VFC 3-TBD PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Arnold Layne (ranked 2207 p4p, 84 weight class) and Sangmanae Sor Tienpoh (ranked 6372 p4p, 125 weight class). Sor Tienpoh has chosen rolling in the deep as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Layne
vs
Sor Tienpoh

193 cm
26
265 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

170 cm
25
160 lbs
10 - 12 - 0

Excellent boxer
Granite chin

World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arnold Layne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sangmanae Sor Tienpoh!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jonathan Paton and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Layne moves into the clinch.
We've been informed that Sor Tienpoh has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A head punch on the inside from Layne fails to land.
Layne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sor Tienpoh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Layne displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sor Tienpoh up against the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Layne.
Layne just leaning against Sor Tienpoh, taking a breather.
Sor Tienpoh lands a nice shot to the body.
Layne has Sor Tienpoh pressed against the ropes, preventing Sor Tienpoh from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Sor Tienpoh creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Layne - that landed with a thud.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Layne throws an elbow but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Layne swings wildly with an uppercut but Sor Tienpoh uses good head movement to avoid it.

Layne's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sor Tienpoh takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Layne fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sor Tienpoh moves out of range of the strikes.
We've been told by Layne's head coaches at Death Valley Training Facility that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sor Tienpoh moves in looking to clinch but Layne pushes him off.
Layne lands a really nice looking cross but Sor Tienpoh seems unphased.
A bone on bone clash there as Layne blocks the leg kick.
Sangmanae Sor Tienpoh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sor Tienpoh throws a head kick that misses.

Layne gets a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Sor Tienpoh fails to land.

Layne breaks the clinch.
Sor Tienpoh plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

It looks like Arnold Layne has been cut.
Layne lands a right hook to the body.
Sor Tienpoh lands the left hand.
Layne looks to throw the jab but Sor Tienpoh is out of range.
That kick from Layne tenderised Sor Tienpoh's leg. Sor Tienpoh is trying to keep his angry face on.
Layne blocks a head kick by Sor Tienpoh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sor Tienpoh throws a body shot but no joy.
Layne slips a straight right by Sor Tienpoh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sor Tienpoh looks to land a combination but Layne avoids it well.
Sor Tienpoh rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Layne moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sor Tienpoh misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sor Tienpoh takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Layne throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Sor Tienpoh takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sor Tienpoh throws a series of punches but Layne avoids them all with ease.
Nice defenses there by Layne.
Layne misses with a wild combination.
Sor Tienpoh missing with a left hand there. Layne was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sor Tienpoh digs a good body shot into Layne's ribs.
Layne buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Layne rushes Sor Tienpoh and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Layne misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sor Tienpoh scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Sor Tienpoh breaks the clinch.
Sor Tienpoh moves out of range as Layne strikes.
Layne throws a jab but it's blocked by Sor Tienpoh.
Sor Tienpoh misses with a body shot.
It looked like Layne was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sor Tienpoh.
Sor Tienpoh throws a sloppy head kick and Layne moves out of range easily.
A big right from Layne misses.

Sor Tienpoh gets tackled into the ropes by Layne. Layne maintains the clinch.

Layne's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Layne moves out of range as Sor Tienpoh strikes.

Layne has Sor Tienpoh up against the ropes in a clinch.
Layne misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Layne - that landed with a thud.
Layne throws an elbow that misses.
Good body shot from Sor Tienpoh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sor Tienpoh misses with a punch on the inside.
Sor Tienpoh is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Sor Tienpoh misses with a punch to the body.
Layne lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sor Tienpoh backwards.
A short right from Sor Tienpoh on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sor Tienpoh's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sor Tienpoh avoids the elbow strike from Layne, against the ropes.
Sor Tienpoh tries to break the clinch but Layne is controlling the position.

Layne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sor Tienpoh misses the shot to the body.
Sor Tienpoh tries to close the distance and clinch but Layne swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Layne throwing a counter right hand but Sor Tienpoh manages to avoid it.
Sor Tienpoh avoids the body shot from Layne.
Layne cracks Sor Tienpoh with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Layne thows a left - swing and a miss!
As Layne backs off Sor Tienpoh throws a huge counter combo but Layne manages to avoid it all.

Sor Tienpoh tries to keep at a distance but Layne has taken the fight into the clinch.
Layne misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arnold Layne dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arnold Layne'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.

