PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Noddy Holder (ranked 2014 p4p, 100 weight class) and Bidon Van Roosmalen (ranked 3798 p4p, 178 weight class). Holder's entrance music is The loudest voice in Tycoon.. A fine choice. Noddy Holder could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bidon Van Roosmalen's chin.

Holder
vs
Van Roosmalen

164 cm
20
142 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

175 cm
20
145 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Noddy Holder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bidon Van Roosmalen!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Roosmalen throws a sloppy head kick and Holder moves out of range easily.
Van Roosmalen throws a head kick that misses.
Van Roosmalen tries a head kick but it misses.

Holder takes the fight into the clinch.
Holder taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Van Roosmalen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

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

Holder drives through and clinches with Van Roosmalen against the cage.
Van Roosmalen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Our sources have told us that Holder has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holder pushes off an throws an elbow but Van Roosmalen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Holder just misses with a elbow thrown towards Van Roosmalen's brow.
Holder lands an elbow inside.
Holder throws an elbow but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Roosmalen avoids the elbow strike from Holder, against the cage.
Holder prevents Van Roosmalen from breaking the clinch.
Van Roosmalen is trying to push Holder away but Holder has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Van Roosmalen breaks the clinch.
A low kick from Van Roosmalen misses

and Holder moves into the clinch.
Holder throws an elbow but it misses.
Holder keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Van Roosmalen's efforts to push away.
Holder keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Van Roosmalen's efforts to push away.
Van Roosmalen lands a shoulder strike.
Holder pushes off an throws an elbow but Van Roosmalen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Holder lands an elbow just above Van Roosmalen 's eye.
Van Roosmalen blocks the elbow strike.
Van Roosmalen is trying to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

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

Holder closes the distance and pushes Van Roosmalen back into the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Holder throws an elbow but misses.
Van Roosmalen avoids the elbow strike from Holder, against the cage.
Van Roosmalen tries to circle away but Holder has him pinned against the cage.

Van Roosmalen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Holder tries to clinch but Van Roosmalen moves out of range.
Holder avoids the head kick by Van Roosmalen.

Holder rushes Van Roosmalen and presses him up against the cage.
Holder prevents Van Roosmalen from breaking the clinch.
Holder throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Van Roosmalen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Van Roosmalen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Van Roosmalen.

Holder rushes Van Roosmalen and presses him up against the cage.
Van Roosmalen avoids the elbow strike from Holder, against the cage.
Van Roosmalen blocks an elbow strike.
Van Roosmalen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Van Roosmalen blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Holder throws an elbow but misses.
Holder looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Van Roosmalen is trying to break the clinch but Holder is controlling him.
Holder prevents Van Roosmalen from breaking the clinch.
Van Roosmalen wants to break free but Holder has control.
Van Roosmalen takes an elbow to the temple.
Van Roosmalen tries to circle away but Holder has him pinned against the cage.
Van Roosmalen avoids the elbow strike from Holder, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Roosmalen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Van Roosmalen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Holder tries to clinch but Van Roosmalen moves out of range.
Van Roosmalen doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Van Roosmalen throws a leg kick

and Holder moves into the clinch.
Van Roosmalen is trying to break the clinch but Holder has him pressed against the cage.
Holder pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Van Roosmalen is trying to break the clinch but Holder is controlling him.
Van Roosmalen avoids a wild elbow strike from Holder.
With the fighters up against the cage, Holder throws an elbow but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Van Roosmalen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Holder throws an elbow that misses.
Van Roosmalen blocks the elbow strike.
Van Roosmalen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Van Roosmalen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Noddy Holder dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Holder blocks a head kick by Van Roosmalen.

