PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zoltan Lazar (ranked 2293 p4p, 3556 weight class) and Tim Towers (ranked 297 p4p, 405 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lazar
vs
Towers

189 cm
25
210
2 - 1 - 0

200 cm
24
212
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zoltan Lazar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tim Towers!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lazar bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Towers is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Lazar is controlling him well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lazar in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Lazar lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Towers down.

Lazar is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Towers is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Lazar slows the pace down.
Towers pushes Lazar away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Lazar gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Towers is trying to escape the position but Lazar is controlling the position.
Lazar works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

Lazar has hold of Towers's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Towers tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Lazar cranks the arm and Towers screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Towers, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Zoltan Lazar!