PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keaton Vega (ranked 2005 p4p, 2343 weight class) and Torsten Mjölnir (ranked 214 p4p, 247 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Vega
vs
Mjölnir

188 cm
26
248
13 - 10 - 0

200 cm
27
231
3 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Keaton Vega!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Torsten Mjölnir!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mjölnir gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mjölnir wants to get back to striking at distance but Vega won't allow it.
Still in the clinch, Mjölnir scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mjölnir's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mjölnir's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mjölnir blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mjölnir.

Mjölnir pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Mjölnir clinches with his opponent.
The referee calls for Vega to work.
Vega misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mjölnir is trying to break free.
Mjölnir wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Mjölnir escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vega ducks under a wild hook from Mjölnir.
Mjölnir is looking to clinch.
Vega throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Mjölnir counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mjölnir tries a head kick but it misses.
Vega quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mjölnir smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A jab from Mjölnir misses.
Vega swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mjölnir throws a nice looking combination but Vega bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mjölnir tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vega swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vega misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mjölnir tries a head kick but it misses.
Mjölnir fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vega swats away the attempt to clinch by Mjölnir.
Vega misses with a hook
enabling Mjölnir to counter with a crisp jab.

Mjölnir moves into the clinch.
Vega lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mjölnir works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mjölnir misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vega wants to get back to striking at distance but Mjölnir won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Vega breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mjölnir throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mjölnir tries to clinch but Vega is having none of it.
Vega avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vega scores with a jab to the body.
Mjölnir tries to clinch up.

Mjölnir forces Vega back against the cage and clinches.

Mjölnir breaks from the clinch.
Vega misses with a looping right.
Mjölnir tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mjölnir throws a head kick but Vega moves out of range.
Mjölnir tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vega swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vega throws a quick counter head kick but Mjölnir was just out of range.
Mjölnir doesn't manage to clinch there - Vega circles away.
Vega throws out a loose jab but Mjölnir uses good head movement to avoid it.
Torsten Mjölnir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vega goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A jab from Vega finds it's way through Mjölnir's defenses.
Mjölnir pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mjölnir checks the leg kick.
Vega throws a jab when Mjölnir was well out of range.
Mjölnir ducks under a wild hook from Vega.
Vega displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mjölnir throws out the jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vega.
Vega throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mjölnir looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Vega throws out a leg kick but Mjölnir moves out of range and Vega only half commits.
Mjölnir keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vega.
Mjölnir ducks under a wild hook from Vega.
Vega looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mjölnir throws a body punch but Vega moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mjölnir takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Vega misses with a body kick.

Mjölnir has Vega up against the cage in a clinch.
Mjölnir scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vega.
Mjölnir scores with a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Vega breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mjölnir tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Vega connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mjölnir tries to clinch up
and Vega counters with a stiff right hand.
Mjölnir uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vega.
Vega throws a sloppy head kick and Mjölnir moves out of range easily.

Mjölnir moves into range and clinches up with Vega.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Torsten Mjölnir 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.

Vega swats away the attempt to clinch by Mjölnir.
Mjölnir throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mjölnir throws a series of strikes that have Vega backpedaling.
Vega lands a front kick.
Vega 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.
Mjölnir fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Vega is out of range.
As Mjölnir backs away, Vega returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.

Mjölnir rushes Vega and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Vega misses with a punch to the body.
Vega holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Vega pressing his opponent against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vega with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Mjölnir breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vega avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mjölnir tries to clinch up but Vega circles away and keeps his distance.
Mjölnir throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Vega counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vega throws a low kick but Mjölnir moves out of range easily.
Mjölnir tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Vega manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vega half committed to a counter leg kick.
Mjölnir circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vega avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mjölnir wants to clinch but Vega slips to the side
and Vega counters with a good low kick that Mjölnir was not able to check.
Mjölnir avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mjölnir lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Mjölnir misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Vega counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

