PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rappy Virtucio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Prince The (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Virtucio comes to the cage accompanied by Parkway Drive-dark Days. The key to victory for Rappy Virtucio has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Virtucio
vs
The

163 cm
25
135 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

159 cm
26
139 lbs
3 - 1 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Vikai Gear Island

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rappy Virtucio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Prince The!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Peter Branson and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from The.
The throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Virtucio's head.
The fighters circling - The throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Prince The seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The throws a head kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Virtucio on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Virtucio misses with a few strikes there.
Virtucio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Virtucio throws a shot from downtown. The moves away and avoids it.
The feints and then cracks Virtucio's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Virtucio down.
Virtucio missing with a left hand there. The was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice defenses there by The.
A combination from Virtucio does no damage.
The was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A good leg kick by The.
Virtucio uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before The has time to react.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The scores with a punch to the head.
Virtucio has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Virtucio there as he acknowledges the shot.
Virtucio throws out a loose jab but The uses good head movement to avoid it.
Virtucio misses with a straight right.
The feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Virtucio's calf.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Virtucio takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Virtucio swinging wildly here.
Virtucio takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Virtucio moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Virtucio takes a kick to the side of the head.
The takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Virtucio takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Virtucio misses with a looping right.
The looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The scores with a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The lands a leg kick that knocks Virtucio off balance momentarily.
The fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Virtucio has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Virtucio on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by The. The obviously looking to wear him down.
The lands a nice leg kick that just misses Virtucio's sensitive parts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Virtucio lands a lovely overhand right.
The lands a leg kick that knocks Virtucio off balance momentarily.
A solid leg kick lands there for The.
The lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Virtucio has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from The.
The throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The slips a straight right by Virtucio.
The fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Virtucio manages to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Virtucio on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Virtucio misses with an uppercut. The saw that one coming.
The only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for The. That snapped Virtucio's head back.
A nice inside leg kick there by The. That's going to slow Virtucio down.
The moves out of range of the strikes.
Virtucio misses with a hook.
Good shot there by The.
The thumps Virtucio with a low kick.
The lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Virtucio throws a jab but it's blocked by The.
The blocks a jab.
The scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by The. That's going to slow Virtucio down.
Virtucio is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by The.
The is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Virtucio lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A head kick from The lands but Virtucio takes it in his stride.
The staying out of range there.
The fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Virtucio has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Virtucio is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by The.
Virtucio blocks a head kick by The.
The fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Virtucio has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Virtucio takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Virtucio connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! The scrambles back to his feet.
Virtucio is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The scores with a leg kick.
The connects with a leg kick. Virtucio looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Virtucio swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The throws a fast counter high kick but Virtucio manages to duck under it in time.
The feints and then cracks Virtucio's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Virtucio down.
The scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The throws a head kick but Virtucio moves out of range.
It looked like Virtucio wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

Virtucio fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with The, pushing him back against the cage.
Virtucio is trying to break the clinch but The has him pressed against the cage.

The escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Virtucio.
The moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Virtucio has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from The.
The scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The feints and then cracks Virtucio's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Virtucio down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Prince The dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Virtucio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The.
Virtucio on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by The. The obviously looking to wear him down.
The lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A good leg kick by The.
The avoids a punch combination nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from The.
The throws a head kick that misses.
The blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Virtucio's calf.
Virtucio takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Virtucio throws out a loose jab but The uses good head movement to avoid it.
The ducks under a wild hook from Virtucio.
The throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The blocks a jab.
The now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
The lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Virtucio throws a shot from downtown. The moves away and avoids it.
The throws a nice inside leg kick.
A big right from The misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from The.
The thumps Virtucio with a low kick.
Virtucio misses with an uppercut.
The staying out of range there.
That kick from The tenderised Virtucio's leg. Virtucio is trying to keep his angry face on.
Virtucio definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The cracks the inside of Virtucio's front leg.
The throws a nice inside leg kick.
The throws a head kick that Virtucio semi-blocks.
A good leg kick by The.
Virtucio takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Virtucio on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by The. The obviously looking to wear him down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The lands with a slapping head kick.
The throws a quick inside leg kick.
The lands with an overhand left.
The misses with a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Virtucio.
A nice inside leg kick there by The. That's going to slow Virtucio down.
The lands with a slapping head kick.
Prince The seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The thumps Virtucio with a low kick.
Virtucio takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Virtucio is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Virtucio throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Virtucio moves in looking to clinch but The pushes him off.
The is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Virtucio just misses with a punch to the body.
The scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Virtucio.
That kick from The tenderised Virtucio's leg. Virtucio is trying to keep his angry face on.
The throws out a powerful jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The throws a nice head kick!
The cracks the inside of Virtucio's front leg.
The slips a jab from Virtucio.
Virtucio tries to close the distance and clinch up but The swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Virtucio to counter with a crisp jab.
Jab from The.
The misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Virtucio lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The scores with a nice strike.
The slips under a jab.
Virtucio slips a straight right by The.
A little feinted left hand from Virtucio on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Virtucio misses with a hook. The ducked under it nicely.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Virtucio looks to land a right hand but The moved out of range.
Virtucio has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from The.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The moves out of range of the strikes.
Virtucio walks into a stiff left hand from The.
The connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The ducks under a wild hook from Virtucio.
The circles away from the clinch attempt.
Virtucio throws a hook to the side of The's head but The sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by The.
Virtucio fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Virtucio takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Virtucio misses with a hook. The ducked under it nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Virtucio. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The connects with a leg kick. Virtucio looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The throws a nice inside leg kick.
The scores with a leg kick.
Virtucio takes a kick to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Prince The showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. 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.

Virtucio throws a lazy right hand but The sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The scores with a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for The.
Virtucio stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from The.
The fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Virtucio has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Virtucio misses with a hook.
The connects with a leg kick. Virtucio looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The lands with a slapping head kick.
The cracks the inside of Virtucio's front leg.
Virtucio connects with a body shot.
Virtucio stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from The.
Nice body punch from The.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Virtucio tries to counter with a takedown but The is quick to defend against it.
The ducks under a wild hook from Virtucio.
The raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
The tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The connects with a high kick.
The chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Virtucio has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from The.
The lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A big left from Virtucio misses.
That kick from The tenderised Virtucio's leg. Virtucio is trying to keep his angry face on.
Virtucio comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Virtucio on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by The. The obviously looking to wear him down.
The dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Virtucio. That did some damage!
The fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Virtucio has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The thumps Virtucio with a low kick.
A swing and a miss from Virtucio.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Virtucio on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A quick step to the side and Virtucio tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from The.
The ducks under a wild hook from Virtucio.
Virtucio steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The.
A head kick from The lands but Virtucio takes it in his stride.
The lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Virtucio drives through and clinches with The against the cage.
The has had enough of the clinch but Virtucio keeps him there for the moment.
The is trying to break the clinch but Virtucio has him pressed against the cage.
Virtucio can't break the clinch.
The tries to circle away but Virtucio has him pinned against the cage.
Virtucio wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but The has him pressed against the cage.

The breaks the clinch.
Prince The is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Virtucio lands a jab to The's midsection.
The thumps Virtucio with a low kick.
Virtucio throws an overhand right that lands on The's shoulder, as The tries to avoid the shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from The.
The lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The moves away from the strike by Virtucio.
The tries a quick counter leg kick but Virtucio is wise to it.
The fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Virtucio has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Virtucio lands a jab to The's midsection.
Virtucio takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Virtucio is looking to clinch.
The lands a head kick. Virtucio smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A good leg kick by The.
The chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Virtucio misses with a two punch combination.
Virtucio chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before The can pounce on him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A swing and a miss from Virtucio.
Virtucio ducks under a wild hook from The.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from The.
The throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Virtucio takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by The.
The buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The thumps Virtucio with a low kick.
Virtucio misses with a straight right.
The shapes to counter with a head kick.
The looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A nice leg kick lands there from The.
Virtucio throws a hook but The blocks it.
The was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Virtucio chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before The can pounce on him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head kick misses from The.
The pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Virtucio.
Virtucio takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

And that's the end of the fight!
Prince The comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got The winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Prince The!
Rappy Virtucio spoke after the fight, saying 'I did my best but my best wasnt just good enough. Got to train more in bed'.