PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sami Vasara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nam Le (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nam Le will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Vasara
vs
Le

174 cm
37
163 lbs
25 - 13 - 0

197 cm
25
161 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Knockout power

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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 25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sami Vasara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nam Le!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasara stuffs the takedown attempt from Le. Le gets slowly back to his feet.
Vasara is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Le.
Le tries to score a power double leg takedown but Vasara sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Le somewhat.
As Le tries to get set, Vasara tries to push him back and clinch up but Le manages to avoid the attempt.
Le fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sami Vasara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nam Le.
Le tries to work over Vasara's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Vasara breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Le looks for a takedown but Vasara sprawls well.
Vasara seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vasara stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Vasara wants it to stay on the feet.
Le throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Vasara's waist but Vasara gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Le off to one side.
Nam Le seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Le doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Vasara counters by clinching up.
Le looks winded!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Le tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vasara's elbow.
Le misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vasara prevents a body shot from Le.

Vasara's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Le shoots in looking for a takedown but Vasara manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Le's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Le misses with a takedown

and Vasara counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Le tries to throw a body punch but Vasara avoids it by throwing Le back against the cage.
Vasara blocks a body shot from Le.
Vasara unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Vasara prevents a body shot from Le.
Vasara lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Le.
Le tries to work over Vasara's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Vasara's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le fails with the takedown.
Le shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Vasara counters by moving into the clinch.

Vasara manages to break the clinch.
Le shoots and misses

and Vasara counters by moving into the clinch.

Vasara manages to break the clinch.
Le doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Vasara moves into the clinch.

Vasara's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Le gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Vasara counters by moving into the clinch.
Vasara lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Nam Le has been cut.
Le tries to throw a body punch but Vasara avoids it by throwing Le back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasara lands a body shot in the clinch.
Le tries to throw a body punch but Vasara avoids it by throwing Le back against the cage.
Vasara lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Vasara with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Le tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vasara's elbow.

Vasara breaks the clinch.
Le with a poor takedown

and Vasara holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Vasara breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Le shoots and misses

and Vasara counters by moving into the clinch.

Vasara pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Le has his takedown stuffed

and Vasara counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Vasara lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Vasara manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Le.
Le tries for a takedown but Vasara circles away easily

and Vasara counters by clinching up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vasara leaning against his opponent.
Le is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Le misses with a hook to the ribs.

Vasara pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Le misses with a takedown

and Vasara holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Le takes a knee to the side of the body.

Vasara breaks the clinch.
Le with a lazy takedown attempt

and Vasara moves into the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Vasara.

Vasara's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sami Vasara dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nam Le's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Le shoots and misses

and Vasara counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Vasara.
Nice elbow from Vasara.

Vasara breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Le fails with the takedown

and Vasara counters by moving into the clinch.
Le tries to throw a body punch but Vasara avoids it by throwing Le back against the cage.
Vasara lands a nice knee to the body.
Vasara scores a nice knee to the body.

Vasara's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sami Vasara is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Le with a lazy takedown attempt

and Vasara counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Sami Vasara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nam Le.
Le missing with knees to the body.
Sami Vasara has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Vasara lands a body shot.
Le is breathing heavily.

Vasara breaks from the clinch.
Le doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Vasara moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasara slowing the pace effectively.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Vasara for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.

Vasara escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Le with a poor takedown

and Vasara counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Vasara manages to break the clinch.
Le fails with the takedown

and Vasara holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Vasara's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Le fails with the takedown

and Vasara holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Vasara manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le with a lazy takedown attempt

and Vasara counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Vasara will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Le up against the cage.
Vasara lands with a left to the head.
Le misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Le tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vasara's elbow.
Vasara throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Vasara lands a damaging elbow.

Le is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vasara blocks a body shot from Le.
Le is still on wobbly legs! Can Vasara finish him?
Le tries to work over Vasara's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Le struggles to land a body shot inside as Vasara controls his hands.
Le tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vasara's elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

Vasara breaks from the clinch.
Le seems to have recovered his senses.
Le with a poor takedown

and Vasara moves into the clinch.

Vasara breaks the clinch.
Le gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Vasara counters by moving into the clinch.
Vasara landing knees to the head.

That has opened up Nam Le's cut even more.

Vasara breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Le shoots and misses

and Vasara counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Vasara.

Vasara breaks from the clinch.
Le has his takedown stuffed

and Vasara counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Vasara connects with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasara lands a nice elbow.

The cut above Nam Le's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee calls for Vasara to work.

Vasara breaks the clinch.
Le tries for a takedown but Vasara circles away easily

and Vasara counters by moving into the clinch.
Vasara lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Vasara breaks the clinch.
Vasara's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Le shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Vasara counters by clinching up.
Vasara lands a knee to the body.
Vasara with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Vasara breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sami Vasara dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nam Le's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Le misses with a takedown

and Vasara counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Vasara.

Vasara escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Le shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Vasara holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Vasara breaks from the clinch.
Le misses with a takedown attempt

and Vasara moves into the clinch.
Sami Vasara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nam Le.
Still in the clinch, Vasara scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vasara stalls.

Vasara breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Le shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Vasara counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Vasara.
Le takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vasara lands an elbow that stopped Le in his tracks for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasara throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Le being controlled against the cage.

Vasara breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Le tries for a takedown but Vasara circles away easily

and Vasara counters by clinching up.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Vasara lands a body shot.
Le misses with a hook to the ribs.

Vasara breaks the clinch.
Le doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Vasara holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Vasara pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sami Vasara is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Le shoots and misses

and Vasara moves into the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Vasara.

Vasara pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Le with a poor takedown

and Vasara counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Vasara.
Knees in the clinch landing for Vasara.
A short body shot lands from Vasara as the two fighters clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Vasara - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

Vasara's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Le has his takedown stuffed

and Vasara counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Vasara.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Vasara breaks from the clinch.
Le misses with a takedown attempt

and Vasara counters by clinching up.

Vasara manages to break the clinch.
Le shoots and misses

and Vasara counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Vasara.

Vasara breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Le fails with the takedown

and Vasara counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Vasara.
Le tries a body shot but Vasara blocks it.
Vasara lands a good knee to the midsection. Le won't want to take too many of those.

Vasara breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vasara is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Le can do to turn this around?
Le with a poor takedown

and Vasara counters by clinching up.

Vasara pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sami Vasara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Le shoots and misses

and Vasara counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Vasara.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasara lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vasara scores a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Vasara escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Le tries for a takedown but Vasara circles away easily

and Vasara moves into the clinch.

Vasara pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Le gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Vasara counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Vasara.
Vasara taking a breather.
Vasara lands a shoulder strike.
A bit of stalling here from Vasara.
Nam Le has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Vasara pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sami Vasara showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vasara 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:24
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:24
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sami Vasara!