PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Street (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomislav Vukovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Street comes into the arena with The Truth blaring out of the sound system. Vukovic is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Rammstein - Feuer Frei! . There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Street
vs
Vukovic

196 cm
27
226 lbs
12 - 12 - 0

190 cm
28
220 lbs
17 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Black Hand Fight Gear & Laundry

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, Michael Street!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tomislav Vukovic!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Anthony Taglia and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Street misses with a straight right.
Street dodges the punch combination from Vukovic.
A jab lands there for Vukovic.
Street throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vukovic.
That kick from Vukovic tenderised Street's leg. Street is trying to keep his angry face on.
A leg kick checked by Vukovic.
Vukovic scores with a jab. Street acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Vukovic throws a right and a left that Street avoids nicely.
Vukovic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Street uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Street throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Vukovic was covering up waiting for the punch and Street finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Vukovic wants to stand up but Street is controlling him.
Street pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vukovic is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Street is looking to work some ground and pound but Vukovic has wrist control.
Street trying to control the position from guard on top but Vukovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Street loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Vukovic wants to get back to his feet but Street is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Street distracts Vukovic with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Street throwing strikes but missing.
Vukovic really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Street. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Street advances to half guard.
Street wants to pass the guard but Vukovic is defending well.
Street is working hard here to advance position.
Street has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Vukovic blocking the ground and pound attempt from Street.
Street throws a strike but Vukovic avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Street wants to pass the guard but Vukovic is keeping the position.
Vukovic keeping moving, preventing Street from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Street advances position into side control!
Street scoring with punches from side control.
Street throws an elbow but Vukovic slips to the side and avoids it well.
Vukovic takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

It looks like Tomislav Vukovic has been cut.
Street working the ground and pound but Vukovic is defending the strikes.
Vukovic takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
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!
Street looks up at the clock and then as Vukovic takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Street smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

Vukovic is rocked!

The cut above Tomislav Vukovic's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tomislav Vukovic's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Michael Street!
Michael Street gave a mention to Black Hand Fight Gear & Laundry in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).