PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Baron Von Barva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vishis Vourture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Von Barva kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Imperial March. Vourture has chosen Encore as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Von Barva
vs
Vourture

174 cm
22
161 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

175 cm
20
155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

NCC: Nemesis Cage Clothing
NCC: Nemesis Cage Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Baron Von Barva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vishis Vourture!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vourture misses with a two punch combination.
Von Barva moves in looking to clinch but Vourture pushes him off.
Vourture keeps the fight on the outside.
Von Barva lands with a slapping head kick.
Von Barva lands a jab to the nose.
Vourture misses with a double jab.
Nice sprawl there from Von Barva as Vourture shoots in.
Von Barva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Von Barva tries to close the distance and clinch but Vourture swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Von Barva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Von Barva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Baron Von Barva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Von Barva connects with a solid leg kick.
Von Barva scores with a jab to the jaw.
Von Barva throws a head kick that misses.
Vourture slow jab from Von Barva misses its intended target.
Von Barva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vourture swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Barva lands with a nice body kick.
Vourture avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Von Barva moves in looking to clinch but Vourture pushes him off.
No joy there for Von Barva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Von Barva tries a head kick but it misses.
Von Barva tries to close the distance and clinch but Vourture swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vourture slips under a jab.
Von Barva throws a lazy right hand but Vourture sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Von Barva closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Von Barva tries for a takedown. No joy.
Von Barva throws an elbow but it misses.
Von Barva slows down the pace here.
Vourture blocks a body shot from Von Barva.
Von Barva scores with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Von Barva trying to land knees to the body.
Von Barva lands a shot to the body.
Vourture tries to score a body lock takedown but Von Barva shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Von Barva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Von Barva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Von Barva throws an elbow but misses.

Vourture manages to break the clinch.
A big right from Vourture misses.
Von Barva works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Von Barva tries to close the distance and clinch but Vourture swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Von Barva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A combination from Von Barva does no damage.
Vourture drops his hands momentarily and Von Barva takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A punch combination from Von Barva misses.
Von Barva tries a head kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vourture gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Von Barva throws a head kick but Vourture moves out of range.
Von Barva misses with a looping left.
Vourture blocks a head kick by Von Barva.
Vourture keeps the fight on the outside.
Vourture just misses with a punch to the body.
Vourture cracks a nice hook into Von Barva's ribs.
Vourture keeps the fight on the outside.
Von Barva uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Vourture has time to react.
Vourture rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Von Barva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vourture shoots in for a takedown but Von Barva shows good takedown defense.
Baron Von Barva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vishis Vourture.
A swing and a miss from Von Barva.
Baron Von Barva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vourture staying out of range there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Barva slow jab from Vourture misses its intended target.
Von Barva smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Vourture lands a jab to Von Barva's midsection.
Von Barva is breathing heavily.
Vourture ducks under a wild hook from Von Barva.
Vourture fails with the takedown.
Von Barva throws out a powerful jab.
Vourture keeps the fight on the outside.
Von Barva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Von Barva throws a head kick that misses.
Von Barva tries to clinch up but Vourture circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Baron Von Barva 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.

Vourture shoots in and drives through. Von Barva sprawls well.
Von Barva tries a head kick but it misses.
Von Barva avoids the head kick by Vourture.
Von Barva throws a hook but Vourture avoids it easily.
Vourture shoots for a takedown but Von Barva saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Von Barva tries to bum rush Vourture with a series of wild strikes but Vourture uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Von Barva is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Von Barva throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Vourture shoots for a double leg takedown but Von Barva sprawls well. He's pushed Vourture's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Baron Von Barva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vishis Vourture.
Vourture slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab from Von Barva.
Von Barva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vourture avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Von Barva throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Barva scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Von Barva connects with a high kick.
Baron Von Barva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Von Barva slips a straight right by Vourture.
Vourture ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Von Barva moves away.
Von Barva dodges the punch combination from Vourture.
Vourture is breathing heavily.
Von Barva keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Vourture fails to land the takedown.
Von Barva dips to his left and cracks Vourture with an uppercut!
Vourture misses with a looping left.
Von Barva pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Barva tries to clinch up but Vourture circles away and keeps his distance.
Both fighters circling a little - Von Barva finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Von Barva wants to clinch up but Vourture keeps it at a distance.
Von Barva lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Von Barva tries to clinch up.
Vourture keeps the fight on the outside.
Von Barva tries to clinch up but Vourture circles away and keeps his distance.
Von Barva doesn't manage to clinch there - Vourture circles away.
Von Barva smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Good standup being displayed there by Vourture as he connects with a hook.
Von Barva works over Vourture's head and body with a nice combination.
Von Barva is looking to slow Vourture down with leg kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Von Barva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vourture pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Von Barva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vourture counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Von Barva lands a jab to Vourture's midsection.
Vourture circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vourture avoids the head kick by Von Barva.
Von Barva takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Von Barva lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Von Barva scores with a body shot.
Vourture is trying desperately to land a takedown but Von Barva is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Vourture.

Von Barva clinches up with Vourture and pushes him back against the cage.

Von Barva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Von Barva scores with a nice right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Barva lands a head shot.
Von Barva scores with a decent looking hook.

Von Barva has closed the distance and engaged Vourture in a clinch.
Von Barva looking to throw knees to the head but Vourture is blocking nicely.
Vourture can't get the takedown.

Vourture turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Vourture manages to end up in side control.
Von Barva is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Vourture asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Von Barva is looking to regain half guard here but Vourture keeps moving and retains side control.
Vourture tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Baron Von Barva dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Vourture misses with a double jab
letting Von Barva counter with a right hand.
Vourture misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Von Barva.
Vourture has a takedown stuffed.
Von Barva avoids the body shot from Vourture.
Von Barva tries to clinch up

and Vourture counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Von Barva!

Vourture swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Von Barva is now in Vourture's guard. A big mistake from Vourture there, giving up the dominant position!
Vourture takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Von Barva wants to stand but Vourture has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vourture manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Von Barva manages to get himself to full guard.
Vourture passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Vourture tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Vourture has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Vourture working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vourture tries to advance to mount but Von Barva instead regains half guard.
Von Barva is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vourture content to control rather than advance.
Von Barva is staying active underneath Vourture, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vourture lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Vourture is looking to advance position but Von Barva won't allow it.

Vourture is working for a submission of some sort.
Von Barva is trying to escape back to his feet but Vourture uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Vourture is looking to take a break and control but Von Barva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Von Barva is looking for a sweep.

Vourture is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Von Barva has escaped the position, nice work there.
Vishis Vourture has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Von Barva wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

And that's the end of the fight!
Vishis Vourture comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Von Barva 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Baron Von Barva!