PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Mike Van Rijn (ranked 1118 p4p, 131 weight class) and Colin Monroe (ranked 1321 p4p, 147 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Van Rijn
vs
Monroe

180 cm
26
159 lbs
19 - 18 - 0

173 cm
32
141 lbs
29 - 16 - 1

World class MT
Granite chin

World class boxer
Good gas tank

RESISTANCE

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Van Rijn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Colin Monroe!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Paulo Santos and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monroe is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Monroe throws a hook but Van Rijn blocks it.
Monroe tries a head kick but it misses.
Van Rijn scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Monroe misses with a hook.
Monroe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Van Rijn throws out the jab.
Mike Van Rijn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Van Rijn closes the distance and clinches.
Van Rijn tries to work over Monroe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Monroe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Van Rijn instigates a clinch.
Monroe looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Van Rijn struggles to land a body shot inside as Monroe controls his hands.
Van Rijn can't find room to land a body shot as Monroe controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Monroe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Van Rijn closes the distance and pushes Monroe back into the ropes.
Van Rijn throws a head punch that misses.
Monroe lands with a short shot to the head.
Van Rijn tries to work over Monroe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Rijn tries to throw a body punch but Monroe avoids it by throwing Van Rijn back against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Monroe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Van Rijn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Rijn scores with a hook to the body.
Van Rijn lands with a light punch inside.
Monroe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Rijn prevents a body shot from Monroe.
Van Rijn throws a punch but it's blocked by Monroe.
Van Rijn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Van Rijn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Monroe prevents a body shot from Van Rijn.
Monroe looking to throw knees to the head but Van Rijn is blocking nicely.
Van Rijn lands a nice uppercut.
Monroe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Monroe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Van Rijn lands a nice hook to Monroe's body. Monroe takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Monroe throws a hook but Van Rijn avoids it easily.
Monroe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Van Rijn.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monroe throws a right hand that Van Rijn ducks under and follows up with a left that Van Rijn also avoids with ease.
Van Rijn misses with a looping left.
Monroe keeps the fight on the outside.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Monroe, right into the meat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Van Rijn has managed to clinch.

Monroe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Van Rijn has Monroe up against the ropes in a clinch.
Van Rijn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Monroe unloads a knee to the mid-section. Van Rijn lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Van Rijn throws a punch but it's blocked by Monroe.
Monroe stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Van Rijn fails to land.
Monroe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Monroe.
Monroe is trying to break the clinch but Van Rijn has him pressed against the ropes.
Van Rijn misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Van Rijn dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Van Rijn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Monroe throws out a loose jab but Van Rijn uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Van Rijn.
Van Rijn avoids the head kick by Monroe.
Monroe throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A jab from Monroe misses.
Van Rijn lands with a nice body punch.
Monroe checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Van Rijn lands a nice looking body shot.
Van Rijn fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Van Rijn swings for the body but Monroe moves out of range.
Despite the aggression on Monroe's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Rijn throws a series of punches but Monroe avoids them all with ease.
Monroe lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

Van Rijn pushes Monroe up against the ropes in a clinch.
Monroe trying to land knees to the body.
Monroe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Monroe is trying to break the clinch but Van Rijn has him pressed against the ropes.
Van Rijn pushes Monroe back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Van Rijn - that landed with a thud.
Van Rijn lands with a left to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Monroe creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Van Rijn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Monroe backwards.
Monroe misses with some punches.
Van Rijn struggles to land a body shot inside as Monroe controls his hands.
Van Rijn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Van Rijn struggles to land a body shot inside as Monroe controls his hands.
Mike Van Rijn has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Van Rijn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Van Rijn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Van Rijn tries to throw a body punch but Monroe avoids it by throwing Van Rijn back against the ropes.
Van Rijn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Monroe breaks from the clinch.
Van Rijn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Monroe.
Van Rijn defending well as Monroe loads up on a big left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Rijn. Monroe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Van Rijn is looking to wear down Monroe with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Rijn fails with an attempt to clinch.
A big right from Van Rijn misses.
Van Rijn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Van Rijn tries a head kick but it misses.
Monroe is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Van Rijn throws a hook but Monroe avoids it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed right hand from Monroe misses the target.
Van Rijn tries to clinch there but Monroe circles away.
Monroe is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Van Rijn jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Van Rijn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Monroe can do to turn this around?
Van Rijn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Van Rijn looks to land a combination. Monroe sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Monroe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Rijn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Van Rijn moves in looking to clinch but Monroe pushes him off.
Monroe throws out a counter right but Van Rijn avoids it with no problem.
Monroe throws a chopping leg kick but Van Rijn manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Van Rijn digs a good hook to Monroe's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Van Rijn dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Nice shot lands for Van Rijn.
Monroe throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

Van Rijn pushes Monroe up against the ropes in a clinch.
Monroe's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Van Rijn.
Van Rijn tries a body shot but Monroe blocks it.
Van Rijn misses with a punch on the inside.
Van Rijn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Van Rijn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Van Rijn keeps control of Monroe as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Monroe misses with a knee to the head.
Van Rijn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Monroe wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Van Rijn lands with a short shot to the head.
Monroe's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Rijn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Monroe's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Monroe scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Monroe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A big right from Van Rijn misses.

Van Rijn clinches up against the ropes.
Van Rijn blocks a body shot from Monroe.
Monroe misses with a knee strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Rijn.

Monroe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Van Rijn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Monroe is trying to force a seperation but Van Rijn has the dominant position.
Van Rijn can't find room to land a body shot as Monroe controls the action.
Van Rijn has a couple of punches blocked by Monroe.

Monroe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Monroe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A slow jab from Monroe misses its intended target.
Van Rijn misses with a wild body shot.
Mike Van Rijn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monroe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Monroe let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Monroe moves out of range as Van Rijn throws a body kick.
Van Rijn tries to clinch but Monroe moves away
and Monroe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Van Rijn thumps Monroe with a low kick.

Van Rijn gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Monroe wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Monroe lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Mike Van Rijn has been cut.
Monroe wants to break the clinch but can't.
Monroe tries a body shot but Van Rijn blocks it.
Monroe throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Colin Monroe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Monroe misses with a hook to the ribs.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Van Rijn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Van Rijn 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Van Rijn!