PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Moise Vlad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Austin Lown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lown has chosen go to sleep as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Moise Vlad had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Vlad
vs
Lown

162 cm
25
198 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

190 cm
19
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Moise Vlad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Austin Lown!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lown scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Vlad could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Vlad takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Lown trying to control the position but Vlad is working away.

Lown tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lown has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Vlad manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Vlad wants to control but Lown is keeping busy.

Lown is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Lown is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Vlad!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vlad takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vlad is wriggling around trying to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lown with good strikes from the mount here!
Lown scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Vlad?
The referee warns Vlad that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Lown in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

Lown looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Vlad tries to reverse the position but Lown maintains control.
Vlad is breathing heavily.

Lown is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Vlad has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Vlad!
Lown is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Vlad is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vlad trying to control the position from guard on top but Lown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lown avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Lown throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lown is looking for a triangle but Vlad pushes his legs off easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lown has his feet on Vlad's thighs here. He's pushed Vlad off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Vlad screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Austin Lown!