PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Too Fast (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Vengrio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vengrio is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Muay Thai. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Fast
vs
Vengrio

184 cm
25
276 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

190 cm
25
287 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Intelligent

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 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Too Fast!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Arthur Vengrio!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fast looks to land a left hand but Vengrio moved out of range nicely.
Vengrio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Fast paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fast with a nice cross.
Vengrio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fast connects with a jab.
Vengrio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fast misses with a straight left.
Fast avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fast circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vengrio fails in his attempt to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Vengrio.
Good shot there by Fast.
Fast blocks a head kick by Vengrio.
Vengrio takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Vengrio keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fast.
Fast keeps the fight on the outside.
Vengrio is looking to clinch but Fast is avoiding it.
Too Fast seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vengrio ducks under a wild hook from Fast.
Fast throws a big shot that misses.
Vengrio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fast lands with a hook. Vengrio tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Vengrio walks into a jab.
Vengrio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vengrio tries to clinch up but Fast circles away and keeps his distance.
Fast scores with the left hand. Vengrio knows he should have avoided that one.
A big left from Fast misses.
Fast with a jab.
Fast misses with a looping left.
Fast throws out a loose jab but Vengrio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fast dips to his left and cracks Vengrio with an uppercut!
Fast connects with a good right hand that stumbles Vengrio. Vengrio circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Vengrio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Fast paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vengrio looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Vengrio walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fast throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vengrio sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vengrio slips a jab from Fast.
Fast is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Vengrio fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vengrio throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fast swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fast throws a big shot that misses.
Vengrio tries to clinch but Fast moves out of range.
Vengrio slips under a jab from Fast.
The fighters circling - Fast throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fast looks to throw the jab but Vengrio is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vengrio closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Vengrio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fast swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vengrio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fast swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vengrio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fast lands a head shot.
Fast moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fast connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Vengrio's hands.
Vengrio moves in looking to clinch but Fast pushes him off.
Fast is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Vengrio uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fast.
Vengrio tries to clinch but Fast is having none of it.
Vengrio wants to clinch.
Fast dips to his left and cracks Vengrio with an uppercut!
Fast looks to land a right hand but Vengrio moved out of range.
Fast throws a big shot that misses.
Vengrio ducks under a wild hook from Fast.
Fast circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vengrio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fast swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A cross from Fast lands.
Fast misses with a hook. Vengrio ducked under it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fast throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fast takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fast swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fast keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice shot lands for Fast.
Vengrio tries to clinch there but Fast circles away.
Vengrio lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Vengrio throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Fast gets tackled into the ropes by Vengrio. Vengrio maintains the clinch.
Vengrio tries a knee to the head but Fast blocks it.
Fast can't break the clinch.
Vengrio tries to work over Fast's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A frustrated look appears on Fast's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Vengrio tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vengrio tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Vengrio manages to break the clinch.
Vengrio tries to clinch but Fast moves out of range.
Vengrio moves out of range as Fast strikes.
Good shot there by Fast.
Decent striking displayed by Fast there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vengrio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fast looks to throw the jab but Vengrio is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vengrio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vengrio fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vengrio moves out of range as Fast strikes.
Fast blocks a jab.
Fast throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vengrio sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fast bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Vengrio slips a straight right by Fast.
Decent striking displayed by Fast there.
Fast waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vengrio.

Vengrio takes the fight into the clinch.
Fast is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

Vengrio breaks the clinch.
Nice jab there from Fast.
Fast cracks Vengrio with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fast darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fast keeps the fight on the outside.

Fast gets tackled into the ropes by Vengrio. Vengrio maintains the clinch.
Vengrio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Vengrio looks to throw an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Vengrio gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fast.
Fast lands with an uppercut that bounces Vengrio off the ropes and back into rage.
Fast avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vengrio tries to clinch there but Fast circles away.
Fast misses with a looping left.
Fast lands with a cross.
Vengrio throws a jab when Fast was well out of range.
Too Fast is winning the standup battle so far.
Fast lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fast avoids the head kick by Vengrio.
Vengrio moves forwards but Fast connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fast with a nice cross.
Vengrio tries to clinch but Fast moves out of range.
Vengrio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fast swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vengrio lands a front kick.
Vengrio slips a jab from Fast.
Vengrio moves away from the strike by Fast.
Vengrio tries to clinch there but Fast circles away.
Vengrio tries to clinch but Fast is having none of it.
Fast throws out a loose jab but Vengrio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vengrio wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fast throws a hook but Vengrio avoids it easily.
Vengrio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Fast paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fast lands a lovely overhand right.
Vengrio misses with a body kick.
Vengrio walks into a straight right hand from Fast.
Fast misses with a looping right.
Decent striking displayed by Vengrio there.
Fast lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Vengrio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Fast paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vengrio takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fast connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Vengrio is looking to clinch but Fast is avoiding it.
A head kick misses from Vengrio.
Vengrio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fast throws a jab but it's blocked by Vengrio.
Vengrio tries to clinch but Fast is having none of it.
Fast circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fast blocks a head kick by Vengrio.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vengrio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vengrio throws a head kick but Fast moves out of range.
Fast misses with a hook. Vengrio ducked under it nicely.
A big right from Fast misses.
Fast lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Vengrio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vengrio takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Vengrio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vengrio wants to clinch.
Fast throws a big shot that misses.
Fast scores with a nice strike.
Fast connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vengrio takes one to the side of the head.
Fast loads up on a big right hand but Vengrio slips the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Fast throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fast, as that shot connected.
Vengrio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vengrio moves in looking to clinch but Fast pushes him off.
Vengrio staying out of range there.
Vengrio takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Vengrio tries to move into range but Fast moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

Vengrio moves into the clinch.
Vengrio landing knees to the head.

