PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Forest Law (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Llorent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Law
vs
Llorent

167 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

174 cm
23
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Brawler
Determined

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 Hilo, Forest Law!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Xavier Llorent!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Jeff Smith and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Llorent as Law shoots in.
Law has his takedown stuffed

and Llorent counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Law!

Llorent looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Llorent remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Llorent lands an elbow.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Llorent moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Llorent tries for a kimura but Law is defending well.
Llorent moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Law wants to get back to his feet.
Llorent controls the position.
Llorent advances nicely into full mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Llorent takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Law is squirming around, avoiding Llorent's attempts to control the action.
Llorent with the ground and pound from mount.
Llorent scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Llorent content just to control the position here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Law is in a horrible position here. Llorent smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Llorent looking to control and managing it successfully.
Llorent working the ground and pound effectively.
Law is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Llorent lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Law hang on?

Llorent working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Llorent raining down hammerfists from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Llorent scoring with strikes but Law is staying in there.

Law is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Llorent controlling the position easily from mount.
Law knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Llorent on the ground.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Llorent working Law over with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Law is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Law tries to close the distance and clinch but Llorent swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Law tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Llorent manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Llorent drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Llorent stands up.
Llorent takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Llorent throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Law tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Llorent paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Law shoots and misses

and Llorent counters with a nice double leg into side control. Law won't be happy with that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Law is trying to buck Llorent off.
Law is looking for a sweep.

Llorent in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Law is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Xavier Llorent!