PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jiu Claw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinny Vos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Claw comes to the ring accompanied by Orgineel!. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Claw
vs
Vos

190 cm
21
278 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

195 cm
25
275 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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Fight Club Clothing Helsinki™

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jiu Claw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vinny Vos!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Claw moves in looking to clinch but Vos pushes him off.
Vos throws a right hand that Claw ducks under and follows up with a left that Claw also avoids with ease.
Claw misses with a series of wild punches.
Claw ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vos moves away.
Claw fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vos manages to avoid it.
Vos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Claw manages to avoid it.
Claw takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Claw is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vos connects with a body shot.

Vos instigates a clinch.
Claw misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vos.
Vos tries to break free but Claw pushes him back against the ropes.
Claw using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Claw 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 Claw has him pressed against the ropes.
Vos wants to break the clinch but can't.

Vos manages to break the clinch.
Vos misses with a body shot.
Claw is looking to clinch but Vos is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Claw throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vos tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Claw counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A combination from Vos does no damage.
Claw avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vos tries to clinch up

and Claw counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Claw tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Claw tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Claw with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Claw keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vos's efforts to push away.
Claw landing knees to the head.
Vos is trying to break the clinch but Claw has him pressed against the ropes.

Vos breaks the clinch.
Vos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Claw moves away.

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.
Claw tries to clinch but Vos is having none of it.
Vos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vos swings for the body but Claw moves out of range.
Claw tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Vos counters with a crisp one two that drops Claw! Vos thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Claw to his feet! Claw is in big trouble!
Vos looks to land a combination but Claw avoids it well.
Vos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vos looks to score with a jab to the body but Claw is just out of range.
A combination from Vos does no damage.
Vos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Claw connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like Vinny Vos has been cut.
Vos closes the distance looking to clinch

and Claw counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Claw.
A knee to the head by Claw.
Vos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Claw working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Claw scores with a nice short uppercut.
Claw lands a shot to the body.
Claw lands a hook that snaps the head of Vos backwards.
Claw scores a nice knee to the body.
Claw tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Claw tries a knee to the head but Vos blocks it.
Claw scores with a knee to the head.
Claw tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Claw tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Claw trying to land knees to the body.
Claw misses with a knee to the head.
Vos lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vos stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Claw can't find room to land a body shot as Vos controls the action.
Claw lands a body punch in the clinch.
Vos is trying to force a seperation but Claw has the dominant position.
Claw can't find room to land a body shot as Vos controls the action.
Claw throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vos blocks it with crossed arms.
Vos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vos has had enough of the clinch but Claw keeps him there for the moment.
Claw keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vos's efforts to push away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vos takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nice body punch from Claw.
Claw lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Claw tries to land a knee to the head but Vos blocks with his arms.
Claw keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vos's efforts to push away.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Claw obliges.
Vos is looking to break free of the clinch but Claw has double underhooks.
Vos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A frustrated look appears on Vos's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Vos managing to block the knees to the body from Claw.
Knees to the body from Claw.
Claw lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Claw tries a knee to the head but Vos blocks it.
Claw scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Claw prevents Vos from breaking the clinch.
Vos is trying to break free.
Vos avoiding damage as Claw throws knees to the body.
Claw misses with a knee to the head.
Claw tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Claw misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vinny Vos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vinny Vos's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Vos looks to score with a jab to the body but Claw is just out of range.
Vos misses with a few strikes there.
Vos tries to clinch up.
Vos swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Claw.

It looks like Jiu Claw has been cut.
Vos misses with a series of wild punches.
Vos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Claw is looking to clinch but Vos is avoiding it.
Vos swats away the attempt to clinch by Claw.

Claw moves into the clinch.
Claw lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Claw misses with a knee strike.
Vos has had enough of the clinch but Claw keeps him there for the moment.
Claw with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Claw throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vos working hard to break the clinch.
Vos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Claw 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.
Claw works on Vos's body with a couple of short punches.
Vos is breathing heavily.
Claw prevents Vos from breaking the clinch.
Claw landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Claw tries to land a knee to the head but Vos blocks with his arms.
A head punch on the inside from Vos fails to land.
Claw scores a nice knee to the body.
Claw putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Vos in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Claw connects with a knee to the head.
Claw throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vos blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees in the clinch landing for Claw.
Claw using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vos wants to break free but Claw has control.
Vos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Vos's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Vos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Claw throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vos tries to break the clinch but Claw is controlling the position.
Vos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vos is trying to force a seperation but Claw has the dominant position.
Claw is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Claw tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vos avoids it.
Vos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Claw tries a knee to the head but Vos blocks it.
A frustrated look appears on Vos's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Claw misses with a hook to the ribs.
Claw tries to land a knee to the head but Vos blocks with his arms.
Claw tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vos avoids it.
Jiu Claw has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Vos wants to break the clinch but can't.
Claw misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Vos manages to break the clinch.
Vos misses the jab.
Vos takes a swing at Claw's ribcage but misses.
Claw circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Claw counter with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vos looks to score with a jab to the body but Claw is just out of range.
Vos throws a series of strikes that have Claw backpedaling.
Vos misses with a combination

