PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chad Ochocinco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wanderlei Vovchanchyn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vovchanchyn has chosen the game as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Wanderlei Vovchanchyn was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Ochocinco
vs
Vovchanchyn

185 cm
21
215 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

177 cm
27
208 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Resistance

Hell's Balls Recovery

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 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chad Ochocinco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wanderlei Vovchanchyn!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ochocinco misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vovchanchyn.
A jab from Vovchanchyn misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ochocinco looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vovchanchyn connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ochocinco looks to throw the jab but Vovchanchyn is out of range.
Vovchanchyn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ochocinco.
Vovchanchyn slips a jab and a cross from Ochocinco.
Ochocinco swinging wildly here.
Ochocinco walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Vovchanchyn cracks Ochocinco with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ochocinco is looking to clinch but Vovchanchyn is avoiding it.
A combination from Vovchanchyn does no damage.
A swing and a miss from Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ochocinco swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vovchanchyn scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Vovchanchyn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ochocinco throws out the jab.
Ochocinco fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn slips a jab from Ochocinco.
Ochocinco slips under a jab from Vovchanchyn.
Ochocinco moves out of range of the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ochocinco. Vovchanchyn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vovchanchyn lands with a straight right. Ochocinco didn't see that one coming.
Ochocinco slips a jab from Vovchanchyn.
Ochocinco connects with a body shot.
Vovchanchyn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ochocinco pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vovchanchyn might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Ochocinco swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vovchanchyn lands a glancing blow to the side of Ochocinco's head.
Vovchanchyn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vovchanchyn cracks Ochocinco with an open hand slap.
Nice cross by Ochocinco.
Ochocinco uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn dips to his left and cracks Ochocinco with an uppercut!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ochocinco steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vovchanchyn.

Ochocinco clinches up with Vovchanchyn and pushes him back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ochocinco has Vovchanchyn pressed against the cage, preventing Vovchanchyn from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ochocinco tries to land knees in the clinch but Vovchanchyn avoids the damage to the body.
Vovchanchyn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ochocinco misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn takes an elbow to the forehead.
Vovchanchyn has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A left hand lands to the body for Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Vovchanchyn blocks an uppercut.
Ochocinco gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ochocinco misses with an elbow strike.
Ochocinco is leaning against Vovchanchyn and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Vovchanchyn working hard to break the clinch.
Vovchanchyn wants to break free but Ochocinco has control.
Ochocinco prevents Vovchanchyn from breaking the clinch.
Vovchanchyn takes an elbow to the forehead.
Vovchanchyn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Vovchanchyn breaks from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn lands a nice shot that snaps Ochocinco's head back.
Nice defenses there by Ochocinco.
Vovchanchyn thows a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from Ochocinco misses its intended target.
Vovchanchyn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice defenses there by Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn throws a hook to the side of Ochocinco's head but Ochocinco sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ochocinco misses with a hook.
Ochocinco needs to keep his hands up - Vovchanchyn had a free shot at his head there.
Vovchanchyn ducks under a wild hook from Ochocinco.
Vovchanchyn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ochocinco cracks a nice hook into Vovchanchyn's ribs.
Vovchanchyn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ochocinco.
Some wild striking there from Vovchanchyn.
Ochocinco waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vovchanchyn.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn lands a glancing blow to the side of Ochocinco's head.
Vovchanchyn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ochocinco.
Vovchanchyn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ochocinco ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vovchanchyn moves away.
Ochocinco tries to clinch up.
A telegraphed right hand from Vovchanchyn misses the target.
The crowd cheers as Vovchanchyn lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ochocinco doesn't seem phased though.
Vovchanchyn works over Ochocinco's head and body with a nice combination.
Ochocinco tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vovchanchyn was well out of range. Poor timing from Ochocinco.
Ochocinco staying out of range there.
Ochocinco lands with a straight right. Vovchanchyn didn't see that one coming.
Vovchanchyn misses with a double jab
and Vovchanchyn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vovchanchyn throws a hook but Ochocinco avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Ochocinco misses its intended target.
Ochocinco moves in looking to clinch but Vovchanchyn pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Wanderlei Vovchanchyn will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Ochocinco misses with a straight left.
Vovchanchyn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ochocinco thows a body shot but no joy.
Vovchanchyn blocks a jab.
Vovchanchyn misses with a straight right.
Ochocinco misses the jab.
Ochocinco uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vovchanchyn.
Ochocinco tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vovchanchyn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vovchanchyn scores with a jab to the body.
Vovchanchyn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ochocinco.
Vovchanchyn connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Vovchanchyn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ochocinco throws out the jab.
Vovchanchyn throws a hook to the side of Ochocinco's head but Ochocinco sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vovchanchyn misses with a body punch
and Vovchanchyn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vovchanchyn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from Vovchanchyn misses.
Vovchanchyn misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ochocinco with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vovchanchyn to score with a decent uppercut.
Ochocinco throws a looping overhand right but Vovchanchyn ducks down to avoid it.
Ochocinco steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vovchanchyn.
Ochocinco throws a hook but Vovchanchyn avoids it easily.
Vovchanchyn throws a hook to the side of Ochocinco's head but Ochocinco sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ochocinco wants to clinch up but Vovchanchyn keeps it at a distance.
Vovchanchyn dodges the punch combination from Ochocinco.
Vovchanchyn fails to land with a series of punches.
Ochocinco throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vovchanchyn with a nice cross.

Ochocinco moves into range and clinches up with Vovchanchyn.

