PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rowan Bromham (ranked 5367 p4p, 6137 weight class) and Pierre Levesque (ranked 560 p4p, 591 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bromham
vs
Levesque

195 cm
18
214
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
16
195
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the light heavyweight 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, Rowan Bromham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pierre Levesque!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Russell Pearce and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bromham takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bromham tries to move into range but Levesque moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

Levesque clinches with his opponent.

Bromham gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Bromham not doing much here.
Bromham throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Bromham not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bromham has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bromham trying to control the pace.
Levesque is looking for a sweep. Bromham is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bromham not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bromham controlling the pace.
Bromham is thwarting Levesque's attempts to control the position.
Levesque tries to roll over but Bromham keeps him under control.
Bromham takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Levesque really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bromham. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Levesque is looking to control Bromham's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Levesque avoid being mounted?
Still in half guard, Bromham seems content to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bromham not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bromham has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Bromham missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Bromham controlling the pace.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bromham connects with a nice short shot to Levesque's temple.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Levesque can do anything to dispel that myth.
Still in half guard, Bromham seems content to control.
Bromham has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Levesque tries to clinch but Bromham moves away

and Bromham counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Levesque!
Levesque is looking to get back to his feet here but Bromham is keeping cool and he's managed to take Levesque's back.
Bromham misses with punches from the back.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rowan Bromham showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bromham has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 10:9
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 10:9
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 10:9

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rowan Bromham!