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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chad Vonny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodger Waldie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.
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196 cm
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245 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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202 cm
26
287 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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ADCC Champion
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Vonny! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rodger Waldie! The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A jab from Waldie misses. Waldie lands a jab to the nose.
It looks like Chad Vonny has been cut. Waldie tries to clinch there but Vonny circles away.
Waldie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vonny moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Waldie takes a body punch but keeps moving. Waldie throws a body punch but Vonny moves out of range. This has been an exciting period of action! A big left from Waldie misses. Waldie tries to bum rush Vonny with a series of wild strikes but Vonny uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Waldie throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vonny counters with a right hand to the body. The fight moves into the clinch position. Vonny working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Vonny misses with a body punch.
Vonny struggles to land a body shot inside as Waldie controls his hands.
Waldie wants to get back to striking at distance but Vonny won't allow it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vonny creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Vonny dodges an elbow strike from Waldie.
Vonny looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Vonny tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Waldie's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round. Vonny scores with a shot to the side of Waldie's head. Vonny scores with a shot to the side of Waldie's head. Vonny wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Waldie has him pressed against the cage. Vonny misses with a punch to the body.
Vonny swings wildly with an uppercut but Waldie uses good head movement to avoid it. Vonny swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vonny misses with a punch to the body.
Vonny pushes Waldie back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Vonny lands on the inside with an uppercut. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Vonny as Waldie tries to tie him up. Waldie prevents a body shot from Vonny. Waldie breaks the clinch.
Vonny uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Waldie. Vonny scores with a decent looking hook.
It looks like Rodger Waldie has been cut. Waldie closes the distance and clinches. Waldie struggles to land a body shot inside as Vonny controls his hands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Waldie working hard to break the clinch. Waldie displaying some good clinch control by pressing Vonny up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Waldie can't break the clinch.
Waldie is trying to break the clinch but Vonny is controlling him. Waldie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vonny keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Waldie. Waldie lunges at Vonny with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Vonny's hand. Waldie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rodger Waldie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Waldie misses with a looping left. Jab by Vonny. Waldie scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. Waldie connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Chad Vonny's cut is getting worse. Vonny throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Waldie uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Vonny has time to react. Waldie thows a left - swing and a miss! Waldie takes the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Waldie is trying to stall.
Waldie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Vonny doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Vonny throws a series of punches but Waldie moves out of range. Vonny avoids the body shot from Waldie.
Waldie instigates a clinch. Vonny tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Waldie's elbow. Vonny tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Waldie's elbow. Waldie prevents Vonny from breaking the clinch. Waldie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Vonny takes one to the side of the head.
Vonny moves in looking to clinch but Waldie pushes him off. The fighters circling - Waldie throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Waldie wants to clinch and Vonny counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Vonny with a jab. A combination from Waldie does no damage. Waldie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vonny moves away. Waldie lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Waldie. A big right from Waldie misses. Nice uppercut there from Waldie.
Chad Vonny's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it. Waldie tests Vonny's chin there with a solid looking shot. Waldie misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vonny gets in close and instigates a clinch. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Waldie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vonny slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Waldie rushes Vonny and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Waldie just leaning against Vonny, taking a breather. Vonny is looking to break free of the clinch but Waldie has double underhooks. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodger Waldie dominated that round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. That's time! Back to the action!
Vonny fails in his attempt to clinch. Waldie connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Vonny's hands. Waldie throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Waldie misses with a left hand and Vonny cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Waldie scores with a nice right hand.
Jeez, Chad Vonny's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked. Waldie throws a hook but Vonny blocks it. Vonny connects with a body shot that sends Waldie's belly button to the back. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Vonny throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vonny ducks under a wild hook from Waldie. Rodger Waldie seems to be getting the better of the standup. Vonny throws a shot from downtown. Waldie moves away and avoids it. Waldie misses with a looping right. Sloppy strikes from Vonny. Those never looked like landing. A left and a right from Waldie both land. Nice combination.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Chad Vonny's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Rodger Waldie!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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