PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Talsar Vermillion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maito Poika (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vermillion comes to the cage accompanied by Undead. Talsar Vermillion has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Vermillion
vs
Poika

180 cm
19
155 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

160 cm
19
163 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Talsar Vermillion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Maito Poika!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vermillion tries to clinch there but Poika circles away.
Poika throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Poika misses with a jab, cross combination.
Poika throws a sloppy head kick and Vermillion moves out of range easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Poika.
Poika swats away the attempt to clinch by Vermillion.
Poika misses with a few strikes there.
Vermillion blocks a head kick by Poika.
Poika dives in and grabs Vermillion's left leg, looking for a takedown. Vermillion pushes down on Poika's head and hops out.
Maito Poika seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Poika throws a head kick but Vermillion moves out of range.
Poika throws a sloppy head kick and Vermillion moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poika throws a leg kick but Vermillion sees it coming and moves out of range.
Poika is looking to score with low kicks.
Vermillion ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Poika moves away.
Poika pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vermillion tries to clinch but Poika moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Poika.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vermillion moves in looking to clinch but Poika pushes him off.
Poika misses with a shot to the body
and Vermillion counters with a thumping low kick.
Vermillion tries to clinch but Poika is having none of it.
Poika shoots in looking for a takedown. Vermillion tries to sprawl out of it but Poika keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Vermillion manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Talsar Vermillion has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maito Poika.
Poika throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Vermillion is looking to clinch.
Poika gets off balance looking for a body kick

and Vermillion counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Poika tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Poika is trying to break free.
Poika looking to throw knees to the head but Vermillion is blocking nicely.

Poika manages to break the clinch.
Vermillion tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Poika paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Poika forces Vermillion back against the cage and clinches.
Poika is trying to break the clinch but Vermillion is controlling him.
Poika tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Poika wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vermillion has him pressed against the cage.
Vermillion crunches a lovely knee into Poika's ribcage.
Knees to the body from Vermillion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poika can't break the clinch.
Poika looking to throw knees to the head but Vermillion is blocking nicely.
Vermillion with a knee to the head.

Poika's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Poika looks to throw a body kick
and Vermillion counters with a solid body kick.
Poika looks gassed!
Poika misses with a double jab
and Vermillion counters with a nice leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vermillion looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vermillion tries to close the distance and clinch up but Poika swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Poika throws a lazy head kick
and Vermillion counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Poika thinking.
Poika throws a head kick that misses
and Vermillion counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Poika throws a leg kick
and Vermillion counters with a good, hard body kick but Poika shrugs it off.
Poika throws a lazy head kick
and Vermillion counters with a straight right hand.
Poika fails with the takedown.
Poika keeps the fight on the outside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poika is looking to clinch.
Poika shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Vermillion but Vermillion pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Vermillion tries to close the distance and clinch but Poika swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vermillion tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Poika paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Good leg kick by Poika there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Poika throws a body kick the misses

and Vermillion counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Vermillion.

Poika's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Poika throws a leg kick that is checked
and Vermillion makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Vermillion tries to close the distance and clinch up but Poika swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Poika throws a leg kick
and Vermillion counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Poika throws a sloppy head kick
and Vermillion counters with a good, hard body kick but Poika shrugs it off.
Vermillion tries to clinch up but Poika circles away and keeps his distance.
Poika scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Vermillion tries to clinch but Poika is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poika avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Poika throws a sloppy head kick
and Vermillion counters with a solid body kick.
Poika throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vermillion counters with a left and a right that stings Poika.
Poika throws a leg kick

and Vermillion counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Poika lands an elbow inside.
Vermillion blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Poika is looking to break free of the clinch but Vermillion has double underhooks.

Poika breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Poika tries to land a body kick
and Vermillion counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Poika throws a leg kick that is checked
and Vermillion counters with a leg kick.
Poika misses with a kick to the body

and Vermillion moves into the clinch.
Poika wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vermillion has him pressed against the cage.
Vermillion tries to land knees in the clinch but Poika avoids the damage to the body.

Poika escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Poika throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Poika shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Vermillion as he avoids it easily.
Vermillion tries to clinch there but Poika circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Poika misses with a leg kick
and Vermillion counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Poika is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Poika misses with the body kick

and Vermillion counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Vermillion.
Poika takes a knee right on the jaw!
Poika takes a knee right on the jaw!
Vermillion tries to stall but Poika uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Poika throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vermillion tries to land a knee to the head but Poika blocks with his arms.
Poika is trying to force a seperation but Vermillion has the dominant position.
Vermillion misses with a knee strike.

Poika's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Poika throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Vermillion counters with an outside leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Poika closes the distance and clinches.
Poika looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Poika breaks the clinch.
Vermillion checks a low kick from Poika.
Vermillion is looking to clinch but Poika is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vermillion fails with a takedown attempt.

Poika looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Vermillion can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Poika controls the pace.
Vermillion wants to stand up but Poika is controlling him.
Poika passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Poika is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Vermillion looks calm but he's in trouble here. Poika gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Vermillion is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Poika lets go of the hold and Vermillion can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Maito Poika!