PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Van Der Sluijs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kendrik Down (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Down is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Let's Go. The key to victory for James Van Der Sluijs has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Van Der Sluijs
vs
Down

182 cm
31
182 lbs
17 - 17 - 0

183 cm
29
179 lbs
15 - 3 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Sin City Allstars

Spartan Nutrition
Sun-Tzu

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Van Der Sluijs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kendrik Down!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from Down finds it's target.
Down missing with a left hand there. Van Der Sluijs was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Van Der Sluijs throws a counter high kick but Down was just alert enough to avoid it.
Kendrik Down seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Down closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Van Der Sluijs quickly recovers to half guard.

Van Der Sluijs manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Down keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Van Der Sluijs misses with a hook from the clinch.
Van Der Sluijs effectively controlling the action here.
Down can't find room to land a body shot as Van Der Sluijs controls the action.

Down pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Van Der Sluijs keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Down pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Van Der Sluijs back to the cage. Down follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Van Der Sluijs takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Down wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Down misses with a straight left.
Down has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Van Der Sluijs is landing a low percentage of strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Down looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Down is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Down won't allow Van Der Sluijs to get back to his feet.
Down slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Down with a flurry of punches that miss.
Down controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Down wants to control from the top but Van Der Sluijs keeps moving.
Down throws a big elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Sluijs is looking to stand up but Down isn't so interested in that idea.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Down throws a looping overhand right but Van Der Sluijs ducks down to avoid it.
Down goes for a double leg but Van Der Sluijs avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Van Der Sluijs continues to drive forward.
Van Der Sluijs ducks under a wild hook from Down.
Down misses with a body shot.
Down misses with an uppercut
and Van Der Sluijs counters with a nice body kick.

Down throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Van Der Sluijs was covering up waiting for the punch and Down finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Van Der Sluijs is looking to stand up but Down isn't so interested in that idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Down accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Down controls from within his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Down keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Van Der Sluijs's head.
Down stays in close to Van Der Sluijs's body and controls the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Down shoots for a takedown but Van Der Sluijs saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Van Der Sluijs thinks about countering with a body kick.
Down throws an off balance right hand
and Van Der Sluijs counters with a nice low kick that buckles Down's knee momentarily.
Van Der Sluijs avoids the body shot from Down.
Van Der Sluijs is looking for a counter combo.
Down fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Der Sluijs manages to avoid it.
Down throws a right hand that misses
and Van Der Sluijs counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Down misses with a body shot.
Down misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

Van Der Sluijs gets caught napping as Down dives in and scores a takedown. Van Der Sluijs manages to retain guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Down tries to clinch
and Van Der Sluijs counters with a one-two to the body.
Van Der Sluijs slaps away a takedown attempt from Down, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Van Der Sluijs quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Down scores with a nice strike.
Down thows a left - swing and a miss!
Van Der Sluijs feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Down looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
As Down looks to move away, Van Der Sluijs throws a big counter combo but Down just gets out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Down swings widly with a right hand
and Van Der Sluijs counters with a straight right hand.
Down throws out a loose jab but Van Der Sluijs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Der Sluijs is looking to counter with head kicks.
Down swings away with a body shot that misses
and Van Der Sluijs counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Down misses with a right hand
and Van Der Sluijs counters with a low kick, right behind Down 's knee.
Down throws a hook but Van Der Sluijs blocks it.
Van Der Sluijs looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Down misses with an uppercut
and Van Der Sluijs counters with an inside leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Van Der Sluijs as Down shoots in.
A counter left hand to the body from Van Der Sluijs misses its target.
Down shoots and misses
letting Van Der Sluijs counter with a right hand.

It looks like Kendrik Down has been cut.
James Van Der Sluijs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kendrik Down.
Down throws an overhand right that lands on Van Der Sluijs's shoulder, as Van Der Sluijs tries to avoid the shot.
Down keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Down throws a jab but it's blocked by Van Der Sluijs.
Van Der Sluijs is looking to counter with a body kick.
Down fails with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Down misses with a body punch
and Van Der Sluijs counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Down misses with a jab to the body
and Van Der Sluijs counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Van Der Sluijs has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Down misses with a body punch
and Van Der Sluijs counters with a nice uppercut.
Down throws an overhand right that lands on Van Der Sluijs's shoulder, as Van Der Sluijs tries to avoid the shot.
It appears Van Der Sluijs was looking to counter with a kick there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Down throws a hook to the side of Van Der Sluijs's head but Van Der Sluijs sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Down misses with a lunging right hand
and Van Der Sluijs counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Down tries to clinch
and Van Der Sluijs counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Van Der Sluijs bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Van Der Sluijs fires out a quick counter leg kick but Down just manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Down throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van Der Sluijs appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Down throws a lazy right hand but Van Der Sluijs sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Down shoots and misses
and as Down loses concentration momentarily, Van Der Sluijs counters with a picture perfect head kick! Down goes down, out cold! The referee rushed in to check on his condition - I'm sure he'll be ok but that was a massive knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). James Van Der Sluijs!
James Van Der Sluijs very nearly forgot to thank Sin City Allstars amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
Kendrik Down was interviewed post fight and said 'Don't Worry about it!!!'.