PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tiramisu Chry (ranked 4164 p4p, 3677 weight class) and Hayden Vega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Chry
vs
Vega

160 cm
25
150
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
25
155
1 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tiramisu Chry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hayden Vega!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Winston Alpacca and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chry misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nice jab there from Vega.
Chry dodges the punch combination from Vega.
Vega walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Chry checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Vega tests Chry's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vega scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chry doesn't seem bothered though.
Vega misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chry.
Vega with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Chry misses with a takedown
and Vega counters with a stiff right hand.
Chry gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Vega.
Vega attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Vega takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chry walks into a stiff left hand from Vega.
Chry tries to clinch there but Vega circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vega scores with a three punch combo!

Chry darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Vega is refusing to be controlled, as Chry sits in half guard.
Chry controlling the action here.
Chry stops Vega from getting back to his feet.
Chry content to control rather than advance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vega is trying to stand back up but Chry is controlling him
Chry looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Chry lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Chry thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Vega's head.
Chry could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Chry slows the pace down in half guard.
Vega really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Chry. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Chry thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Vega's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Vega is defending against the submission attempts here by Chry.
Vega wants to get back to his feet.

Chry seems to be looking for submissions.
Chry trying to control the pace.
Vega wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hayden Vega is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vega throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Chry on the side of the head.
Vega connects with a looping right hand.
Vega blocks a head kick by Chry.

Chry moves into the clinch successfully.
Chry taking a breather.
We've been informed that Vega has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.

Vega breaks from the clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Vega.
Chry is looking to clinch.
Vega connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Chry momentarily.
Chry checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
As Vega tries to get set, Chry tries to push him back and clinch up but Vega manages to avoid the attempt.
Vega swinging wildly here.
Vega swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hayden Vega dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Vega listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Vega swinging wildly here.
Vega looks to land a combination but Chry avoids it well.
Chry looks for a takedown but Vega sprawls well.
Vega fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hayden Vega seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vega uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Vega looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hayden Vega seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vega throws a series of punches but Chry moves out of range.
Vega cracks Chry with a good jab.
Vega misses with a wild combination.
Vega misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chry.
Chry swinging wildly here.
Vega wants to counter with a clinch but Chry pushes him away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Vega checks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vega lands a nice hook to Chry's body. Chry takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Vega throws a series of punches but Chry moves out of range.
Vega has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Chry throws a head kick but Vega moves out of range.
Vega fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Chry checks it well.
Chry fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chry shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Vega as he jumps to the side.
Chry has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Chry checks the leg kick nicely there.
Vega connects with a crisp jab.
Vega stuffs the takedown attempt from Chry. Chry gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tiramisu Chry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice uppercut there from Vega.
Vega rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chry moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Chry closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Vega did well to prevent Chry getting side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vega is trying to stand back up but Chry is controlling him

Chry seems to be looking for submissions.
Vega wants to get back to his feet.
Chry throwing shots but Vega is blocking nicely.
Chry wants to stand up but Vega is controlling the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vega is refusing to be controlled, as Chry sits in half guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Vega is looking to score with low kicks.
Vega's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Vega duly obliges.
Vega with a nice cross.
Chry tries to clinch up.
It seemed like Vega was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Vega ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Vega moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Chry doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Vega has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Some wild striking there from Vega.
Chry tries to clinch but Vega moves out of range.
Vega with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vega swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vega jabs Chry right on the nose. Chry blinks but takes it well.
Vega lands a nice shot that snaps Chry's head back.
Vega misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chry doesn't manage to clinch there - Vega circles away.
Vega misses with a wild body shot.
A cross from Vega lands.
Chry throws a series of punches but Vega avoids them all with ease.
Vega swinging wildly here.
Chry throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vega was well out of range. Poor timing from Chry.
Vega lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Chry closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Vega quickly recovers to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chry controlling the pace.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hayden Vega showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Chry takes one to the chin there.
Chry dodges the punch combination from Vega.
Chry looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd cheers as Vega lands an impressive looking overhand right. Chry doesn't seem phased though.
Vega throws a low kick but it's checked well by Chry.
Vega rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chry moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vega works over Chry's head and body with a nice combination.

Chry darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Vega wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chry trying to control the pace.
Chry working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Vega looks like he's trying to stand up.
Vega blocking the ground and pound attempt from Chry.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Chry missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Vega tries to kick Chry off in order to stand up. Chry Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Chry prevents Vega from escaping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Chry in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Chry in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Chry wants to stand but Vega is controlling his arm.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Vega just misses with a punch to the body.
Vega throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Chry to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vega lands a jab-cross combination.
Vega shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Chry as he avoids it easily.
Vega thuds his right hand into Chry's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Vega throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chry showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vega.
Vega circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chry tries to clinch but Vega moves out of range.
Vega jabs Chry right on the nose. Chry blinks but takes it well.
Good shot there by Vega.
Chry ducks under a wild hook from Vega.
Vega throws a nice looking combination but Chry bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
As Vega looks to move away, Chry throws a big counter combo but Vega just gets out of the way.
Vega throws a series of strikes that have Chry backpedaling.
Vega takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Chry scores with a takedown into Vega's guard.
Vega is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Chry dives into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Chry tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Chry trying to control the action but Vega is working from the bottom.
Sloppy strikes there by Chry.
Chry is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Tiramisu Chry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tiramisu Chry overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Vega wants to get back to his feet but Chry drags him back down.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hayden Vega comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Vega 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 27:30
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hayden Vega!