PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Colin Booth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikola Vukovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vukovic comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Eminem feat. Nate Dogg - Till I Collapse kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Colin Booth has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Booth
vs
Vukovic

182 cm
18
190 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

185 cm
22
184 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Colin Booth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikola Vukovic!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Valeri Chadov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vukovic tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Booth swivels and escapes.
Vukovic goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Vukovic has a takedown stuffed.
Booth misses with a wild body shot.

Vukovic instigates a clinch.
Vukovic tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vukovic tries to circle away but Booth has him pinned against the cage.
Booth tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Vukovic tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Booth is trying to break free.
Vukovic connects with a nasty looking knee right to Booth's face.
Booth tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vukovic's elbow.

Vukovic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vukovic takes a swing at Booth's ribcage but misses.
Vukovic fails to land with a series of punches.
Vukovic misses with a head kick.
Vukovic takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Vukovic has a takedown stuffed.
Colin Booth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nikola Vukovic.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vukovic shoots in but no luck this time.
Vukovic looks winded!
Vukovic throws the left hand but Booth avoids the punch easily.
Vukovic wants to clinch up but Booth keeps it at a distance.
Booth throws a solid leg kick but Vukovic takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Booth.
Vukovic fails to land with a series of punches.
Booth fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Vukovic is out of range.
Vukovic checks the leg kick.
Vukovic checks a leg kick nicely.
Booth throws a jab when Vukovic was well out of range.
Vukovic throws a head kick that misses.
Booth lands a nice shot to the body.
A leg kick checked by Vukovic.
Booth misses with a hook.
Booth pivots, looking for a leg kick but Vukovic is out of range and Booth settles back down.

Vukovic gets caught flat footed, as Booth shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Vukovic can't keep his opponent in guard - Booth advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Booth works his foot free and advances to mount.
Booth moves to the back position.

Booth has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Vukovic! Can he survive? No! He's out! Booth gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Colin Booth!
A victorious Colin Booth thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.