PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Porter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ring Vinayagamoorthy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Porter might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to KRS one - Step into a world (raptures delight). Vinayagamoorthy is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Soul Captain Band - Taistelun arvoinen . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Porter
vs
Vinayagamoorthy

167 cm
26
165 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

165 cm
27
162 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nathan Porter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ring Vinayagamoorthy!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Porter misses with a left hand
and Vinayagamoorthy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Porter thinking.
Porter misses with a hook. Vinayagamoorthy ducked under it nicely.
Porter misses with a double jab
and Porter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vinayagamoorthy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Porter manages to avoid it.
A big left from Vinayagamoorthy misses.
Vinayagamoorthy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Porter looks to throw the jab but Vinayagamoorthy is out of range.
Vinayagamoorthy misses with a hook to the body
and Porter counters with a straight right hand.
Nice defenses there by Porter.

Vinayagamoorthy closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Vinayagamoorthy lands in his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vinayagamoorthy scoring with some ground and pound.

Vinayagamoorthy has gone for a leg lock! Porter slips out almost immediately though and dives into Vinayagamoorthy's guard.
Porter stopping the sweep attempt from Vinayagamoorthy.
Vinayagamoorthy is looking to stand up but Porter isn't so interested in that idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Porter trying to stand up but can't free himself from Vinayagamoorthy's guard.
Vinayagamoorthy has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Ring Vinayagamoorthy was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Porter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Porter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vinayagamoorthy.
A swing and a miss from Porter.
Vinayagamoorthy defending well as Porter loads up on a big left hand.
Porter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vinayagamoorthy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vinayagamoorthy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A jab from Porter misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Porter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vinayagamoorthy throws a lazy right hand but Porter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Porter throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vinayagamoorthy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Vinayagamoorthy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Porter.
Porter staying out of range there.

Porter tries to sprawl but Vinayagamoorthy drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Vinayagamoorthy stalling away here and it's allowed Porter to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vinayagamoorthy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ring Vinayagamoorthy dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Vinayagamoorthy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Porter throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vinayagamoorthy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vinayagamoorthy is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Porter throws the left hand but Vinayagamoorthy avoids the punch easily.
Vinayagamoorthy shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Porter defends it nicely.
Vinayagamoorthy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Porter.
Porter slips under a jab.
Porter throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Porter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Porter throws a hook to the side of Vinayagamoorthy's head but Vinayagamoorthy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vinayagamoorthy throws a right and a left that Porter avoids nicely.
Porter throws a hook but Vinayagamoorthy blocks it.
Porter throws a hook but Vinayagamoorthy blocks it.
Porter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vinayagamoorthy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Porter's hands.
Porter throws an off balance right hand
letting Vinayagamoorthy counter with a right hand.
Porter misses with an uppercut. Vinayagamoorthy saw that one coming.
Porter just misses with a punch to the body.
Vinayagamoorthy jabs Porter right on the nose. Porter blinks but takes it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Porter slips under a jab from Vinayagamoorthy.
Vinayagamoorthy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Vinayagamoorthy with a nice cross.
Porter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vinayagamoorthy.
Porter throws a looping overhand right but Vinayagamoorthy ducks down to avoid it.
Porter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vinayagamoorthy.
Porter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Porter takes a swing at Vinayagamoorthy's ribcage but misses.
Vinayagamoorthy throws out a loose jab but Porter uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vinayagamoorthy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Porter's head backwards.
Porter throws a combination that misses
and Porter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vinayagamoorthy avoids the body shot from Porter.
Vinayagamoorthy misses with a straight left.
Vinayagamoorthy looks to throw the jab but Porter is out of range.
Ring Vinayagamoorthy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vinayagamoorthy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Vinayagamoorthy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Porter takes a jab right on the kisser.
Porter moves forwards but Vinayagamoorthy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Porter misses with an uppercut
and Vinayagamoorthy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vinayagamoorthy scores with a crisp jab that stopped Porter in his tracks.
Porter slips a straight right by Vinayagamoorthy.
Vinayagamoorthy throws a big shot that misses.
Porter thows a body shot but no joy.
Vinayagamoorthy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vinayagamoorthy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Porter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vinayagamoorthy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Porter misses with a left hand
enabling Vinayagamoorthy to counter with a crisp jab.
Vinayagamoorthy lands a nice shot to the body.
Vinayagamoorthy throws a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ring Vinayagamoorthy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Porter slips a jab from Vinayagamoorthy.
Nice uppercut there from Porter.
The fighters circling - Vinayagamoorthy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Porter lands a nice shot to the body.
Vinayagamoorthy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Porter.
Porter rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vinayagamoorthy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vinayagamoorthy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Porter counter with a right hand.
Porter has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Porter there as he acknowledges the shot.
A slow jab from Vinayagamoorthy misses its intended target.
Porter slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vinayagamoorthy throws a lazy right hand but Porter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Porter misses with a series of wild punches.
Vinayagamoorthy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Vinayagamoorthy looks to land a left hand but Porter moved out of range nicely.
Porter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Vinayagamoorthy scores with a takedown into Porter's guard.
Porter is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Vinayagamoorthy is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vinayagamoorthy lands a couple of digs.
Vinayagamoorthy throws a strike but Porter rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Vinayagamoorthy is pulling down on Porter's head. It's preventing any offense from Porter, at least for the moment.
Vinayagamoorthy is trying to keep Porter in close.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vinayagamoorthy has his hands on Porter's head, controlling the position.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ring Vinayagamoorthy wasn't active enough on the ground.
Vinayagamoorthy looks to land a right hand but Porter moved out of range.
Ring Vinayagamoorthy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Vinayagamoorthy throws a poor cross that misses
and Porter counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Vinayagamoorthy throws an off balance right hand
and Porter counters with a nice body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Porter staying out of range there.
Vinayagamoorthy misses the jab.
Vinayagamoorthy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from Vinayagamoorthy misses.
Vinayagamoorthy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Porter.
Porter ducks right into an uppercut from Vinayagamoorthy.
Vinayagamoorthy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vinayagamoorthy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Vinayagamoorthy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nathan Porter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Porter lands with a nice body punch.

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 Nathan Porter.
Well Vinayagamoorthy has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ring Vinayagamoorthy!
An out of breath Ring Vinayagamoorthy thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.