PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Olbrzymi Vlad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Roland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Vlad
vs
Roland

200 cm
29
313 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

200 cm
29
290 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

GTI - 1337 NEW REAPER RANGE

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Olbrzymi Vlad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Antonio Roland!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, William Gold and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vlad shoots in for a double leg but Roland sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Vlad tries to clinch but Roland moves away
and Vlad takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Vlad moves into the clinch.
Roland tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vlad's elbow.
Vlad works on Roland's body with a couple of short punches.
Vlad utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Roland looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vlad stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Vlad lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vlad digs a right hand into Roland's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Roland's gas tank.
Vlad working Roland over with knees to the body.
Vlad lands a shot to the body.
Vlad presses Roland against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Vlad lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Roland or not.
Vlad lands a body shot in the clinch.
Vlad lands with a left to the head.
Roland takes a shot to the head.
Vlad is working Roland over against the cage.
A body shot lands from Vlad.
A short left from Vlad.
Vlad with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vlad lands a left hand that snaps the head of Roland backwards.
Vlad lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vlad is leaning against Roland and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A body shot lands from Vlad.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vlad creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vlad is working Roland over against the cage.
Vlad lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Vlad.
Vlad utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short uppercut from Vlad.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vlad.
Vlad presses Roland against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Vlad with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vlad digs a right hand into Roland's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Roland's gas tank.
Vlad stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right hand to the body from Vlad.
Vlad tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vlad tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Roland is trying to push Vlad away but Vlad has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Vlad lands a shoulder strike.
Vlad pushes Roland back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vlad is working Roland over against the cage.
Vlad scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Knees to the body from Vlad.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vlad.
Roland wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Vlad misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Roland.
Roland tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Vlad just stands there and leans against the cage.
Roland tries to pull guard but Vlad holds him up against the cage and eventually Roland drops back down to his feet.
Vlad lands a nice uppercut.
Vlad lands a body punch in the clinch.
Vlad scores with a shoulder strike.
Vlad lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vlad fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vlad lands a good knee to the midsection. Roland won't want to take too many of those.
Roland is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Vlad lands a nice uppercut.
Vlad lands with a light punch inside.
Vlad unloads a knee to the mid-section. Roland lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vlad throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short left from Vlad.
Vlad throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vlad goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Roland pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vlad tries to clinch but Roland moves away
and Roland counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Roland scores with a jab.
Vlad is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vlad moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Vlad tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A big right from Roland misses.
Roland ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vlad moves away.
Roland stuffs the takedown.

Roland tries to sprawl but Vlad drives through with a takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vlad trying to mount his opponent but Roland defends it.
Vlad thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Vlad stops Roland from getting back to his feet.
Roland wants to improve his position but Vlad is controlling well.

Vlad stands up and beckons Roland to join him on the feet.

Vlad moves into the clinch.
Roland is trying to maintain a safe position but Vlad gets an underhook and turns Roland into the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vlad lands with a light punch inside.
Vlad connects with a knee to the head.
Vlad lands with a short shot to the head.
Vlad lands a body shot.
Vlad lands a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Olbrzymi Vlad dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Vlad tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Roland manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vlad moves out of range of the strikes.
Vlad closes the distance looking to clinch
and Roland cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Olbrzymi Vlad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vlad scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Vlad ducks under a wild hook from Roland.
Vlad moves in looking to clinch but Roland pushes him off.
Roland just misses with a punch to the body.
Vlad throws a left and a right that both miss
and Roland counters with a right hand to the body.

Vlad has taken the fight to the clinch.
Vlad misses with a punch to the body.
Vlad is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Roland can do to turn this around?
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vlad working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vlad is working Roland over against the cage.
Vlad connects with a nasty looking knee right to Roland's face.
Vlad digs a right hand into Roland's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Roland's gas tank.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vlad lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vlad landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Vlad lands a nice shot to the body.
A right hand to the body from Vlad.
Vlad with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right from Vlad on the inside.
Vlad with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vlad misses with a punch to the body.
Roland wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Vlad doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Olbrzymi Vlad has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Vlad stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Vlad misses with the head strike.
Vlad throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vlad doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Roland wants to break the clinch but can't.
Roland prevents a body shot from Vlad.
Vlad misses with a punch to the body.
Vlad works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Vlad lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vlad has a couple of punches blocked by Roland.
Roland is trying to push Vlad away but Vlad has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Stalling in the clinch from Roland.
Vlad scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vlad misses with a knee strike.
Roland fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Roland blocks a body shot from Vlad.
Vlad misses with a body punch.
Vlad misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vlad misses with a body punch.
Vlad fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vlad lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Roland backwards.

