PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aldo Vurny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Sandman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Vurny
vs
Sandman

187 cm
26
210 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

180 cm
25
210 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Great wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aldo Vurny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, The Sandman!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jorge Garcia and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sandman throws an overhand right that lands on Vurny's shoulder, as Vurny tries to avoid the shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sandman.
Sandman looks for a takedown but Vurny sprawls well.
Sandman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sandman feints the counter takedown.
Vurny leaves Sandman with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Vurny drops down looking for a counter takedown but Sandman sprawls and moves away.
Aldo Vurny has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The Sandman.
Sandman fails to land the takedown.
It looked like Vurny was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sandman throws a jab when Vurny was well out of range.
Sandman misses with an uppercut
and Vurny counters with a nice body shot.
Sandman tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Vurny counters with a shoot takedown. Sandman fights it but they end up in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sandman looking for a guillotine here but Vurny defends easily.
Vurny distracts Sandman with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Sandman is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Sandman is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Vurny defends well.
Vurny lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vurny accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Vurny landing with the ground and pound.
Sandman keeping moving, preventing Vurny from controlling successfully.
Vurny works over Sandman with some ground and pound from guard.

Sandman working for a triangle but Vurny defends it easily.
Sandman is trying to control the position but Vurny postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vurny working some strikes from top position.
Vurny trying to control but Sandman is working from the bottom.
Vurny wants to pass the guard but Sandman is keeping the position.
Vurny content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Sandman working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Vurny doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Vurny manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Vurny working some strikes from top position.
Sandman keeping moving, preventing Vurny from controlling successfully.

Vurny drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Vurny jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Sandman keeping moving, preventing Vurny from controlling successfully.

Vurny avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sandman is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Vurny defends well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vurny wants to control from the top but Sandman keeps moving.
Vurny stopping the sweep attempt from Sandman.
Vurny working some strikes from top position.
Vurny keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sandman's head.
Vurny working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Vurny working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sandman keeping moving, preventing Vurny from controlling successfully.
Vurny has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Vurny stands up over Sandman, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Vurny postures up and lands a big shot to Sandman's brow.
Our spies down at at The Axis of Evil inform us that Sandman has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?

Sandman has his foot on Vurny's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Vurny works his way back into a safe position though.
Vurny working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sandman's head.
Vurny trying to control but Sandman is working from the bottom.
Sandman keeping full guard, as Vurny tries to pass.
Vurny passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vurny scores with punches from side control.
Sandman can't do much from the bottom here.
Vurny looks up at the clock and then as Sandman takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Vurny smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Vurny controlling the position from side mount.
Sandman sneaks back into half guard.
Vurny scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Vurny is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sandman defends it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are battling for position here. Sandman manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Sandman throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sandman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aldo Vurny dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Sandman closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Vurny stops a takedown attempt from Sandman.
Vurny is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Sandman changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Vurny fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Aldo Vurny has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The Sandman.
Sandman shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Vurny as he jumps to the side.
The Sandman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Vurny looking to score a takedown here. Sandman is defending well but Vurny drives through and ends up in Sandman's guard.
Vurny wants to control from the top but Sandman keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vurny passes Sandman's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Sandman trying to control here.
Vurny tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sandman knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sandman is staying active underneath Vurny, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sandman looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Vurny prevents Sandman from improving his position.
Ground and pound from Vurny.
Vurny lands with a punch from half guard.
Sandman tries to get to full guard but Vurny has control of the leg.
Vurny trying to control the action but Sandman is working from the bottom.
Vurny is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sandman can do to turn this around?
Sandman tries to get to full guard but Vurny has control of the leg.

Sandman looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sandman regains full guard. Nicely done.
Vurny looking to pass the guard.
Sandman controls Vurny momentarily but Vurny frees himself.
Vurny sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sandman's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vurny scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Aldo Vurny overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Vurny seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Vurny lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Vurny working over Sandman with some ground and pound. Sandman looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sandman is trying to control but can't.

Sandman is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Vurny pulls his head out easily.
Sandman is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Vurny seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Sandman is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Vurny pulls his head out easily.
Sandman is looking for a sweep. Vurny is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Vurny working over Sandman with some ground and pound. Sandman looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Sandman looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vurny working Sandman over with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandman is looking to improve his position.
Vurny trying to control the action but Sandman is working from the bottom.

Sandman is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Vurny pulls his head out easily.

Vurny seems to be looking for submissions.

Sandman actively working from the bottom here.
Vurny has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Vurny landing strikes, looking to finish!
Vurny trying to control but Sandman is having none of it.
Vurny with a couple of short strikes.
Vurny in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vurny punishing his opponent with strikes.

Sandman is rocked!
Sandman wants to hold on but Vurny pushes him away.
Sandman is still in real trouble! Can Vurny finish him?
Vurny lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Vurny looking to control but Sandman is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sandman manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Vurny is looking to take a break and control but Sandman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sandman seems to have recovered his senses.
Sandman wants to improve his position but Vurny is controlling well.
Vurny is nestled in close to Sandman, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Vurny scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ground and pound from Vurny.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Vurny lands a nice short elbow.
Sandman on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Vurny is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Vurny prevents Sandman from improving his position.
Sandman taking some punishment here, with Vurny in his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aldo Vurny dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Sandman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vurny.
Vurny defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sandman.
Sandman wants to clinch.
Horrible takedown attempt by Sandman or perhaps it was just good defense by Vurny, which made it look bad.

Vurny shoots in and bounces Sandman off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Vurny trying to control the position from guard on top but Sandman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sandman trying to keep a closed guard but Vurny is proving a slippery customer.

Sandman looking for a guillotine here but Vurny defends easily.
Vurny distracts Sandman with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vurny looking to pass the guard.

Sandman has his foot on Vurny's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Vurny works his way back into a safe position though.

Sandman escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Vurny gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Vurny drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Vurny jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Vurny is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sandman controls Vurny momentarily but Vurny frees himself.

Sandman is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sandman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vurny trying to control but Sandman is working from the bottom.
Vurny scoring with punches to the head and body.
Vurny forces his way into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandman manages to get to full guard.
Vurny works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Sandman is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Vurny scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sandman tries to get to full guard but Vurny has control of the leg.
Vurny is trying to control. Sandman wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sandman trying to hold on to Vurny's head to control him but Vurny postures up.
Vurny working the head and body with strikes.
Sandman is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Vurny trying to pass the guard but Sandman defending well.
Vurny working Sandman over with strikes.
Aldo Vurny is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandman is looking for a sweep. Vurny is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Vurny takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Sandman wants to improve his position but Vurny is controlling well.
Vurny looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Sandman tries to roll over but Vurny keeps him under control.

Sandman looking for submissions off his back.
Vurny takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Vurny is looking for a kimura here.
Vurny prevents Sandman from improving his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vurny working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Vurny is pressing down on Sandman's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sandman is holding on for now.
Vurny lands with a punch from half guard.
Sandman on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Vurny lands a nice short elbow.
Vurny is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Vurny controlling the action here.
The Sandman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ground and pound from Vurny.
Sandman wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Sandman looking for submissions off his back.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

Vurny is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aldo Vurny showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Vurny, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aldo Vurny!
After the fight, Aldo Vurny was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
The Sandman was interviewed post fight and said 'cunt was doped up'.