PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucas King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Vasyanovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

King
vs
Vasyanovich

201 cm
21
282 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

194 cm
28
254 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lucas King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Igor Vasyanovich!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasyanovich tries for a takedown but King sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nice sprawl there from King as Vasyanovich shoots in.
King misses with a hook. Vasyanovich ducked under it nicely.
Vasyanovich shoots for a takedown but King saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lucas King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Igor Vasyanovich.
A combination from King does no damage.
King lands a leg kick that knocks Vasyanovich off balance momentarily.
King lands a leg kick that knocks Vasyanovich off balance momentarily.
King stuffs the takedown attempt from Vasyanovich. Vasyanovich gets slowly back to his feet.
King stuffs the takedown attempt from Vasyanovich. Vasyanovich gets slowly back to his feet.
King connects with a right hand. Vasyanovich shakes it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Vasyanovich closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. King did well to prevent Vasyanovich getting side control.
King makes his way to full guard. A much better position for King.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vasyanovich throws a strike but King rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
King tries to free his leg and advance position but Vasyanovich is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King stopping the sweep attempt from Vasyanovich.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vasyanovich thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Vasyanovich is on top in guard.
Vasyanovich throws a big right hand that misses.
Vasyanovich connects with a couple of short punches.
Vasyanovich throwing strikes but missing.
Vasyanovich lands a couple of elbows.
Vasyanovich in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasyanovich throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as King works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vasyanovich throwing strikes but missing.
Vasyanovich throws a strike but King rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Vasyanovich has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but King has passed into side control.
Vasyanovich tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Vasyanovich is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasyanovich prevents King from improving position.
Vasyanovich gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Vasyanovich is looking for a sweep. King is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
King content to control rather than advance.
Vasyanovich tries to roll over but King keeps him under control.
King is taking a breather. Vasyanovich says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Vasyanovich wants to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
King works his way into full mount!
King moves to the back.
Vasyanovich manages to reverse the position and now he's in King's guard. Nice work there by Vasyanovich.
Vasyanovich working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Vasyanovich cracks King with a solid left hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vasyanovich thows a big elbow that misses.
Vasyanovich throwing strikes from guard but King blocks nicely.
Vasyanovich throws a strike but King rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Igor Vasyanovich dominated that 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.

King leaves Vasyanovich with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Vasyanovich changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. King tries to avoid it but Vasyanovich manages to keep hold of a leg and drag King to the ground. King escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Vasyanovich looks for the body kick but King saw that one coming.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Vasyanovich.
Lucas King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Igor Vasyanovich.
Vasyanovich slips a straight right by King.
Vasyanovich misses with a takedown attempt - King sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
King throws a hook but Vasyanovich blocks it.
Vasyanovich closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A telegraphed right hand from King misses the target.
Vasyanovich shoots in for a double leg but King sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
King dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vasyanovich shoots in for a double leg but King sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Vasyanovich shoots in looking for a takedown but King manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Vasyanovich's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Vasyanovich is defended easily by King.
Vasyanovich is breathing heavily.
Vasyanovich looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? King is fending him off so far but Vasyanovich persists. Nope, King circles away and we're back to standing.
Lucas King is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasyanovich shoots in looking for a takedown. King tries to sprawl out of it but Vasyanovich keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. King manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
King avoids the body shot from Vasyanovich.
No luck for Vasyanovich with that takedown attempt.
Vasyanovich gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
King connects with a jab.
King throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vasyanovich sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vasyanovich fails in his attempt to clinch.
King avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vasyanovich shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts King as he jumps to the side.
King connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Vasyanovich momentarily.

It looks like Igor Vasyanovich has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Oooooh!!! King has knocked Vasyanovich down with a huge combo! King steps away and waves a wobbly Vasyanovich back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Vasyanovich tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King scoring well with a low kick there.
King comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
King connects with a single shot there.
Lucas King is winning the standup battle so far.
King scores with a nice head shot.
Vasyanovich takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
King throws a good cross that connects.

Vasyanovich is rocked!
King throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vasyanovich.
King is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Vasyanovich is defended easily by King.
King with a hook.
Vasyanovich is still on wobbly legs! Can King finish him?
King throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vasyanovich seems to have recovered his senses.
Vasyanovich closes this distance looking for a takedown but King circles away.
King fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
King slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
King throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
King misses with a looping right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

King lands a left and a right that send Vasyanovich crashing to the mat, dazed. King thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Vasyanovich is rocked!
King throws a leg kick which misses Vasyanovich's front leg but catches the back leg as Vasyanovich tries to avoid it.
King misses with a straight left.
A left and a right from King both land. Nice combination.
Vasyanovich is still on wobbly legs! Can King finish him?
Vasyanovich misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Vasyanovich seems to have recovered his senses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
King ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
King stuffs the takedown attempt from Vasyanovich. Vasyanovich gets slowly back to his feet.
King throws the left hand but Vasyanovich avoids the punch easily.
Igor Vasyanovich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Vasyanovichs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
King with a nice cross.
Vasyanovich steps to the side to avoid the strikes from King.
King scores with a punch to the head.
Vasyanovich shoots in for a takedown but King shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Vasyanovich keeps the fight on the outside.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Vasyanovich is defended easily by King.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasyanovich with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling King to score with a decent uppercut.
Decent striking displayed by King there.
Vasyanovich slips under a jab.
Vasyanovich tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Igor Vasyanovich is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vasyanovich moves out of range as King strikes.
King throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vasyanovich.
Vasyanovich takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
King lands a body shot.
King thows a left - swing and a miss!
King connects with a body shot that sends Vasyanovich's belly button to the back.
King works the jab nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
King lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Vasyanovich shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. King defends it nicely.
King throws a hook to the side of Vasyanovich's head but Vasyanovich sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lucas King dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Igor Vasyanovich's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

King scores with a shot to the body.
King tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vasyanovich paws at him with a jab and circles away.
King misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vasyanovich blocks a jab.
King fails with an attempt to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from King. Vasyanovich does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vasyanovich will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Vasyanovich.
King lands a jab to the head.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Vasyanovich is defended easily by King.
Lucas King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Igor Vasyanovich.
Vasyanovich cracks a nice hook into King's ribs.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Vasyanovich.
Vasyanovich takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The strikes coming from Vasyanovich are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Igor Vasyanovich has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King gets back to half guard.
King is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Vasyanovich scores with a couple of nice shots.
King trying to control but Vasyanovich postures up.
Vasyanovich sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. King defending well though.
King keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Vasyanovich thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing King to regain full guard.
Vasyanovich postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
King is trying to control the position from the bottom.
King avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasyanovich is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Vasyanovich is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Vasyanovich stopping the sweep attempt from King.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Vasyanovich's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vasyanovich postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Vasyanovich throwing strikes from guard but King blocks nicely.
Vasyanovich throwing strikes from guard but King blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Vasyanovich!
King looking to control and managing it successfully.
Vasyanovich is desperately trying to improve his position but King has a good base and remains in mount.
King blocks Vasyanovich's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Vasyanovich can't escape the position.
Vasyanovich sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Vasyanovich moves into full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasyanovich looking to hit a scissor sweep but King is one step ahead there.
Vasyanovich is striking but King is not phased and passes to half guard.
Vasyanovich is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
Vasyanovich tries to get back to half guard but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
King manages to capitalize on a mistake by Vasyanovich to take his back!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vasyanovich controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Igor Vasyanovich comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Vasyanovich has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Igor Vasyanovich!