PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Asko Vilenius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eks Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man has chosen The Prodigy 'Invaders Must Die' as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!

Vilenius
vs
Man

193 cm
26
273 lbs
12 - 11 - 0

181 cm
34
217 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Cage Star

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Asko Vilenius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Eks Man!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Chris Saunders and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vilenius scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Vilenius lands with a nice combination. Man backs away looking to recover.
Vilenius misses with a right hand
and Man makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Vilenius misses with a two punch combination.
Vilenius throws the left hand but Man avoids the punch easily.
Vilenius swinging wildly here.
Man throws a nice outside leg kick.
Vilenius throws a series of punches but Man moves out of range.
Vilenius looks to land a left hand but Man moved out of range nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Man dodges the punch combination from Vilenius.
Man steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vilenius.
A big right from Vilenius misses.
Vilenius takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vilenius scores with a crisp jab that stopped Man in his tracks.
Vilenius lands a nice shot to the body.
Vilenius looks to land a combination but Man avoids it well.
Asko Vilenius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Man avoids a punch combination nicely.
Man throws a leg kick but Vilenius moved away.
Man takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Vilenius tries to bum rush Man with a series of wild strikes but Man uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A swing and a miss from Vilenius.
Vilenius throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vilenius throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Man on the side of the head.
Vilenius throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Man moves out of range as Vilenius strikes.
Man showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vilenius.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vilenius throws out the jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No joy there for Vilenius, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vilenius misses with a left hand
and Man counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Vilenius catches Man with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Man shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Vilenius uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Man has time to react.
Vilenius scores with a jab to the jaw.
Man slips under a jab from Vilenius.
Man stuns Vilenius with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Vilenius misses with a lunging right hand
and Man counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Man ducks under a wild hook from Vilenius.
Vilenius throws a body punch but Man moves out of range.
Man misses with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Vilenius blocks the low kick.
Man takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Man with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vilenius to score with a decent uppercut.
Vilenius misses with an uppercut. Man saw that one coming.
Vilenius is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Vilenius avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Vilenius lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Vilenius misses the jab.
Vilenius throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've been informed that Man has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Vilenius connects with a body shot.
Vilenius misses with a straight left.
Man swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vilenius misses with a few strikes there.
Man swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vilenius misses with a hook.
Vilenius checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Vilenius lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Vilenius cracks Man with a right hand to the side of the head.
Man avoids the body shot from Vilenius.
Vilenius throws a hook but Man blocks it.
Vilenius falls off balance throwing a combination
and Man counters with an inside leg kick.
Man slips under a jab.
Vilenius is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A jab from Vilenius finds it's way through Man's defenses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vilenius wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Vilenius loads up on a big right hand but Man slips the punch.
Vilenius rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vilenius takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Asko Vilenius dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A jab from Vilenius misses.
Vilenius misses with a wild combination.
Man slips a jab from Vilenius.
Vilenius throws a predictable looking body shot
and Man counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Man in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Vilenius rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Man moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A jab from Vilenius misses.
Vilenius misses with a double jab.
Vilenius throws a hook but Man avoids it easily.
Vilenius misses with an uppercut
and Man counters with a nice low kick that buckles Vilenius's knee momentarily.
Vilenius fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Man throws a low kick but Vilenius moves out of range easily.
Vilenius misses with a hook. Man ducked under it nicely.
Man tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vilenius was well out of range. Poor timing from Man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vilenius throws a combination that misses
and Man counters with a slapping leg kick.
Vilenius misses with a lunging right hand
and Man makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Vilenius throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vilenius misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Man.
Man has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Man there as he acknowledges the shot.
Vilenius throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Man lands a slapping body shot.
Vilenius misses with a hook.
Man misses with a leg kick.
Man uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vilenius.
Man avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Man takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Vilenius throws an overhand right that lands on Man's shoulder, as Man tries to avoid the shot.
Vilenius uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vilenius throws a hook but Man blocks it.
Man dodges the punch combination from Vilenius.
Vilenius throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Man counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Man looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Vilenius misses with a body punch
and Man counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Man is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Vilenius rather than just go for the knockout.
Man keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vilenius checks a leg kick nicely.
