PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Foti Vasa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Doe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Vasa
vs
Doe

183 cm
22
199 lbs
8 - 12 - 0

180 cm
29
195 lbs
6 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Foti Vasa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, John Doe!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Vasa gets the takedown into side control.
Vasa working the body and head with strikes.
Vasa with the ground and pound but Doe regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Vasa wants to pass to mount but Doe is defending the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vasa throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Vasa 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.
Vasa is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Doe blocking the ground and pound attempt from Vasa.
Doe is trying to get back to full guard.
Vasa drops an elbow to the side of Doe's head.
Vasa throwing shots but Doe is blocking nicely.
Doe makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Doe.
Vasa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Doe works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Doe is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Vasa slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doe is trying to control the position but Vasa postures up.
Doe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Vasa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Vasa thows a big elbow that misses.
Doe is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

Vasa gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
The fighters circle momentarily. Vasa darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Vasa clinches with his opponent.

Doe wants the takedown. Vasa is fighting it off but Doe persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Vasa's guard against the cage.
Vasa wants to get back to his feet but Doe is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Vasa wants to sweep but no luck.
Doe prevents Vasa from getting back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Doe stands and steps away. Vasa gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Vasa drives through with a takedown into Doe's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Vasa is breathing heavily.

Doe throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Vasa stands and steps away. Doe gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doe has his takedown stuffed

and Vasa counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Vasa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Doe keeps working.
Vasa slows the pace down in half guard.
Doe is looking to control Vasa's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Doe avoid being mounted?

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Vasa is looking for a kimura but Doe is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Vasa to get the leverage.

Vasa is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Doe has managed to free his arm - good work.
Doe regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Vasa.
Vasa scoring with punches to the head and body.
Vasa won't allow Doe to sweep him here.
Vasa working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Doe's head.
Vasa with a flurry of punches that miss.
Doe trying to control the position.
Vasa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasa lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Vasa is working Doe over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Doe keeping moving, preventing Vasa from controlling successfully.
Vasa with a nice head shot there.
Doe trying to control the position.
Vasa lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Vasa stands up from guard. Let's bang!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Doe fails with the takedown

and Vasa counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Doe's guard now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vasa chips away with some ground and pound.
Vasa is in close to Doe's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Foti Vasa dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Vasa gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Doe scores a nice knee to the body.

Vasa gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Doe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Doe trying to control the position.

Vasa stands up and waves to Doe to follow him.

Vasa takes the fight into the clinch.

Doe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Vasa drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Doe looking for a sweep. Not yet Doe, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vasa working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Vasa prevents Doe from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doe has momentary wrist control but Vasa slips an elbow through the middle.
Vasa seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Vasa passes into half guard.
Vasa drops an elbow to the side of Doe's head.
Vasa slips a nice elbow through Doe's hands, connecting with Doe's forehead.
Doe taking some punishment here, with Vasa in his half guard.

Vasa gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

Vasa clinches up against the cage.

Vasa is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Doe can't fight it off and eventually Vasa manages to take the fight to the floor. Doe looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Vasa trying to control the position from guard on top but Doe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Doe works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Vasa decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Vasa scores a takedown into full mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doe is desperately trying to improve his position but Vasa has a good base and remains in mount.
Vasa lands a big elbow.
Vasa punishing his opponent with strikes.
Vasa controlling the pace for now.
Doe swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasa looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Doe is trying desperately to improve position.
Vasa pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

Vasa is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Doe to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Doe shrugs it off.

Vasa is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Doe to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Doe shrugs it off.
Doe wants to hold on but Vasa pushes him away.
Vasa controlling from mount.
Foti Vasa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Vasa is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Doe to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Doe shrugs it off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasa with good strikes from the mount here!
Doe working to try and regain half guard.
Vasa lands a nice shot to the head.
Vasa lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

Vasa is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Doe is surviving well by controlling Vasa's body position as best he can.
Vasa wants to control the pace but Doe is squirming around nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Doe really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Foti Vasa 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Doe moves to clinch but Vasa breaks away

and Vasa counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Vasa.
Doe trying to keep a closed guard but Vasa is proving a slippery customer.
Vasa is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Doe working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vasa.
Vasa is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Doe is looking to stand up but Vasa isn't so interested in that idea.
Vasa won't allow Doe to sweep him here.
Vasa distracts Doe with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Vasa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Vasa landing with the ground and pound.
Doe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasa postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Vasa content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Vasa postures up.
Vasa content to stall in guard here.
Vasa working some strikes from top position.
Vasa stays in close to Doe's body and controls the position.
Vasa trying to control the position from guard on top but Doe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vasa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doe working a defensive guard here.
Vasa works over Doe with some ground and pound from guard.
Vasa working some strikes from top position.
Vasa lands a couple of elbows.
Vasa lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Vasa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Doe works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Vasa thows a big elbow that misses.
Vasa is in close to Doe's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Vasa is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Vasa working some strikes from top position.
Vasa postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasa landing some decent shots from guard.
Doe keeping moving, preventing Vasa from controlling successfully.
Vasa working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Doe's head.
Vasa engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Doe working a defensive guard here.
Foti Vasa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vasa looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Vasa postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Vasa is stalling in the full guard.
John Doe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

The ref stands the fighters back up. Foti Vasa wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Doe shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Vasa counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Vasa's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Doe looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Vasa distracts Doe with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vasa not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Vasa got a little sloppy there for a moment and Doe has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Vasa has managed to get both his arms back between Doe's legs - danger averted.

And that's the end of the fight!
Foti Vasa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vasa 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:25
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:25
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Foti Vasa!