PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luigi Vampa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Nozek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vampa's entrance music is Smuggler's Blues. A fine choice. The key to victory for Luigi Vampa has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Vampa
vs
Nozek

190 cm
19
215 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

187 cm
25
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Pitt Nutrition (3x158 2x159 products)

Steel Penn's All 160

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luigi Vampa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andre Nozek!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nozek missing with a left hand there. Vampa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nozek dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nozek digs a good hook to Vampa's body.
Vampa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Andre Nozek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vampa keeps the fight on the outside.
Vampa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nozek.
Vampa throws a head kick that misses.
Nozek throws out a loose jab but Vampa uses good head movement to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nozek. Vampa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nozek throws a body punch but Vampa moves out of range.
A jab from Nozek does it's job there.

Nozek darts in and clinches Vampa up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Vampa fails to land.
Vampa wants to break free but Nozek has control.
Vampa avoids a wild elbow strike from Nozek.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nozek prevents Vampa from breaking the clinch.
Nozek lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vampa backwards.
Vampa misses with some punches.
Nozek slows down the pace here.

Vampa manages to break the clinch.
Nozek misses with a hook
and Vampa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nozek tries to close the distance and clinch but Vampa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nozek misses with a wild body shot.
Nozek misses the jab.
Nozek lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nozek moves out of range of the body kick.

Nozek closes the distance and clinches.
Nozek scores with a shot to the side of Vampa's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nozek working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nozek holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Vampa.
Vampa avoiding damage as Nozek throws knees to the body.

Vampa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vampa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Nozek closes the distance and clinches.
Nozek tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vampa's elbow.
Nozek misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vampa avoiding damage as Nozek throws knees to the body.
Vampa tries to break free but Nozek pushes him back against the cage.
Nozek tries a body shot but Vampa blocks it.
Nozek throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vampas head.
Nozek digs a right hand underneath Vampa's ribcage. Vampa let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nozek tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vampa's elbow.
Nozek tries to work over Vampa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vampa wants to get back to striking at distance but Nozek won't allow it.
Nozek struggles to land a body shot inside as Vampa controls his hands.
Vampa wants to get back to striking at distance but Nozek won't allow it.
Good body shot from Nozek.
Vampa blocks a body shot from Nozek.
Nozek digs a right hand into Vampa's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Vampa's gas tank.
Vampa misses with a body punch.
Nozek misses with an elbow strike.
Nozek lands a body punch.
Nozek tries to work over Vampa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vampa has a couple of punches blocked by Nozek.
Nozek misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vampa takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Luigi Vampa has been cut.
Nozek tries to land knees in the clinch but Vampa avoids the damage to the body.
Nozek misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vampa.
Nozek tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nozek lands a nice elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vampa can't break the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Nozek.
Vampa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vampa has had enough of the clinch but Nozek keeps him there for the moment.
Nozek misses with a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Nozek.
Vampa has a couple of punches blocked by Nozek.
Nozek can't find room to land a body shot as Vampa controls the action.
Vampa avoiding damage as Nozek throws knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Nozek.
Nozek lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vampa is trying to push Nozek away but Nozek has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nozek keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vampa's efforts to push away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nozek throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vampas head.
Nozek avoiding damage.
Nozek misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vampa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andre Nozek dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luigi Vampa's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A nice combination there by Nozek.

Nozek takes the fight into the clinch.
Vampa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Vampa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Andre Nozek seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nozek lands a damaging elbow.
Nozek misses with an elbow strike.
Vampa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vampa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vampa wants to get back to striking at distance but Nozek won't allow it.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Nozek in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Vampa is trying to force a seperation but Nozek has the dominant position.
Vampa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nozek has him pressed against the cage.
Nozek misses with an elbow over the top.
Vampa takes an elbow to the temple.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Vampa blocks an uppercut.
The referee calls for Nozek to work.
Vampa working hard to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vampa is looking to break free of the clinch but Nozek has double underhooks.

