PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Victorio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiyaro Feitsora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Victorio might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Breaking Benjamin - Dance With The Devil. Feitsora comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Helmet - Unsung kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Victorio
vs
Feitsora

197 cm
26
204 lbs
12 - 6 - 1

188 cm
27
215 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
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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 12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tommy Victorio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tiyaro Feitsora!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Valeri Chadov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Feitsora throws a right hand that Victorio ducks under and follows up with a left that Victorio also avoids with ease.

Victorio shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Victorio showed some decent athleticism there.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Victorio sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Feitsora defending well though.

Feitsora actively working from the bottom here.
Feitsora wants to control but Victorio is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Victorio thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Feitsora's head.
Feitsora won't allow Victorio to pass to mount.
Feitsora is looking to control Victorio's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Feitsora avoid being mounted?
Victorio working Feitsora over with strikes.
Feitsora trying to hold on to Victorio's head to control him but Victorio postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Victorio has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Victorio cracks Feitsora with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Victorio working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Feitsora working to try and regain half guard.
Victorio working Feitsora over with strikes here.
Feitsora regains half guard.
Victorio is pressing down on Feitsora's thigh, looking to free his foot. Feitsora is holding on for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Victorio wants to work for an arm triangle but Feitsora is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
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!
Feitsora is looking to improve his position.
Feitsora won't allow Victorio to pass to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Victorio thows a huge punch but Feitsora dodges it nicely.
Victorio wants to lay and pray for a moment but Feitsora keeps working.
Victorio thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Victorio lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Victorio is looking to stall here but Feitsora recovers full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Feitsora wants to sweep here but Victorio controlling him for the moment.
Feitsora keeping full guard, as Victorio tries to pass.

Feitsora looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Victorio's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Feitsora keeping moving, preventing Victorio from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Feitsora avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Feitsora looking to hit a scissor sweep but Victorio is one step ahead there.

Feitsora is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Victorio is aware though and is defending well.
Feitsora is trying to control the position but Victorio postures up.
Victorio missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Victorio trying to control but Feitsora is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Victorio dominated that round.
That's time! Victorio's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Feitsora thows a leg kick but Victorio checks it

and Victorio counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Victorio advances to half guard.
Victorio thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Victorio is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Victorio sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Feitsora defending well though.
Feitsora trying to control but Victorio postures up.
Victorio slips a nice elbow through Feitsora's hands, connecting with Feitsora's forehead.
Feitsora trying to hold on to Victorio's head to control him but Victorio postures up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Victorio tries to pass to full mount but Feitsora defends it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Victorio with the ground and pound but Feitsora uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Victorio with a nice head shot there.
Victorio sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Feitsora's guard.
Feitsora is looking to control Victorio's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Feitsora avoid being mounted?

Feitsora looking for subs from the bottom but Victorio mounts him!
Feitsora is in a horrible position here. Victorio smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Feitsora tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Victorio landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Feitsora tries to hold on but Victorio postures up.
Victorio raining down shots from the mount!
Victorio trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Victorio avoids the attempt from Feitsora to control.
Feitsora is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Victorio lands a big shot there that rocks Feitsora but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Feitsora is bucking up trying to escape but Victorio cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Victorio landing shots from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Feitsora is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Feitsora bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

Victorio working for a triangle but Feitsora defends it easily.
Feitsora tries to free his leg and advance position but Victorio is retaining full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Victorio looking to hit a scissor sweep but Feitsora is one step ahead there.

Victorio looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Feitsora has picked Victorio up and slammed him! Victorio can't keep hold of the triangle and Feitsora manages to pass to side control!
Feitsora misses with the ground and pound.
Victorio is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Gangsterdamage, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Victorio is looking for a sweep.
Feitsora is staying tight to Victorio's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Victorio is working to avoid the ground and pound but Feitsora connects with a decent elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Victorio dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Feitsora tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Victorio is able to avoid easily.
Victorio clobbers Feitsora with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Feitsora checks a leg kick.
Victorio lands a nice looking body shot.
Feitsora moves out of range of the body kick.
Victorio throws a leg kick but Feitsora checks it.
Feitsora connects with a body shot that sends Victorio's belly button to the back.
Victorio throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Feitsora moves in looking to clinch but Victorio pushes him off.
Jab from Victorio.
Feitsora shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Victorio swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Feitsora.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Victorio looks to score with a jab to the body but Feitsora is just out of range.
Feitsora lands with a slapping head kick.
Victorio feints and then cracks Feitsora's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Feitsora down.
Feitsora throws a jab when Victorio was well out of range.
Victorio throws a series of strikes that have Feitsora backpedaling.

It looks like Tiyaro Feitsora has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Feitsora closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Feitsora lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Victorio backwards.
Feitsora looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Victorio has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Victorio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Feitsora goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Victorio managing to block the knees to the body from Feitsora.
Victorio tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Feitsora just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Victorio tries to circle away but Feitsora has him pinned against the cage.
Victorio blocks an elbow strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Feitsora.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Feitsora.
Victorio jumps guard but Feitsora stands there with Victorio around his waist. Victorio gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Victorio working hard to break the clinch.
Victorio avoids a wild elbow strike from Feitsora.
Victorio managing to block the knees to the body from Feitsora.
A head punch on the inside from Victorio fails to land.
Victorio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Victorio.
Victorio wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Victorio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Feitsora misses with a body punch.
Feitsora cracks Victorio with a nice body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Victorio tries to pull guard but Feitsora holds him up against the cage and eventually Victorio drops back down to his feet.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Feitsora obliges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Feitsora.

Victorio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Feitsora 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.
Feitsora on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tiyaro Feitsora has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tiyaro Feitsora is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Victorio walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Feitsora checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Feitsora misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Feitsora tries to clinch there but Victorio circles away.
Victorio throws a series of punches but Feitsora moves out of range.
Feitsora keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Feitsora swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Victorio. Those never looked like landing.
Feitsora throws a big shot that misses.
Tiyaro Feitsora seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A clash of legs there as Victorio blocks the low kick.
Feitsora misses with a hook.
Victorio lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Feitsora closes the distance and clinches.
Victorio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Feitsora using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Victorio has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Victorio is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Feitsora has Victorio pressed against the cage, preventing Victorio from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Knees to the body from Feitsora.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Feitsora.
Feitsora with an attempt at a knee that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tommy Victorio.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Victorio, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Victorio!
Our winner, Tommy Victorio, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.