PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tureil Vigo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Bosacki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Vigo
vs
Bosacki

180 cm
18
187 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

210 cm
18
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tureil Vigo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alex Bosacki!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Mauricio Rocha and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vigo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vigo waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Bosacki.
Vigo misses with a two punch combination.
Bosacki ducks under a wild hook from Vigo.

Bosacki shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Vigo manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Bosacki thows a big elbow that misses.
Bosacki trying to control the position from guard on top but Vigo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vigo wants to get back to his feet but Bosacki is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Vigo is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Bosacki dives into side control.

Bosacki stands up and beckons Vigo to his feet.
Vigo walks into a jab.

It looks like Tureil Vigo has been cut.
Vigo looks to land a combination but Bosacki avoids it well.
Bosacki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vigo.

Bosacki shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bosacki showed some decent athleticism there.
Bosacki not doing much here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vigo wants to get back to his feet.
Bosacki lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bosacki trying to control the action but Vigo is working from the bottom.
Vigo wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Bosacki stands up from half guard.
Bosacki dodges the punch combination from Vigo.
Vigo is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Vigo misses with a looping left.
Vigo throws a big shot that misses.

Bosacki lands a left and a right that send Vigo crashing to the mat, dazed. Bosacki thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Bosacki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vigo.
Bosacki is trying hard to land a takedown here. Vigo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Vigo throws a looping overhand right but Bosacki ducks down to avoid it.
Bosacki with a body punch. A glancing blow.

Bosacki drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bosacki is working Vigo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bosacki slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Vigo wants to get back to his feet but Bosacki is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bosacki controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
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.
Bosacki stands and throws Vigo's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Bosacki stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Bosacki throws out a leg kick but Vigo moves out of range and Bosacki only half commits.
Vigo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bosacki counters with a series of strikes. Vigo will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bosacki throws a shot to the body.
Bosacki throws a series of strikes that have Vigo backpedaling.

Tureil Vigo's cut is getting worse.

Bosacki rushes Vigo and presses him up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vigo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Bosacki manages to pull guard.
Vigo wants to stand and escape but instead Bosacki has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Vigo wants to stand but Bosacki is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bosacki scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bosacki stops Vigo from standing up.
Bosacki works over Vigo with some ground and pound from guard.
Vigo being controlled here, momentarily.
Vigo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bosacki scoring with some ground and pound.

Bosacki stands up and waves to Vigo to follow him.
Bosacki is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters circling - Vigo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vigo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Bosacki counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Bosacki has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Bosacki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tureil Vigo's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Bosacki shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bosacki landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Vigo looks like he's trying to stand up.

Bosacki is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Vigo is trying to escape back to his feet but Bosacki uses the scramble to pass into side control.

Bosacki decides to stand up, so the ref orders Vigo to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vigo tries to bum rush Bosacki with a series of wild strikes but Bosacki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bosacki ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Bosacki forces Vigo back against the cage and clinches.
Vigo throws a punch but it's blocked by Bosacki.
Bosacki stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bosacki pushes Vigo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bosacki drops down looking for an ankle pick but Vigo pulls his leg out and moves away.
Tureil Vigo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Bosacki forces Vigo back against the cage and clinches.
Bosacki tries for a takedown but Vigo manages to get underhooks.
Bosacki utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

Bosacki manages to break the clinch.
Bosacki moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Bosacki instigates a clinch.

Bosacki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Bosacki pushes Vigo up against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bosacki breaks from the clinch.

Bosacki moves into the clinch successfully.
Bosacki lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Vigo.
Vigo is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Bosacki's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bosacki.
Vigo throws a punch but it's blocked by Bosacki.

Bosacki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bosacki has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Bosacki drives through and clinches with Vigo against the cage.
Vigo misses with a short punch on the inside.

Bosacki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alex Bosacki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bosacki lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Tureil Vigo's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Bosacki misses with a double jab.

Bosacki closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Vigo misses with a hook from the clinch.

Bosacki pulls guard effortlessly.
Vigo would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Bosacki looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Alex Bosacki has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vigo wants to get up but he can't break Bosacki's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Bosacki is controlling Vigo's posture.
Bosacki is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bosacki pulls Vigo in close to his closed guard and prevents Vigo from doing any damage or advancing position.

Bosacki is working an open guard so Vigo takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Bosacki rushes Vigo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bosacki softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vigo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bosacki changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Vigo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Tureil Vigo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Bosacki.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vigo misses with a double jab
and Bosacki counters with a series of strikes. Vigo will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bosacki wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Bosacki fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vigo, pushing him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Vigo fails to land.
Vigo misses with some punches.

Bosacki pulls guard successfully.
Vigo wants to stand and escape but instead Bosacki has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Bosacki decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Vigo misses with a combination
letting Bosacki counter with a right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bosacki.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bosacki.
Bosacki lands with a nice combination. Vigo backs away looking to recover.

Jeez, Tureil Vigo's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Vigo loads up on a big right hand but Bosacki slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Bosacki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tureil Vigo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Bosacki's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Bosacki duly obliges.
Bosacki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vigo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

so Bosacki counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bosacki won't allow Vigo to get back to his feet.
Vigo keeping moving, preventing Bosacki from controlling successfully.
Vigo wants to stand and escape but Bosacki is having none of it.
Bosacki is standing up over Vigo. Vigo looks to escape but Bosacki dives into side control.

Bosacki decides to stand back up. Bosacki steps back and let's Vigo get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bosacki avoids the body shot from Vigo.
Bosacki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bosacki shoots in but Vigo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Vigo misses with a body shot

and Bosacki counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Vigo!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bosacki controlling his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vigo wants to try and get back to his feet.
Bosacki cracks Vigo with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Vigo is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Bosacki controlling the position easily from mount.
Vigo squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Bosacki postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Vigo looks a forlorn figure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bosacki content just to control the position here.
Vigo's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Bosacki controlling from the full mount.
Bosacki in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Bosacki working Vigo over with strikes here.
Vigo is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Vigo in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Bosacki controlling from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bosacki won't let Vigo get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Tureil Vigo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bosacki scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Vigo?

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tureil Vigo's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Alex Bosacki!