PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Connor Lourens (ranked 3384 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eugen Von Bohm Bawerk (ranked 1389 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lourens
vs
Von Bohm Bawerk

193 cm
27
210 lbs
8 - 10 - 0

193 cm
27
211 lbs
9 - 9 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Good gas tank

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 8 - 10 - 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 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Eugen Von Bohm Bawerk!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Daniel Franklin and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lourens stuffs the takedown attempt from Bohm Bawerk. Bohm Bawerk gets slowly back to his feet.
Bohm Bawerk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bohm Bawerk shoots in but no luck this time.
Bohm Bawerk misses with a takedown attempt
and Lourens counters with a nice body shot.
Connor Lourens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eugen Von Bohm Bawerk.
Lourens fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice sprawl there from Lourens as Bohm Bawerk shoots in.
Lourens throwing a counter right hand but Bohm Bawerk manages to avoid it.
Bohm Bawerk darts in looking for a takedown but Lourens gets double underhooks and turns Bohm Bawerk into the cage.
Lourens is looking for a counter combo.
Lourens throws a right and a left that Bohm Bawerk avoids nicely.
Lourens scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bohm Bawerk doesn't seem bothered though.

Bohm Bawerk moves into range and clinches up with Lourens .

Bohm Bawerk successfully pulls guard.

Bohm Bawerk looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Lourens passes into side control.
Bohm Bawerk tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bohm Bawerk regains half guard.
Lourens wants to stand up but Bohm Bawerk has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Lourens prevents Bohm Bawerk from improving his position.
Lourens wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bohm Bawerk keeps working.
Bohm Bawerk is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bohm Bawerk is looking to control Lourens 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bohm Bawerk avoid being mounted?
Bohm Bawerk is looking to get back to full guard here but Lourens has managed to pass to side control instead.
Bohm Bawerk is looking to regain half guard here but Lourens keeps moving and retains side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bohm Bawerk manages to get back to half guard.
Bohm Bawerk works his way to full guard. Good work.
Lourens working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bohm Bawerk is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Bohm Bawerk working for a triangle but Lourens defends it easily.
Lourens wants to control from the top but Bohm Bawerk keeps moving.

Bohm Bawerk looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Lourens is defending well. Bohm Bawerk quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Lourens has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Bohm Bawerk celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Eugen Von Bohm Bawerk!