PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Van Erickson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Van Erickson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Erickson
vs
West

164 cm
18
177 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

181 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Van Erickson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Adam West!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
West fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Erickson slaps away a takedown attempt from West, before circling back to the center of the mat.

West is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Erickson's half guard.

Erickson kicks West off and gets back to his feet.
A head kick misses from Erickson.
West avoids the head kick by Erickson.
And West tries to counter it with a takedown but Erickson pushes his down on his head and steps out.

West closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
West prevents Erickson from standing back up.
Erickson could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Erickson works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
West won't allow Erickson to get back to his feet.
West trying to control the position from guard on top but Erickson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Erickson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
West trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Erickson being controlled here, momentarily.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Erickson looks to land a combination. West sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erickson throws a sloppy head kick and West moves out of range easily.
Erickson slaps away a takedown attempt from West, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Van Erickson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam West.
Erickson throws a head kick that misses

and West moves into the clinch.

West breaks from the clinch.
Erickson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and West has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Erickson slaps away a takedown attempt from West, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Erickson looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Adam West seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
West swats away the attempt to clinch by Erickson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Erickson has closed the distance and engaged West in a clinch.

West breaks the clinch.

West forces Erickson back against the cage and clinches.
West tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Erickson just stands there and leans against the cage.
West pressing his opponent against the cage.
Erickson tries to circle away but West has him pinned against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
West jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Erickson walks away with a smile on his face. West gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Erickson wants to land a leg kick but West is out of range.
Erickson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
West tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
West looks winded!
West looks for a takedown but Erickson sprawls well.
Erickson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Erickson stuffs the takedown attempt from West. West gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Van Erickson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Van Erickson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Erickson wants to clinch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Erickson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and West has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from West and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
West shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Erickson but Erickson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
West doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Erickson moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
West wants to get back to striking at distance but Erickson won't allow it.
West looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Erickson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.

West gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
West is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
West missing with knees to the body.
West is trying to pull guard but Erickson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Van Erickson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam West.
West has Erickson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Erickson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
West is breathing heavily.

Erickson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Erickson lands a nice leg kick that just misses West's sensitive parts.
West looks for a takedown but Erickson sprawls well.

Erickson moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erickson is trying to push West away but West has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
West misses with an elbow over the top.
Erickson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but West has him pressed against the cage.
Erickson tries to pull guard but West holds him up against the cage and eventually Erickson drops back down to his feet.
Erickson wants to get back to striking at distance but West won't allow it.

West manages to break the clinch.

West clinches up against the cage.
West tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Erickson smiles and moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erickson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Erickson.
West shoots for a double leg takedown but Erickson sprawls well. He's pushed West's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Erickson throws a quick counter head kick but West was just out of range.
Erickson lands with a slapping head kick.
Erickson throws a sloppy head kick and West moves out of range easily.
Erickson stuffs the takedown.
Erickson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and West has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
West avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Erickson tries to clinch there but West circles away.
A head kick misses from Erickson.
Van Erickson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Erickson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
West avoids the head kick by Erickson.
West dives in for a single leg takedown but Erickson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
West has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Erickson.
A head kick misses from Erickson.
A solid leg kick lands there for Erickson.
Erickson scores with a hook to the body. West takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
West misses with a takedown
and Erickson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Van Erickson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Van Erickson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

West gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Erickson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that West can do to turn this around?
West is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Erickson to keep the fight standing.

West manages to break the clinch.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Erickson darts in and clinches West up against the cage.
Erickson wants to get back to striking at distance but West won't allow it.
West misses with an elbow over the top.
Erickson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from West.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
West changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Erickson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Van Erickson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam West.
West takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
West misses with a takedown attempt

and Erickson counters with a takedown into side control.
Van Erickson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Erickson is staying tight to West's torso, preventing him from escaping.
West on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Erickson trying to control the position but West is working away.
Erickson controls the position from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
West tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.

Erickson is trying to get an arm triangle but West is defending well.
West is pushing Erickson's head away, looking to escape. Erickson manages to hold on to the position though.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erickson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
West tries to counter by closing the distance.
West tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
West just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromErickson.
Erickson misses with a head kick.
West dives in for a single leg takedown but Erickson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Erickson throws a head kick but West moves out of range.
Erickson tries to close the distance and clinch up but West swats him away and circles back towards the center.
West misses with a takedown
and Erickson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
West avoids the head kick by Erickson.
Erickson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Erickson tries a head kick but it misses.
Erickson throws a head kick but West moves out of range.

West has Erickson up against the cage in a clinch.
West keeps control of Erickson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Adam West has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Van Erickson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Erickson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Van Erickson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Erickson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Van Erickson!