PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Vegas (ranked 841 p4p, 104 weight class) and Teodors Ozolinsh (ranked 964 p4p, 121 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Vegas
vs
Ozolinsh

173 cm
26
161 lbs
13 - 4 - 1

178 cm
28
159 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Johnny Vegas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Teodors Ozolinsh!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Aafke Stam and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Vegas.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Vegas crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ozolinsh - the referee stops the clock and Vegas gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ozolinsh. Vegas manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ozolinsh just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ozolinsh. Vegas does a little dance to reset his feet.

Vegas moves into the clinch.
Ozolinsh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Vegas.
Vegas scores with a shoulder strike.

Vegas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ozolinsh takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ozolinsh throws the left hand but Vegas avoids the punch easily.
Vegas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ozolinsh doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Vegas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vegas connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ozolinsh momentarily.
Vegas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ozolinsh manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ozolinsh throws out a powerful jab.

It looks like Johnny Vegas has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vegas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

Vegas has closed the distance and engaged Ozolinsh in a clinch.
Ozolinsh has a couple of punches blocked by Vegas.

Vegas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Vegas, right into the meat.
Vegas scores with a jab.
Vegas throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ozolinsh stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ozolinsh lands with a kick to the ribs.
Vegas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ozolinsh.
Vegas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ozolinsh only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Vegas throws an off balance right hand
and Ozolinsh counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johnny Vegas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vegas will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ozolinsh follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Vegas shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A nice side step and Ozolinsh releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A good leg kick by Vegas.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Vegas misses the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vegas stalks Ozolinsh and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ozolinsh's face. Ozolinsh staggers backwards, shaken.
Vegas uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ozolinsh moves forwards but Vegas connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Vegas moves away from the strike by Ozolinsh.

Vegas has Ozolinsh up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh misses with a punch to the body.
Vegas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Vegas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ozolinsh dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ozolinsh shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Vegas misses with a series of wild punches.
Ozolinsh is trying to counter with his kicks.
The fighters circling - Ozolinsh throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ozolinsh walks into a left hand.
Ozolinsh swings for the body but Vegas moves out of range.
Vegas lands with a right hand.
Vegas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Vegas bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ozolinsh's head backwards.
Vegas throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Vegas throws a predictable looking body shot
and Vegas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ozolinsh avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vegas checks the leg kick.
Ozolinsh comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Vegas is looking to clinch.
Vegas throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ozolinsh.
Vegas cracks Ozolinsh with an open hand slap.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vegas blocks the body kick.
Jab, jab by Vegas - just one landing.
Vegas throws a big shot that misses.
Vegas throws a lazy right hand but Ozolinsh sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vegas doesn't manage to clinch there - Ozolinsh circles away.
Ozolinsh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vegas throws a hook but Ozolinsh blocks it.
Ozolinsh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vegas.
Vegas throws a quick counter head kick but Ozolinsh was just out of range.
Vegas lands with a thumping leg kick.
A jab from Vegas finds it's way through Ozolinsh's defenses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vegas avoids the body shot from Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh avoids a kick to the body.
Vegas looks to land a body kick but Ozolinsh moved away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Vegas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Vegas's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

