PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Royal Vasquez (ranked 6230 p4p, 0 weight class) and Skralde Spand (ranked 6131 p4p, 0 weight class). Spand has chosen Ghostemane - Venom as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Vasquez
vs
Spand

189 cm
18
278 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

207 cm
18
235 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Very confident

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Royal Vasquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Skralde Spand!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Ryoma Takatsuka and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.

Vasquez takes the fight into the clinch.
Vasquez managing to block the knees to the body from Spand.
Vasquez takes a shot to the head.
Spand prevents Vasquez from breaking the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Vasquez.
Spand is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vasquez is defending well for now.
Vasquez has a couple of punches blocked by Spand.
Vasquez looking to throw knees to the head but Spand is blocking nicely.
Vasquez avoiding damage as Spand throws knees to the body.

Spand gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Vasquez regains guard.
Vasquez has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Spand tries to stand but Vasquez is controlling from the bottom.

Spand avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasquez controlling Spand's posture.
Vasquez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Spand wants to stand but Vasquez is controlling his posture from full guard.
Vasquez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Vasquez is controlling Spand's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Spand won't allow Vasquez to sweep him here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Vasquez misses with a takedown
and Spand counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Vasquez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Vasquez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Vasquez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vasquez looking to throw knees to the head but Spand is blocking nicely.
Vasquez blocks the elbow strike.
Spand keeps control of Vasquez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Spand tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vasquez avoids it.
Spand tries to land knees in the clinch but Vasquez avoids the damage to the body.
Spand throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vasquez blocks it with crossed arms.
Vasquez managing to block the knees to the body from Spand.

Spand has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Vasquez clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Spand is looking to control Vasquez but Vasquez is wriggling around and keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Vasquez is trying to get back to his feet. He's worked up on to his knees and now he's on his feet with his head on the canvas, trying to shake Spand off. It looks like it's working - Spand slides off, much to his dismay, and we're back to standing! Vasquez displaying calm under pressure there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vasquez has a takedown stuffed.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vasquez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Spand sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Skralde Spand dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Vasquez gets a clinch.

Vasquez manages to break the clinch.
Royal Vasquez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vasquez misses with a takedown
and Spand counters with a three punch combo that has Vasquez backing up. Vasquez nods at Spand to acknowledge the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spand displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Vasquez.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Vasquez shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Spand's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vasquez wants to stand and escape but instead Spand has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Vasquez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Spand controlling from the top position.
Vasquez has control of Spand's left arm, preventing Spand from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spand trying to control the position from guard on top but Vasquez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Skralde Spand has got the better of the ground game so far.
Vasquez controlling the position.
Spand content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Vasquez tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Vasquez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Vasquez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Vasquez trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Vasquez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Spand is controlling him.
Vasquez throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Vasquez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Spand is trying to keep Vasquez in close.
Spand is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Spand working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Royal Vasquez will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

No luck for Vasquez with that takedown attempt.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Vasquez tries for a takedown but Spand circles away easily
and Spand counters with a flying knee. Nice.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vasquez misses with a takedown
and Spand counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Royal Vasquez. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasquez shoots and misses
and Spand makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Vasquez has closed the distance and engaged Spand in a clinch.
Spand tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vasquez avoids it.
Spand looking to throw knees to the head but Vasquez is blocking nicely.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Spand. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Spand missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Spand lands with a light punch inside.
Spand has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vasquez managing to block the knees to the body from Spand.
Spand tries to land knees in the clinch but Vasquez avoids the damage to the body.
Spand pushes off an throws an elbow but Vasquez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Vasquez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vasquez avoiding damage as Spand throws knees to the body.
Vasquez is trying to break the clinch but Spand has him pressed against the cage.
Spand pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Vasquez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Spand scores with a hook to the body.
Skralde Spand seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Vasquez managing to block the knees to the body from Spand.
Vasquez misses with a knee to the head.
Vasquez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Spand just misses with a elbow thrown towards Vasquez's brow.

Spand works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Spand must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Vasquez keeping moving, preventing Spand from controlling successfully.
Vasquez controlling Spand's posture.
Spand tries to stand but Vasquez is controlling from the bottom.

Vasquez is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Spand rolls with it to try and escape but Vasquez cranks on the arm and Spand is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Royal Vasquez!
In defeat, Skralde Spand stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'm a loser, skraight up.'.