PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Scott Vick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Poffo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Randy Poffo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Vick
vs
Poffo

175 cm
18
159 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scott Vick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randy Poffo!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poffo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Poffo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Vick pinned against the cage. Vick gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Vick drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Poffo wants to control but Vick postures up.

Vick stands up and beckons Poffo to his feet.
Poffo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vick swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Vick clinches up against the cage.
Vick jumps guard but Poffo stands there with Vick around his waist. Vick gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Poffo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vick's elbow.
Vick tries to pull guard but Poffo holds him up against the cage and eventually Vick drops back down to his feet.
Poffo tries to break the clinch but Vick is controlling the position.

Vick jumps guard.
Vick keeping moving, preventing Poffo from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vick looking to hit a scissor sweep but Poffo is one step ahead there.
Poffo wants to control from the top but Vick keeps moving.
Poffo has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Vick is proving hard to escape from.
Poffo looks gassed!
Poffo looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Poffo looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Vick pulls Poffo in close to prevent any damage.
Vick is trying to control the position but Poffo postures up.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Poffo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Vick decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Poffo's guard.
Vick advances to half guard.
Vick missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Vick in particular looking to stall.
Poffo works his way to full guard. Good work.
Vick trying to control the position from guard on top but Poffo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vick being controlled here momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poffo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Vick's guard.

Poffo stands and steps away. Vick gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Poffo shoots and misses

and Vick counters with a shoot takedown. Poffo fights it but they end up in guard.
Scott Vick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Poffo.
Poffo has his hands on Vick's head, controlling the position.
Vick pushes down on Poffo's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Vick throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Poffo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vick is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Vick moves into full mount! Poffo won't be happy about that!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vick sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Vick is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Poffo can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice elbow there by Vick.
Vick lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Poffo can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Vick dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Poffo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Poffo tries for a takedown but Vick circles away easily

and Vick counters with a takedown into side control.
Poffo is not content to let Vick control the position.

Vick is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Poffo knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Poffo seems a little lost for a moment, as Vick dominates the positioning.
Poffo is trying to improve his position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vick trying to control the position but Poffo is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poffo is looking to reverse the position.

Poffo throws Vick to one side and escapes!
Vick closes the distance and clinches up with Poffo, looking for a takedown. Vick pushes Poffo against the cage but Poffo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Poffo has Vick up against the cage in a clinch.
Poffo stalling.
Vick tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Poffo just stands there and leans against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Vick.

Vick manages to break the clinch.
Vick fails to land with a series of punches.
Vick has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scott Vick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vick darts in trying to clinch

and Poffo counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Vick's guard now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poffo stands up over Vick, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Vick working a defensive guard here.
Poffo seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Vick throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Vick is trying to keep Poffo in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Vick kicks Poffo off and gets to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vick misses with a takedown attempt - Poffo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Vick tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Poffo just stands there and leans against the cage.

Poffo breaks the clinch.

Vick looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Poffo being controlled here, momentarily.
Vick looking to pass the guard.

Poffo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Vick can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Vick decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Vick doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Poffo counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Vick!
Poffo controlling from mount.
Vick wants to control but Poffo is having none of it.
Poffo trying to control but Vick is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Poffo is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Vick can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Randy Poffo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Vick gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Vick drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Vick tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Poffo smiles and moves away.

Vick shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Vick was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Poffo looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Poffo rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Poffo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vick is looking to take a break and control but Poffo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poffo is trying to stand.
Vick sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Scott Vick overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Vick looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Poffo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Poffo is trying to control but Vick manages to pass to mount!
Vick trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Vick unloading with bombs!
Vick punishing his opponent with strikes.
Vick lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vick fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Vick connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

Vick stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.

Vick closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
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!
Vick trying to control the position but Poffo is working away.
Vick looks up at the clock and then as Poffo takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Vick smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Poffo is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Vick asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Poffo is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Vick's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Poffo makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Poffo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vick stands and throws Poffo's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Poffo is looking for a sweep.

Vick stands up.

Vick closes the distance and clinches.

Vick is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Poffo can't fight it off and eventually Vick manages to take the fight to the floor. Poffo looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Poffo wants to sweep here but Vick controlling him for the moment.
Vick with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vick is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Poffo is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

Vick manages to pull guard.
Poffo is stalling in the full guard.
Vick keeping moving, preventing Poffo from controlling successfully.
Poffo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vick is keeping the position for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Poffo is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

And that's the end of the fight!
Scott Vick showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Vick 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scott Vick!