PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cray Vasil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie Lanastar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jamie Lanastar has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Cray Vasil's chin.

Vasil
vs
Lanastar

180 cm
23
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
21
176 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cray Vasil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jamie Lanastar!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Paul Gruel and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasil shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lanastar pinned against the cage. Lanastar gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nice takedown defense from Lanastar. No joy for Vasil on that attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Vasil is defended easily by Lanastar.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cray Vasil. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lanastar displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Vasil.
Lanastar stuffs the takedown.

Lanastar pushes Vasil up against the cage in a clinch.
Vasil fails to pull guard.
Vasil wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lanastar has him pressed against the cage.
Vasil wants to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lanastar lands a left hand.
Lanastar lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lanastar has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Vasil after a bit of a struggle.
Vasil tries to score a body lock takedown but Lanastar shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Vasil misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lanastar.
Lanastar will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Vasil up against the cage.
Lanastar wants a takedown.
Lanastar tries to score a body lock takedown but Vasil shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Lanastar wants a takedown.
Lanastar tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Vasil smiles and moves away.

Lanastar clinches with his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lanastar tries to pull guard but Vasil won't allow it.

Vasil successfully pulls guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lanastar wants to stand and escape but instead Vasil has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Vasil stops Lanastar from standing up.
Vasil connects with a couple of short punches.
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!
Vasil stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lanastar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Vasil wants to control from the top but Lanastar keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lanastar wants to get back to his feet but Vasil is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lanastar is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Lanastar has a closed guard, preventing Vasil from standing up.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Cray Vasil just wasn't active enough.

Vasil forces Lanastar back against the cage and clinches.
Lanastar drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lanastar is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Vasil to keep the fight standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasil is trying to drag Lanastar to the mat but Lanastar just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

Vasil's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lanastar works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lanastar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lanastar misses with a hook. Vasil ducked under it nicely.
Lanastar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vasil.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vasil goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Vasil moves into the clinch.
Vasil working hard to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jamie Lanastar will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Vasil fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lanastar avoids it really well and circles away.
Vasil circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vasil will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vasil shoots in but Lanastar avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Lanastar takes the fight into the clinch.
Vasil is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cray Vasil. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vasil goes for a takedown attempt but Lanastar pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lanastar moves out of range of the body kick.
Vasil throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lanastar is looking to clinch.

Vasil moves into the clinch successfully.
Lanastar is pressed up against the cage. Vasil has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lanastar down to the mat. Lanastar avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Lanastar takes the fight into the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Lanastar.

Vasil breaks the clinch.

Lanastar moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lanastar.
Lanastar receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Lanastar scores with a shot to the side of Vasil's head.
Vasil has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Lanastar after a bit of a struggle.
Vasil is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lanastar is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Vasil to keep the fight standing.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
The referee calls for Lanastar to work.
Lanastar changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Vasil fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Vasil has a takedown stuffed.
Cray Vasil seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lanastar takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

Vasil pushes Lanastar up against the cage in a clinch.
Lanastar wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vasil has him pressed against the cage.
Lanastar fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lanastar lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vasil tries to score a body lock takedown but Lanastar shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Lanastar wants the takedown. Vasil is fighting it off but Lanastar persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Vasil's guard against the cage.
Lanastar wanted to stand there but Vasil had control of the position.

Vasil is looking for a triangle but Lanastar pushes his legs off easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasil looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lanastar wanted to stand there but Vasil had control of the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jamie Lanastar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Vasil misses with a few strikes there.
Vasil throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lanastar's waist but Lanastar gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Vasil off to one side.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Vasil is defended easily by Lanastar.
Lanastar is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Lanastar clinches up with Vasil and pushes him back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lanastar as Vasil tries to tie him up.
Vasil is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lanastar to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cray Vasil. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lanastar presses Vasil against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vasil misses with a punch to the body.
Lanastar digs a right hand underneath Vasil's ribcage. Vasil let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lanastar pushes Vasil back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

Lanastar pulls guard successfully.
Lanastar wants to stand and escape but Vasil is having none of it.
Lanastar really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Vasil. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vasil trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Vasil throwing strikes but missing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasil trying to control but Lanastar is working from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Vasil gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Jamie Lanastar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Vasil.
Vasil dodges the punch combination from Lanastar.
Lanastar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vasil paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lanastar is looking to clinch but Vasil is avoiding it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lanastar tries to close the distance and clinch but Vasil swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Lanastar gets tackled into the cage by Vasil. Vasil maintains the clinch.
Lanastar fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lanastar lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lanastar wants to take the fight to the mat but Vasil manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

Vasil works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Cray Vasil overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Vasil stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lanastar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Vasil prevents Lanastar from getting back to his feet.

Vasil thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasil wants to control from the top but Lanastar keeps moving.
Vasil won't allow Lanastar to get back to his feet.
Vasil wants to control from the top but Lanastar keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jamie Lanastar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lanastar winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jamie Lanastar!