PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Vutila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lachhiman Garung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris Vutila has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Vutila
vs
Garung

190 cm
19
195 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

192 cm
18
199 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Vutila!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lachhiman Garung!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vutila bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Garung lands a big head kick that sends Vutila tumbling to the mat! Garung takes a step backwards and waves Vutila back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Chris Vutila has been cut.
Vutila thows a body shot but no joy.
Garung tries a head kick but it misses.
Lachhiman Garung seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garung throws a big shot that misses.
Vutila fails with a takedown attempt.

Vutila closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Garung did well to prevent Vutila getting side control.
Garung is trying to stand back up but Vutila is controlling him
Vutila sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Garung defending well though.
Vutila is controlling the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vutila is looking to stall here but Garung recovers full guard.
Garung is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vutila stands up over Garung, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Vutila works over Garung with some ground and pound from guard.
Garung preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Garung really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Vutila. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Vutila looking to pass the guard.
Vutila loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Vutila trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Garung is looking to stand up but Vutila isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Vutila throwing strikes but missing.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Garung throws a nice inside leg kick.
Garung throws a head kick but Vutila moves out of range.
Garung misses with a head kick.
Garung jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Garung throws a sloppy head kick and Vutila moves out of range easily.
Garung looks gassed!
Vutila needs to keep his hands up - Garung had a free shot at his head there.
Garung tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lachhiman Garung is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garung throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Vutila's head.
Vutila takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Vutila throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Garung's waist but Garung gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Vutila off to one side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garung throws a big shot that misses.

Vutila looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Garung is trying to stand up here but Vutila is controlling him well.

Vutila wants to work for an arm triangle but Garung is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Vutila looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Vutila stops Garung from getting back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garung keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Garung looks like he's trying to stand up.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Vutila takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garung throws a head kick that misses.
Garung missing with a left hand there. Vutila was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vutila blocks the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lachhiman Garung dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chris Vutila's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Garung gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A shot to the body from Garung misses

and Vutila counters with a single leg into guard. Garung didn't expect that.
Vutila sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Vutila wants to control from the top but Garung keeps moving.
Vutila throwing strikes from guard but Garung blocks nicely.
Garung wants to get back to his feet but Vutila is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Vutila stands and steps away. Garung gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Garung ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vutila moves away.
Vutila fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vutila has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Vutila there as he acknowledges the shot.
Garung throws a predictable looking body shot

and Vutila holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Vutila has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A frustrated look appears on Vutila's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Vutila keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Garung's efforts to push away.
Vutila keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Garung's efforts to push away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vutila has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Garung is trying to break free.
Garung is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Vutila wants a takedown but no success here.
Garung has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Vutila working hard to break the clinch.

Garung pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Garung.
Garung scores with the left hand. Vutila knows he should have avoided that one.
Garung throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vutila avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vutila blocks a head kick by Garung.
Vutila staying out of range there.
A thudding body kick lands there by Garung!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garung throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Garung thuds his shin into the meat of Vutila's side.
Garung looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Garung dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Garung misses the target.
Lachhiman Garung seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Vutila darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Vutila throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Garung pushes Vutila off looking to stand but Vutila dives back in and keeps control.
Vutila wants to take a breather but Garung is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vutila stops Garung from getting back to his feet.
Vutila throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Garung looks like he's trying to stand up.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Garung throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vutila takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Vutila closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Garung to the mat! Garung manages to get full guard.
Garung wants to stand and escape but Vutila is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Vutila dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chris Vutila's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Garung throws a sloppy head kick and Vutila moves out of range easily.
Garung throws a series of punches but Vutila avoids them all with ease.

Vutila shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Vutila showed some decent athleticism there.
Vutila thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Garung's head.
Garung is looking to escape.
Vutila slips a nice elbow through Garung's hands, connecting with Garung's forehead.
Garung tries to kick Vutila off but Vutila keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Vutila 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.
Vutila not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vutila is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vutila lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Garung keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Garung is looking to escape.
Vutila wants to take a breather but Garung is having none of it.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Vutila on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Garung. Garung obviously looking to wear him down.
Garung pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Vutila darts in and clinches Garung up against the cage.
Vutila wants to break free but Garung has control.

Garung escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

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.
Garung throws a head kick that half lands.
Garung misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vutila walks into a jab.
Chris Vutila is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Garung throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Garung digs a good body shot into Vutila's ribs.
Vutila is trying hard to land a takedown here. Garung sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Garung misses with a head kick.
Garung leaves Vutila with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Garung stalks Vutila and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Vutila's face. Vutila staggers backwards, shaken.
Garung misses with the combination.
Garung misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Garung gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Vutila to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Vutila trying to move into half guard but instead Garung has managed to sweep!
Garung wanted to stand there but Vutila had control of the position.
Vutila wants to sweep here but Garung controlling him for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Vutila working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Garung doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Garung manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Garung trying to stand up but can't free himself from Vutila's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Vutila showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Vutila has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Vutila!