PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Starrk Lobos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Van Roosmalen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Roosmalen comes into a darkened arena with his song building. tupac - ambitionz az a ridah kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Kevin Van Roosmalen is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Lobos
vs
Van Roosmalen

188 cm
19
185 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

190 cm
19
190 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Prefers ground

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Starrk Lobos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kevin Van Roosmalen!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Roosmalen is looking to clinch but Lobos is avoiding it.

Lobos moves into the clinch.
Van Roosmalen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Van Roosmalen manages to break the clinch.
Van Roosmalen shoots in but no luck this time.
Nice takedown defense from Van Roosmalen. No joy for Lobos on that attempt.
Lobos shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Van Roosmalen pinned against the cage. Van Roosmalen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Van Roosmalen has his takedown stuffed

and Lobos counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Van Roosmalen's guard now.
Lobos wants to control from the top but Van Roosmalen keeps moving.
Lobos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lobos stopping the sweep attempt from Van Roosmalen.
Lobos controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Lobos lands a couple of elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lobos connects with a couple of short punches.
Van Roosmalen trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Lobos connects with a couple of short punches.

Lobos drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Van Roosmalen dives on top into guard.
Lobos managing to control the position.
Van Roosmalen has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Lobos is proving hard to escape from.
Van Roosmalen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lobos. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lobos trying to keep a closed guard but Van Roosmalen is proving a slippery customer.
Lobos throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Van Roosmalen makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Van Roosmalen looks gassed!

Lobos working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Van Roosmalen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Van Roosmalen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lobos manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Van Roosmalen manages to get himself to full guard.
Lobos trying to control but Van Roosmalen is working from the bottom.
Lobos postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Van Roosmalen keeping full guard, as Lobos tries to pass.
Van Roosmalen 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.
Van Roosmalen keeping moving, preventing Lobos from controlling successfully.
Van Roosmalen wants to get back to his feet but Lobos is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Lobos drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Van Roosmalen manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Lobos has Van Roosmalen in his guard.
Van Roosmalen wants to get up but he can't break Lobos's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lobos working for a triangle but Van Roosmalen defends it easily.
Lobos controlling Van Roosmalen's posture.

Lobos has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Van Roosmalen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Lobos looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Lobos is looking for a triangle but Van Roosmalen pushes his legs off easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Roosmalen postures up.

Lobos 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! Van Roosmalen rolls with it to try and escape but Lobos cranks on the arm and Van Roosmalen is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Starrk Lobos!