A big left from Vegas misses.
Teodors Ozolinsh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vegas lands a jab to Ozolinsh's midsection.
Vegas lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ozolinsh has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ozolinsh there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ozolinsh swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ozolinsh lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ozolinsh checks a leg kick.
Vegas throws a big shot that misses.
Johnny Vegas is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters circling - Vegas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vegas moves out of range of the strikes.
Vegas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ozolinsh can do to turn this around?
Vegas misses with an uppercut
and Ozolinsh counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ozolinsh throws a lazy right hand but Vegas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ozolinsh cracks Vegas with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A big right from Vegas misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vegas misses with the combination.
Vegas checks the leg kick nicely there.
As Ozolinsh looks to move away, Vegas throws a big counter combo but Ozolinsh just gets out of the way.
Ozolinsh takes a swing at Vegas's ribcage but misses.
Vegas swings widly with a right hand
and Ozolinsh counters with an outside leg kick.
Vegas connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Vegas smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Vegas connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jab by Vegas.
Ozolinsh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vegas fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ozolinsh looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ozolinsh misses with a lunging right hand
and Vegas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ozolinsh punishes Vegas's body with a nice straight punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Vegas lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ozolinsh doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ozolinsh staying out of range there.
Vegas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ozolinsh sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh ducks under a wild hook from Vegas.
A punch combination from Vegas misses.
Vegas attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ozolinsh tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ozolinsh just misses with a punch to the body.
Vegas takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ozolinsh cracks Vegas with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Vegas is rocked!
Ozolinsh is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Vegas rather than just go for the knockout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ozolinsh on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ozolinsh takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Nice body kick from Ozolinsh.
Vegas misses the shot to the body.
Vegas tests Ozolinsh's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ozolinsh takes a jab right on the kisser.
Vegas keeps Ozolinsh at a distance using the push kick.
Vegas buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ozolinsh just misses with a punch to the body.
Vegas throws a nice looking combination but Ozolinsh bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vegas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ozolinsh counters with a nice uppercut.
Oh Vegas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vegas throws a big shot that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vegas lands a jab to the nose.
Ozolinsh goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ozolinsh comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Vegas seems to have got his legs back now.
Ozolinsh has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Vegas just misses with a punch to the body.
Ozolinsh thinks about the counter body kick.
Vegas doesn't manage to clinch there - Ozolinsh circles away.
Jab, jab by Vegas - just one landing.
Ozolinsh works Vegas's body with a nice hook.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vegas moves away from the strike by Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh throws a predictable looking body shot
and Vegas makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ozolinsh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vegas.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ozolinsh! But no joy.
Nice jab there from Vegas.
Ozolinsh throws a good cross that connects.
Vegas misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Vegas dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Vegas's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Vegas lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ozolinsh throws a shot from downtown. Vegas moves away and avoids it.
A little feinted left hand from Vegas on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ozolinsh does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Vegas was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ozolinsh loads up on a big right hand but Vegas slips the punch.
Vegas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ozolinsh scores with a sloppy right hand. Vegas should have avoided that one.
Vegas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ozolinsh.

Vegas clinches with his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ozolinsh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vegas.
Vegas throws a punch but it's blocked by Ozolinsh.
Vegas lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ozolinsh misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vegas misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vegas pushes Ozolinsh back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vegas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ozolinsh swings wildly with an uppercut but Vegas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ozolinsh misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vegas lands an uppercut.
Ozolinsh makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Johnny Vegas's cut is getting worse.

Vegas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vegas buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Vegas connects with a single shot there.
Vegas tests Ozolinsh's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ozolinsh pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ozolinsh takes one to the chin there.
Vegas dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ozolinsh. That did some damage!
Vegas takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ozolinsh stuns Vegas with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Vegas uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ozolinsh has time to react.
Vegas's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Vegas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ozolinsh.
Vegas lands an overhand right.
Vegas tries to clinch but Ozolinsh moves out of range.
Ozolinsh doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ozolinsh throws a body kick that misses.
Ozolinsh swings for the body but Vegas moves out of range.
Ozolinsh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big right from Ozolinsh misses.
Ozolinsh slips a straight right by Vegas.
Vegas paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Vegas misses with a lunging right hand
letting Ozolinsh counter with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Vegas pushes Ozolinsh up against the cage in a clinch.
Ozolinsh throws a punch but it's blocked by Vegas.
Ozolinsh blocking some punches.
Ozolinsh lands a hook that snaps the head of Vegas backwards.
Ozolinsh swings wildly with an uppercut but Vegas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ozolinsh misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ozolinsh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vegas lands a body punch in the clinch.
Johnny Vegas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ozolinsh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vegas tries a body shot but Ozolinsh blocks it.
A short right from Ozolinsh.
Johnny Vegas has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ozolinsh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vegas blocking some punches.
Vegas scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ozolinsh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Ozolinsh.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ozolinsh struggles to land a body shot inside as Vegas controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh can't find room to land a body shot as Vegas controls the action.
Ozolinsh's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ozolinsh can't find room to land a body shot as Vegas controls the action.
Ozolinsh throws a punch but it's blocked by Vegas.
Ozolinsh throws a punch but it's blocked by Vegas.
Vegas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ozolinsh misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vegas.
Vegas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ozolinsh working aggressively here.
Good body shot from Ozolinsh.
Vegas blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Teodors Ozolinsh.
Well Vegas has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Vegas!
After winning the bout, Johnny Vegas thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.