PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joni Vvit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ha Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Vvit
vs
Young

187 cm
22
199 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

178 cm
23
195 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Fast

Fury Nutrition Inc.

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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joni Vvit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ha Young!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Fedor Mirinova and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Young gets a takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Young stops Vvit from getting back to his feet.

Vvit has one foot on Young's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Young keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vvit.
Vvit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Young uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vvit.
Vvit misses with a body shot.
Vvit takes a swing at Young's ribcage but misses.
Young slips under a jab from Vvit.
Vvit connects with a right hand. Young shakes it off.
Vvit misses with a looping left.
Vvit misses with a body shot.
Young ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A combination from Young does no damage.
Vvit gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Young misses with a wild body shot.
Young thuds his right hand into Vvit's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vvit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Young.
Vvit displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Young.
Young dodges the punch combination from Vvit.
Vvit throws a hook but Young avoids it easily.
Vvit fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Young takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Young scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Vvit throws a combination that misses
and Young cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Young takes one to the chin there.
Vvit misses the shot to the body.
Vvit throws a nice looking combination but Young bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vvit takes a swing at Young's ribcage but misses.
Young tries to bum rush Vvit with a series of wild strikes but Vvit uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A punch combination from Vvit misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vvit throws a right and a left that both miss.
Young displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vvit throws out the jab.
Young throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vvit misses with a looping left.
Young ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vvit takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Young stuns Vvit with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Vvit dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vvit swings widly with a right hand

and Young counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Vvit!
Young prevents Vvit from escaping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Young is staying tight to Vvit's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Young cracks Vvit with a big elbow.
Vvit tries to escape but Young is in control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Vvit to see if he's OK.
Young creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Vvit is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Vvit takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Young landing strikes.
Vvit wants to get back to his feet but Young drags him back down.
Young working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Young landing strikes.
Vvit pushes Young away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Young gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Young lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Vvit down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Young is working Vvit over with some ground and pound from side control.
Young landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

Vvit explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Young throws a right hand that Vvit ducks under and follows up with a left that Vvit also avoids with ease.
Young scores with a jab. Vvit acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Vvit throws a lazy right hand but Young sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Young, as that shot connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vvit throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Young.
Vvit throws a hook but Young avoids it easily.
Vvit walks into a jab.
Vvit takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Young avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vvit throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Young.
Young misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Young takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nice defenses there by Vvit.
Young misses with an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Young darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Vvit throws a right hand that Young ducks under and follows up with a left that Young also avoids with ease.
A bone on bone clash there as Vvit blocks the leg kick.
Young moves out of range as Vvit strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ha Young dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Young lands with a shot to the body.
Vvit misses with a left hand
and Young counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vvit's jab looks to have found its range, popping Young under the eye.
A cross from Vvit lands.
Young walks into a left hand.
Young swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Young connects with the punch.
Ha Young seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Young darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vvit wants to get back to his feet.

Vvit kicks off Young and gets to his feet.
Vvit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Young.
Vvit catches Young with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A shot to the body from Vvit misses

and Young decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Vvit's guard.
Vvit wants to stand and escape but Young is having none of it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Young postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Vvit is looking to stand up but Young isn't so interested in that idea.
Young landing with the ground and pound.
Young is in close to Vvit's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Young is standing up over Vvit. Vvit looks to escape but Young dives into side control.
Young lands an elbow.
Vvit is trying to escape the position but Young is controlling the position.
Vvit tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Young lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Young has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Young trying to control but Vvit is having none of it.
Vvit's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Young landing strikes from the mount and Vvit is in trouble!
Young with shots to the head and body - Vvit looks very uncomfortable down there.
Vvit wants to get back to his feet.
Young sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Vvit trying desperately to get to his feet.
Young connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
You get the feeling that Vvit really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Young lands a big shot there that rocks Vvit but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Young wants to control the pace but Vvit is squirming around nicely.
Young raining down shots from the mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vvit is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Young is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Vvit is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Young in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Vvit in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Vvit wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Young with shots to the head and body - Vvit looks very uncomfortable down there.

Vvit is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vvit is in a horrible position here. Young smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Oh Vvit is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Young postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Vvit badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Young around the waist but Young pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Young is the winner by TKO! Young jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ha Young!