PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between mick young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob James Vukovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). young comes to the cage accompanied by

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young
vs
James Vukovic

225 cm
20
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

196 cm
22
283 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, mick young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bob James Vukovic!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vukovic throws a right and a left that both miss.

Vukovic gets a takedown into half guard.
Vukovic stops young from getting back to his feet.
Vukovic really doesn't want to stay on the ground with young. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Vukovic trying to control from half guard but young is working away.

young has one foot on Vukovic's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Vukovic fails with an attempt to clinch.
young throws a combination that misses

and Vukovic counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Vukovic is looking to stand up but young won't let him.
Vukovic lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
young is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Vukovic wanted to stand there but young had control of the position.
Vukovic prevents young from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vukovic loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
young is looking to stand up but Vukovic isn't so interested in that idea.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
young looks for the body kick but Vukovic saw that one coming.
Vukovic swinging wilding here.
Vukovic misses with a wild combination.
young avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
young throws a combination that misses
and Vukovic counters with a head kick.
Vukovic looks gassed!
Vukovic tries a head kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for young, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vukovic looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? young is fending him off so far but Vukovic persists. Nope, young circles away and we're back to standing.
Vukovic tries to clinch up.
young goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

It looks like Bob James Vukovic has been cut.
young throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
young scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bob James Vukovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vukovic throws a combination. young tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
young throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
young goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
young throws a head kick that Vukovic semi-blocks.
young throws a head kick that misses.
Vukovic tries to bum rush young with a series of wild strikes but young uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
young misses with a low kick.
young throws a combination that misses
and Vukovic counters with a stiff right hand.
Vukovic loads up on a big right hand but young slips the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
young misses with a few strikes there.
Vukovic moves in looking to clinch but young pushes him off.
Some wild striking there from young.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Vukovic.
A head kick misses from Vukovic.
young fails to land with a series of punches.
Vukovic fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. young looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
young looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Vukovic pushes young up against the cage in a clinch.
young is trying to break the clinch but Vukovic is controlling him.
Stalling in the clinch from Vukovic.

young escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
young finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
young circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
young throws a series of punches but Vukovic avoids them all with ease.
Vukovic throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
young circles away from the clinch attempt.
young throws a combination that misses
letting Vukovic counter with a right hand.
young throws a nice head kick!
young tries to score with a low kick but Vukovic moves his leg out of the way.
Vukovic misses with a few strikes there.
Vukovic wants to clinch up but young keeps it at a distance.
Vukovic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but young moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
young throws a right and a left that Vukovic avoids nicely.
young tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
young dodges the punch combination from Vukovic.
young fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bob James Vukovic will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bob James Vukovic's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Vukovic scores with a three punch combo!
young circles away from the clinch attempt.
mick young is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
young misses with a head kick.
Some wild striking there from young.
young throws a sloppy head kick and Vukovic moves out of range easily.
young avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vukovic lands with a nice combination. young backs away looking to recover.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Vukovic is defended easily by young.
young stuffs the takedown.
young scores with a head kick.
young lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Vukovic backs up against the cage.
young throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
young dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vukovic. That did some damage!

That's one minute gone in the round.
young scores with a spinning back kick!
Vukovic takes a kick to the side of the head.
young tries a head kick but it misses.
Vukovic tries to close the distance and clinch but young swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vukovic throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and young counters with a nice body kick.
young looks to land a combination but Vukovic avoids it well.

Vukovic scores a takedown into full mount!
Vukovic trying to control but he's not successful this time.
young is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
The referee warns young that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Vukovic takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

young bucks up and throws Vukovic to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Vukovic misses with the combination.
young lands with a nice combination. Vukovic backs away looking to recover.
young takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
young throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vukovic checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
young throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vukovic misses with the combination.
mick young is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
young throws a series of punches but Vukovic avoids them all with ease.
Vukovic steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from young. That one must have hurt.
young pivots, looking for a leg kick but Vukovic is out of range and young settles back down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vukovic tries to clinch but fails miserably
and young makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Vukovic really felt that one!
Vukovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vukovic tries to close the distance and clinch but young swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
young misses with a two punch combination.
A head kick misses from Vukovic.

Vukovic moves into the clinch successfully.
Vukovic fails to pull the fight into his guard.
mick young has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bob James Vukovic.

young breaks the clinch.
A head kick by young misses

and Vukovic counters with a shoot takedown. young fights it but they end up in guard.
Vukovic passes easily into side control. Nice work.
young is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vukovic just content to control the position.

young throws Vukovic to one side and escapes!
young misses with a wild combination.
young lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vukovic circles away quickly and effectively.

Vukovic darts in and clinches young up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Vukovic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A bone on bone clash there as Vukovic blocks the leg kick.
Vukovic doesn't manage to clinch there - young circles away.
young throws a series of strikes that have Vukovic backpedaling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Bob James Vukovic will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Bob James Vukovic's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Vukovic lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
young misses with a double jab
and Vukovic counters with a nice uppercut.

Vukovic closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Vukovic is trying to break the clinch but young has him pressed against the cage.
Vukovic has a couple of punches blocked by young.

young pulls guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vukovic accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Vukovic stops young from standing up.
Vukovic wants to stand and escape but instead young has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Vukovic has a closed guard, preventing young from standing up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Vukovic scrambles and gets back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
young dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vukovic. That did some damage!
young misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
mick young is winning the standup battle so far.
Vukovic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vukovic keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Vukovic lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
young rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vukovic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Danga de danga de dang - young scores with a four punch combination!
Vukovic tries to clinch but young is having none of it.

Vukovic takes the fight into the clinch.
young tries to circle away but Vukovic has him pinned against the cage.
young fails to pull guard.
young is trying to break the clinch but Vukovic is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Vukovic manages to break the clinch.
young misses with a combination
and Vukovic counters with a left to the body.
young avoids the head kick by Vukovic.
young misses with a two punch combination.
Vukovic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
young misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vukovic connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
young throws a series of punches but Vukovic moves out of range.

Vukovic looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for young!
young takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
young tries to buck Vukovic off but he can't manage it.
Vukovic wants to control the pace but young is squirming around nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
young in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
young is trying to stand up.
Vukovic landing shots from mount.
You get the feeling that young really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Vukovic tries to control but young wriggling away.
young is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Vukovic tries to control but young wriggling away.
young is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Vukovic breaks from young's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Vukovic cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Vukovic landing strikes, looking to finish!
young is trying to stand up.
Vukovic lands a big shot there that rocks young but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
young's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Vukovic working the ground and pound effectively.
Bob James Vukovic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vukovic punishing his opponent with strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bob James Vukovic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Vukovic 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 William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob James Vukovic!