PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jan Janson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vic Vinegar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Janson comes to the cage accompanied by warren peace raps. The crowd seem to be enjoying Vinegar's choice of entrance music: KRS ONE - Step into a world (Raptures delight). Vic Vinegar is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Janson
vs
Vinegar

153 cm
23
207 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

186 cm
22
211 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

Balco Boys - Hilo

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jan Janson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vic Vinegar!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vinegar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Janson.
Janson throws a looping overhand right but Vinegar ducks down to avoid it.
Janson misses with a body shot.
Janson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Vinegar stalks Janson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Janson's face. Janson staggers backwards, shaken.
Vinegar lands a slapping body shot.

Janson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Vinegar tries to get to full guard but Janson has control of the leg.
Janson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Janson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Janson is thwarting Vinegar's attempts to control the position.
Vinegar makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Vinegar.
Janson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Janson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Vinegar is looking for a triangle but Janson pushes his legs off easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Janson tries to free his leg and advance position but Vinegar is retaining full guard.
Janson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Janson stopping the sweep attempt from Vinegar.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Janson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Vinegar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A jab lands there for Vinegar.
Vinegar scores with a nice strike.
A punch combination from Janson misses.
Vinegar lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Vinegar.
Janson shoots for a takedown but Vinegar saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Janson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Janson won't allow Vinegar to sweep him here.
Vinegar has Janson pulled in close to control his posture.
Janson wants to control from the top but Vinegar keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vinegar can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Janson controls the pace.
Janson stopping the sweep attempt from Vinegar.
Janson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vinegar works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Janson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vinegar works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Janson throws a big right hand that misses.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Janson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Vinegar managing to control the position.

Vinegar escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Janson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Janson thows a big elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vinegar working a defensive guard here.

Vinegar is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Janson defends well.
Janson lands a couple of digs.
Janson is looking to work some ground and pound but Vinegar has wrist control.
Janson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vinegar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Janson lands a couple of elbows.
Janson trying to control but Vinegar is working from the bottom.
Janson postures up in Vinegar's guard and throws a big left but Vinegar blocks it.

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.

Vinegar is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Janson defends well.
Janson throws a big right hand that misses.
Vinegar trying to control the position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Janson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Vinegar sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Janson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Janson moves in looking to clinch but Vinegar pushes him off.
Vinegar fails to land with a series of punches.
Vinegar scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Vinegar is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Janson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Vinegar counters with a two punch combo.
A left and a right from Vinegar both land. Nice combination.
Vinegar throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vinegar throws a nice head kick!
Janson looks to score with a jab to the body but Vinegar is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jan Janson will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Janson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Janson is thwarting Vinegar's attempts to control the position.
Vinegar keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Janson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Vinegar defending well though.
Vinegar is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Vinegar keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Vinegar trying to control but Janson postures up.
Janson is trying to control. Vinegar wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Janson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Janson blocks a head kick by Vinegar.
Vinegar bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Janson's head backwards.
Vinegar slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Vinegar scores with a jab to the body.
Vinegar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice body punch from Vinegar.
Janson misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Vinegar to counter with a crisp jab.
Janson takes a swing at Vinegar's ribcage but misses.
Vinegar goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Vinegar connects with a looping right hand.
Vinegar lands with a cross.
Vinegar scores with a nice right hand.
A head kick misses from Vinegar.

Janson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Vinegar!
Janson landing shots from mount.
Janson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Janson with good strikes from the mount here!
Janson blocks Vinegar's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Janson working Vinegar over with strikes here.
Janson controlling the position easily from mount.
Vinegar wants to control but Janson is having none of it.
Vinegar is in all sorts of trouble here.
Janson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Vinegar tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Vinegar regains half guard.
Vinegar is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vinegar has hold of Janson's hands but Janson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Janson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Janson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Janson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Vinegar has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Janson is working away from the top position though.
Janson drops an elbow to the side of Vinegar's head.
Vinegar tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Janson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Janson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Vinegar tries to get to full guard but Janson has control of the leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Janson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Vinegar knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Janson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Vinegar tries to get to full guard but Janson has control of the leg.
Vinegar trying to control but Janson postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Vinegar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vinegar misses with a few strikes there.
Janson throws a leg kick
and Vinegar makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Vinegar tests Janson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Janson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Vinegar counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Vinegar moves away from the strike by Janson.
A telegraphed right hand from Janson misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jan Janson dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

A head kick misses from Vinegar.
Jan Janson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Janson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Vinegar misses with a double jab.
Janson takes a swing at Vinegar's ribcage but misses.
Vinegar scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Janson looks to throw the jab but Vinegar is out of range.
Janson swings for the body but Vinegar moves out of range.
Vinegar scores with a hook.
Vinegar misses with a two punch combination.

Janson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Vinegar to the mat! Vinegar manages to get full guard.
Janson lands a couple of elbows.
Vinegar not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Janson cracks Vinegar with a solid left hand.
Jan Janson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Janson chips away with some ground and pound.
Janson scoring with some ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Vinegar manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Janson taking shots to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Janson taking shots to the head.

Vinegar goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Janson turns into him and now he's in Vinegar's guard.
Vinegar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Janson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Janson preventing the sweep.
Janson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Vinegar seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Janson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Vinegar tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Janson trying to control the position from guard on top but Vinegar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vinegar working a defensive guard here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Vinegar throws a head kick that misses.
Vinegar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Janson.
Vinegar misses with a straight right.
Janson tries for a takedown but Vinegar sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Vinegar throws a one two combo.
The fighters circling - Janson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vinegar lands an overhand right.

Vinegar gets caught flat footed, as Janson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Vinegar trying to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Vinegar trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Janson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Janson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Vinegar manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Janson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Vinegar avoids the attempt from Janson to control.
Vic Vinegar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Janson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

Vinegar with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

Vinegar goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Janson is on top in guard.
Janson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Janson trying to control but Vinegar is working from the bottom.

Vinegar is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Janson defends well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jan Janson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Janson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jan Janson!