PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Molokai Built (ranked 860 p4p, 42 weight class) and Derek Vinyard (ranked 912 p4p, 46 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Built
vs
Vinyard

169 cm
22
140 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

167 cm
22
145 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Bullet Proof System

BuriedAlive// Fight Gear
Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Molokai Built!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derek Vinyard!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Built misses with an uppercut.
Vinyard only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Built fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vinyard manages to avoid it.
Built bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vinyard misses with a looping right.

Built closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Built throws a punch but it's blocked by Vinyard.
Built blocking some punches.
Built swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Built blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Built.
Vinyard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Built - that landed with a thud.
Built misses with a hook to the ribs.
Built misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vinyard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vinyard working aggressively here.
Built lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Vinyard or not.
Built misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Vinyard.
Built swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Built works on Vinyard's body with a couple of short punches.

Built pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Built jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Built's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Built duly obliges.
Built tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Vinyard moves into the clinch.
Built tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vinyard lands an uppercut.
Built working aggressively here.
A frustrated look appears on Built's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vinyard.
Vinyard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vinyard throws a head punch that misses.
Vinyard working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Built misses with a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vinyard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vinyard blocking some punches.
Built tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Built has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Built blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Built struggles to land a body shot inside as Vinyard controls his hands.
Vinyard lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Built scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vinyard has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Built seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Vinyard can turn it around.
Vinyard working aggressively here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Built cracks Vinyard with a nice body shot.
Vinyard lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vinyard.
Built works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Vinyard's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Built throws a head punch that misses.
Vinyard lands an uppercut.
Built misses with a short punch on the inside.
Built tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Built fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vinyard lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Built.
Built lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Built.
Vinyard misses with some punches.
Built blocking some punches.
Vinyard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Built working aggressively here.
Built goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vinyard has a couple of punches blocked by Built.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Built.
Built misses with a punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vinyard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Built lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vinyard misses with the head strike.
Vinyard misses with some punches.
Vinyard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vinyard misses with some punches.
Vinyard lands with a short shot to the head.
Built lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Built misses with a hook from the clinch.

Built pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vinyard throws a shot from downtown. Built moves away and avoids it.
Vinyard takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Built instigates a clinch.
Built blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vinyard.
Vinyard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Vinyard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vinyard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vinyard has a couple of punches blocked by Built.
Vinyard lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Built lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Vinyard or not.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Vinyard fails to land.
Built blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vinyard blocking some punches.
Vinyard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Built.
Still in the clinch, Vinyard scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vinyard creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Built breaks from the clinch.
Vinyard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Built.
A big left from Vinyard misses.
Built is looking to counter punch.
Built swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Vinyard counter with a right hand.
Vinyard staying out of range there.
Built looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Built swings for the body but Vinyard moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vinyard blocks a jab.
Vinyard throws out a loose jab but Built uses good head movement to avoid it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Built.
Built throws a predictable looking body shot
and Vinyard counters with a stiff right hand.
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 Molokai Built will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Vinyard connects with a crisp jab.
Built tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vinyard was well out of range. Poor timing from Built.
Good exchange - Vinyard coming out on top.
Built swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Built misses with a double jab.
Vinyard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Built manages to avoid it.
Vinyard lands a jab.
Built throws a poor cross that misses
and Vinyard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Built is looking to wear down Vinyard with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Vinyard lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

Built is rocked!
Vinyard finds Built's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Built flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Vinyard lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Built will be OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Derek Vinyard!
Derek Vinyard is the new bantamweight champion!
Derek Vinyard thanked the fans post fight for their support.