PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rupert Pink (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dimitri Vasleyiev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Pink
vs
Vasleyiev

189 cm
23
184 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

178 cm
24
170 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Arcticus University: London

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 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rupert Pink!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dimitri Vasleyiev!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, John Roberts and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pink checks a leg kick.
Pink just misses with a punch to the body.
Pink throws a nice looking combination but Vasleyiev bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vasleyiev lands with a hook. Pink tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pink fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Vasleyiev avoids the head kick by Pink.
Pink ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vasleyiev moves away.
Pink misses with a lunging right hand
and Vasleyiev counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

Vasleyiev moves into the clinch.
Vasleyiev goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vasleyiev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vasleyiev controlling the action here for a moment.

Pink's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vasleyiev swings for the body but Pink moves out of range.
Pink looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pink throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vasleyiev flicks out a counter leg kick but Pink steps away.
Vasleyiev lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Pink does it's job there.
Vasleyiev checks a leg kick.
Pink misses with a double jab.
No joy there for Pink, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pink lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Vasleyiev has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Vasleyiev takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A low kick from Vasleyiev misses
and Pink counters with a nice uppercut.
Vasleyiev misses the shot to the body.
Vasleyiev misses with a low kick.
Pink throws a right hand that Vasleyiev ducks under and follows up with a left that Vasleyiev also avoids with ease.
A lazy left from Vasleyiev finds it's target.
Pink misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vasleyiev feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pinks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vasleyiev is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vasleyiev wants to slow Pink down by chopping away at his legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasleyiev looks to land a combination but Pink avoids it well.
Decent striking displayed by Pink there.
Vasleyiev misses with a lunging right hand
and Pink counters with a straight right hand.
Pink tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vasleyiev was well out of range. Poor timing from Pink.
Vasleyiev avoids the head kick by Pink.
A punch combination from Pink misses.
Vasleyiev throws a nice head kick!
Vasleyiev keeps Pink at a distance using the push kick.
Nice uppercut there from Vasleyiev.
Pink throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pink tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Vasleyiev clinches.
Vasleyiev can't find room to land a body shot as Pink controls the action.
Vasleyiev keeps control of Pink as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasleyiev stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Pink breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vasleyiev tries to clinch but Pink is having none of it.
Vasleyiev scores with a jab to the jaw.
Vasleyiev fails to land with a series of punches.
Pink with a nice cross.
Pink takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pink misses with an uppercut
and Vasleyiev counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vasleyiev misses with a left hand
and Pink counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A solid body kick from Vasleyiev.
A punch combination from Vasleyiev misses.
A little feinted left hand from Pink on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Vasleyiev waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pink.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Vasleyiev throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pink.
Pink appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Good shot there by Pink.
Pink is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Vasleyiev takes a kick to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pink throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dimitri Vasleyiev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Vasleyiev misses.
Vasleyiev misses with a low kick.
Pink tries a head kick but it misses.
Pink scores with a decent looking hook.
Vasleyiev looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pink swings for the body but Vasleyiev moves out of range.
Vasleyiev lands a jab to Pink's midsection.
Vasleyiev feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pink's calf.
Vasleyiev throws a leg kick but Pink moved away.
An inside leg kick lands from Vasleyiev.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Vasleyiev closes the distance and pushes Pink back into the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Vasleyiev breaks from the clinch.
Vasleyiev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pink moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dimitri Vasleyiev will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Pink throws a right hand that Vasleyiev ducks under and follows up with a left that Vasleyiev also avoids with ease.
Vasleyiev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pink.
Pink looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Pink takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Vasleyiev throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pink checks the leg kick.
Vasleyiev throws a hook to the side of Pink's head but Pink sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vasleyiev lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pink's sensitive parts.
Pink takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A low kick from Vasleyiev is predictable there
and Pink connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pink throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vasleyiev blocks a head kick by Pink.
Pink on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pink swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pink bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pink misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pink thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vasleyiev tries to score with a low kick but Pink moves his leg out of the way.
A thudding body kick lands there by Vasleyiev!
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Vasleyiev in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Good leg kick by Vasleyiev there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Vasleyiev slips a jab and a cross from Pink.
Pink scores with a hook.
Pink swats away the attempt to clinch by Vasleyiev.
Pink checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Pink throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vasleyiev feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pink's calf.
Vasleyiev looks to land a body kick but Pink moved away.
Vasleyiev throws a hook but Pink avoids it easily.
Pink takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pink scores with a kick to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pink lands a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pink misses with a few strikes there.

