PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rasi Vrasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Nerlinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Vrasi
vs
Nerlinger

190 cm
20
193 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

178 cm
20
180 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rasi Vrasi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Karl Nerlinger!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Roger Salmon and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vrasi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nerlinger moves away.

Nerlinger has closed the distance and engaged Vrasi in a clinch.
Vrasi crunches a lovely knee into Nerlinger's ribcage.
Nerlinger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nerlinger misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nerlinger digs a right hand into Vrasi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Vrasi's gas tank.
Nerlinger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vrasi's elbow.
Vrasi lands a nice knee to the body.
Nerlinger managing to block the knees to the body from Vrasi.
Vrasi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nerlinger throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vrasis head.
Nerlinger pushes Vrasi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vrasi landing knees to the head.

It looks like Karl Nerlinger has been cut.
Nerlinger managing to block the knees to the body from Vrasi.
Nerlinger struggles to land a body shot inside as Vrasi controls his hands.
Vrasi lands an elbow that stopped Nerlinger in his tracks for a moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Vrasi just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nerlinger's brow.
Vrasi blocks a body shot from Nerlinger.
Nerlinger is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Vrasi is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nerlinger has Vrasi pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Vrasi manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Knees to the body from Vrasi.
Nerlinger looks winded!
Vrasi lands a good knee to the midsection. Nerlinger won't want to take too many of those.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Vrasi obliges.
Vrasi lands an elbow just above Nerlinger 's eye.
Nerlinger wants a takedown but no success here.
Rasi Vrasi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Karl Nerlinger.
Nerlinger blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nerlinger takes an elbow to the temple.
Vrasi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nerlinger.
Nerlinger misses with the head strike.
A short body shot lands from Nerlinger as the two fighters clinch.
Vrasi trying to land knees to the body.
Vrasi lands an elbow inside that Nerlinger shrugs off.

That has opened up Karl Nerlinger's cut even more.
Nerlinger looking to slow down the pace here.
Nerlinger blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nerlinger on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vrasi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vrasi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Vrasi can't find room to land a body shot as Nerlinger controls the action.
Vrasi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nerlinger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nerlinger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nerlinger blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vrasi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nerlinger is defending well for now.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Vrasi.
Vrasi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nerlinger avoiding damage as Vrasi throws knees to the body.
Nerlinger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Nerlinger is trying to trip Vrasi. He has hold of a leg but Vrasi is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Nerlinger persists though and gets the takedown into guard.

Vrasi has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Nerlinger off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Nerlinger on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A shot to the body from Nerlinger misses
and Vrasi counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vrasi swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Nerlinger counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Vrasi scores with a jab. Nerlinger acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Vrasi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nerlinger steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Nerlinger misses with a looping right.
Nerlinger blocks a head kick by Vrasi.
Nerlinger feints the counter takedown.
Nerlinger fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vrasi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nerlinger throws a low kick, looking for Vrasi's leg but Vrasi calmly moves out of range.
Nerlinger throws an overhand right that lands on Vrasi's shoulder, as Vrasi tries to avoid the shot.
A leg kick checked by Vrasi.
Vrasi misses with a body shot.
Nerlinger has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A swing and a miss from Nerlinger.
Vrasi lands a nice looking body shot.
Vrasi misses the shot to the body.
Vrasi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nerlinger swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vrasi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nerlinger has time to react.

The cut above Karl Nerlinger's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Vrasi misses the shot to the body.
Nerlinger only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Vrasi digs a good hook to Nerlinger's body.

Nerlinger shoots in and gets a takedown into Vrasi's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nerlinger throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Vrasi wants to sweep here but Nerlinger controlling him for the moment.
Nerlinger in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nerlinger has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Vrasi is adopting a defensive guard.
Nerlinger trying to move into half guard but instead Vrasi has managed to sweep!

The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Vrasi got a little sloppy there for a moment and Nerlinger has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Vrasi has managed to get both his arms back between Nerlinger's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Nerlinger tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rasi Vrasi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Karl Nerlinger's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Nerlinger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vrasi.
An attempted straight right counter from Vrasi misses the target.
Vrasi looks to score with a jab to the body but Nerlinger is just out of range.
Vrasi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Vrasi is looking to wear down Nerlinger with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Vrasi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nerlinger looks to land a right hand but Vrasi moved out of range.
Vrasi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nerlinger can do to turn this around?
Nerlinger throws a low kick but Vrasi avoids it.
Vrasi moves in looking to clinch but Nerlinger pushes him off.
Nerlinger takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nerlinger misses with a looping right.
Vrasi is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Vrasi defending well as Nerlinger loads up on a big left hand.
Nerlinger is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vrasi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nerlinger tries a low kick but Vrasi avoids it.
Vrasi misses with a body kick.
Karl Nerlinger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vrasi scores with a nice head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nerlinger.
Nerlinger throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vrasi wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Nerlinger misses with a hook.
The fighters circling - Vrasi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Nerlinger forces Vrasi back against the cage and clinches.
Nerlinger displaying some good clinch control by pressing Vrasi up against the cage.
Vrasi tries a knee to the head but Nerlinger blocks it.
Nerlinger can't find room to land a body shot as Vrasi controls the action.
Nerlinger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vrasi missing with knees to the body.
Vrasi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nerlinger misses with a body punch.
Vrasi is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nerlinger can't find room to land a body shot as Vrasi controls the action.
Nerlinger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nerlinger blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nerlinger struggles to land a body shot inside as Vrasi controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nerlinger.
Vrasi blocks an elbow strike.
Vrasi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vrasi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nerlinger is defending well for now.
Vrasi missing with knees to the body.
Nerlinger has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Vrasi after a bit of a struggle.
Nerlinger avoiding damage as Vrasi throws knees to the body.
Vrasi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nerlinger blocks it with crossed arms.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nerlinger.
Nerlinger tries a body shot but Vrasi blocks it.
Vrasi prevents a body shot from Nerlinger.
Vrasi tries to land knees in the clinch but Nerlinger avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vrasi tries to land knees in the clinch but Nerlinger avoids the damage to the body.
Nerlinger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nerlinger is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Vrasi is defending well.
Nerlinger is breathing heavily.
Vrasi prevents a body shot from Nerlinger.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Nerlinger fails to land.
Nice elbow from Vrasi.
Nerlinger is trying to drag Vrasi to the mat but Vrasi just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Rasi Vrasi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Karl Nerlinger.
Vrasi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nerlinger lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Vrasi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Vrasi.
Vrasi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nerlinger in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Vrasi.

Karl Nerlinger's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Nerlinger managing to block the knees to the body from Vrasi.
Vrasi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vrasi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nerlinger's defenses.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Rasi Vrasi!