PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Rampage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinson Workman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rampage
vs
Workman

191 cm
20
221 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

192 cm
22
220 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Broken Halo Pride Nutrition
Firebird Designs

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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kyle Rampage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vinson Workman!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Workman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Workman misses with a body kick.
Rampage throws a head kick that Workman semi-blocks.
Workman throws a body punch but Rampage moves out of range.
Workman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A slow jab from Workman misses its intended target.
Workman tries to score with a low kick but Rampage moves his leg out of the way.
Rampage slips a straight right by Workman.
Workman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Workman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rampage misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Workman slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Workman fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Workman blocks a head kick by Rampage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Workman.
Workman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rampage.
Workman scores with the left hand. Rampage knows he should have avoided that one.
Workman throws a hook but Rampage avoids it easily.
Workman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rampage circles away quickly and effectively.
Workman tries to land a front kick but Rampage steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rampage checks the leg kick.
Rampage connects with a solid leg kick.
Rampage thows a leg kick but Workman checks it
and Workman counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Workman lands with a nice body kick.
Workman throws the kick towards the body but Rampage avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Workman throws a lazy head kick
and Rampage counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rampage throws a nice inside leg kick.

Rampage forces Workman back against the cage and clinches.
Rampage looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rampage prevents a body shot from Workman.
Workman can't find room to land a body shot as Rampage controls the action.
Rampage pushes off an throws an elbow but Workman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Workman blocks an elbow strike from Rampage.
Rampage pushes off an throws an elbow but Workman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Workman.
Rampage lands an elbow inside that Workman shrugs off.
Workman pushes Rampage back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Workman lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rampage is breathing heavily.
Rampage misses with an elbow strike.
Workman blocks the elbow strike.
Rampage looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Workman scores with a hook to the body.
A body shot lands from Workman.
Workman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rampage backwards.
Workman lands a body shot in the clinch.
Workman is working Rampage over against the cage.
Workman lands a body shot.
Workman digs a right hand into Rampage's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rampage's gas tank.
Workman working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Workman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rampage throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Workman manages to break the clinch.
Rampage takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rampage on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Rampage takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rampage uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Workman.
Workman scores with a body shot.
Workman throws the kick towards the body but Rampage avoids it.
Workman scores with a jab.
Workman throws a right hand that Rampage ducks under and follows up with a left that Rampage also avoids with ease.
Workman throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Workman looks to throw a body kick

and Rampage counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Workman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Workman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Workman misses the jab.
Workman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rampage doesn't seem bothered though.
Workman throws the kick towards the body but Rampage avoids it.
Rampage throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Workman lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rampage backs up against the cage.
Rampage throws a head kick that misses.
Workman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rampage keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Workman is looking to chop away at Rampage's legs.
Workman lands with a kick to the ribs.
Vinson Workman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Workman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Workman cracks a nice hook into Rampage's ribs.
Workman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Workman connects with a leg kick. Rampage looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd cheers as Workman lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rampage doesn't seem phased though.

Workman lands a left and a right that send Rampage crashing to the mat, dazed. Workman thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Rampage is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Workman thumps Rampage with a low kick.
Oh Rampage is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rampage blocks a low kick nicely.
Workman misses with a wild combination.
Rampage seems to have got his legs back now.
Workman scoring well with a low kick there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rampage moves away from the strike by Workman.
Vinson Workman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Workman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Workman misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Workman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Workman throws a combination. Rampage tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Rampage takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sloppy strikes from Workman. Those never looked like landing.
Workman throws a lazy right hand but Rampage sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Workman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rampage.
Workman fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rampage is out of range.
Rampage tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Workman ducks under a wild hook from Rampage.
Workman misses with a looping left.
Workman throws a leg kick but Rampage sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rampage scores with a head kick. Workman tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Workman thows a body shot but no joy.
Workman tries to land a front kick but Rampage steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A punch lands to the side of Rampage 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rampage tries a head kick but it misses.
Workman checks a leg kick nicely.
Workman scores with a punch to the head.
Rampage throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Workman throws a series of punches but Rampage moves out of range.
Rampage throws a head kick but Workman moves out of range.
Workman throws a half hearted mid kick.
Workman throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rampage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Workman scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Workman lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rampage has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rampage and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Workman lands a really nice looking cross but Rampage seems unphased.
Workman with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A low kick from Workman is predictable there
and Rampage counters with an inside leg kick.
Rampage is looking to score with low kicks.
Workman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Some wild striking there from Workman.
A head kick by Workman misses
and Rampage counters with a head kick. That will keep Workman thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Workman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rampage throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Workman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Workman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Workman tests Rampage's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rampage is looking to clinch.
Workman tries to score with a low kick but Rampage moves his leg out of the way.
Workman throws a big shot that misses.
Rampage darts in trying to clinch
and Rampage takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vinson Workman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Rampage displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Workman throws out the jab.
Workman misses with a head kick.
Rampage checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Vinson Workman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Workman swinging wildly here.

Workman drops Rampage with a beautiful combination! Rampage stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Workman is looking for the KO!
Workman throws a sloppy head kick and Rampage moves out of range easily.
Workman swings for the body but Rampage moves out of range.
Rampage throws a head kick that misses
and Workman counters with a head kick that crumples his opponent - he's in a world of trouble! Workman looks at the referee who does nothing so Workman lands a crushing right that sends Rampage to the floor! This time the ref steps in to end the fight.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vinson Workman!