PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joost Van Buren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doctor Jekyll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Doctor Jekyll was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Van Buren
vs
Jekyll

188 cm
18
206 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

183 cm
25
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joost Van Buren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Doctor Jekyll!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Buren slips a jab from Jekyll.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Van Buren. Jekyll shrugs it off though.
Jekyll misses with an uppercut.
Jekyll with a jab.
Jekyll has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Van Buren blocks a jab.
Van Buren is looking to counter with a body kick.
Van Buren punishes Jekyll's body with a nice straight punch.
Jekyll misses with a straight left.
As Jekyll tries to get set, Van Buren tries to push him back and clinch up but Jekyll manages to avoid the attempt.
Jekyll throws a hook to the side of Van Buren's head but Van Buren sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Van Buren closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jekyll has a couple of punches blocked by Van Buren.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Buren digs a right hand into Jekyll's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jekyll's gas tank.
Van Buren tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Van Buren lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jekyll backwards.
Jekyll working aggressively here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

Van Buren escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Buren throws a shot to the body.
Van Buren lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Van Buren looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A good leg kick by Van Buren.
Jekyll uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Van Buren.
Jekyll has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Van Buren.

Van Buren closes the distance and clinches.
Jekyll is trying to stall.
Jekyll wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Van Buren misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jekyll wants to stall.
Jekyll taking a breather.

Van Buren breaks from the clinch.
Van Buren slips a straight right by Jekyll.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Buren thumps Jekyll with a low kick.
Jekyll fails to land with a series of punches.
Jekyll takes one on the button.

It looks like Doctor Jekyll has been cut.
A slapping body kick lands there for Van Buren.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jekyll throws a jab but it's blocked by Van Buren.
Jekyll walks into a stiff left hand from Van Buren.
Joost Van Buren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Buren displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jekyll throws out the jab.

Jekyll gets tackled into the cage by Van Buren. Van Buren maintains the clinch.
Jekyll is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jekyll being controlled against the cage.
Van Buren keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jekyll's efforts to push away.
Jekyll misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Buren lands a shoulder strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Buren lands a body punch in the clinch.

Van Buren breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Van Buren scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Left hook, right uppercut from Van Buren.
Van Buren cracks Jekyll with a good jab.
Van Buren fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Van Buren buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jekyll walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That has opened up Doctor Jekyll's cut even more.
Jekyll throws the left hand but Van Buren avoids the punch easily.
And Van Buren counters with a quick kick to the body but Jekyll blocks it.
A big left from Van Buren misses.
Jekyll takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
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 Buren scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jekyll loads up on a big right hand but Van Buren slips the punch.
Jekyll throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Van Buren misses.
Jekyll chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Van Buren can pounce on him.
Van Buren misses with a looping left.
Jekyll drops his hands momentarily and Van Buren takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Van Buren moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Van Buren throws a nice inside leg kick.
Van Buren thumps Jekyll with a low kick.
Jekyll throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Van Buren connects with a solid leg kick.
Van Buren throws a shot from downtown. Jekyll moves away and avoids it.
Jekyll unleashes a big counter combination but Van Buren bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A combination from Jekyll does no damage.
Van Buren misses with a double jab.
Van Buren misses the body punch
and Jekyll counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joost Van Buren dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Doctor Jekyll's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Jekyll on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A telegraphed right hand from Jekyll misses the target.
Nice uppercut lands for Van Buren. That snapped Jekyll's head back.
Jekyll misses with a straight left.
Jekyll throws a lazy right hand but Van Buren sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jekyll throws a big shot that misses.
Van Buren dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jekyll. That did some damage!
Van Buren misses with a body punch
and Jekyll counters with a nice uppercut.
Jekyll missing with a left hand there. Van Buren was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Buren chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jekyll misses with an uppercut. Van Buren saw that one coming.
A little feinted left hand from Van Buren on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jekyll takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jekyll swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jekyll's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Van Buren bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jekyll lands a jab to the head.
Van Buren staying out of range there.
Van Buren feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Jekyll misses with a hook. Van Buren ducked under it nicely.
The fighters circling - Van Buren throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jekyll keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jekyll doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Van Buren tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Van Buren connects with a body shot that sends Jekyll's belly button to the back.

Van Buren moves into the clinch.
Van Buren has Jekyll pressed against the cage, preventing Jekyll from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A body shot lands from Van Buren.
A right hook to the body lands for Van Buren.

