LVFC: The First PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Bristol (ranked 7505 p4p, 247 weight class) and Joseph Ingle (ranked 5685 p4p, 201 weight class). Ryan Bristol could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Joseph Ingle's chin.

Bristol
vs
Ingle

205 cm
19
270 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

200 cm
25
275 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryan Bristol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joseph Ingle!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ingle misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Bristol gets caught flat footed, as Ingle shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Bristol is trying to keep Ingle in close.
Ingle looking to pass the guard.
Ingle won't allow Bristol to get back to his feet.
Ingle keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bristol's head.
Ingle postures up and lands a big shot to Bristol's brow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bristol trying to strike off his back.
Ingle postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bristol is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bristol knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ingle on the ground.
Bristol trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Ingle working some strikes from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ingle wants to pass the guard but Bristol is keeping the position.
Ingle's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Ingle lands a couple of digs.
Ingle keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bristol's head.
Ingle lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ingle stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bristol swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ingle stands up over Bristol, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ingle scoring with some ground and pound.
Ingle lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ingle sitting in guard here, content to control.
Let's hope that Ingle 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.
Ingle has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bristol is breathing heavily.
Ingle landing some decent shots from guard.
Ingle with a nice head shot there.

Bristol is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ingle keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bristol's head.
Oh Bristol is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ingle passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Bristol seems to have got his legs back now.
Ingle working the ground and pound.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Ingle working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Ingle in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Ingle lands a few punches from side control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ingle working the ground and pound from side control.
The crowd goes nuts as Ingle knocks Bristol out cold with a massive hammerfist! Ingle Jumps to his feet and climbs on top of the ropes to celebrate with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Joseph Ingle!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
39%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Micah Frank (ranked 5596 p4p, 668 weight class) and Shifty Squibbles (ranked 4968 p4p, 630 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Frank
vs
Squibbles

180 cm
19
163 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
KO power

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Micah Frank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shifty Squibbles!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Squibbles throws a solid leg kick but Frank takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Squibbles.
Frank wants to clinch but Squibbles slips to the side
and Squibbles counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Frank tries to close the distance and clinch up but Squibbles swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Frank gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Squibbles misses with the head strike.
Squibbles throws a head punch that misses.
Frank is looking to control Squibbles's arms but Squibbles gets an underhook and turns him. Now Frank has his back to the ropes.
Squibbles throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Franks head.
Frank can't find room to land a body shot as Squibbles controls the action.
Frank is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Squibbles is keeping busy.
Squibbles pushes Frank back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Squibbles throws a punch but it's blocked by Frank.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Frank.
Frank is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Squibbles to keep the fight standing.
A hook to the body from Squibbles.
A head punch on the inside from Squibbles fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Squibbles fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frank pushes off an throws an elbow but Squibbles leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Frank swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Squibbles avoids a wild elbow strike from Frank.

Frank jumps guard and drags Squibbles to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Squibbles is sitting in close to Frank's body. Frank has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Squibbles is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Squibbles is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Frank.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Micah Frank!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
57%

Undercard bout

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between DJ Strawberry (ranked 5150 p4p, 647 weight class) and Meruem Komugi (ranked 6468 p4p, 725 weight class). Strawberry comes to the ring accompanied by Brass Monkey. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Strawberry
vs
Komugi

185 cm
18
175 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

182 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Inexperienced

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, DJ Strawberry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Meruem Komugi!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for Strawberry.
Strawberry throws a sloppy head kick and Komugi moves out of range easily.
Komugi swings for the body but Strawberry moves out of range.
Komugi misses with an uppercut. Strawberry saw that one coming.
Strawberry lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Komugi circles away quickly and effectively.
Strawberry throws a nice looking combination but Komugi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Komugi throws a series of strikes that have Strawberry backpedaling.
Komugi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Komugi is rocked!
Komugi misses with a hook
and Strawberry counters with a right hand from hell and Komugi is out cold! A vicious knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). DJ Strawberry!
DJ Strawberry seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between LaDavian Frank (ranked 5184 p4p, 574 weight class) and Jason Gordan (ranked 9624 p4p, 778 weight class). Jason Gordan has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with LaDavian Frank's chin.

Frank
vs
Gordan

184 cm
17
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

186 cm
19
194 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, LaDavian Frank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jason Gordan!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frank scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Frank connects with a crisp jab.
Frank connects with a right hand. Gordan shakes it off.
Gordan throws a jab but it's blocked by Frank.
Frank fails to land with a series of punches.
Frank dips to his left and cracks Gordan with an uppercut!
Frank ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Frank lands with a good body shot.
Frank moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gordan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Frank drops Gordan with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Gordan looks back up at him and smiles so Frank waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Gordan is rocked!
and Frank counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Gordan! He's just covering up as Frank starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). LaDavian Frank!