Roland manages to break the clinch.
Roland with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Olbrzymi Vlad is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Roland changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Vlad tries for a takedown but Roland sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Vlad moves away from the strike by Roland.
Roland connects with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roland lands the left hand.
Vlad fails with the takedown
and Roland cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Roland thows a body shot but no joy.
Vlad is looking to clinch but Roland is avoiding it.
Roland throws a hook to the side of Vlad's head but Vlad sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Roland drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Roland misses with a straight right.
Roland gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Vlad counters by moving into the clinch.
Roland wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vlad has him pressed against the cage.
Vlad cracks Roland with a nice body shot.
Vlad lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vlad lands a nice uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Vlad as the two fighters clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vlad lands a knee to the head.
Vlad digs a right hand underneath Roland's ribcage. Roland let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Vlad lands an elbow just above Roland 's eye.
Vlad lands a body punch.
Vlad throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vlad lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Vlad lands a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Vlad.
Vlad lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vlad lands a shot to the body.
Vlad is working Roland over against the cage.
Vlad makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vlad scores with a hook to the body.
Vlad connects with a knee to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Roland takes an elbow to the forehead.
Roland wants to stall.
A short uppercut from Vlad.
Vlad lands a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Olbrzymi Vlad dominated that second round.
That's time! Vlad's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Vlad gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Roland counters with a stiff right hand.
Vlad uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Roland.
Vlad fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vlad misses with a leg kick
and Roland cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vlad closes the distance but Roland moves to the side
and Roland counters with a straight right hand.

Vlad darts in and clinches Roland up against the cage.
Vlad misses with some punches.
Vlad has a couple of punches blocked by Roland.
Vlad digs a right hand underneath Roland's ribcage. Roland let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Vlad scores with a shoulder strike.
Vlad stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Vlad presses Roland against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Vlad.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vlad lands a right hand that snaps the head of Roland backwards.
Nice body punch from Vlad - that landed with a thud.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vlad gets through Roland's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Roland takes a knee to the side of the body.
Vlad lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Vlad - that landed with a thud.
Vlad is working Roland over against the cage.
Vlad lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Vlad.
Still in the clinch, Vlad scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vlad cracks Roland with a nice body shot.
Vlad connects with a knee to the head.
Vlad cracks Roland with a nice body shot.
Vlad connects with a knee to the head.
Vlad connects with a knee to the head.
Vlad looking to throw knees to the head but Roland is blocking nicely.
Vlad is leaning against Roland and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Roland breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vlad looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vlad tries to clinch but Roland moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vlad falls off balance throwing a combination
and Roland counters with a straight right hand.
Vlad fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Roland dodges the punch combination from Vlad.
Vlad tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Vlad is defended easily by Roland.
Vlad scores with a kick to the midsection.
Roland lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roland ducks under a wild hook from Vlad.
Vlad misses with an uppercut
and Roland counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vlad takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vlad tries to clinch but Roland is having none of it.
Vlad walks into a straight right hand from Roland.
Roland keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Vlad looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vlad rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Roland counters with a nice body shot.
Roland missing with a left hand there. Vlad was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice takedown defense from Vlad. No joy for Roland on that attempt.
Vlad with a lazy takedown attempt
and Roland counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Olbrzymi Vlad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vlad throws a low kick, looking for Roland's leg but Roland calmly moves out of range.
Roland works the jab nicely.
Vlad slips a jab and a cross from Roland.
Antonio Roland seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Vlad decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roland desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Roland blocking the ground and pound attempt from Vlad.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vlad moves into full mount! Roland won't be happy about that!
Roland is in a horrible position here. Vlad smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Vlad scoring with strikes but Roland is staying in there.
Olbrzymi Vlad is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vlad has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vlad fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Vlad pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vlad lands a heavy elbow.
Vlad in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Antonio Roland has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Roland wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Roland is squirming around, avoiding Vlad's attempts to control the action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Olbrzymi Vlad showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Vlad, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 James Glass scores the fight 30:26
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Olbrzymi Vlad!