PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lukas Van Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and General Awesome (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lukas Van Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Van Silva
vs
Awesome

192 cm
22
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

205 cm
22
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lukas Van Silva!
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, General Awesome!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Awesome lands a head kick. Van Silva smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Lukas Van Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Awesome.
The fight stays on the outside here - Awesome looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Awesome tries to clinch but Van Silva moves out of range.
Awesome keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Van Silva.
Van Silva misses with a takedown attempt - Awesome sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Awesome lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Van Silva throws a lazy right hand but Awesome sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Awesome tries to clinch up.

Awesome darts in and clinches Van Silva up against the cage.
Awesome landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Van Silva tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Awesome lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Awesome throws a knee to the head but misses.
Awesome unloads a knee to the mid-section. Van Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Van Silva fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lukas Van Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Awesome looking to throw knees to the head but Van Silva is blocking nicely.
Awesome comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Awesome is looking to control Van Silva's arms but Van Silva gets an underhook and turns him. Now Awesome has his back to the cage.
Awesome scores with a knee to the head.
Van Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Van Silva blocks an elbow strike from Awesome.
Van Silva wants to break free but Awesome has control.
Van Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Awesome.
Awesome lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Van Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Awesome tries to land a knee to the head but Van Silva blocks with his arms.
A knee to the head by Awesome.
Awesome tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Awesome throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Van Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Awesome looks gassed!
Van Silva can't get the takedown.

Awesome pulls guard effortlessly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Awesome is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Van Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Awesome is retaining full guard.
Awesome keeping moving, preventing Van Silva from controlling successfully.
Van Silva might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Awesome is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Van Silva slips nicely into half guard.
Van Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Awesome keeps working.
Van Silva is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Van Silva seems to be working for a kimura but Awesome defends the submission attempt.

Van Silva is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Awesome defends it well.
Van Silva uses his free foot to push down on Awesome's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Awesome.
Awesome can't escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Van Silva jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Awesome is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Awesome and Van Silva has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Van Silva goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Awesome rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Van Silva's guard! Nice work there by Awesome!
Awesome wants to control from the top but Van Silva keeps moving.
Awesome might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Van Silva kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Awesome wanted to stand there but Van Silva had control of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Van Silva has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Awesome doesn't defend quickly enough and Van Silva has managed to lock this one up! Can Awesome escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Van Silva on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Lukas Van Silva!