PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Vos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manuel Rios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Manuel Rios was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Vos
vs
Rios

192 cm
21
215 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

190 cm
23
210 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Sully's Bar & Grill

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tom Vos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Manuel Rios!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Illya Tyunina and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rios throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rios.
Manuel Rios seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vos shoots in but no luck this time.
A telegraphed right hand from Vos misses the target.
A leg kick checked by Vos.
Vos is looking to counter punch.
Vos shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rios counters with a lovely straight right hand!

It looks like Tom Vos has been cut.
A head kick by Rios misses
and Vos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vos has his takedown stuffed
and Rios connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Vos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rios throws a poor cross that misses

so Vos counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Vos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rios trying to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Vos avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Vos trying to control but Rios is working from the bottom.
Vos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rios is keeping the position for now.
Vos controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Vos trying to control but Rios is working from the bottom.
Vos is really struggling to control Rios but he's trying to hold on to the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Vos is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Rios jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little feinted left hand from Vos on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rios swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vos takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

Vos closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Rios quickly recovers to half guard.
Rios pushes Vos off looking to stand but Vos dives back in and keeps control.
Rios really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Vos. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Vos thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rios's head.
Vos is thwarting Rios's attempts to control the position.
Vos tries to pass to full mount but Rios defends it.
Rios avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Vos.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rios tries to get to full guard but Vos has control of the leg.
Vos performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Vos is thwarting Rios's attempts to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rios trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Vos manages to pass to mount!
Rios tries to reverse the position but Vos maintains control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Rios swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Vos is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Rios can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Vos postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Rios looks a forlorn figure.
Rios is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Rios wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Vos.
Rios is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Rios is in all sorts of trouble here.
Vos postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Rios looks a forlorn figure.

Vos swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Rios is now in Vos's guard. A big mistake from Vos there, giving up the dominant position!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Vos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tom Vos's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Rios walks into a straight right hand from Vos.

Vos shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Vos was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Rios is trying to control Vos's posture but Vos avoids it.
Vos wants to control but Rios is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The ground and pound from Vos seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

Rios wants to improve his position, back to half guard but Vos has ideas of his own. He's got hold of Rios's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! Rios is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for Vos!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Tom Vos!
A less than humble Tom Vos misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.