PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vlad Tepes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Nixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richard Nixon will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Tepes
vs
Nixon

170 cm
25
161 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

225 cm
25
153 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vlad Tepes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Richard Nixon!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Joseph Jones and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tepes closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Nixon to the mat! Nixon manages to get full guard.
Nixon trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Tepes stays in close to Nixon's body and controls the position.
Nixon has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tepes looking to pass the guard.
Tepes controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Tepes passes Nixon's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Nixon wants to control but Tepes is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Tepes prevents Nixon from improving his position.
Tepes stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nixon is trying to control but Tepes manages to pass to mount!
Tepes lands with some strikes.
Nixon is trying desperately to improve position.
Tepes connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Nixon tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tepes lands a nice shot to the head.
Nixon keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Tepes working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tepes landing strikes, looking to finish!
Tepes is landing with some decent strikes but Nixon is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

Nixon is rocked!
Tepes unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Nixon wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Tepes celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vlad Tepes!