PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luke Bando (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Dwan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luke Bando could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tom Dwan's chin.

Bando
vs
Dwan

175 cm
20
210 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

184 cm
19
215 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Luke Bando!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tom Dwan!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Kavanagh and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bando is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Bando drives through and clinches with Dwan against the cage.
Bando lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Tom Dwan has been cut.
Dwan tries for a takedown. No joy.
Dwan jumps guard but Bando stands there with Dwan around his waist. Dwan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Bando scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dwan changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bando fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Luke Bando has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Dwan.
Dwan shoots for a double leg takedown but Bando sprawls well. He's pushed Dwan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bando throws a right hand that Dwan ducks under and follows up with a left that Dwan also avoids with ease.
Bando wants to clinch.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Dwan.
Dwan advances to full mount.
Dwan won't let Bando get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Dwan looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bando tries to lock up and control but Dwan gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dwan looking to secure an arm triangle but Bando defends it well.
Bando is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bando has given up his back here.
Dwan lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Bando hold on?!
Bando tries to escape but Dwan has the hooks in and won't let him break free.

Dwan is working for a rear naked choke. Bando is not defending it well and Dwan has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Bando refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Bando's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tom Dwan!