PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Clarence Van Gaal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stafford Bolton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stafford Bolton is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Van Gaal
vs
Bolton

170 cm
20
167 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

176 cm
19
160 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

MayheM sportswear

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Clarence Van Gaal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Stafford Bolton!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Fedor Mirinova and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Gaal clobbers Bolton with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bolton misses with the body kick
letting Van Gaal counter with a right hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bolton, right into the meat.
Good work by Van Gaal as he checks the leg kick.
Van Gaal fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Van Gaal blocks a jab.
Bolton looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Gaal is just out of range.
Bolton scores with a nice head shot.
Bolton throws out a loose jab but Van Gaal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bolton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Van Gaal sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Van Gaal throwing a counter right hand but Bolton manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Gaal looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Van Gaal misses with a hook. Bolton ducked under it nicely.
Van Gaal moves out of range of the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Van Gaal on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Stafford Bolton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A clash of legs there as Van Gaal blocks the low kick.
Bolton throws a leg kick that is checked
and Van Gaal counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Gaal goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bolton throws a leg kick that is checked
and Van Gaal counters with a two punch combo.
Bolton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Van Gaal counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Van Gaal loads up on a big right hand but Bolton slips the punch.
Bolton scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bolton tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Van Gaal manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bolton moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bolton connects with a solid leg kick.
Bolton looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Gaal is just out of range.
Van Gaal quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Bolton staying out of range there.
Bolton lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bolton dips to his left and cracks Van Gaal with an uppercut!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bolton throws a right hand that misses
enabling Van Gaal to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Gaal needs to keep his hands up - Bolton had a free shot at his head there.
Bolton looks to land a left hand but Van Gaal moved out of range nicely.
Van Gaal swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Van Gaal paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Van Gaal throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Van Gaal throws a hook to the side of Bolton's head but Bolton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Van Gaal misses with a hook.
Van Gaal scores with a nice head shot.
Bolton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Gaal thinks about countering with a head kick.
Bolton lands a nice hook to Van Gaal's body. Van Gaal takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bolton throws out a powerful jab.
Van Gaal misses with a straight left.
Van Gaal scoring well with a low kick there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bolton drives through and clinches with Van Gaal against the cage.
Bolton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Van Gaal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bolton leaning his opponent against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Gaal.
Bolton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bolton working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bolton throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Bolton scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bolton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Van Gaal has Bolton pushed against the cage.
Bolton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Van Gaal working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Van Gaal displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bolton up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Bolton scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Van Gaal lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bolton tries to throw a body punch but Van Gaal avoids it by throwing Bolton back against the cage.

Van Gaal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bolton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A lazy left from Bolton finds it's target.
Bolton fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Van Gaal has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bolton moves to clinch but Van Gaal breaks away
and Van Gaal counters with a nice uppercut.
Bolton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Van Gaal.
A little jabbing left from Bolton on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Van Gaal misses with a few strikes there.
Bolton moves out of range of the body kick.
A nice side step and Bolton releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Van Gaal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Gaal fires out a quick counter leg kick but Bolton just manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Stafford Bolton will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Van Gaal drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Van Gaal uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bolton.
Van Gaal connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bolton. Bolton circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Van Gaal misses with a left hand
and Bolton counters with an outside leg kick.
A low kick from Bolton is predictable there
and Van Gaal counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Van Gaal bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bolton misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Van Gaal to counter with a crisp jab.
Bolton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Gaal jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Gaal loads up on a big right hand but Bolton slips the punch.
Bolton throws out a loose jab but Van Gaal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bolton just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromVan Gaal.
Van Gaal uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bolton looks to clinch
and Bolton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolton just misses with a punch to the body.
Bolton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Van Gaal throws a sloppy head kick and Bolton moves out of range easily.
Bolton looks like he wants to counter punch here.

Bolton has managed to clinch.
Bolton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Van Gaal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Van Gaal breaks from the clinch.
Bolton tries to work over Van Gaal's front leg with a kick but Van Gaal checks it.
Van Gaal looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Van Gaal walks into a jab.

