PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alphonzo Mirage (ranked 975 p4p, 879 weight class) and Krsto Vujić (ranked 133 p4p, 117 weight class). Vujić has chosen Regeaton Montenegro as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Mirage
vs
Vujić

191 cm
39
212
32 - 20 - 0

187 cm
30
206
14 - 11 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alphonzo Mirage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Krsto Vujić!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vujić lands a nice shot that snaps Mirage's head back.
Mirage misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vujić.
Vujić punishes Mirage's body with a nice straight punch.
Mirage throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vujić misses with a body shot.
Vujić fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mirage manages to avoid it.
Vujić has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Mirage is landing a low percentage of strikes.
A decent looking cross lands there for Vujić.
A low kick lands for Mirage.
Vujić comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mirage 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.
Mirage takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
We've been told by Mirage's head coaches at OFFSEASON Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Vujić throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
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!
Vujić dips to his left and cracks Mirage with an uppercut!
Vujić sizes up Mirage with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Mirage takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
An inside leg kick from Mirage misses.
Krsto Vujić seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vujić slips a jab from Mirage.
Mirage staying out of range there.
Vujić works the jab nicely.
Vujić moves out of range as Mirage strikes.
Mirage doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Vujić cracks Mirage with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Vujić misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mirage.
A jab from Mirage misses.
Vujić is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Vujić jabs at Mirage's body.
Vujić tries to clinch but Mirage moves out of range.
Mirage takes a swing at Vujić's ribcage but misses.
Vujić connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Vujić steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mirage.
Vujić throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mirage on the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mirage dodges the punch combination from Vujić.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vujić ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mirage swats away the attempt to clinch by Vujić.
Vujić lands a nice looking body shot.

Vujić throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Mirage tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Vujić is in Mirage's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mirage is on top in guard.

Mirage wants to control from the top but Vujić keeps moving.
Vujić looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Vujić holds on and takes a little breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vujić keeping moving, preventing Mirage from controlling successfully.
Mirage won't allow Vujić to sweep him here.
Vujić looking to control.
Mirage trying to control the position from guard on top but Vujić is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mirage is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Vujić is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Mirage is really struggling to control Vujić but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Mirage slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A lull in the action here as Mirage stalls from top position.
Mirage has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

Mirage decides to stand back up. Mirage steps back and let's Vujić get back to his feet.
Alphonzo Mirage is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vujić tries to close the distance and clinch but Mirage swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mirage swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Vujić lands a slapping body shot.
Jab, jab by Mirage - just one landing.
Mirage is looking to land body kicks.
Mirage swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mirage throws a body punch but Vujić moves out of range.
Vujić is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Mirage had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Mirage moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Krsto Vujić dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Mirage lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Vujić misses with a double jab.
A shot to the liver by Vujić. Beautiful body shot.
Vujić cracks a nice hook into Mirage's ribs.
Vujić thuds a left hand into Mirage's body.
Mirage throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vujić tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vujić misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mirage.
Vujić lands a right hook to the body.
Mirage misses with a looping right.
Vujić has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vujić waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mirage.
Vujić tests Mirage's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Krsto Vujić seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mirage bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vujić lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Vujić shoots in and bounces Mirage off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Mirage has Vujić pulled in close to control his posture.
Mirage controls Vujić momentarily but Vujić frees himself.
Mirage keeping moving, preventing Vujić from controlling successfully.
Mirage is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Vujić postures up.
Mirage keeping moving, preventing Vujić from controlling successfully.
Vujić postures up.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mirage looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vujić is one step ahead there.
Mirage wants to hit a sweep here but Vujić passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Mirage there!
Vujić looking to control but Mirage is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mirage regains half guard.
Vujić wants to pass the guard but Mirage is defending well.
Mirage trying to hold on to Vujić's head to control him but Vujić postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vujić is controlling the pace.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Vujić is trying to control. Mirage wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mirage trying to control from the bottom.
Mirage is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Vujić is keen to just control but Mirage is a slippery customer.
Vujić trying to pass the guard but Mirage defending well.
Mirage pushes Vujić off looking to stand but Vujić dives back in and keeps control.
Mirage tries to roll over but Vujić keeps him under control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mirage is refusing to be controlled, as Vujić sits in half guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Mirage cracks Vujić with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A slow jab from Mirage misses its intended target.
Vujić is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Some wild striking there from Vujić.
Mirage quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Vujić swings widly with a right hand
and Mirage counters with a body kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vujić bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mirage misses with a straight left.
Mirage dips to his left and cracks Vujić with an uppercut!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Krsto Vujić showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Mirage shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

It looks like Krsto Vujić has been cut.
Donk. Vujić catches Mirage right on the button with a cross.
A lazy left from Vujić finds it's target.
Vujić checks the leg kick.
Vujić lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mirage at a distance.
Vujić fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mirage manages to avoid it.
Mirage was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Mirage uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vujić.
Vujić takes a swing at Mirage's ribcage but misses.
Vujić misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vujić takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Vujić is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mirage rather than just go for the knockout.
Vujić scores with a jab. Mirage acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Vujić forces Mirage back against the ropes and clinches.
Vujić has a couple of punches blocked by Mirage.
Vujić prevents a body shot from Mirage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mirage misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vujić lands an uppercut.
A short right from Mirage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mirage.
Mirage can't find room to land a body shot as Vujić controls the action.
Mirage misses with a punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Vujić.
Vujić lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mirage.
Vujić tries to work over Mirage's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vujić scores with a shot to the side of Mirage's head.
Vujić blocks a body shot from Mirage.
Mirage takes a shot to the head.
Mirage lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vujić backwards.
A body shot lands from Mirage.
Mirage doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vujić being controlled against the ropes.
Mirage throws a head punch that misses.
Vujić lands with a light punch inside.
Vujić lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mirage blocks a body shot from Vujić.
A head punch on the inside from Vujić fails to land.
Vujić lands a body shot.
Mirage is trying to stall.
Vujić tries a body shot but Mirage blocks it.
Mirage lands a right hand.
Mirage lands a shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mirage.
Krsto Vujić is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mirage lands with a right to the head.
Mirage digs a right hand underneath Vujić's ribcage. Vujić let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mirage misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mirage content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Mirage lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mirage throws a punch but it's blocked by Vujić.
Vujić blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vujić prevents a body shot from Mirage.
Mirage tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vujić's elbow.
Vujić prevents a body shot from Mirage.
Mirage misses with a body punch.
Vujić blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mirage misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mirage tries a body shot but Vujić blocks it.
Mirage tries a body shot but Vujić blocks it.
Vujić misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mirage goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mirage tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alphonzo Mirage has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mirage misses with a body punch.
Mirage misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mirage.
Vujić prevents a body shot from Mirage.
Mirage tries to throw a body punch but Vujić avoids it by throwing Mirage back against the ropes.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Krsto Vujić.
I've got Vujić winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Krsto Vujić!
Krsto Vujić seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.