PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryo Narushima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Vinetto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vinetto has chosen Twisted Insane - The Dookie Monster as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Narushima
vs
Vinetto

190 cm
37
210 lbs
47 - 13 - 0

195 cm
27
210 lbs
11 - 1 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 47 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryo Narushima!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vincent Vinetto!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Narushima misses with a body punch
and Vinetto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vinetto moves out of range as Narushima throws a body kick.
Narushima looks to land a body kick but Vinetto moved away.
Narushima connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Vinetto checks a leg kick nicely.
Vinetto scores with a leg kick.
Vinetto throws a good cross that connects.

It looks like Ryo Narushima has been cut.
Narushima stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vinetto.
Vinetto moves out of range of the body kick from Narushima.
Narushima avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Narushima fires out a quick counter leg kick but Vinetto just manages to avoid it.
Vinetto bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Narushima's head backwards.

Vinetto lands a big head kick that sends Narushima tumbling to the mat! Vinetto takes a step backwards and waves Narushima back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Narushima is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Narushima pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vinetto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Narushima.
Vinetto counters with a body kick.
Vinetto throws a leg kick which misses Narushima's front leg but catches the back leg as Narushima tries to avoid it.
Vinetto takes a swing at Narushima's ribcage but misses.
Narushima takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Vinetto connects with a body shot that sends Narushima's belly button to the back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vinetto moves out of range of the body kick.
Vinetto moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Good work by Vinetto as he checks the leg kick.
Narushima slips a jab and a cross from Vinetto.
Vinetto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Narushima.
Vinetto buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Vinetto checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Narushima throws a series of punches but Vinetto avoids them all with ease.
Vinetto throws a low kick but Narushima avoids it.
Narushima swings away with a body shot that misses
and Vinetto counters with a right hand to the body.
Vinetto tries to move into range but Narushima moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Vinetto throws a head kick but Narushima moves out of range.
Narushima keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Narushima lands with a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vinetto throws a sloppy head kick and Narushima moves out of range easily.
A quick step to the side and Narushima tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vinetto throws a push kick but Narushima slaps the foot to one side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narushima throws a leg kick
and Vinetto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Narushima takes one to the side of the head.
Narushima slips under a jab from Vinetto.
Ryo Narushima seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vinetto avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Vinetto paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Vinetto takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Narushima pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Vinetto throws a body shot but no joy.
Narushima tries to move into range but Vinetto moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Vinetto throws a front kick aimed at Narushima's knee but Narushima avoids it well.
Narushima lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A cross from Vinetto lands.
Narushima is looking to wear down Vinetto with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Narushima takes a swing at Vinetto's ribcage but misses.
Vinetto sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Narushima scores with a sloppy right hand. Vinetto should have avoided that one.
Narushima throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Narushima lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Vinetto chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Vinetto doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Narushima 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.
Vinetto is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Narushima throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Vinetto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Narushima punishes Vinetto's body with a nice straight punch.
Vinetto throws a body shot but no joy.
Narushima throws a body kick that misses.
Narushima takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Vinetto looks to throw the jab but Narushima is out of range.
Narushima ducks right into an uppercut from Vinetto.
An inside leg kick lands from Narushima.
Narushima misses the jab.
Vinetto only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Narushima looks to score with a jab to the body but Vinetto is just out of range.
Vinetto is looking to land body kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vinetto throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Vinetto moves out of range of the body kick from Narushima.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vinetto moves out of range as Narushima strikes.
A slapping body kick lands there for Narushima.
Narushima cracks the inside of Vinetto's front leg.
Narushima throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Narushima throws a leg kick
and Vinetto counters with a nice low kick that buckles Narushima's knee momentarily.
Vinetto pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
An inside leg kick from Narushima misses.
Narushima backing away here, and Vinetto unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Narushima is looking to score with low kicks.
Narushima throws a lazy right hand but Vinetto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vinetto uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Narushima has time to react.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vinetto misses with a body punch
and Narushima counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vinetto lands a head kick!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Vinetto crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Narushima - the referee stops the clock and Vinetto gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Narushima. Vinetto manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Vincent Vinetto will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ryo Narushima's cut.
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.

Narushima scores with a nice strike.
Vinetto scores with a punch to the head.
Vinetto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Narushima moves away.
Narushima pivots, looking for a leg kick but Vinetto is out of range and Narushima settles back down.
Narushima will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Vinetto falls off balance throwing a combination
and Narushima counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Narushima looks to land a combination but Vinetto avoids it well.
Vinetto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Narushima swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Narushima sets himself, and Vinetto steps forward looking for the clinch! Narushima avoids it this time.
Narushima fakes the leg kick and cracks Vinetto in the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Narushima connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Vinetto lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Vinetto is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vinetto missing with a left hand there. Narushima was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Narushima scores with a leg kick.
Narushima lands with a kick to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Narushima throws a head kick that misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Narushima.
Vinetto takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Narushima bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Vinetto's head.
Vinetto has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Narushima.
A looping hook to the body misses from Narushima. Vinetto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Narushima just misses with a punch to the body.
Narushima checks the leg kick.
Ryo Narushima is winning the standup battle so far.
Narushima with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Vinetto takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Narushima tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vinetto was well out of range. Poor timing from Narushima.
Vinetto misses with a body kick.
Good leg kick by Narushima there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Narushima throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vinetto wants to counter the offense by Narushima and move into the clinch position.
Narushima throws a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Narushima.
A little jabbing left from Vinetto on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narushima avoids the body shot from Vinetto.
Vinetto walks into a straight right hand from Narushima.
Narushima fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vinetto has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Narushima connects with a body shot that sends Vinetto's belly button to the back.
Narushima looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Vinetto looks to land a body kick but Narushima moved away.
Vinetto scoring well with a low kick there.
Narushima fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vinetto.
Narushima scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Narushima.
Vinetto has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Narushima.
Narushima looks to land a body kick but Vinetto moved away.
Vinetto connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Narushima misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vinetto.
Vinetto avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Narushima scores with a push kick.
Narushima goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Vinetto scores with a nice body kick.
Vinetto checks a low kick from Narushima.
Vinetto moves out of range as Narushima throws a body kick.
Narushima lands a right hook to the body.
Vinetto's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Vinetto wants to clinch up but Narushima keeps it at a distance.
Narushima scoring well with a low kick there.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Vinetto might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Narushima has got the better of the exchanges.
Narushima dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Narushima throws a leg kick
and Vinetto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Narushima misses with a body shot.
Vinetto misses with a wild body shot.
Narushima scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vinetto misses with an uppercut. Narushima saw that one coming.
As Vinetto looks to move away, Narushima throws a big counter combo bu Vinetto just gets out of the way.
Narushima lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Vinetto goes down and covers up as Narushima starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryo Narushima!
Ryo Narushima retains his light heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Ryo Narushima made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.