PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Vann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Earthquake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Vann
vs
Earthquake

185 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Bulk Nutrition

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frank Vann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jake Earthquake!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Earthquake looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Earthquake is trying to work for a kimura but Vann is defending well.
Earthquake not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Earthquake looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Vann is staying active underneath Earthquake, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Earthquake controlling the action here.
Earthquake throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Earthquake wants to get back to his feet.
Vann wants to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Vann gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Earthquake wants to control from the top but Vann keeps moving.
Earthquake stops Vann from standing up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Vann holds on and takes a little breather.
Earthquake wanted to stand there but Vann had control of the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vann keeping moving, preventing Earthquake from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Earthquake tries to stand but Vann is controlling from the bottom.
Earthquake is looking to work some ground and pound but Vann has wrist control.
Vann is trying to hold Earthquake in close to prevent damage but Earthquake has managed to pass into half guard.
Vann wants to get back to his feet.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vann looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vann throws a leg kick but Earthquake sees it coming and moves out of range.
Earthquake checks a low kick from Vann.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Earthquake throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Vann is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Earthquake.
Vann drops his hands momentarily and Earthquake takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Vann looks for the body kick but Earthquake saw that one coming.
Vann throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Earthquake.
Vann lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Vann shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Earthquake to counter with a crisp jab.
Earthquake shoots in for a double leg but Vann sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Vann tries to close the distance and clinch but Earthquake swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Earthquake misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Frank Vann seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Earthquake looks gassed!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vann with a lazy takedown attempt

and Earthquake counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Earthquake wants to take a breather but Vann is having none of it.
Vann holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Earthquake working over Vann with some ground and pound. Vann looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Earthquake content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Vann moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Earthquake working some strikes from top position.

Earthquake avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Earthquake dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Earthquake scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Earthquake is just content to waste time from the top position. Vann takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Vann wants to sweep here but Earthquake controlling him for the moment.
Vann keeping moving, preventing Earthquake from controlling successfully.
Vann bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Earthquake's guard.
Earthquake throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Vann pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Earthquake is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Earthquake wants to stand and escape but Vann is having none of it.
Earthquake trying to keep a closed guard but Vann is proving a slippery customer.
Earthquake is breathing heavily.

Earthquake pushes Vann off and scrambles back to his feet.
Vann darts in trying to clinch

and Earthquake counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Vann tries to get to full guard but Earthquake has control of the leg.
Earthquake missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Earthquake takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Earthquake is pressing down on Vann's thigh, looking to free his foot. Vann is holding on for now.
Earthquake looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Vann is looking to improve his position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Earthquake connects with a nice short shot to Vann's temple.
Earthquake throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Vann is staying active underneath Earthquake, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Earthquake throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Vann wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Earthquake uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vann.
Earthquake will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Vann gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Earthquake counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Vann's guard now.
Vann keeping moving, preventing Earthquake from controlling successfully.
Vann keeping full guard, as Earthquake tries to pass.
Jake Earthquake has got the better of the ground game so far.
Vann wants to stand but Earthquake is controlling the position.
Vann has momentary wrist control but Earthquake slips an elbow through the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Vann is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Earthquake trying to control the position from guard on top but Vann is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Earthquake slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Earthquake is working Vann over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Earthquake lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Vann not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Earthquake showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Vann gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Vann throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Earthquake connects with a couple of short punches.
Vann trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Earthquake lands a couple of digs.

Vann is looking for a triangle but Earthquake pushes his legs off easily.
Earthquake landing with the ground and pound.
Earthquake must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Earthquake working some strikes from top position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Earthquake's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Earthquake postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Vann is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Earthquake, into his guard.
Vann pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Earthquake is keeping the position for now.
Vann being controlled here momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Earthquake is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Vann pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Earthquake is keeping the position for now.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Earthquake is on top in guard.

Vann looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Earthquake connects with a couple of short punches.
Earthquake trying to control but Vann is working from the bottom.

Vann working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Earthquake doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Earthquake manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Earthquake lands a couple of elbows.
Earthquake won't allow Vann to sweep him here.
Vann is pulling down on Earthquake's head. It's preventing any offense from Earthquake, at least for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Earthquake works over Vann with some ground and pound from guard.
Earthquake controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Vann keeping moving, preventing Earthquake from controlling successfully.
Earthquake chips away with some ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Earthquake landing some decent shots from guard.
Frank Vann has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jake Earthquake is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Earthquake works over Vann with some ground and pound from guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Earthquake comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Earthquake winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Earthquake!