PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Anatoly Gorbachenko (ranked 932 p4p, 53 weight class) and Derek Vinyard (ranked 1182 p4p, 70 weight class). Anatoly Gorbachenko could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Derek Vinyard's chin.

Gorbachenko
vs
Vinyard

186 cm
27
146 lbs
21 - 12 - 0

167 cm
27
145 lbs
15 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition
Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anatoly Gorbachenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derek Vinyard!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gorbachenko throws a shot to the body.
Gorbachenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vinyard manages to avoid it.
Vinyard 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.
Gorbachenko swings for the body but Vinyard moves out of range.

Gorbachenko darts in and clinches Vinyard up against the cage.
Vinyard lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vinyard misses with some punches.
Vinyard lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gorbachenko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vinyard scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vinyard working aggressively here.
A short left from Vinyard.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gorbachenko.
Gorbachenko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vinyard's elbow.
Vinyard lands a nice uppercut.
Vinyard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vinyard lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
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!
Vinyard lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gorbachenko or not.
Vinyard scores with a shoulder strike.
Gorbachenko lands a hook that snaps the head of Vinyard backwards.
Vinyard has a couple of punches blocked by Gorbachenko.
Gorbachenko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gorbachenko really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Vinyard makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gorbachenko swings wildly with an uppercut but Vinyard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vinyard lands with a right to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorbachenko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gorbachenko lands a right hand.
Vinyard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vinyard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gorbachenko blocking some punches.
Gorbachenko lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gorbachenko tries to throw a body punch but Vinyard avoids it by throwing Gorbachenko back against the cage.
Gorbachenko lands a shoulder strike.
A body shot lands from Gorbachenko.
Gorbachenko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gorbachenko blocking some punches.
Gorbachenko works on Vinyard's body with a couple of short punches.
Gorbachenko blocks an uppercut.
Vinyard lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gorbachenko backwards.
Gorbachenko blocks an uppercut.
Gorbachenko working aggressively here.
Vinyard misses with a punch on the inside.
Vinyard tries a body shot but Gorbachenko blocks it.
Vinyard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gorbachenko throws a head punch that misses.
Vinyard swings wildly with an uppercut but Gorbachenko uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorbachenko is leaning against Vinyard and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Gorbachenko fails to land.
Gorbachenko lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Vinyard manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Vinyard is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gorbachenko is aware though and is defending well.
Gorbachenko sitting in guard here, content to control.
Gorbachenko wants to stand but Vinyard has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Gorbachenko wants to control from the top but Vinyard keeps moving.
Gorbachenko has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gorbachenko tries to stand but Vinyard is controlling from the bottom.
Gorbachenko is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vinyard keeping moving, preventing Gorbachenko from controlling successfully.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Vinyard looking for a guillotine here but Gorbachenko defends easily.
Gorbachenko will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gorbachenko wants to stand but Vinyard is controlling his posture from full guard.

Vinyard is looking for a triangle but Gorbachenko pushes his legs off easily.
Gorbachenko wants to stand but Vinyard is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Vinyard escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gorbachenko gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Gorbachenko stands up and waves to Vinyard to follow him.
Gorbachenko throws a sloppy body shot
and Vinyard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vinyard staying out of range there.
A telegraphed right hand from Vinyard misses the target.

Gorbachenko darts in and clinches Vinyard up against the cage.
Gorbachenko struggles to land a body shot inside as Vinyard controls his hands.
Gorbachenko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vinyard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vinyard has a couple of punches blocked by Gorbachenko.
A nice left hand lands by Vinyard.
Gorbachenko's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vinyard digs a right hand underneath Gorbachenko's ribcage. Gorbachenko let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Vinyard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vinyard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vinyard lands a nice shot to the body.
Vinyard misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Derek Vinyard dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

