PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Enrico Vargas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wilito Sanjuro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanjuro has chosen Get my gun- d12 as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Vargas
vs
Sanjuro

188 cm
20
179 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

183 cm
20
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Enrico Vargas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wilito Sanjuro!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Vargas pulls guard effortlessly.
Sanjuro in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Vargas pulls Sanjuro in close to his closed guard and prevents Sanjuro from doing any damage or advancing position.
Sanjuro trying to control the position from guard on top but Vargas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sanjuro tries to free his leg and advance position but Vargas is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sanjuro throws a left and a right that both miss

and Vargas counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Sanjuro has hold of Vargas's hands but Vargas slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sanjuro tries to roll over but Vargas keeps him under control.
Vargas looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Vargas is nestled in close to Sanjuro, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sanjuro is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vargas landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Vargas working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice strikes from Vargas there.
Vargas looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Vargas is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Vargas scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sanjuro really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Vargas. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vargas winds up and cracks Sanjuro with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Vargas is nestled in close to Sanjuro, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Vargas winds up and cracks Sanjuro with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Vargas landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Vargas is nestled in close to Sanjuro, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Vargas scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ground and pound from Vargas.
Sanjuro on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Vargas takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Vargas landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Vargas looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sanjuro with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sanjuro moves into full guard.
Sanjuro looks gassed!
Vargas working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sanjuro has momentary wrist control but Vargas slips an elbow through the middle.
Vargas works over Sanjuro with some ground and pound from guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanjuro trying to control the position.
Vargas is working Sanjuro over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Vargas scoring with punches to the head and body.
Vargas postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Vargas 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.

Sanjuro is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Vargas is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Vargas landing some decent shots from guard.
Vargas cracks Sanjuro with a solid left hand.
Vargas lands a couple of elbows.
Vargas makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Vargas lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vargas postures up and lands a big shot to Sanjuro's brow.
Vargas working some strikes from top position.
Vargas works over Sanjuro with some ground and pound from guard.
Vargas is working Sanjuro over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vargas scoring with punches to the head and body.
Vargas keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sanjuro's head.
Vargas lands a couple of digs.
Vargas postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Vargas slips nicely into half guard.
Sanjuro taking some punishment here, with Vargas in his half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vargas scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sanjuro on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Vargas is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Vargas working Sanjuro over with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Enrico Vargas dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Vargas fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sanjuro avoids it really well and circles away.

Sanjuro instigates a clinch.
Sanjuro tries to pull guard but Vargas won't allow it.

Vargas is trying to trip Sanjuro. He has hold of a leg but Sanjuro is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Vargas persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Vargas working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Vargas lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Vargas scoring with punches to the head and body.
Vargas postures up and lands a big shot to Sanjuro's brow.
Vargas cracks Sanjuro with a solid left hand.
Sanjuro trying to strike off his back.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Vargas's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Vargas scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vargas working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sanjuro is breathing heavily.
Vargas connects with a couple of short punches.
Vargas is pushing down on Sanjuro's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sanjuro is fighting to maintain full guard but Vargas has managed to sneak the leg through.
Vargas takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Vargas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sanjuro can do to turn this around?
Vargas scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sanjuro tries to roll over but Vargas keeps him under control.
Vargas working over Sanjuro with some ground and pound. Sanjuro looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Vargas working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Vargas working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Vargas working over Sanjuro with some ground and pound. Sanjuro looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sanjuro taking some punishment here, with Vargas in his half guard.
Vargas lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Vargas is nestled in close to Sanjuro, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sanjuro tries to kick Vargas off but Vargas keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanjuro is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Vargas scores with a couple of nice shots.
Vargas working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanjuro on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Vargas landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Vargas works his way into side control.
Vargas in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Vargas working the head with strikes.
Vargas working the head with strikes.
Sanjuro is looking to regain half guard here but Vargas keeps moving and retains side control.
Vargas working the ground and pound.
Sanjuro is trying to get back to half guard.
Vargas lands some shots froms side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vargas cracks Sanjuro with an elbow. That is naaassty.
You can see the frustration on Sanjuro's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Vargas scoring with punches and elbows.
Sanjuro is working to avoid the ground and pound but Vargas connects with a decent elbow.
Vargas lands some shots froms side control.
Vargas working the head and body with strikes.
Vargas lands some shots froms side control.
Vargas lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Sanjuro down.
Vargas landing a few strikes.
Vargas scores with a couple of short elbows.
Sanjuro takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Vargas working the head with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vargas cracks Sanjuro with a big elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanjuro takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Vargas lands a decent elbow from side control.

Sanjuro is rocked!
Sanjuro on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Sanjuro is still in real trouble! Can Vargas finish him?
Sanjuro takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Vargas lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Sanjuro is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Sanjuro seems to have recovered his senses.
Vargas scores with punches from side control.
Vargas working the body and head with strikes.
Sanjuro is looking for a sweep.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sanjuro takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Vargas lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Enrico Vargas dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

No luck for Vargas with that takedown attempt.

Sanjuro gets a clinch.
Sanjuro working aggressively here.
Vargas fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Vargas has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sanjuro avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Enrico Vargas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sanjuro obliges.
Sanjuro looking to stall.
Vargas goes for a takedown attempt but Sanjuro pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Vargas walks into a stiff left hand from Sanjuro.
Vargas shoots in for a takedown but Sanjuro shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sanjuro rushes Vargas and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Vargas prevents a takedown attempt there.
Sanjuro takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vargas has Sanjuro pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sanjuro manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Vargas jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sanjuro walks away with a smile on his face. Vargas gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Vargas has a takedown stuffed.
Sanjuro misses with a shot to the body

and Vargas counters with a shoot takedown. Sanjuro fights it but they end up in guard.

Sanjuro is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Vargas working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sanjuro's head.
Vargas passes Sanjuro's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Sanjuro looking for submissions off his back.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Vargas lands a nice short elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vargas looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sanjuro with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Vargas takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Vargas working the head and body with strikes.
Vargas lands with a punch from half guard.
Vargas working over Sanjuro with some ground and pound. Sanjuro looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vargas lands strikes from half guard.
Sanjuro on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Enrico Vargas overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Vargas looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sanjuro is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Vargas scores with a couple of nice shots.
Vargas landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Vargas working over Sanjuro with some ground and pound. Sanjuro looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sanjuro is trying to control but can't.
Sanjuro wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vargas looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sanjuro with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Vargas drops an elbow to the side of Sanjuro's head.
Sanjuro on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Vargas working the head and body with strikes.
Vargas is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Vargas looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sanjuro with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Vargas working Sanjuro over with strikes.
Sanjuro on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Vargas lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Vargas working the head and body with strikes.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Vargas lands a nice short elbow.
Nice strikes from Vargas there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vargas lands with a punch from half guard.
Vargas lands strikes from half guard.
Sanjuro taking some punishment here, with Vargas in his half guard.
Vargas is thwarting Sanjuro's attempts to control the position.
Vargas lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Vargas is nestled in close to Sanjuro, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Vargas looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sanjuro with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanjuro is trying to control but can't.
Vargas is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Vargas seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Wilito Sanjuro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Enrico Vargas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vargas landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Enrico Vargas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Vargas, 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:25
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:25
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Enrico Vargas!