body.
Van Roost waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McGee.
McGee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McGee throws a leg kick but Van Roost checks it.
McGee throws a push kick but Van Roost slaps the foot to one side.
Van Roost lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McGee circles away quickly and effectively.
McGee tries to counter by clinching up but Van Roost breaks away and moves out of range.
Van Roost looks to land a left hand but McGee moved out of range nicely.
McGee throws a sloppy head kick and Van Roost moves out of range easily.
McGee lands a nice leg kick that just misses Van Roost's sensitive parts.
Van Roost fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches McGee on the side of the head.
Van Roost swings for the body but McGee moves out of range.
McGee looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Danga de danga de dang - Van Roost scores with a four punch combination!
Van Roost avoids the head kick by McGee.
Van Roost is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! McGee had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Van Roost moves out of range of the body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGee tries to work over Van Roost's front leg with a kick but Van Roost checks it.
A nice side step and Van Roost releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Van Roost bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGee avoids the body shot from Van Roost.
A nice leg kick lands there from McGee.
McGee lands a front kick.
McGee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Van Roost.
Van Roost swings for the body but McGee moves out of range.
McGee fires out a quick counter leg kick but Van Roost just manages to avoid it.
Van Roost connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A slow jab from Van Roost misses its intended target.
A low kick from McGee misses
enabling Van Roost to counter with a crisp jab.
McGee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab lands there for Van Roost.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Roost misses with a hook to the body
and McGee counters with a low kick, right behind Van Roost 's knee.
Van Roost stalks McGee and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into McGee's face. McGee staggers backwards, shaken.
Van Roost throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Van Roost throws a jab when McGee was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Van Roost dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Van Roost's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Van Roost blocks the body kick.
Van Roost misses with a left hand
and McGee counters with a slapping leg kick.
McGee thows a body kick. Van Roost tries to catch it but that hurt him.
McGee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McGee misses with a low kick.
McGee ducks under a wild hook from Van Roost.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Van Roost wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Van Roost's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McGee misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Roost misses the jab.
Van Roost lands a nice looking body shot.
A decent looking body kick lands there for McGee.
McGee moves forwards but Van Roost connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Van Roost misses with a telegraphed body shot
and McGee counters with a good low kick that Van Roost was not able to check.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Roost cracks a nice hook into McGee's ribs.
Van Roost connects with a good right hand that stumbles McGee. McGee circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

McGee darts in and clinches Van Roost up against the cage.
McGee tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McGee lands an elbow that stopped Van Roost in his tracks for a moment.
Van Roost has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Van Roost wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Van Roost has had enough of the clinch but McGee keeps him there for the moment.
Van Roost's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
McGee misses with a knee strike.
Van Roost takes an elbow to the forehead.

Van Roost pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McGee's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
McGee attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
McGee feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Van Roost's calf.
Van Roost scores with a jab to the jaw.
McGee ducks under a wild hook from Van Roost.
Van Roost fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McGee manages to avoid it.
Van Roost moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Roost fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Van Roost throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McGee counters with a leg kick.
Van Roost misses with a looping right.
McGee lands with a thumping leg kick.
Van Roost throws a right and a left that McGee avoids nicely.

McGee darts in and clinches Van Roost up against the cage.

