PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ethan Van Vactor (ranked 3254 p4p, 4039 weight class) and David Night (ranked 436 p4p, 498 weight class). Ethan Van Vactor has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Van Vactor
vs
Night

183 cm
26
173
4 - 3 - 0

185 cm
19
175
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Good chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ethan Van Vactor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, David Night !
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Chris Edwards and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Van Vactor drives through with a takedown into Night 's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Night wants to stand and escape but Van Vactor is having none of it.
Van Vactor throwing strikes from guard but Night blocks nicely.
Night really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Van Vactor. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Van Vactor throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Van Vactor is looking to advance position but Night has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

Van Vactor manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Night trying to control from half guard but Van Vactor is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice strikes from Night there.
Night prevents Van Vactor from improving his position.
Night working the head and body with strikes.
Van Vactor is pressing down on Night 's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Night lands a couple of digs.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Van Vactor is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Night defends well.
Night lands a couple of digs.
Night landing some decent shots from guard.

Van Vactor has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Night can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Night is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Night postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Night lands a couple of digs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Van Vactor working for a triangle but Night defends it easily.
Night is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Van Vactor throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Van Vactor has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Night can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Night is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Night lands a couple of elbows.
Van Vactor striking from his own guard.

Van Vactor had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Night defends it easily.
Van Vactor 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.
Night stands up over Van Vactor, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Van Vactor working for a triangle but Night defends it easily.
Van Vactor looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Night stands up over Van Vactor, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Night cracks Van Vactor with a solid left hand.

Van Vactor is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Van Vactor is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've been hearing good reports from Van Vactor's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Night lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Night is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Van Vactor is rocked!
Night with a nice head shot there.
Oh Van Vactor is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Night distracts Van Vactor with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Night arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Van Vactor's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). David Night !
David Night bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.