PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dag Luther (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wanderlei Vovchanchyn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vovchanchyn has chosen the game as his entrance music. Dag Luther had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Luther
vs
Vovchanchyn

190 cm
25
215 lbs
17 - 6 - 0

177 cm
29
208 lbs
17 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Dag Luther!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wanderlei Vovchanchyn!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Luther clinches with his opponent.
Luther using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vovchanchyn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vovchanchyn looking for a takedown.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Luther just misses with a elbow thrown towards Vovchanchyn's brow.
Luther works on Vovchanchyn's body with a couple of short punches.
The referee calls for Luther to work.
Luther missing with knees to the body.
Luther tries to throw a body punch but Vovchanchyn avoids it by throwing Luther back against the cage.
Luther with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Luther misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vovchanchyn.
Luther throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vovchanchyn blocks it with crossed arms.
Vovchanchyn wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Luther is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Vovchanchyn gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Luther.
Luther fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Vovchanchyn blocks an elbow strike.
Vovchanchyn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vovchanchyn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Luther has him pressed against the cage.
Vovchanchyn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Vovchanchyn breaks from the clinch.
Luther misses with a leg kick.
Jab by Vovchanchyn.
Jab from Vovchanchyn.
Luther wants to land a leg kick but Vovchanchyn is out of range.
Vovchanchyn throws a left and a right that both miss
and Luther makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Luther throws a head kick that misses
and Vovchanchyn counters with a three punch combo that has Luther backing up. Luther nods at Vovchanchyn to acknowledge the strikes.
Vovchanchyn throws a lazy uppercut
and Luther counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Luther scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Vovchanchyn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Luther manages to avoid it.
Vovchanchyn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vovchanchyn misses with an uppercut
and Luther counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luther keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vovchanchyn.
Wanderlei Vovchanchyn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vovchanchyn throws a hook but Luther avoids it easily.
Vovchanchyn works Luther's body with a nice hook.
Luther tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vovchanchyn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Luther tries to clinch there but Vovchanchyn circles away.
Vovchanchyn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A slow jab from Luther misses its intended target.
Vovchanchyn misses with a low kick.
Vovchanchyn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Luther swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Luther throws a body punch but Vovchanchyn moves out of range.
Luther takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luther takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Vovchanchyn defending well as Luther loads up on a big left hand.
Good leg kick by Luther there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Luther waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vovchanchyn connects with a good right hand that stumbles Luther. Luther circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Vovchanchyn throws a poor cross that misses
and Luther counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Luther forces Vovchanchyn back against the cage and clinches.
Luther misses with a punch on the inside.
Luther tries to land knees in the clinch but Vovchanchyn avoids the damage to the body.

