PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vlad The Impaler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cung Le (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Impaler's entrance music is What does the Fox Say. A fine choice. Le has chosen Untouchable as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

The Impaler
vs
Le

178 cm
32
178 lbs
21 - 9 - 2

174 cm
29
183 lbs
16 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158

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 21 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Vlad The Impaler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cung Le!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Impaler scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Le doesn't seem bothered though.
The Impaler bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Le shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Le misses with an uppercut.
Le misses with an attempted mid kick.
The Impaler ducks under a wild hook from Le.
The Impaler on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The Impaler waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Le.
Le falls off balance throwing a combination

so The Impaler counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Le looking to hit a scissor sweep but The Impaler is one step ahead there.
The Impaler stops Le from standing up.
The Impaler trying to control but Le is working from the bottom.
Le looking to control but The Impaler passes into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Le trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
The Impaler controlling from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Le is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
The Impaler trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Le has given up his back here. Will The Impaler look for the submission or keep pounding away?

Le showing good submission defense here.
Le tries to roll but The Impaler sticks to his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le trying to get back to his feet but The Impaler is in full control for now.
The Impaler trying to control momentarily.
Le wants to get back to his feet.
Le is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Le controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Le is keeping busy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Impaler controlling from the back.
Le is trying to get back to his feet but The Impaler has full control of the position and if anything, Le has just worked his way into a worse spot.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
A bit of a pause in the action here. The Impaler controlling the positon.
You can see the frustration on Le's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
The Impaler controlling from the back.
Le looking very determined here, making life difficult for The Impaler.
Le is trying to break free.
The Impaler is looking to control Le but Le is wriggling around and keeping busy.
The Impaler has good solid back control here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Le is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get The Impaler off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.

The Impaler is persistently looking for the submission but Le is defending it well.
Le manages to reverse the position and now he's in The Impaler's guard. Nice work there by Le.
Le trying to control but The Impaler is working from the bottom.
The Impaler has his hands on Le's head, controlling the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
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!

We're going to have a standup here because Vlad The Impaler wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
The Impaler lands a nice looking body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vlad The Impaler dominated that round.
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 moves away from the strike by The Impaler.
The Impaler on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The Impaler walks forward, straight into a front kick from Le.
Le lands a jab-cross combination.

It looks like Vlad The Impaler has been cut.
A head kick misses from Le.
The fighters circling - The Impaler throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cung Le seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The Impaler blocks a low kick nicely.
The Impaler throws a leg kick but Le sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The Impaler has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
The Impaler lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Le swings and misses with a shot to the body
and The Impaler cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A low kick from Le misses
and The Impaler counters with an outside leg kick.
The Impaler attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The Impaler on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Le lands with an overhand left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Le looks for the body kick but The Impaler saw that one coming.
The Impaler is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Le.
The Impaler on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Le. Le obviously looking to wear him down.
A slow jab from The Impaler misses its intended target.
Le slips under a jab from The Impaler.
The Impaler scoring well with a low kick there.
Le just misses with a punch to the body.
The Impaler throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cung Le seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Impaler throws a low kick but Le moves out of range easily.
Le swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Le ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Le throws a sloppy head kick and The Impaler moves out of range easily.
Le looks to throw a body kick
and The Impaler counters with a good low kick that Le was not able to check.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Le tries a head kick but it misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Le dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Le checks a leg kick.
Le avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Le misses with a shot to the body

and The Impaler counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Le is looking to stand up but The Impaler isn't so interested in that idea.
The Impaler trying to control the position from guard on top but Le is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The Impaler advances position into side control!

The Impaler decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Le swings for the body but The Impaler moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Impaler lands a right hook to the body.
The Impaler misses with a two punch combination.
Le has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from The Impaler finds it's way round the side to connect with Le's head.
Le gets cracked with a nice right hand there by The Impaler.
Le lands a leg kick that knocks The Impaler off balance momentarily.
The Impaler on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The Impaler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Impaler lands the left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Le connects with an inside leg kick.
The Impaler has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Le.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Le fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt The Impaler.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le slips under a jab from The Impaler.
Le swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Le scores with a spinning back kick!
Le changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The Impaler shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Le thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on The Impaler if he has to take too many more of those.
A cross from Le lands.
Le wants to slow The Impaler down by chopping away at his legs.
Le connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed The Impaler momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Le tries to clinch but The Impaler moves out of range.
Le is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down The Impaler rather than just go for the knockout.
The Impaler scores with a decent looking hook.
Le with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cung Le showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vlad The Impaler's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Le throws a leg kick but The Impaler moved away.
Le tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Le takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The Impaler avoids a kick to the body.
Le scores with a hook to the body. The Impaler takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The Impaler circles away from the clinch attempt.
Le avoids the body shot from The Impaler.
The Impaler avoids a kick to the body.
The Impaler throws a sloppy head kick and Le moves out of range easily.
The Impaler scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The Impaler just misses with a punch to the body.
Le throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Le throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Impaler keeps the fight on the outside.
The Impaler scores with a crisp jab that stopped Le in his tracks.
Le throws a lazy uppercut
and The Impaler connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Le goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Le throws out a leg kick but The Impaler moves out of range and Le only half commits.
Le throws a chopping leg kick but The Impaler manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The Impaler misses with a straight right.
Le ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Impaler moves away.
The Impaler does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
The Impaler scores with a leg kick.
Le throws a quick head kick that skims the top of The Impaler's head.
The Impaler thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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 wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The Impaler misses with a left hand
and Le counters with a left to the body.
The Impaler is looking to chop away at Le's legs.
Le takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Le throws a sloppy head kick and The Impaler moves out of range easily.
The Impaler scores with a jab.
The Impaler fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Le looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Le throws a quick inside leg kick.
Le misses with a hook

and The Impaler counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Le!
Le takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Le tries to improve position but can't.
The Impaler working away.
The Impaler tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Le gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Impaler seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Le is holding on tight.
Le is trying to escape the mount.
The Impaler avoids the attempt from Le to control.
Le is trying desperately to improve position.
The Impaler fails to take his opponent's back.
The Impaler controlling his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The Impaler content just to control the position here.
The Impaler can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Le is looking to escape.
The Impaler pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Impaler wants to control the pace but Le is squirming around nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vlad The Impaler showed his dominance in that final round.
I think The Impaler has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vlad The Impaler!
Vlad The Impaler decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.