PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Asko Vilenius (ranked 2507 p4p, 357 weight class) and Asuh Duh (ranked 22437 p4p, 822 weight class). Asuh Duh has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Vilenius
vs
Duh

190 cm
20
217 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
205 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite 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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Asko Vilenius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Asuh Duh!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Vilenius looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Duh wants to stand up but Vilenius is controlling him.
Duh utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Duh wants to stand but Vilenius is controlling the position.
Vilenius with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Vilenius working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vilenius with a flurry of punches that miss.
Vilenius postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Vilenius is stalling in the full guard.
Vilenius scoring with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vilenius chips away with some ground and pound.
Vilenius postures up and lands a big shot to Duh's brow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vilenius controlling from the top position.
Vilenius has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Vilenius connects with a couple of short punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Vilenius distracts Duh with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Vilenius stays in close to Duh's body and controls the position.
Vilenius stands up over Duh, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Vilenius not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Vilenius landing some decent shots from guard.
Vilenius stands up over Duh, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Vilenius landing some decent shots from guard.
Vilenius controlling from the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vilenius working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Duh's head.
Vilenius throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vilenius accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Duh being controlled here, momentarily.
Vilenius throws a big right hand that misses.
Vilenius is working Duh over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Vilenius is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vilenius passes Duh's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Vilenius content to control rather than advance.
Duh tries to kick Vilenius off but Vilenius keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vilenius stalling.
Vilenius scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Asko Vilenius dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Vilenius closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Vilenius lands in his opponent's guard.
Vilenius landing with the ground and pound.
Vilenius content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Vilenius postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Vilenius postures up and lands a big shot to Duh's brow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duh utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Duh has momentary wrist control but Vilenius slips an elbow through the middle.
Vilenius working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Duh's head.
Duh can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Vilenius controls the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duh wants to sweep but no luck.
Vilenius distracts Duh with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Vilenius makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vilenius accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Vilenius with a flurry of punches that miss.
Vilenius controls from within his opponent's guard.
Duh is striking off his back. Vilenius thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Duh wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vilenius not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Vilenius is nestled in close to Duh, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Vilenius lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Vilenius not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Duh looks like he's trying to stand up.
Vilenius working Duh over with strikes.
Vilenius lands with a punch from half guard.
Duh taking some punishment here, with Vilenius in his half guard.
Vilenius is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Duh can do to turn this around?
Vilenius looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Duh with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vilenius slows the pace down in half guard.
Vilenius lands with a punch from half guard.
Vilenius lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Vilenius is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Vilenius connects with a nice short shot to Duh's temple.
Vilenius working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Vilenius keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duh tries to get to full guard but Vilenius has control of the leg.
Vilenius scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Vilenius seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Vilenius is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Vilenius controlling the action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Duh has hold of Vilenius's hands but Vilenius slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Asko Vilenius dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!

Vilenius drives through with a takedown into Duh's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Duh can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Vilenius controls the pace.
Vilenius missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Duh looking to control.
Vilenius keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Duh's head.
Vilenius is in close to Duh's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Vilenius is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duh can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Vilenius controls the pace.
Vilenius connects with a couple of short punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duh wants to stand up but Vilenius is controlling him.
Vilenius chips away with some ground and pound.
Vilenius showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Vilenius is working Duh over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Duh wants to stand but Vilenius is controlling the position.
Vilenius slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Duh is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Vilenius scoring with some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Vilenius's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Vilenius stays in close to Duh's body and controls the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vilenius scoring with some ground and pound.
Vilenius is working Duh over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Vilenius with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Vilenius showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Vilenius keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Duh's head.

Duh is rocked!
Vilenius is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vilenius lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Asko Vilenius is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vilenius scoring with punches to the head and body.
Vilenius working some strikes from top position.
Vilenius controlling from the top position.
Asuh Duh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vilenius keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Duh's head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Asko Vilenius showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vilenius has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:24
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:24
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Asko Vilenius!