PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ronald Isaacs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gray Vick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Isaacs
vs
Vick

207 cm
28
300 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

179 cm
20
175 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ronald Isaacs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gray Vick!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vick fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vick throws a hook but Isaacs avoids it easily.
A big left from Vick misses.
Isaacs jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Isaacs moves into range and connects with a jab.
Isaacs connects with a good right hand that stumbles Vick. Vick circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

It looks like Gray Vick has been cut.
Vick misses with an uppercut.
Vick throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vick tries to clinch there but Isaacs circles away.
Isaacs slips a jab from Vick.
Isaacs throws a lazy right hand but Vick sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Vick moves into range and clinches up with Isaacs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Isaacs ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Isaacs no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Vick drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Vick jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Vick 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.
Vick stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Isaacs swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vick passes Isaacs's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Vick looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The fighters are battling for position here. Isaacs manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Isaacs has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Vick can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Vick looking to pass the guard.
Vick forces his way into half guard.

Isaacs actively working from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Isaacs looking for submissions off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Isaacs is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Isaacs looking for submissions off his back.

Vick seems to be looking for submissions.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Gray Vick!