PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cholo Van Gaal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulo Vilasboas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vilasboas comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Sum 41 - The Hell Song kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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 Gaal
vs
Vilasboas

177 cm
22
162 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

173 cm
18
164 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Prefers standup

Mizuko Wear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cholo Van Gaal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paulo Vilasboas!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vilasboas throws out a loose jab but Van Gaal uses good head movement to avoid it.
As Vilasboas looks to move away, Van Gaal throws a big counter combo bu Vilasboas just gets out of the way.
Vilasboas throws a right and a left that Van Gaal avoids nicely.
Van Gaal circles away from the clinch attempt
and Van Gaal counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Van Gaal!
Vilasboas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Van Gaal misses with a double jab.
Vilasboas swinging wildly here.
Van Gaal dodges the punch combination from Vilasboas.
Van Gaal throws a right and a left that both miss.
Van Gaal misses with a few strikes there.
Vilasboas tries to clinch up.
As Vilasboas looks to move away, Van Gaal throws a big counter combo bu Vilasboas just gets out of the way.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vilasboas misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vilasboas keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Van Gaal slips a straight right by Vilasboas.
Vilasboas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vilasboas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vilasboas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Gaal was well out of range. Poor timing from Vilasboas.
It looked like Van Gaal was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A nice combination there by Vilasboas.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Vilasboas.
Vilasboas misses with a series of wild punches.
Vilasboas throws a right hand that misses
and Van Gaal counters with a three punch combo that has Vilasboas backing up. Vilasboas nods at Van Gaal to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Gaal will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No joy there for Van Gaal, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Van Gaal looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Gaal rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vilasboas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Van Gaal throws a series of punches but Vilasboas avoids them all with ease.
Vilasboas throws a shot from downtown. Van Gaal moves away and avoids it.
Vilasboas takes one on the button.
Van Gaal swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vilasboas misses with a double jab.
Van Gaal throws a big counter combination but Vilasboas scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Vilasboas swinging wildly here.
Vilasboas lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Vilasboas misses with a two punch combination.
Vilasboas looks winded!
Vilasboas misses with a wild combination.
It looked like Van Gaal was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Van Gaal moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Gaal shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Vilasboas eats them both and turns towards Van Gaal to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Van Gaal misses with a few strikes there.
No joy there for Van Gaal, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Van Gaal avoids a punch combination nicely.
Van Gaal seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A punch combination from Van Gaal misses.
Van Gaal fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vilasboas throws out a counter right but Van Gaal avoids it with no problem.
Vilasboas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van Gaal walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Vilasboas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Van Gaal rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vilasboas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Van Gaal throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vilasboas throws a series of punches but Van Gaal avoids them all with ease.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vilasboas throws a predictable looking body shot
and Van Gaal counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Gaal misses with a series of wild punches.
Vilasboas slips a jab and a cross from Van Gaal.
Van Gaal tries to bum rush Vilasboas with a series of wild strikes but Vilasboas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vilasboas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Paulo Vilasboas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vilasboas takes one to the chin there.
Van Gaal bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vilasboas just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A combination from Van Gaal does no damage.
Van Gaal looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vilasboas takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Van Gaal moves away from the strike by Vilasboas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Cholo Van Gaal will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Van Gaal lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Vilasboas backs up against the cage.
Vilasboas takes a swing at Van Gaal's ribcage but misses.
A left and a right from Van Gaal both land. Nice combination.
Van Gaal scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Vilasboas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Van Gaal circles away quickly and effectively.
Vilasboas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Vilasboas might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Van Gaal has got the better of the exchanges.
Vilasboas misses the shot to the body.
Cholo Van Gaal is winning the standup battle so far.
Vilasboas looks to throw the jab but Van Gaal is out of range.
Van Gaal changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Gaal closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Vilasboas scores with a nice right hand.
Vilasboas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vilasboas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Van Gaal circles away quickly and effectively.
Vilasboas is breathing heavily.
Vilasboas slips a jab and a cross from Van Gaal.
Van Gaal misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vilasboas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Van Gaal.
Vilasboas misses with a double jab.
Van Gaal slips under a jab from Vilasboas.
Van Gaal throws a big counter combination but Vilasboas scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Vilasboas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Van Gaal went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Van Gaal scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Van Gaal feints a jab promting Vilasboas to slip. Van Gaal then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Vilasboas slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

Vilasboas is rocked!
Van Gaal throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Vilasboas crashing down! Vilasboas tries to stagger back to his feet but Van Gaal just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Vilasboas asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cholo Van Gaal!