PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between First Last (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dmitrii Vitali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Last
vs
Vitali

185 cm
26
184 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

180 cm
20
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, First Last!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dmitrii Vitali !
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Felipe Paraventi and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Last ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vitali throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Last counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Last moves away from the strike by Vitali .
Last throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vitali looks to land a left hand but Last moved out of range nicely.
Last lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vitali 's sensitive parts.
Last dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vitali . That did some damage!
Vitali moves out of range of the leg kick from Last.
Last throws an overhand right that lands on Vitali 's shoulder, as Vitali tries to avoid the shot.
Vitali moves away from the strike by Last.
Vitali throws a hook but Last avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Last.
Vitali takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Vitali steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Last.
Last sizes up Vitali with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Last misses with a right hand
and Vitali counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Last finds it's target.
Last throws the left hand but Vitali avoids the punch easily.
Vitali scores with a jab to the head.
Nice shot by Last.
Left hook, right uppercut from Vitali .
Vitali avoids the body shot from Last.
A combination from Vitali does no damage.
Last misses with a low kick.
Last avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Last feints and then cracks Vitali 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vitali down.
Last attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Vitali works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Good work by Vitali as he checks the leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vitali throws a jab but it's blocked by Last.
Vitali throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vitali throws a lazy right hand but Last sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vitali drops his hands momentarily and Last takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Vitali lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Last motions for Vitali to come forward. Last throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Last dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vitali takes a swing at Last's ribcage but misses.
Vitali throws a hook but Last blocks it.
Last throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vitali avoids the body shot from Last.
Vitali staying out of range there.
Vitali has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Last.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vitali takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Last misses with a body shot.
Vitali slips under a jab from Last.
Last lands with a nice body punch.
Vitali blocks a leg kick.
First Last seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vitali misses with a lunging right hand
and Last counters with a one-two to the body.
Last just misses with a punch to the body.
Vitali takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Last scoring well with a low kick there.
Vitali checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Vitali lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Vitali .
Vitali 's corner calls for a 1-2. Vitali obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Last lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vitali circles away quickly and effectively.
Vitali showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Last.
Sloppy strikes from Last. Those never looked like landing.
Vitali misses with a straight right.
Last throws a half hearted mid kick.
Last looks to land a combination but Vitali avoids it well.
Last swinging wildly here.
Vitali thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Last throws the left hand but Vitali avoids the punch easily.
Vitali throws a hook to the side of Last's head but Last sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

First Last dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Last misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Vitali counters with a three punch combo that has Last backing up. Last nods at Vitali to acknowledge the strikes.
Last throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vitali falls off balance throwing a combination
and Last counters with an outside leg kick.
Last misses with a body shot.
Vitali swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vitali misses with a two punch combination.
Last ducks under a wild hook from Vitali .
Vitali might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Last is looking to land body kicks.
Last defending well as Vitali loads up on a big left hand.
Last throws a looping overhand right but Vitali ducks down to avoid it.
Last waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vitali .
Last waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vitali .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vitali checks the leg kick.
Vitali misses with a series of wild punches.
Last attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A swing and a miss from Last.
Vitali with a hook.
Last tries to land a leg kick but Vitali saw it coming and moves away.
Last misses with a wild combination.
Vitali lands a really nice looking cross but Last seems unphased.
Last misses with an uppercut. Vitali saw that one coming.
Vitali scores with a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Last throws an off balance right hand
and Vitali cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Last pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Last steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vitali .
Vitali blocks a leg kick.
Vitali misses with an uppercut.
A slow jab from Last misses its intended target.
Jab by Vitali .
Last throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Last on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vitali throws out a loose jab but Last uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vitali uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Last.
A swing and a miss from Vitali .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Last throws a hook but Vitali blocks it.
Last scoring well with a low kick there.
Vitali blocks a jab.
Last throws a leg kick but Vitali sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Last misses the shot to the body.
Vitali throws a right and a left that both miss.
Last misses with a wild body shot.
Last ducks under a wild hook from Vitali .
A jab from Last misses.
Last swings for the body but Vitali moves out of range.
Last slips under a jab from Vitali .
Last dips to his left and cracks Vitali with an uppercut!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vitali misses with a series of wild punches.
First Last is winning the standup battle so far.
Vitali takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Last. Vitali does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vitali moves out of range as Last strikes.
Last lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vitali circles away quickly and effectively.
Sloppy strikes from Last. Those never looked like landing.
Last takes a swing at Vitali 's ribcage but misses.
Vitali scores with a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Last takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vitali throws a combination. Last tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Vitali misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Dmitrii Vitali will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Last takes one to the side of the head.
Vitali throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Vitali avoids the body shot from Last.
Vitali checks a leg kick nicely.
Vitali misses with a straight right.
Vitali on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Last throws a sloppy head kick and Vitali moves out of range easily.
Vitali gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Vitali on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Some wild striking there from Vitali .
Last misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vitali displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Last throws out the jab.
Vitali throws a series of punches but Last avoids them all with ease.
Last misses the shot to the body.
Vitali feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lasts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Last throws a looping overhand right but Vitali ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Vitali takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Vitali throws a series of punches but Last moves out of range.
Last dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vitali takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Vitali checks a leg kick.
Last misses with a straight right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Last.
Last scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Vitali doesn't seem bothered though.
Vitali takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Last pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Last swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Last throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Last thows a body shot but no joy.
Last throws a hook but Vitali blocks it.
A big left from Vitali misses.
Last throws a leg kick but Vitali checks it.
Vitali doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Last misses with a low kick.
Vitali connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Last misses the shot to the body.
Vitali blocks a head kick by Last.
Last looks for the body kick but Vitali saw that one coming.
Vitali looks to score with a jab to the body but Last is just out of range.
Vitali avoids a punch combination nicely.
Last throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vitali .
Vitali misses with a jab, cross combination.
Last scores with a jab to the head.
Vitali closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Vitali avoids the body shot from Last.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Last misses with a body kick.
A head kick misses from Last.
Last swings widly with a right hand
and Vitali counters with a nice uppercut.
Last throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Last throws a nice inside leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Vitali .
Last slips a jab from Vitali .
Last throws a quick inside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vitali looks to land a right hand but Last moved out of range.
Jab from Last.
A left and a right from Vitali both land. Nice combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
First Last showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Last 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight for First Last!
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight for First Last!
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight for First Last!

First Last wins by unanimous decision!