PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh Vukovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Tribbiani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Josh Vukovic has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Josh Vukovic seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Vukovic
vs
Tribbiani

192 cm
18
261 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

195 cm
18
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Josh Vukovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joey Tribbiani!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Michael Johnstone and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Vukovic.
Vukovic throws a right and a left that Tribbiani avoids nicely.
Vukovic swinging wildly here.
Vukovic fails to land with a series of punches.
Tribbiani takes one to the chin there.

Tribbiani closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Vukovic quickly recovers to half guard.

Tribbiani is working for a submission of some sort.
Vukovic controlling the position well.
Tribbiani is thwarting Vukovic's attempts to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tribbiani is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Tribbiani is working for a kimura but Vukovic is defending it quite comfortably.

Tribbiani is working for a submission of some sort.
Tribbiani is thwarting Vukovic's attempts to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two 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.
Vukovic is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Tribbiani is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

Tribbiani is working for a kimura but Vukovic is defending it quite comfortably.

Tribbiani is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Vukovic has managed to free his arm - good work.

Tribbiani is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vukovic is holding on to half guard well.
Tribbiani wants to free his trapped foot but Vukovic is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Tribbiani 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.
Vukovic is positioning himself well to prevent Tribbiani advancing to mount.

Tribbiani is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Vukovic defends it well.
Tribbiani stops Vukovic from getting back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Tribbiani is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Vukovic sees it coming and defends easily.

Tribbiani is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Tribbiani looks winded!
Vukovic is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.

Tribbiani is looking for a kimura here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vukovic tries to kick Tribbiani off but Tribbiani keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joey Tribbiani dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Tribbiani shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Vukovic defends it nicely.
Vukovic looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Vukovic looks to land a combination but Tribbiani avoids it well.
Vukovic slips a jab and a cross from Tribbiani.
Vukovic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vukovic lands a two punch combo.
Vukovic swinging wildly here.
A cross from Vukovic lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circle momentarily. Vukovic darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tribbiani dives in and grabs Vukovic's left leg, looking for a takedown. Vukovic pushes down on Tribbiani's head and hops out.
Vukovic went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Vukovic throws a right hand that Tribbiani ducks under and follows up with a left that Tribbiani also avoids with ease.
Vukovic throws a lazy right hand but Tribbiani sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Josh Vukovic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vukovic throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tribbiani bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tribbiani displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vukovic throws out the jab.
A punch lands to the side of Tribbiani 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Vukovic misses with the combination.
Tribbiani shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Vukovic as he avoids it easily.
Josh Vukovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joey Tribbiani.
Tribbiani is breathing heavily.
Vukovic looks to land a combination but Tribbiani avoids it well.
Josh Vukovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tribbiani walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tribbiani moves away from the strike by Vukovic.
Tribbiani tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vukovic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vukovic misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tribbiani takes one to the chin there.
Tribbiani needs to keep his hands up - Vukovic had a free shot at his head there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Vukovic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tribbiani shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Vukovic pinned against the cage. Vukovic gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Vukovic scores with a body shot.
Vukovic misses with a series of wild punches.
Vukovic is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Tribbiani darts in looking for a takedown but Vukovic gets double underhooks and turns Tribbiani into the cage.
Tribbiani showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vukovic.
Tribbiani changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Jab by Vukovic.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tribbiani showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vukovic.
Vukovic swinging wildly here.
Tribbiani shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Vukovic swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tribbiani.
Josh Vukovic is winning the standup battle so far.
Tribbiani is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

Tribbiani is rocked!
Vukovic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vukovic drops Tribbiani with a huge uppercut! Tribbiani drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Vukovic is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Josh Vukovic!