PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Waste Of Vip (ranked 3305 p4p, 384 weight class) and Marc Read (ranked 4366 p4p, 467 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?

Of Vip
vs
Read

190 cm
22
190 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

177 cm
20
196 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Waste Of Vip!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marc Read!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Glass and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Of Vip misses the shot to the body.
Of Vip walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Good leg kick by Read there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Read throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Read moves out of range of the strikes.
Of Vip misses with a straight left.
Read only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Of Vip is looking to chop away at Read's legs.
Read tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It looked like Of Vip was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Read.
That kick from Read tenderised Of Vip's leg. Of Vip is trying to keep his angry face on.
Of Vip throws a series of strikes that have Read backpedaling.
Read keeps Of Vip at a distance using the push kick.
Good work by Of Vip as he checks the leg kick.
Of Vip throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Read to counter with a crisp jab.
Waste Of Vip seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from Of Vip is predictable there
and Read makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Read throws a nice inside leg kick.
Read looks for the body kick but Of Vip saw that one coming.
Read takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A swing and a miss from Of Vip.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Of Vip throws a jab when Read was well out of range.
Read keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Read displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Of Vip misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Of Vip misses with a hook
and Read counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Of Vip lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Read looks to score with a jab to the body but Of Vip is just out of range.
Read takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

Read drives through and clinches with Of Vip against the ropes.

Read breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Read tries to clinch up
and Of Vip counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Read checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Decent striking displayed by Of Vip there.
Of Vip keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Of Vip looks to throw the jab but Read is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Of Vip fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Of Vip ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A combination from Of Vip does no damage.
Of Vip lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Read at a distance.
Read throws a head kick but Of Vip moves out of range.
Of Vip throws a body shot but no joy.
Read steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Of Vip.
Of Vip is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Read.
Some wild striking there from Of Vip.
Read lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Of Vip looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Of Vip tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Read is able to avoid easily.
A punch combination from Of Vip misses.
Of Vip misses with a few strikes there.
Of Vip misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A countering left hand to the body from Read misses.
Of Vip misses with a body shot
and Read counters with a good low kick that Of Vip was not able to check.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Of Vip throws a lazy right hand but Read sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab lands there for Of Vip.
Read misses with a straight right.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Read.
Of Vip throws a lazy uppercut

and Read counters by moving into the clinch.
Of Vip doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Read escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Read fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Of Vip manages to avoid it.
Of Vip throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Read lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Read throws a sloppy head kick
letting Of Vip counter with a right hand.
Of Vip with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Read turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Read looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Read throws a body kick that misses.
Of Vip misses with a jab to the body
and Read counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Of Vip thinking.
Read thows a body kick. Of Vip tries to catch it but that hurt him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Of Vip circles away from the clinch attempt.
Of Vip is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Of Vip throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Of Vip moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromRead.
Read takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Read is looking to score with low kicks.
Of Vip throws a body kick that misses.
A shot to the liver by Read. Beautiful body shot.
Of Vip throws a shot from downtown. Read moves away and avoids it.
Read is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Of Vip rather than just go for the knockout.
Of Vip throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Of Vip tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Read was well out of range. Poor timing from Of Vip.
Of Vip misses with a looping left.
Read displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Of Vip throws out the jab.
Read connects with a leg kick. Of Vip looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Read, right into the meat.
Read misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Of Vip misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Of Vip misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Waste Of Vip will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Read lands a nice looking kick to the body. Of Vip takes a step back to recover.
Of Vip lands the left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Of Vip. Read does a little dance to reset his feet.
Of Vip moves out of range as Read throws a body kick.
It looked like Of Vip wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Of Vip throws a low kick but Read moves out of range easily.
Of Vip chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Read can pounce on him.
Of Vip walks forward, straight into a front kick from Read.

Read closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Read tries a knee to the head but Of Vip blocks it.
Of Vip slowing the pace effectively.

