PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edmundo Vascaino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauricio Stratto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Vascaino
vs
Stratto

199 cm
24
258 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

193 cm
20
240 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edmundo Vascaino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mauricio Stratto!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vascaino wants to clinch up but Stratto keeps it at a distance.
Stratto misses with a head kick.
Vascaino avoids the head kick by Stratto.
Vascaino tries to clinch but Stratto moves out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Stratto. Vascaino shrugs it off though.
Stratto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vascaino tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vascaino looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Edmundo Vascaino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vascaino tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stratto paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stratto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stratto swats away the attempt to clinch by Vascaino.
Vascaino tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stratto swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vascaino avoids the head kick by Stratto.
Vascaino takes a kick to the side of the head.

It looks like Edmundo Vascaino has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vascaino tries to clinch but Stratto moves out of range.
Stratto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stratto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Vascaino moves into the clinch.
Stratto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stratto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vascaino.
Stratto tries to land a knee to the head but Vascaino blocks with his arms.
Vascaino swings wildly with an uppercut but Stratto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stratto blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stratto trying to land knees to the body.
Stratto lands an elbow that stopped Vascaino in his tracks for a moment.
Vascaino tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stratto blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stratto.
A short right from Vascaino.
Vascaino doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vascaino tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vascaino.
Vascaino throws a punch but it's blocked by Stratto.
Stratto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vascaino misses with some punches.
Vascaino tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vascaino lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Stratto blocks an uppercut.
Vascaino avoiding damage as Stratto throws knees to the body.
Stratto lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stratto.
Stratto lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Vascaino misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vascaino misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vascaino managing to block the knees to the body from Stratto.
A head punch on the inside from Vascaino fails to land.
Vascaino lands an uppercut.
Vascaino fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stratto unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stratto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vascaino.
A head punch on the inside from Vascaino fails to land.
Stratto looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Vascaino blocks the elbow strike.
Stratto blocks an uppercut.
Vascaino swings wildly with an uppercut but Stratto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vascaino doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stratto blocks an uppercut.
Stratto tries a knee to the head but Vascaino blocks it.
Vascaino doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stratto missing with knees to the body.
Stratto misses with an elbow strike.
Stratto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vascaino misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stratto lands an elbow just above Vascaino 's eye.
Vascaino misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vascaino tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vascaino misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vascaino working aggressively here.
Vascaino misses with some punches.
Stratto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vascaino avoids it.
Stratto lands a knee to the body.
Vascaino is breathing heavily.
Knees to the body from Stratto.
Vascaino managing to block the knees to the body from Stratto.
Stratto lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Vascaino managing to block the knees to the body from Stratto.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vascaino takes an elbow to the temple.
A knee to the head by Stratto.
Stratto throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vascaino blocks it with crossed arms.
Stratto tries to land knees in the clinch but Vascaino avoids the damage to the body.
Stratto lands an elbow that stopped Vascaino in his tracks for a moment.
Vascaino on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stratto connects with a nasty looking knee right to Vascaino's face.
Stratto lands a nice elbow.
Nice elbow from Stratto.
Stratto misses with a knee to the head.
Vascaino blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stratto trying to land knees to the body.
Stratto throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Vascaino fails to land.
Stratto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vascaino.
Vascaino swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vascaino working aggressively here.
Vascaino has a couple of punches blocked by Stratto.
Stratto gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Stratto lands an elbow inside that Vascaino shrugs off.
Vascaino takes an elbow to the forehead.
Stratto lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Vascaino managing to block the knees to the body from Stratto.
Vascaino avoiding damage as Stratto throws knees to the body.
Vascaino blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vascaino gets through Stratto's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vascaino misses with the head strike.
Stratto lands an elbow that stopped Vascaino in his tracks for a moment.
A head punch on the inside from Vascaino fails to land.
Stratto misses with an elbow strike.
Vascaino avoids a wild elbow strike from Stratto.
Stratto lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Vascaino lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vascaino.
Vascaino misses with some punches.
Stratto lands a damaging elbow.
Stratto tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stratto blocks an uppercut.
Stratto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stratto tries a knee to the head but Vascaino blocks it.
Vascaino blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Vascaino misses with the head strike.
Vascaino on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Vascaino fails to land.
Stratto tries to work over Vascaino's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stratto comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Vascaino avoiding damage as Stratto throws knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Vascaino fails to land.
Vascaino fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vascaino misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stratto.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mauricio Stratto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Edmundo Vascaino's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Vascaino closes the distance but Stratto moves to the side
and Stratto counters with a good low kick that Vascaino was not able to check.
Stratto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vascaino takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Vascaino moves in looking to clinch but Stratto pushes him off.
Vascaino keeps the fight on the outside.
Stratto thuds his shin into the meat of Vascaino's side.
Stratto throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stratto scores with a nice head shot.
Stratto moves in looking to clinch but Vascaino pushes him off.
Stratto cracks the inside of Vascaino's front leg.

Stratto lands a big head kick that sends Vascaino tumbling to the mat! Stratto takes a step backwards and waves Vascaino back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Vascaino is rocked!
Mauricio Stratto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stratto is looking to slow Vascaino down with leg kicks.
Oh Vascaino is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Look low, kick high! Stratto uses the oldest trick in the book to send Vascaino tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Stratto is absolutely delighted - when Vascaino wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mauricio Stratto!