PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Victor Le (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Vegata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Le kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Ave Maria. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Le
vs
Vegata

188 cm
36
160 lbs
27 - 8 - 1

175 cm
30
165 lbs
15 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Victor Le!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Vegata!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Alexandre Firmino and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Le looks for the body kick but Vegata saw that one coming.
Vegata moves out of range of the strikes.
Le uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vegata.
Vegata looks to throw the jab but Le is out of range.
Le misses with a low kick.
Le slips a straight right by Vegata.
Vegata shoots in looking for a takedown but Le manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Vegata's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Vegata shoots and misses
and Le counters with a left to the body.
Vegata takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Le cracks Vegata with a right hand to the side of the head.
Vegata fails with a takedown attempt.
Victor Le has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Vegata.
Le misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vegata keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vegata shoots in for a double leg but Le sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A jab from Le misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Vegata scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Le manages to get to full guard.
Le working a defensive guard here.
Le keeping moving, preventing Vegata from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le looking for a sweep. Not yet Le, not yet.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Antonio Vegata.
Le misses with a body kick.
Vegata thows a body shot but no joy.
Vegata gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Le counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Le. Vegata does a little dance to reset his feet.
Le connects with a looping right hand.
Victor Le is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vegata throws a hook but Le blocks it.
Le tried to score with a low kick but Vegata checks it.
Le lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A solid leg kick lands there for Le.
Le throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Antonio Vegata seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vegata moves out of range of the strikes.
Vegata tries to score a power double leg takedown but Le sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Vegata somewhat.
Vegata lunges at Le with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Le's hand.
Vegata missing with a left hand there. Le was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vegata stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Le.
Le is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A clash of legs there as Vegata blocks the low kick.
Le really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Vegata walks into a stiff left hand from Le.
Le takes a swing at Vegata's ribcage but misses.
Le misses with a low kick.
Vegata lands a nice shot to the body.
Vegata scores with a shot to the body.
Le with a nice cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vegata looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A jab from Vegata misses.
Le misses with an attempted mid kick.
Le's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Vegata connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Le scrambles back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vegata just misses with a punch to the body.
Vegata will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Vegata looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Le!
Vegata is looking to take a break and control but Le is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Le is trying to get back to half guard.
Vegata misses with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Victor Le will probably get the nod.
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.

Le lands a jab to Vegata's midsection.
Le misses with a low kick as Vegata jumps back.
Vegata connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Le momentarily.
Le throws a nice outside leg kick.

Le gets caught flat footed, as Vegata shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Le wants to hit a switch here but Vegata passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Le there!
Vegata unloading with bombs!
Vegata trying to control but Le is having none of it.
Vegata unloads with some shots from mount but Le bucks and avoids them well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vegata scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Le?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Le tries to reverse the position but Vegata maintains control.
Vegata scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Le?
Vegata lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Le hang on?
Le sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Vegata takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Vegata is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Le is trying to get back to full guard.
Vegata throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le tries to get to full guard but Vegata has control of the leg.
Vegata wants to control but Le is keeping him busy.
Le is pressing down on Vegata's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Le trying to control the position.
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!
Le wants to sweep here but Vegata controlling him for the moment.
Vegata lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Vegata looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vegata trying to control the position from guard on top but Le is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Le looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Vegata throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Le works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Vegata advances position into side control!

Vegata is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Le knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Vegata in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vegata postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Vegata misses with the ground and pound.
Vegata with the ground and pound but Le regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Vegata throwing shots but Le is blocking nicely.
Vegata trying to control the action but Le is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Vegata seems to be looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antonio Vegata showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Le throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vegata shoots in but Le avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Vegata steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Le.
Le lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Vegata scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Vegata works the jab nicely.
Vegata throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Vegata looks to land a left hand but Le moved out of range nicely.
Vegata throws an overhand right that lands on Le's shoulder, as Le tries to avoid the shot.
Vegata throws a jab when Le was well out of range.
Vegata feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Les jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Le.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vegata. Le does a little dance to reset his feet.

Le gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Vegata to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Vegata passes into half guard.
Vegata thows a huge punch but Le dodges it nicely.

Vegata seems to be working for a kimura but Le defends the submission attempt.
Vegata is looking to take a break and control but Le is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Antonio Vegata has got the better of the ground game so far.
Vegata not doing much here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vegata winds up and cracks Le with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Le is trying to control but Vegata passes into side control!
The strikes coming from Vegata are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Vegata wants to control but Le is keeping him busy.
Vegata working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vegata looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Le is avoiding damage well.
Vegata passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Le!
Vegata has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vegata is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Vegata throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Le tries to hold on but Vegata pushes him away.
Vegata raining down hammerfists from mount.
Vegata is in the full mount, landing strikes.

Le is rocked!
Vegata looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Oh Le is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vegata scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Le?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Vegata is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Le can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Vegata looking to control but Le is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Le tries to reverse the position but Vegata maintains control.
Vegata landing punches.
Vegata takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le tries to hold on but Vegata pushes him away.
Vegata can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Le is looking to escape.
Vegata working the ground and pound effectively.
Vegata can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Le is looking to escape.
Vegata lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Le is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vegata fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Le takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Vegata's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Antonio Vegata!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Antonio Vegata waved his t-shirt featuring Real Fighters Nutrition's logo in front of the cameras.