PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sid Bristol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vance Vorhees (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vorhees has chosen I Will Not Bow by Breaking Benjamin as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Bristol
vs
Vorhees

186 cm
23
181 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

194 cm
22
184 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sid Bristol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vance Vorhees!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Hugh Johnson and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bristol lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bristol.
Bristol swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bristol throws a nice looking combination but Vorhees bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bristol misses with a body shot.
Sid Bristol seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bristol lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bristol throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vorhees misses with a low kick as Bristol jumps back.
Vorhees is looking to slow Bristol down with leg kicks.
Bristol throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vorhees.
Bristol rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vorhees moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vorhees moves away from the strike by Bristol.
Bristol will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bristol throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bristol throws a jab but it's blocked by Vorhees.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vorhees avoids the body shot from Bristol.
Vorhees displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bristol throws out the jab.
Bristol throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A combination from Bristol does no damage.
Bristol misses with a series of wild punches.
Bristol thows a body shot but no joy.
Bristol pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vorhees throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bristol throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice straight punches there by Bristol. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bristol.
A punch combination from Bristol misses.

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.
Vorhees takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bristol looks to land a combination but Vorhees avoids it well.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Vorhees.
Bristol throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vorhees.
Vorhees showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bristol.
Vorhees fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bristol checks it well.
Vorhees slips under a jab from Bristol.
Bristol lands a lovely overhand right.
Bristol throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vorhees takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Vorhees uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bristol.
Bristol works over Vorhees's head and body with a nice combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bristol lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Vorhees dodges the punch combination from Bristol.
Bristol misses with a looping left.
Vorhees avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vorhees misses with a body kick.
Bristol throws a jab but it's blocked by Vorhees.
Vorhees takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bristol's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Bristol duly obliges.
Vorhees keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bristol throws a right hand that Vorhees ducks under and follows up with a left that Vorhees also avoids with ease.
Vorhees avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bristol throws a nice looking combination but Vorhees bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bristol ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vorhees moves away.
Bristol missing with a left hand there. Vorhees was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bristol ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vorhees moves away.
Bristol waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Vorhees.
A punch combination from Bristol misses.
Vorhees feints and then cracks Bristol's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bristol down.
Vorhees dodges the punch combination from Bristol.
Bristol throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Vorhees keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sid Bristol dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

The fighters circling - Bristol throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
No joy there for Bristol, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bristol throws a jab but it's blocked by Vorhees.
Bristol digs a good hook to Vorhees's body.
Bristol throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vorhees defending well as Bristol loads up on a big left hand.
Vorhees throws a chopping leg kick but Bristol manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bristol swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bristol misses with an uppercut. Vorhees saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bristol swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sid Bristol is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vorhees closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bristol lands with a right hand.
Bristol misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bristol throws a looping overhand right but Vorhees ducks down to avoid it.
Bristol throws out a loose jab but Vorhees uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bristol throws a jab but it's blocked by Vorhees.
A clash of legs there as Bristol blocks the low kick.
Bristol waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Vorhees.
Bristol lands an overhand right.
Vorhees staying out of range there.
Nice shot lands for Bristol.
Bristol comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bristol paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bristol throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bristol missing with a left hand there. Vorhees was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vorhees moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bristol misses with a body shot.
Bristol misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bristol misses with a hook. Vorhees ducked under it nicely.
Vorhees takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Vorhees slips under a jab from Bristol.
Bristol misses with a body shot.
Vorhees cracks the inside of Bristol's front leg.
Bristol misses with a looping right.
Bristol takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Vorhees uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bristol.
Bristol misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bristol throws a series of punches but Vorhees moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bristol bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Vorhees's head.
Jab from Bristol.
Bristol sizes up Vorhees with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bristol looks to throw the jab but Vorhees is out of range.
Bristol swinging wilding here.
Bristol misses with the combination.
Bristol throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bristol missing with a left hand there. Vorhees was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bristol throws a series of punches but Vorhees moves out of range.
Bristol throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Vorhees bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big left from Bristol misses.
Bristol scores with a jab to the head.
Bristol swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vorhees moves out of range of the strikes.
A combination from Bristol does no damage.
Bristol looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vorhees bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Vorhees fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bristol.
Vorhees shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Vorhees bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vorhees moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sid Bristol dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Bristol has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Vorhees.
Bristol misses with a double jab.
Bristol looks to score with a jab to the body but Vorhees is just out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Bristol.
Vorhees fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bristol checks it well.
Bristol throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vorhees sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vorhees walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bristol checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Vorhees will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bristol swings for the body but Vorhees moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bristol misses with a few strikes there.
Bristol looks to land a combination but Vorhees avoids it well.
Vorhees throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bristol throws a series of punches but Vorhees avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bristol checks a low kick from Vorhees.
Vorhees throws and low kick but Bristol moves out of range easily.
Bristol misses with a few strikes there.
Vorhees drops his hands momentarily and Bristol takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Vorhees scoring well with a low kick there.
Bristol comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bristol is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bristol moves out of range of the leg kick from Vorhees.
Bristol misses with a body shot.
Vorhees is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The fighters circling - Bristol throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bristol waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Vorhees.
Bristol wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bristol throws a right hand that Vorhees ducks under and follows up with a left that Vorhees also avoids with ease.
Vorhees looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bristol fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bristol throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bristol bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Vorhees's head.
Vorhees ducks under a wild hook from Bristol.
Bristol swinging wilding here.
Vorhees throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bristol looks to land a combination but Vorhees avoids it well.
Vorhees on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bristol rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vorhees moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Bristol as he connects with a hook.
Bristol throws a nice looking combination but Vorhees bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vorhees drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bristol misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A jab from Bristol misses.
Bristol connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Vorhees momentarily.
Bristol misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bristol throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bristol throws a looping overhand right but Vorhees ducks down to avoid it.
Bristol lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A slapping body kick lands there for Vorhees.
Bristol throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sid Bristol is winning the standup battle so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bristol throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bristol throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vance Vorhees has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vorhees displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bristol throws out the jab.
Vorhees slips a jab and a cross from Bristol.
Vorhees feints and then cracks Bristol's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bristol down.
Nice defenses there by Vorhees.
Bristol swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bristol is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vorhees.
Bristol fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vorhees manages to avoid it.
A jab from Bristol misses.
Bristol fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sid Bristol is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bristol waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Vorhees.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sid Bristol showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bristol 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sid Bristol!