PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Beast Rage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomislav Vukovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rage kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is I'm a Beast. Vukovic has chosen Rammstein - Feuer Frei! as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rage
vs
Vukovic

190 cm
27
197 lbs
12 - 12 - 0

190 cm
27
220 lbs
15 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Good low kicks
Powerful

Stonewall

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Beast Rage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tomislav Vukovic!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Columbo Gatti and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vukovic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Rage decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Vukovic's guard.
Rage trying to move into half guard but instead Vukovic has managed to sweep!
Rage wants to stand and escape but Vukovic is having none of it.
Rage pulls Vukovic in to control the position.
Vukovic wanted to stand there but Rage had control of the position.
Rage wants to get back to his feet but Vukovic is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Vukovic wants to stand but Rage is controlling his posture from full guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vukovic. Rage does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage tries to clinch but Vukovic moves away
and Vukovic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vukovic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rage ducks under a wild hook from Vukovic.

Vukovic clinches with his opponent.
Vukovic tries to throw a body punch but Rage avoids it by throwing Vukovic back against the cage.
Rage misses with a punch to the body.
Vukovic has a couple of punches blocked by Rage.
Rage tries to throw a body punch but Vukovic avoids it by throwing Rage back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Vukovic.
Rage goes for a takedown in the clinch but Vukovic prevents it.
Vukovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Rage uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vukovic digs a right hand underneath Rage's ribcage. Rage let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rage working aggressively here.
Vukovic pushes Rage back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
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!
Vukovic struggles to land a body shot inside as Rage controls his hands.
Vukovic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vukovic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rage doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rage misses with a punch to the body.
Rage is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Vukovic pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Rage is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Vukovic gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Beast Rage. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vukovic throws a head punch that misses.
Rage struggles to land a body shot inside as Vukovic controls his hands.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Vukovic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rage backwards.
Vukovic pushes Rage back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vukovic throws a head punch that misses.
Vukovic prevents the takedown attempt.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Vukovic gets through Rage's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rage.
Rage doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vukovic misses with a punch to the body.
Rage is working for takedown but Vukovic is calmly controlling the position for now.
A head punch on the inside from Rage fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vukovic.
A head punch on the inside from Vukovic fails to land.
Vukovic lands a nice shot to the body.
Rage is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vukovic lands a shoulder strike.

Rage is rocked!
Vukovic throws a big uppercut that drops Rage! More strikes from Vukovic and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Rage lies dazed against the cage as Vukovic celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tomislav Vukovic!
Tomislav Vukovic seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.