Vovchanchyn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Luther tries to move into range but Vovchanchyn moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Vovchanchyn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn staying out of range there.
Luther steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Luther is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vovchanchyn throws a series of punches but Luther moves out of range.
Luther jabs Vovchanchyn right on the nose. Vovchanchyn blinks but takes it well.
Wanderlei Vovchanchyn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Luther tries to close the distance and clinch but Vovchanchyn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Luther tests Vovchanchyn's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vovchanchyn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Luther.
Vovchanchyn takes a swing at Luther's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dag Luther dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Vovchanchyn connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Luther ducks under a wild hook from Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn misses with a straight left.
Vovchanchyn connects with a nice looking jab.
Luther lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Vovchanchyn lands a jab-cross combination.
Vovchanchyn misses with a wild combination.
Luther shoots for a double leg takedown but Vovchanchyn sprawls well. He's pushed Luther's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Vovchanchyn throws a good cross that connects.
Luther uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn misses with an uppercut.
Some bone on bone action there as Vovchanchyn checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luther misses with a low kick.
Vovchanchyn scores with a one two! Luther had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Vovchanchyn connects with a looping right hand.
A jab from Vovchanchyn finds it's way through Luther's defenses.
Vovchanchyn blocks a low kick nicely.
Luther defending well as Vovchanchyn loads up on a big left hand.
Luther throws a hook but Vovchanchyn avoids it easily.
Vovchanchyn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Luther.
Vovchanchyn throws a jab when Luther was well out of range.
Vovchanchyn throws a lazy uppercut
and Luther counters with a nice uppercut.
Luther on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Luther throws the left hand but Vovchanchyn avoids the punch easily.
Luther moves out of range of the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Luther counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vovchanchyn misses with a low kick.
Wanderlei Vovchanchyn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Luther throws a lazy right hand but Vovchanchyn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vovchanchyn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vovchanchyn misses with a wild combination.
Luther wants to clinch up but Vovchanchyn keeps it at a distance.
Vovchanchyn loads up on a big right hand but Luther slips the punch.
Vovchanchyn has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Luther.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Luther is defended easily by Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn throws a sloppy body shot
and Luther makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Vovchanchyn throws a jab but it's blocked by Luther.
Luther misses with a body shot.
Vovchanchyn throws the left hand but Luther avoids the punch easily.
Luther avoids the body shot from Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn lands with a nice combination. Luther backs away looking to recover.
Jab by Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn throws an off balance right hand
and Luther counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Luther blocks a jab.
Vovchanchyn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Luther doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Vovchanchyn tests Luther's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn misses with a straight left.
A telegraphed right hand from Vovchanchyn misses the target.
Vovchanchyn cracks Luther with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Vovchanchyn slips a straight right by Luther.
A jab lands there for Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn jabs Luther to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Luther has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vovchanchyn finds it's way round the side to connect with Luther's head.
Wanderlei Vovchanchyn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Luther on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vovchanchyn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Luther.
Luther avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vovchanchyn misses with a lunging right hand
and Luther counters with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wanderlei Vovchanchyn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Vovchanchyn fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Luther.
Vovchanchyn throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Luther counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Luther wants to control from the top but Vovchanchyn keeps moving.

Luther avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Luther throwing strikes from guard but Vovchanchyn blocks nicely.
Luther trying to control the position from guard on top but Vovchanchyn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Luther with a flurry of punches that miss.
Luther throwing strikes from guard but Vovchanchyn blocks nicely.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Vovchanchyn holds on and takes a little breather.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luther trying to control the position from guard on top but Vovchanchyn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Vovchanchyn tries to bum rush Luther with a series of wild strikes but Luther uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vovchanchyn scores with a sloppy right hand. Luther should have avoided that one.
Luther takes one to the chin there.
Luther throws a sloppy body shot
and Vovchanchyn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vovchanchyn throws a series of punches but Luther avoids them all with ease.
Luther connects with a body shot.
Vovchanchyn wants to slow Luther down by chopping away at his legs.
Luther looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn scores with a nice head shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vovchanchyn. That's going to slow Luther down.
Vovchanchyn misses with a left hand
and Luther counters with an inside leg kick.
Vovchanchyn throws a shot from downtown. Luther moves away and avoids it.
Luther throws a nice inside leg kick.
A punch combination from Vovchanchyn misses.
Luther throws a leg kick that is checked
and Vovchanchyn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vovchanchyn misses with an uppercut.
Nice shot lands for Luther.
Vovchanchyn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Luther moves away.
Luther throws a body punch but Vovchanchyn moves out of range.
Luther ducks under a wild hook from Vovchanchyn.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Luther.
Luther on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Vovchanchyn throws an overhand right that lands on Luther's shoulder, as Luther tries to avoid the shot.
Luther is looking to chop away at Vovchanchyn's legs.
Vovchanchyn swinging wildly here.
Vovchanchyn lands with a nice body punch.
Vovchanchyn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vovchanchyn throws a nice outside leg kick.
Vovchanchyn slips under a jab.
A low kick from Vovchanchyn misses
and Luther counters with a left to the body.
Vovchanchyn bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Luther's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Vovchanchyn as Luther shoots in.
Vovchanchyn stuns Luther with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A big right from Luther misses.
Luther throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Luther throws a solid leg kick but Vovchanchyn takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Luther.
Vovchanchyn looks to land a right hand but Luther moved out of range.
Luther waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn throws a series of punches but Luther moves out of range.
Vovchanchyn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Luther moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Luther with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vovchanchyn to score with a decent uppercut.
Vovchanchyn swings for the body but Luther moves out of range.
Vovchanchyn sizes up Luther with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dag Luther showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Luther has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dag Luther!