PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Vincent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Formaran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). George Formaran has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Vincent
vs
Formaran

169 cm
27
140 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

167 cm
25
143 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jamie Vincent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, George Formaran!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vincent misses with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Formaran.
Vincent avoids a punch combination nicely.
Formaran tries to bum rush Vincent with a series of wild strikes but Vincent uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Formaran misses with a two punch combination.
Formaran misses with a two punch combination.
Formaran connects with a body shot that sends Vincent's belly button to the back.
Formaran looks to land a combination but Vincent avoids it well.
A jab from Vincent misses.
Formaran uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vincent.
Formaran takes one on the button.
Vincent is breathing heavily.
Vincent slips a jab and a cross from Formaran.
Formaran tries a head kick but it misses.
Formaran swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Formaran lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vincent circles away quickly and effectively.
Formaran lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Vincent jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Formaran lands the left hand.
A low kick from Formaran misses

and Vincent counters with a single leg into guard. Formaran didn't expect that.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Vincent trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Vincent throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Formaran is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Formaran avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Formaran keeping moving, preventing Vincent from controlling successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vincent slips nicely into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vincent takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Formaran wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vincent thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Formaran felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Vincent trying to pass the guard but Formaran defending well.
Vincent misses with a head shot. Formaran uses the momentum to regain guard.
Vincent slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Vincent seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Vincent misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Vincent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Formaran avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Vincent.
Formaran really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Vincent. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Vincent misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jamie Vincent dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Formaran misses with a series of wild punches.
Formaran misses with a series of wild punches.
Formaran dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vincent misses with a hook.
Formaran rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vincent moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vincent throws a poor cross that misses
and Formaran counters with a three punch combo that has Vincent backing up. Vincent nods at Formaran to acknowledge the strikes.
Formaran throws a leg kick but Vincent checks it.
Formaran throws a combination. Vincent tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Formaran fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vincent.
Vincent scores with a leg kick.
Formaran misses with a wild body shot.
George Formaran is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Formaran throws a hook to the side of Vincent's head but Vincent sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Formaran connects with a jab.
Formaran misses the shot to the body.
Formaran fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fighters circling - Formaran throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vincent takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

Vincent is rocked!
George Formaran seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Formaran tries to bum rush Vincent with a series of wild strikes but Vincent uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Formaran throws a right hand that Vincent ducks under and follows up with a left that Vincent also avoids with ease.
Vincent misses with an uppercut. Formaran saw that one coming.
Formaran swinging wildly here.
Formaran misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Formaran throws a right hand that Vincent ducks under and follows up with a left that Vincent also avoids with ease.
A jab from Vincent misses.
Vincent throws a lazy right hand but Formaran sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vincent steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Formaran.
George Formaran is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Some wild striking there from Formaran.
Formaran fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Vincent on the side of the head.
Vincent throws a leg kick but Formaran moved away.
Vincent missing with a left hand there. Formaran was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Formaran lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Oh Vincent is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Formaran throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vincent.
Vincent seems to have got his legs back now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Formaran throws a hook but Vincent blocks it.
Vincent thows a body shot but no joy.
Formaran ducks under a wild hook from Vincent.
Vincent avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vincent just misses with a punch to the body.
Formaran fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Formaran. Vincent does a little dance to reset his feet.
Formaran uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Formaran looks to land a left hand but Vincent moved out of range nicely.
Formaran misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vincent throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Formaran misses with a wild combination.
Vincent tries to clinch up.
Vincent dodges the punch combination from Formaran.
Formaran closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Formaran pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
George Formaran seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Vincent lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Formaran has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Formaran and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Formaran throws a front kick aimed at Vincent's knee but Vincent avoids it well.
Formaran fails to land with a series of punches.
Formaran throws the kick towards the body but Vincent avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Formaran 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. This is the final round!

Formaran fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Formaran misses with a body shot.
Formaran avoids the body shot from Vincent.
Formaran throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Vincent moves out of range of the body kick.
Formaran misses with a jab, cross combination.
Formaran misses with a few strikes there.
Vincent moves out of range of the leg kick from Formaran.
Formaran looks to throw the jab but Vincent is out of range.
Formaran throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Formaran misses with a wild combination.
Vincent throws a big shot that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vincent throws a low kick but Formaran avoids it.
Formaran throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vincent.
Vincent looks for the body kick but Formaran saw that one coming.
Some wild striking there from Formaran.
Vincent throws a jab when Formaran was well out of range.
Formaran takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Vincent uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Formaran.
Vincent fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Formaran checks it well.
Vincent is looking to clinch but Formaran is avoiding it.
Formaran loads up on a big right hand but Vincent slips the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Formaran throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vincent.
A swing and a miss from Formaran.
Vincent takes a swing at Formaran's ribcage but misses.
Formaran looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A big left from Formaran misses.
Formaran swinging wildly here.
Vincent swings for the body but Formaran moves out of range.
Formaran works over Vincent's head and body with a nice combination.
Formaran steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Vincent. That one must have hurt.
Vincent throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vincent ducks under a wild hook from Formaran.
Sloppy strikes from Formaran. Those never looked like landing.
Formaran uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vincent.
Formaran will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vincent missing with a left hand there. Formaran was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vincent keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Formaran misses with a kick to the body

and Vincent counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Vincent.
Vincent pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Formaran is keeping the position for now.
Formaran utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vincent trying to control but Formaran is working from the bottom.
We've been hearing that Vincent has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.

Jamie Vincent has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Formaran lands a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vincent wants to clinch up but Formaran keeps it at a distance.
Formaran lands a jab to the nose.

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 Jamie Vincent.
I think Vincent 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jamie Vincent!
A victorious Jamie Vincent thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
George Formaran spoke after the fight, saying 'Asian can get no love from the judges, I'm clearly winning every rounds. Don't worry guys I'll be back'.