PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between dumb ass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Markus Vinicius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

ass
vs
Vinicius

175 cm
22
162 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

185 cm
20
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, dumb ass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Markus Vinicius !
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vinicius tries for a takedown but ass sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Vinicius is looking to clinch but ass is avoiding it.

ass feints and as Vinicius raises his hands in defense, ass changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
ass wants to control from the top but Vinicius keeps moving.

ass gets to his feet - Vinicius follows without any prompting.

Vinicius instigates a clinch.
Vinicius displaying some good clinch control by pressing ass up against the cage.
ass changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Vinicius fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Vinicius fails with the takedown

so ass counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

ass decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Vinicius , up you get!

Vinicius closes the distance and clinches.
Vinicius controlling the action here for a moment.

Vinicius pulls guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

ass decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Vinicius , up you get!

Vinicius drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
ass is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Vinicius is controlling him.

ass manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Vinicius misses with a takedown attempt

so ass counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
dumb ass has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Markus Vinicius .
Vinicius trying to keep a closed guard but ass is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

ass stands up from Vinicius 's guard - ass perhaps looking for a knockout.
ass is breathing heavily.

Vinicius closes the distance and clinches.
A short body shot lands from Vinicius as the two fighters clinch.
ass jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Vinicius walks away with a smile on his face. ass gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vinicius is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
ass wants to clinch

and Vinicius moves into the clinch.
Vinicius with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
ass drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Vinicius pulls guard effortlessly.
Vinicius is looking to stand up but ass isn't so interested in that idea.
ass is looking to work some ground and pound but Vinicius has wrist control.
Vinicius is trying to keep ass in close.
Vinicius is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
ass has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Vinicius is proving hard to escape from.
Vinicius keeping moving, preventing ass from controlling successfully.
ass trying to stand up but can't free himself from Vinicius 's guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Vinicius tries to close the distance and clinch up but ass swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vinicius throws a nice head kick!
Vinicius throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Vinicius has managed to clinch.

Vinicius pulls ass into guard.
ass is looking to stand up but Vinicius won't let him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
ass throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
ass in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Vinicius is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
ass has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
ass is looking to stand up but Vinicius won't let him.

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

Vinicius gets a clinch.

Vinicius jumps into guard, dragging ass to the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

ass decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Vinicius , up you get!

Vinicius gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Vinicius takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that dumb ass will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

ass throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Vinicius was covering up waiting for the punch and ass finishes the takedown easily into guard.
ass postures up in Vinicius 's guard and throws a big left but Vinicius blocks it.
ass throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vinicius works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

ass decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Vinicius , up you get!
Vinicius connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed ass momentarily.
Vinicius with a poor takedown

and ass counters with a takedown into side control.
ass throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
ass tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
ass working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
ass wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vinicius keeps working.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Vinicius can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vinicius is trying to control ass's posture but ass avoids it.
ass tries to stand but Vinicius is controlling his head.
Vinicius is looking to regain half guard here but ass keeps moving and retains side control.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
ass closes the distance and clinches up with Vinicius , looking for a takedown. ass pushes Vinicius against the cage but Vinicius circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Vinicius takes the fight into the clinch.
ass letting Vinicius take a breather here.
ass is pressed up against the cage. Vinicius has hold of a leg and is looking to drag ass down to the mat. ass avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
ass throws a leg kick

and Vinicius holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Vinicius holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Vinicius lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vinicius gets underhooks to prevent ass's takedown attempt.

Vinicius lands a takedown into guard.
ass is looking to stand up but Vinicius isn't so interested in that idea.
dumb ass overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Vinicius gets to his feet - ass follows without any prompting.
ass wants to clinch but Vinicius slips to the side

and Vinicius counters by clinching up.
Vinicius is trying to work for a single leg takedown but ass pulls him back up using the underhooks.
dumb ass has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Markus Vinicius .

Vinicius has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics ass uses from the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vinicius wants to stand but ass is controlling the position.
Vinicius keeping moving, preventing ass from controlling successfully.
Vinicius avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Vinicius has a closed guard, preventing ass from standing up.
ass won't allow Vinicius to sweep him here.

ass stands up and waves to Vinicius to follow him.
Vinicius misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

ass throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Vinicius was covering up waiting for the punch and ass finishes the takedown easily into guard.

ass stands up from Vinicius 's guard - ass perhaps looking for a knockout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vinicius looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vinicius fails with a takedown attempt.

ass gets the takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

dumb ass dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - 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.

Vinicius clinches with his opponent.
Vinicius is working for takedown but ass is calmly controlling the position for now.
ass is pressed up against the cage. Vinicius has hold of a leg and is looking to drag ass down to the mat. ass avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

ass shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
ass fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
ass unloading with bombs!

ass is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Vinicius is surviving well by controlling ass's body position as best he can.
ass avoids the attempt from Vinicius to control.
ass punishing his opponent with strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
ass with a couple of short strikes.
Vinicius really doesn't want to stay on the ground with ass. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
ass wants to control the pace but Vinicius is squirming around nicely.
Vinicius can't escape the position.
ass looking to control and managing it successfully.
ass landing strikes from the mount and Vinicius is in trouble!

ass has control of Vinicius 's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Vinicius regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Vinicius tries to lock up and control but ass gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
A nice elbow there by ass.
ass avoids the attempt from Vinicius to control.
A nice elbow there by ass.
ass landing strikes from the mount.
Vinicius is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
ass prevents Vinicius from getting the reversal.
ass putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
ass with a couple of short strikes.
Vinicius is working to get back to half guard.
Vinicius is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

ass is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Vinicius is surviving well by controlling ass's body position as best he can.
ass looking to finish Vinicius with some ground and pound. This is bad for Vinicius !
Vinicius working to try and regain half guard.

Vinicius defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from ass.
ass postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Vinicius looks a forlorn figure.
Vinicius is bucking up trying to escape but ass cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

ass looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

ass looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Vinicius blocking the ground and pound.
Vinicius is wriggling around trying to escape.
ass trying to control but Vinicius is having none of it.
ass landing shots from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
dumb ass showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for ass, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... dumb ass!