PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jorlan Vieira (ranked 764 p4p, 517 weight class) and Maro Pjetlic (ranked 119 p4p, 82 weight class). Pjetlic has chosen Legend as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Vieira
vs
Pjetlic

188 cm
29
275
14 - 11 - 0

196 cm
29
265
17 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Urban Fighter
KOMBAT KLOTHING

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jorlan Vieira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Maro Pjetlic!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pjetlic drops his hands momentarily and Vieira takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A punch combination from Vieira misses.
Vieira connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pjetlic's hands.
Pjetlic swings widly with a right hand
and Vieira cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vieira takes one to the side of the head.
Pjetlic lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Pjetlic with a nice cross.
We've been told by Vieira's head coaches at Soul Supremacy Rio that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Pjetlic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vieira was well out of range. Poor timing from Pjetlic.

Vieira instigates a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pjetlic looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vieira tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vieira works on Pjetlic's body with a couple of short punches.
Vieira tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vieira misses with a punch on the inside.
Pjetlic avoids a wild elbow strike from Vieira.
Vieira lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Maro Pjetlic has been cut.
Pjetlic is trying to break the clinch but Vieira has him pressed against the cage.
Pjetlic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pjetlic working hard to break the clinch.
Pjetlic is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Vieira misses with the head strike.
Vieira keeps control of Pjetlic as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pjetlic is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pjetlic blocking some punches.
Pjetlic wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vieira has him pressed against the cage.
Pjetlic is trying to force a seperation but Vieira has the dominant position.
Vieira just leaning against Pjetlic, taking a breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vieira will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Pjetlic up against the cage.
Vieira seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Good body shot from Vieira.
Pjetlic is looking to break free of the clinch but Vieira has double underhooks.
Pjetlic has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Vieira seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Pjetlic can turn it around.
Pjetlic wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pjetlic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pjetlic lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pjetlic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Pjetlic's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Vieira swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pjetlic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vieira doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pjetlic is looking to break free of the clinch but Vieira has double underhooks.
Vieira is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Pjetlic blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pjetlic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vieira makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vieira lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pjetlic backwards.
Pjetlic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vieira lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pjetlic tries to break the clinch but Vieira is controlling the position.
Pjetlic wants to break free but Vieira has control.
Vieira has Pjetlic pressed against the cage.
Vieira working aggressively here.
Pjetlic tries to circle away but Vieira has him pinned against the cage.
Pjetlic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vieira has Pjetlic pressed against the cage, preventing Pjetlic from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vieira manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Pjetlic working hard to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pjetlic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vieira lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Pjetlic's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pjetlic has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pjetlic wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pjetlic has a couple of punches blocked by Vieira.
Pjetlic can't break the clinch.
Pjetlic blocks an uppercut.
Vieira creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vieira.
Pjetlic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vieira controlling the action here for a moment.
Vieira lands a nice uppercut.
Vieira tries to work over Pjetlic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jorlan Vieira dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Maro Pjetlic'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.

Vieira throws a good cross that connects.
Pjetlic misses the shot to the body.
Vieira lands a body shot.
Pjetlic jabs Vieira right on the nose. Vieira blinks but takes it well.
Vieira throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pjetlic misses with a body punch
and Vieira counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pjetlic on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Vieira keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pjetlic takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pjetlic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vieira manages to avoid it.
Vieira wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Vieira takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Vieira avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pjetlic ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pjetlic scores with a one two! Vieira had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A punch combination from Pjetlic misses.
Vieira fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pjetlic throws out a counter right but Vieira avoids it with no problem.
Maro Pjetlic seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pjetlic scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Vieira doesn't seem bothered though.
Vieira throws a series of punches but Pjetlic avoids them all with ease.
Vieira is looking to clinch.
A countering left hand to the body from Pjetlic misses.
Vieira 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pjetlic scores with a punch to the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Pjetlic misses the target.
Pjetlic cracks Vieira with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Vieira is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pjetlic can do to turn this around?
Pjetlic gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vieira is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pjetlic.
Pjetlic doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Vieira lands with a cross.
Vieira tries to clinch but Pjetlic moves away
and Pjetlic counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Vieira thinking.
Pjetlic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A countering left hand to the body from Pjetlic misses.
Pjetlic misses the shot to the body.
Vieira is looking to counter the offense by Pjetlic and move into the clinch.
Vieira is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The fighters circling - Pjetlic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vieira scores with a jab. Pjetlic acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Vieira tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pjetlic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pjetlic is looking for the big counter here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pjetlic throws out a loose jab but Vieira uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pjetlic with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vieira to score with a decent uppercut.
Pjetlic catches Vieira with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Pjetlic keeps the fight on the outside.
Pjetlic throws out a counter right but Vieira avoids it with no problem.
Vieira misses the jab.
A slow jab from Pjetlic misses its intended target.
Vieira wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Vieira takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Maro Pjetlic will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Maro Pjetlic's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Vieira is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Pjetlic.
Vieira seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Vieira takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pjetlic throws a jab but it's blocked by Vieira.
A quick step to the side and Vieira tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Pjetlic misses its intended target.
Vieira showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pjetlic.
A counter left hand to the body from Vieira misses its target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pjetlic throws a predictable looking body shot

and Vieira counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Vieira lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pjetlic or not.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Pjetlic stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Vieira lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pjetlic has had enough of the clinch but Vieira keeps him there for the moment.
Pjetlic working hard to break the clinch.
A short left from Vieira.
Vieira stalling against the cage.
Pjetlic is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Pjetlic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pjetlic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pjetlic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vieira was well out of range. Poor timing from Pjetlic.
Vieira is looking for a counter combo.
Pjetlic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vieira.
Vieira throws a jab when Pjetlic was well out of range.
Vieira scores with a jab to the body.
Pjetlic takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pjetlic changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Pjetlic misses with a body shot
and Vieira counters with a one-two to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pjetlic takes one to the side of the head.
Pjetlic loads up on a big right hand but Vieira slips the punch.
As Pjetlic looks to move away, Vieira throws a big counter combo but Pjetlic just gets out of the way.
Pjetlic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vieira scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pjetlic in his tracks.
Pjetlic moves away from the strike by Vieira.
Pjetlic looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Vieira misses with a double jab
and Pjetlic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Vieira.
Vieira wants to clinch up but Pjetlic keeps it at a distance.
Pjetlic throws an overhand right that lands on Vieira's shoulder, as Vieira tries to avoid the shot.
Vieira tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Pjetlic manages to circle out of the way.
Pjetlic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vieira was well out of range. Poor timing from Pjetlic.
A counter left hand to the body from Vieira misses its target.
Vieira steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pjetlic.
Pjetlic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vieira is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Pjetlic.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pjetlic throws the left hand but Vieira avoids the punch easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jorlan Vieira.
I think Vieira 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jorlan Vieira!
Jorlan Vieira tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.