PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Armando Vega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ali Souleymane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Vega
vs
Souleymane

195 cm
22
215 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

198 cm
20
217 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Determined

Syndicate Drugs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Armando Vega !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ali Souleymane!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vega misses with a hook
and Souleymane counters with a nice leg kick.
Souleymane throws a right hand that misses
and Vega counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Souleymane lands with a kick to the temple. Vega shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Souleymane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vega moves away.
Vega throws a lazy right hand but Souleymane sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Souleymane avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Souleymane lands a leg kick that knocks Vega off balance momentarily.
Souleymane keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good shot there by Vega .
Souleymane needs to keep his hands up - Vega had a free shot at his head there.
Vega throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Souleymane as he connects with a hook.
Vega ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Souleymane moves away.
Souleymane looks to land a right hand but Vega moved out of range.
Souleymane misses with a jab to the body
and Vega counters with a series of strikes. Souleymane will be more careful next time no doubt.
Vega keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vega swinging wildly here.
Vega ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Souleymane moves away.
Vega lands the left hand.
Vega bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Souleymane's head backwards.
Souleymane cracks the inside of Vega 's front leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souleymane misses with the combination.
Souleymane misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vega misses with a straight left.
Souleymane ducks under a wild hook from Vega .
Vega misses with a hook. Souleymane ducked under it nicely.
Vega takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Souleymane misses the jab.
Souleymane slips under a jab from Vega .
A nice leg kick lands there from Souleymane.
Vega avoids the head kick by Souleymane.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souleymane wants to clinch.
Souleymane takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Vega has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Souleymane.
Souleymane is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Vega misses with an uppercut
and Souleymane makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Vega really felt that one!
Vega misses the body punch
and Souleymane counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Souleymane throws a nice outside leg kick.
Vega misses with a double jab
and Souleymane makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souleymane throws a hook but Vega blocks it.
Souleymane on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Vega works over Souleymane's head and body with a nice combination.
A jab from Vega misses.
Souleymane throws an off balance right hand
and Vega counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Souleymane lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vega 's sensitive parts.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Souleymane thumps Vega with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Souleymane misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vega . Souleymane does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Armando Vega dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Souleymane has Vega up against the cage in a clinch.
Souleymane landing knees to the head.
Souleymane looking to throw knees to the head but Vega is blocking nicely.
Souleymane throws an elbow that misses.
Souleymane tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Souleymane is working Vega over against the cage.
Knees to the body from Souleymane.
Souleymane lands a damaging elbow.
Souleymane lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Souleymane.
Souleymane tries to land a knee to the head but Vega blocks with his arms.
Souleymane scores a nice knee to the body.
Souleymane using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Souleymane tries to land knees in the clinch but Vega avoids the damage to the body.
Vega working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vega wants to get back to striking at distance but Souleymane won't allow it.
Souleymane controlling the action here for a moment.
Souleymane throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vega blocks it with crossed arms.
Souleymane is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vega is defending well for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Souleymane gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Vega tries to break free but Souleymane pushes him back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vega .
Souleymane tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vega avoids it.
Souleymane throws a knee to the head but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Souleymane.
Souleymane blocks a body shot from Vega .
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Vega .
Souleymane throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Vega trying to control the position but instead, Souleymane has worked for underhooks and has pushed Vega into the cage.
Vega lands with a right to the head.
Vega 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The referee is keeping an eye on Souleymane - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Vega pushes Souleymane back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Vega scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vega doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vega tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vega is looking to control Souleymane's arms but Souleymane gets an underhook and turns him. Now Vega has his back to the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souleymane throws a punch but it's blocked by Vega .
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Souleymane lands a nice uppercut.
Vega scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Souleymane tries to land knees in the clinch but Vega avoids the damage to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Souleymane.
Souleymane lands an elbow inside.
Vega takes an elbow to the temple.
Souleymane scores a nice knee to the body.
Souleymane utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A hook to the body from Vega .
Souleymane looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Vega presses Souleymane against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Vega .
Souleymane lands an elbow inside that Vega shrugs off.
Souleymane lands an elbow just above Vega 's eye.
Vega swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souleymane lands with a left to the head.
Souleymane landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice elbow from Souleymane.
Souleymane throws an elbow that misses.
Souleymane pushes off an throws an elbow but Vega leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Vega working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vega avoiding damage as Souleymane throws knees to the body.
Vega swings wildly with an uppercut but Souleymane uses good head movement to avoid it.
Souleymane lands with a left to the head.
Vega can't find room to land a body shot as Souleymane controls the action.
Souleymane tries to land knees in the clinch but Vega avoids the damage to the body.
Souleymane working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Souleymane blocking some punches.
Souleymane lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Souleymane lands an elbow inside that Vega shrugs off.
Vega blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Souleymane comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Souleymane with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Souleymane in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Souleymane misses with a knee to the head.
Vega digs a right hand underneath Souleymane's ribcage. Souleymane let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Souleymane.
Vega managing to block the knees to the body from Souleymane.
Vega lands with a left to the head.
Souleymane misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vega .
A head punch blocked on the inside by Souleymane.
Vega scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vega lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Souleymane tries a knee to the head but Vega blocks it.
Vega being controlled against the cage.
Souleymane tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vega avoids it.
Vega lands a shot to the body.
Souleymane tries a knee to the head but Vega blocks it.
Vega scores with a nice hook to the head.
Souleymane gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vega misses with a short punch on the inside.
Souleymane tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vega tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vega misses with a hook from the clinch.
Souleymane trying to land knees to the body.
Souleymane tries to land a knee to the head but Vega blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ali Souleymane showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Vega takes a swing at Souleymane's ribcage but misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Vega as he connects with a hook.
Souleymane tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Souleymane takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Souleymane misses with a left hand
and Vega counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vega misses with a few strikes there.
Vega lands a slapping body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Vega .
Armando Vega is winning the standup battle so far.
Vega throws a right hand that misses
and Souleymane counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Vega misses with a body shot
and Vega takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vega throws a combination. Souleymane tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Souleymane takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Souleymane takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vega fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Souleymane manages to avoid it.
Souleymane ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vega misses the jab.
Souleymane pushes Vega away with a front kick.
Vega misses the shot to the body.
Vega on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Souleymane dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vega . That did some damage!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vega avoids the body shot from Souleymane.
Vega throws a right hand that misses
and Souleymane counters with a nice kick to the body.
Souleymane throws a hook to the side of Vega 's head but Vega sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Souleymane lands a lovely overhand right.
Souleymane cracks the inside of Vega 's front leg.
Vega changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Vega takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Vega swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Souleymane counters with a left to the body.
Vega gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vega throws out a loose jab but Souleymane uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vega swings away with a body shot that misses
and Souleymane counters with a nice uppercut.
Souleymane scores with a leg kick.
Souleymane tries to clinch there but Vega circles away.
Souleymane misses with a wild combination.
Souleymane uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vega .
Vega is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Vega shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Souleymane rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Souleymane takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souleymane tries to close the distance and clinch but Vega swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Souleymane tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vega swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Souleymane lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Souleymane misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vega .
Left hook, right uppercut from Vega .
A good leg kick by Souleymane.
Souleymane steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vega .
Souleymane on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vega cracks Souleymane with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Vega thuds a left hand into Souleymane's body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Armando Vega showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Vega 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Armando Vega !