PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ranko Vrhovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mehmet Muhammad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mehmet Muhammad is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Vrhovski
vs
Muhammad

188 cm
25
194 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ranko Vrhovski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mehmet Muhammad!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Winston Alpacca and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Vrhovski. Those never looked like landing.
Muhammad throws a shot from downtown. Vrhovski moves away and avoids it.
Muhammad misses with a straight right.
Muhammad keeps the fight on the outside.
Vrhovski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Muhammad.
Muhammad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vrhovski drops down looking for a counter takedown but Muhammad sprawls and moves away.
Vrhovski swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Muhammad counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vrhovski with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Muhammad to score with a decent uppercut.
Vrhovski lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Muhammad ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Muhammad has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Vrhovski slips under a jab from Muhammad.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vrhovski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Muhammad.
Muhammad pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Muhammad misses with an uppercut.
A punch combination from Vrhovski misses.
Muhammad looks to land a combination but Vrhovski avoids it well.
Vrhovski appears to be looking for a big counter.
Muhammad fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Vrhovski on the side of the head.

Vrhovski has closed the distance and engaged Muhammad in a clinch.
Muhammad misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vrhovski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vrhovski has Muhammad pressed against the cage, preventing Muhammad from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Vrhovski looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Vrhovski blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muhammad jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Vrhovski walks away with a smile on his face. Muhammad gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A jab from Muhammad misses.
Vrhovski throws a big counter combination but Muhammad scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Vrhovski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Muhammad.
Vrhovski seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Jab, jab by Muhammad - just one landing.
Muhammad throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vrhovski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Muhammad.
Vrhovski went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vrhovski avoids the body shot from Muhammad.
Muhammad connects with a jab.

It looks like Ranko Vrhovski has been cut.
Muhammad misses with a looping right.
Muhammad showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vrhovski.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Muhammad! But no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vrhovski tries to clinch but Muhammad moves out of range.
Muhammad misses with a straight right.
Vrhovski moves out of range of the strikes.
Vrhovski moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Muhammad connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Vrhovski momentarily.
Mehmet Muhammad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muhammad missing with a left hand there. Vrhovski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Muhammad cracks Vrhovski with a good jab.
Vrhovski connects with the punch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vrhovski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vrhovski tries to move into range but Muhammad moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Muhammad throws a looping overhand right but Vrhovski ducks down to avoid it.
Decent striking displayed by Muhammad there.
Vrhovski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Muhammad.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Muhammad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vrhovski takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Muhammad lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mehmet Muhammad dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ranko Vrhovski's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Vrhovski keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Vrhovski lands a nice hook to Muhammad's body. Muhammad takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Vrhovski ducks under a wild hook from Muhammad.
Vrhovski seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Muhammad fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vrhovski manages to avoid it.
Vrhovski seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Muhammad takes a swing at Vrhovski's ribcage but misses.
Vrhovski went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Muhammad throws a body punch but Vrhovski moves out of range.
Muhammad tries to bum rush Vrhovski with a series of wild strikes but Vrhovski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muhammad throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vrhovski takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Muhammad misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vrhovski scores with a nice strike.
Muhammad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vrhovski moves away.
Ranko Vrhovski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vrhovski slips a straight right by Muhammad.
Vrhovski throws a right hand that Muhammad ducks under and follows up with a left that Muhammad also avoids with ease.
Muhammad with a nice cross.
Muhammad lands with a hook. Vrhovski tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sloppy strikes from Vrhovski. Those never looked like landing.
Muhammad moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Vrhovski closes the distance and lands a one-two.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muhammad misses with a jab to the body
enabling Vrhovski to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Muhammad lands with a good body shot.
Muhammad dodges the punch combination from Vrhovski.
Muhammad throws a jab but it's blocked by Vrhovski.
Vrhovski takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Muhammad lands a jab to the head.
Muhammad jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Muhammad scores with a decent looking hook.
Vrhovski slips under a jab from Muhammad.
Vrhovski is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Muhammad.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Muhammad misses.
A quick step to the side and Vrhovski tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Muhammad swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Muhammad swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Vrhovski. Those never looked like landing.
Muhammad let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Muhammad lands with a shot to the body.
Vrhovski takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
No joy there for Vrhovski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vrhovski throws a nice looking combination but Muhammad bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Muhammad lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muhammad wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Vrhovski lands with a nice combination. Muhammad backs away looking to recover.
Muhammad cracks Vrhovski with a good jab.
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!
Muhammad connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Muhammad misses with a straight left.
Vrhovski ducks under a wild hook from Muhammad.
Vrhovski takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

Vrhovski is rocked!
Sloppy strikes from Vrhovski. Those never looked like landing.
Muhammad ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mehmet Muhammad showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ranko Vrhovski's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Vrhovski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Muhammad.
Muhammad misses with a looping right.
Muhammad throws a hook but Vrhovski blocks it.
Muhammad scores with the left hand. Vrhovski knows he should have avoided that one.
Muhammad fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Vrhovski looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Muhammad lands the left hand.
Oh Vrhovski is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Muhammad drops Vrhovski with a straight right hand, right on the button! Muhammad follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mehmet Muhammad!
Our winner, Mehmet Muhammad, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.