Van Roost breaks the clinch.
McGee takes one on the button.
Van Roost looks to land a right hand but McGee moved out of range.
McGee fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Van Roost.
McGee scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
McGee throws the kick towards the body but Van Roost avoids it.
McGee throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
McGee throws a low kick but Van Roost moves out of range easily.
Van Roost dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Roost lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McGee at a distance.
McGee tries to clinch but Van Roost moves out of range.
McGee on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Van Roost takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice defenses there by McGee.
Van Roost lands an overhand right.
Van Roost misses with a right hand
and McGee counters with a thumping low kick.
Van Roost misses with a two punch combination.
Van Roost throws a body shot but no joy.
McGee is looking to counter the offense by Van Roost and move into the clinch.
Van Roost misses with an uppercut. McGee saw that one coming.
A punch lands to the side of McGee 's head but he takes it in his stride.
McGee throws a low kick but it's checked well by Van Roost.
Michael Van Roost seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McGee lands with a nice body kick.
Van Roost's hands are dropping dangerously low here and McGee connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Van Roost scrambles back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Roost misses with a hook. McGee ducked under it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGee lands with a kick to the ribs.
Van Roost tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McGee was well out of range. Poor timing from Van Roost.
Donk. Van Roost catches McGee right on the button with a cross.
Van Roost misses with a left hand
and McGee counters with a leg kick.
McGee chopping away at his opponent's legs.
McGee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McGee slips a jab and a cross from Van Roost.
McGee looks for the body kick but Van Roost saw that one coming.
McGee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Van Roost paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McGee defending well as Van Roost loads up on a big left hand.
Good leg kick by McGee there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Van Roost rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McGee counters with a nice low kick that buckles Van Roost's knee momentarily.
An inside leg kick from McGee misses.
Van Roost looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Van Roost connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McGee momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big right from McGee misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Clarence McGee will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Michael Van Roost's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Van Roost swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McGee slips a jab from Van Roost.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Van Roost.
Van Roost swinging wildly here.
McGee tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Van Roost manages to circle out of the way.
McGee throws a jab when Van Roost was well out of range.
Van Roost let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
McGee throws a leg kick but Van Roost sees it coming and moves out of range.
Van Roost throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Van Roost keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Van Roost throws a looping overhand right but McGee ducks down to avoid it.

McGee gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Van Roost's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

McGee fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Van Roost, pushing him back against the cage.
Van Roost working hard to break the clinch.
McGee throws a knee to the head but misses.
McGee tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Van Roost takes an elbow to the temple.
Van Roost is trying to break free.

Van Roost's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Van Roost misses with a series of wild punches.
Van Roost throws a big shot that misses.
Van Roost just misses with a punch to the body.
Van Roost misses with a hook
and McGee counters with a low kick, right behind Van Roost 's knee.
Van Roost keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Van Roost misses with a body shot.
A big right from Van Roost misses.
A slow jab from Van Roost misses its intended target.

McGee takes the fight into the clinch.
McGee tries to land a knee to the head but Van Roost blocks with his arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGee creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Van Roost breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Roost. McGee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Van Roost uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McGee has time to react.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Roost. McGee does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Roost misses with a looping left.
Van Roost thows a left - swing and a miss!
A head kick misses from McGee.
Van Roost looks like he wants to counter punch here.
McGee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Van Roost.
McGee connects with a leg kick. Van Roost looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
McGee scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
McGee slips under a jab from Van Roost.
Van Roost throws out a loose jab but McGee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Roost ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McGee moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Roost cracks McGee with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Van Roost blocks a head kick by McGee.
Van Roost uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McGee has time to react.
A chopping leg kick lands by McGee.
A slapping body kick lands there for McGee.
Van Roost thows a left - swing and a miss!
Van Roost throws a shot from downtown. McGee moves away and avoids it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Van Roost crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from McGee - the referee stops the clock and Van Roost gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says McGee. Van Roost manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
McGee looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Van Roost misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A slow jab from Van Roost misses its intended target.
Van Roost lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Van Roost checks the leg kick nicely there.
McGee connects with a leg kick. Van Roost looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Van Roost looks to score with a jab to the body but McGee is just out of range.
Van Roost throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McGee sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Roost looks to land a left hand but McGee moved out of range nicely.
McGee on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Van Roost's corner calls for a 1-2. Van Roost obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The fighters circling - Van Roost throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McGee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Van Roost throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
McGee fails with an attempt to clinch.
It seemed like Van Roost was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Van Roost jabs McGee to the body, keeping him at a distance.
McGee on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Van Roost lands a nice hook to McGee's body. McGee takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Van Roost has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from McGee.
McGee tries to land a body kick
and Van Roost counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Van Roost blocks a head kick by McGee.
McGee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McGee takes one to the chin there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Van Roost comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Van Roost has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Van Roost!
Michael Van Roost made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying '4 in a row now. Hahaha Mr.Universe you're next I am fucking sure!'.