VMF 1 - The birth - PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between heavy master (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Bryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bryan has chosen Weight of the World - Blue October 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.

master
vs
Bryan

190 cm
18
245 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
19
270 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, heavy master!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, King Bryan!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, John Kavanagh and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bryan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bryan shoots in looking for a takedown. master tries to sprawl out of it but Bryan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. master manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bryan fails with the takedown.
Bryan shoots in for a double leg but master sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
heavy master has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of King Bryan.

master gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
master looking for a sweep. Not yet master, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bryan passes master's left leg - he's now in half guard.
master is looking for a sweep. Bryan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Bryan is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and master defends it well.
master wants to get back to his feet.
Bryan seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but master does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
master trying to control from the bottom.
master won't allow Bryan to pass to mount.
master wants to control but Bryan is keeping busy.
master tries to roll over but Bryan keeps him under control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Bryan drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Bryan trying to control but master is working from the bottom.
Bryan wants to pass the guard but master is keeping the position.
Bryan stands and throws master's legs to the side, diving into side control.
master knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bryan on the ground.
master wants to control but Bryan postures up.

Bryan working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Bryan looks gassed!
master wants to control but Bryan postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
master is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bryan taking a breather here.

Bryan tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bryan has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
master is looking for a sweep.
master struggling a bit here.
master gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryan throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Bryan throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

Bryan is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. master can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Bryan throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

Bryan looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Bryan forces the positional change into back control.
Bryan tries to keep control of the position but master is staying busy.

Bryan has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
master is in bad spot here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
master looking very determined here, making life difficult for Bryan.

Bryan has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
master trying to control the position but Bryan manages to sink in the hooks.

Bryan has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for master! Can he survive? No! He's out! Bryan gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). King Bryan!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
57%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between hi bye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Poulsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

bye
vs
Poulsen

165 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
22
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Plays chess

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, hi bye!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Poulsen!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Jorge Garcia and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

bye gets in close and instigates a clinch.
bye working aggressively here.

Poulsen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick from Poulsen lands but bye takes it in his stride.
bye blocks a head kick by Poulsen.
Poulsen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
bye is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
bye tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
bye tries to clinch there but Poulsen circles away.
Poulsen stalks bye and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into bye's face. bye staggers backwards, shaken.
Poulsen lands a two punch combo.
bye tries to clinch up but Poulsen circles away and keeps his distance.
bye tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Poulsen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - bye looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
bye fails with an attempt to clinch.
Poulsen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

Poulsen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Poulsen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
bye prevents the takedown attempt.
Poulsen managing to block the knees to the body from bye.
Poulsen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Poulsen gets a trip takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
bye looks like he's trying to stand up.

bye kicks Poulsen off and gets back to his feet.
bye tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Poulsen counter with a right hand.
bye misses with a series of wild punches.
bye closes the distance looking to clinch
and Poulsen counters with a thumping low kick.
bye closes the distance looking to clinch
and Poulsen counters with a flying knee. Nice.
bye tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Poulsen counters with a flying knee. Nice.

bye is rocked!
Poulsen swinging wilding here.
Oh bye is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Poulsen lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
bye wants to clinch but Poulsen slips to the side

and Poulsen holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Poulsen leaning against his opponent.
bye comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

bye is fighting off a takedown attempt but Poulsen is just too persistent for him and manages to trip bye to the mat. bye regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Poulsen lands a couple of elbows.
bye is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Poulsen is controlling him.
bye is breathing heavily.

Poulsen decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
bye seems to have got his legs back now.

Poulsen rushes bye and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Poulsen breaks the clinch.

Poulsen moves into range and clinches up with bye.
Poulsen blocks an uppercut.
Poulsen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
bye throws an elbow that misses.
Nice elbow from bye.
Poulsen blocks an elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Poulsen has dropped down and is working for a takedown. bye is trying to keep an underhook but Poulsen manages to get the takedown into half guard.
bye tries to kick Poulsen off but Poulsen keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Poulsen trying to pass the guard but bye defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
bye wants to get back to his feet.
Ground and pound from Poulsen.
bye is trying to stand back up but Poulsen is controlling him
bye tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Poulsen manages to move to mount!
bye is trying to stand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poulsen controlling the position easily from mount.
bye's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Poulsen dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Poulsen fakes the leg kick and cracks bye in the body.
Poulsen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Poulsen counters with a straight right hand.
bye looks to clinch
and Poulsen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Poulsen moves into the clinch successfully.
Poulsen wants a takedown.

