PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vinnie Vector (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ted Stinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vector kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Metallica : Whiplash. Vinnie Vector has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Vector
vs
Stinson

190 cm
20
189 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

225 cm
22
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vinnie Vector!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ted Stinson!
The judges for this bout are , and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stinson moves out of range of the body kick.
Vector feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stinson's calf.
Vector pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vector throws a right hand that Stinson ducks under and follows up with a left that Stinson also avoids with ease.
Vector misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stinson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vector.
Vector lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Vector misses with the combination.
Vector thows a body shot but no joy.
Stinson moves out of range of the body kick from Vector.
Vector scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Stinson checks the leg kick nicely there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vector looks to land a body kick but Stinson moved away.
Vector scores with a crisp jab that stopped Stinson in his tracks.
Vector scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Vinnie Vector seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vector scores with a spinning back kick!
Vector looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Vector looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Stinson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vector.
Stinson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Stinson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Vector misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stinson.
Vector misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stinson.
Vector looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vector throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Stinson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vector throws a head kick that misses.
Stinson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vector.
Stinson dodges the punch combination from Vector.
A head kick misses from Vector.
Vector misses with a wild combination.
Vector is breathing heavily.
Vector throws a right hand that Stinson ducks under and follows up with a left that Stinson also avoids with ease.
Vector misses with a two punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vector moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Stinson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Vector is fending him off so far but Stinson persists. Nope, Vector circles away and we're back to standing.
Vector throws an overhand right that lands on Stinson's shoulder, as Stinson tries to avoid the shot.
Vector tries a low kick but Stinson avoids it.
Stinson shoots in looking for a takedown. Vector tries to sprawl out of it but Stinson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Vector manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice takedown defense from Vector. No joy for Stinson on that attempt.
Vinnie Vector has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ted Stinson.
Stinson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Vector throws a head kick but Stinson moves out of range.
Vinnie Vector is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stinson has a takedown stuffed.

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.
Vector misses with a head kick.
Stinson fails to land the takedown.
A big left from Vector misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Vector scores with a four punch combination!
Vector misses with a wild combination.
Stinson blocks a head kick by Vector.

Stinson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Vector wants to control but Stinson is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vinnie Vector dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Stinson scores with a takedown into Vector's guard.
Stinson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Stinson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Stinson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Stinson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Stinson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Stinson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Vector might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Stinson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Vector's guard.

Vector makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stinson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stinson fails to land the takedown.
Vector thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Stinson if he has to take too many more of those.
Stinson fails with a takedown attempt.
Stinson shoots in but Vector avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Vinnie Vector has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ted Stinson.

Stinson scores a takedown into full mount!

Stinson looking to secure an arm triangle but Vector defends it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Stinson is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Vector has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Stinson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Stinson working for a guillotine from mount but Vector is in no mood to give up.

Stinson has control of Vector's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Vector regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Ted Stinson has got the better of the ground game so far.

Stinson working for a guillotine from mount but Vector is in no mood to give up.

Stinson stands up from mount. Strange move.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vector wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Vector fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vector pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vector throws a nice looking combination but Stinson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vector looks to land a combination but Stinson avoids it well.
A head kick misses from Vector.
Vector throws a right and a left that Stinson avoids nicely.
Vector cracks the inside of Stinson's front leg.
Vector looks to land a combination but Stinson avoids it well.
Vector lands a high kick!
Vector misses with the combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vector keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Stinson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Vector's waist but Vector gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Stinson off to one side.
Vector throws a jab but it's blocked by Stinson.
Stinson avoids the body shot from Vector.
A nice leg kick lands there from Vector.
Vector misses with a wild combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stinson looks for a takedown but Vector sprawls well.
Vector changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ted Stinson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Stinson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vector.
Vector uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Vector looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vector tries to land a front kick but Stinson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Vector feints and then cracks Stinson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stinson down.
Vector looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Vector is looking to score with low kicks.
Vector misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vector rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stinson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stinson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stinson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Vector pinned against the cage. Vector gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Stinson shoots in looking for a takedown. Vector tries to sprawl out of it but Stinson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Vector manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vector throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stinson.
Horrible takedown by Stinson or perhaps it was just good defense by Vector which made him look bad.
Vinnie Vector has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ted Stinson.
Vector looks to land a left hand but Stinson moved out of range nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Vector.
Vector misses with a double jab.
Vector stuffs the takedown attempt from Stinson. Stinson gets slowly back to his feet.
Stinson defending well as Vector loads up on a big left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Stinson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Vector throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Stinson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Stinson shoots for a takedown but Vector saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Vector, right into the meat.
Vector looks to land a combination but Stinson avoids it well.
Vector looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Stinson tries for a takedown but Vector sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Vinnie Vector is winning the standup battle so far.
Vector throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stinson.
Stinson looks to land a body kick but Vector moved away.
Vector thows a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stinson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vector.

Stinson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Stinson moves nicely into side control.
Vector wants to get back to his feet but Stinson drags him back down.
Vector gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Vector moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Vector managing to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vector is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Stinson is controlling him.
Stinson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Vector looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

Stinson postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Vector is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Stinson, into his guard.
Vector stays in close to Stinson's body and controls the position.

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

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Vinnie Vector.
I think Vector has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vinnie Vector!