Bolton moves into the clinch.
Stafford Bolton seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bolton misses with a punch on the inside.
Bolton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bolton tries to work over Van Gaal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Van Gaal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bolton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Van Gaal throws out the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Gaal was well out of range. Poor timing from Bolton.
Van Gaal throws the left hand but Bolton avoids the punch easily.
Bolton throws a body shot but no joy.
Bolton misses with a leg kick
and Bolton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bolton moves away from the strike by Van Gaal.
Van Gaal throws a body shot but no joy.
Van Gaal lunges at Bolton with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bolton's hand.
Bolton throws a leg kick but Van Gaal sees it coming and moves out of range.
Van Gaal misses with an uppercut.
Van Gaal uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bolton.
Van Gaal was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Clarence Van Gaal is winning the standup battle so far.
Bolton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Van Gaal throws out a loose jab but Bolton uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Gaal lands the left hand.
Bolton lands with a cross.
Van Gaal tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Van Gaal throws a hook but Bolton avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bolton! But no joy.
Van Gaal checks the leg kick.
Van Gaal wants to clinch but Bolton slips to the side
and Bolton counters with a left to the body.
Bolton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Van Gaal throws out the jab.
Bolton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Van Gaal throws out the jab.
Bolton cracks the inside of Van Gaal's front leg.
Bolton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Gaal moves away.
Van Gaal checks a low kick from Bolton.
A big right from Van Gaal misses.
Bolton doesn't manage to clinch there - Van Gaal circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Gaal slips a straight right by Bolton.
Van Gaal misses with an uppercut. Bolton saw that one coming.
Bolton wants to land a leg kick but Van Gaal is out of range.
Van Gaal takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bolton scores with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Gaal misses with a straight right.
Bolton flicks out a counter leg kick but Van Gaal steps away.
Van Gaal checks a leg kick nicely.
Van Gaal throwing a counter right hand but Bolton manages to avoid it.
Bolton throws a front kick that sends Van Gaal stumbling back into the cage.
Bolton lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bolton throws a hook but Van Gaal avoids it easily.
Van Gaal waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bolton.
Bolton pivots, looking for a leg kick but Van Gaal is out of range and Bolton settles back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Stafford Bolton will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Van Gaal lands a body shot.
Donk. Van Gaal catches Bolton right on the button with a cross.
Bolton misses with a straight left.
Bolton misses the body punch
and Van Gaal counters with a nice uppercut.
Bolton comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Bolton misses the target.
Van Gaal looks to throw the jab but Bolton is out of range.
Bolton fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bolton works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Gaal steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bolton.
Bolton slips under a jab.
Bolton tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bolton scores with a nice strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Bolton.
Bolton misses with a hook. Van Gaal ducked under it nicely.
Bolton throws a body shot but no joy.
Bolton missing with a left hand there. Van Gaal was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bolton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van Gaal lands the left hand.
Bolton throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Van Gaal on the side of the head.
Van Gaal feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Boltons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bolton has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Van Gaal is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Van Gaal pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Van Gaal slips a jab and a cross from Bolton.
Bolton scores with a spinning back kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolton ducks under a wild hook from Van Gaal.

Bolton drives through and clinches with Van Gaal against the cage.
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!
Stalling in the clinch from Van Gaal.
Van Gaal lands with a light punch inside.
Bolton works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Van Gaal misses with the head strike.
Bolton lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Van Gaal backwards.
Bolton misses with the head strike.
Bolton wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Van Gaal has him pressed against the cage.
Van Gaal misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bolton misses with the head strike.
Bolton misses with a body punch.
Van Gaal holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Bolton misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolton misses with some punches.
Bolton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bolton.
Bolton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bolton lands with a light punch inside.
Bolton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bolton scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bolton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Gaal.
Clarence Van Gaal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Van Gaal breaks the clinch.
Van Gaal misses with an uppercut.
Bolton slips under a jab.
Bolton misses with a jab to the body
and Van Gaal counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bolton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bolton.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Gaal looks to throw the jab but Bolton is out of range.

Bolton moves into the clinch.
Bolton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Gaal blocks an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bolton misses with some punches.

Van Gaal's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Van Gaal checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nice jab there from Van Gaal.
Bolton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Van Gaal.
Bolton shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A little feinted left hand from Van Gaal on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bolton looks to land a left hand but Van Gaal moved out of range nicely.
Van Gaal takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Stafford Bolton is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Van Gaal misses the jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Stafford Bolton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bolton 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Stafford Bolton!
Stafford Bolton spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.