PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Brawler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matej Vidovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vidovic has chosen dropkick murphys kiss me i'm shitfaced as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Brawler
vs
Vidovic

188 cm
18
197 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Brawler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Matej Vidovic!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brawler wants to clinch.
Vidovic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brawler throws out a loose jab but Vidovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vidovic swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Brawler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vidovic looks to land a combination but Brawler avoids it well.
Vidovic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A big left from Brawler misses.
Vidovic throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vidovic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vidovic throws a nice looking combination but Brawler bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vidovic checks a low kick from Brawler.
Vidovic misses with the combination.
Brawler dodges the punch combination from Vidovic.
Brawler tries to clinch but Vidovic moves out of range.
Brawler slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vidovic falls off balance throwing a combination
and Brawler counters with a series of strikes. Vidovic will be more careful next time no doubt.
Vidovic slips a jab and a cross from Brawler.
Brawler tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Vidovic counters with a three punch combo that has Brawler backing up. Brawler nods at Vidovic to acknowledge the strikes.
Vidovic throws a right hand that Brawler ducks under and follows up with a left that Brawler also avoids with ease.
Brawler is looking to clinch but Vidovic is avoiding it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brawler tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vidovic checks the leg kick.
Vidovic misses with a double jab
and Brawler counters with a stiff right hand.

It looks like Matej Vidovic has been cut.
Brawler misses with a series of wild punches.
Vidovic throws a nice looking combination but Brawler bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brawler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brawler misses with a straight left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Brawler.
Brawler throws a poor cross that misses
and Vidovic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vidovic misses with a combination
letting Brawler counter with a right hand.
Nice straight punches there by Brawler. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Brawler.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice defenses there by Brawler.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vidovic keeps the fight on the outside.
Vidovic misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Brawler dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matej Vidovic's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Vidovic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brawler.
Matej Vidovic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No joy there for Vidovic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brawler throws a right hand that misses
and Vidovic counters with a series of strikes. Brawler will be more careful next time no doubt.
Brawler closes the distance looking to clinch
and Vidovic counters with a one-two to the body.
Brawler throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vidovic counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A slow jab from Brawler misses its intended target.
Brawler wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vidovic misses with a hook to the body
and Brawler cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brawler tries to close the distance and clinch but Vidovic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vidovic ducks under a wild hook from Brawler.
John Brawler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vidovic misses with a series of wild punches.
Brawler swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brawler works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Vidovic throws a series of punches but Brawler moves out of range.
John Brawler is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brawler throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Vidovic on the side of the head.
Brawler misses with a jab to the body
and Vidovic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brawler missing with a left hand there. Vidovic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brawler throws a hook to the side of Vidovic's head but Vidovic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A telegraphed right hand from Brawler misses the target.
Brawler swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vidovic falls off balance throwing a combination
and Brawler counters with a straight right hand.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Vidovic 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.
Vidovic is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brawler misses with a two punch combination.
Vidovic slips a jab and a cross from Brawler.
Brawler tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Vidovic counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Brawler with a nice cross.
Brawler wants to clinch
and Vidovic counters with a left and a right that stings Brawler.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vidovic misses with a double jab.
Brawler fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brawler feints and then cracks Vidovic's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vidovic down.
Brawler will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brawler tries to clinch but Vidovic is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vidovic slips a straight right by Brawler.
Brawler misses with an uppercut
letting Vidovic counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Brawler dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Matej Vidovic's cut.
That's time! Brawler's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Vidovic looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Vidovic misses with a series of wild punches.
Brawler jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vidovic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brawler.
Brawler scores with a jab. Vidovic acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A big right from Brawler misses.
Brawler defending well as Vidovic loads up on a big left hand.
Vidovic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vidovic keeps the fight on the outside.
Vidovic shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That has opened up Matej Vidovic's cut even more.
Brawler just misses with a punch to the body.
Brawler misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brawler rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vidovic counters with a left and a right that stings Brawler.
Nice cross by Brawler.
Brawler is looking to clinch but Vidovic is avoiding it.
Some wild striking there from Brawler.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brawler misses with an uppercut
and Vidovic counters with a one-two to the body.
Vidovic misses with a wild combination.
Brawler lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Brawler misses with a right hand
and Vidovic counters with a three punch combo that has Brawler backing up. Brawler nods at Vidovic to acknowledge the strikes.
Vidovic ducks under a wild hook from Brawler.
Brawler wants to clinch
and Vidovic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brawler scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Vidovic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Good exchange - Brawler coming out on top.
Brawler cracks Vidovic with an open hand slap.

Vidovic is rocked!

The cut above Matej Vidovic's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Brawler misses with a straight left.
Brawler misses with a lunging right hand
and Vidovic counters with a series of strikes. Brawler will be more careful next time no doubt.
Vidovic misses with a two punch combination.
Vidovic moves out of range of the leg kick from Brawler.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vidovic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brawler moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brawler wants to clinch.
Brawler is looking to clinch but Vidovic is avoiding it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brawler waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vidovic.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Vidovic might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Brawler has got the better of the exchanges.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brawler tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Vidovic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Matej Vidovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vidovic throws a combination that misses
and Brawler counters with a nice uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Brawler showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brawler has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Brawler!