0:00Scoring the fight, Joshua Van vs. Alexandre Pantoja.
0:03Round 1.
0:04Pantoja came out exactly as expected.
0:07Aggressive, explosive, and looking to grapple immediately.
0:10He scored an early takedown and controlled.
0:12Van for a significant part of the opening minutes.
0:15But Van stayed dangerous from his back and landed the cleaner.
0:18More damaging strikes whenever they returned to the feet.
0:21Pantoja finished the round with another takedown and some ground control.
0:2510-9 for Pantoja.
0:27Round 2.
0:27Round 2 was much more competitive.
0:30Both fighters exchanged heavy shots, but Van started finding his rhythm with his boxing.
0:35He was landing clean combinations and forcing Pantoja to work for every entry.
0:39An accidental head clash briefly stopped the action, but once they resumed, Van continued to land the sharper punches.
0:46Pantoja had moments with his pressure and grappling, but Van's striking made the difference for me.
0:5010-9 for Van Rout.
0:513. This was where Van really started taking control.
0:55Pantoja managed to get the fight to the ground but Van immediately worked his way back up and refused to stay controlled Then came the turning point Van began landing powerful combinations on the feet while Pantoja struggled to match his accuracy
1:08Van's speed, volume, and ability to defend the takedowns started becoming a huge problem.
1:1410-9 for Van. Round 4. Pantoja finally managed to keep Van down for a long period of time and
1:19controlled most of the round against the fence. But the problem was damage. Pantoja controlled Van,
1:25yet he wasn't doing much with the position. Van was active from the bottom and even threatened
1:30with a leg attack. For me, the control time gives Pantoja the round. 10-9 for Pantoja.
1:35Round 5. Pantoja tried to pressure forward, but Van was beating him to the punch again and again.
1:41His boxing was sharp, his combinations were flowing, and Pantoja was struggling to get inside.
1:47A massive right hand dropped Pantoja. Van followed him to the ground and attacked the arm,
1:51but Pantoya survived and got back to his feet.
1:54Van continued pouring on the pressure until the final seconds.
1:57This was clearly Van's round.
1:5910-9 for Van.
2:01Van proved that his first victory wasn't just a fluke.
2:04What fight I should score next?