|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jan Paul Valens (ranked 1579 p4p, 164 weight class) and Gregory O Connor (ranked 3672 p4p, 351 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
 |
|
 |
| 177 cm
24
170 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
|
175 cm
22
164 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
|
| |
|
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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jan Paul Valens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gregory O Connor!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Connor throws a low kick, looking for Valens's leg but Valens calmly moves out of range.
O Connor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Valens is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from O Connor.
O Connor throws a shot to the body.
Valens connects with a high kick.
O Connor lands with a right hand.
Valens connects with a looping right hand.
Valens lands a lovely overhand right.
Valens steps to the side to avoid the strikes from O Connor.
O Connor scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Valens pulls out of a head kick attempt.
O Connor misses with a wild combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Some bone on bone action there as O Connor checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
O Connor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Valens.
Valens scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from O Connor.
O Connor throws a right and a left that both miss.
Valens throws a leg kick but O Connor sees it coming and moves out of range.
Despite the aggression on O Connor's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A solid body kick from Valens.
O Connor fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Valens checks it well.
O Connor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Valens.
O Connor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Valens.
Valens throwing a counter right hand but O Connor manages to avoid it.
Valens lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Valens turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Valens.
Valens throws a sloppy head kick and O Connor moves out of range easily.
O Connor changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
O Connor misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Valens.
Valens connects with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Valens moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Valens shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Valens throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
O Connor taking some punishment here, with Valens in his half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Valens in particular looking to stall.
Valens thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valens is looking for a kimura here.
Valens thows a huge punch but O Connor dodges it nicely.
Valens working O Connor over with strikes.
We've been hearing that Valens has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Valens throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
O Connor on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
O Connor is in trouble now - Valens has advanced to mount!
Valens has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valens scoring with strikes but O Connor is staying in there.
The referee warns O Connor that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
O Connor is trying desperately to improve position.
O Connor is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Valens with good strikes from the mount here!
Valens prevents O Connor from getting the reversal.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Valens landing punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Paul Valens dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Valens scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Valens working the ground and pound.
O Connor is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Valens has just dragged him back down to the mat.
O Connor tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Valens is putting a hurting on O Connor here, landing some big shots from side control.
O Connor is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Connor is looking for a sweep.
Valens wants to lay and pray for a moment but O Connor keeps working.
O Connor sneaks back into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Connor tries to get to full guard but Valens has control of the leg.
Valens slips a nice elbow through O Connor's hands, connecting with O Connor's forehead.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Valens lands a nice short elbow.
Jan Paul Valens overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
O Connor blocking the ground and pound attempt from Valens.
Valens winds up and cracks O Connor with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Valens is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that O Connor can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Connor wants to improve his position but Valens is controlling well.
O Connor regains full guard. Nicely done.
Valens is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! O Connor is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! O Connor has escaped and now he's on top!
O Connor stopping the sweep attempt from Valens.
Valens is trying to control the position but O Connor postures up.
O Connor stopping the sweep attempt from Valens.
O Connor must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valens lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
O Connor working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Valens.
O Connor tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Valens postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Valens trying to control but O Connor is working from the bottom.
Valens throws a big right hand that misses.
O Connor keeping moving, preventing Valens from controlling successfully.
Valens throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Connor keeping moving, preventing Valens from controlling successfully.
Valens sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed O Connor's guard.
O Connor is looking for a sweep. Valens is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Valens takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Valens is keen to just control but O Connor is a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
O Connor tries to roll over but Valens keeps him under control.
O Connor has his hands clasped together around Valens's back. He's all about the action.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Paul Valens dominated that second round.
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!
O Connor takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Valens looking to land some kicks to the body here.
O Connor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A left lands for O Connor.
O Connor shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Valens eats them both and turns towards O Connor to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Jan Paul Valens is winning the standup battle so far.
Valens ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Connor moves away.
O Connor takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valens lands a nice leg kick that just misses O Connor's sensitive parts.
Valens has O Connor up against the cage in a clinch.
O Connor has had enough of the clinch but Valens keeps him there for the moment.
O Connor has had enough of the clinch but Valens keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Connor wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Valens has him pressed against the cage.
Valens on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
O Connor has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
O Connor working hard to break the clinch.
Valens can't get the takedown.
A short left from Valens.
A shot in the inside from Valens.
O Connor tries to break the clinch but Valens is controlling the position.
Valens lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt O Connor or not.
O Connor looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
O Connor wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Valens lands a body punch in the clinch.
O Connor misses with a hook to the ribs.
Valens lands an uppercut.
O Connor is trying to force a seperation but Valens has the dominant position.
Jan Paul Valens is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Connor has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Valens keeps control of O Connor as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Valens is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. O Connor can't fight it off and eventually Valens manages to take the fight to the floor. O Connor looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Valens sitting in guard, not really doing much.
O Connor trying to keep a closed guard but Valens is proving a slippery customer.
Our spies down at at 3Band MMA ($800/week) inform us that O Connor has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Valens seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Gregory O Connor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valens advances position into side control!
Valens taking a breather here.
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.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Jan Paul Valens showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Valens has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jan Paul Valens!
Jan Paul Valens thanked the fans post fight for their support.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
39% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