Man misses with a low kick.
Man ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Man throws a leg kick that misses.
Man wants to land a leg kick but Vilenius is out of range.
A jab from Vilenius misses.
Vilenius swings for the body but Man moves out of range.
Vilenius is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Man tries to work over Vilenius's front leg with a kick but Vilenius checks it.
Vilenius misses with a straight left.
Man takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Man fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Vilenius is out of range.
Vilenius looks to land a combination but Man avoids it well.
Vilenius throws a shot from downtown. Man moves away and avoids it.
Asko Vilenius is winning the standup battle so far.
Vilenius misses with a hook.
Man walks into a straight right hand from Vilenius.
Vilenius throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Man.
A lazy left from Vilenius finds it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vilenius. Man does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vilenius misses with the combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vilenius throws a shot from downtown. Man moves away and avoids it.
Vilenius misses with a hook.
Man slips under a jab.
Vilenius misses with a double jab.
Man walks into a straight right hand from Vilenius.
A jab from Vilenius misses.
Asko Vilenius is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Man throws a low kick but Vilenius moves out of range easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vilenius falls off balance throwing a combination
and Man counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vilenius fails to land with a series of punches.
Vilenius misses with a looping left.
No joy there for Vilenius, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Asko Vilenius dominated that second round.
That's time! Vilenius's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Man swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Vilenius swings for the body but Man moves out of range.
Vilenius fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Man with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vilenius lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Man circles away quickly and effectively.
Vilenius throws an off balance right hand
and Man counters with a nice leg kick.
Vilenius keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Vilenius darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Vilenius is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Man can do to turn this around?
Vilenius swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Man counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Vilenius throws a right and a left that Man avoids nicely.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Man might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Vilenius has got the better of the exchanges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Man slips a jab from Vilenius.
Vilenius throws a right and a left that both miss.
Man moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Vilenius looks to land a combination but Man avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vilenius throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Man sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vilenius throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Man counters with a nice low kick that buckles Vilenius's knee momentarily.
Vilenius fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Man manages to avoid it.
Man looks to score with a jab to the body but Vilenius is just out of range.
Vilenius takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sloppy strikes from Vilenius. Those never looked like landing.
Vilenius thows a body shot but no joy.
Vilenius misses with a looping right.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Man 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 Vilenius has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Vilenius and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Vilenius throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Man counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Vilenius misses with a shot to the body
and Man counters with a right hand to the body.
Man slips a jab and a cross from Vilenius.
Vilenius throws a right hand that Man ducks under and follows up with a left that Man also avoids with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man ducks under a wild hook from Vilenius.
Vilenius misses with a series of wild punches.
Vilenius connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Man momentarily.
Man changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Vilenius rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Man counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Man throws a low kick but Vilenius avoids it.
A leg kick checked by Vilenius.
Man ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vilenius moves away.
Man slips a jab and a cross from Vilenius.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vilenius throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Man.
Vilenius falls off balance throwing a combination
and Man counters with an outside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vilenius. Man does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vilenius swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vilenius tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Man was well out of range. Poor timing from Vilenius.
Man avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vilenius throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Man counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Vilenius thinking.
Vilenius swings widly with a right hand
and Man counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Vilenius throws a right hand that misses
and Man counters with a right hand to the body.
Vilenius throws a hook but Man avoids it easily.
Man walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Vilenius checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Man throws a solid leg kick but Vilenius takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Man.
Vilenius swings widly with a right hand
and Man counters with a leg kick.
Vilenius scores with a hook to the body. Man takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Vilenius keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vilenius misses with a double jab.
Vilenius misses the jab.
Vilenius lands a slapping body shot.
Man 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.
Vilenius thows a left - swing and a miss!
Man lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Asko Vilenius is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vilenius throws a right and a left that both miss.
Man attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vilenius lands a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vilenius jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vilenius throws a lazy right hand but Man sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Eks Man has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vilenius keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Asko Vilenius showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vilenius has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Asko Vilenius!