A swing and a miss from Vinyard.
Gorbachenko takes a swing at Vinyard's ribcage but misses.
Gorbachenko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vinyard throws a lazy right hand but Gorbachenko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gorbachenko scores with a jab to the head.
Vinyard throws a poor cross that misses
and Gorbachenko counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gorbachenko throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vinyard counters with a straight right hand.
Vinyard swings widly with a right hand
enabling Gorbachenko to counter with a crisp jab.
Vinyard works over Gorbachenko's head and body with a nice combination.
Gorbachenko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gorbachenko throws a body punch but Vinyard moves out of range.
Gorbachenko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gorbachenko looks to land a right hand but Vinyard moved out of range.
Gorbachenko moves out of range of the body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gorbachenko. Vinyard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gorbachenko moves into range and connects with a jab.
Vinyard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Anatoly Gorbachenko is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorbachenko doesn't manage to clinch there - Vinyard circles away.
Gorbachenko tries to clinch there but Vinyard circles away.
Vinyard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gorbachenko.
Gorbachenko lands with a good body shot.
Gorbachenko connects with the punch.
Gorbachenko takes a swing at Vinyard's ribcage but misses.
Vinyard throws an overhand right that lands on Gorbachenko's shoulder, as Gorbachenko tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Gorbachenko was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Vinyard.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gorbachenko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vinyard on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Vinyard moves forwards but Gorbachenko connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Vinyard is looking to clinch.
Gorbachenko misses with a hook
and Vinyard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vinyard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vinyard misses with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorbachenko looks to score with a jab to the body but Vinyard is just out of range.
Vinyard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gorbachenko.
Vinyard looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gorbachenko swings for the body but Vinyard moves out of range.
Gorbachenko is looking to wear down Vinyard with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vinyard lands a leg kick that knocks Gorbachenko off balance momentarily.
Gorbachenko misses with a lunging right hand
and Vinyard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vinyard rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gorbachenko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vinyard misses with a kick to the body
letting Gorbachenko counter with a right hand.
Gorbachenko is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gorbachenko looks to land a combination but Vinyard avoids it well.
Vinyard throws a half hearted mid kick.
Vinyard takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Vinyard looks to land a left hand but Gorbachenko moved out of range nicely.
Gorbachenko misses with a looping left.
Vinyard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gorbachenko.
Gorbachenko throws the left hand but Vinyard avoids the punch easily.
Vinyard misses with a leg kick
and Gorbachenko counters with a straight right hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Vinyard.
Anatoly Gorbachenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vinyard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gorbachenko misses with a body shot
letting Vinyard counter with a right hand.
Vinyard misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Gorbachenko to counter with a crisp jab.
Gorbachenko misses with a body shot
and Vinyard counters with a low kick, right behind Gorbachenko 's knee.
Vinyard swings widly with a right hand
and Gorbachenko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vinyard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vinyard feints and then cracks Gorbachenko's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gorbachenko down.
Gorbachenko misses with a lunging right hand
and Vinyard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gorbachenko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vinyard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gorbachenko is looking to clinch.
Vinyard throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gorbachenko connects with a right hand. Vinyard shakes it off.
Gorbachenko swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Vinyard counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Gorbachenko!

Gorbachenko is rocked!

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!

Vinyard seems to be looking for submissions.
Oh Gorbachenko is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Vinyard is working for a kimura but Gorbachenko is defending it quite comfortably.
Vinyard is thwarting Gorbachenko's attempts to control the position.

Vinyard is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Gorbachenko is defending against the submission attempts here by Vinyard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gorbachenko manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Vinyard sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Gorbachenko keeping moving, preventing Vinyard from controlling successfully.
Vinyard passes Gorbachenko's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Vinyard is looking for a kimura but Gorbachenko is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Vinyard to get the leverage.

Vinyard is working for a kimura but Gorbachenko is defending it quite comfortably.
Gorbachenko seems to have got his legs back now.
Gorbachenko trying to hold on to Vinyard's head to control him but Vinyard postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Derek Vinyard will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gorbachenko lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Vinyard has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Vinyard and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gorbachenko misses with a hook to the body
and Vinyard counters with a straight right hand.
Gorbachenko throws a lazy right hand but Vinyard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gorbachenko slips a jab from Vinyard.
Gorbachenko takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Vinyard needs to keep his hands up - Gorbachenko had a free shot at his head there.
Gorbachenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vinyard manages to avoid it.
Gorbachenko moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gorbachenko scores with a nice strike.
Gorbachenko is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Vinyard moves out of range of the strikes.
Vinyard staying out of range there.
Jab, jab by Gorbachenko - just one landing.

Gorbachenko has managed to clinch.
Derek Vinyard seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vinyard lands a shoulder strike.
Gorbachenko blocks an uppercut.
Vinyard scores with a hook to the body.
Gorbachenko blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vinyard lands an uppercut.
Gorbachenko's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vinyard lands an uppercut.
Vinyard lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vinyard pushes Gorbachenko against the cage. Vinyard is working some dirty boxing. Vinyard pushes off with a quick right hook! Gorbachenko goes down! Gorbachenko tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Vinyard moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Derek Vinyard!
A very excited looking Derek Vinyard made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.