PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vlad The Impaler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce McBrain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Impaler comes to the cage accompanied by Jess and the Ancient Ones - Sulfur Giants . The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

The Impaler
vs
McBrain

178 cm
28
178 lbs
17 - 6 - 2

175 cm
27
184 lbs
23 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Perkele!

Perkele!
Brute

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 17 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Vlad The Impaler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruce McBrain!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McBrain throws a hook but The Impaler avoids it easily.
The Impaler misses with a jab to the body
and McBrain counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The Impaler misses with a body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for The Impaler.
The Impaler looks to score with a jab to the body but McBrain is just out of range.
McBrain walks into a left hand.
McBrain scores with a body shot.
The Impaler slips a jab and a cross from McBrain.
The Impaler is looking to chop away at McBrain's legs.
The Impaler connects with a high kick.
Vlad The Impaler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Impaler doesn't manage to clinch there - McBrain circles away.
The Impaler looks to land a left hand but McBrain moved out of range nicely.
The Impaler throws a leg kick but McBrain moved away.
McBrain takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Impaler is looking to chop away at McBrain's legs.
McBrain connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
McBrain is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by The Impaler.
McBrain catches The Impaler with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
McBrain throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McBrain has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from The Impaler.
The Impaler fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McBrain has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McBrain misses with a looping right.
McBrain uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The Impaler scores with a leg kick.
McBrain throws an overhand right that lands on The Impaler's shoulder, as The Impaler tries to avoid the shot.
McBrain just misses with a punch to the body.
McBrain throws a looping overhand right but The Impaler ducks down to avoid it.
McBrain swinging wildly here.
McBrain rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The Impaler moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McBrain avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The Impaler looks to land a right hand but McBrain moved out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from McBrain misses the target.
McBrain misses with a straight right.
McBrain takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Impaler misses with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Impaler smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The Impaler throws a sloppy head kick and McBrain moves out of range easily.
The Impaler tries to score with a low kick but McBrain moves his leg out of the way.
The Impaler connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The Impaler moves out of range of the strikes.
The Impaler throws a head kick but McBrain moves out of range.
The Impaler connects with a leg kick. McBrain looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A big right from McBrain misses.
The Impaler tries to close the distance and clinch up but McBrain swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McBrain moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The Impaler lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

It looks like Bruce McBrain has been cut.
A big right from The Impaler misses.
The Impaler uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McBrain.
The Impaler looks to land a combination but McBrain avoids it well.
McBrain is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by The Impaler.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McBrain doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The Impaler lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
McBrain might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Decent striking displayed by The Impaler there.
Good work by McBrain as he checks the leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! McBrain crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from The Impaler - the referee stops the clock and McBrain gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says The Impaler. McBrain manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The Impaler misses with a leg kick
and McBrain connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The Impaler tries to score with a low kick but McBrain moves his leg out of the way.
McBrain slips a straight right by The Impaler.
McBrain moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The Impaler lands a leg kick that knocks McBrain off balance momentarily.
McBrain throws a leg kick but The Impaler sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Good work by McBrain as he checks the leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Impaler throws a quick inside leg kick.
McBrain takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The Impaler throws a body punch but McBrain moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McBrain bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of The Impaler's head.
The Impaler ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
McBrain has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by The Impaler.
McBrain takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
McBrain's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A nice leg kick lands there from The Impaler.
The Impaler misses with a double jab
letting McBrain counter with a right hand.
McBrain throws out a leg kick but The Impaler moves out of range and McBrain only half commits.

The Impaler takes the fight into the clinch.
McBrain keeps the fight in the clinch, despite The Impaler's efforts to push away.
The Impaler has a couple of punches blocked by McBrain.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Impaler prevents a body shot from McBrain.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The Impaler on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The Impaler struggles to land a body shot inside as McBrain controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vlad The Impaler dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bruce McBrain's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

The Impaler ducks under a wild hook from McBrain.
McBrain throws a head kick that misses.
McBrain stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from The Impaler.
McBrain throws a lazy right hand but The Impaler sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The Impaler tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McBrain fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The Impaler gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice defenses there by The Impaler.
McBrain keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McBrain just misses with a punch to the body.
McBrain scores with a jab to the jaw.
The Impaler steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McBrain.
The Impaler is looking to chop away at McBrain's legs.
The Impaler misses with a looping right.
The Impaler tries to close the distance and clinch up but McBrain swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McBrain moves out of range of the leg kick from The Impaler.
McBrain throws a jab but it's blocked by The Impaler.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McBrain lands a slapping body shot.
McBrain on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
McBrain lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McBrain throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McBrain throws a leg kick that misses.
The Impaler defending well as McBrain loads up on a big left hand.
The Impaler lands with a thumping leg kick.
The Impaler gets cracked with a nice right hand there by McBrain.
The Impaler misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The Impaler goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The Impaler showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McBrain.
McBrain pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The Impaler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McBrain manages to avoid it.
Vlad The Impaler is winning the standup battle so far.
The Impaler stalks McBrain and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into McBrain's face. McBrain staggers backwards, shaken.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Impaler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McBrain ducks under a wild hook from The Impaler.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Impaler thumps McBrain with a low kick.
McBrain scores with a nice head shot.
The Impaler lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
McBrain throws a shot from downtown. The Impaler moves away and avoids it.
McBrain misses with a low kick.
The Impaler scores with a nice body kick.
McBrain takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The Impaler blocks a leg kick.
McBrain misses with a straight left.
A clash of legs there as The Impaler blocks the low kick.
A head kick misses from The Impaler.
The Impaler lands a head kick!
The Impaler lunges at McBrain with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McBrain's hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Impaler lands with a cross.
The Impaler with a jab.

McBrain is rocked!
The Impaler drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks McBrain right on the button. McBrain goes down! The Impaler follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! The Impaler gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vlad The Impaler!
Vlad The Impaler decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.