PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Timur Vasiliev (ranked 510 p4p, 1144 weight class) and Arturo Vargas (ranked 19 p4p, 40 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Vasiliev
vs
Vargas

185 cm
26
291
5 - 0 - 0

200 cm
26
295
6 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Island Xtreme Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Timur Vasiliev!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Arturo Vargas!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Daniel Franklin and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasiliev throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Vargas to counter with a crisp jab.

It looks like Timur Vasiliev has been cut.
Vasiliev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vasiliev fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Vargas wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice shot by Vasiliev.

It looks like Arturo Vargas has been cut.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Vargas.
Vasiliev misses with a left hand
and Vargas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vasiliev has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Tez’s Stand N Bang ! in the buildup to the fight.
Vargas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vasiliev counters with a stiff right hand.
Vasiliev misses with an uppercut
and Vargas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vargas. Vasiliev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vargas loads up on a big right hand but Vasiliev slips the punch.
A quick step to the side and Vasiliev tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vargas throws out a powerful jab.
Vasiliev tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vasiliev looks to score with a jab to the body but Vargas is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasiliev slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Vasiliev connects with a body shot that sends Vargas's belly button to the back.
Vargas takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Vasiliev ducks under a wild hook from Vargas.
Vargas takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Vargas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vasiliev misses with a body shot
letting Vargas counter with a right hand.
Vasiliev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vasiliev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vasiliev throws a big shot that misses.
Vargas appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Vargas has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Vasiliev scores with a jab to the body.
Vasiliev swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vargas slips a straight right by Vasiliev.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vasiliev slips under a jab.
Vargas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vasiliev fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vasiliev tries to clinch but Vargas moves away
and Vargas makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Vargas takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Vasiliev scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Vasiliev lands with a good body shot.
Vasiliev misses with a hook.
Vargas stuns Vasiliev with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Vasiliev throws the left hand but Vargas avoids the punch easily.
Vargas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vasiliev counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vargas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vasiliev connects with a body shot that sends Vargas's belly button to the back.
Vargas scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Vargas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Vasiliev rushes Vargas and presses him up against the cage.
A body shot lands from Vargas.
Vasiliev is breathing heavily.
Vargas gets through Vasiliev's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Vargas on the inside.
Vasiliev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vargas tries to work over Vasiliev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vargas pushes Vasiliev back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vasiliev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Vasiliev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Timur Vasiliev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vasiliev ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vasiliev throws a right hand that misses
enabling Vargas to counter with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vasiliev misses with an uppercut
letting Vargas counter with a right hand.

Vargas lands a big uppercut and Vasiliev crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Vasiliev looks OK. Vargas waves Vasiliev back to his feet!

Vasiliev is rocked!

Timur Vasiliev's cut is getting worse.
Vargas misses with an uppercut.
Oh Vasiliev is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vasiliev swings widly with a right hand
and Vargas counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Vasiliev seems to have got his legs back now.
Vargas ducks under a wild hook from Vasiliev.
Vargas drops Vasiliev with a naaaaasty hook - Vasiliev is in real trouble here! Vargas dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arturo Vargas!
Arturo Vargas is the new super heavyweight champion!