Van Buren breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jekyll misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Buren.
Jekyll lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Joost Van Buren is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jekyll stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Van Buren.
Van Buren connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Buren misses with a combination
and Jekyll counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jekyll throws a poor cross that misses
and Van Buren counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jekyll's knee momentarily.
Van Buren misses with a lunging right hand
and Jekyll counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Van Buren scoring well with a low kick there.
Van Buren connects with a leg kick. Jekyll looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Van Buren rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Jekyll counter with a right hand.
Van Buren thumps Jekyll with a low kick.
Van Buren lands with a thumping leg kick.

Van Buren gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Van Buren scores with a nice short uppercut.

Van Buren breaks the clinch.

Van Buren clinches.

Van Buren breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Van Buren scores with a decent looking hook.
Van Buren tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Van Buren defending well as Jekyll loads up on a big left hand.
Van Buren works Jekyll's body with a nice hook.
Jekyll thows a left - swing and a miss!
Van Buren connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

The cut above Doctor Jekyll's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

Van Buren closes the distance and clinches.
Van Buren stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jekyll throws a head punch that misses.
Jekyll fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Van Buren blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jekyll working hard to break the clinch.

Van Buren's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Van Buren feints and then cracks Jekyll's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jekyll down.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Van Buren lets loose with a powerful body kick. Jekyll will feel that in the morning.
Van Buren thumps Jekyll with a low kick.
Jekyll lands a jab to Van Buren's midsection.
Jekyll takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jekyll throws a looping overhand right but Van Buren ducks down to avoid it.
Jekyll throws a hook but Van Buren avoids it easily.
Jekyll misses with a right hand
and Jekyll takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A nice leg kick lands there from Van Buren.
Van Buren feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jekyll's calf.
Van Buren sizes up Jekyll with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joost Van Buren dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Doctor Jekyll's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Van Buren slips a straight right by Jekyll.
Jekyll misses with a hook
and Van Buren counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jekyll throws out a loose jab but Van Buren uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Buren dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Van Buren throws a shot to the body.
Van Buren chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jekyll is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Van Buren.
Jekyll has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Van Buren.
Jekyll might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Jekyll throws a shot from downtown. Van Buren moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Buren ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jekyll moves away.
Van Buren cracks the inside of Jekyll's front leg.
Van Buren cracks a nice hook into Jekyll's ribs.
Jekyll slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jekyll lands with a good body shot.
Jekyll has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Van Buren.
Van Buren scores with a nice body kick.
Jekyll jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Van Buren half committed to a counter leg kick.
Van Buren connects with a leg kick. Jekyll looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Van Buren is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jekyll can do to turn this around?
Van Buren misses the jab.
Jekyll throws a big shot that misses.
Van Buren thinks about countering with a body kick.
Van Buren moves out of range as Jekyll strikes.
Nice body kick from Van Buren.
Jekyll takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Van Buren lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A big right from Jekyll misses.
That kick from Van Buren tenderised Jekyll's leg. Jekyll is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jekyll has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Van Buren.
Jekyll chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Van Buren can pounce on him.
Doctor Jekyll has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Buren ducks under a wild hook from Jekyll.
Jekyll misses with a hook.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Van Buren - that will leave a mark!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Van Buren closes the distance and clinches.

Van Buren breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jekyll staying out of range there.
Nice body punch from Van Buren.
Van Buren lands with an uppercut that bounces Jekyll off the cage and back into range.
Jekyll misses with a straight left.
Jekyll throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Van Buren sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jekyll takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Van Buren feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jekyll's calf.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Van Buren moves into range and clinches up with Jekyll.
Jekyll misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Van Buren.
A bit of stalling here from Van Buren.
Van Buren lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jekyll backwards.

Van Buren breaks the clinch.
Jekyll takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A good leg kick by Van Buren.
Van Buren lands a leg kick that knocks Jekyll off balance momentarily.
Van Buren fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jekyll misses with a body punch
and Van Buren counters with a nice leg kick.
Van Buren lands a jab to the nose.
Jekyll ducks right into an uppercut from Van Buren.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Buren throws a body shot but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jekyll takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jekyll throws out a loose jab but Van Buren uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Buren feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jekyll's calf.
Van Buren feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jekyll's calf.
Van Buren fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jekyll has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Van Buren scores with a shot to the body.
Jekyll chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Van Buren can pounce on him.
A jab from Van Buren finds it's way through Jekyll's defenses.

Van Buren clinches up with Jekyll and pushes him back against the cage.
Van Buren digs a right hand into Jekyll's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jekyll's gas tank.
A right hand to the body from Van Buren.
Joost Van Buren is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Van Buren breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joost Van Buren showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Van Buren has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joost Van Buren!