PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lawrence Powers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy van Persi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roy van Persi has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Lawrence Powers's chin.

Powers
vs
van Persi

187 cm
18
184 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

185 cm
19
183 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lawrence Powers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roy van Persi!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

van Persi scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
van Persi has knee on belly and moves into mount.

van Persi jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Powers manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Powers can't do much from the bottom here.
van Persi remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Powers tries to get back to half guard but can't.
van Persi throwing shots but missing, from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

van Persi thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
van Persi controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Powers prevents van Persi from moving into mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

van Persi has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Powers is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. van Persi yanks on the arm and Powers is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by van Persi.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Roy van Persi!