PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Optimus Crime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vadim Vadokowich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Vadokowich's choice of entrance music: Metallica - Enter Sandman. Optimus Crime is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Crime
vs
Vadokowich

188 cm
23
186 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

180 cm
24
181 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Optimus Crime!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vadim Vadokowich!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Konstantin Menshow and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crime cracks the inside of Vadokowich's front leg.
Some bone on bone action there as Vadokowich checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Crime throws a low kick but Vadokowich moves out of range easily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Crime - that will leave a mark!
Decent striking displayed by Vadokowich there.
Vadokowich tries to clinch there but Crime circles away.
Vadokowich cracks Crime with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Crime fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Vadokowich misses with a hook
and Crime counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Vadokowich throws a shot from downtown. Crime moves away and avoids it.
Nice body kick from Crime.
Crime on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Vadokowich tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Crime manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vadokowich lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Crime throws out a leg kick but Vadokowich moves out of range and Crime only half commits.
Vadokowich throws the left hand but Crime avoids the punch easily.
Vadokowich throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vadokowich swings for the body but Crime moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vadokowich connects with a right hand. Crime shakes it off.
Crime walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Vadokowich checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Vadokowich swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Crime counters with a nice low kick that buckles Vadokowich's knee momentarily.
Vadokowich checks the leg kick nicely there.
Crime throws a leg kick but Vadokowich checks it.
Vadokowich throws a series of punches but Crime moves out of range.
Crime thows a leg kick but Vadokowich checks it
and Vadokowich counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Crime wants to slow Vadokowich down by chopping away at his legs.
Vadim Vadokowich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crime misses with a leg kick.
Vadokowich throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Crime throws a sloppy head kick
and Vadokowich counters with a nice uppercut.
Crime fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Vadokowich checks the leg kick.
Crime keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crime wants to land a leg kick but Vadokowich is out of range.
Vadokowich throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vadokowich throws a right hand that misses
and Crime counters with a nice leg kick.
Vadokowich rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Crime counters with a big head kick but Vadokowich shrugs it off.
Vadokowich throws an off balance right hand
and Crime finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Crime lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vadokowich's sensitive parts.
Vadokowich throws a body punch but Crime moves out of range.
Vadokowich swings widly with a right hand
and Crime counters with a nice leg kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Vadokowich wants to stall.
Crime lands with a left to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crime wants to break the clinch but can't.
Come on Vadokowich - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Vadokowich prevents Crime from breaking the clinch.

