PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wilco Van Duijnhoven (ranked 4641 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tylon Usmen (ranked 6725 p4p, 532 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Van Duijnhoven
vs
Usmen

182 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
19
180 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

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 New York, Wilco Van Duijnhoven !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tylon Usmen!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Chad Campbell and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Usmen decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Usmen stalling.
Let's hope that Usmen has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Usmen is nestled in close to Van Duijnhoven , controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Van Duijnhoven wants to sweep but Usmen has passed to side control!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Usmen tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Usmen content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Van Duijnhoven taking punishment in the form of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Usmen sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Van Duijnhoven is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Van Duijnhoven on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Usmen slows the pace down.
Van Duijnhoven is working to avoid the ground and pound but Usmen connects with a decent elbow.
Usmen working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Van Duijnhoven is letting Usmen control him for a moment.
Van Duijnhoven gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Usmen in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Usmen wants to finish this one by submission but Van Duijnhoven is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Usmen.
Usmen landing strikes from the mount and Van Duijnhoven is in trouble!
Usmen is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Van Duijnhoven goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Usmen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tylon Usmen!
A pretty intense looking Tylon Usmen took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.