Vovchanchyn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jab by Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn misses with the combination.
Ochocinco tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vovchanchyn swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ochocinco throws out a loose jab but Vovchanchyn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wanderlei Vovchanchyn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ochocinco throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vovchanchyn misses with a straight right.
A swing and a miss from Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ochocinco.
Ochocinco swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vovchanchyn lands with a hook. Ochocinco tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ochocinco missing with a left hand there. Vovchanchyn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vovchanchyn throws a lazy right hand but Ochocinco sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ochocinco misses with a looping left.
Ochocinco slips a jab from Vovchanchyn.
Ochocinco slips a jab from Vovchanchyn.
A jab from Vovchanchyn does it's job there.
Vovchanchyn misses with a wild body shot.
Vovchanchyn throws a hook but Ochocinco avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ochocinco.
Vovchanchyn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ochocinco.
The fighters circling - Vovchanchyn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ochocinco takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A big right from Ochocinco misses.
Vovchanchyn ducks under a wild hook from Ochocinco.
Ochocinco walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ochocinco tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vovchanchyn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ochocinco throws out a loose jab but Vovchanchyn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vovchanchyn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vovchanchyn ducks under a wild hook from Ochocinco.
Ochocinco uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn lands a jab to the head.
Vovchanchyn misses with a straight right.

Ochocinco instigates a clinch.

Vovchanchyn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ochocinco works Vovchanchyn's body with a nice hook.
Ochocinco tries to clinch up but Vovchanchyn circles away and keeps his distance.
Ochocinco throws a shot from downtown. Vovchanchyn moves away and avoids it.
Vovchanchyn scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ochocinco misses with a jab to the body
and Vovchanchyn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ochocinco scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ochocinco lands a two punch combo.
Good standup being displayed there by Ochocinco as he connects with a hook.
Ochocinco tries to clinch but Vovchanchyn is having none of it.
Ochocinco on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Vovchanchyn misses the jab.
Ochocinco looks to score with a jab to the body but Vovchanchyn is just out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good exchange - Vovchanchyn coming out on top.
Vovchanchyn stuns Ochocinco with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ochocinco tries to clinch there but Vovchanchyn circles away.
Ochocinco tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Wanderlei Vovchanchyn will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Ochocinco showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn throws out a loose jab but Ochocinco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ochocinco misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ochocinco takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ochocinco doesn't manage to clinch there - Vovchanchyn circles away.
Ochocinco misses with a hook to the body
and Vovchanchyn counters with a straight right hand.
Vovchanchyn scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ochocinco tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vovchanchyn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vovchanchyn looks to land a combination but Ochocinco avoids it well.
Vovchanchyn looks to score with a jab to the body but Ochocinco is just out of range.
Ochocinco takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Vovchanchyn slips under a jab from Ochocinco.
Ochocinco moves in looking to clinch but Vovchanchyn pushes him off.
Vovchanchyn misses the jab.
Ochocinco throws an overhand right that lands on Vovchanchyn's shoulder, as Vovchanchyn tries to avoid the shot.
A big right from Vovchanchyn misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn circles away from the clinch attempt
and Vovchanchyn counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Vovchanchyn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ochocinco.
Vovchanchyn scores with a hook to the body. Ochocinco takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A big left from Vovchanchyn misses.
Vovchanchyn lands with an uppercut that bounces Ochocinco off the cage and back into rage.
Vovchanchyn moves into range and connects with a jab.
Vovchanchyn fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ochocinco on the side of the head.
Ochocinco jabs Vovchanchyn right on the nose. Vovchanchyn blinks but takes it well.
Ochocinco uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn lands a two punch combo.
Ochocinco staying out of range there.
Vovchanchyn digs a good body shot into Ochocinco's ribs.
Ochocinco lands with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ochocinco takes one to the chin there.
A jab from Vovchanchyn misses.
Ochocinco misses with a hook.
A cross from Vovchanchyn lands.
Ochocinco bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Ochocinco.
Ochocinco throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vovchanchyn connects with a jab.
Ochocinco moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A big left from Ochocinco misses.
Vovchanchyn cracks Ochocinco with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ochocinco throws a big shot that misses.
A shot to the body from Ochocinco misses
and Vovchanchyn counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A telegraphed right hand from Vovchanchyn misses the target.
Vovchanchyn connects with a body shot.
Ochocinco is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vovchanchyn.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ochocinco loads up on a big right hand but Vovchanchyn slips the punch.
Ochocinco looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A big left from Vovchanchyn misses.
Vovchanchyn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ochocinco sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vovchanchyn throws an overhand right that lands on Ochocinco's shoulder, as Ochocinco tries to avoid the shot.
Vovchanchyn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ochocinco.
Ochocinco swinging wildly here.
Ochocinco misses with an uppercut. Vovchanchyn saw that one coming.
Ochocinco misses with a body shot.
Ochocinco jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ochocinco ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chad Ochocinco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vovchanchyn connects with a body shot.
Ochocinco drops his hands momentarily and Vovchanchyn takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Vovchanchyn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vovchanchyn looks to land a right hand but Ochocinco moved out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ochocinco slips a jab from Vovchanchyn.
Nice body punch from Vovchanchyn.
Ochocinco pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ochocinco walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ochocinco is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Vovchanchyn, as that shot connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ochocinco walks into a left hand.
Jab from Vovchanchyn.

Ochocinco is rocked!
Vovchanchyn staying out of range there.
Ochocinco takes one to the chin there.
Oh Ochocinco is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters circling - Vovchanchyn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ochocinco seems to have got his legs back now.
Ochocinco ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vovchanchyn moves away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice jab there from Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Vovchanchyn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ochocinco sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vovchanchyn loads up on a big right hand but Ochocinco slips the punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wanderlei Vovchanchyn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Vovchanchyn winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wanderlei Vovchanchyn!