PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Fill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Garcia Vega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Fill
vs
Vega

190 cm
25
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
215 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Fill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Garcia Vega!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fill scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

It looks like Garcia Vega has been cut.
Fill misses with a looping left.
Vega lands a right hook to the body.
Fill throws out a loose jab but Vega uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vega lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Vega takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Vega misses with a body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fill misses the shot to the body.
Fill misses with a jab to the body
and Vega counters with a straight right hand.
Vega slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A left lands for Fill.
Fill misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vega connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fill momentarily.
Vega misses with a hook. Fill ducked under it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vega. Fill does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fill misses the body punch
and Vega counters with a left to the body.

Fill gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vega throws a big right hand that misses.
Fill has a closed guard, preventing Vega from standing up.
Vega showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Vega stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fill swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vega really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fill. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Vega postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vega controlling from the top position.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Garcia Vega hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Fill misses the shot to the body.
Fill misses with a hook. Vega ducked under it nicely.
Vega ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jack Fill is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A punch combination from Fill misses.
Vega throws a big shot that misses.
Vega slips a straight right by Fill.
A big left from Fill misses.
A combination from Fill does no damage.
Vega moves out of range as Fill strikes.
A shot to the body from Fill misses

and Vega counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vega is looking to stand up but Fill won't let him.
Fill looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Fill is on top in guard.
Fill pushes down on Vega's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Fill looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Vega is defending against the submission attempts here by Fill.
Vega wants to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fill trying to mount his opponent but Vega defends it.

Fill is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Vega controlling the position for now.
Vega is staying active underneath Fill, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Fill wants to work for an arm triangle but Vega is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Vega won't allow Fill to pass to mount.

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.
Vega trying to hold on to Fill's head to control him but Fill postures up.
Fill moves nicely into side control.
Vega is looking to regain half guard here but Fill keeps moving and retains side control.

Fill swings around for an armbar but Vega sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Fill's guard.
Fill trying to keep a closed guard but Vega is proving a slippery customer.
Vega wants to pass the guard but Fill is keeping the position.
Vega trying to control the position from guard on top but Fill is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fill trying to keep a closed guard but Vega is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vega is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Garcia Vega will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Garcia Vega's cut.
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.

Fill throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Vega stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fill throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vega misses with a hook. Fill ducked under it nicely.
Fill misses with a hook to the body
and Vega counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fill with a jab.
Vega displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fill throws out the jab.
Vega uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fill.
Fill looks to land a combination but Vega avoids it well.
Vega lands a nice looking body shot.
A shot to the body from Fill misses
and Vega counters with a left to the body.
A jab from Fill does it's job there.
Fill connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fill misses with a hook to the body
and Vega counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vega lands with an uppercut that bounces Fill off the cage and back into rage.
Fill thows a body shot but no joy.
Vega throws a looping overhand right but Fill ducks down to avoid it.
Vega throws a hook but Fill avoids it easily.
Vega steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fill.
Fill avoids the body shot from Vega.
Fill gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fill waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vega.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fill steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vega.
Fill misses with a body punch
and Vega counters with a straight right hand.
Fill misses with a combination

and Vega counters with a nice double leg into side control. Fill won't be happy with that.
Vega working away.
Fill manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Fill is trying to maintain the position but Vega is very close to passing his half guard.
Vega wants to stand up but Fill has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Fill manages to get to full guard.
Vega working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fill lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Vega!
Fill throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Vega squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

Fill moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Vega has worked his arm free - good work by Vega!
Vega is looking to regain half guard here but Fill keeps moving and retains side control.
Vega gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Fill not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Fill looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Vega is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Fill tries to pass the half guard into mount. Vega knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Fill is trying to work for a kimura but Vega is defending well.
Fill works his way into side control.

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.

Fill swings around for an armbar but Vega sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Fill's guard.
Fill is trying to control the position but Vega postures up.
Vega is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Fill is trying to control the position but Vega postures up.
Fill has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Fill trying to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Fill throws a hook to the side of Vega's head but Vega sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Fill dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Garcia Vega's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Fill misses with a jab to the body
and Vega makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fill looks to land a right hand but Vega moved out of range.

Vega gets a takedown into half guard.
Fill wants to improve his position but Vega is controlling well.
Fill avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Vega.
Fill trying to control from the bottom.
Fill trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Vega manages to pass to mount!
Fill is desperately trying to improve his position but Vega has a good base and remains in mount.
Vega controlling his opponent.
Fill sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Garcia Vega has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fill gets full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vega is looking to stand up but Fill won't let him.
Vega postures up.

Fill is looking for a triangle but Vega pushes his legs off easily.

Fill is looking for a triangle here but Vega uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Vega controlling the position from side mount.
Vega trying to control the action but Fill is working from the bottom.
Fill tries to improve position but can't.
Fill regains half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vega prevents Fill from improving his position.
Vega wants to free his trapped foot but Fill is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Vega passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Fill!
Fill working to try and regain half guard.
Vega controlling the pace for now.
Fill is looking to get to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fill regains half guard.

Vega stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Fill throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
No joy there for Fill, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A shot to the liver by Vega. Beautiful body shot.
A shot to the body from Fill misses

so Vega counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Vega slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

Vega got a little sloppy there for a moment and Fill has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Vega has managed to get both his arms back between Fill's legs - danger averted.
Vega wants to control from the top but Fill keeps moving.
Fill has a closed guard, preventing Vega from standing up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vega postures up.
Fill preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Fill is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Fill manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Vega manages to get himself to full guard.
Fill trying to control the position from guard on top but Vega is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Fill drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Vega dives on top into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vega throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fill not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fill looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

And that's the end of the fight!
Garcia Vega comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Vega 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Garcia Vega!