Sor Tienpoh wants to clinch up but Layne keeps it at a distance.
Sor Tienpoh checks a leg kick.
Sor Tienpoh misses with a few strikes there.
Sor Tienpoh doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sor Tienpoh throws a nice looking combination but Layne bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Layne throws a quick counter kick to the body but Sor Tienpoh avoids it.
Sor Tienpoh throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Layne throwing a counter right hand but Sor Tienpoh manages to avoid it.
Sor Tienpoh throws a head kick but Layne moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Layne misses its target.
Layne slips a jab and a cross from Sor Tienpoh.
Sor Tienpoh misses with a head kick.
Layne connects with a looping right hand.
Sor Tienpoh lands with a slapping head kick.
Sor Tienpoh ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
As Layne backs off Sor Tienpoh throws a huge counter combo but Layne manages to avoid it all.
Layne is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sor Tienpoh can do to turn this around?
Sor Tienpoh pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Layne misses with a wild body shot.
A head kick misses from Sor Tienpoh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Layne looks to score with a jab to the body but Sor Tienpoh is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Layne moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Sor Tienpoh takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Layne blocks a head kick by Sor Tienpoh.
Sor Tienpoh works Layne's body with a nice hook.
Layne with a jab.
Sor Tienpoh bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Sor Tienpoh walks into a straight right hand and goes down! Layne rushes to a neutral corner so the count doesn't get delayed but Sor Tienpoh has made it back to his feet on 5. He's OK so we're back to the action.

Sor Tienpoh is rocked!
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!
Layne weaves into range and cracks Sor Tienpoh right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Sor Tienpoh goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Layne is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Arnold Layne!
Arnold Layne bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
Sangmanae Sor Tienpoh was interviewed post fight and said 'Thank '.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
66%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Dariusz Hitman (ranked 22346 p4p, 709 weight class) and Ali Oubaali (ranked 3147 p4p, 338 weight class). Oubaali is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Belsunce Breakdown. Ali Oubaali has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hitman
vs
Oubaali

183 cm
23
167 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

182 cm
25
175 lbs
13 - 11 - 0

World class MT
Cardio machine

World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dariusz Hitman!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ali Oubaali!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Alyssa Summers and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Oubaali has Hitman up against the ropes in a clinch.
Oubaali lands with a right to the head.
Hitman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Oubaali tries to work over Hitman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hitman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hitman swings wildly with an uppercut but Oubaali uses good head movement to avoid it.

Oubaali breaks the clinch.

Oubaali drives through and clinches with Hitman against the ropes.
Hitman is trying to break the clinch but Oubaali is controlling him.
Oubaali lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hitman backwards.
Oubaali misses with the head strike.
Oubaali pushes Hitman back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Oubaali blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Oubaali - that landed with a thud.
Oubaali misses with a short punch on the inside.

Oubaali manages to break the clinch.
Oubaali steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hitman.
We've been informed that Oubaali has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Hitman lands a nice shot that snaps Oubaali's head back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oubaali defending well as Hitman loads up on a big left hand.
Hitman looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Oubaali closes the distance and clinches.
Hitman lands a body shot.
Oubaali gets through Hitman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Oubaali lands a shot to the body.
Oubaali lands with a light punch inside.
Hitman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hitman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Oubaali.
A short right from Hitman on the inside.
Hitman misses with a punch on the inside.
Oubaali tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Oubaali misses with a punch on the inside.
Oubaali lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Hitman has a couple of punches blocked by Oubaali.
Hitman misses with a body punch.
Oubaali tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oubaali scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hitman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Hitman manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oubaali ducks under a wild hook from Hitman.
Hitman lands with a straight right. Oubaali didn't see that one coming.
Hitman misses with an uppercut.
Hitman connects with a body shot that sends Oubaali's belly button to the back.
Hitman misses with a hook.

Oubaali has managed to clinch.

Hitman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hitman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Oubaali fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hitman, pushing him back against the ropes.
Still in the clinch, Oubaali scores with a nice short uppercut.
Oubaali works on Hitman's body with a couple of short punches.
Oubaali lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Oubaali.
Oubaali digs a right hand underneath Hitman's ribcage. Hitman let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Oubaali lands with a light punch inside.
Oubaali lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Hitman fails to land.
Oubaali scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oubaali lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hitman backwards.

Hitman is rocked!
Oubaali lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Oh Hitman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice body punch from Oubaali - that landed with a thud.
Oubaali lands a nice shot to the body.
Oubaali breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Hitman with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Hitman looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Hitman get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Ali Oubaali!
Ali Oubaali is the new welterweight champion!
Our winner, Ali Oubaali, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Gerard De Villefort (ranked 807 p4p, 35 weight class) and Slade Traylor (ranked 987 p4p, 42 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

De Villefort
vs
Traylor

197 cm
32
297 lbs
26 - 14 - 0

185 cm
34
265 lbs
28 - 8 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

Riner Clothing

Aspire Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gerard De Villefort!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Slade Traylor!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Eddie Farnsworth and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Villefort takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Traylor takes a swing at De Villefort's ribcage but misses.
Traylor jabs De Villefort to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Traylor circles away from the clinch attempt.
Traylor cracks De Villefort with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.