Vampa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Luigi Vampa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nozek fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nozek thuds his right hand into Vampa's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nozek dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nozek lands a jab to the nose.
Nozek fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nozek catches Vampa with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nozek fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Vampa on the side of the head.
Nozek tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vampa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nozek throws a hook but Vampa blocks it.
No joy there for Vampa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nozek swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vampa counters with a three punch combo that has Nozek backing up. Nozek nods at Vampa to acknowledge the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vampa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vampa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nozek digs a good body shot into Vampa's ribs.
Nozek misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nozek throws a poor cross that misses
and Vampa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nozek tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Vampa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nozek with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nozek scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nozek looks to score with a jab to the body but Vampa is just out of range.
Vampa drops his hands momentarily and Nozek takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nozek ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vampa misses the shot to the body.
Nozek fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vampa manages to avoid it.
A punch combination from Nozek misses.
Nozek tries to clinch up but Vampa circles away and keeps his distance.
Vampa connects with a body shot that sends Nozek's belly button to the back.
Nozek looks to land a combination but Vampa avoids it well.
Vampa throws a series of punches but Nozek avoids them all with ease.
Nozek throws a body punch but Vampa moves out of range.
Nozek throws a hook to the side of Vampa's head but Vampa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vampa looks to land a right hand but Nozek moved out of range.
Nozek swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Nozek clinches with his opponent.
Vampa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vampa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nozek works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Vampa misses with some punches.
Vampa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nozek scores with a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nozek tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vampa avoids it.
Nozek keeps control of Vampa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Vampa is looking to break free of the clinch but Nozek has double underhooks.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nozek creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Vampa manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nozek swings for the body but Vampa moves out of range.
Nozek tries to clinch there but Vampa circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vampa. Nozek does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andre Nozek showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Luigi Vampa's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Nozek tries to clinch there but Vampa circles away.
Nozek connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Vampa momentarily.
Vampa tries to move into range but Nozek moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nozek connects with a body shot.
Vampa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nozek scores with the left hand. Vampa knows he should have avoided that one.

Nozek moves into the clinch.
Vampa managing to block the knees to the body from Nozek.
Vampa works on Nozek's body with a couple of short punches.
Nozek cracks Vampa with a nice body shot.
Vampa wants to get back to striking at distance but Nozek won't allow it.
Nozek misses with a punch on the inside.
Nozek keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vampa's efforts to push away.
Vampa lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vampa wants to break free but Nozek has control.
Vampa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nozek's elbow.
Nozek throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nozek keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vampa's efforts to push away.
Vampa misses with a body punch.
Vampa tries to break free but Nozek pushes him back against the cage.
Vampa misses with a hook from the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Vampa's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nozek stalls.
A hook to the body from Nozek.

Vampa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vampa is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Nozek.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vampa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nozek uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Vampa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nozek.
Nozek falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vampa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Luigi Vampa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vampa looks to land a right hand but Nozek moved out of range.
Vampa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nozek.
Andre Nozek seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nozek lands a really nice looking cross but Vampa seems unphased.
Nozek tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nozek closes the distance but Vampa moves to the side
and Vampa counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nozek misses with a straight left.
Nozek lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Vampa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Vampa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Vampa has a couple of punches blocked by Nozek.
Nozek lands a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Vampa fails to land.
Nozek slowing the pace effectively.
Nozek has Vampa pressed against the cage, preventing Vampa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nozek taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Nozek prevents Vampa from breaking the clinch.
Vampa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nozek goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nozek lands with a short shot to the head.
Vampa blocking some punches.
Nozek keeps control of Vampa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nozek tries to land knees in the clinch but Vampa avoids the damage to the body.
Vampa tries to work over Nozek's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
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!
Vampa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nozek tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vampa avoids it.
Vampa is trying to break the clinch but Nozek is controlling him.
Nozek lands a right hand.
Nozek keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vampa's efforts to push away.
Vampa pushes Nozek back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nozek pushes Vampa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nozek struggles to land a body shot inside as Vampa controls his hands.
Andre Nozek is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nozek looking to stall.
Vampa wants to break the clinch but can't.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andre Nozek comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nozek has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andre Nozek!