PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dave De La Torre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clarence Ervin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dave De La Torre could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Clarence Ervin's chin.

De La Torre
vs
Ervin

180 cm
20
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
163 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dave De La Torre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Clarence Ervin!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De La Torre will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

De La Torre gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

De La Torre drags the fight down to the ground.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Ervin distracts De La Torre with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
De La Torre wants to stand and escape but Ervin is having none of it.

De La Torre throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
De La Torre keeping moving, preventing Ervin from controlling successfully.
Ervin lands a couple of elbows.

Ervin got a little sloppy there for a moment and De La Torre has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ervin has managed to get both his arms back between De La Torre's legs - danger averted.
Ervin scoring with punches to the head and body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ervin scoring with punches to the head and body.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

De La Torre looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ervin chips away with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ervin slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from De La Torre.
De La Torre won't allow Ervin to pass to mount.
Ervin scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ervin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ervin scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ervin passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for De La Torre!
Ervin fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
De La Torre is breathing heavily.
Ervin landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ervin fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Ervin lands with some strikes.
Ervin raining down hammerfists from mount.

De La Torre is rocked!
Ervin raining down shots from the mount!
Oh De La Torre is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De La Torre takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Ervin's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Clarence Ervin!