Vasleyiev pushes Pink up against the cage in a clinch.
Pink is trying to break the clinch but Vasleyiev has him pressed against the cage.
Pink throws a head punch that misses.
Vasleyiev tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pink is trying to force a seperation but Vasleyiev has the dominant position.
Pink is trying to force a seperation but Vasleyiev has the dominant position.

Pink pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pink takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pink swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vasleyiev counters with an inside leg kick.
Vasleyiev throws a body kick that misses.
Vasleyiev throws a hook but Pink avoids it easily.
A good leg kick by Vasleyiev.
Vasleyiev lands a slapping body shot.
Vasleyiev swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pink on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Vasleyiev jabs at Pink's body.
Rupert Pink is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pink swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Vasleyiev tries to counter with a clinch but Pink shakes him off and moves away.
Pink fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vasleyiev has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Vasleyiev wants to slow Pink down by chopping away at his legs.
Pink loads up on a big right hand but Vasleyiev slips the punch.
Vasleyiev is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Pink with a body shot.
Pink gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pink avoids the head kick by Vasleyiev.
Pink throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Vasleyiev on the side of the head.
Vasleyiev throws a right hand that misses
and Pink counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pink has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vasleyiev finds it's way round the side to connect with Pink's head.
Pink is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Pink swats away the attempt to clinch by Vasleyiev.
Pink moves away from the strike by Vasleyiev.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasleyiev throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vasleyiev.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vasleyiev avoids a kick to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vasleyiev! But no joy.
Pink catches Vasleyiev with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Vasleyiev is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vasleyiev scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pink shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Vasleyiev eats them both and turns towards Pink to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Pink lands a jab to the head.
Vasleyiev throws a leg kick that misses.
Pink scores with a nice head shot.
Pink misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pink misses with a looping right.
Vasleyiev connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Rupert Pink will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Vasleyiev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pink manages to avoid it.
Vasleyiev is looking to land body kicks.
Vasleyiev throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pink fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vasleyiev manages to avoid it.
Pink misses with an uppercut.
Vasleyiev throws a lazy uppercut
and Pink counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pink misses with a hook.
Pink throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pink lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vasleyiev circles away quickly and effectively.
Pink throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pink works the jab nicely.
Pink throws a one two combo.
Vasleyiev avoids the head kick by Pink.
Pink lands with a good body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vasleyiev digs a good hook to Pink's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Vasleyiev.
A telegraphed right hand from Vasleyiev misses the target.
Vasleyiev lands a nice shot to the body.
Vasleyiev connects with an inside leg kick.
Vasleyiev connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pink momentarily.
Vasleyiev throws a solid leg kick but Pink takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Vasleyiev.
Pink throws a big counter combination but Vasleyiev scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Pink blocks a low kick nicely.
Pink takes a swing at Vasleyiev's ribcage but misses.
Some wild striking there from Pink.
A swing and a miss from Pink.
Nice uppercut there from Vasleyiev.
Pink tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vasleyiev lands a jab to Pink's midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pink takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vasleyiev jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Vasleyiev connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pink takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pink throws a nice inside leg kick.
Vasleyiev slips a jab and a cross from Pink.
Vasleyiev tries a quick counter leg kick but Pink is wise to it.
Pink misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vasleyiev tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pink is able to avoid easily.
Vasleyiev is looking to slow Pink down with leg kicks.
Vasleyiev finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Vasleyiev finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Vasleyiev scores with a jab to the body.
Vasleyiev tries to score with a low kick but Pink moves his leg out of the way.
Vasleyiev throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pink throws the left hand but Vasleyiev avoids the punch easily.
Pink scores with a kick to the midsection.
Vasleyiev attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Pink ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vasleyiev moves away.
Vasleyiev looks for the body kick but Pink saw that one coming.
An attempted straight right counter from Pink misses the target.
Pink avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vasleyiev misses with the combination.
Vasleyiev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pink.
Vasleyiev throws a body shot but no joy.
Vasleyiev on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pink missing with a left hand there. Vasleyiev was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pink connects with a crisp jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Vasleyiev blocks the leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasleyiev tries to clinch but Pink moves out of range.
Vasleyiev wants to clinch up but Pink keeps it at a distance.
Pink is looking to counter punch.
Pink cracks Vasleyiev with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pink keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pink scores with a crisp jab that stopped Vasleyiev in his tracks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pink misses with a wild body shot.
Pink doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pink throws a nice looking combination but Vasleyiev bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vasleyiev scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Vasleyiev scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pink fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pink swings widly with a right hand
enabling Vasleyiev to counter with a crisp jab.
Vasleyiev shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Vasleyiev cracks the inside of Pink's front leg.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dimitri Vasleyiev.
I think Vasleyiev has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dimitri Vasleyiev!