PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simon Vale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Borowitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vale kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Motorhead-Iron Fist . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Vale
vs
Borowitz

190 cm
25
245 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

178 cm
23
285 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Simon Vale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyler Borowitz!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Columbo Gatti and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borowitz throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

It looks like Simon Vale has been cut.
Borowitz throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Vale counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vale throws a leg kick but Borowitz sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Vale has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Borowitz moves away from the strike by Vale.
Vale scores with the left hand. Borowitz knows he should have avoided that one.

Borowitz rushes Vale and presses him up against the cage.
Borowitz prevents Vale from breaking the clinch.
Vale managing to block the knees to the body from Borowitz.
Vale swings wildly with an uppercut but Borowitz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Borowitz lands an elbow that stopped Vale in his tracks for a moment.
Borowitz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vale.
Borowitz gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Vale pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vale avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Borowitz takes a jab right on the kisser.
We've been informed that Borowitz has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A big right from Vale misses.
Borowitz tries to counter by closing the distance.
Simon Vale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vale misses with a straight left.
Borowitz doesn't manage to clinch there - Vale circles away.
Vale getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Vale misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vale blocks a head kick by Borowitz.
Vale misses with a looping right.
Vale fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

Borowitz takes the fight into the clinch.
Vale lands a hook to the side of the head.
Borowitz lands an elbow inside that Vale shrugs off.
Borowitz keeps control of Vale as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Borowitz lands a knee to the body.
Borowitz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vale misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vale misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Vale fails to land.
Borowitz gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Simon Vale's cut is getting worse.
Borowitz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vale blocks it with crossed arms.
Borowitz lands an elbow that stopped Vale in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Borowitz blocks a body shot from Vale.
Borowitz lands a knee to the body.
Vale is breathing heavily.
Borowitz lands a nice elbow.
Borowitz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Simon Vale's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Borowitz lands an elbow that stopped Vale in his tracks for a moment.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Simon Vale's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tyler Borowitz!
Tyler Borowitz tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.