PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zlatko Vujovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Priest (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Vujovic
vs
Priest

173 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

178 cm
22
170 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zlatko Vujovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marcus Priest!
The judges for this bout are , and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vujovic wants to clinch.

Vujovic clinches up against the cage.
Vujovic misses with an elbow over the top.

Priest pulls Vujovic into guard.
Vujovic stops Priest from standing up.
Vujovic knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Priest on the ground.
Priest has a closed guard, preventing Vujovic from standing up.
Vujovic wants to stand and escape but instead Priest has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Vujovic is looking to stand up but Priest isn't so interested in that idea.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Priest stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Vujovic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vujovic with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vujovic tries a head kick but it misses.
Vujovic lands a high kick!
The fight stays on the outside here - Vujovic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Vujovic closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Priest.
Vujovic connects with a nasty looking knee right to Priest's face.
Vujovic using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Priest has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Priest avoiding damage as Vujovic throws knees to the body.
Priest tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Priest breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Priest takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vujovic tries to clinch but Priest is having none of it.
No luck for Priest with that takedown attempt.
Vujovic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A big left from Priest misses.
Priest shoots in looking for a takedown. Vujovic tries to sprawl out of it but Priest keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Vujovic manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Zlatko Vujovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Priest.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Priest circles away from the clinch attempt.
No luck for Priest with that takedown attempt.
Priest takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Priest looks gassed!
Priest looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vujovic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vujovic tries to clinch there but Priest circles away.
Priest shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Vujovic pinned against the cage. Vujovic gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Priest tries to keep at a distance but Vujovic has taken the fight into the clinch.

Vujovic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Priest shoots for a takedown but Vujovic saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Vujovic clinches up against the cage.

Vujovic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vujovic misses with a two punch combination.
Zlatko Vujovic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vujovic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Vujovic rushes Priest and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Vujovic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vujovic scores with a push kick.
Priest circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vujovic lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Priest avoids the head kick by Vujovic.
Vujovic slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Vujovic wants to clinch.

Vujovic gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vujovic creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Priest's defenses.
Vujovic landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Vujovic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Priest is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Vujovic.
Vujovic thows a body kick. Priest tries to catch it but that hurt him.

Vujovic moves into the clinch successfully.

Vujovic breaks the clinch.
Vujovic moves in looking to clinch but Priest pushes him off.
Priest on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vujovic. Vujovic obviously looking to wear him down.
Vujovic stuffs the takedown.

Priest gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Priest tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Priest managing to block the knees to the body from Vujovic.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zlatko Vujovic dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Priest walks forward, straight into a front kick from Vujovic.
Vujovic wants to clinch.
Zlatko Vujovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vujovic looks to clinch
and Priest counters with an inside leg kick.
Zlatko Vujovic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Priest gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Priest blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Priest keeps control of Vujovic as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Vujovic could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Vujovic wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Priest has him pressed against the cage.
Priest has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Vujovic is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Priest is trying to break free.
Priest jumps guard but Vujovic stands there with Priest around his waist. Priest gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Vujovic misses with a knee strike.

Priest pulls guard.
Vujovic wanted to stand there but Priest had control of the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Priest pulls Vujovic in close to prevent any damage.
Vujovic wants to stand but Priest is controlling his posture from full guard.
Vujovic wants to stand and escape but instead Priest has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Vujovic wants to stand up but Priest is controlling him.
Priest trying to control but Vujovic is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Priest stops Vujovic from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Vujovic closes the distance and clinches.
Vujovic tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vujovic is trying to break free.
Vujovic creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Vujovic tries to break the clinch but Priest is controlling the position.
Vujovic is pressed up against the cage. Priest has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Vujovic down to the mat. Vujovic avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Zlatko Vujovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Priest.
Priest shoots in for a double leg but Vujovic sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Priest shoots in and drives through. Vujovic sprawls well.
Priest scores with a kick to the midsection.
Priest lands a high kick!
Vujovic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Priest.
Vujovic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Priest.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vujovic lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Priest avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Priest looks to clinch

and Vujovic moves into the clinch.
Vujovic wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Vujovic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vujovic unloads a knee to the mid-section. Priest lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Vujovic connects with a nasty looking knee right to Priest's face.
Priest wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Vujovic misses with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Vujovic.
Priest on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Priest breaks from the clinch.
Vujovic is looking to clinch but Priest is avoiding it.
Priest tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vujovic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Priest avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vujovic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vujovic looks to clinch

and Priest counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Priest.
Priest misses with the head strike.
Priest tries for a takedown. No joy.

Priest has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Vujovic regains guard immediately.
Vujovic wants to stand up but Priest is controlling him.

Priest decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Priest circles away from the clinch attempt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Vujovic.
Vujovic scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Priest showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Vujovic lands a nice hook to Priest's body. Priest takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Vujovic tries to clinch

and Priest decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Vujovic's guard.
Priest stops Vujovic from standing up.
Priest pushes down on Vujovic's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Priest in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Vujovic tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Priest!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Marcus Priest!