PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vacys Valyvictis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tandi Barsolo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vacys Valyvictis has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Valyvictis
vs
Barsolo

180 cm
20
170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

150 cm
20
165 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vacys Valyvictis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tandi Barsolo!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Anthony Taglia and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valyvictis lets loose with a powerful body kick. Barsolo will feel that in the morning.
Valyvictis tries a low kick but Barsolo avoids it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Valyvictis. Barsolo shrugs it off though.
Barsolo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Valyvictis cracks the inside of Barsolo's front leg.
Valyvictis tries to work over Barsolo's front leg with a kick but Barsolo checks it.
Vacys Valyvictis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valyvictis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Barsolo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Valyvictis throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Barsolo's head.
Valyvictis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Valyvictis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Barsolo looks gassed!
Barsolo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Valyvictis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Good leg kick by Valyvictis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Valyvictis scores with a nice body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Valyvictis.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valyvictis lands a head kick!
Valyvictis feints and then cracks Barsolo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Barsolo down.
Good leg kick by Valyvictis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Valyvictis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Barsolo.
Barsolo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Barsolo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Valyvictis, right into the meat.
Valyvictis scores with a leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Valyvictis, right into the meat.
Valyvictis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Valyvictis throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barsolo takes a kick to the side of the head.
Valyvictis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Barsolo's calf.
A good leg kick by Valyvictis.
Valyvictis scores with a body shot.
Vacys Valyvictis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Valyvictis throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Barsolo tries to clinch up but Valyvictis circles away and keeps his distance.
Valyvictis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Barsolo.
A slapping leg kick lands for Valyvictis.
Barsolo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Valyvictis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Valyvictis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Valyvictis feints and then cracks Barsolo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Barsolo down.
Barsolo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Valyvictis is looking to slow Barsolo down with leg kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valyvictis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Valyvictis thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Barsolo if he has to take too many more of those.
Valyvictis throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Valyvictis throws a leg kick which misses Barsolo's front leg but catches the back leg as Barsolo tries to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Valyvictis.
Valyvictis is looking to slow Barsolo down with leg kicks.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Valyvictis.
Valyvictis throws a nice head kick!
Valyvictis throws a head kick that half lands.
Valyvictis throws a sloppy head kick and Barsolo moves out of range easily.
Valyvictis tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Barsolo is able to avoid easily.
Valyvictis tries a low kick but Barsolo avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valyvictis is looking to score with low kicks.
Barsolo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A good leg kick by Valyvictis.
Valyvictis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Barsolo checks a leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Valyvictis, right into the meat.
Valyvictis scores with a push kick.
Valyvictis tries a head kick but it misses.
Barsolo checks a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Valyvictis slips a jab and a cross from Barsolo.
Barsolo misses with a two punch combination.
Valyvictis slips a straight right by Barsolo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vacys Valyvictis dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Valyvictis lands with a thumping leg kick.
Valyvictis slips under a jab.
Barsolo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Valyvictis circles away quickly and effectively.
Valyvictis throws a leg kick that misses.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Barsolo might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Valyvictis has got the better of the exchanges.
Valyvictis misses with a head kick.
Valyvictis finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Valyvictis fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Barsolo is out of range.
Valyvictis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Barsolo has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Valyvictis.
Valyvictis misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tandi Barsolo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Barsolo shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Valyvictis's guard.
Barsolo tries to free his leg and advance position but Valyvictis is retaining full guard.
Valyvictis seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Barsolo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valyvictis has Barsolo pulled in close to control his posture.
Valyvictis can't keep his opponent in guard - Barsolo advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Valyvictis is looking to control Barsolo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Valyvictis avoid being mounted?
Barsolo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Valyvictis is trying to control but can't.
Valyvictis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Barsolo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Valyvictis makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Valyvictis.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Barsolo wants to pass the guard but Valyvictis is keeping the position.
Valyvictis knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Barsolo on the ground.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Barsolo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A thudding body kick lands there by Valyvictis!
Barsolo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Valyvictis throws a solid leg kick but Barsolo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Valyvictis.
Valyvictis motions for Barsolo to come forward. Valyvictis throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Barsolo dives in and grabs Valyvictis's left leg, looking for a takedown. Valyvictis pushes down on Barsolo's head and hops out.
Valyvictis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barsolo can do to turn this around?
Barsolo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valyvictis plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Valyvictis misses with an attempted mid kick.
Valyvictis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barsolo.
Valyvictis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Valyvictis throws a shot to the body.
Barsolo misses with a series of wild punches.
A leg kick checked by Barsolo.
Valyvictis misses with a kick to the body.
Valyvictis thows a body kick. Barsolo tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Valyvictis lands a head kick. Barsolo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Valyvictis scores with a nice head shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barsolo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Valyvictis throws a leg kick but Barsolo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Valyvictis as Barsolo shoots in.
Valyvictis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Valyvictis tries to land a front kick but Barsolo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Valyvictis thows a body shot but no joy.
An inside leg kick lands from Valyvictis.
Valyvictis is looking to slow Barsolo down with leg kicks.
Barsolo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Valyvictis.
Barsolo throws a nice looking combination but Valyvictis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Barsolo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Valyvictis backs up against the cage.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Valyvictis, right into the meat.
Barsolo throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vacys Valyvictis dominated that second round.
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!

