PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vunny Bin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oleksandr Usyk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Bin
vs
Usyk

190 cm
31
265 lbs
18 - 8 - 0

190 cm
30
250 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

MayheM sportswear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Vunny Bin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oleksandr Usyk!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Usyk scores with a hook to the body. Bin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Usyk missing with a left hand there. Bin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bin. Usyk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Usyk feints a counter leg kick.

Usyk clinches with his opponent.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bin.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Usyk gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Vunny Bin has been cut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Usyk managing to block the knees to the body from Bin.
Bin tries to land knees in the clinch but Usyk avoids the damage to the body.
Bin misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bin leaning his opponent against the cage.
Bin tries to throw a body punch but Usyk avoids it by throwing Bin back against the cage.
Bin blocks a body shot from Usyk.
Usyk digs a right hand underneath Bin's ribcage. Bin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bin is breathing heavily.
Usyk gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Usyk just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bin's brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Usyk pushes off an throws an elbow but Bin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Usyk tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Usyk pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Usyk.
Usyk looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Usyk tries to land a knee to the head but Bin blocks with his arms.
Bin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bin throws a head punch that misses.
Bin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Usyk throws an elbow but it misses.
Usyk looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Usyk trying to control the position but instead, Bin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Usyk into the cage.
Usyk creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Usyk as Bin tries to tie him up.
Usyk creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Usyk pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Usyk throws an elbow but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Usyk lands an elbow inside.
Usyk tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bin lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Usyk blocks it with crossed arms.
Usyk lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Usyk.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Usyk.
Bin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bin missing with knees to the body.
Usyk is pushing Bin up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bin can't find room to land a body shot as Usyk controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bin.
Usyk blocks a body shot from Bin.
Usyk gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Usyk slows down the pace here.
Usyk looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short right from Bin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bin looking to throw knees to the head but Usyk is blocking nicely.
Nice elbow from Usyk.
Usyk managing to block the knees to the body from Bin.
Usyk throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Usyk lands an elbow that stopped Bin in his tracks for a moment.
Bin swings wildly with an uppercut but Usyk uses good head movement to avoid it.
A hook to the body from Bin.
Bin blocks an elbow strike from Usyk.
Bin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Usyk has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Usyk.
Bin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Usyk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Usyk wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Usyk throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Usyk blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Bin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bin blocks a body shot from Usyk.
Bin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Usyk.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Usyk lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Vunny Bin's cut is getting worse.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bin avoids the elbow strike from Usyk, against the cage.
Bin blocks the elbow strike.
Nice body punch from Usyk.
Bin avoids a wild elbow strike from Usyk.
Bin pressing his opponent against the cage.
Usyk slows down the pace here.
Usyk has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Bin seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Usyk can turn it around.
Nice body punch from Bin - that landed with a thud.
Usyk leaning his opponent against the cage.
Bin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Usyk.
Usyk lands a nice elbow.
Bin tries to work over Usyk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Usyk avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oleksandr Usyk dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vunny Bin's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Usyk forces Bin back against the cage and clinches.
Bin avoids the elbow strike from Usyk, against the cage.
Bin blocks an elbow strike from Usyk.
Bin blocks the elbow strike.
Bin lands with a left to the head.
Bin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Usyk blocks a body shot from Bin.
Oleksandr Usyk seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bin lands a shot to the body.
Bin tries to work over Usyk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Usyk creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bin blocks an elbow strike from Usyk.
Usyk stalling in the clinch but Bin improves position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Usyk pushes Bin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Usyk lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bin backwards.
Bin has a couple of punches blocked by Usyk.
Usyk stalling in the clinch but Bin improves position.
Bin misses with a knee to the head.
Usyk lands a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bin misses with a knee to the head.
Usyk lands an elbow inside.
Bin tries to throw a body punch but Usyk avoids it by throwing Bin back against the cage.

Usyk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Usyk scores with a punch to the head.
Usyk throws a jab but it's blocked by Bin.
Bin appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.

Usyk instigates a clinch.
Usyk is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bin obliges.
Usyk lands an elbow inside.
Bin misses with the head strike.
Usyk's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A hook to the body from Bin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Bin.
Bin struggles to land a body shot inside as Usyk controls his hands.
Usyk throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Usyk avoids it.
Bin avoids the elbow strike from Usyk, against the cage.
Usyk working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Usyk lands an elbow that stopped Bin in his tracks for a moment.
Bin misses with a body punch.
Usyk has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Usyk is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Usyk prevents a body shot from Bin.
Bin blocks the elbow strike.
Bin lands a hook that snaps the head of Usyk backwards.
Usyk scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bin swings wildly with an uppercut but Usyk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Usyk lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Usyk.
A nice right hand lands inside from Usyk.
Usyk prevents a body shot from Bin.
Usyk throws an elbow that misses.
Bin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bin blocks the elbow strike.
Usyk lands an elbow that stopped Bin in his tracks for a moment.
Bin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Usyks head.
Usyk looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Usyk trying to stall but Bin improves his position.
Bin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Usyk's elbow.
Bin misses with a body punch.
Bin misses with a punch to the body.
Usyk is trying to stall.
Usyk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Usyk pushes Bin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Usyk.
Usyk creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bin's defenses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Usyk creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bin's defenses.
Usyk throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Usyk throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Usyk trying to land knees to the body.
Bin is looking to control Usyk's arms but Usyk gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bin has his back to the cage.
Usyk has Bin pressed against the cage.
Bin trying to land knees to the body.
Usyk pushes off an throws an elbow but Bin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A hook to the body from Usyk.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Usyk.
Bin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Usyk using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Usyk misses with an elbow strike.
Usyk pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Usyk misses with an elbow strike.
Usyk gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bin tries to land knees in the clinch but Usyk avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Usyk throws an elbow but misses.
Bin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Usyk is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oleksandr Usyk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vunny Bin's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Usyk jabs Bin right on the nose. Bin blinks but takes it well.
Usyk rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Usyk tries to clinch up.
Bin misses the body punch
and Usyk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Usyk moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Bin goes down! Can Usyk finish him!?

Bin is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Usyk sitting in guard here, content to control.
Bin is pulling down on Usyk's head. It's preventing any offense from Usyk, at least for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Usyk gets to his feet. Bin looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Usyk lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bin circles away quickly and effectively.
Bin slips under a jab from Usyk.
Usyk cracks Bin on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Bin falls backwards against the cage. Usyk follows up with more strikes that drop Bin to his knees. Usyk keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Bin! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oleksandr Usyk!
Oleksandr Usyk is the new heavyweight champion!