PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vim Fweigo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikola Tesla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fweigo comes to the cage accompanied by Firestarter- The Prodigy. Tesla is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by AC/DC's Thunderstruck. 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.

Fweigo
vs
Tesla

172 cm
23
154 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

177 cm
25
154 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vim Fweigo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nikola Tesla!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tesla takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fweigo throws a nice looking combination but Tesla bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fweigo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tesla swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tesla bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fweigo misses the jab.
Tesla bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fweigo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tesla ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A lazy left from Fweigo finds it's target.
Tesla throws a body kick that misses.
Tesla throws a good cross that connects.
Fweigo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Tesla uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fweigo.
Fweigo lands with a nice body punch.
Fweigo jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tesla fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tesla uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fweigo.
Fweigo loads up on a big right hand but Tesla slips the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fweigo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tesla slips under a jab from Fweigo.
Tesla throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fweigo misses with the combination.
Tesla throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fweigo slips under a jab.
Fweigo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Tesla keeps the fight on the outside.
Tesla throws a sloppy body shot
and Fweigo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fweigo swats away the attempt to clinch by Tesla.
A jab from Tesla misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Tesla comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fweigo misses with a body shot
and Tesla counters with a straight right hand.

Tesla gets tackled into the cage by Fweigo. Fweigo maintains the clinch.

Tesla breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tesla keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tesla moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tesla closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A shot to the body from Fweigo misses
and Tesla counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fweigo closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Tesla to counter with a crisp jab.
Tesla moves out of range as Fweigo strikes.
Tesla misses with a straight right.
Fweigo looks to throw the jab but Tesla is out of range.
Fweigo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jab by Fweigo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fweigo slips a straight right by Tesla.
Fweigo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Fweigo scores with a three punch combo!
Tesla lands a slapping body shot.
Tesla circles away from the clinch attempt
and Fweigo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fweigo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tesla takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fweigo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tesla finds it's way round the side to connect with Fweigo's head.
Tesla keeps the fight on the outside.
Fweigo works over Tesla's head and body with a nice combination.
A decent looking cross lands there for Fweigo.
Fweigo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fweigo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fweigo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tesla.
Fweigo looks to land a right hand but Tesla moved out of range.
Tesla circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tesla counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fweigo thinking.
Fweigo is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Fweigo loads up on a big right hand but Tesla slips the punch.
Tesla slips under a jab from Fweigo.
Fweigo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tesla misses with a body shot
and Fweigo counters with a three punch combo that has Tesla backing up. Tesla nods at Fweigo to acknowledge the strikes.
Tesla circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fweigo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tesla doesn't seem bothered though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fweigo closes the distance but Tesla moves to the side
and Tesla counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Fweigo.
Fweigo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
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 Vim Fweigo will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Fweigo misses with a looping right.
Fweigo scores with the left hand. Tesla knows he should have avoided that one.
Fweigo looks to land a right hand but Tesla moved out of range.
Tesla throws a low kick, looking for Fweigo's leg but Fweigo calmly moves out of range.
Fweigo throws a nice looking combination but Tesla bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fweigo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fweigo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tesla momentarily.
Fweigo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tesla manages to avoid it.
Tesla slips a straight right by Fweigo.
Tesla bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Fweigo's head backwards.
Vim Fweigo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Tesla clinches with his opponent.
Tesla lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tesla.
Tesla wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fweigo has him pressed against the cage.

Tesla's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fweigo misses with an uppercut.
Fweigo tries to close the distance and clinch but Tesla swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tesla throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A jab from Fweigo misses.
Tesla misses with a hook to the body
and Fweigo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tesla misses with a wild body shot.
Tesla sizes up Fweigo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

Tesla pushes Fweigo up against the cage in a clinch.

Tesla pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fweigo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fweigo tries to clinch
letting Tesla counter with a right hand.
Fweigo moves out of range as Tesla throws a body kick.
The fighters circling - Fweigo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fweigo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tesla stuns Fweigo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tesla dodges the punch combination from Fweigo.
Tesla throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tesla avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fweigo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fweigo throws a body punch but Tesla moves out of range.
Fweigo tries to clinch up

and Tesla counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tesla.
Fweigo is trying to break free.

