PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Asano Arai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Vinetto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Arai might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Fantastic Baby - BIG BANG. Vinetto has chosen Twisted Insane - The Dookie Monster as his entrance music. Vincent Vinetto has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Arai
vs
Vinetto

200 cm
29
225 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

195 cm
26
210 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Museum of Monsters & Madmen

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 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Asano Arai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vincent Vinetto!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Mauricio Rocha and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vinetto looks to score with a jab to the body but Arai is just out of range.
Vinetto misses with a two punch combination.
Vinetto wants to clinch up but Arai keeps it at a distance.
Vinetto misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Arai misses its intended target.
Vinetto takes a swing at Arai's ribcage but misses.
A head kick misses from Vinetto.
Vinetto misses with a head kick.
Arai swats away the attempt to clinch by Vinetto.
Arai looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Vinetto ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Vinetto wants to land a leg kick but Arai is out of range.
Arai throws a right hand that misses
and Vinetto counters with a nice body shot.
Vinetto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arai manages to avoid it.
Arai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vinetto blocks the body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Vinetto 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 Arai has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Arai and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Vinetto throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Arai.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arai will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Arai changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Vinetto tries to avoid it but Arai manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Vinetto to the ground. Vinetto escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Arai throws a lazy body kick
and Vinetto counters with a nice body shot.
Arai misses with an uppercut.
Arai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vinetto just misses with a punch to the body.
Arai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vinetto connects with a crisp jab.
Vinetto looks to land a right hand but Arai moved out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Arai.
Arai throws a series of punches but Vinetto avoids them all with ease.

Vinetto lands a big uppercut and Arai crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Arai looks OK. Vinetto waves Arai back to his feet!

Arai is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vinetto swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Arai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oh Arai is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vinetto lands a right hook to the body.
Vincent Vinetto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vinetto fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Arai.
Arai seems to have got his legs back now.
Vinetto fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Arai is out of range.
Vinetto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Arai.
Vinetto misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vinetto swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Arai.
Vinetto throws a jab when Arai was well out of range.
A cross from Arai lands.
Arai lets loose with a powerful body kick. Vinetto will feel that in the morning.
Vincent Vinetto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Arai slips a jab from Vinetto.
Vinetto looks to score with a jab to the body but Arai is just out of range.
Vinetto lands a jab to Arai's midsection.
Arai takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Vinetto wants to slow Arai down by chopping away at his legs.
Vinetto throws a body punch but Arai moves out of range.
Arai misses the body punch

and Vinetto holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Vinetto keeps control of Arai as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Vinetto lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Arai backwards.
A hook to the body from Arai.
Arai tries to score a body lock takedown but Vinetto shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Arai lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arai tries to throw a body punch but Vinetto avoids it by throwing Arai back against the ropes.
Arai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Arai lands a hook that snaps the head of Vinetto backwards.
Vinetto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Arai is leaning against Vinetto and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Arai tries a body shot but Vinetto blocks it.
Vinetto lands a body punch.
Vinetto blocks a body shot from Arai.
Vinetto tries to break the clinch but Arai is controlling the position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vinetto.
Arai prevents a body shot from Vinetto.

Arai turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Arai manages to end up in side control.
Arai in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Arai prevents Vinetto from escaping the position.
Sloppy strikes there by Arai.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arai working the ground and pound.
Arai working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Vinetto is not content to let Arai control the position.
An elbow from Arai crashes against the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arai 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.
Arai sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Vinetto is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arai wants to control but Vinetto is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Arai throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vinetto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vinetto misses with a body shot.
Vinetto throws a nice looking combination but Arai bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vincent Vinetto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vinetto misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vinetto. Arai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Arai swings for the body but Vinetto moves out of range.
A lazy left from Vinetto finds it's target.
Arai misses with a shot to the body
and Vinetto counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Vinetto misses with a body shot
and Arai counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Vinetto thinking.
Vinetto takes a swing at Arai's ribcage but misses.
Arai moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Vinetto cracks a nice hook into Arai's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vinetto throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Arai stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Vinetto's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Arai connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Vinetto scrambles back to his feet.
Arai takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Vinetto misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Arai shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Arai was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Arai throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Arai looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Vinetto is avoiding damage well.
Arai lands some shots froms side control.
Vinetto wants to get back to his feet but Arai drags him back down.
Vinetto is looking for a sweep.
Vinetto is trying to control Arai's posture but Arai avoids it.
Arai throws an elbow but Vinetto slips to the side and avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Arai looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Arai is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Vinetto is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Arai has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Arai wants to control but Vinetto is keeping him busy.
Vinetto wants to control but Arai postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arai misses with the ground and pound.

Arai is trying to get an arm triangle but Vinetto is defending well.
Arai fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Sloppy strikes there by Arai.

Arai thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Arai throws an elbow but Vinetto slips to the side and avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Arai wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vinetto keeps working.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Arai scores with a body shot.
Vinetto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Arai scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Arai throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Asano Arai overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Arai seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Vinetto does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Arai controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Asano Arai dominated that second 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Vinetto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Arai.
Vinetto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vinetto connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Vinetto misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No joy there for Vinetto, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sloppy strikes from Vinetto. Those never looked like landing.
Vinetto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Vinetto drops Arai with a beautiful combination! Arai stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Vinetto is looking for the KO!
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!
A shot to the liver by Vinetto. Beautiful body shot.
Vinetto connects with a body shot.
Arai takes a swing at Vinetto's ribcage but misses.
Arai lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Vinetto scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Vinetto jabs at Arai's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vinetto plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends Arai swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! Arai face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Vincent Vinetto!
A relieved looking Vincent Vinetto thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.