PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vinny Vos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sosed Staryu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Vos
vs
Staryu

195 cm
24
275 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

195 cm
25
240 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vinny Vos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sosed Staryu!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Staryu feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Vos's calf.
Staryu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Staryu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Staryu throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Vos's head.

It looks like Vinny Vos has been cut.
Staryu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vos.
Staryu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Staryu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vos.
Staryu throws and low kick but Vos moves out of range easily.
Staryu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A bone on bone clash there as Vos blocks the leg kick.
Vos doesn't manage to clinch there - Staryu circles away.
Vos doesn't manage to clinch there - Staryu circles away.
Vos blocks a head kick by Staryu.
A nice leg kick lands there from Staryu.
Staryu cracks the inside of Vos's front leg.
Staryu scores with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Staryu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Staryu throws a head kick that misses.
Staryu throws a head kick but Vos moves out of range.
Staryu throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Vos.
Staryu throws a low kick but Vos avoids it.

Vos instigates a clinch.
Vos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Staryu tries to land knees in the clinch but Vos avoids the damage to the body.
Staryu tries a knee to the head but Vos blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vos is trying to break free.
Staryu landing knees to the head.
Vos tries to circle away but Staryu has him pinned against the ropes.
Vos is trying to break the clinch but Staryu is controlling him.
Staryu connects with a knee to the head.

Vinny Vos's cut is getting worse.
Vos managing to block the knees to the body from Staryu.
Vos wants to break free but Staryu has control.
Staryu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Staryu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vos avoids it.
Staryu connects with a knee to the head.
Staryu lands a knee to the body.
Staryu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vos tries to circle away but Staryu has him pinned against the ropes.
Staryu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vos blocks it with crossed arms.
Vos is trying to break the clinch but Staryu is controlling him.
Staryu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vos.
Vos blocks an elbow strike.
Vos tries to break free but Staryu pushes him back against the ropes.
Staryu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Staryu utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Vos is leaning against Staryu and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Staryu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vos.
Staryu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Staryu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vos avoids it.
Staryu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vos blocks it with crossed arms.
Vos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Vos managing to block the knees to the body from Staryu.
Vos is trying to break free.
Staryu tries a knee to the head but Vos blocks it.
Vos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Staryu keeps control of Vos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Vos managing to block the knees to the body from Staryu.
A knee to the head by Staryu.
Staryu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vos avoids it.
Vos is trying to break the clinch but Staryu is controlling him.
Staryu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vos avoids it.
Vos dodges an elbow strike from Staryu.
Staryu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Staryu looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Staryu tries to land knees in the clinch but Vos avoids the damage to the body.
Staryu tries a knee to the head but Vos blocks it.
Staryu misses with a knee strike.
Staryu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vos.
Staryu creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Staryu.
Vos dodges an elbow strike from Staryu.
Staryu tries to land knees in the clinch but Vos avoids the damage to the body.
Vos tries to break the clinch but Staryu is controlling the position.
Vos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Vos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vos misses with a double jab.

Vos gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Staryu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vos is defending well for now.
Staryu trying to land knees to the body.
Vos managing to block the knees to the body from Staryu.
Vos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Staryu prevents Vos from breaking the clinch.
Staryu landing knees to the head.

Vos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's four 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.
A combination from Vos does no damage.
Staryu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vos throws out the jab.
Staryu tries a head kick but it misses.
Vos scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Staryu doesn't seem bothered though.

Vos lands a left and a right that send Staryu crashing to the mat, dazed. Vos thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

It looks like Sosed Staryu has been cut.
Vos lands with a nice body punch.

Vos gets a clinch.

Vos breaks the clinch.
Vos blocks a head kick by Staryu.
Vos connects with a body shot.

Vos has managed to clinch.
Vos is trying to break free.
Vos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Vos is trying to break free.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Staryu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vos avoids the elbow strike from Staryu, against the ropes.
Vos tries to break the clinch but Staryu is controlling the position.
Staryu throws an elbow but it misses.
Staryu throws an elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vinny Vos dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Vos moves into the clinch.
Vos avoiding damage as Staryu throws knees to the body.
Staryu tries to land a knee to the head but Vos blocks with his arms.
Vos looking to slow down the pace here.
Staryu using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Staryu tries a knee to the head but Vos blocks it.
Staryu misses with an elbow over the top.
Staryu misses with a knee to the head.
Staryu with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Staryu creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Vos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Staryu misses with a head kick.
Vinny Vos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Staryu throws a head kick but Vos moves out of range.
Staryu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Staryu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Staryu is breathing heavily.
A bone on bone clash there as Vos blocks the leg kick.
Vos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vos moves out of range of the body kick.
Staryu tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vos checks the leg kick.
Staryu swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Vos fails in his attempt to clinch.

