PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rasi Vrasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uriah Small (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uriah Small acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Vrasi
vs
Small

190 cm
20
193 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

183 cm
21
204 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

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 5 - 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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Uriah Small!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Jeff Smith and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vrasi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Small uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Vrasi has time to react.
Vrasi throws a sloppy head kick and Small moves out of range easily.
Good work by Small as he checks the leg kick.
Vrasi misses with a low kick.
Small swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Vrasi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Small.
Vrasi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Small misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vrasi lands a leg kick that knocks Small off balance momentarily.
Vrasi is looking to land body kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Small blocks a jab.
Small jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Vrasi throws a front kick aimed at Small's knee but Small avoids it well.
Vrasi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Small.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vrasi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Small jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vrasi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vrasi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Small throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vrasi seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Small looks to score with a jab to the body but Vrasi is just out of range.
Small scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Vrasi lands with a good body shot.
Vrasi moves in looking to clinch but Small pushes him off.
Small changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A shot to the liver by Small. Beautiful body shot.
Small on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Vrasi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Vrasi
and Small counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Small stuns Vrasi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Small misses the body punch
and Vrasi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vrasi needs to keep his hands up - Small had a free shot at his head there.
Vrasi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vrasi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Small swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Despite the aggression on Small's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Vrasi throws a leg kick that misses.
Decent striking displayed by Small there.
Vrasi scores with a head kick. Small tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Small lands a body shot.
Vrasi misses with a head kick.
A jab lands there for Small.
Some bone on bone action there as Small checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vrasi tries to land a leg kick but Small saw it coming and moves away.
Small tries to counter by closing the distance.
Vrasi is looking to chop away at Small's legs.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Small! But no joy.
Small connects with a single shot there.
Small avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Small swings for the body but Vrasi moves out of range.
Small lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Vrasi tries to clinch but Small moves out of range.
Small scores with a hook.
Vrasi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Small to score with a decent uppercut.
Small scores with a jab to the head.
Small takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Small misses with a two punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vrasi misses with a leg kick
and Small counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Small goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Vrasi is rocked!
Small lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Oh Vrasi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vrasi throws a series of punches but Small moves out of range.
Vrasi seems to have got his legs back now.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Vrasi. Small shrugs it off though.
Vrasi scores with a jab to the jaw.
Vrasi tries to clinch but Small moves out of range.
Vrasi throws a low kick, looking for Small's leg but Small calmly moves out of range.
Small swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Small on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Small lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vrasi circles away quickly and effectively.
A head kick misses from Vrasi.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vrasi lands with a slapping head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Uriah Small dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Small moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Vrasi lands with a kick to the temple. Small shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Vrasi throws a body kick that misses.
Vrasi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Small swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

Vrasi instigates a clinch.
Vrasi blocking some punches.
Small throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vrasis head.
A hook to the body from Small.
A head punch on the inside from Small fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vrasi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Small lands an uppercut.
Small lands with a left to the head.
Vrasi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Smalls head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Small breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Small lands a left and a right that send Vrasi crashing to the mat, dazed. Small thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Vrasi wants to clinch.
Vrasi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Small thuds his right hand into Vrasi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Vrasi looks to score with a jab to the body but Small is just out of range.
Vrasi loads up on a big right hand but Small slips the punch.
Small has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vrasi finds it's way round the side to connect with Small's head.
A shot to the liver by Small. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vrasi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Vrasi throws an overhand right that lands on Small's shoulder, as Small tries to avoid the shot.
Despite the aggression on Small's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Small lands a big right hand that sends Vrasi crashing to the mat! Small stays standing though and waves Vrasi back to his feet!
Small swinging wildly here.
Good standup being displayed there by Small as he connects with a hook.
Small ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Vrasi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Vrasi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Small has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vrasi throws a chopping leg kick but Small manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Vrasi moves to clinch but Small breaks away
and Small counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vrasi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Small listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Small thuds his right hand into Vrasi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

Small lands a big right hand that sends Vrasi crashing to the mat! Small stays standing though and waves Vrasi back to his feet!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Vrasi. Small shrugs it off though.
Vrasi gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Small rattles Vrasi with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Vrasi tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Small dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Vrasi stiff and motionless on the mat!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Uriah Small!
After winning the bout, Uriah Small thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.