PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Vidal (ranked 1845 p4p, 2303 weight class) and Nate Masvidal (ranked 264 p4p, 328 weight class). Vidal comes to the cage accompanied by Scarface OST - The world is yours. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Vidal
vs
Masvidal

180 cm
29
178
13 - 6 - 0

188 cm
22
185
8 - 7 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jorge Vidal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Nate Masvidal!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Radbod Blank and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masvidal with a nice cross.
Vidal misses with a looping right.
Masvidal misses with a straight left.
Masvidal misses with a double jab.
Vidal misses with a two punch combination.
Vidal scores with a one two! Masvidal had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Vidal staying out of range there.
Vidal uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Masvidal.
Jorge Vidal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vidal will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Masvidal lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

Vidal moves into the clinch successfully.

Vidal breaks the clinch.
Vidal looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Vidal takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vidal uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Masvidal.
Vidal moves out of range of the strikes.
A slow jab from Masvidal misses its intended target.
Vidal was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Vidal misses with a looping right.
Vidal bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Masvidal looks to land a right hand but Vidal moved out of range.
Vidal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Masvidal unleashes a big counter combination but Vidal bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Masvidal throws a series of punches but Vidal moves out of range.
Masvidal misses with an uppercut.
Masvidal misses with a hook.

Vidal darts in and clinches Masvidal up against the cage.
Vidal with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vidal scores a nice knee to the body.
Vidal with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vidal throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Masvidal blocks it with crossed arms.
Vidal throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Masvidal blocks it with crossed arms.

Masvidal breaks the clinch.
Masvidal throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vidal sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Masvidal swats away the attempt to clinch by Vidal.
Vidal connects with a nice looking jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vidal slips a jab from Masvidal.
Vidal seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Donk. Vidal catches Masvidal right on the button with a cross.
Jorge Vidal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vidal misses the jab.
Masvidal throws a jab but it's blocked by Vidal.
Masvidal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Masvidal misses with a jab, cross combination.
Masvidal looks to throw the jab but Vidal is out of range.
Masvidal misses with a straight left.
Masvidal throws a big shot that misses.
Some wild striking there from Vidal.
Vidal misses with a two punch combination.

Vidal closes the distance and clinches.
Vidal using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Masvidal has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vidal with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vidal using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Masvidal has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vidal trying to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vidal with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Masvidal trying to control the position but instead, Vidal has worked for underhooks and has pushed Masvidal into the cage.

Vidal breaks the clinch.
Masvidal looks to land a right hand but Vidal moved out of range.
Masvidal feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Vidals jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Vidal misses with an uppercut
and Masvidal counters with a stiff right hand.
Vidal misses with a looping left.
Masvidal throws a lazy uppercut

and Vidal moves into the clinch.
Vidal using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Masvidal has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vidal looking to throw knees to the head but Masvidal is blocking nicely.
Vidal landing knees to the head.

Masvidal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vidal displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Masvidal throws out the jab.
Masvidal throws a hook but Vidal blocks it.
Vidal tries to bum rush Masvidal with a series of wild strikes but Masvidal uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Masvidal shoots and misses

and Vidal holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vidal swings wildly with an uppercut but Masvidal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vidal tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vidal tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vidal is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Vidal has a couple of punches blocked by Masvidal.
Masvidal wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Masvidal lands with a right to the head.
Vidal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vidal throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vidal misses with a knee strike.
Masvidal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A knee to the head by Vidal.

Masvidal breaks the clinch.
Vidal darts in trying to clinch
and Masvidal counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jorge Vidal dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Vidal misses with a looping left.
Vidal goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Masvidal cracks Vidal with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Masvidal takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Vidal looks to throw the jab but Masvidal is out of range.
Vidal has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Vidal fails to land with a series of punches.
Vidal fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Masvidal throws a right and a left that both miss.
A little feinted left hand from Vidal on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Vidal misses with a looping left.
Masvidal lands with a straight right. Vidal didn't see that one coming.
Vidal connects with a good right hand that stumbles Masvidal. Masvidal circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Vidal closes the distance and clinches.
Masvidal lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Masvidal takes a knee right on the jaw!
Vidal tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A nice right hand lands inside from Masvidal.
Masvidal tries a body shot but Vidal blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Masvidal breaks the clinch.
Masvidal connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Masvidal throws out a loose jab but Vidal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vidal darts in trying to clinch
and Masvidal counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Masvidal moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Vidal gets in close and instigates a clinch.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Vidal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vidal stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nice straight punches there by Vidal. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Vidal.
Masvidal throws a jab but it's blocked by Vidal.
Masvidal throws out a loose jab but Vidal uses good head movement to avoid it.
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!
Vidal misses with a left hand
and Masvidal counters with a series of strikes. Vidal will be more careful next time no doubt.

Vidal is rocked!
Masvidal scores with a jab to the jaw.
Oh Vidal is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Masvidal cracks Vidal on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Vidal falls backwards against the cage. Masvidal follows up with more strikes that drop Vidal to his knees. Masvidal keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Vidal! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nate Masvidal!