PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Adam Vilstedt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trey Angelosante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vilstedt comes to the cage accompanied by Over the rainbow. Adam Vilstedt has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Vilstedt
vs
Angelosante

167 cm
19
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

168 cm
22
130 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Powerful

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, Adam Vilstedt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Trey Angelosante!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Lou da Vinci and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Angelosante dives in and grabs Vilstedt's left leg, looking for a takedown. Vilstedt pushes down on Angelosante's head and hops out.
Vilstedt keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Angelosante fails with the takedown.
Adam Vilstedt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trey Angelosante.

Vilstedt has closed the distance and engaged Angelosante in a clinch.
Vilstedt stops a takedown attempt from Angelosante.
Angelosante wants a takedown but no success here.
Angelosante looks gassed!
Vilstedt working Angelosante over with knees to the body.

Vilstedt pulls guard successfully.
Vilstedt wants to stand and escape but Angelosante is having none of it.
Angelosante looking to pass the guard.
Vilstedt looking for a sweep. Not yet Vilstedt, not yet.
Angelosante trying to control but Vilstedt is working from the bottom.

Vilstedt has his feet on Angelosante's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Vilstedt stuffs the takedown.

Vilstedt gets a clinch.
Vilstedt manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Vilstedt lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Vilstedt looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Vilstedt frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Vilstedt controlling his opponent.
Angelosante tries to hold on but Vilstedt pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vilstedt controlling the pace for now.

Vilstedt working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vilstedt punishing his opponent with strikes.
Angelosante tries to hold on but Vilstedt pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vilstedt controlling from the full mount.
Angelosante tries to control the position but Vilstedt now has his back.
Vilstedt biding his time, controlling Angelosante.

Angelosante defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Vilstedt's arms.
Angelosante trying to control but not successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angelosante holding both Vilstedt 's hands and preventing any damage.
Vilstedt lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Angelosante looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Vilstedt lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Angelosante hold on?!
Angelosante is really stuck here.
Angelosante trying to control the hands but Vilstedt breaks the grip.
Angelosante is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Vilstedt is staying active.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Vilstedt biding his time, controlling Angelosante.
Vilstedt lands a shot to the head.

Angelosante is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Vilstedt gets his way!
Vilstedt doesn't have the hooks in and Angelosante manages to turn into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adam Vilstedt dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Angelosante fails with a takedown attempt.
Vilstedt wants to clinch up but Angelosante keeps it at a distance.
Angelosante changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Vilstedt tries to avoid it but Angelosante manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Vilstedt to the ground. Vilstedt escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Vilstedt has taken the fight to the clinch.
Vilstedt manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Vilstedt manages to pull guard.
Vilstedt looking to control.
Angelosante trying to stand up but can't free himself from Vilstedt's guard.

Vilstedt has his feet on Angelosante's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

Vilstedt moves into range and clinches up with Angelosante.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vilstedt landing knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vilstedt stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Knees to the body from Vilstedt.
Angelosante tries for a takedown. No joy.
Adam Vilstedt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trey Angelosante.
Angelosante wants a takedown.
Vilstedt goes for a takedown in the clinch but Angelosante prevents it.
Vilstedt prevents a takedown attempt there.
Angelosante goes for a takedown in the clinch but Vilstedt prevents it.
Angelosante takes a knee right on the jaw!
Vilstedt landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Vilstedt slowing the pace effectively.
Vilstedt gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Angelosante drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Vilstedt gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Angelosante goes for a takedown attempt but Vilstedt pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Vilstedt drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Angelosante has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Vilstedt can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Angelosante is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Vilstedt defends well.
Vilstedt is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Angelosante not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Angelosante throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Angelosante looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Angelosante had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Vilstedt is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Angelosante Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Vilstedt's back instead.
Vilstedt can't escape the position.

Angelosante patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?

Angelosante looking to break Vilstedt's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Vilstedt remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Angelosante will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Vilstedt tries to escape the position.

Angelosante looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Vilstedt taps!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Trey Angelosante!