Of Vip breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Of Vip looks to score with a jab to the body but Read is just out of range.
Of Vip throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Read stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Of Vip thows a left - swing and a miss!
Of Vip misses with an uppercut. Read saw that one coming.
Read scoring well with a low kick there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Of Vip scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Of Vip cracks a nice hook into Read's ribs.
Of Vip uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Read.
Of Vip just misses with a punch to the body.
Read doesn't manage to clinch there - Of Vip circles away.
Jab by Of Vip.
Read closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Read checks a leg kick.
Of Vip misses the shot to the body.
Read tries to counter by closing the distance.
Read scores with a kick to the midsection.
Read scores with a leg kick.
Read is looking to land body kicks.
Of Vip is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Of Vip takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Read takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Read keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Of Vip checks a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Read throws a push kick but Of Vip slaps the foot to one side.
Read slips a jab and a cross from Of Vip.
Read throws a leg kick which misses Of Vip's front leg but catches the back leg as Of Vip tries to avoid it.
Read goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Read takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A jab from Of Vip misses.
Crunch! Read slams his shin into Of Vip's torso.
Of Vip walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Read checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Read dodges the punch combination from Of Vip.
Read now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A big left from Of Vip misses.
Read checks a low kick from Of Vip.
Of Vip gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Read throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Read scores with a nice body kick.
Of Vip connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Read throws a head kick that misses.
Of Vip appears to be looking for a big counter.
Read lands a body shot.
Of Vip scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Of Vip misses with a looping right.
Of Vip throws a body shot but no joy.
Read displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Of Vip throws out the jab.
Read steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Of Vip.
The fight stays on the outside here - Read looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
It looked like Of Vip was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Read.

Read has managed to clinch.

Read breaks from the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Of Vip. Read does a little dance to reset his feet.
Read tries to counter with a clinch but Of Vip shakes him off and moves away.
Read defending well as Of Vip loads up on a big left hand.
Of Vip misses with a looping right.
Of Vip ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Read moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Read pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Read throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Of Vip counters with a nice body shot.
Read blocks a jab.
Of Vip scores with a nice head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Read throws a head kick that misses.
Of Vip throws a hook to the side of Read's head but Read sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Of Vip is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Of Vip motions for Read to come forward. Of Vip throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Read throws a push kick but Of Vip slaps the foot to one side.
Of Vip misses with a hook to the body
and Read counters with a good low kick that Of Vip was not able to check.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Of Vip, as that shot connected.
Read lands a high kick!
Of Vip throws a hook but Read avoids it easily.
Read wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Read scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Of Vip doesn't seem bothered though.
Of Vip throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Read.
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 Waste Of Vip 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 get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Of Vip misses with a right hand
and Read makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Of Vip takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Of Vip misses with a leg kick
and Read counters with an inside leg kick.
Read fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Of Vip manages to avoid it.
Read slips under a jab from Of Vip.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Read! But no joy.
Read changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Read. Of Vip shrugs it off though.
Of Vip takes a kick to the side of the head.
Read connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Of Vip doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Of Vip takes a swing at Read's ribcage but misses.
Of Vip loads up on a big right hand but Read slips the punch.
Of Vip lands a jab to the head.
Waste Of Vip is winning the standup battle so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Of Vip fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Read is out of range.
Of Vip misses with a series of wild punches.
Read tries to counter by closing the distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Of Vip scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Of Vip takes a swing at Read's ribcage but misses.
Of Vip digs a good body shot into Read's ribs.
Of Vip misses with a jab to the body
and Read counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Of Vip throws the left hand but Read avoids the punch easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Of Vip.
Read checks a leg kick.
Read is looking to slow Of Vip down with leg kicks.
Read throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Read uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Of Vip.
Read on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Read ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Read is looking to slow Of Vip down with leg kicks.
Of Vip misses with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Read is looking to slow Of Vip down with leg kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Read thows a body kick. Of Vip tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Of Vip misses with the combination.
Read has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Of Vip throws a combination that misses
and Read makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Read misses with a kick to the body.
Of Vip is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Read.
Of Vip takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Of Vip digs a good body shot into Read's ribs.
Of Vip lands a nice looking body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Read. That's going to slow Of Vip down.
Of Vip misses with a hook to the body
and Of Vip takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Of Vip will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Of Vip pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Of Vip throws a shot from downtown. Read moves away and avoids it.
Of Vip takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Read takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Read scores with a nice head shot.
Of Vip swings widly with a right hand
and Read counters with a slapping leg kick.
Of Vip misses the shot to the body.
Of Vip throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Read thinks about the counter body kick.
Of Vip ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Read moves away.
Read feints a counter leg kick.
Read scores with a head kick. Of Vip tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Read moves out of range of the strikes.
Of Vip misses with a looping right.
Of Vip throws a predictable looking body shot
and Read counters with a slapping leg kick.
Read doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Read jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Of Vip has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Read.
Read thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Of Vip if he has to take too many more of those.
Read blocks the body kick.
Some wild striking there from Of Vip.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Read lands with a nice body punch.
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!
A good leg kick by Read.
Read swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Of Vip throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Read lands with a slapping head kick.
Of Vip throws a body shot but no joy.
Of Vip on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Of Vip misses with a body shot.
Of Vip throws a lazy right hand but Read sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Read moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Of Vip rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Read moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Of Vip getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

Read clinches up with Of Vip and pushes him back against the ropes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marc Read comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Of Vip 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight for Marc Read!
Judge James Glass scores the fight as a draw!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Waste Of Vip!

The fight ends as a draw!