PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Townsley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Van De Velde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Townsley
vs
Van De Velde

183 cm
26
205 lbs
1 - 6 - 0

225 cm
26
205 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Townsley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robert Van De Velde!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van De Velde darts in trying to clinch

and Townsley counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Townsley.
Van De Velde is trying to break the clinch but Townsley has him pressed against the cage.

Townsley manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Van De Velde is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Townsley wants to stand and escape but Van De Velde is having none of it.
Van De Velde wants to stand but Townsley has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Townsley controlling the position.

Townsley escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Van De Velde gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Van De Velde is looking to stand up but Townsley won't let him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van De Velde preventing the sweep.

Townsley is working an open guard so Van De Velde takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Townsley clinches with his opponent.
Townsley wants to break free but Van De Velde has control.
Townsley keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Van De Velde's efforts to push away.
Van De Velde tries to circle away but Townsley has him pinned against the cage.

Townsley turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Van De Velde is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Townsley has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Van De Velde looks winded!

Townsley wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Van De Velde, who protects the arm well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Townsley looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Van De Velde is avoiding damage well.
Townsley throws a strike aimed at the side of Van De Velde's head but Van De Velde avoids it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Van De Velde is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Townsley is controlling him well.

Townsley has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van De Velde misses with a jab, cross combination.

Townsley bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Van De Velde is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Townsley asserts his dominance and retains side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Townsley throwing shots but missing, from side control.

Townsley stands up and beckons Van De Velde to his feet.

Townsley scores with a takedown into Van De Velde's guard.

Townsley gets to his feet. Van De Velde looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Townsley rushes Van De Velde and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Van De Velde is looking to break free of the clinch but Townsley has double underhooks.
Van De Velde tries to circle away but Townsley has him pinned against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Townsley has had enough of the clinch but Van De Velde keeps him there for the moment.
Van De Velde wants to break free but Townsley has control.
Van De Velde has Townsley pressed against the cage, preventing Townsley from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Van De Velde is looking to break free of the clinch but Townsley has double underhooks.
Van De Velde tries to break the clinch but Townsley is controlling the position.
Van De Velde has Townsley pressed against the cage, preventing Townsley from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Townsley has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Van De Velde clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van De Velde holding both Townsley 's hands and preventing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Townsley really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Van De Velde.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Townsley dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Townsley.
Sloppy strikes there by Townsley.
Townsley working the ground and pound but Van De Velde is defending the strikes.
Van De Velde is pushing Townsley's head away, looking to escape. Townsley manages to hold on to the position though.

Townsley decides to take the fight back to the feet.

Townsley fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Van De Velde, pushing him back against the cage.
Van De Velde wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Townsley has him pressed against the cage.

Townsley gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Townsley in particular looking to stall.
Van De Velde is breathing heavily.

Townsley stands up out of the half guard.

Townsley shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Van De Velde avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Townsley stands up from Van De Velde's guard - Townsley perhaps looking for a knockout.

Townsley clinches.
Townsley is pushing Van De Velde up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Townsley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van De Velde throws a body punch but Townsley moves out of range.
Ben Townsley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Van De Velde tries to clinch but Townsley moves away

and Townsley counters with a nice double leg into side control. Van De Velde won't be happy with that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Townsley taking a breather here.
Townsley in side control, throwing shots but Van De Velde defends.

Townsley is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Van De Velde knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Townsley controlling the position from side mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van De Velde managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Townsley.

Townsley stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Van De Velde looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Townsley shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van De Velde wants to get back to his feet but Townsley passes into half guard.

Townsley decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.

Townsley gets a takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Townsley is looking to advance position but Van De Velde won't allow it.

Townsley escapes and gets back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Townsley closes the distance and pushes Van De Velde back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Townsley dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Townsley dives in and scores a takedown into Van De Velde's guard.
Van De Velde wants to get back to his feet but Townsley is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ben Townsley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Townsley trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Townsley sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Van De Velde wants to stand and escape but Townsley is having none of it.
Van De Velde takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Van De Velde is working an open guard so Townsley takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Townsley shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Townsley showed some decent athleticism there.

Townsley postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Van De Velde to stand up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Townsley clinches.
Van De Velde wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Townsley with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Townsley is stalling here.
Townsley wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Van De Velde has him pressed against the cage.
Van De Velde has had enough of the clinch but Townsley keeps him there for the moment.

Townsley works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.

Townsley stands up from Van De Velde's guard - Townsley perhaps looking for a knockout.

Townsley darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van De Velde wants to get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Townsley not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Van De Velde is trying to stand back up but Townsley is controlling him

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

Townsley shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Van De Velde is looking to escape.
Van De Velde is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

Townsley decides to stand and escape the position.
An inside leg kick from Townsley misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van De Velde misses with an uppercut. Townsley saw that one coming.

Townsley shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Van De Velde manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Townsley is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Van De Velde wants to stand and escape but Townsley is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Robert Van De Velde has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ben Townsley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Townsley stands up from guard. Let's bang!

And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Townsley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Townsley has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Townsley!