PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dana White (ranked 5502 p4p, 4540 weight class) and Hrvoje Vinkovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dana White has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

White
vs
Vinkovic

178 cm
18
165
1 - 1 - 0

177 cm
18
170
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Heavy handed

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dana White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hrvoje Vinkovic!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Ryoma Takatsuka and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vinkovic swings for the body but White moves out of range.
White looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!

White closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Vinkovic lands a hook that snaps the head of White backwards.
Vinkovic tries to throw a body punch but White avoids it by throwing Vinkovic back against the cage.
White is looking to break free of the clinch but Vinkovic has double underhooks.
White wants to get back to striking at distance but Vinkovic won't allow it.
Vinkovic lands a shot to the body.
We've been hearing reports that White has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Vinkovic lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Vinkovic on the inside.
Vinkovic lands a hook that snaps the head of White backwards.
Vinkovic lands a left hand that snaps the head of White backwards.
Vinkovic scores with a shoulder strike.
Vinkovic throws a head punch that misses.
White takes a shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vinkovic lands a nice uppercut.
Vinkovic lands a left hand that snaps the head of White backwards.
Vinkovic lands a right hand.
Vinkovic lands with a left to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vinkovic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vinkovic pushes White back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Vinkovic.
Vinkovic lands a shot to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vinkovic.

White is rocked!
A head punch blocked on the inside by White.
Vinkovic lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oh White is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vinkovic lands a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Vinkovic.
Vinkovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
White's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right hook to the body lands for Vinkovic.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vinkovic lands a shoulder strike.
Vinkovic creates a bit of space for himself and rocks White with a big uppercut! White tries to clinch up but Vinkovic pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples White to the mat! White covers up and Vinkovic unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Hrvoje Vinkovic!
Hrvoje Vinkovic seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.