PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Krovitzky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinnie Funkyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Krovitzky comes to the cage accompanied by Bliss N Eso - Addicted. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Krovitzky
vs
Funkyama

201 cm
27
207 lbs
3 - 12 - 0

197 cm
28
211 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jason Krovitzky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vinnie Funkyama!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Donatello Bradman and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krovitzky shoots in looking for a takedown but Funkyama manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Krovitzky's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Krovitzky tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Krovitzky jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Funkyama throws a head kick but Krovitzky moves out of range.
Krovitzky blocks a head kick by Funkyama.
A head kick misses from Funkyama.
Krovitzky misses with a combination
and Funkyama counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Krovitzky moves into the clinch successfully.
Krovitzky has Funkyama pressed against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Krovitzky scores with a nice short uppercut.
Krovitzky wants to break free but Funkyama has control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krovitzky fails to pull guard.
Funkyama working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Funkyama breaks the clinch.
Krovitzky throws a one two combo.
Funkyama throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Krovitzky tries to clinch but Funkyama moves out of range.
Jason Krovitzky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Krovitzky will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Krovitzky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick misses from Funkyama.
Funkyama tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Funkyama throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Krovitzky uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Funkyama.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krovitzky blocks a head kick by Funkyama.
Krovitzky walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Krovitzky tries to clinch up.
Funkyama throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Funkyama throws a head kick that misses.
Funkyama misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Funkyama swats away the attempt to clinch by Krovitzky.
Krovitzky tries to clinch up.
Funkyama moves out of range of the strikes.
Funkyama avoids a punch combination nicely.
Krovitzky fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krovitzky moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

It looks like Vinnie Funkyama has been cut.
Funkyama misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Krovitzky wants to clinch but Funkyama slips to the side
and Funkyama cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Funkyama misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Funkyama keeps the fight on the outside.

Krovitzky closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Funkyama's guard.
Krovitzky wants to stand but Funkyama has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Funkyama is trying to control the position but Krovitzky postures up.

Krovitzky gets to his feet - Funkyama follows without any prompting.
Funkyama showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Krovitzky.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Krovitzky misses.
Krovitzky ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Funkyama moves away.
Funkyama pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Funkyama scores with a sloppy right hand. Krovitzky should have avoided that one.
Krovitzky throws a combination that misses
and Funkyama counters with a head kick.
Krovitzky scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Krovitzky throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Funkyama's waist but Funkyama gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Krovitzky off to one side.
A head kick misses from Funkyama.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Krovitzky looks to land a combination. Funkyama sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Funkyama throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jason Krovitzky will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vinnie Funkyama's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Krovitzky fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Krovitzky swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Funkyama to counter with a crisp jab.
Krovitzky tries to clinch there but Funkyama circles away.
Krovitzky uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Funkyama.
Krovitzky pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Krovitzky is trying hard to land a takedown here. Funkyama sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Funkyama lands a head kick!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Krovitzky is defended easily by Funkyama.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Krovitzky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Funkyama shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krovitzky takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Vinnie Funkyama is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Krovitzky blocks a head kick by Funkyama.
Krovitzky shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Funkyama defends it nicely.
Funkyama feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Krovitzkys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Vinnie Funkyama seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Krovitzky tries to clinch but Funkyama moves out of range.
Funkyama misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Funkyama.
Krovitzky shoots and misses
and Funkyama counters with a big head kick but Krovitzky shrugs it off.
Krovitzky fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Krovitzky closes the distance and clinches.
Krovitzky doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Krovitzky blocks an uppercut.
Funkyama blocks an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Krovitzky just misses with a elbow thrown towards Funkyama's brow.
Funkyama is trying to stall.
Funkyama has Krovitzky pressed against the cage, preventing Krovitzky from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Funkyama escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jason Krovitzky is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama tries a head kick but it misses.
Funkyama swings widly with a right hand
and Krovitzky counters with a left and a right that stings Funkyama.
Funkyama walks into a left hand.
Krovitzky tries to clinch but Funkyama is having none of it.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Funkyama enables Krovitzky to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Funkyama manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Krovitzky wanted to stand there but Funkyama had control of the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Funkyama wants to sweep but no luck.

Krovitzky gets to his feet - Funkyama follows without any prompting.
Krovitzky tries to clinch but Funkyama moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Krovitzky looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Krovitzky avoids the head kick by Funkyama.
Funkyama pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A combination from Krovitzky does no damage.
Funkyama avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Krovitzky looks to throw the jab but Funkyama is out of range.
Funkyama tries a head kick but it misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Krovitzky forces Funkyama back against the cage and clinches.
Funkyama has had enough of the clinch but Krovitzky keeps him there for the moment.

Krovitzky ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Krovitzky no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Vinnie Funkyama will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Vinnie Funkyama's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Funkyama tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Krovitzky shoots in looking for a takedown but Funkyama manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Krovitzky's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Krovitzky blocks a head kick by Funkyama.
Krovitzky tries to clinch but Funkyama moves away
enabling Funkyama to counter with a crisp jab.
Funkyama throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Funkyama.
A head kick misses from Funkyama.
Funkyama throws a head kick that misses.
Funkyama keeps the fight on the outside.
Funkyama connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Krovitzky's hands.
Krovitzky lands a two punch combo.
Funkyama throws a right hand that Krovitzky ducks under and follows up with a left that Krovitzky also avoids with ease.
Funkyama 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.
Funkyama takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krovitzky lands a two punch combo.
Krovitzky misses with a series of wild punches.
Krovitzky doesn't manage to clinch there - Funkyama circles away.
Funkyama uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Krovitzky has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Funkyama finds it's way round the side to connect with Krovitzky's head.
Krovitzky is looking to clinch but Funkyama is avoiding it.
Krovitzky fails to land with a series of punches.
Funkyama digs a good hook to Krovitzky's body.
Funkyama throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama stuffs the takedown attempt from Krovitzky. Krovitzky gets slowly back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Funkyama pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Krovitzky tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Funkyama paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Krovitzky has managed to clinch.
Krovitzky presses Funkyama against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Krovitzky lands an elbow inside.
Funkyama stalling in the clinch.
Funkyama is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Funkyama breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Krovitzky clinches with his opponent.
Funkyama has Krovitzky pushed against the cage.
Krovitzky misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Krovitzky gets through Funkyama's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krovitzky wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Krovitzky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Funkyama tries a body shot but Krovitzky blocks it.

Krovitzky breaks the clinch.
Krovitzky tries to clinch but Funkyama moves away
letting Funkyama counter with a right hand.
Krovitzky tries to close the distance and clinch up but Funkyama swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Krovitzky.
Krovitzky tries to clinch but Funkyama moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Funkyama pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Funkyama throws a head kick that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Vinnie Funkyama.
I think Funkyama 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 Skip Squint scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight for Jason Krovitzky!
Judge John Mangel scores the fight as a draw!

The fight ends as a draw!