PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Augello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karlos Vemola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vemola has chosen The Balfa Brothers - Parlez Nous A Boire as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Augello
vs
Vemola

199 cm
33
270 lbs
24 - 10 - 0

195 cm
25
258 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Augello!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Karlos Vemola!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Dean Styles and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Augello throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Vemola counters with a straight right hand.
Augello goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice shot by Augello.
Augello throws a body punch but Vemola moves out of range.
Augello lands a slapping body shot.
Augello misses the jab.
Augello tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Vemola misses.
Vemola misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Augello.
Vemola just misses with a punch to the body.
James Augello seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Augello digs a good body shot into Vemola's ribs.
Augello just misses with a punch to the body.
Vemola takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sloppy strikes from Augello. Those never looked like landing.
Vemola looks to score with a jab to the body but Augello is just out of range.
Augello cracks Vemola with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Augello lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like Karlos Vemola has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Augello thows a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Augello takes a swing at Vemola's ribcage but misses.
No joy there for Augello, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vemola rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Augello counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A solid leg kick lands there for Augello.
Vemola uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Augello.
Augello keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice body punch from Augello.
Vemola looks to score with a jab to the body but Augello is just out of range.
Vemola takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Augello fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vemola ducks under a wild hook from Augello.
Good standup being displayed there by Augello as he connects with a hook.
Nice cross by Augello.
Augello lands a right hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from Augello.
Augello swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Vemola.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vemola uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Augello.
Augello lands with a cross.
Nice defenses there by Vemola.
Vemola throws out a loose jab but Augello uses good head movement to avoid it.
James Augello is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Augello changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Augello throws a sloppy body shot
and Vemola counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Augello is looking to wear down Vemola with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Vemola lands a front kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Augello scores with a nice head shot.
Vemola throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Augello counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Augello dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Karlos Vemola's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Vemola throws a low kick but it's checked well by Augello.
Vemola has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Vemola there as he acknowledges the shot.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Vemola might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Augello has got the better of the exchanges.
Vemola ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Augello moves away.
Vemola avoids the body shot from Augello.
Vemola takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Augello listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Augello misses with a hook to the body
and Vemola counters with a slapping leg kick.
Augello tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vemola was well out of range. Poor timing from Augello.
Augello throws a series of punches but Vemola avoids them all with ease.
James Augello is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vemola digs a good hook to Augello's body.
Augello just misses with a punch to the body.
Augello just misses with a punch to the body.
Augello swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Augello misses with a double jab.
Augello throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Augello lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Augello tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Augello bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Augello is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vemola can do to turn this around?
Augello punishes Vemola's body with a nice straight punch.
Augello throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A punch combination from Augello misses.
Vemola moves away from the strike by Augello.
Augello feints a jab promting Vemola to slip. Augello then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Vemola slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vemola misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vemola uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Augello.
Jab from Vemola.
Augello misses with the combination.
Augello swings and misses with a hook to the body.
James Augello is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vemola throws a shot to the body.
Vemola lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Vemola drops his hands momentarily and Augello takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vemola uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Augello.
Vemola misses with a straight right.
Augello tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vemola was well out of range. Poor timing from Augello.
Vemola misses with an uppercut. Augello saw that one coming.
Vemola throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Augello fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vemola manages to avoid it.
Augello scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vemola dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Augello. That did some damage!
Vemola fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Karlos Vemola will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Karlos Vemola's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! 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.

Augello throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vemola ducks under a wild hook from Augello.
Augello swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Augello tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vemola was well out of range. Poor timing from Augello.
Augello throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Vemola takes a swing at Augello's ribcage but misses.
Vemola misses with a hook to the body
and Augello counters with a one-two to the body.
Augello ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vemola moves away.
Vemola looks to score with a jab to the body but Augello is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Augello lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vemola at a distance.
Augello's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Augello duly obliges.
Augello uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vemola.
Vemola lands the left hand.
Vemola looks to score with a jab to the body but Augello is just out of range.
Vemola takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vemola pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Augello thuds a left hand into Vemola's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vemola. Augello does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vemola uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Augello.
Vemola swinging wildly here.
Vemola displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Augello throws out the jab.
Vemola throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Augello tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vemola was well out of range. Poor timing from Augello.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vemola misses with a two punch combination.
Augello scores with the left hand. Vemola knows he should have avoided that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Vemola misses the target.
Augello digs a good body shot into Vemola's ribs.
Augello lands with a nice body punch.
Vemola takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vemola takes one to the side of the head.
Augello thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vemola takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Augello looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Vemola throws a front kick aimed at Augello's knee but Augello avoids it well.
Vemola has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Vemola throws a leg kick
and Augello counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vemola misses with a looping right.
Augello uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vemola.
Vemola throws a looping overhand right but Augello ducks down to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Augello swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Augello lands a right hook to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
James Augello showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Augello has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Augello!
James Augello really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that CEC Nutrition Q160 logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.