PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vinicius Tonioli (ranked 812 p4p, 334 weight class) and Drago Georgijevic (ranked 100 p4p, 44 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Tonioli
vs
Georgijevic

185 cm
35
223
20 - 12 - 0

190 cm
24
210
5 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Wrestler Wayfare
30th Century Beer Store

Conquer

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 20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vinicius Tonioli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Drago Georgijevic!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Jonathan Paton and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice straight punches there by Georgijevic. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Georgijevic.

It looks like Vinicius Tonioli has been cut.
Tonioli is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tonioli ducks under a wild hook from Georgijevic.
Georgijevic misses with a left hand
and Tonioli counters with a lovely straight right hand!

It looks like Drago Georgijevic has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Georgijevic. Tonioli does a little dance to reset his feet.

Tonioli moves into the clinch.
Tonioli misses with the head strike.
Georgijevic misses with a punch to the body.
Georgijevic scores with a hook to the body.
Tonioli lands a left hand.
Georgijevic working aggressively here.
Tonioli pressing his opponent against the cage.
Georgijevic struggles to land a body shot inside as Tonioli controls his hands.
Tonioli lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tonioli tries to throw a body punch but Georgijevic avoids it by throwing Tonioli back against the cage.
Tonioli has a couple of punches blocked by Georgijevic.
Georgijevic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Come on Tonioli - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonioli is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Georgijevic lands a body shot in the clinch.
Georgijevic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tonioli misses with a short punch on the inside.
Georgijevic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Georgijevic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Georgijevic blocking some punches.
Georgijevic swings wildly with an uppercut but Tonioli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Georgijevic misses with some punches.
Tonioli blocks an uppercut.
Georgijevic lands a nice uppercut.
Georgijevic misses with some punches.
Tonioli misses with a short punch on the inside.

Tonioli manages to break the clinch.
Georgijevic delivers a nice body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Georgijevic. Tonioli does a little dance to reset his feet.
Georgijevic throws a lazy right hand but Tonioli sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Georgijevic throws the left hand but Tonioli avoids the punch easily.
A swing and a miss from Georgijevic.

Tonioli clinches up with Georgijevic and pushes him back against the cage.
Georgijevic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Georgijevic fails to land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Georgijevic lands a body shot in the clinch.
Georgijevic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Georgijevic.
Georgijevic blocking some punches.
Georgijevic presses Tonioli against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Georgijevic throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Toniolis head.

Tonioli breaks the clinch.
A jab from Tonioli misses.
Georgijevic loads up on a big right hand but Tonioli slips the punch.
Tonioli displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Georgijevic throws out the jab.
Georgijevic scores with a nice strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Georgijevic misses with a left hand
enabling Tonioli to counter with a crisp jab.
Georgijevic misses with a shot to the body
and Tonioli counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tonioli blocks a head kick by Georgijevic.
Georgijevic throws out a loose jab but Tonioli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tonioli ducks under a wild hook from Georgijevic.
Tonioli scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Georgijevic doesn't seem bothered though.
Tonioli throws a good cross that connects.

Tonioli instigates a clinch.
Tonioli blocking some punches.
Georgijevic misses with some punches.
Georgijevic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tonioli backwards.
Georgijevic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tonioli lands a nice uppercut.
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!

Tonioli manages to break the clinch.
Georgijevic looks to land a left hand but Tonioli moved out of range nicely.
Tonioli swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tonioli ducks under a wild hook from Georgijevic.
Tonioli dodges the punch combination from Georgijevic.
Georgijevic lands with a right hand.
Georgijevic lands with an overhand left.

Vinicius Tonioli's cut is getting worse.
Tonioli staying out of range there.
Georgijevic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tonioli.
The fighters circling - Tonioli throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tonioli misses with an uppercut
and Georgijevic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tonioli lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tonioli looks to land a combination but Georgijevic avoids it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Drago Georgijevic will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Jab by Georgijevic.
Georgijevic might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
The fighters circling - Tonioli throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Georgijevic throws a lazy uppercut
and Tonioli connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tonioli throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Georgijevic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Georgijevic looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Georgijevic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Georgijevic stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tonioli throws a lazy head kick
and Georgijevic counters with a stiff right hand.
Tonioli wants to clinch but Georgijevic slips to the side
and Georgijevic counters with a stiff right hand.
Tonioli keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Drago Georgijevic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Georgijevic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tonioli takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tonioli 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Georgijevic missing with a left hand there. Tonioli was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Georgijevic misses with a double jab
and Tonioli connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tonioli missing with a left hand there. Georgijevic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Georgijevic scores with a hook.
Georgijevic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tonioli.
Drago Georgijevic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tonioli lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tonioli.
Georgijevic misses with a left hand

and Tonioli counters with a crisp one two that drops Georgijevic! Tonioli thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Georgijevic to his feet! Georgijevic is in big trouble!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice defenses there by Tonioli.
Georgijevic moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Tonioli swinging wildly here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tonioli.
Georgijevic 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.

Vinicius Tonioli's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Georgijevic connects with a single shot there.
Tonioli takes a swing at Georgijevic's ribcage but misses.
Georgijevic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Georgijevic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Georgijevic tries to land a body kick
and Tonioli counters with a nice body shot.
Georgijevic misses with a hook
and Tonioli counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Georgijevic misses the body punch
letting Tonioli counter with a right hand.
Georgijevic lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

Jeez, Vinicius Tonioli's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Tonioli throws out a loose jab but Georgijevic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Georgijevic ducks under a wild hook from Tonioli.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Georgijevic thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big right from Georgijevic misses.

Tonioli lands a left and a right that send Georgijevic crashing to the mat, dazed. Tonioli thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Tonioli tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Georgijevic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Georgijevic let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Georgijevic scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Georgijevic looks to throw the jab but Tonioli is out of range.
Tonioli fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Georgijevic wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Georgijevic throws a hook to the side of Tonioli's head but Tonioli sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tonioli throwing a counter right hand but Georgijevic manages to avoid it.

Oh, that's a big right hand from Georgijevic and Tonioli goes tumbling to the canvas! Georgijevic follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Vinicius Tonioli's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Drago Georgijevic!
Drago Georgijevic decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.