PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Vronsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Afro Ninja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ninja has chosen On To The Next One as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Vronsky
vs
Ninja

181 cm
26
200 lbs
13 - 8 - 2

185 cm
25
190 lbs
12 - 9 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Crippler's Corner

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 13 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Vronsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Afro Ninja!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vronsky will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ninja scores with a sloppy right hand. Vronsky should have avoided that one.
Ninja throws a chopping leg kick but Vronsky manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Vronsky throws the left hand but Ninja avoids the punch easily.
Vronsky throws a jab when Ninja was well out of range.

Ninja instigates a clinch.
Ninja stops a takedown attempt from Vronsky.
Ninja struggles to land a body shot inside as Vronsky controls his hands.
Ninja stalling against the cage.
Ninja lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vronsky backwards.
Ninja lands a body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Ninja.
Ninja lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ninja tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vronsky's elbow.
Ninja swings wildly with an uppercut but Vronsky uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ninja scores with a shot to the side of Vronsky's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Vronsky breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ninja looks to land a body kick but Vronsky moved away.
Ninja walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ninja displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vronsky throws out the jab.
Vronsky tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice sprawl there from Ninja as Vronsky shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Vronsky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vronsky staying out of range there.
Ninja fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vronsky manages to avoid it.
Ninja tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vronsky was well out of range. Poor timing from Ninja.

Vronsky gets tackled into the cage by Ninja. Ninja maintains the clinch.
Vronsky has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ninja is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ninja is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Nice elbow from Ninja.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ninja tries a body shot but Vronsky blocks it.
Ninja digs a right hand underneath Vronsky's ribcage. Vronsky let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ninja controlling the action here for a moment.
Vronsky blocks a body shot from Ninja.
Vronsky is looking to break free of the clinch but Ninja has double underhooks.

Vronsky's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Ninja clinches up with Vronsky and pushes him back against the cage.
Vronsky tries to circle away but Ninja has him pinned against the cage.
Ninja missing with knees to the body.
Ninja tries to work over Vronsky's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Ninja on the inside.
Ninja misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ninja tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ninja misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vronsky looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ninja lands an uppercut.
Vronsky tries to score a body lock takedown but Ninja shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ninja misses with a body punch.
Ninja trying to land knees to the body.
Ninja lands a right hand.
Ninja struggles to land a body shot inside as Vronsky controls his hands.
Vronsky is trying to break the clinch but Ninja has him pressed against the cage.
Ninja keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vronsky's efforts to push away.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ninja.
Ninja has Vronsky pressed against the cage.
A short right from Ninja.
Vronsky tries to break the clinch but Ninja is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ninja looking to throw knees to the head but Vronsky is blocking nicely.
Vronsky has had enough of the clinch but Ninja keeps him there for the moment.
Vronsky is looking to break free of the clinch but Ninja has double underhooks.
Vronsky looking for a takedown.

Vronsky manages to break the clinch.
Afro Ninja seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ninja throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ninja lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Vronsky throws a nice looking combination but Ninja bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ninja misses with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ninja. That's going to slow Vronsky down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vronsky slips a jab from Ninja.
A big left from Vronsky misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vronsky blocks a head kick by Ninja.
Ninja tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A head kick misses from Ninja.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Afro Ninja dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Ninja lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vronsky at a distance.
Nice jab there from Vronsky.

Ninja closes the distance and clinches.
Ninja goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ninja doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ninja tries to throw a body punch but Vronsky avoids it by throwing Ninja back against the cage.
Vronsky can't break the clinch.
Vronsky wants to get back to striking at distance but Ninja won't allow it.
A shot in the inside from Ninja.
Ninja swings wildly with an uppercut but Vronsky uses good head movement to avoid it.
Afro Ninja seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Vronsky wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ninja has him pressed against the cage.
Ninja lands an uppercut.
Vronsky wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ninja has him pressed against the cage.
Ninja prevents Vronsky from breaking the clinch.
Ninja throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ninja tries a body shot but Vronsky blocks it.

Vronsky has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Ninja clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Vronsky not allowing Ninja to control his hands.
Ninja is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Vronsky off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Will Vronsky go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vronsky is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Ninja is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Ninja is trying to escape under a series of strikes and manages to escape from Vronsky 's hooks.
Vronsky throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Vronsky scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ninja gets back to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ninja wants to improve his position but Vronsky is controlling well.
Vronsky is keen to just control but Ninja is a slippery customer.
Vronsky tries to pass to full mount but Ninja defends it.
Vronsky throwing shots but Ninja is blocking nicely.
Vronsky working over Ninja with some ground and pound. Ninja looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vronsky missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Vronsky missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Vronsky is thwarting Ninja's attempts to control the position.
Ninja blocking the ground and pound attempt from Vronsky.
Ninja desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Vronsky is taking a breather. Ninja says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Vronsky is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Vronsky sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ninja defending well though.
Vronsky scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vronsky lands with a punch from half guard.
Vronsky not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Vronsky scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ninja is not content to let Vronsky control the position.
Vronsky landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ninja is trying to get back to full guard.
Vronsky tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ninja knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ninja wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Vronsky dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Vronsky uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ninja.
Ninja dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vronsky. That did some damage!
Ninja throws a lazy uppercut
letting Vronsky counter with a right hand.
Good work by Vronsky as he checks the leg kick.
Ninja tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ninja swings for the body but Vronsky moves out of range.
Vronsky fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ninja misses the shot to the body.
Vronsky slips a jab from Ninja.
Ninja blocks a jab.
Vronsky checks a low kick from Ninja.

Vronsky shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Vronsky was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Vronsky thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vronsky thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Vronsky sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Ninja is trying to escape the mount.
Vronsky looking to control but Ninja is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Vronsky postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Ninja looks a forlorn figure.
Ninja wants to hold on but Vronsky pushes him away.
Vronsky throwing strikes but Ninja bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Ninja wants to control from the top but Vronsky keeps moving.
Vronsky has control of Ninja's left arm, preventing Ninja from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vronsky is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Vronsky keeping moving, preventing Ninja from controlling successfully.
Ninja engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Afro Ninja.
Ninja misses with a head kick.
Ninja defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Vronsky.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Ninja.
Ninja ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vronsky fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Vronsky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ninja slips a straight right by Vronsky.
Vronsky keeps the fight on the outside.
Ninja wants to clinch up but Vronsky keeps it at a distance.
Ninja lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ninja fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ninja tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ninja lands with a nice body kick.
Vronsky ducks under a wild hook from Ninja.
Ninja slips a straight right by Vronsky.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ninja. That's going to slow Vronsky down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ninja throws a lazy right hand but Vronsky sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ninja.
Ninja doesn't manage to clinch there - Vronsky circles away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ninja connects with the punch.
Ninja lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ninja is looking to land body kicks.
Vronsky needs to keep his hands up - Ninja had a free shot at his head there.
Ninja throws a body punch but Vronsky moves out of range.
Ninja bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Vronsky changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ninja looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ninja prevents Vronsky from improving position.
Vronsky in side control, just content to control the action for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Afro Ninja.
I think Ninja has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Afro Ninja!
Afro Ninja made sure to mention his sponsor, Perkele! in his post fight interview.