PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Connor Lourens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emon Yang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Connor Lourens has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lourens
vs
Yang

193 cm
25
210 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

190 cm
25
200 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Intelligent

Hope MMA: Island Nutritions

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Connor Lourens !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Emon Yang!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Dirk Anderson and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lourens misses with a looping left.
Yang has a takedown stuffed.

Yang gets a clinch.
Lourens wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lourens gets underhooks to prevent Yang's takedown attempt.

Yang manages to break the clinch.
Yang with a poor takedown
and Lourens connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Connor Lourens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Emon Yang.
Lourens throws out a powerful jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yang shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Lourens counter with a right hand.

Yang is rocked!
Yang drops his hands momentarily. Lourens doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Yang staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Yang doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Connor Lourens !