Tesla breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fweigo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tesla jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fweigo throws a hook to the side of Tesla's head but Tesla sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tesla swats away the attempt to clinch by Fweigo.
Tesla slips a jab and a cross from Fweigo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Fweigo.
Fweigo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tesla momentarily.
Tesla fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A jab from Tesla finds it's way through Fweigo's defenses.
Tesla misses with a shot to the body

and Fweigo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Fweigo is trying to push Tesla away but Tesla has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tesla is trying to push Fweigo away but Fweigo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tesla prevents Fweigo from breaking the clinch.
Fweigo prevents Tesla from breaking the clinch.

Fweigo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A decent looking cross lands there for Fweigo.
Nice jab there from Fweigo.
Tesla uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fweigo.
Fweigo throws an overhand right that lands on Tesla's shoulder, as Tesla tries to avoid the shot.
Vim Fweigo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fweigo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tesla swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fweigo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fweigo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tesla counters with a stiff right hand.
Tesla digs a good hook to Fweigo's body.
Tesla ducks under a wild hook from Fweigo.
Tesla throws an overhand right that lands on Fweigo's shoulder, as Fweigo tries to avoid the shot.
Fweigo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tesla misses with a straight left.
Fweigo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tesla swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fweigo scores with a nice right hand.
A clash of legs there as Fweigo blocks the low kick.
Tesla scores with the left hand. Fweigo knows he should have avoided that one.
Fweigo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tesla keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fweigo missing with a left hand there. Tesla was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tesla walks into a straight right hand from Fweigo.
Tesla attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nikola Tesla showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Fweigo lands a nice hook to Tesla's body. Tesla takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tesla scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tesla throws a head kick but Fweigo moves out of range.
Tesla ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tesla throws a shot from downtown. Fweigo moves away and avoids it.
Fweigo misses with a double jab
and Tesla counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fweigo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tesla was well out of range. Poor timing from Fweigo.
Fweigo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tesla.
Fweigo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fweigo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tesla counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fweigo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tesla connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fweigo misses with an uppercut.
Nikola Tesla seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tesla just misses with a punch to the body.
Tesla slips under a jab.
A big right from Fweigo misses.
Fweigo misses with a looping right.
Tesla misses with a straight left.
Tesla has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

Fweigo takes the fight into the clinch.

Fweigo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fweigo clinches but Tesla breaks the clinch
and Tesla connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fweigo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Tesla manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tesla pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tesla dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fweigo throws the left hand but Tesla avoids the punch easily.
Fweigo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tesla counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fweigo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tesla counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tesla with a nice cross.
Fweigo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fweigo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tesla looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tesla uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tesla drops his hands momentarily and Fweigo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tesla throws a shot from downtown. Fweigo moves away and avoids it.
Tesla lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fweigo at a distance.
Fweigo displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Fweigo moves out of range as Tesla strikes.
Fweigo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tesla counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tesla swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fweigo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fweigo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tesla.
Fweigo misses with a combination
and Tesla counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tesla throws a sloppy body shot

and Fweigo moves into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Tesla's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fweigo wants to get back to striking at distance but Tesla won't allow it.
Tesla is trying to force a seperation but Fweigo has the dominant position.

Tesla breaks from the clinch.
Fweigo throws a combination that misses
and Tesla counters with a left to the body.
A left lands for Tesla.
Tesla jabs Fweigo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tesla misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fweigo.
Fweigo looks to land a combination but Tesla avoids it well.
Fweigo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tesla counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tesla with a nice cross.
Tesla gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fweigo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tesla counters with a straight right hand.
Tesla lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Fweigo throws a hook but Tesla blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tesla misses with a body punch
and Fweigo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fweigo scores with the left hand. Tesla knows he should have avoided that one.
A big left from Tesla misses.
Tesla throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tesla catches Fweigo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A slow jab from Fweigo misses its intended target.
Fweigo looks to clinch
letting Tesla counter with a right hand.
Fweigo misses with an uppercut.
Tesla takes one on the button.
Fweigo closes the distance but Tesla moves to the side
enabling Tesla to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tesla misses with a double jab.
Tesla connects with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fweigo misses with a combination
and Tesla counters with a nice uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nikola Tesla comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tesla has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nikola Tesla!