PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lars Borgvelt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Lucchese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lars Borgvelt has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Borgvelt
vs
Lucchese

182 cm
25
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

165 cm
25
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lars Borgvelt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Thomas Lucchese!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Michael Johnstone and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lucchese closes this distance looking for a takedown but Borgvelt circles away.

Lucchese throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Borgvelt was covering up waiting for the punch and Lucchese finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Borgvelt is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lucchese connects with a couple of short punches.
Borgvelt is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Lucchese scoring with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lucchese slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Lucchese working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucchese in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lucchese controls from within his opponent's guard.
Lucchese with a nice head shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lucchese missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lucchese is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Borgvelt looking to control.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lucchese's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lucchese should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Lucchese chips away with some ground and pound.
Lucchese engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Lucchese working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Borgvelt is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Borgvelt is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borgvelt can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lucchese controls the pace.
Oh Borgvelt is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lucchese arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Borgvelt's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Thomas Lucchese!