PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Teixeira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Vance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Teixeira
vs
Vance

186 cm
25
242 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
25
260 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Big heart

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pablo Teixeira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brad Vance!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Teixeira throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vance counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Teixeira throws a shot from downtown. Vance moves away and avoids it.
Teixeira misses with an uppercut
and Vance counters with a stiff right hand.
Vance misses the shot to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Teixeira.
A telegraphed right hand from Teixeira misses the target.
Vance lands a slapping body shot.
Teixeira looks to land a left hand but Vance moved out of range nicely.
A combination from Teixeira does no damage.

Teixeira dives in and scores a takedown into Vance's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Vance looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Teixeira throwing strikes but missing.
Vance wants to stand but Teixeira is controlling the position.
Teixeira trying to control the position from guard on top but Vance is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Teixeira stopping the sweep attempt from Vance.
Teixeira scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vance looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Teixeira is fighting to break Vance's control of his arms but Vance is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Teixeira working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Vance keeping moving, preventing Teixeira from controlling successfully.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Teixeira throws a poor cross that misses
and Vance counters with a straight right hand.
Vance slips a straight right by Teixeira.
Teixeira throws a body shot but no joy.
Teixeira takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vance on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Donk. Teixeira catches Vance right on the button with a cross.
Teixeira lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vance circles away quickly and effectively.
Brad Vance is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vance slips under a jab from Teixeira.
Teixeira just misses with a punch to the body.
Pablo Teixeira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Teixeira changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Vance tries to avoid it but Teixeira manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Vance to the ground. Vance escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Teixeira shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Teixeira showed some decent athleticism there.
Teixeira working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vance is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Teixeira scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teixeira prevents Vance from standing back up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vance tries to get to full guard but Teixeira has control of the leg.
Teixeira working the head and body with strikes.
Teixeira thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Vance's head.
Teixeira lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Teixeira 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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Teixeira sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Vance defending well though.
Teixeira content to control rather than advance.
Vance keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pablo Teixeira dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Teixeira fails with the takedown.
Teixeira loads up on a big right hand but Vance slips the punch.
Teixeira throws an off balance right hand
and Vance counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Teixeira thinking.

Teixeira looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Vance!
Vance is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Pablo Teixeira overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Teixeira cracks Vance with a big elbow.

It looks like Brad Vance has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vance is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Vance can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Teixeira wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vance keeps working.
Vance managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Teixeira.
Teixeira is looking to take a break and control but Vance is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Vance avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Teixeira.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vance managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Teixeira.
Teixeira working the ground and pound from side control.
Teixeira working the ground and pound.
Teixeira scoring with punches and elbows.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Teixeira misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Teixeira lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Vance down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teixeira throws an elbow but Vance slips to the side and avoids it well.
Teixeira landing a few strikes.
Teixeira throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Teixeira looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Vance is avoiding damage well.
Teixeira working the body and head with strikes.
Teixeira trying to control the action but Vance is working from the bottom.
Check out the look on Teixeira's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vance trying to control but Teixeira flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
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!
You can see the frustration on Vance's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Teixeira trying to control.
Vance really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Teixeira. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Teixeira is looking to finish with some ground and pound!

Vance is rocked!
Teixeira is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vance can do to turn this around?
Teixeira is raining down hard shots and and Vance has had enough - he's tapped out due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Pablo Teixeira!