PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dude Love (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Art Vandalay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Love comes to the cage accompanied by Dude Love . Dude Love has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Love
vs
Vandalay

197 cm
26
194 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

184 cm
26
190 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Atlantis

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dude Love!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Art Vandalay!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Peter Branson and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vandalay scores with a decent looking hook.
Vandalay looks to score with a jab to the body but Love is just out of range.
Vandalay throws a body punch but Love moves out of range.
We've been told by Love's head coaches at Elite Training Facility that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Vandalay throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Love tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Vandalay manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vandalay jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Vandalay throws a leg kick but Love sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Vandalay has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Vandalay thows a body shot but no joy.
Love is looking to land body kicks.
Vandalay looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vandalay lands with a straight right. Love didn't see that one coming.
Vandalay scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
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!
Love showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vandalay.
Vandalay throws a leg kick that is checked
and Love counters with an outside leg kick.
Vandalay misses with a body punch
and Love counters with a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Love pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Love checks a leg kick.
Vandalay misses the shot to the body.
Vandalay swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Love dodges the punch combination from Vandalay.
Vandalay throws a nice looking combination but Love bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vandalay throws a jab but it's blocked by Love.

Vandalay tries to keep at a distance but Love has taken the fight into the clinch.
Love lands a shoulder strike.
Love is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vandalay is defending well for now.
Vandalay digs a right hand underneath Love's ribcage. Love let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Love tries to land a knee to the head but Vandalay blocks with his arms.
Love tries a knee to the head but Vandalay blocks it.
Vandalay pushes Love back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Love breaks from the clinch.
Vandalay swinging wildly here.
The fighters circle momentarily. Vandalay darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donk. Vandalay catches Love right on the button with a cross.
Love cracks the inside of Vandalay's front leg.
A combination from Vandalay does no damage.
Vandalay lands a lovely overhand right.
Love looks for the body kick but Vandalay saw that one coming.
Vandalay is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Love is rocked!
Vandalay lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Love head around and knocks him out cold! Vandalay hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Art Vandalay!
Art Vandalay seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.