PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Vasyl Lomachenko (ranked 4870 p4p, 193 weight class) and Jan Jansson (ranked 6908 p4p, 239 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Jansson's choice of entrance music: PAIN - Bye / Die. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Lomachenko
vs
Jansson

170 cm
26
130 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

165 cm
19
143 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Sin City Allstars

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vasyl Lomachenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jan Jansson!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lomachenko scores with a nice right hand.
Lomachenko looks to score with a jab to the body but Jansson is just out of range.
Jansson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lomachenko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lomachenko looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lomachenko throws a combination that misses
and Jansson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
No joy there for Lomachenko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jansson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lomachenko moves forwards but Jansson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nice body punch from Lomachenko.
Lomachenko misses with a wild body shot.
Lomachenko throws a sloppy body shot
and Jansson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lomachenko misses with a wild combination.
Jansson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jansson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Lomachenko is rocked!
A combination from Lomachenko does no damage.
Vasyl Lomachenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jansson looks to land a right hand but Lomachenko moved out of range.
Jansson works Lomachenko's body with a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lomachenko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jansson.

Jansson drops Lomachenko with a beautiful combination! Lomachenko stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Jansson is looking for the KO!
Oh Lomachenko is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

It looks like Vasyl Lomachenko has been cut.
Jansson lands a brutal uppercut that launches Lomachenko off his feet! Lomachenko tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jan Jansson!
A victorious Jan Jansson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.