Holder forces Van Roosmalen back against the cage and clinches.
Holder pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Holder throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Van Roosmalen is trying to force a seperation but Holder has the dominant position.
Van Roosmalen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Van Roosmalen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Holder is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Van Roosmalen can do to turn this around?
Van Roosmalen tries to circle away but Holder has him pinned against the cage.
Holder misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Holder just misses with a elbow thrown towards Van Roosmalen's brow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Roosmalen is trying to break free.
Holder misses with an elbow over the top.
Van Roosmalen blocks an elbow strike from Holder.
Holder lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Van Roosmalen is looking to break free of the clinch but Holder has double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holder doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Holder keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Van Roosmalen's efforts to push away.
Van Roosmalen is trying to force a seperation but Holder has the dominant position.
Van Roosmalen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Holder is keeping busy.
Holder lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Van Roosmalen blocks an elbow strike from Holder.
Van Roosmalen wants to get back to striking at distance but Holder won't allow it.
Holder pushes off an throws an elbow but Van Roosmalen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Holder tries to throw a body punch but Van Roosmalen avoids it by throwing Holder back against the cage.
Holder misses with an elbow over the top.
Van Roosmalen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Holder tries a body shot but Van Roosmalen blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holder has Van Roosmalen pressed against the cage, preventing Van Roosmalen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Holder pushes off an throws an elbow but Van Roosmalen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Holder throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Van Roosmalen looking to stall.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Holder keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Van Roosmalen's efforts to push away.
Holder misses with an elbow strike.
Van Roosmalen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Van Roosmalen tries to break the clinch but Holder is controlling the position.
Van Roosmalen is trying to force a seperation but Holder has the dominant position.
Holder gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Holder throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Holder lands a damaging elbow.
Van Roosmalen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Holder has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Van Roosmalen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Van Roosmalen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Holder instigates a clinch.
Van Roosmalen tries to stall but Holder uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Holder lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Van Roosmalen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Van Roosmalen misses with a hook to the ribs.

Van Roosmalen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Holder is looking to clinch.
Holder fails with an attempt to clinch.
A jab lands there for Van Roosmalen.
Van Roosmalen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Holder seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.

Holder gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holder creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Van Roosmalen avoids a wild elbow strike from Holder.
Holder throws an elbow but it misses.
Van Roosmalen scores with a shoulder strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Holder just misses with a elbow thrown towards Van Roosmalen's brow.
A frustrated look appears on Van Roosmalen's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Van Roosmalen manages to break the clinch.
Van Roosmalen has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Holder is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Van Roosmalen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Holder takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Van Roosmalen swats away the attempt to clinch by Holder.
Bidon Van Roosmalen seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Holder pushes Van Roosmalen up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Noddy Holder dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Van Roosmalen swats away the attempt to clinch by Holder.
Van Roosmalen throws a shot from downtown. Holder moves away and avoids it.
Nice body kick from Van Roosmalen.
Holder avoids the head kick by Van Roosmalen.
Holder tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Van Roosmalen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Holder tries to clinch up but Van Roosmalen circles away and keeps his distance.
Holder tries to clinch up but Van Roosmalen circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holder looks to clinch
and Van Roosmalen counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Holder is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Holder is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Van Roosmalen.
Holder tries to close the distance and clinch but Van Roosmalen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Holder doesn't manage to clinch there - Van Roosmalen circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Roosmalen misses with a head kick.
Van Roosmalen throws a push kick but Holder slaps the foot to one side.
Holder moves to clinch but Van Roosmalen breaks away
and Van Roosmalen counters with a big head kick but Holder shrugs it off.
Van Roosmalen tries a head kick but it misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Holder looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Van Roosmalen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Holder blocks a head kick by Van Roosmalen.
The fight stays on the outside here - Holder looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Holder moves in looking to clinch but Van Roosmalen pushes him off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holder tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Van Roosmalen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Holder closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Noddy Holder has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Holder misses with an elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Holder.
Holder gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Van Roosmalen is trying to push Holder away but Holder has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Holder lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Van Roosmalen is rocked!

It looks like Bidon Van Roosmalen has been cut.

Van Roosmalen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holder wants to clinch up but Van Roosmalen keeps it at a distance.
Van Roosmalen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Holder tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Van Roosmalen manages to circle out of the way.
Van Roosmalen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Van Roosmalen counters with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holder tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Van Roosmalen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Van Roosmalen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Holder tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Van Roosmalen manages to circle out of the way.
Holder tries to close the distance and clinch but Van Roosmalen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Holder clinches up with Van Roosmalen and pushes him back against the cage.
Holder misses with an elbow over the top.
Noddy Holder is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Van Roosmalen breaks the clinch.
Holder tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Van Roosmalen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Van Roosmalen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Holder tries to clinch up.
Holder tries to clinch but Van Roosmalen moves out of range.
Holder wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Roosmalen tries a head kick but it misses.
Van Roosmalen tries a head kick but it misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Van Roosmalen.
Holder is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Van Roosmalen.
Van Roosmalen takes a swing at Holder's ribcage but misses.
Van Roosmalen throws a sloppy head kick and Holder moves out of range easily.
Bidon Van Roosmalen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Holder fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Van Roosmalen, pushing him back against the cage.
Van Roosmalen can't break the clinch.
Holder lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Van Roosmalen wants to get back to striking at distance but Holder won't allow it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bidon Van Roosmalen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Holder has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Noddy Holder!
Noddy Holder took some time post fight to say the following; 'It's CHRISTMAS!!!'.