PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vinny Epeen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Radness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Justin Radness has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Epeen
vs
Radness

182 cm
21
140 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

165 cm
26
150 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vinny Epeen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Justin Radness!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Epeen throws a front kick aimed at Radness's knee but Radness avoids it well.
Radness connects with a nice looking jab.
Epeen slips a straight right by Radness.
Epeen lets loose with a powerful body kick. Radness will feel that in the morning.
Epeen misses with a body shot
and Radness counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Radness swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Epeen ducks under a wild hook from Radness.
Radness tries to land a front kick but Epeen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Epeen wants to clinch up but Radness keeps it at a distance.
Epeen throws a low kick, looking for Radness's leg but Radness calmly moves out of range.
Epeen lands a leg kick that knocks Radness off balance momentarily.
Radness throws a right hand that misses
and Epeen counters with a head kick. That will keep Radness thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Radness throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Epeen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Radness chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Epeen can pounce on him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Epeen tenderised Radness's leg. Radness is trying to keep his angry face on.
Epeen misses the body punch
enabling Radness to counter with a crisp jab.
Radness throws a right and a left that both miss.
Epeen avoids the body shot from Radness.
Epeen misses with a low kick.
Epeen misses with a wild body shot.
Radness scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Epeen moves away from the strike by Radness.
Radness misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Epeen counters with a good low kick that Radness was not able to check.
Radness throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Radness lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Epeen circles away quickly and effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Radness takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Epeen tries to clinch but Radness is having none of it.
Radness fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Epeen manages to avoid it.
Radness misses with a body shot.
Radness throws a jab when Epeen was well out of range.
Radness tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Epeen was well out of range. Poor timing from Radness.
Epeen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Epeen looks to land a body kick but Radness moved away.
Epeen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Epeen looks to score with a jab to the body but Radness is just out of range.
Radness checks the leg kick.
Radness throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Epeen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Radness manages to avoid it.
Radness misses the shot to the body.
Radness throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Epeen counters with a right hand to the body.
Crunch! Epeen slams his shin into Radness's torso.
Epeen throws a head kick that misses
and Radness counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Epeen thinking.
Epeen throws the kick towards the body but Radness avoids it.
A clash of legs there as Radness blocks the low kick.
Radness punishes Epeen's body with a nice straight punch.
Epeen defending well as Radness loads up on a big left hand.
Radness displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Radness throws a lazy head kick
and Epeen counters with a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Radness throws a body punch but Epeen moves out of range.
Epeen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Epeen is looking to wear down Radness with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Epeen throws a head kick that half lands.
Epeen lands with a nice body punch.
Epeen wants to land a leg kick but Radness is out of range.
Radness misses with a straight right.
Radness throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Epeen.
Radness lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Epeen slips a straight right by Radness.
Epeen moves out of range as Radness strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vinny Epeen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Radness fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Epeen manages to avoid it.
Radness jabs at Epeen's body.
Radness throws a sloppy head kick and Epeen moves out of range easily.
Radness pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Radness scores with a hook.
Epeen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Epeen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Radness manages to avoid it.
Radness throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Epeen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Radness checks a leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Radness checks a leg kick.
Radness throws a body punch but Epeen moves out of range.
Epeen throws a leg kick which misses Radness's front leg but catches the back leg as Radness tries to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Epeen misses with a hook to the body
and Radness counters with a nice body shot.
Radness misses with a straight right.
Good exchange - Radness coming out on top.
Epeen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Radness.
Radness misses the jab.
Radness scores with a body shot.
Epeen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Radness paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Radness throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Epeen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Radness is out of range.
Radness misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Radness swings widly with a right hand
and Epeen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Radness thinking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Epeen.
Epeen lands a head kick!
Epeen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Radness.
Epeen misses the body punch
and Radness counters with a right hand to the body.
Epeen ducks under a wild hook from Radness.
Epeen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Epeen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Radness lands a head shot.
Nice uppercut there from Radness.
Radness scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Epeen looks to score with a jab to the body but Radness is just out of range.
Radness fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Epeen manages to avoid it.
Radness swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Epeen counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Radness is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Radness looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A swing and a miss from Radness.
Radness swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Epeen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Epeen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Epeen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Epeen throws a front kick aimed at Radness's knee but Radness avoids it well.
Radness misses with a wild body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Epeen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Radness.
Epeen moves away from the strike by Radness.
Radness misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Radness connects with a body shot that sends Epeen's belly button to the back.
The fighters circling - Radness throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Radness misses with a lunging right hand
and Epeen counters with an inside leg kick.
Radness tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Epeen was well out of range. Poor timing from Radness.
Epeen swings for the body but Radness moves out of range.
Epeen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Radness was well out of range. Poor timing from Epeen.
Epeen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Epeen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Radness.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Justin Radness showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Epeen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Radness swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Epeen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Epeen avoids the body shot from Radness.
Epeen throws a body punch but Radness moves out of range.
Epeen throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Radness.
Radness takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Radness's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Epeen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Epeen just misses with a punch to the body.
Radness throws a right hand that misses
and Epeen counters with an outside leg kick.
Epeen defending well as Radness loads up on a big left hand.
Epeen connects with a leg kick. Radness looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Epeen lands a nice looking body kick.
Radness has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Epeen.
A slapping leg kick lands for Epeen.
Radness misses the jab.
Epeen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Epeen throws a shot to the body.
Radness checks a leg kick nicely.
Radness throws a poor cross that misses
and Epeen counters with a body kick that stops Radness in his tracks momentarily.
Vinny Epeen is winning the standup battle so far.
Epeen connects with a leg kick. Radness looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Radness avoids the head kick by Epeen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Radness fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Epeen manages to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Epeen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Epeen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Radness misses with a straight left.
Radness blocks a low kick nicely.
Radness fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Epeen manages to avoid it.
Radness fails to land with a series of punches.
Epeen cracks the inside of Radness's front leg.
Radness swings away with a body shot that misses
and Epeen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Epeen misses with a jab, cross combination.
A combination from Radness does no damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Epeen tries a low kick but Radness avoids it.
Radness misses with a wild combination.
Epeen wants to land a leg kick but Radness is out of range.
Epeen slips a straight right by Radness.
Epeen swings for the body but Radness moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Radness.
Epeen tries to work over Radness's front leg with a kick but Radness checks it.
Epeen tries to clinch up but Radness circles away and keeps his distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Radness takes a swing at Epeen's ribcage but misses.
Epeen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Epeen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Radness stuns Epeen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Epeen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Radness. That did some damage!
Radness is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Epeen.
Radness takes a swing at Epeen's ribcage but misses.
Radness misses with a wild body shot.
Epeen misses with a wild body shot.
A shot to the body from Epeen misses
and Radness counters with a lovely straight right hand!

And that's the end of the fight!
Vinny Epeen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Epeen 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28

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