PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Run It (ranked 3997 p4p, 4362 weight class) and Vinny Tulip (ranked 0 p4p, 489 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

It
vs
Tulip

165 cm
25
185
1 - 1 - 0

165 cm
24
169
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Run It!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vinny Tulip!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
It misses with a shot to the body
enabling Tulip to counter with a crisp jab.
It tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It thows a left - swing and a miss!
It shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tulip defends it nicely.
It walks into a jab.
Run It seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
It throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tulip counters with a two punch combo.
Tulip moves away from the strike by It.
It throws a right hand that misses
and Tulip counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tulip staying out of range there.
Tulip ducks down and throws a hook to the body but It moves away.
It looks to score with a jab to the body but Tulip is just out of range.
Vinny Tulip is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
It fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tulip is out of range.
Tulip throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It throws a shot from downtown. Tulip moves away and avoids it.
Tulip swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Some wild striking there from Tulip.

It closes the distance and clinches.

It breaks from the clinch.
It could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
It slips a jab and a cross from Tulip.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
It tries to score with a low kick but Tulip moves his leg out of the way.
Tulip ducks under a wild hook from It.
Tulip swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A telegraphed right hand from It misses the target.
It throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tulip counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tulip with a hook.
Tulip lands a two punch combo.

It is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tulip scores with a body shot.
Tulip slips a straight right by It.
It avoids the body shot from Tulip.
It throws an off balance right hand
and Tulip counters with a right hand to the body.
It definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tulip lands with a right hand.
Oh It is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
It walks straight into a right hand from Tulip - that's dropped him! Tulip jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save It from any more punishment! It complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Vinny Tulip!