PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Billybob Brubaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sacco Vanzetti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vanzetti is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Against All Authority - Sacco & Vanzetti. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Brubaker
vs
Vanzetti

180 cm
28
185 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

190 cm
21
203 lbs
6 - 3 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Billybob Brubaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Sacco Vanzetti!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Jeff Smith and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brubaker misses with a looping right.
Vanzetti tries to clinch up but Brubaker circles away and keeps his distance.
Vanzetti tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brubaker throws a right hand that Vanzetti ducks under and follows up with a left that Vanzetti also avoids with ease.
Vanzetti steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Brubaker. That one must have hurt.
Vanzetti tries to clinch there but Brubaker circles away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Vanzetti checks a leg kick.
Vanzetti slips a jab and a cross from Brubaker.
Brubaker fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vanzetti.
Vanzetti fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Vanzetti lands a glancing blow to the side of Brubaker's head.
Vanzetti takes one to the side of the head.
Sacco Vanzetti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vanzetti avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vanzetti takes a swing at Brubaker's ribcage but misses.
Vanzetti takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

It looks like Sacco Vanzetti has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brubaker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vanzetti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vanzetti throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brubaker digs a good body shot into Vanzetti's ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brubaker goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Vanzetti ducks under a wild hook from Brubaker.
Brubaker walks into a left hand.
Vanzetti has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Vanzetti misses with a two punch combination.
Vanzetti blocks a head kick by Brubaker.
Vanzetti gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Brubaker.
Brubaker with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vanzetti to score with a decent uppercut.
Brubaker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brubaker throws a body punch but Vanzetti moves out of range.
Brubaker with a hook.
Vanzetti connects with a jab.
Brubaker walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vanzetti throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Vanzetti plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

It looks like Billybob Brubaker has been cut.
Brubaker scores with a leg kick.
Brubaker throws a combination. Vanzetti tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Vanzetti clinches up with Brubaker and pushes him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Vanzetti.
A head punch on the inside from Brubaker fails to land.
Vanzetti unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A short right from Vanzetti.
Brubaker misses with a punch to the body.
Brubaker looking to stall.
Vanzetti tries to work over Brubaker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brubaker blocks an uppercut.
Vanzetti misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brubaker.
Brubaker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vanzetti's elbow.
Vanzetti lands a body shot.
Brubaker is trying to push Vanzetti away but Vanzetti has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Brubaker has had enough of the clinch but Vanzetti keeps him there for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brubaker stalling in the clinch but Vanzetti improves position.
Vanzetti keeps control of Brubaker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Brubaker takes a shot to the head.
Vanzetti blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Vanzetti.
Vanzetti tries a body shot but Brubaker blocks it.
Vanzetti working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vanzetti scores a nice knee to the body.
Vanzetti can't find room to land a body shot as Brubaker controls the action.
A short right from Vanzetti on the inside.
Vanzetti working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vanzetti can't find room to land a body shot as Brubaker controls the action.
Vanzetti has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Vanzetti lands a shoulder strike.
Vanzetti lands a hook that snaps the head of Brubaker backwards.
Vanzetti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vanzetti pushes Brubaker back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brubaker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vanzetti.
Nice body punch from Vanzetti.
Vanzetti can't find room to land a body shot as Brubaker controls the action.
Brubaker tries to stall but Vanzetti uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Vanzetti tries to work over Brubaker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brubaker wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Brubaker managing to block the knees to the body from Vanzetti.
Vanzetti misses with an elbow over the top.
Vanzetti lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vanzetti misses with a punch to the body.
Brubaker is trying to break the clinch but Vanzetti is controlling him.
Brubaker can't break the clinch.
Vanzetti tries to work over Brubaker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Sacco Vanzetti will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.

Vanzetti avoids the head kick by Brubaker.
Brubaker looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Brubaker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brubaker will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

Vanzetti closes the distance and pushes Brubaker back into the cage.
Vanzetti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brubaker is trying to force a seperation but Vanzetti has the dominant position.
Vanzetti pushes Brubaker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brubaker looking to slow down the pace here.
Maybe Brubaker would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Vanzetti lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Vanzetti lands a right hand.
Vanzetti gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Vanzetti digs a right hand into Brubaker's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Brubaker's gas tank.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short left from Vanzetti.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brubaker blocks a body shot from Vanzetti.
A body shot lands from Vanzetti.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brubaker wants to break the clinch but can't.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Vanzetti as Brubaker tries to tie him up.
Vanzetti makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vanzetti lands an uppercut.
Vanzetti trying to land knees to the body.
Brubaker tries a body shot but Vanzetti blocks it.
Brubaker's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sacco Vanzetti seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Brubaker looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Vanzetti comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Vanzetti stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Brubaker has had enough of the clinch but Vanzetti keeps him there for the moment.
Vanzetti working Brubaker over with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vanzetti misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brubaker.
Brubaker trying to control the position but instead, Vanzetti has worked for underhooks and has pushed Brubaker into the cage.
Vanzetti lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Billybob Brubaker's cut is getting worse.
A short left from Vanzetti.

Brubaker is rocked!
Brubaker dodges an elbow strike from Vanzetti.
Brubaker looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Brubaker trying to control the position but instead, Vanzetti has worked for underhooks and has pushed Brubaker into the cage.
Brubaker tries to circle away but Vanzetti has him pinned against the cage.
Vanzetti lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vanzetti gets through Brubaker's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Billybob Brubaker's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brubaker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vanzetti lands a left hand.
Brubaker is trying to break the clinch but Vanzetti has him pressed against the cage.
Vanzetti stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Brubaker trying to stall but Vanzetti improves his position.
Brubaker wants to break free but Vanzetti has control.
Vanzetti has Brubaker pressed against the cage, preventing Brubaker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vanzetti lands an elbow that stopped Brubaker in his tracks for a moment.
Brubaker is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Vanzetti digs a right hand into Brubaker's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Brubaker's gas tank.
Vanzetti lands with a short shot to the head.
Vanzetti softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Brubaker is trying to force a seperation but Vanzetti has the dominant position.
Vanzetti lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brubaker's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Brubaker looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nice body punch from Vanzetti - that landed with a thud.
Vanzetti lands with a short shot to the head.
Vanzetti goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vanzetti lands a left hand.
Oh Brubaker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vanzetti lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vanzetti scores with a hook to the body.
Brubaker seems to have got his legs back now.
Vanzetti cracks Brubaker with a nice body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Vanzetti.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vanzetti creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vanzetti pushes Brubaker back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Vanzetti unloads a knee to the mid-section. Brubaker lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Vanzetti is working Brubaker over against the cage.

Vanzetti drops Brubaker onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Brubaker is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sacco Vanzetti showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Vanzetti misses with the combination.
Vanzetti cracks Brubaker with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Brubaker tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Vanzetti pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Brubaker is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:07 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sacco Vanzetti!
Sacco Vanzetti decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.