PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Howard Duck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bogdan Vasiliev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Duck
vs
Vasiliev

185 cm
19
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Howard Duck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bogdan Vasiliev!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Thiago Cunha and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Vasiliev clinches.

Vasiliev breaks the clinch.
Duck thows a left - swing and a miss!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Duck.

Vasiliev is rocked!
Vasiliev wants to clinch up but Duck keeps it at a distance.
Vasiliev is still on wobbly legs! Can Duck finish him?
Duck takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Vasiliev is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Vasiliev gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Vasiliev landing knees to the head.
Vasiliev seems to have recovered his senses.
Vasiliev throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Duck fails to land.
Vasiliev tries a knee to the head but Duck blocks it.

Vasiliev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Duck fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd cheers as Duck lands an impressive looking overhand right. Vasiliev doesn't seem phased though.
Duck shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Vasiliev pinned against the cage. Vasiliev gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duck fails to land with a series of punches.
Duck darts in trying to clinch

and Vasiliev counters by clinching up.

Vasiliev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A punch combination from Duck misses.
Duck lands a jab to the nose.
Vasiliev tries a head kick but it misses.
Vasiliev closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Duck goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Vasiliev gets a clinch.
with the fighters clinched against the cage, Vasiliev creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Vasiliev gets a clinch.
Duck misses with the head strike.
Vasiliev pushes Duck back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vasiliev landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Vasiliev throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Duck blocks it with crossed arms.
Vasiliev lands a knee to the body.

Vasiliev breaks the clinch.
Duck throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Vasiliev tries to close the distance and clinch up but Duck swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vasiliev tries to close the distance and clinch up but Duck swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vasiliev dodges the punch combination from Duck.
Vasiliev is looking to clinch but Duck is avoiding it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Vasiliev closes the distance and clinches.

Vasiliev breaks from the clinch.

Vasiliev drives through and clinches with Duck against the cage.

Vasiliev breaks from the clinch.
Vasiliev throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Duck's head.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Vasiliev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Duck tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vasiliev swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Duck misses with a double jab.
Vasiliev misses with a few strikes there.
Vasiliev fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vasiliev misses with a double jab.
Vasiliev is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasiliev misses with a wild body shot.
Duck throws a hook but Vasiliev avoids it easily.
Duck fails with a takedown attempt.
Vasiliev throws a sloppy head kick and Duck moves out of range easily.
Duck steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vasiliev.

Vasiliev has taken the fight to the clinch.
Duck tries to break the clinch but Vasiliev is controlling the position.

Vasiliev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vasiliev moves out of range as Duck throws a body kick.
Vasiliev throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Duck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bogdan Vasiliev dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Duck misses with a takedown attempt

and Vasiliev holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Vasiliev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Duck throws a lazy uppercut

and Vasiliev counters by clinching up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vasiliev.

Vasiliev breaks the clinch.

Vasiliev pushes Duck up against the cage in a clinch.
Duck is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Duck struggles to land a body shot inside as Vasiliev controls his hands.
Vasiliev lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Vasiliev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jab, jab by Vasiliev - just one landing.

Vasiliev rushes Duck and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Vasiliev missing with knees to the body.
Vasiliev lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Vasiliev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vasiliev fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vasiliev throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Duck's head.
Duck tries for a takedown but Vasiliev circles away easily

and Vasiliev counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duck misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vasiliev throws a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Vasiliev.
Vasiliev is breathing heavily.
Vasiliev lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Vasiliev digs a right hand into Duck's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Duck's gas tank.
Vasiliev throws a knee to the head but misses.

Vasiliev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Vasiliev closes the distance and clinches.
Vasiliev using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Duck has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Duck can't break the clinch.

Vasiliev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Duck.
Vasiliev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bogdan Vasiliev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Duck tries to clinch but Vasiliev moves out of range.
Duck throws a nice looking combination but Vasiliev bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vasiliev lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Vasiliev.

Duck is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasiliev moves out of range of the leg kick from Duck.
Oh Duck is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Duck looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Howard Duck. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Vasiliev moves into the clinch.
Vasiliev misses with a knee to the head.
Vasiliev misses with a knee to the head.
Vasiliev tries a knee to the head but Duck blocks it.
Vasiliev using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Duck has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vasiliev misses with a knee strike.
Vasiliev tries to land a knee to the head but Duck blocks with his arms.
Vasiliev throws a head punch that misses.
Vasiliev throws a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vasiliev.

Vasiliev breaks the clinch.
Duck swings for the body but Vasiliev moves out of range.

Vasiliev clinches.
Vasiliev tries a knee to the head but Duck blocks it.

Vasiliev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Howard Duck is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Duck shoots in for a double leg but Vasiliev sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duck fails to land with a series of punches.
Duck seems to have got his legs back now.
Duck tries to clinch up
and Vasiliev counters with a flying knee. Nice.

Vasiliev rushes Duck and presses him up against the cage.
Vasiliev works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Vasiliev lands a knee to the body.

Vasiliev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vasiliev circles away from the clinch attempt
and Vasiliev counters with a big right hand! Oh Duck is in trouble here! Vasiliev follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bogdan Vasiliev!