PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dan Vespa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raymond Chow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Vespa
vs
Chow

169 cm
22
140 lbs
5 - 8 - 0

162 cm
23
141 lbs
3 - 0 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Vespa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of London, Raymond Chow!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Richard Clark and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Vespa gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Chow to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Vespa looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Chow throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Vespa avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Chow wants to pass the guard but Vespa is keeping the position.
Chow throws a big right hand that misses.
Chow working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Chow working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Chow passes Vespa's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Chow winds up and cracks Vespa with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vespa on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chow thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Chow thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Vespa's head.
Vespa keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Chow is looking for a kimura but Vespa is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Chow to get the leverage.
Chow missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Vespa keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Chow.
Chow throwing shots but Vespa is blocking nicely.
Chow looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chow is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Vespa is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Vespa avoids a series of strikes thrown by Chow.
Chow scoring with strikes but Vespa is staying in there.
Chow misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Chow landing punches.

Chow looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chow unloading with bombs!
Chow throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Vespa working to try and regain half guard.
Chow throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Chow thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Chow working the ground and pound effectively.
Chow dominating with strikes here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Chow there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

Chow working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Vespa looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Chow! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Raymond Chow!