Vos pushes Staryu up against the ropes in a clinch.
Vos wants to get back to striking at distance but Staryu won't allow it.
Staryu missing with knees to the body.
Vos is trying to force a seperation but Staryu has the dominant position.
Staryu pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Vos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

Vos breaks the clinch.
Vos jabs Staryu right on the nose. Staryu blinks but takes it well.
Staryu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vos jabs at Staryu's body.
Staryu tries to move into range but Vos moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Staryu takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vos lands a slapping body shot.
Vos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vos misses with a wild combination.
Vos doesn't manage to clinch there - Staryu circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vos fails to land with a series of punches.
Vos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Staryu scores with a leg kick.
Staryu throws a head kick but Vos moves out of range.
Staryu throws a leg kick which misses Vos's front leg but catches the back leg as Vos tries to avoid it.
Staryu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Staryu feints and then cracks Vos's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vos down.
Staryu thows a body kick. Vos tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Staryu throws a quick inside leg kick.
Staryu scores with a leg kick.
Staryu scores with a leg kick.
Staryu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Staryu throws a leg kick which misses Vos's front leg but catches the back leg as Vos tries to avoid it.
Vinny Vos is winning the standup battle so far.
Good leg kick by Staryu there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Vos stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Staryu.
Staryu connects with a high kick.
Vos is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A slapping leg kick lands for Staryu.
Staryu lands with a kick to the temple. Vos shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Staryu throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Staryu throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Vos.
A punch combination from Vos misses.
A head kick misses from Staryu.
Vos is looking to wear down Staryu with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Staryu.
Vos takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Vos walks forward, straight into a front kick from Staryu.
Vos takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Staryu misses with a head kick.
Sosed Staryu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Staryu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vos takes a kick to the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Staryu.
Staryu lands with a nice body kick.
Vos blocks a head kick by Staryu.
Staryu fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Vos is out of range.
Staryu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Staryu throws a head kick that Vos semi-blocks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Staryu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vos clobbers Staryu with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Staryu lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Vos has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Vos and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Staryu tries a head kick but it misses.
Vos avoids the head kick by Staryu.
Staryu slips a jab and a cross from Vos.
A head kick misses from Staryu.
Staryu cracks the inside of Vos's front leg.
Staryu throws a low kick but Vos avoids it.
Staryu throws a leg kick that misses.
Staryu throws a head kick but Vos moves out of range.
Vos ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice cross by Vos.

That has opened up Sosed Staryu's cut even more.
Staryu takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Staryu lands with a kick to the temple. Vos shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Staryu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vos blocks a head kick by Staryu.
Vos takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice uppercut there from Vos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Sosed Staryu will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Vos has Staryu up against the ropes in a clinch.
Staryu missing with knees to the body.
Staryu missing with knees to the body.
Staryu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vos is defending well for now.
Vos is trying to break the clinch but Staryu is controlling him.
Staryu missing with knees to the body.
Vos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Staryu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vos is defending well for now.
Staryu pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Vos is looking to break free of the clinch but Staryu has double underhooks.
Staryu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vos tries to break the clinch but Staryu is controlling the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Staryu pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Vos's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Vos blocks an elbow strike.
Staryu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vos blocks it with crossed arms.
Staryu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vos.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Staryu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Staryu missing with knees to the body.
Vos lands a hook that snaps the head of Staryu backwards.
Vos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Vos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vos thows a body shot but no joy.
Staryu slips a jab and a cross from Vos.
Vos tries to clinch there but Staryu circles away.
Some bone on bone action there as Vos checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Staryu throws a low kick but it's checked well by Vos.
Staryu tries a head kick but it misses.
Vos scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Vos looks to score with a jab to the body but Staryu is just out of range.
Vos misses with a wild body shot.
Vos misses with a series of wild punches.
Staryu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Staryu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Staryu looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Vos blocks a head kick by Staryu.
Staryu connects with a solid leg kick.
Staryu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Staryu does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A nice leg kick lands there from Staryu.
Staryu misses with a leg kick.
Vos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Vos!

Vos forces Staryu back against the ropes and clinches.
Vos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vos is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

Vos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Staryu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vos misses with a series of wild punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Staryu lands a high kick!
Vos thows a body shot but no joy.
Staryu misses with a kick to the body.
Staryu feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Vos's calf.
Vos misses the shot to the body.
Staryu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Staryu throws a head kick but Vos moves out of range.
Staryu throws a head kick that Vos semi-blocks.
Staryu throws a sloppy head kick and Vos moves out of range easily.
Staryu throws a quick inside leg kick.
Staryu throws a body kick that misses.
Staryu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Staryu moves away.
Staryu tries a head kick but it misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vos. Staryu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Staryu tries a head kick but it misses.
Vos fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

Vos pushes Staryu up against the ropes in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Staryu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vos blocks it with crossed arms.
Vos has had enough of the clinch but Staryu keeps him there for the moment.
Vos is trying to force a seperation but Staryu has the dominant position.
A frustrated look appears on Vos's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Vos is trying to break the clinch but Staryu has him pressed against the ropes.
Staryu trying to land knees to the body.
Vos is trying to break free.
Staryu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vos avoids it.
Staryu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vos blocks it with crossed arms.
Vos is trying to break the clinch but Staryu has him pressed against the ropes.
Vos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Staryu missing with knees to the body.
Vos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Staryu has him pressed against the ropes.
Vos working hard to break the clinch.
Staryu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vos avoids it.
Staryu pushes off an throws an elbow but Vos leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Vos working hard to break the clinch.
Staryu missing with knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vinny Vos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vos has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vinny Vos!