PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Darren (ranked 1048 p4p, 125 weight class) and Ludo Van Veen (ranked 691 p4p, 89 weight class). Darren comes to the cage accompanied by Here's to the losers. Van Veen has chosen Give it ALL as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that James Darren has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily James Darren seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Darren
vs
Van Veen

185 cm
27
178 lbs
13 - 10 - 1

185 cm
29
174 lbs
17 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, James Darren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ludo Van Veen!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Veen throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Van Veen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ludo Van Veen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Veen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Darren throws a head kick but Van Veen moves out of range.
Darren ducks under a wild hook from Van Veen.
A head kick misses from Van Veen.
Van Veen misses with a right hand
and Darren counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Van Veen misses with a low kick.
Darren throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Van Veen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Van Veen misses with a straight left.
Van Veen throws a nice inside leg kick.

Van Veen has closed the distance and engaged Darren in a clinch.
Darren throws a punch but it's blocked by Van Veen.
Darren lands a body punch in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Veen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Veen can't find room to land a body shot as Darren controls the action.
Van Veen swings wildly with an uppercut but Darren uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Van Veen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Veen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Veen swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Darren manages to pull guard.
Darren keeping full guard, as Van Veen tries to pass.
Darren is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Sweat that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Van Veen slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Van Veen wants to get up but he can't break Darren's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Darren wants to sweep here but Van Veen controlling him for the moment.
Van Veen controlling from the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Darren looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Van Veen advances position into side control!
Van Veen is looking to take a break and control but Darren is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Darren is trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Van Veen is looking to take a break and control but Darren is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Darren is looking to regain half guard here but Van Veen keeps moving and retains side control.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A big left from Darren misses.
Van Veen flicks out a counter leg kick but Darren steps away.
Van Veen moves out of range of the body kick from Darren.
Van Veen lands with a good body shot.
Darren misses with a kick to the body.
Van Veen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Darren throws a hook to the side of Van Veen's head but Van Veen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Van Veen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Darren.

Darren moves into range and clinches up with Van Veen.
Van Veen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Darren's elbow.
Van Veen digs a right hand underneath Darren's ribcage. Darren let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Van Veen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Veen lands a shoulder strike.
A short body shot lands from Van Veen as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Van Veen cracks Darren with a nice body shot.
A hook to the body from Van Veen.
Darren is breathing heavily.
Darren tries to throw a body punch but Van Veen avoids it by throwing Darren back against the cage.
Darren blocking some punches.
Van Veen tries a body shot but Darren blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ludo Van Veen dominated that round.
That's time! Darren's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Van Veen scores with a kick to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Van Veen.
Van Veen throws a leg kick which misses Darren's front leg but catches the back leg as Darren tries to avoid it.
Ludo Van Veen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Van Veen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Van Veen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Darren at a distance.
Van Veen thuds his right hand into Darren's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

