PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Baader Meinhof (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Vicky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brandon Vicky acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Meinhof
vs
Vicky

181 cm
18
179 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
19
160 lbs
0 - 9 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Baader Meinhof!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brandon Vicky!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Meinhof.
Vicky tries to counter with a clinch but Meinhof shakes him off and moves away.
Vicky looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

Meinhof gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Meinhof manages to break the clinch.
Meinhof fails with the takedown.
Vicky throws a counter combo.

Vicky gets tackled into the cage by Meinhof. Meinhof maintains the clinch.
Meinhof misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vicky.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vicky is pressed up against the cage. Meinhof has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Vicky down to the mat. Vicky avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Baader Meinhof. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No joy there for Meinhof, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Meinhof shoots in but no luck this time.
Vicky throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Meinhof counters with a three punch combo that has Vicky backing up. Vicky nods at Meinhof to acknowledge the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meinhof leaves Vicky with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Vicky blocks the body kick.

Vicky gets tackled into the cage by Meinhof. Meinhof maintains the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Meinhof.

Meinhof jumps into guard, dragging Vicky to the mat.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Vicky working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Meinhof is trying to control the position but Vicky postures up.
Vicky preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Meinhof is pulling down on Vicky's head. It's preventing any offense from Vicky, at least for the moment.
Meinhof wants to stand but Vicky is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Meinhof working for a triangle but Vicky defends it easily.
Meinhof is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Meinhof has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Vicky can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Meinhof moves into the clinch successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meinhof just leaning against Vicky, taking a breather.

Meinhof pulls guard successfully.
Meinhof knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Vicky on the ground.
Meinhof controls Vicky momentarily but Vicky frees himself.
Vicky preventing the sweep.

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.
Meinhof looking to control.
Meinhof throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Meinhof looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vicky is one step ahead there.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Meinhof misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Vicky changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.

Meinhof closes the distance and clinches.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Meinhof manages to break the clinch.

Meinhof shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Meinhof missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Meinhof clinches up with Vicky and pushes him back against the cage.
Meinhof lands a nice shot to the body.
Meinhof throws an elbow but it misses.
Meinhof is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vicky can do to turn this around?

Meinhof has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Vicky regains guard immediately.
Meinhof looking to pass the guard.
Vicky keeping moving, preventing Meinhof from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meinhof postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Vicky trying to keep a closed guard but Meinhof is proving a slippery customer.
Vicky is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meinhof in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Vicky is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Meinhof in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Vicky can't keep his opponent in guard - Meinhof advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Meinhof sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Vicky defending well though.
Meinhof throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Vicky tries to get to full guard but Meinhof has control of the leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Meinhof wants to control but Vicky is keeping him busy.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Meinhof closes the distance and pushes Vicky back into the cage.

Meinhof pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Meinhof closes the distance and clinches up with Vicky, looking for a takedown. Meinhof pushes Vicky against the cage but Vicky circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Vicky stuffs the takedown attempt from Meinhof. Meinhof gets slowly back to his feet.
Vicky unleashes a big counter combination but Meinhof bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

Meinhof gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Meinhof ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Meinhof no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

Meinhof looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Vicky trying to control the position from guard on top but Meinhof is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meinhof working a defensive guard here.

Meinhof manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Meinhof unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vicky lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Meinhof pulls guard successfully.
Meinhof is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Meinhof working for a triangle but Vicky defends it easily.
Meinhof looking to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vicky wants to control from the top but Meinhof keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Baader Meinhof 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!

Meinhof tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Meinhof decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Meinhof is keen to just control but Vicky is a slippery customer.
Meinhof looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meinhof wants to pass to mount but Vicky is defending the position.
Vicky takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Meinhof is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Vicky sees it coming and defends easily.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vicky avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Meinhof.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Meinhof has a takedown stuffed.

Meinhof clinches.

Meinhof manages to pull guard.

Meinhof is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Meinhof wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meinhof throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

Meinhof had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Vicky defends it easily.
Vicky postures up.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Vicky won't allow Meinhof to sweep him here.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Meinhof looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Vicky is fending him off so far but Meinhof persists. Nope, Vicky circles away and we're back to standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meinhof shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Baader Meinhof. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vicky throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vicky tries to clinch but Meinhof is having none of it.
Meinhof shoots for a takedown but Vicky saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Vicky changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Meinhof avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Meinhof changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Vicky tries to avoid it but Meinhof manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Vicky to the ground. Vicky escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Meinhof looks for the body kick but Vicky saw that one coming.
Vicky tries to close the distance and clinch but Meinhof swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A head kick misses from Vicky.

Meinhof forces Vicky back against the cage and clinches.
Meinhof can't get the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meinhof tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vicky avoids it.

Meinhof decides to pull guard.
Vicky with a nice head shot there.

Meinhof looking for subs off his back but Vicky has passed one foot through into half guard.
Vicky sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Brandon Vicky has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Baader Meinhof is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Meinhof has one foot on Vicky's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Baader Meinhof showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Meinhof 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Baader Meinhof!
An out of breath Baader Meinhof thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.