PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aldo Vurny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krzysztof Ostrowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Ostrowski's choice of entrance music: PC Park - Klatka. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Vurny
vs
Ostrowski

187 cm
31
210 lbs
17 - 12 - 0

188 cm
35
213 lbs
18 - 19 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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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 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aldo Vurny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Krzysztof Ostrowski!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ostrowski moves into the clinch.
Ostrowski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vurny avoids it.
Vurny blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vurny goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ostrowski prevents it.
Ostrowski throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ostrowski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vurny avoids it.
Ostrowski misses with a knee strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Ostrowski.
Vurny has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ostrowski avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vurny can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aldo Vurny. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ostrowski utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ostrowski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vurny is defending well for now.
Ostrowski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vurny avoids it.
Ostrowski slowing the pace effectively.
Ostrowski works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ostrowski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vurny is defending well for now.
Come on Ostrowski - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ostrowski with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ostrowski tries to land knees in the clinch but Vurny avoids the damage to the body.
Ostrowski tries to land knees in the clinch but Vurny avoids the damage to the body.
Ostrowski tries to land knees in the clinch but Vurny avoids the damage to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ostrowski with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vurny has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ostrowski avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Ostrowski.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ostrowski - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ostrowski receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Ostrowski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vurny is defending well for now.
Vurny lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ostrowski lands a nice knee to the body.
Vurny has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ostrowski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vurny is defending well for now.
Ostrowski looking to throw knees to the head but Vurny is blocking nicely.

Vurny breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vurny scores with a decent looking hook.
Vurny lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ostrowski is looking to clinch but Vurny is avoiding it.
A quick step to the side and Vurny tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ostrowski tries to close the distance and clinch but Vurny swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vurny tries to counter with a takedown but Ostrowski is quick to defend against it.
Krzysztof Ostrowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vurny jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A swing and a miss from Vurny.
Ostrowski swings for the body but Vurny moves out of range.
Vurny lands with a hook. Ostrowski tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Vurny lands a really nice looking cross but Ostrowski seems unphased.
Vurny avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vurny swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Vurny with a jab.
Ostrowski blocks a jab.
Vurny swats away the attempt to clinch by Ostrowski.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vurny circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ostrowski darts in trying to clinch
and Vurny counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vurny bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ostrowski's head backwards.
Krzysztof Ostrowski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ostrowski fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vurny thuds his right hand into Ostrowski's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
It looks like Vurny has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.

Ostrowski closes the distance and pushes Vurny back into the cage.
Vurny has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ostrowski after a bit of a struggle.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ostrowski just leaning against Vurny, taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Krzysztof Ostrowski 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.

Vurny keeps the fight on the outside.
Ostrowski moves to clinch but Vurny breaks away
and Vurny counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ostrowski takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Good exchange - Vurny coming out on top.
Ostrowski moves in looking to clinch but Vurny pushes him off.
Vurny will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ostrowski misses with a body shot.
Vurny tries to counter with a takedown but Ostrowski is quick to defend against it.

Ostrowski moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ostrowski throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vurny blocks it with crossed arms.

Vurny manages to break the clinch.
Ostrowski gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Vurny gets cracked there but stands up to it.

It looks like Aldo Vurny has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vurny throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ostrowski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vurny misses with the combination.

Vurny gets the takedown into side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Ostrowski regains half guard.
Ostrowski wants to control but Vurny is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ostrowski tries to get to full guard but Vurny has control of the leg.
Vurny throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Vurny prevents Ostrowski from improving his position.
Ostrowski is staying active underneath Vurny, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vurny thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ostrowski's head.
Vurny is looking to take a break and control but Ostrowski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Vurny drops an elbow to the side of Ostrowski's head.
Vurny trying to control from half guard but Ostrowski is working away.
Vurny has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ostrowski trying to hold on to Vurny's head to control him but Vurny postures up.
Vurny missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Vurny takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Vurny is looking to advance position but Ostrowski won't allow it.
Ostrowski is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ostrowski is trying to control but can't.
Ostrowski wants to get back to full guard.
Ostrowski avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Vurny.

Vurny is trying to work for a kimura but Ostrowski is defending well.
Ostrowski trying to hold on to Vurny's head to control him but Vurny postures up.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ostrowski tries to clinch up but Vurny circles away and keeps his distance.
Ostrowski moves in looking to clinch but Vurny pushes him off.

Vurny looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Ostrowski!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vurny wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ostrowski keeps working.

Vurny tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Vurny is chipping away with strikes.
Vurny lands a nice forearm strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ostrowski is looking to regain half guard here but Vurny keeps moving and retains side control.
Ostrowski struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aldo Vurny dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Aldo Vurny's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Ostrowski tries to clinch there but Vurny circles away.
Vurny misses with a two punch combination.
Vurny swats away the attempt to clinch by Ostrowski.
Vurny changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Vurny is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ostrowski can do to turn this around?
Vurny scores with a jab. Ostrowski acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Ostrowski moves into the clinch successfully.
Ostrowski trying to land knees to the body.
Ostrowski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vurny.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ostrowski tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Krzysztof Ostrowski seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ostrowski is pressed up against the cage. Vurny has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ostrowski down to the mat. Ostrowski avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Vurny scores with a takedown into Ostrowski's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ostrowski working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Vurny has passed into half guard!

Vurny is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Ostrowski is just riding it out for now. Vurny eventually gives up the hold.
Vurny lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Ostrowski looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Vurny is looking to take a break and control but Ostrowski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Vurny is working for a kimura but Ostrowski is defending it quite comfortably.
Ostrowski is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Vurny scores with a couple of nice shots.
Vurny landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ostrowski won't allow Vurny to pass to mount.
Vurny winds up and cracks Ostrowski with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Vurny in particular looking to stall.
Vurny working over Ostrowski with some ground and pound. Ostrowski looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ostrowski tries to get to full guard but Vurny has control of the leg.
Ostrowski on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Vurny looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Vurny slips a nice elbow through Ostrowski's hands, connecting with Ostrowski's forehead.
Ostrowski taking some punishment here, with Vurny in his half guard.
Aldo Vurny overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ostrowski is trying to maintain the position but Vurny is very close to passing his half guard.
Ostrowski has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.

Vurny seems to be looking for submissions.
Vurny is nestled in close to Ostrowski, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ostrowski is looking to control Vurny's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ostrowski avoid being mounted?
Vurny is looking to advance position but Ostrowski won't allow it.
Nice strikes from Vurny there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vurny scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Vurny is controlling the pace.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aldo Vurny showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Vurny has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aldo Vurny!
A pretty intense looking Aldo Vurny took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.