A bone on bone clash there as Valyvictis blocks the leg kick.
A low kick from Valyvictis is predictable there

and Barsolo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Valyvictis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barsolo avoids it.
Barsolo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Valyvictis is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Valyvictis lands a good knee to the midsection. Barsolo won't want to take too many of those.
Valyvictis tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Valyvictis tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Barsolo stalling in the clinch but Valyvictis improves position.
Valyvictis throws a knee to the head but misses.
Valyvictis misses with a knee strike.
Valyvictis blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valyvictis holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Valyvictis throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short right from Barsolo on the inside.
Valyvictis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Valyvictis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barsolo misses with a punch to the body.
Valyvictis trying to land knees to the body.
Barsolo blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Valyvictis.
Valyvictis misses with the head strike.
Barsolo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Valyvictis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barsolo avoids it.
Barsolo tries to circle away but Valyvictis has him pinned against the cage.
Valyvictis is struggling to control the position.
Valyvictis looking to throw knees to the head but Barsolo is blocking nicely.
Valyvictis stops a takedown attempt from Barsolo.
Valyvictis throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Barsolo blocks it with crossed arms.
Barsolo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Valyvictis blocking some punches.
Valyvictis prevents a takedown attempt there.
Vacys Valyvictis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tandi Barsolo.
Valyvictis throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's two 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.
Valyvictis blocks a body shot from Barsolo.
Valyvictis with a knee to the head.
Barsolo lands with a light punch inside.
Valyvictis blocks an uppercut.
Barsolo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Valyvictis pulls his leg out and moves away.
Barsolo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Valyvictis misses with a leg kick.
Valyvictis throws the kick towards the body but Barsolo avoids it.
Valyvictis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Barsolo. That did some damage!
Valyvictis throws a solid leg kick but Barsolo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Valyvictis.
Barsolo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Valyvictis. Valyvictis obviously looking to wear him down.
Valyvictis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vacys Valyvictis is winning the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barsolo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A slapping body kick lands there for Valyvictis.
Barsolo fails with a takedown attempt.
Valyvictis scores with a kick to the body.
Valyvictis scores with a push kick.
Valyvictis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Valyvictis throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Valyvictis explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
An inside leg kick from Valyvictis misses.
Valyvictis thows a leg kick but Barsolo checks it
and Barsolo counters with a good low kick that Valyvictis was not able to check.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valyvictis misses with a low kick.
Good leg kick by Valyvictis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Valyvictis throws a leg kick
and Barsolo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A head kick misses from Valyvictis.
Valyvictis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barsolo.
Valyvictis misses with a leg kick.
Barsolo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Valyvictis is looking to score with low kicks.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Valyvictis throws a head kick that half lands.
Tandi Barsolo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barsolo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Vacys Valyvictis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Barsolo fails to land with a series of punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vacys Valyvictis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Valyvictis, 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 John Roberts scores the fight 30:26
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:26
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vacys Valyvictis!