PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Furnier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Fisherman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Furnier's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Alice Cooper - I am the spider. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Furnier
vs
Fisherman

225 cm
18
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
19
246 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vincent Furnier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Fisherman!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Furnier gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Furnier has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Furnier breaks from the clinch.
Fisherman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Furnier stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Furnier moves into the clinch.
Fisherman tries to pull guard but Furnier forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Furnier is trying to push Fisherman away but Fisherman has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Fisherman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Furnier shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Fisherman defends it nicely.
Furnier tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fisherman swivels and escapes.
Fisherman fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Furnier on the side of the head.
Fisherman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Furnier.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Furnier manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Fisherman on his heels. He'll look to pass Fisherman's guard now, I'm sure.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Furnier with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fisherman trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Fisherman is trying to keep Furnier in close.
Furnier scoring with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisherman wants to sweep but no luck.
Furnier landing some decent shots from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fisherman wants to stand but Furnier is controlling the position.
Fisherman has momentary wrist control but Furnier slips an elbow through the middle.
Fisherman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Fisherman escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Furnier gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Fisherman working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Furnier doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Furnier manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Furnier cracks Fisherman with a solid left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Furnier postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fisherman avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Furnier is in close to Fisherman's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Fisherman is trying to control the position but Furnier postures up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fisherman avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Furnier trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Furnier works over Fisherman with some ground and pound from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Furnier won't allow Fisherman to sweep him here.
Fisherman looks gassed!
Furnier pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fisherman is keeping the position for now.
Furnier trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Furnier wants to control from the top but Fisherman keeps moving.

Fisherman working for a triangle but Furnier defends it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furnier is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Furnier really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Furnier throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Furnier with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Fisherman working a defensive guard here.

Furnier is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Fisherman is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Fisherman has escaped and now he's on top!

Furnier kicks Fisherman off and gets to his feet.

Furnier closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Fisherman quickly recovers to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fisherman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Furnier.
Furnier sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fisherman defending well though.
Fisherman trying to control here.
Furnier takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Furnier will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Furnier thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Fisherman landing rabbit punches to the side of Furnier's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points.

Furnier is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Fisherman trying to control from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vincent Furnier dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Fisherman is looking to clinch.
Furnier is trying hard to land a takedown here. Fisherman sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Fisherman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Fisherman breaks from the clinch.
Fisherman tries to clinch there but Furnier circles away.
Furnier works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nice shot lands for Furnier.
Furnier tries to score a power double leg takedown but Fisherman sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Furnier somewhat.
Fisherman with a poor takedown

and Furnier counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Furnier throws a strike but Fisherman rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fisherman trying to stand up but can't free himself from Furnier's guard.

Furnier wriggles free and stands up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisherman displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Furnier.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vincent Furnier. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Furnier looks to land a combination but Fisherman avoids it well.
Fisherman throws a head kick but Furnier moves out of range.
Fisherman misses with a two punch combination.
Furnier slips a jab and a cross from Fisherman.
Furnier avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Furnier will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Furnier fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Fisherman misses with a looping left.
Fisherman fails with the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fisherman with a lazy takedown attempt

so Furnier counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fisherman wants to sweep here but Furnier controlling him for the moment.
Furnier chips away with some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Furnier wants to control from the top but Fisherman keeps moving.

Fisherman looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Furnier lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Fisherman wants to stand up but Furnier is controlling him.
Fisherman is trying to keep Furnier in close.
Furnier slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fisherman is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Furnier is controlling him well.
Furnier scores with punches from side control.
Fisherman taking a bit of punishment here - Furnier scoring with strikes.
Furnier landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Fisherman is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Furnier asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Furnier working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Furnier working the ground and pound.
Furnier lands a nice forearm strike.
Fisherman wants to control but Furnier postures up.
Fisherman is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Furnier has just dragged him back down to the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fisherman is working to avoid the ground and pound but Furnier connects with a decent elbow.
Furnier connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Fisherman some visible discomfort.
Furnier connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Fisherman some visible discomfort.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Furnier advances nicely into full mount.

Furnier has control of Fisherman's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Fisherman regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Fisherman is desperately trying to improve his position but Furnier has a good base and remains in mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Furnier landing shots from mount.
Furnier lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Vincent Furnier overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Furnier has hold of Fisherman's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Fisherman manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Fisherman gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vincent Furnier dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Fisherman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Furnier moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vincent Furnier is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fisherman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fisherman throws a head kick that misses.
Furnier with a poor takedown
and Fisherman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Furnier shoots in for a takedown but Fisherman shows good takedown defense.
A right-left combo lands from Fisherman.
Fisherman misses with a body kick.
Fisherman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Left hook, right uppercut from Furnier.
Furnier fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vincent Furnier. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Fisherman dives in and scores a takedown into Furnier's guard.
Furnier pulls Fisherman in to control the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fisherman trying to control the position from guard on top but Furnier is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Furnier holds on and takes a little breather.

Furnier manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Fisherman stalks Furnier and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Furnier's face. Furnier staggers backwards, shaken.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Furnier.

Fisherman looking to score a takedown here. Furnier is defending well but Fisherman drives through and ends up in Furnier's guard.
Fisherman wanted to stand there but Furnier had control of the position.

Furnier kicks Fisherman off and gets to his feet.
Furnier fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Fisherman throws a head kick but Furnier moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Furnier throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Fisherman's waist but Fisherman gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Furnier off to one side.
Fisherman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Furnier shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Fisherman manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Fisherman throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Furnier throwing strikes but missing.
Fisherman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Furnier accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Furnier working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Fisherman is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Furnier is in close to Fisherman's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Fisherman has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Furnier can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Furnier makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Furnier is in close to Fisherman's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Fisherman looking for a guillotine here but Furnier defends easily.
Furnier won't allow Fisherman to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Furnier stands and throws Fisherman's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Furnier scores with punches from side control.
Fisherman tries to buck Furnier off but Furnier is having none of it.
Furnier scoring with punches and elbows.
Furnier lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Fisherman down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fisherman is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Fisherman is trying to control Furnier's posture but Furnier avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fisherman is looking for a sweep.
Jason Fisherman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vincent Furnier is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fisherman is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Furnier asserts his dominance and retains side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jason Fisherman.
I think Furnier has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vincent Furnier!
Vincent Furnier tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.