PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Claud Van Staaden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Dirty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Dirty has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Claud Van Staaden's chin.

Van Staaden
vs
Dirty

200 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
18
204 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Likes ground

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Claud Van Staaden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, James Dirty!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Staaden avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dirty fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dirty is looking to clinch.
Van Staaden throws a right hand that Dirty ducks under and follows up with a left that Dirty also avoids with ease.
Dirty is looking to clinch but Van Staaden is avoiding it.
Dirty shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Van Staaden as he jumps to the side.
Van Staaden tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dirty was well out of range. Poor timing from Van Staaden.
Van Staaden misses with a double jab.
Dirty throws a series of punches but Van Staaden moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dirty throws a nice outside leg kick.
Van Staaden is breathing heavily.
Dirty tries to clinch up.
Dirty shoots in for a takedown but Van Staaden shows good takedown defense.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dirty.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dirty lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dirty tries to clinch up.
Van Staaden misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dirty.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dirty lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Van Staaden has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Van Staaden and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A punch combination from Van Staaden misses.
No luck for Dirty with that takedown attempt.
Claud Van Staaden has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Dirty.
Dirty tries to close the distance and clinch but Van Staaden swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dirty is looking to clinch but Van Staaden is avoiding it.
Dirty avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dirty throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dirty tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dirty connects with a solid leg kick.
Dirty swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dirty shoots for a double leg takedown but Van Staaden sprawls well. He's pushed Dirty's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Van Staaden circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dirty keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Van Staaden.
Van Staaden throws a series of punches but Dirty moves out of range.
Dirty tries to clinch there but Van Staaden circles away.
Dirty moves in looking to clinch but Van Staaden pushes him off.
Dirty misses with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Staaden takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dirty.
Van Staaden takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dirty lands with a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Staaden blocks a head kick by Dirty.
Dirty throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Van Staaden avoids the head kick by Dirty.
Dirty takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Van Staaden misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dirty tries to clinch but Van Staaden is having none of it.
Van Staaden swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dirty counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dirty tries to clinch up but Van Staaden circles away and keeps his distance.
Dirty shoots in but no luck this time.
Dirty looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A left and a right from Van Staaden both land. Nice combination.
Van Staaden throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Dirty misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dirty throws a combination that misses
enabling Van Staaden to counter with a crisp jab.
Van Staaden looks to land a combination. Dirty sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Dirty throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Van Staaden counters with a one-two to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Dirty shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Van Staaden checks the leg kick nicely there.
Van Staaden throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dirty.
Dirty tries to clinch but Van Staaden moves out of range.
Nice cross by Dirty.
Van Staaden throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dirty takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A punch combination from Van Staaden misses.
Dirty misses with the combination.
Good work by Van Staaden as he checks the leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dirty takes the fight into the clinch.
Dirty lands a nice uppercut.
Dirty can't get the takedown.
Van Staaden wants to break free but Dirty has control.
Dirty fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Claud Van Staaden has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Dirty.
Dirty has had enough of the clinch but Van Staaden keeps him there for the moment.
Dirty keeps control of Van Staaden as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dirty tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Van Staaden tries to break the clinch but Dirty is controlling the position.
Van Staaden is trying to break the clinch but Dirty has him pressed against the ropes.

Dirty breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Van Staaden looks to land a left hand but Dirty moved out of range nicely.

That's two 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.
Van Staaden tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dirty was well out of range. Poor timing from Van Staaden.
Dirty wants to clinch up but Van Staaden keeps it at a distance.
Van Staaden misses with a combination
and Dirty counters with a leg kick.
Dirty tries to clinch up but Van Staaden circles away and keeps his distance.
Dirty misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van Staaden moves out of range as Dirty throws a body kick.
Dirty moves in looking to clinch but Van Staaden pushes him off.
Dirty with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Van Staaden to score with a decent uppercut.
Van Staaden stuns Dirty with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dirty on the wrong end of a nice hook.
James Dirty seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A head kick misses from Dirty.
A clash of legs there as Van Staaden blocks the low kick.
Van Staaden misses with a wild body shot.
Van Staaden misses with a two punch combination.
Good leg kick by Dirty there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Van Staaden ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dirty moves away.
Dirty moves in looking to clinch but Van Staaden pushes him off.
Van Staaden swings for the body but Dirty moves out of range.
Dirty has a takedown stuffed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Van Staaden fails to land with a series of punches.
Dirty shoots for a double leg takedown but Van Staaden sprawls well. He's pushed Dirty's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Decent striking displayed by Van Staaden there.
Van Staaden keeps the fight on the outside.
Claud Van Staaden is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Van Staaden misses with a double jab.
James Dirty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dirty wants to clinch up but Van Staaden keeps it at a distance.
Van Staaden falls off balance throwing a combination

and Dirty counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Van Staaden's guard now.
Van Staaden keeping moving, preventing Dirty from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Dirty showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Van Staaden blocks a head kick by Dirty.
Dirty looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dirty throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Van Staaden sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Van Staaden throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Van Staaden keeps the fight on the outside.
Van Staaden checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dirty misses with a double jab
and Van Staaden counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Van Staaden swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Staaden avoids the head kick by Dirty.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Staaden lands a nice shot that snaps Dirty's head back.
Van Staaden is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Van Staaden throws a body punch but Dirty moves out of range.
Van Staaden is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Van Staaden throws a right and a left that Dirty avoids nicely.
Claud Van Staaden is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A clash of legs there as Van Staaden blocks the low kick.
Van Staaden scores with a nice head shot.
Van Staaden throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dirty has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Van Staaden digs a good body shot into Dirty's ribs.
Dirty pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dirty throws a leg kick but Van Staaden checks it.
Dirty fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Van Staaden checks a leg kick nicely.
Dirty is looking to land body kicks.
Van Staaden misses with a wild combination.
Van Staaden looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Van Staaden avoids the head kick by Dirty.
Nice shot lands for Van Staaden.
Van Staaden displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dirty throws out the jab.
Dirty shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Van Staaden as he avoids it easily.
A combination from Van Staaden does no damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dirty finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dirty slips a jab and a cross from Van Staaden.
Claud Van Staaden has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dirty shoots in for a double leg but Van Staaden sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dirty will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Van Staaden connects with a jab.
Van Staaden fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dirty manages to avoid it.
Van Staaden throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dirty counters with a low kick, right behind Van Staaden 's knee.
Van Staaden avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dirty.
A punch combination from Van Staaden misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Van Staaden blocks a head kick by Dirty.
Dirty throws a head kick but Van Staaden moves out of range.
Van Staaden misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dirty tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A punch combination from Van Staaden misses.
Dirty tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Van Staaden lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dirty backs up against the ropes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dirty tries to clinch but Van Staaden is having none of it.
Van Staaden throws a right hand that Dirty ducks under and follows up with a left that Dirty also avoids with ease.
James Dirty is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dirty throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Van Staaden's head.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Claud Van Staaden.
Well Dirty 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Dirty!