PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Verygood (ranked 590 p4p, 22 weight class) and Plu To Pi Fian (ranked 1607 p4p, 79 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Verygood might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bring Pain. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Verygood
vs
To Pi Fian

172 cm
24
140 lbs
15 - 4 - 0

165 cm
24
132 lbs
9 - 9 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

HELLBENT
Sin City Allstars

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kurt Verygood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Plu To Pi Fian!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pi Fian throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pi Fian misses the shot to the body.
Verygood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pi Fian is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Verygood fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pi Fian works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Verygood waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pi Fian.
Pi Fian throws a head kick that misses
and Verygood counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pi Fian misses with a wild combination.
Pi Fian tries to bum rush Verygood with a series of wild strikes but Verygood uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pi Fian lands with a nice combination. Verygood backs away looking to recover.
Plu To Pi Fian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pi Fian lands a high kick!
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!
Pi Fian misses with an uppercut
and Verygood cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pi Fian pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pi Fian feints a jab promting Verygood to slip. Pi Fian then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Verygood slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pi Fian throws a lazy body kick
and Verygood counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Pi Fian is rocked!
Pi Fian pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pi Fian is still on wobbly legs! Can Verygood finish him?
Pi Fian throws a lazy body kick
and Verygood counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pi Fian seems to have recovered his senses.
No joy there for Pi Fian, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pi Fian fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Verygood is out of range.
Pi Fian throws a body kick that misses.
Verygood tries to counter by clinching up but Pi Fian breaks away and moves out of range.
Verygood avoids the head kick by Pi Fian.
Pi Fian throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pi Fian misses with a wild combination.
Verygood looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Pi Fian tries a head kick but it misses.
Verygood throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pi Fian misses with an uppercut. Verygood saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pi Fian misses with the body kick
and Verygood counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pi Fian misses with a kick to the body
and Verygood connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pi Fian lands with an uppercut that bounces Verygood off the cage and back into range.

Verygood darts in and clinches Pi Fian up against the cage.
Verygood working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Verygood gets through Pi Fian's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Verygood pushes Pi Fian back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Verygood breaks from the clinch.
Verygood avoids the head kick by Pi Fian.
Pi Fian misses with a series of wild punches.
Verygood has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A punch combination from Verygood misses.
Pi Fian scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pi Fian misses with a few strikes there.
Pi Fian swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Pi Fian, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
As Pi Fian looks to move away, Verygood throws a big counter combo but Pi Fian just gets out of the way.
Pi Fian misses with a head kick.
Pi Fian fails to land with a series of punches.
Pi Fian throws a body kick that misses

and Verygood counters with a crisp right hand that drops Pi Fian! Verygood lets Pi Fian back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Verygood takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Verygood misses with a kick to the body.
Verygood avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pi Fian misses with a wild combination.
A quick step to the side and Verygood tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pi Fian throws a right hand that Verygood ducks under and follows up with a left that Verygood also avoids with ease.
Pi Fian on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Verygood is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Verygood closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Pi Fian fails to land.
Verygood can't find room to land a body shot as Pi Fian controls the action.
Pi Fian tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Verygood's elbow.
Verygood blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Verygood escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pi Fian ducks under a wild hook from Verygood.
Verygood checks a leg kick nicely.
It looked like Verygood was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Pi Fian fakes the leg kick and cracks Verygood in the body.
Pi Fian tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Verygood was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Verygood scores with a jab to the jaw.
Verygood wants to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pi Fian keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Plu To Pi Fian will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Verygood loads up on a big right hand but Pi Fian slips the punch.
Kurt Verygood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pi Fian throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Verygood.
Verygood on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Verygood gets a clinch.
Verygood avoiding damage as Pi Fian throws knees to the body.
Verygood prevents a body shot from Pi Fian.
Pi Fian trying to land knees to the body.
A short right from Verygood on the inside.
Verygood misses with a punch to the body.
Verygood misses with a punch on the inside.
Pi Fian comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pi Fian blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Verygood working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pi Fian tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Verygood swings wildly with an uppercut but Pi Fian uses good head movement to avoid it.
Verygood misses with a short punch on the inside.
Verygood misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pi Fian blocks a body shot from Verygood.
Pi Fian tries to land knees in the clinch but Verygood avoids the damage to the body.
Verygood throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pi Fian blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Verygood.
Pi Fian tries to work over Verygood's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pi Fian lands a good knee to the midsection. Verygood won't want to take too many of those.
Verygood tries to throw a body punch but Pi Fian avoids it by throwing Verygood back against the cage.
Verygood prevents a body shot from Pi Fian.
Kurt Verygood has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Verygood.
Pi Fian tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Verygood avoids it.
A head punch on the inside from Pi Fian fails to land.
Verygood misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pi Fian tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Verygood's elbow.
Pi Fian throws an elbow but it misses.
Pi Fian trying to land knees to the body.
Pi Fian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Verygood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Verygood misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pi Fian stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Verygood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Verygood misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Verygood.
Pi Fian stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pi Fian is leaning against Verygood and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pi Fian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Verygood lands a hook that snaps the head of Pi Fian backwards.
Verygood prevents a body shot from Pi Fian.
Pi Fian misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pi Fian makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Verygood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Verygood blocks a body shot from Pi Fian.
Verygood lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Verygood jumps guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Verygood has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pi Fian can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Pi Fian with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pi Fian in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Verygood throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!

Verygood has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Pi Fian should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Verygood has tightened it up now! Pi Fian should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Kurt Verygood!
Kurt Verygood thanked the fans post fight for their support.