PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gaius Vega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Haraka Upanga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Upanga has chosen Ona Tańczy Dla Mnie - Weekend as his entrance music. Gaius Vega could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Haraka Upanga's chin.

Vega
vs
Upanga

225 cm
18
302 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

225 cm
18
300 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gaius Vega!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Haraka Upanga!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Upanga throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Vega counters with a three punch combo that has Upanga backing up. Upanga nods at Vega to acknowledge the strikes.
Upanga misses with a left hand
and Vega counters with a one-two to the body.
Upanga connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Upanga throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vega sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Upanga takes a swing at Vega's ribcage but misses.
Upanga swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Upanga throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Vega to counter with a crisp jab.
Vega uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Upanga.
Upanga throws an overhand right that lands on Vega's shoulder, as Vega tries to avoid the shot.
Upanga throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Upanga looks to throw the jab but Vega is out of range.
Vega avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Upanga looks to throw the jab but Vega is out of range.
The fighters circling - Upanga throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vega ducks under a wild hook from Upanga.
Upanga misses with a hook. Vega ducked under it nicely.
Vega staying out of range there.
Upanga misses with a hook
and Vega counters with a three punch combo that has Upanga backing up. Upanga nods at Vega to acknowledge the strikes.
Vega displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Upanga throws out the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Upanga ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vega moves away.
Upanga throws an overhand right that lands on Vega's shoulder, as Vega tries to avoid the shot.
Upanga throws a lazy uppercut
and Vega connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Upanga throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vega counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Upanga lands a slapping body shot.
Upanga throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vega sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Upanga's corner calls for a 1-2. Upanga obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Vega avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Haraka Upanga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Upanga rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vega counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Vega uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Upanga.
Vega staying out of range there.
A jab from Upanga misses.
Vega slips a jab from Upanga.
Upanga swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Upanga throws a hook but Vega avoids it easily.
Upanga throws a jab when Vega was well out of range.
Upanga catches Vega with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vega displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Upanga throws out the jab.
Upanga loads up on a big right hand but Vega slips the punch.
Vega takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Upanga might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Upanga throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Upanga rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vega cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vega uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Upanga.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Upanga misses with an uppercut.
Upanga ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vega moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Haraka Upanga will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Vega avoids a punch combination nicely.
Upanga throws a jab but it's blocked by Vega.
Upanga throws a right hand that misses
enabling Vega to counter with a crisp jab.
Vega uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Upanga.
Upanga looks to land a right hand but Vega moved out of range.
Vega moves forwards but Upanga connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Upanga looks to throw the jab but Vega is out of range.
A slow jab from Upanga misses its intended target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Upanga catches Vega right on the button with a cross.
Vega steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Upanga.
Upanga throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vega counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Upanga throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice defenses there by Vega.
Upanga rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vega counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Upanga thinking.
Upanga throws a right hand that Vega ducks under and follows up with a left that Vega also avoids with ease.
Upanga rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vega counters with a left and a right that stings Upanga.
Upanga throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Upanga misses the jab.
Vega slips under a jab from Upanga.
Upanga jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vega moves out of range as Upanga strikes.
Upanga looks to throw the jab but Vega is out of range.
Upanga misses with a left hand
and Vega counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Upanga scores with a body shot.
Upanga throws an off balance right hand
and Vega counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Upanga lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vega at a distance.
Upanga swings widly with a right hand
and Vega makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Vega slips under a jab from Upanga.
Vega takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Upanga with a nice cross.
Upanga misses with a right hand
and Vega counters with a two punch combo.
Upanga misses with a looping right.
Upanga misses with a hook.
Upanga misses with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Upanga misses with a right hand
and Vega counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vega staying out of range there.
Vega bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Upanga smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Upanga looks to throw the jab but Vega is out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Upanga darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big left from Upanga misses.
Upanga misses with an uppercut. Vega saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Haraka Upanga showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Upanga cracks Vega with an open hand slap.
Upanga pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Upanga misses with a left hand
and Vega counters with a left and a right that stings Upanga.
Vega ducks under a wild hook from Upanga.
A big left from Upanga misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Upanga misses the target.
Upanga swings widly with a right hand
and Vega counters with a nice uppercut.
Upanga bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Vega's head backwards.
Upanga throws a jab but it's blocked by Vega.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Upanga thows a body shot but no joy.
Vega ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vega takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Upanga misses with an uppercut. Vega saw that one coming.
Upanga loads up on a big right hand but Vega slips the punch.
Upanga misses with a right hand
and Vega counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Upanga misses with an uppercut
and Vega counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Upanga misses with a looping right.
Upanga misses with an uppercut
and Vega counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Haraka Upanga seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Upanga misses with a hook. Vega ducked under it nicely.
Vega slips a straight right by Upanga.
Upanga misses the jab.
Vega blocks a jab.
A big left from Upanga misses.
Upanga misses with a straight right.
A punch combination from Upanga misses.
Upanga misses with an uppercut
letting Vega counter with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vega uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Upanga.
A slow jab from Upanga misses its intended target.
Upanga misses with a hook
and Vega counters with a one-two to the body.
Upanga waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vega.
A combination from Upanga does no damage.
Upanga lands a right hook to the body.
Upanga lands with a cross.
A slow jab from Upanga misses its intended target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Upanga throws out a loose jab but Vega uses good head movement to avoid it.
Upanga misses with a looping left.
Vega keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Upanga.
Upanga misses with an uppercut
letting Vega counter with a right hand.
Upanga thows a body shot but no joy.
Upanga loads up on a big right hand but Vega slips the punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Upanga throws a shot from downtown. Vega moves away and avoids it.
Vega slips under a jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Haraka Upanga comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Upanga 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight for Haraka Upanga!
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight for Haraka Upanga!
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight for Haraka Upanga!

Haraka Upanga wins by unanimous decision!
Haraka Upanga decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.