PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Manny West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pavel Vasilyev (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.

West
vs
Vasilyev

190 cm
21
220 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

194 cm
21
230 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

S.W.A.T.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manny West!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pavel Vasilyev!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
West stuns Vasilyev with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
West stuffs the takedown.
Vasilyev has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Vasilyev there as he acknowledges the shot.
West fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Vasilyev takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Vasilyev with a poor takedown
enabling West to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice uppercut lands for West. That snapped Vasilyev's head back.
West throws a series of punches but Vasilyev avoids them all with ease.
Vasilyev gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and West counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Manny West has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pavel Vasilyev.
West lands a head shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. West darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Vasilyev swinging wilding here.
Vasilyev takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Vasilyev looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
West fails to land the takedown.
West falls off balance throwing a combination

and Vasilyev counters with a shoot takedown. West fights it but they end up in guard.
West looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vasilyev is one step ahead there.
Vasilyev takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
West manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
West scores with a couple of good head shots there.
West lands a nice shot to the head.
West lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

Vasilyev is rocked!
Vasilyev wants to try and get back to his feet.
West lands a big elbow.
Vasilyev is still in real trouble! Can West finish him?
West working Vasilyev over with strikes here.
West lands a heavy elbow.
West has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Vasilyev's face.
West cracks Vasilyev with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Vasilyev'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.
Vasilyev is desperately trying to improve his position but West has a good base and remains in mount.
West landing strikes, looking to finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
West working Vasilyev over with strikes here.
West dominating with strikes here.
West unloading with bombs!
West with shots to the head and body - Vasilyev looks very uncomfortable down there.
West breaks from Vasilyev's wrist control and lands an elbow.
West pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
West with shots to the head and body - Vasilyev looks very uncomfortable down there.
West working the ground and pound effectively.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
West lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
West lands a big shot there that rocks Vasilyev but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
BOOM! West connects with a massive shot to the dome!
West with a couple of short strikes.
West landing strikes from the mount and Vasilyev is in trouble!
Vasilyev tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, West cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
West lands with some strikes.
West with the ground and pound from mount.
West working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Vasilyev throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
West working the ground and pound effectively.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
West landing shots from mount.
Vasilyev keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Vasilyev is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
West looking to finish Vasilyev with some ground and pound. This is bad for Vasilyev!
West cracks Vasilyev with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Vasilyev wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by West.
Vasilyev is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
West landing strikes, looking to finish!
West is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Vasilyev can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
West landing punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
West unloading with bombs!
West lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Vasilyev hang on?

It looks like Pavel Vasilyev has been cut.
West lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Vasilyev hang on?
West in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
West pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Vasilyev trying desperately to get to his feet.
Vasilyev is bucking up trying to escape but West cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Vasilyev keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
West connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasilyev is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
West dominating with strikes here.
West looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
West looking to finish Vasilyev with some ground and pound. This is bad for Vasilyev!
A nice elbow there by West.
Vasilyev is looking to get to half guard.
West looking to finish Vasilyev with some ground and pound. This is bad for Vasilyev!
West pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Vasilyev is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Vasilyev really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Vasilyev wants to try and get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
West prevents Vasilyev from getting the reversal.
Vasilyev bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Vasilyev postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manny West dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pavel Vasilyev's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Nice takedown defense from Vasilyev. No joy for West on that attempt.
West shoots for a double leg takedown but Vasilyev sprawls well. He's pushed West's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
West shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manny West. That's going to take a lot out of him.
West throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Vasilyev's waist but Vasilyev gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing West off to one side.
West fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
West changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Vasilyev tries to avoid it but West manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Vasilyev to the ground. Vasilyev escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
West shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
West shoots in looking for a takedown. Vasilyev tries to sprawl out of it but West keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Vasilyev manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
West looks for a takedown but Vasilyev sprawls well.
No luck for West with that takedown attempt.
West fails with the takedown.
West fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Manny West is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice takedown defense from Vasilyev. No joy for West on that attempt.
Vasilyev is breathing heavily.
Vasilyev keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
West shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Vasilyev as he avoids it easily.
Vasilyev keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's one minute gone in the round.
West shoots in for a takedown but Vasilyev shows good takedown defense.
West will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Vasilyev keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
West fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
West tries for a takedown but Vasilyev sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
West changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Vasilyev tries to avoid it but West manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Vasilyev to the ground. Vasilyev escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
West shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
West fails with the takedown.
West shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Vasilyev as he jumps to the side.
West shoots in and drives through. Vasilyev sprawls well.
West shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Vasilyev but Vasilyev pushes him off and we're back to square one.
West shoots for a double leg takedown but Vasilyev sprawls well. He's pushed West's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
West shoots in for a double leg but Vasilyev sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nice takedown defense from Vasilyev. No joy for West on that attempt.
West changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Vasilyev tries to avoid it but West manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Vasilyev to the ground. Vasilyev escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
West changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Vasilyev tries to avoid it but West manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Vasilyev to the ground. Vasilyev escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
West looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
West will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
West changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Vasilyev tries to avoid it but West manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Vasilyev to the ground. Vasilyev escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
West looks for a takedown but Vasilyev sprawls well.
West shoots in for a double leg but Vasilyev sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
West shoots in and drives through. Vasilyev sprawls well.
West is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vasilyev can do to turn this around?
West has his takedown stuffed
and Vasilyev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
West shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Vasilyev as he avoids it easily.
Vasilyev stuffs the takedown attempt from West. West gets slowly back to his feet.
West shoots in but no luck this time.
West looks for a takedown but Vasilyev sprawls well.
No luck for West with that takedown attempt.
West shoots in but Vasilyev avoids the takedown attempt easily.
West looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Vasilyev is fending him off so far but West persists. Nope, Vasilyev circles away and we're back to standing.
West shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
No luck for West with that takedown attempt.
West tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Vasilyev swivels and escapes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from West.
West misses with a takedown attempt - Vasilyev sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Pavel Vasilyev seems to be getting the better of the standup.
West changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Vasilyev tries to avoid it but West manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Vasilyev to the ground. Vasilyev escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from West.
Vasilyev seems to have recovered his senses.
Vasilyev shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with West but West pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Vasilyev shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with West but West pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Vasilyev shoots for a double leg takedown but West sprawls well. He's pushed Vasilyev's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
West lands a two punch combo.
Vasilyev tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but West swivels and escapes.
West rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vasilyev moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vasilyev tries to move into range but West moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Vasilyev closes this distance looking for a takedown but West circles away.
Vasilyev fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A decent looking cross lands there for West.
West lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
West throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vasilyev shoots in for a double leg but West sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
West stuffs the takedown attempt from Vasilyev. Vasilyev gets slowly back to his feet.
West scores with a three punch combo!
West throws a series of punches but Vasilyev moves out of range.
West stuffs the takedown attempt from Vasilyev. Vasilyev gets slowly back to his feet.
West throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Vasilyev stumbling backwards into the cage! Vasilyev bounces back off the cage towards West, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! West lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! West celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Manny West!