Vengrio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vengrio wants to clinch up but Fast keeps it at a distance.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Vengrio breaks from the clinch.
Vengrio takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fast scores with a jab.
Fast throws a big shot that misses.
Vengrio walks into a straight right hand from Fast.
Vengrio has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Vengrio throws a sloppy head kick and Fast moves out of range easily.
Vengrio is breathing heavily.
Fast throws a looping overhand right but Vengrio ducks down to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fast's corner calls for a 1-2. Fast obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fast connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fast cracks Vengrio with an open hand slap.
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!
Fast catches Vengrio with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fast keeps the fight on the outside.
Vengrio closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Vengrio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Fast paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vengrio tries to close the distance and clinch but Fast swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vengrio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vengrio walks into a stiff left hand from Fast.
Vengrio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Arthur Vengrio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fast scores with a nice head shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vengrio fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vengrio is looking to clinch but Fast is avoiding it.
Fast throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fast scores with a nice strike.
Fast circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Too Fast dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

A slow jab from Fast misses its intended target.
Vengrio on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Vengrio walks into a jab.
Vengrio on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Vengrio uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fast.
Vengrio throws a head kick but Fast moves out of range.
Vengrio wants to clinch up but Fast keeps it at a distance.
Fast keeps the fight on the outside.
The fighters circling - Fast throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vengrio is looking to clinch but Fast is avoiding it.
Fast chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vengrio can pounce on him.
Jab, jab by Fast - just one landing.
Fast throws a hook to the side of Vengrio's head but Vengrio sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vengrio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fast lands with a hook. Vengrio tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fast loads up on a big right hand but Vengrio slips the punch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vengrio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fast misses with a looping left.
Fast throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vengrio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vengrio connects with a single shot there.
Vengrio misses with a straight right.
Vengrio doesn't manage to clinch there - Fast circles away.
Fast scores with the left hand. Vengrio knows he should have avoided that one.
Vengrio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fast lands a really nice looking cross but Vengrio seems unphased.
Vengrio moves out of range of the strikes.
Fast lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fast throws a jab when Vengrio was well out of range.
Vengrio wants to clinch up but Fast keeps it at a distance.
Vengrio tries a head kick but it misses.
Fast ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vengrio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vengrio ducks under a wild hook from Fast.
Vengrio tries to close the distance and clinch but Fast swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vengrio is looking to clinch.
Vengrio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Fast paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Vengrio has managed to clinch.
Vengrio has Fast pressed against the ropes, preventing Fast from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Fast breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vengrio is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Vengrio moves forwards but Fast connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Vengrio tries to clinch up.
Fast avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fast is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vengrio.
Vengrio is looking to clinch but Fast is avoiding it.
Vengrio moves out of range of the strikes.
Vengrio moves in looking to clinch but Fast pushes him off.
Fast connects with a crisp jab.
Fast swats away the attempt to clinch by Vengrio.
Fast scores with a jab.
Vengrio fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fast connects with a nice looking jab.
Vengrio tries to clinch there but Fast circles away.
Vengrio is looking to clinch but Fast is avoiding it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vengrio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fast scores with a jab to the head.
Vengrio tries to clinch but Fast moves out of range.
Fast uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vengrio.
Vengrio takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fast keeps the fight on the outside.
Vengrio tries to clinch up.
Vengrio takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Vengrio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fast throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vengrio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fast swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fast avoids the head kick by Vengrio.
Vengrio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fast swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vengrio takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Vengrio slips a straight right by Fast.
Fast lands a jab to the nose.
Vengrio tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Fast manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fast misses with a hook.
Vengrio tries to clinch up.
Vengrio takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vengrio steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fast.
Vengrio wants to clinch up but Fast keeps it at a distance.
Fast bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Vengrio's head backwards.
Fast lands with a hook. Vengrio tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Vengrio takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Vengrio steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fast.
Arthur Vengrio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vengrio moves forwards but Fast connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Vengrio blocks a jab.
Fast keeps the fight on the outside.
Fast works the jab nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fast connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Vengrio is rocked!
Vengrio ducks under a wild hook from Fast.
A slow jab from Fast misses its intended target.
Fast throws the left hand but Vengrio avoids the punch easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fast lands the left hand.
Vengrio tries to clinch but Fast is having none of it.
Fast catches Vengrio with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Vengrio is looking to clinch but Fast is avoiding it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Too Fast showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fast, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Too Fast!