Mjölnir rushes Vega and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Vega tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vega looking to stall.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Vega takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vega prevents Mjölnir from breaking the clinch.
The referee calls for Vega to work.
Vega scores with a shot to the side of Mjölnir's head.
Mjölnir blocks an uppercut.
Mjölnir softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Mjölnir escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mjölnir throws a right and a left that Vega avoids nicely.
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!
Mjölnir throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Torsten Mjölnir is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mjölnir misses with a few strikes there.
A little feinted left hand from Vega on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Vega throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A big left from Vega misses.
Vega goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vega. Mjölnir does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vega jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vega tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mjölnir swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vega circles away from the clinch attempt
and Vega cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mjölnir slips under a jab.
Vega looks to land a right hand but Mjölnir moved out of range.
Vega pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vega takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

Mjölnir instigates a clinch.
Vega prevents a body shot from Mjölnir.
Mjölnir wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vega has him pressed against the cage.
Vega is trying to maintain a safe position but Mjölnir gets an underhook and turns Vega into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vega throws an elbow but it misses.
Vega wants to get back to striking at distance but Mjölnir won't allow it.
A right handed body shot lands from Mjölnir.
Mjölnir lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Vega.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mjölnir.

Mjölnir escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mjölnir scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vega pushes off an throws an elbow but Mjölnir leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vega is looking to control Mjölnir's arms but Mjölnir gets an underhook and turns him. Now Vega has his back to the cage.
Mjölnir lands a left hand.
Mjölnir misses with a punch to the body.
Mjölnir misses with a body punch.
Mjölnir softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vega trying to control the position but instead, Mjölnir has worked for underhooks and has pushed Vega into the cage.
Vega tries to work over Mjölnir'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.

A close second round but Torsten Mjölnir will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Mjölnir tries to clinch but Vega is having none of it.
Mjölnir keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vega.
Some wild striking there from Mjölnir.
Vega misses with a hook. Mjölnir ducked under it nicely.

Mjölnir forces Vega back against the cage and clinches.
Vega with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Mjölnir escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vega smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mjölnir tries to clinch but Vega moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Vega misses the target.
Mjölnir throws a right and a left that Vega avoids nicely.
Mjölnir throws a lazy right hand but Vega sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vega feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Vega misses the jab.
Mjölnir throws a counter combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mjölnir throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Vega's head.
Mjölnir tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Vega manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vega is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mjölnir moves out of range as Vega strikes.
Mjölnir misses with a few strikes there.
Vega swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Vega keeps the fight on the outside.

Mjölnir has closed the distance and engaged Vega in a clinch.
Good body shot from Mjölnir.
A short right from Mjölnir on the inside.

Mjölnir breaks the clinch.
Vega ducks under a wild hook from Mjölnir.

Mjölnir closes the distance and clinches.
Mjölnir has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Vega seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Mjölnir can turn it around.
Vega will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mjölnir up against the cage.

Vega breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Vega.
The fighters circling - Mjölnir throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vega throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vega keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mjölnir scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mjölnir blocks a head kick by Vega.
Mjölnir misses with a head kick.
Mjölnir ducks under a wild hook from Vega.
Mjölnir lands with a slapping head kick.
Mjölnir throws a head kick that half lands.
Mjölnir scores with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mjölnir throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Torsten Mjölnir seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mjölnir keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vega.
Keaton Vega has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vega pushes Mjölnir away with a front kick.
Mjölnir tries to clinch but fails miserably
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A lazy body kick from Mjölnir
and Vega counters with a low kick, right behind Mjölnir 's knee.
Vega tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A countering left hand to the body from Mjölnir misses.
Vega is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mjölnir.
Mjölnir misses with a head kick.

Mjölnir moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mjölnir.
Vega misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vega throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Vega misses with the head strike.

Mjölnir breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mjölnir is trying to break the clinch but Vega is controlling him.
Mjölnir swings wildly with an uppercut but Vega uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vega is struggling to control the position.
Mjölnir blocks an elbow strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mjölnir as Vega tries to tie him up.

Mjölnir breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A bone on bone clash there as Mjölnir blocks the leg kick.

Mjölnir instigates a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Mjölnir manages to break the clinch.
Mjölnir tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vega paws at him with a jab and circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Torsten Mjölnir comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mjölnir has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Torsten Mjölnir!
An out of breath and clearly excited Torsten Mjölnir thanked Stoner's Killer Apparel for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).