Van Veen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Van Veen misses with the head strike.
Darren is trying to pull guard but Van Veen turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Darren scores with a shoulder strike.
Van Veen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Darren misses with a hook to the ribs.
Darren tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Darren gets through Van Veen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Van Veen lands a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Veen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Darren's elbow.
Van Veen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Darren.
Darren lands a shot to the body.
Van Veen lands an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Veen misses with some punches.
Darren lands a shoulder strike.
Darren working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Darren lands a hook that snaps the head of Van Veen backwards.
Van Veen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Darren's elbow.
Darren is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Van Veen to keep the fight standing.
Van Veen struggles to land a body shot inside as Darren controls his hands.
Van Veen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Darren lands a hook that snaps the head of Van Veen backwards.
Van Veen working aggressively here.
Ludo Van Veen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short right from Van Veen.
Van Veen throws a head punch that misses.
Darren working aggressively here.
Darren misses with a body punch.
Van Veen swings wildly with an uppercut but Darren uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darren swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Veen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Veen misses with a punch to the body.
Van Veen misses with a body punch.
Darren tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Darren. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darren throws a head punch that misses.
Darren lands a hook that snaps the head of Van Veen backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Veen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Darrens head.
Darren misses with a short punch on the inside.
Darren blocking some punches.
Darren swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Darren tries to pull guard but Van Veen forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Darren misses with the head strike.
Darren tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Van Veen just stands there and leans against the cage.
Darren prevents a body shot from Van Veen.
Darren cracks Van Veen with a nice body shot.
Darren lands a hook that snaps the head of Van Veen backwards.
Darren's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Van Veen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Darren jumps guard but Van Veen turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Darren tries to stall but Van Veen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Van Veen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Van Veen misses with a jab to the body
and Darren makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Van Veen missing with a left hand there. Darren was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Darren tries to counter by clinching up but Van Veen breaks away and moves out of range.
Van Veen avoids the head kick by Darren.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Veen cracks the inside of Darren's front leg.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Van Veen - that will leave a mark!
Van Veen lands an overhand right.
Van Veen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Van Veen jabs Darren right on the nose. Darren blinks but takes it well.
Van Veen lands with a nice body punch.
Darren looks for the body kick but Van Veen saw that one coming.
An inside leg kick lands from Van Veen.
Van Veen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Darren.
Van Veen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Darren looks to land a body kick but Van Veen moved away.
Darren fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Van Veen is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Van Veen.
Darren misses with a head kick.
Van Veen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Darren at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Darren throws a body shot but no joy.
Van Veen is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Darren with a body shot.
Van Veen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Darren avoids the body shot from Van Veen.
Darren takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Van Veen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Van Veen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Darren on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Darren takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Van Veen, right into the meat.
A jab from Darren misses.
Darren sizes up Van Veen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darren has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Van Veen finds it's way round the side to connect with Darren's head.
Van Veen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Darren throws out the jab.
Darren throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ludo Van Veen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Van Veen lands a body shot.
Darren drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Veen. Darren does a little dance to reset his feet.
Darren circles away from the clinch attempt.
Van Veen lands a nice shot to the body.
Darren misses with a hook.
Van Veen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Van Veen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Van Veen delivers a nice body kick.
Van Veen throws a head kick but Darren moves out of range.
Darren tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Van Veen manages to circle out of the way.
Good standup being displayed there by Van Veen as he connects with a hook.
Van Veen keeps the fight on the outside.
Van Veen looks to land a right hand but Darren moved out of range.
Van Veen jabs Darren right on the nose. Darren blinks but takes it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Veen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Veen stuns Darren with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Darren moves out of range as Van Veen strikes.
Van Veen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

Van Veen clinches up with Darren and pushes him back against the cage.
Darren lands with a short shot to the head.
Van Veen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Darren goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Van Veen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Darren misses with a body punch.
Darren misses with the head strike.
Van Veen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Darren throws a head punch that misses.
Van Veen is working Darren over against the cage.
Van Veen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Veen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Van Veen misses with a punch on the inside.
Darren tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Van Veen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Darrens head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Darren is trying to pull guard but Van Veen has him pressed against the cage.
James Darren has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Van Veen manages to break the clinch.
Nice shot lands for Van Veen.
The fighters circle momentarily. Van Veen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Van Veen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Van Veen clinches up with Darren and pushes him back against the cage.
Van Veen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Veen digs a right hand underneath Darren's ribcage. Darren let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Darren tries a body shot but Van Veen blocks it.
Van Veen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Van Veen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Van Veen digs a right hand underneath Darren's ribcage. Darren let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A head punch on the inside from Darren fails to land.
Van Veen lands with a right to the head.
Van Veen lands a left hand.
Van Veen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Darren or not.
Van Veen tries a body shot but Darren blocks it.
Darren doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Darren is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Darren swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Veen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Veen lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darren tries to pull guard but Van Veen forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Darren. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Darren has a couple of punches blocked by Van Veen.
Darren fails to pull guard.
Van Veen lands an uppercut.
Van Veen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Van Veen manages to break the clinch.
Van Veen is looking to slow Darren down with leg kicks.
Darren takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Darren avoids a kick to the body.
Van Veen throws a sloppy body shot
and Darren counters with a solid body kick.
Van Veen connects with a solid leg kick.
Van Veen misses with a straight right.
Van Veen throws a shot to the body.
Van Veen swings for the body but Darren moves out of range.
As Van Veen tries to get set, Darren tries to push him back and clinch up but Van Veen manages to avoid the attempt.
Van Veen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Veen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice straight punches there by Van Veen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Van Veen.
Van Veen throws the kick towards the body but Darren avoids it.
Good leg kick by Van Veen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Van Veen throws a jab but it's blocked by Darren.
Darren seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
No joy there for Darren, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Darren moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromVan Veen.
Darren on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Van Veen.
Darren ducks under a wild hook from Van Veen.
Darren thinks about countering with a head kick.
Van Veen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Darren manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Van Veen tries to clinch but Darren is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Van Veen moves into the clinch successfully.
Darren can't find room to land a body shot as Van Veen controls the action.
Van Veen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Darren fails to land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ludo Van Veen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Van Veen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ludo Van Veen!
Ludo Van Veen very nearly forgot to thank Reaper Combatwear amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
The defeated James Darren had this to say: 'I'm a loser!'.