PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Vatali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Alex Long enters the cage!

Vatali
vs
Long

188 cm
26
210 lbs
19 - 6 - 0

190 cm
28
220 lbs
13 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Vatali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alex Long!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Long slips a straight right by Vatali.
Vatali ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Long moves away.
Long throws a right and a left that Vatali avoids nicely.
Vatali wants to clinch but Long slips to the side
and Vatali takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vatali jabs Long to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Vatali throws a leg kick that is checked
and Long counters with a nice body shot.
Vatali closes the distance looking to clinch
and Long counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Vatali swings widly with a right hand
and Long counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A punch combination from Long misses.
Vatali tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Long counters with a left and a right that stings Vatali.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Long throws a right hand that misses
and Vatali counters with a stiff right hand.
A shot to the body from Vatali misses
and Long counters with a nice uppercut.
Vatali misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vatali falls off balance throwing a combination
and Long counters with a straight right hand.
Long looks to land a combination but Vatali avoids it well.
Vatali tries to clinch
and Long counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Long scores with a one two! Vatali had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

It looks like Joe Vatali has been cut.
Long avoids the body shot from Vatali.
Long moves into range and connects with a jab.
Vatali lands a head shot.
Long takes a swing at Vatali's ribcage but misses.
Vatali throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Long counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Joe Vatali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vatali swings widly with a right hand
and Long counters with a nice body shot.
Long misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Long misses.
Long avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Vatali.
Vatali fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vatali closes the distance but Long moves to the side
and Long counters with a left to the body.
Vatali wants to clinch.
Vatali throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Long counters with a left to the body.
Long walks into a straight right hand from Vatali.
Alex Long is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Long lands a nice looking body shot.
Long jabs Vatali to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Vatali is breathing heavily.
Long throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Long is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Vatali rather than just go for the knockout.
Vatali throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vatali takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vatali misses with a hook to the body
and Long counters with a three punch combo that has Vatali backing up. Vatali nods at Long to acknowledge the strikes.
No joy there for Long, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vatali misses with a body punch
and Long counters with a straight right hand.
Long keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Long is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vatali.
Vatali swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Long counters with a lovely shot to the body.

Vatali gets tackled into the cage by Long. Long maintains the clinch.
Long lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vatali pushes Long back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Long will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Vatali up against the cage.
Vatali tries to stall but Long uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Long lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Long lands with a light punch inside.
Vatali looking to slow down the pace here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vatali missing with knees to the body.
Long throws a punch but it's blocked by Vatali.
Vatali tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Long scores with a shot to the side of Vatali's head.
Long pressing his opponent against the cage.

Long breaks from the clinch.
Long ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vatali moves away.
Vatali misses with a wild body shot.
Long takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Vatali tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Long paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vatali lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vatali avoids a punch combination nicely.
Long takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Long dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Vatali's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Vatali misses with a leg kick
and Long counters with a series of strikes. Vatali will be more careful next time no doubt.

Joe Vatali's cut is getting worse.
Vatali throws a leg kick that misses.
Long lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Vatali is rocked!
Long throws a left and a right that both miss

and Vatali holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Long managing to block the knees to the body from Vatali.
Long lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Oh Vatali is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Long stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Long jerks Vatali's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Vatali drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Long goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Long because Vatali was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Alex Long!