PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marty Grove (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walter Lants (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Grove
vs
Lants

165 cm
20
175 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

183 cm
22
178 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marty Grove!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Walter Lants!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Grove fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lants sprawls well initially but Grove persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Lants is looking for a sweep. Grove is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lants is trying to stand.
Lants throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Lants wants to get back to his feet.
Grove is trying to control. Lants wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lants flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Lants wants to get back to his feet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lants can do anything to dispel that myth.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lants misses with the combination.
Grove scores with a jab to the body.
Grove looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Grove tries to clinch up.
Grove throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lants's waist but Lants gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Grove off to one side.
Lants misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lants gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Grove passes Lants's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Grove controlling the action here.
Lants misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Grove controlling the action here.
Lants looks like he's trying to stand up.
Grove blocks the strikes from Lants.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lants missing with punches from the bottom.
Grove blocks the strikes from Lants.
Lants looks gassed!
Grove prevents Lants from improving his position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Grove shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Lants tries to strike from the bottom but he's left himself exposed and Grove has taken his back.
Lants is really stuck here.
Grove trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Lants looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Lants's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.

Grove patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Lants really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Grove. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
You can see the frustration on Lants's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Lants is trying to get back to his feet but Grove has full control of the position and if anything, Lants has just worked his way into a worse spot.

Lants tries to escape but he's let his defenses down in doing so and Grove has slipped in the rear naked choke! Oh, that's tiiiiiiiiight! Lants is tapping! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Marty Grove!