PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Van Rijn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeffrey Gill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Rijn's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Francesco Zappalà - No Way Out. Gill has chosen Welcome to the Jungle as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Van Rijn
vs
Gill

196 cm
25
210 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

184 cm
21
214 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

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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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Van Rijn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jeffrey Gill!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Saam Ante and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gill tries to score with a low kick but Van Rijn moves his leg out of the way.
Van Rijn tries to clinch but Gill moves out of range.
Van Rijn fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gill looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Van Rijn is looking to clinch but Gill is avoiding it.
Gill shoots for a double leg takedown but Van Rijn sprawls well. He's pushed Gill's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Van Rijn works Gill's body with a nice hook.
Gill shoots for a takedown but Van Rijn saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Van Rijn slaps away a takedown attempt from Gill, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mike Van Rijn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeffrey Gill.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gill.
Gill looks gassed!

Van Rijn closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Van Rijn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gill shoots in for a takedown but Van Rijn shows good takedown defense.

Van Rijn forces Gill back against the cage and clinches.
Van Rijn tries to land knees in the clinch but Gill avoids the damage to the body.
Van Rijn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gill.
Van Rijn with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Jeffrey Gill has been cut.
Van Rijn utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Rijn lands an elbow that stopped Gill in his tracks for a moment.
Gill blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Van Rijn unloads a knee to the mid-section.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Rijn lands with a kick to the temple. Gill shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jeffrey Gill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Van Rijn instigates a clinch.
Van Rijn lands an elbow just above Gill 's eye.
Van Rijn lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Van Rijn manages to break the clinch.
Van Rijn throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Gill is rocked!

Van Rijn moves into range and clinches up with Gill.
Gill takes an elbow to the forehead.
Van Rijn connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gill's face.
Gill looking for a takedown.
Gill tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Van Rijn just stands there and leans against the cage.
Knees to the body from Van Rijn.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A knee to the head by Van Rijn.
Van Rijn lands a nice elbow.
Van Rijn misses with a knee strike.
Gill is trying desperately to land a takedown but Van Rijn is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Gill.
Gill on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Van Rijn.

Van Rijn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Van Rijn with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gill takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gill takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Van Rijn goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gill shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Van Rijn as he jumps to the side.
A slapping leg kick lands for Van Rijn.
Van Rijn throws a shot to the body.
Van Rijn lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gill is still on wobbly legs! Can Van Rijn finish him?
Whack! Van Rijn lands a heavy head kick that drops Gill. The ref tackles Van Rijn to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Gill was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Mike Van Rijn!