It looks like Gerard De Villefort has been cut.
De Villefort walks into a stiff left hand from Traylor.
De Villefort misses the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Villefort. Traylor does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Villefort ducks right into an uppercut from Traylor.
Traylor scores with a jab to the jaw.
Traylor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Traylor throws out a counter right but De Villefort avoids it with no problem.
Traylor on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

It looks like Slade Traylor has been cut.
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!

Traylor clinches up with De Villefort and pushes him back against the ropes.
Traylor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Traylor works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Traylor throws a head punch that misses.
De Villefort misses with some punches.
De Villefort misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Villefort is looking to break free of the clinch but Traylor has double underhooks.
Traylor prevents a body shot from De Villefort.
De Villefort blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Traylor throws a punch but it's blocked by De Villefort.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Traylor.
Traylor misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Villefort can't find room to land a body shot as Traylor controls the action.
We've been hearing reports that De Villefort has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Traylor lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
De Villefort blocks the elbow strike.
Traylor working aggressively here.
Traylor working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Traylor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Villefort blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Traylor lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of De Villefort backwards.
De Villefort misses with a body punch.
Traylor misses with a punch to the body.

De Villefort manages to break the clinch.
Traylor misses with a hook. De Villefort ducked under it nicely.
De Villefort misses with a straight right.
Slade Traylor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Traylor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Villefort.
De Villefort loads up on a big right hand but Traylor slips the punch.
Traylor scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Traylor misses with a straight left.
De Villefort looks to land a left hand but Traylor moved out of range nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Villefort steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Traylor.
Traylor lands a nice looking body kick.
De Villefort misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Traylor.
Traylor has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.

De Villefort gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Traylor as the two fighters clinch.
De Villefort working aggressively here.
Traylor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Traylor lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Traylor misses with a hook from the clinch.
Traylor working aggressively here.
A hook to the body from Traylor.
De Villefort lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from De Villefort fails to land.
Traylor prevents a body shot from De Villefort.
Traylor stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Traylor lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
De Villefort is breathing heavily.
Traylor working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Villefort blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Traylor lands a shot to the body.
De Villefort tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Villefort wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Traylor has him pressed against the ropes.
A right hand to the body from Traylor.
Traylor prevents a body shot from De Villefort.
Traylor lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Gerard De Villefort's cut is getting worse.
Traylor lands a left hand that snaps the head of De Villefort backwards.
Traylor lands a right hand that snaps the head of De Villefort backwards.
Traylor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Traylor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Traylor makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
De Villefort blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Villefort tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Villefort blocks an uppercut.
Traylor lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Traylor's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Traylor misses with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Traylor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Villefort wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

De Villefort breaks from the clinch.
Gerard De Villefort seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Villefort walks into a straight right hand from Traylor.
Traylor scores with a decent looking hook.
A shot to the liver by Traylor. Beautiful body shot.
Traylor throws a good cross that connects.
Traylor looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
De Villefort lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by De Villefort.
Traylor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Villefort throws out the jab.
Traylor tries to counter with a clinch but De Villefort shakes him off and moves away.
De Villefort moves away from the strike by Traylor.
Jab from Traylor.

Gerard De Villefort's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Traylor swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by De Villefort.

De Villefort is rocked!
A slow jab from De Villefort misses its intended target.
Traylor throws out a loose jab but De Villefort uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Traylor lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Oh De Villefort is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Traylor ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
De Villefort seems to have got his legs back now.
De Villefort pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

De Villefort ducks into a a hook from Traylor and goes down! He looks in a bit of a mess; will he beat the count?! 4,5,6,7,8 - he's up and looking to carry on! The referee looks into his eyes and sees that he's OK to continue!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Having scored a knockdown, Slade Traylor should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Traylor chopping away at his opponent's legs.
De Villefort throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
De Villefort on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Traylor throws a good cross that connects.

Jeez, Gerard De Villefort's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Traylor feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits De Villeforts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
De Villefort tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Traylor was well out of range. Poor timing from De Villefort.
And Traylor responds with a good body kick, but De Villefort manages to step out the way in time.
De Villefort displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
De Villefort throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Traylor misses with a two punch combination.
De Villefort throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Villefort takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Gerard De Villefort's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Slade Traylor!
Slade Traylor is the new super heavyweight champion!
Slade Traylor was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.