and Claw counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Claw.
Claw misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vos.
Claw looking to throw knees to the head but Vos is blocking nicely.
Claw tries a body shot but Vos blocks it.
Vos is trying to break the clinch but Claw is controlling him.
Vos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Claw.
Claw tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vos wants to get back to striking at distance but Claw won't allow it.

Vos manages to break the clinch.
Vinny Vos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Claw misses with a wild body shot.
Vos takes a swing at Claw's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Claw misses its intended target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vos moves out of range as Claw strikes.

Vos has managed to clinch.
Vos tries to circle away but Claw has him pinned against the ropes.
Claw using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Claw crunches a lovely knee into Vos's ribcage.
Vos tries to circle away but Claw has him pinned against the ropes.
Vos wants to stall.
Claw using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vos avoiding damage as Claw throws knees to the body.
Claw lands with a short shot to the head.
Claw tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vos's elbow.
Claw tries a body shot but Vos blocks it.
Claw tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Claw with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Claw with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Claw misses with a knee to the head.
Vos wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jiu Claw dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Claw swings away with a body shot that misses
and Claw takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vos misses with a body shot
and Vos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Claw circles away quickly and effectively.
Vos tries to clinch but Claw moves out of range.
Vos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Claw moves away.

Claw has closed the distance and engaged Vos in a clinch.
Vos blocks a body shot from Claw.

Vos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Claw lands an overhand right.
Vos throws a poor cross that misses

and Claw counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Claw connects with a nasty looking knee right to Vos's face.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Claw lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Claw throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vos blocks it with crossed arms.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Claw obliges.
Claw tries to land a knee to the head but Vos blocks with his arms.

Vos breaks from the clinch.
Vos lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Claw fails with an attempt to clinch.
Claw tries to clinch up but Vos circles away and keeps his distance.
Vos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Claw moves to clinch but Vos breaks away
and Vos counters with a right hand to the body.
Vinny Vos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vos digs a good hook to Claw's body.
Vos ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Vos is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Claw rather than just go for the knockout.
Vos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Claw tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Vos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vinny Vos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice defenses there by Claw.
Claw is looking to clinch.
Vos misses with a jab to the body
letting Claw counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vos misses with a jab to the body
and Claw counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Claw rushes Vos and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Claw is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Vos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vos wants to break the clinch but can't.
Claw scores a nice knee to the body.
Claw scores with a knee to the head.
Claw tries a body shot but Vos blocks it.
Vos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Come on Vos - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Vos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Claw has him pressed against the ropes.
Vos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Claw looking to throw knees to the head but Vos is blocking nicely.
Claw misses with a knee to the head.
Claw keeps control of Vos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Claw tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Claw trying to land knees to the body.
Vos wants to get back to striking at distance but Claw won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Claw using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vos presses Claw against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Claw keeps control of Vos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Claw tries a knee to the head but Vos blocks it.
Claw tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Claw misses with a knee to the head.
Claw throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vos blocks it with crossed arms.
Vos wants to break free but Claw has control.
Claw lands a knee to the body.
Claw keeps control of Vos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Good body shot from Vos.
Vos wants to break free but Claw has control.
Vos avoiding damage as Claw throws knees to the body.
Vos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vos tries to circle away but Claw has him pinned against the ropes.
Vos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Vos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vos stuns Claw with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Vos takes the fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Claw lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Vos or not.
Claw tries to land a knee to the head but Vos blocks with his arms.
Vos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Vos has had enough of the clinch but Claw keeps him there for the moment.
Claw throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vos is trying to break the clinch but Claw is controlling him.
Vos scores with a hook to the body.
Claw keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vos's efforts to push away.
Claw keeps control of Vos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vos.
Vos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Claw fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vos wants to break the clinch but can't.
Claw connects with a nasty looking knee right to Vos's face.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vos wants to get back to striking at distance but Claw won't allow it.

Vos breaks the clinch.
Vos throws a body punch but Claw moves out of range.
Claw tries to clinch there but Vos circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Vinny Vos.
I think Vos has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!