PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Musa Vitalik (ranked 352 p4p, 401 weight class) and Vladimir Skurwysynowski (ranked 50 p4p, 52 weight class). Vitalik comes to the cage accompanied by Planet Purge - Midnight Tyrannosaurus & Ehide. Vladimir Skurwysynowski has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Musa Vitalik's chin.

Vitalik
vs
Skurwysynowski

190 cm
26
209
10 - 7 - 0

193 cm
32
205
29 - 14 - 1

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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 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Musa Vitalik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladimir Skurwysynowski!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Edson Gomes and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skurwysynowski misses with a leg kick.
Vitalik half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Skurwysynowski changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Vitalik throws a left and a right that both miss
and Skurwysynowski counters with a slapping leg kick.
Vitalik shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Skurwysynowski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vitalik fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Skurwysynowski manages to avoid it.
Vitalik misses with a wild combination.
Vladimir Skurwysynowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vitalik throws a lazy right hand but Skurwysynowski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Skurwysynowski lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Vitalik slips under a jab.
Vitalik feinted with a counter takedown.
A big left from Skurwysynowski misses.
Skurwysynowski misses with a lunging right hand

and Vitalik counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vitalik postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vitalik wants to pass the guard but Skurwysynowski is keeping the position.
Vitalik has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Vitalik advances position into side control!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skurwysynowski tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Vitalik easily slips into full mount!
Vitalik looking to finish with strikes here!
Skurwysynowski is working to get back to half guard.
Vitalik lands a heavy elbow.
Vitalik throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Vitalik punching from mount but Skurwysynowski doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Vitalik working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Vitalik is landing with some decent strikes but Skurwysynowski is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Vitalik throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vitalik throwing strikes but Skurwysynowski recovers to half guard. A much better position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Skurwysynowski can do anything to dispel that myth.
Vitalik missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
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!
Vitalik is stalling here. Skurwysynowski is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Vitalik seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Skurwysynowski has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Vitalik manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Vitalik tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Skurwysynowski has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vitalik keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Vitalik regains half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vitalik gets full guard.
Vitalik throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Vitalik lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Vitalik lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Vitalik with a flurry of punches that miss.
Vitalik looking to sit in guard and control but Skurwysynowski gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Vitalik looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skurwysynowski is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Vitalik looking for a sweep. Not yet Vitalik, not yet.
Vitalik lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Vitalik throws a big elbow that misses.
Vitalik postures up and lands a big shot to Skurwysynowski's brow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Musa Vitalik dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Vitalik throws a jab but it's blocked by Skurwysynowski.
No joy there for Vitalik, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vitalik looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Vitalik scores with a crisp jab that stopped Skurwysynowski in his tracks.
Vitalik on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Skurwysynowski throws a nice outside leg kick.
Vitalik lands with a straight right. Skurwysynowski didn't see that one coming.
Skurwysynowski uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Vitalik has time to react.
Vitalik fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Vitalik throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Skurwysynowski.
Nice jab there from Skurwysynowski.
Skurwysynowski lands an overhand right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vitalik misses with a jab to the body
and Skurwysynowski counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Skurwysynowski throws a body kick that misses.
Skurwysynowski connects with a crisp jab.
Skurwysynowski looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Vitalik appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Vitalik throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skurwysynowski missing with a left hand there. Vitalik was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Skurwysynowski throws a poor cross that misses

and Vitalik counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Vitalik throws a strike but Skurwysynowski avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Vitalik keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Skurwysynowski's head.
Vitalik forces his way into half guard.
Skurwysynowski blocking the ground and pound attempt from Vitalik.
Vitalik is trying to control the action in half guard but Skurwysynowski is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Skurwysynowski wants to get back to full guard.
Vitalik throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Vitalik is keen to just control but Skurwysynowski is a slippery customer.
Musa Vitalik overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vitalik trying to control from Skurwysynowski's half guard. Skurwysynowski has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Vitalik wants to pass the guard but Skurwysynowski is keeping the position.
Skurwysynowski really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Vitalik. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Vitalik wants to control from the top but Skurwysynowski keeps moving.
Vitalik looking to pass the guard.
Skurwysynowski keeping moving, preventing Vitalik from controlling successfully.
Vitalik is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Skurwysynowski can do to turn this around?
Vitalik slips nicely into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vitalik lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Vitalik lands strikes from half guard.
Skurwysynowski has hold of Vitalik's hands but Vitalik slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Vitalik thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Vitalik working over Skurwysynowski with some ground and pound. Skurwysynowski looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Skurwysynowski is refusing to be controlled, as Vitalik sits in half guard.
Skurwysynowski blocking the ground and pound attempt from Vitalik.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vitalik trying to control from half guard but Skurwysynowski is working away.
Vitalik lands strikes from half guard.
Vitalik missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Vitalik is trying to control the action in half guard but Skurwysynowski is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Skurwysynowski blocking the ground and pound attempt from Vitalik.
Vitalik is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Vitalik trying to control from half guard but Skurwysynowski is working away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Musa Vitalik dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Vitalik shoots in looking for a takedown. Skurwysynowski tries to sprawl out of it but Vitalik keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Skurwysynowski manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Skurwysynowski throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Skurwysynowski throws a nice outside leg kick.
Skurwysynowski throws out a leg kick but Vitalik moves out of range and Skurwysynowski only half commits.
Vitalik takes a jab right on the kisser.
Skurwysynowski takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Skurwysynowski misses the shot to the body.
Skurwysynowski plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Skurwysynowski is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Vitalik decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vitalik sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Skurwysynowski defending well though.
Vitalik sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Skurwysynowski defending well though.
Vitalik slips a nice elbow through Skurwysynowski's hands, connecting with Skurwysynowski's forehead.
Vitalik not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skurwysynowski tries to get to full guard but Vitalik has control of the leg.
Vitalik slips a nice elbow through Skurwysynowski's hands, connecting with Skurwysynowski's forehead.
Vitalik takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Skurwysynowski keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Vitalik trying to control from half guard but Skurwysynowski is working away.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Vitalik lands a nice short elbow.
Skurwysynowski blocking the ground and pound attempt from Vitalik.
Vitalik working over Skurwysynowski with some ground and pound. Skurwysynowski looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Vitalik is looking to take a break and control but Skurwysynowski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Vladimir Skurwysynowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vitalik landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Vitalik prevents Skurwysynowski from improving his position.
Vitalik wants to control but Skurwysynowski is keeping him busy.
Skurwysynowski avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Vitalik.
Skurwysynowski keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Skurwysynowski is refusing to be controlled, as Vitalik sits in half guard.
Vitalik scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Vitalik throwing shots but Skurwysynowski is blocking nicely.
Vitalik is keen to just control but Skurwysynowski is a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vitalik throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Vitalik wants to control but Skurwysynowski is keeping him busy.
Vitalik trying to control the pace.
Vitalik trying to control from half guard but Skurwysynowski is working away.
Skurwysynowski taking some punishment here, with Vitalik in his half guard.
Skurwysynowski felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Vitalik stalling away here and it's allowed Skurwysynowski to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Vitalik trying to control the position from guard on top but Skurwysynowski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Skurwysynowski has his hands on Vitalik's head, controlling the position.
Vitalik forces his way into half guard.
Vitalik wants to take a breather but Skurwysynowski is having none of it.
Skurwysynowski trying to control here.
Vitalik scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Skurwysynowski trying to hold on to Vitalik's head to control him but Vitalik postures up.
Musa Vitalik is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vitalik trying to control from Skurwysynowski's half guard. Skurwysynowski has other ideas though and has regained full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Musa Vitalik showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Vitalik, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Musa Vitalik!