PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Don Vasyl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stan Winner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vasyl comes into the arena with My Life Be Like- by GRITS blaring out of the sound system. Winner has chosen All I Do Is Win - DJ Khaled as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Vasyl
vs
Winner

180 cm
32
183 lbs
20 - 16 - 0

180 cm
29
176 lbs
24 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Good chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

[CBK] LEGAL HIGHS - AJFC ↑ DOUBLE 160Q *

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Don Vasyl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Stan Winner!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasyl takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Vasyl misses with the combination.
Vasyl will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Winner circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice shot lands for Winner.
Vasyl checks a low kick from Winner.
Winner misses with a looping left.
Vasyl walks into a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Winner.
Winner connects with a single shot there.
Winner walks into a left hand.
Winner connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
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!
Vasyl misses with a hook
and Winner makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Winner wants to land a leg kick but Vasyl is out of range.
Winner tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Vasyl is able to avoid easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Winner shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Winner unloads with some shots from mount but Vasyl bucks and avoids them well.
Vasyl is bucking up trying to escape but Winner cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Winner breaks from Vasyl's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Winner connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Vasyl takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vasyl is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Winner thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Winner throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Winner jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Vasyl is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Vasyl and Winner has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Vasyl parries the strikes from Winner easily there. Winner is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Vasyl to escape.
Winner working the ground and pound but Vasyl is defending the strikes.
Winner working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Winner fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Winner in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

Winner tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Winner has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Winner tries for a kimura but Vasyl is defending well.
Winner tries to move to mount but Vasyl blocks the move with his legs.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Winner landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasyl is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Winner is controlling him well.
Winner scores with punches from side control.
The ground and pound from Winner seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Winner throws an elbow but Vasyl slips to the side and avoids it well.

Winner wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Vasyl, who protects the arm well.
Winner throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vasyl defending against the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stan Winner dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Winner lands a glancing blow to the side of Vasyl's head.
Winner misses with a wild body shot.
Vasyl takes a swing at Winner's ribcage but misses.
Winner misses with a leg kick.
Vasyl throws a shot from downtown. Winner moves away and avoids it.
Don Vasyl is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vasyl looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vasyl is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Winner shoots in for a takedown but Vasyl shows good takedown defense.
Winner avoids the head kick by Vasyl.
Vasyl moves out of range as Winner throws a body kick.
Winner lands a nice shot to the body.

Vasyl fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Winner, pushing him back against the cage.

Vasyl escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winner lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nice body punch from Winner.
Vasyl tries to close the distance and clinch up but Winner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vasyl throws a right hand that Winner ducks under and follows up with a left that Winner also avoids with ease.
Winner is looking to slow Vasyl down with leg kicks.
Winner throws a leg kick but Vasyl sees it coming and moves out of range.
Stan Winner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Winner throws a body punch but Vasyl moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Winner.
Winner lands a nice looking body kick.
Winner looks to throw the jab but Vasyl is out of range.
Vasyl sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Winner works Vasyl's body with a nice hook.
Vasyl tries to clinch there but Winner circles away.
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!
Winner misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasyl throws out a loose jab but Winner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vasyl scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Winner lands a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Winner.
Winner thuds his shin into the meat of Vasyl's side.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Winner thows a body kick. Vasyl tries to catch it but that hurt him.

Vasyl drives through and clinches with Winner against the cage.
Vasyl is trying to push Winner away but Winner has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Winner lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Winner struggles to land a body shot inside as Vasyl controls his hands.
Winner struggles to land a body shot inside as Vasyl controls his hands.
Winner lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Winner.
Winner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasyl is trying to break the clinch but Winner is controlling him.
Winner works on Vasyl's body with a couple of short punches.
Winner lands a shot to the body.
Winner stalling in the clinch.
Winner can't find room to land a body shot as Vasyl controls the action.
Winner scores with a shoulder strike.
Winner lands a nice shot to the body.
Winner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Winner tries to throw a body punch but Vasyl avoids it by throwing Winner back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Vasyl's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Winner can't find room to land a body shot as Vasyl controls the action.
Vasyl tries to land knees in the clinch but Winner avoids the damage to the body.
Winner works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Still in the clinch, Winner scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Winner.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Winner misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vasyl stalling in the clinch but Winner improves position.
Vasyl tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vasyl prevents a takedown attempt there.
A frustrated look appears on Vasyl's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Winner controlling the action here for a moment.
Winner lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vasyl backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Winner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A lazy left from Winner finds it's target.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Winner.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stan Winner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Winner misses with a body shot.
Winner catches Vasyl with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Winner tries to work over Vasyl's front leg with a kick but Vasyl checks it.
Winner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vasyl.
Winner misses with a wild body shot.
Vasyl will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Vasyl digs a good body shot into Winner's ribs.
Winner has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Winner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Winner explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A swing and a miss from Vasyl.
Winner scores with a crisp jab that stopped Vasyl in his tracks.

Vasyl closes the distance and clinches.
Vasyl is leaning against Winner and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Vasyl has had enough of the clinch but Winner keeps him there for the moment.
Winner misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Winner.
Vasyl lands an elbow inside that Winner shrugs off.
A head punch on the inside from Vasyl fails to land.
Winner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Winner has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Vasyl taking a breather.
Winner prevents Vasyl from breaking the clinch.
Vasyl can't break the clinch.
Vasyl is trying to break the clinch but Winner has him pressed against the cage.
Vasyl prevents a body shot from Winner.
Vasyl misses with a hook to the ribs.
The referee is keeping an eye on Winner - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Vasyl misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winner avoids the elbow strike from Vasyl, against the cage.
Winner lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Winner is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Vasyl is keeping busy.
Stan Winner seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Winner lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Winner breaks from the clinch.
Vasyl misses with an uppercut.
Vasyl tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Winner is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
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!
Vasyl throws a left and a right that both miss
and Winner counters with a stiff right hand.
Vasyl closes the distance but Winner moves to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Winner.
Don Vasyl has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Winner misses with a straight left.
Vasyl tries to clinch up.
Winner fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Winner blocks a head kick by Vasyl.
Vasyl has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Winner.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vasyl is looking to clinch.
Winner does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Winner stuns Vasyl with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Vasyl looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Vasyl tries to close the distance and clinch up but Winner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Winner lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Winner scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winner dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vasyl. That did some damage!
Vasyl throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vasyl closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
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!
Winner pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vasyl looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Winner connects with a single shot there.
Stan Winner is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Winner throws a quick inside leg kick.
Vasyl throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Winner counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Vasyl chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Winner can pounce on him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Winner thuds a left hand into Vasyl's body.
Vasyl shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Winner showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vasyl.
Winner lands with a kick to the temple. Vasyl shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

And that's the end of the fight!
Stan Winner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Winner has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stan Winner!
Stan Winner decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.