PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bill Clinton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Genboa Vendish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bill Clinton has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Clinton
vs
Vendish

185 cm
25
180 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

170 cm
25
170 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Heavy handed

Zombie Nutrition - LOD

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bill Clinton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Genboa Vendish!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Vendish does no damage.
Vendish misses with a double jab.
Vendish scores with a nice head shot.
Vendish tries to close the distance and clinch but Clinton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Clinton definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Vendish tries to clinch but Clinton moves out of range.
Vendish throws a right and a left that Clinton avoids nicely.
Clinton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vendish.
Vendish just misses with a punch to the body.
Clinton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vendish.
Clinton circles away from the clinch attempt.
Clinton tries to clinch up but Vendish circles away and keeps his distance.
Clinton misses with a double jab.
Vendish misses with a hook. Clinton ducked under it nicely.
Clinton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vendish misses with a two punch combination.
Vendish misses with a straight left.
Vendish misses with a hook. Clinton ducked under it nicely.
Vendish throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clinton slips under a jab.
Clinton is looking to clinch but Vendish is avoiding it.
Vendish keeps the fight on the outside.
Clinton tries to clinch up.
Vendish misses with a two punch combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vendish looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Clinton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vendish swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Clinton staying out of range there.
Clinton throws a nice looking combination but Vendish bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vendish looks to throw the jab but Clinton is out of range.
Vendish just misses with a punch to the body.
Genboa Vendish is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vendish throws out a loose jab but Clinton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clinton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vendish paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Clinton has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vendish finds it's way round the side to connect with Clinton's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vendish tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Clinton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vendish throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vendish ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Clinton moves away.
Vendish misses with a shot to the body

so Clinton counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clinton postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vendish wants to sweep but no luck.
Clinton working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Vendish's head.
Clinton is working Vendish over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Clinton will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Clinton scoring with punches to the head and body.
Clinton is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Clinton distracts Vendish with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Clinton drops back looking for a leg! Vendish is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Vendish manages to kick Clinton off! Clinton jumps back into Vendish's guard.
Vendish preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Clinton throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vendish works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Clinton stands up over Vendish, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vendish wants to sweep but no luck.
Clinton landing some decent shots from guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Clinton stopping the sweep attempt from Vendish.
Clinton postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Vendish keeping moving, preventing Clinton from controlling successfully.
Clinton has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Vendish looking to control.
Vendish being controlled here, momentarily.
Vendish tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Clinton scoring with punches to the head and body.

Clinton is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Clinton with a nice head shot there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clinton looking to pass the guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clinton with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Clinton drops back, looking for a kneebar! Vendish looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Vendish looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Vendish!
Clinton is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Clinton taking punishment in the form of punches.
Clinton is trying to get back to half guard.
Clinton manages to work his way to half guard, despite Vendish's best efforts.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vendish is thwarting Clinton's attempts to control the position.
Vendish thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Clinton's head.
Clinton avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Vendish.
Clinton moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bill Clinton dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Clinton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vendish throws out the jab.
Vendish swinging wildly here.
Genboa Vendish seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clinton lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Vendish misses with a looping left.
A jab from Vendish misses.

Vendish gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short right from Vendish on the inside.
Vendish misses with a punch on the inside.
Vendish lands a nice uppercut.
Clinton is trying to drag Vendish to the mat but Vendish just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Vendish misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vendish.
Vendish throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clinton wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vendish has him pressed against the cage.
Vendish doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vendish misses with the head strike.
Vendish keeps control of Clinton as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Clinton looking to throw knees to the head but Vendish is blocking nicely.
Clinton looking to slow down the pace here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vendish.
Clinton drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Vendish gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Clinton tries to pull guard but Vendish won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bill Clinton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vendish throws a head punch that misses.
Vendish lands a body shot in the clinch.
Clinton blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Vendish fails to land.
Vendish lands with a right to the head.
Vendish lands with a left to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vendish blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Clinton.
Vendish lands with a short shot to the head.
Vendish scores with a nice hook to the head.
Clinton is trying to force a seperation but Vendish has the dominant position.
Clinton can't get the takedown.
Vendish lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Clinton.
Vendish is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vendish misses with the head strike.
Clinton blocks an uppercut.
Clinton jumps guard but Vendish stands there with Clinton around his waist. Clinton gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Vendish tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Clinton is trying to force a seperation but Vendish has the dominant position.
Vendish lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vendish blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Clinton is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Vendish is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vendish lands a nice uppercut.
Vendish swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Clinton jumps guard but Vendish stands there with Clinton around his waist. Clinton gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Vendish scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vendish has a couple of punches blocked by Clinton.
Clinton has Vendish pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Vendish manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Clinton blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vendish.
Clinton tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Clinton is trying to pull guard but Vendish turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Clinton is looking to take this one to the mat.
Vendish tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Vendish fails to land.
Clinton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Clinton is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Vendish pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Vendish goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Clinton misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vendish pushes Clinton back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vendish misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vendish throws a punch but it's blocked by Clinton.
Vendish lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vendish misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short body shot lands from Vendish as the two fighters clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vendish creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Clinton wants to take the fight to the mat but Vendish manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Vendish swings wildly with an uppercut but Clinton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clinton tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Vendish just stands there and leans against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vendish.
A right handed body shot lands from Vendish.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clinton's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vendish misses with a body punch.
Vendish lands with a left to the head.
Clinton jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Vendish walks away with a smile on his face. Clinton gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Genboa Vendish showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

The fighters circling - Vendish throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Clinton keeps the fight on the outside.
Clinton slips under a jab.
Clinton swings for the body but Vendish moves out of range.
Vendish throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vendish throws a combination that misses

and Clinton counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bill Clinton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Clinton scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Clinton drops an elbow to the side of Vendish's head.
Vendish is trying to get back to full guard.
Vendish is trying to maintain the position but Clinton is very close to passing his half guard.
Clinton working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clinton content to control rather than advance.
Vendish wants to control but Clinton is keeping busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Clinton there.

Clinton is trying for a kimura here. Vendish looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Clinton wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bill Clinton!