PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Wulff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mocny Vlad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mocny Vlad is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Wulff
vs
Vlad

193 cm
26
235 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

190 cm
35
276 lbs
17 - 23 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

CEC Nutrition Q160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michael Wulff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mocny Vlad!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wulff swinging wildly here.
Vlad misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Vlad forces Wulff back against the cage and clinches.
Vlad managing to block the knees to the body from Wulff.
Wulff tries to land knees in the clinch but Vlad avoids the damage to the body.
Wulff looking to stall.
Wulff can't break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Vlad's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Wulff's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vlad scores with a kick to the midsection.
Wulff tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vlad paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Wulff closes the distance and clinches.
Wulff can't find room to land a body shot as Vlad controls the action.

Vlad breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wulff scores with a punch to the head.
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!
Wulff fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wulff drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Vlad tries to clinch but Wulff is having none of it.
Vlad lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wulff circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vlad misses with a head kick.
Wulff misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vlad misses with a kick to the body.
Vlad scores with a head kick. Wulff tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

Vlad rushes Wulff and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Vlad on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wulff lands a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wulff landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Vlad looks gassed!
Wulff landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wulff landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Wulff pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wulff tries for a takedown but Vlad sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Wulff moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nice cross by Wulff.
Wulff displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vlad throws out the jab.
Vlad misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wulff punishes Vlad's body with a nice straight punch.
Wulff looks to land a combination. Vlad sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Vlad pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wulff looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vlad tries to clinch up.
Wulff throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Vlad tries to land a body kick
and Wulff counters with a good low kick that Vlad was not able to check.
Wulff lands a high kick!
Vlad tries to clinch but Wulff is having none of it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Wulff.
Wulff is trying hard to land a takedown here. Vlad sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Vlad gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wulff using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vlad managing to block the knees to the body from Wulff.
A left hand lands to the body for Wulff.

Wulff breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vlad has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wulff finds it's way round the side to connect with Vlad's head.
Vlad avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vlad has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wulff fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wulff moves in looking to clinch but Vlad pushes him off.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wulff. That's going to slow Vlad down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vlad throws a body punch but Wulff moves out of range.
Vlad has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wulff.
Wulff misses with a few strikes there.
Wulff throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wulff takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wulff goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wulff scores with a jab to the body.
Wulff stalks Vlad and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Vlad's face. Vlad staggers backwards, shaken.
Wulff shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Wulff. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wulff showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vlad.
Vlad tries to clinch up but Wulff circles away and keeps his distance.
Wulff tries to clinch there but Vlad circles away.
Wulff is looking to clinch.
Wulff moves out of range as Vlad throws a body kick.
Wulff fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vlad throws a sloppy head kick and Wulff moves out of range easily.
Wulff tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wulff misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Sloppy strikes from Wulff. Those never looked like landing.
Vlad tries to clinch up.
Wulff swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vlad counters with a head kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Vlad.
Wulff fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wulff lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wulff is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vlad can do to turn this around?
Wulff misses with a lunging right hand
and Vlad counters with a thumping low kick.
Wulff scores with a jab to the head.
Wulff misses with a low kick.
Vlad throws a head kick but Wulff moves out of range.
Vlad tries to clinch up but Wulff circles away and keeps his distance.

Vlad moves into the clinch successfully.
Wulff misses with a body punch.
Vlad is trying to break the clinch but Wulff is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wulff breaks from the clinch.
Wulff wants to clinch.
Wulff slips a straight right by Vlad.
Vlad walks into a left hand.
Vlad throws a right and a left that both miss.
No joy there for Wulff, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vlad tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wulff swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vlad misses with a jab, cross combination.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Wulff.
Vlad swinging wildly here.
Vlad wants to clinch up but Wulff keeps it at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vlad tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wulff tries to clinch but Vlad moves away

and Vlad counters with a shoot takedown. Wulff fights it but they end up in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Wulff keeping moving, preventing Vlad from controlling successfully.

Vlad decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Wulff, up you get!

Wulff moves into the clinch successfully.
Wulff lands a body punch.
Vlad is breathing heavily.
Wulff pushes Vlad back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

Wulff escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice takedown defense from Vlad. No joy for Wulff on that attempt.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Wulff here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Wulff turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wulff throws a head kick that misses.
Wulff dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wulff misses with a few strikes there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wulff fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Wulff. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vlad on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
No joy there for Wulff, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vlad avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wulff throws a jab when Vlad was well out of range.
A combination from Wulff does no damage.
A low kick from Vlad misses
and Wulff counters with a nice leg kick.
Wulff throws a head kick but Vlad moves out of range.
Wulff throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wulff connects with a leg kick. Vlad looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wulff tries to clinch up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Vlad clinches up with Wulff and pushes him back against the cage.
Vlad unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Vlad has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Wulff is trying to keep an underhook but Vlad manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Wulff is defending against the submission attempts here by Vlad.
Wulff is trying to stand up here but Vlad is controlling him well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Vlad decides to stand up.
Michael Wulff is winning the standup battle so far.
Vlad throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vlad tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wulff misses with a combination
and Vlad counters with a low kick, right behind Wulff 's knee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Michael Wulff will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Jab, jab by Wulff - just one landing.
A shot to the liver by Vlad. Beautiful body shot.
A head kick misses from Wulff.
Wulff throws the kick towards the body but Vlad avoids it.
Wulff throws a right and a left that Vlad avoids nicely.
Vlad tries to bum rush Wulff with a series of wild strikes but Wulff uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wulff throws a sloppy head kick and Vlad moves out of range easily.
Vlad's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wulff is looking to score with low kicks.
Vlad wants to clinch.

Wulff clinches up against the cage.

Vlad manages to break the clinch.
Vlad shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wulff as he avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wulff lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vlad circles away quickly and effectively.

Wulff pushes Vlad up against the cage in a clinch.

Vlad lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vlad wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wulff keeps working.
Vlad is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Vlad tries to stand but his arm is trapped.

Vlad is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Wulff has managed to free his arm - good work.
Vlad wants to stand but Wulff has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

Wulff kicks off Vlad and gets to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Vlad shoots in and gets a takedown into Wulff's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Vlad decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Vlad tries to bum rush Wulff with a series of wild strikes but Wulff uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vlad tries to clinch up but Wulff circles away and keeps his distance.
Wulff stuffs the takedown.
Vlad misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vlad fails in his attempt to clinch.

Vlad has closed the distance and engaged Wulff in a clinch.

Wulff pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vlad tries a head kick but it misses.

Vlad shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Wulff napping and manages to drive through into side control!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wulff is not content to let Vlad control the position.
Wulff is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Vlad lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Wulff down.
Wulff is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

Wulff throws Vlad to one side and escapes!
Wulff avoids a kick to the body.

Vlad shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Vlad was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vlad thowing shots but they're missing.
Wulff wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Vlad wants to control the pace but Wulff is squirming around nicely.
Vlad with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
BOOM! Vlad connects with a massive shot to the dome!

Wulff is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Vlad goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Wulff turns into him and now he's in Vlad's guard.
Mocny Vlad has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oh Wulff is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wulff trying to control but Vlad is working from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mocny Vlad comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wulff 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!