PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Michael Van Guyen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dond Bond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dond Bond has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Michael Van Guyen's chin.

Van Guyen
vs
Bond

180 cm
19
162 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

170 cm
21
160 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

(GTI) PROLETARIAN
Bling Bling

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michael Van Guyen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dond Bond!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Daniel Blasius and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bond fails with an attempt to clinch.

Bond clinches.

Van Guyen pulls guard effortlessly.
Van Guyen keeping moving, preventing Bond from controlling successfully.

Van Guyen is looking for a triangle but Bond pushes his legs off easily.

Bond decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Van Guyen, up you get!
Van Guyen looks for a takedown but Bond sprawls well.
Bond wants to clinch up but Van Guyen keeps it at a distance.

Bond clinches.

Van Guyen pulls Bond into guard.
Bond in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Van Guyen wants to stand and escape but Bond is having none of it.
Bond wants to stand but Van Guyen is controlling his posture from full guard.
Van Guyen keeping full guard, as Bond tries to pass.

Van Guyen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Guyen keeping moving, preventing Bond from controlling successfully.
Van Guyen looking to control.

Van Guyen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bond being controlled here momentarily.

Van Guyen pushes Bond off and gets back to his feet.
Bond looks to land a body kick but Van Guyen moved away.
Van Guyen wants to clinch.

Bond has Van Guyen up against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bond turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Bond manages to end up in side control.
Bond throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Bond tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bond has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Van Guyen wants to control but Bond postures up.
Bond really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Van Guyen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Van Guyen wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Van Guyen struggling a bit here.
Bond misses with the ground and pound.
Van Guyen tries to bench press Bond off him but Bond keeps the position.
Bond is looking to take a break and control but Van Guyen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Van Guyen tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Bond counters with a nice double leg into side control. Van Guyen won't be happy with that.
Bond looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bond tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bond has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
You can see the frustration on Van Guyen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Van Guyen wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Van Guyen tries to bench press Bond off him but Bond keeps the position.
You can see the frustration on Van Guyen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Van Guyen manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

Van Guyen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bond pulls his head out easily.

Van Guyen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bond thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Van Guyen's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Van Guyen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bond pulls his head out easily.
Van Guyen trying to control here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Van Guyen manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Bond is posturing up here but Van Guyen has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Bond tries to roll out but it's too tight and Bond has to tap! Slick submission there by Van Guyen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Michael Van Guyen!