Crime breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vadokowich throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Crime counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Vadokowich checks the leg kick nicely there.
Vadokowich avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crime attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Crime scores with a leg kick.
Vadokowich misses with a lunging right hand
and Crime counters with a leg kick.
Crime takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Vadokowich lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Crime backs up against the cage.
Crime uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vadokowich.
Crime fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vadokowich.
Vadokowich throws a poor cross that misses
and Crime counters with an inside leg kick.
Crime keeps the fight on the outside.
Crime walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Vadokowich checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Vadokowich chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Crime can pounce on him.
Crime throws a low kick, looking for Vadokowich's leg but Vadokowich calmly moves out of range.
Vadokowich misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vadokowich closes the distance looking to clinch
and Crime counters with a big head kick but Vadokowich shrugs it off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crime lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A swing and a miss from Vadokowich.
Vadokowich lands a right hook to the body.
Vadokowich missing with a left hand there. Crime was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vadokowich falls off balance throwing a combination
and Crime counters with a slapping leg kick.
Crime throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vadokowich misses with a lunging right hand
and Crime counters with a body kick.
Crime misses with a leg kick
and Vadokowich counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Crime throws a leg kick but Vadokowich sees it coming and moves out of range.
Crime misses with a low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Crime.
Vadokowich swings widly with a right hand
and Crime counters with a good low kick that Vadokowich was not able to check.
A low kick from Crime is predictable there
enabling Vadokowich to counter with a crisp jab.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Crime dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vadokowich. That did some damage!
A slapping leg kick lands for Crime.
Crime motions for Vadokowich to come forward. Crime throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Vadokowich connects with a crisp jab.
Vadokowich is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Crime had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Vadokowich misses with a right hand
and Crime counters with a nice low kick that buckles Vadokowich's knee momentarily.
Vadokowich looks to throw the jab but Crime is out of range.
Crime lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Vadokowich throws a right hand that misses
and Crime counters with a nice low kick that buckles Vadokowich's knee momentarily.
Vadokowich throws a poor cross that misses
and Crime counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Vadokowich throws a poor cross that misses
and Crime counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Crime throws a low kick but Vadokowich moves out of range easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Crime. That's going to slow Vadokowich down.
Vadokowich lands a lovely overhand right.
Vadokowich tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crime was well out of range. Poor timing from Vadokowich.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Vadokowich throws a lazy uppercut
and Crime counters with a slapping leg kick.
Vadokowich fails with an attempt to clinch.
Crime is looking to land body kicks.
Crime throws a head kick that misses.
Crime throws a leg kick but Vadokowich sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Vadokowich tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Crime paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Crime misses with a leg kick.
Crime gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Vadokowich swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Crime counters with a low kick, right behind Vadokowich 's knee.
Crime throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Crime wants to land a leg kick but Vadokowich is out of range.
Crime tries to score with a low kick but Vadokowich moves his leg out of the way.
Vadokowich throws an off balance right hand
and Crime counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Vadokowich misses with a shot to the body
and Crime makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vadokowich throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Crime.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Crime on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Vadokowich is looking to clinch but Crime is avoiding it.
Vadokowich throws a body punch but Crime moves out of range.
Vadokowich misses with a left hand
and Crime counters with a straight right hand.
Vadokowich misses with a right hand
and Crime counters with a stiff right hand.
Crime's jab looks to have found its range, popping Vadokowich under the eye.
Crime throws a leg kick that is checked
and Vadokowich counters with a straight right hand.
Vadokowich misses with an uppercut
and Crime finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Vadokowich throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Crime counters with a nice leg kick.
Crime throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vadokowich has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Crime.
Vadokowich throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Crime counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Vadokowich jabs Crime right on the nose. Crime blinks but takes it well.
Vadokowich misses with a hook to the body
and Crime makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Crime ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vadokowich throws a lazy uppercut
and Crime counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Vadokowich throws a right hand that misses
and Crime counters with an outside leg kick.
Vadokowich looks gassed!
Crime wants to slow Vadokowich down by chopping away at his legs.
Vadokowich throws a predictable looking body shot
and Crime cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vadokowich looks to clinch
and Crime counters with an inside leg kick.
Vadokowich's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Vadokowich tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crime was well out of range. Poor timing from Vadokowich.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vadokowich. Crime does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crime scores with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vadokowich misses with a right hand
and Crime makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A head kick misses from Crime.
Vadokowich tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Crime paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Crime.
Crime ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Vadokowich throws a series of punches but Crime avoids them all with ease.
Crime tries to score with a low kick but Vadokowich moves his leg out of the way.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Crime dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vadokowich. That did some damage!
Crime motions for Vadokowich to come forward. Crime throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Crime avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vadokowich misses with a body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Crime moves out of range as Vadokowich strikes.
Crime throws a nice outside leg kick.
Vadokowich throws a shot to the body.
Crime is looking to chop away at Vadokowich's legs.
Vadokowich misses with a right hand
and Crime counters with a low kick, right behind Vadokowich 's knee.
Vadokowich misses with a right hand
and Crime makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Crime throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vadokowich blocks a low kick nicely.
Crime throws the left hand but Vadokowich avoids the punch easily.
Crime does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Optimus Crime dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A low kick from Crime misses
and Vadokowich counters with a nice uppercut.
Crime closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Crime catches Vadokowich with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Vadokowich misses with a jab to the body
and Crime counters with a leg kick.
Crime drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Vadokowich misses with a left hand
and Crime counters with a solid body kick.
Crime wants to land a leg kick but Vadokowich is out of range.
Crime is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Vadokowich sizes up Crime with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Crime lands a head kick!
A good leg kick by Crime.
Crime takes one to the side of the head.
Vadokowich checks the leg kick.
Vadokowich throws a sloppy body shot
and Crime cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vadokowich pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vadokowich sizes up Crime with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Vadokowich swings widly with a right hand
and Crime counters with a nice kick to the body.
Crime swats away the attempt to clinch by Vadokowich.
Crime throws a head kick but Vadokowich moves out of range.

Vadokowich has managed to clinch.
Crime is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A nice left hand lands by Vadokowich.
Vadokowich prevents Crime from breaking the clinch.
Vadokowich has Crime pressed against the cage, preventing Crime from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch on the inside from Vadokowich fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Vadokowich.
Vadokowich lands with a light punch inside.
Vadokowich lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Crime wants to break the clinch but can't.
Crime wants to get back to striking at distance but Vadokowich won't allow it.
Crime is looking to break free of the clinch but Vadokowich has double underhooks.
Crime misses with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Vadokowich.
Crime tries to break free but Vadokowich pushes him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crime blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Vadokowich.
A head punch on the inside from Vadokowich fails to land.
Vadokowich working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Crime looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Crime is trying to push Vadokowich away but Vadokowich has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Vadokowich lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vadokowich doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Crime's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vadokowich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vadokowich digs a right hand into Crime's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Crime's gas tank.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vadokowich lands a shot to the body.
Vadokowich lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Vadokowich fails to land.
Vadokowich lands a hook to the side of the head.

Crime is rocked!
Vadokowich doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Oh Crime is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vadokowich throws a punch but it's blocked by Crime.
Vadokowich misses with a punch on the inside.
Vadokowich misses with some punches.
Vadokowich doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Crime wants to break free but Vadokowich has control.
Vadokowich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vadokowich misses with some punches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Vadokowich - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Vadokowich misses with some punches.
Vadokowich swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Vadokowich fails to land.
Crime is looking to break free of the clinch but Vadokowich has double underhooks.
Vadokowich throws a punch but it's blocked by Crime.
Vadokowich doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vadokowich misses with the head strike.
Vadokowich working aggressively here.
Vadokowich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crime blocks an uppercut.
Crime blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Crime seems to have got his legs back now.
Vadokowich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Crime wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vadokowich has him pressed against the cage.
Crime wants to get back to striking at distance but Vadokowich won't allow it.
A short right from Vadokowich.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vadokowich.
Crime wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vadokowich has him pressed against the cage.
Crime looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Vadokowich lands a body shot.
Vadokowich swings wildly with an uppercut but Crime uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vadokowich is trying to maintain a safe position but Crime gets an underhook and turns Vadokowich into the cage.
Crime working hard to break the clinch.
Vadokowich lands with a short shot to the head.
Crime wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vadokowich lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Crime to his knees! