PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Vronsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stan Van Gundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Vronsky
vs
Van Gundy

181 cm
29
200 lbs
22 - 13 - 2

183 cm
26
194 lbs
14 - 3 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Brute
Crippler's Corner

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Vronsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Stan Van Gundy!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vronsky misses with an uppercut.
Vronsky is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Van Gundy.
Vronsky throws a one two combo.
Van Gundy slips a straight right by Vronsky.
Vronsky looks to land a right hand but Van Gundy moved out of range.
Vronsky scores with a crisp jab that stopped Van Gundy in his tracks.
Vronsky throws out a loose jab but Van Gundy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Gundy scoring well with a low kick there.
Van Gundy stuns Vronsky with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A shot to the liver by Vronsky. Beautiful body shot.
Vronsky lands a right hook to the body.
Vronsky chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Van Gundy can pounce on him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Gundy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Good leg kick by Van Gundy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Van Gundy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vronsky.
Van Gundy throws a big shot that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vronsky takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Vronsky shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Van Gundy counters with a body kick that stops Vronsky in his tracks momentarily.
Van Gundy lands with a kick to the ribs.
Vronsky on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Vronsky is breathing heavily.
Vronsky is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Van Gundy.
Stan Van Gundy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Gundy lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Van Gundy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Gundy fails with an attempt to clinch.
A slow jab from Van Gundy misses its intended target.
Vronsky takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vronsky showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Van Gundy.
Van Gundy looks to land a combination. Vronsky sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Gundy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Van Gundy fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Vronsky checks it well.
Vronsky with a jab.

Vronsky gets a takedown into half guard.
Vronsky throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Vronsky is looking to pass Van Gundy's guard but actually Van Gundy recovers to full guard.
Vronsky throws a big elbow that misses.
Van Gundy is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Vronsky postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vronsky stopping the sweep attempt from Van Gundy.
Vronsky tries to free his leg and advance position but Van Gundy is retaining full guard.
Vronsky postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Vronsky in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Van Gundy pulls Vronsky in to control the position.
Vronsky with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Van Gundy is trying to control the position but Vronsky postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vronsky trying to control but Van Gundy is working from the bottom.
Vronsky stands and throws Van Gundy's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Vronsky cracks Van Gundy with a big right hand but Van Gundy just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Gundy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Vronsky looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Van Gundy is avoiding damage well.
Vronsky in side control, throwing shots but Van Gundy defends.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Vronsky working away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van Gundy regains half guard, as Vronsky was trying to land strikes.
Vronsky wants to pass to mount but Van Gundy is defending the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Stan Van Gundy will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Van Gundy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Vronsky shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Van Gundy sprawls well. Van Gundy wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Vronsky gets slowly back to his feet.
Vronsky pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Van Gundy scores with a jab to the head.
Van Gundy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vronsky swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Van Gundy scores with a hook to the body. Vronsky takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Vronsky lands a right hook to the body.
Van Gundy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vronsky.
Van Gundy throws a hook but Vronsky avoids it easily.
Van Gundy does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Stan Van Gundy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vronsky swats away the attempt to clinch by Van Gundy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Gundy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vronsky's sensitive parts.
Vronsky moves out of range of the body kick.
Vronsky moves out of range of the body kick from Van Gundy.
Vronsky throws out a loose jab but Van Gundy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vronsky digs a good hook to Van Gundy's body.
Van Gundy slips a straight right by Vronsky.
Van Gundy throws a chopping leg kick but Vronsky manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

Van Gundy closes the distance and pushes Vronsky back into the cage.
Van Gundy lands with a left to the head.
Van Gundy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Vronsky prevents a body shot from Van Gundy.
Van Gundy misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vronsky wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Vronsky breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Van Gundy throws a half hearted mid kick.
A jab from Van Gundy misses.
Van Gundy cracks Vronsky with a good jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Gundy connects with a single shot there.
Van Gundy moves away from the strike by Vronsky.
Van Gundy lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A nice inside leg kick there by Van Gundy. That's going to slow Vronsky down.

Vronsky shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Van Gundy manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Van Gundy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Van Gundy has control of Vronsky's left arm, preventing Vronsky from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Gundy lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Vronsky!
Van Gundy can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Vronsky is looking to escape.
Van Gundy controlling from mount.
Vronsky tries to hold on but Van Gundy postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Michael Vronsky just wasn't active enough.
Vronsky changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Vronsky swings widly with a right hand
and Van Gundy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stan Van Gundy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Vronsky is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Van Gundy.
Vronsky throws a hook but Van Gundy blocks it.
Van Gundy tries a low kick but Vronsky avoids it.
Vronsky fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Gundy manages to avoid it.
Vronsky closes the distance and clinches up with Van Gundy, looking for a takedown. Vronsky pushes Van Gundy against the cage but Van Gundy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Van Gundy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Vronsky.
Van Gundy throws a looping overhand right but Vronsky ducks down to avoid it.
Vronsky takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Van Gundy wants to land a leg kick but Vronsky is out of range.
Van Gundy misses with a low kick.
Van Gundy works the jab nicely.
Vronsky throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good leg kick by Van Gundy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Gundy throws a hook but Vronsky avoids it easily.

Van Gundy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Van Gundy looking to slow down the pace here.
Van Gundy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Van Gundy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vronsky avoids it.
Vronsky can't break the clinch.
Vronsky wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Vronsky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Van Gundy pushes Vronsky back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Van Gundy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vronskys head.

Vronsky breaks the clinch.
Van Gundy lands a lovely overhand right.
Van Gundy scores with a jab. Vronsky acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Gundy avoids the body shot from Vronsky.
Van Gundy slips a straight right by Vronsky.
Van Gundy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vronsky.
Van Gundy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vronsky sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Van Gundy misses with a double jab
and Vronsky counters with a left to the body.
Vronsky with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Van Gundy misses with a body kick.
Van Gundy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vronsky moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vronsky ducks right into an uppercut from Van Gundy.
Michael Vronsky has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A solid leg kick lands there for Van Gundy.
Vronsky ducks under a wild hook from Van Gundy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Gundy wants to clinch.
Vronsky waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Van Gundy.
Vronsky shoots for a double leg takedown but Van Gundy sprawls well. He's pushed Vronsky's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Stan Van Gundy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Van Gundy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vronsky.
Van Gundy blocks a jab.
Vronsky swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Van Gundy lands a body shot.
Stan Van Gundy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Van Gundy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Vronsky gets tackled into the cage by Van Gundy. Van Gundy maintains the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vronsky looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Vronsky can't break the clinch.
Vronsky avoiding damage as Van Gundy throws knees to the body.
Van Gundy swings wildly with an uppercut but Vronsky uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vronsky struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Gundy controls his hands.
Vronsky avoids a wild elbow strike from Van Gundy.
Van Gundy is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Van Gundy stalling in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
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!

Vronsky breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Van Gundy scores with a nice body kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Stan Van Gundy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Van Gundy 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stan Van Gundy!
An out of breath Stan Van Gundy thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.