PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Polon Pow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Vo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Polon Pow has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Pow
vs
Vo

150 cm
22
140 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
22
135 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

S.W.A.T.

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Polon Pow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, David Vo!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pow closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Pow trying to control the position but Vo is working away.
Pow taking a break here but Vo is having none of it and regains half guard.

Vo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Vo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Pow seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Vo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pow seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Vo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Vo looks like he's trying to stand up.
Vo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Vo doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Pow counters with a single leg into guard. Vo didn't expect that.
Pow is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Pow trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pow works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Pow takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pow scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Pow lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Vo gets back to full guard.

Vo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pow doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pow manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Pow trying to control but Vo is working from the bottom.
Pow has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Pow looking to sit in guard and control but Vo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vo is looking to stand up but Pow won't let him.
Pow manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Pow looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Vo is looking to get to half guard.
Vo is squirming around, avoiding Pow's attempts to control the action.

That's four 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.
The referee warns Vo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Pow has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Vo's face.
Pow is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Vo can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Pow landing strikes, looking to finish!
Vo is desperately trying to improve his position but Pow has a good base and remains in mount.
Pow scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Vo?

Vo is rocked!
Pow trying to control but Vo is having none of it.
Vo is still in real trouble! Can Pow finish him?
Pow is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Vo can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Polon Pow dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Vo has his takedown stuffed

and Pow decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Vo's guard.

Vo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Vo seems to have recovered his senses.
Pow trying to control the position from guard on top but Vo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Vo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Pow with a nice head shot there.
Pow stays in close to Vo's body and controls the position.
Pow trying to control but Vo is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pow is looking to work some ground and pound but Vo has wrist control.

Vo has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Pow should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Vo has tightened it up now! Pow should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). David Vo!