Poulsen breaks the clinch.
bye wants to clinch but Poulsen slips to the side
and Poulsen counters with a good low kick that bye was not able to check.
Poulsen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Poulsen has managed to clinch.

Poulsen breaks from the clinch.
Poulsen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Poulsen counters with a nice low kick that buckles bye's knee momentarily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
bye tries to clinch but Poulsen moves away

and Poulsen moves into the clinch.

Poulsen manages to break the clinch.
Poulsen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Poulsen goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
bye blocks the body kick.

Poulsen rushes bye and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
bye gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Poulsen.
bye trying to land knees to the body.
Poulsen managing to block the knees to the body from bye.
bye gets underhooks to prevent Poulsen's takedown attempt.
hi bye has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Poulsen.

Poulsen has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but bye regains guard immediately.

bye pushes Poulsen off and gets back to his feet.
bye tries to clinch but Poulsen moves away
and Poulsen counters with a three punch combo that has bye backing up. bye nods at Poulsen to acknowledge the strikes.

Poulsen fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. bye sprawls well initially but Poulsen persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Poulsen stops bye from getting back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
bye trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
bye is looking to get back to is feet but Poulsen passes into side control.
bye is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
bye tries to clinch but Poulsen moves away
and Poulsen counters with a left to the body.
Poulsen throws a one two combo.
Poulsen lands with a kick to the temple. bye shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Poulsen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Poulsen throws a head kick but bye moves out of range.
bye tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Poulsen counters by moving into the clinch.
bye lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Poulsen tightens his grip and picks bye up, before dumping him to the ground. bye manages to land in guard.
Poulsen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

bye is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, bye creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Poulsen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
bye walks into a straight right hand from Poulsen.
A head kick misses from bye.
bye takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
bye misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
bye avoids the head kick by Poulsen.
bye clinches but Poulsen breaks the clinch
and Poulsen counters with a stiff right hand.
Poulsen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Poulsen moves into the clinch.

Poulsen breaks the clinch.
bye looks to clinch
and Poulsen counters with a flying knee. Nice.
bye closes the distance but Poulsen moves to the side
and Poulsen counters with a two punch combo.
Poulsen tries to clinch there but bye circles away.
bye wants to clinch
and Poulsen counters with a two punch combo.
bye closes the distance but Poulsen moves to the side

and Poulsen counters by clinching up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Poulsen breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Poulsen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

bye slips a jab and a cross from Poulsen.
bye circles away from the clinch attempt

and bye counters by moving into the clinch.
bye throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by bye.
bye pushes off an throws an elbow but Poulsen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Poulsen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Poulsen tries to pull guard but bye holds him up against the cage and eventually Poulsen drops back down to his feet.

Poulsen breaks the clinch.
bye darts in trying to clinch
and Poulsen counters with a good low kick that bye was not able to check.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
bye tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Poulsen counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. bye is lucky that one didn't land flush.
bye keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
bye tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Poulsen decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in bye's guard.
Poulsen stops bye from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poulsen seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
bye wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Poulsen manages to pass to side control.

Poulsen stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.

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.
Poulsen misses with a head kick.
Poulsen lands a head kick. bye smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Poulsen throws a head kick that misses.
Poulsen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of bye's head.
bye looks to clinch

and Poulsen counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

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

Poulsen has closed the distance and engaged bye in a clinch.
bye is trying to maintain a safe position but Poulsen gets an underhook and turns bye into the cage.
Poulsen goes for a takedown attempt but bye pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Poulsen throws a body kick the misses

and bye counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Poulsen has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed bye clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
bye controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nick Poulsen has got the better of the ground game so far.

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.
Poulsen is punishing bye with strikes - can he finish him?!
bye looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
hi bye has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Poulsen is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
bye holding both Poulsen 's hands and preventing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Poulsen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Poulsen 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Poulsen!