PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julio Vasquel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Foxtrot Kilo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vasquel comes into the arena with N-17-Hail blaring out of the sound system. Kilo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Foxtrot Uniform Charlie Kilo. Vasquel has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Foxtrot Kilo has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Vasquel
vs
Kilo

196 cm
23
260 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

184 cm
18
280 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BioPharm Nutrition
Team S.W.A.T.

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Julio Vasquel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Foxtrot Kilo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Felipe Paraventi and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Vasquel shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kilo's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vasquel stopping the sweep attempt from Kilo.
Vasquel pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kilo is keeping the position for now.
Kilo should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Kilo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kilo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Vasquel won't allow Kilo to sweep him here.
Kilo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Vasquel wants to stand but Kilo has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Kilo looking for a sweep. Not yet Kilo, not yet.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Vasquel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kilo.
Kilo stuffs the takedown attempt from Vasquel. Vasquel gets slowly back to his feet.
Vasquel is breathing heavily.

Kilo gets a takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Vasquel looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kilo tries to pass the half guard into mount. Vasquel knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kilo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Vasquel defending well though.

Vasquel looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Vasquel tries to roll over but Kilo keeps him under control.
Kilo is controlling the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kilo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vasquel keeps working.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Kilo has eaten all the pies!
Kilo tries to pass the half guard into mount. Vasquel knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vasquel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vasquel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vasquel throws a right hand that Kilo ducks under and follows up with a left that Kilo also avoids with ease.
Vasquel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vasquel doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kilo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kilo shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Kilo was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kilo with the ground and pound from mount.
Vasquel flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
A nice elbow there by Kilo.
Kilo trying to control but Vasquel is having none of it.
Kilo dominating with strikes here.
Kilo tries to control but Vasquel wriggling away.
Kilo controlling the pace for now.
Kilo prevents Vasquel from getting the reversal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilo with good strikes from the mount here!
Kilo landing strikes from the mount.
Kilo scoring with strikes but Vasquel is staying in there.
Kilo lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Kilo in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Kilo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kilo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kilo pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Kilo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Vasquel tries to lock up and control but Kilo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Foxtrot Kilo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Vasquel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vasquel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vasquel tries to clinch there but Kilo circles away.
Vasquel shoots and misses
and Kilo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vasquel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kilo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vasquel is looking to clinch but Kilo is avoiding it.
Kilo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vasquel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vasquel looks to land a body kick but Kilo moved away.
Vasquel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Julio Vasquel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kilo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vasquel shoots and misses
and Kilo counters with a three punch combo that has Vasquel backing up. Vasquel nods at Kilo to acknowledge the strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kilo.

Kilo decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilo is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kilo lands a nice short elbow.
Vasquel is looking to improve his position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kilo lands a nice short elbow.
Kilo stalling.
Kilo wants to control but Vasquel is keeping him busy.
Kilo controlling the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kilo prevents Vasquel from improving his position.
Vasquel is staying active underneath Kilo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kilo prevents Vasquel from improving his position.
Kilo seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The fighters are battling for position here. Vasquel manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasquel wants to sweep here but Kilo controlling him for the moment.
Vasquel is working hard here to advance position.
Vasquel wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Kilo manages to pass to side control.
Kilo content to control rather than advance.
Kilo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kilo performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Vasquel misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Kilo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Vasquel. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kilo trying to pass the guard but Vasquel defending well.
Vasquel wants to get back to full guard.
Kilo trying to mount his opponent but Vasquel defends it.
Kilo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Vasquel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Kilo decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Vasquel's guard.
Vasquel is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Vasquel can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kilo controls the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Foxtrot Kilo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Vasquel has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kilo avoids the head kick by Vasquel.
Vasquel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vasquel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vasquel tries to land a leg kick but Kilo saw it coming and moves away.
Kilo connects with a body shot.

Vasquel gets caught flat footed, as Kilo shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Kilo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kilo tries to free his leg and advance position but Vasquel is retaining full guard.
Kilo wants to control from the top but Vasquel keeps moving.
Vasquel throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Vasquel will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilo lands a couple of digs.
Kilo controls from within his opponent's guard.
Foxtrot Kilo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kilo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Vasquel looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Vasquel keeps the fight on the outside.
Vasquel with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kilo counters with a left to the body.
Kilo doesn't manage to clinch there - Vasquel circles away.
Vasquel with a lazy takedown attempt

and Kilo counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Vasquel's guard now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilo controlling from the top position.
Kilo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Vasquel throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Vasquel is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kilo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Vasquel is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Julio Vasquel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilo showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kilo thows a big elbow that misses.
Vasquel is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kilo is looking to work some ground and pound but Vasquel has wrist control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Vasquel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vasquel misses with a takedown

and Kilo counters with a takedown into side control.
Foxtrot Kilo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julio Vasquel. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilo staying calm.
Vasquel is looking for a sweep.
Kilo is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Vasquel will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Vasquel tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kilo wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Vasquel is being controlled here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Foxtrot Kilo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kilo 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Foxtrot Kilo!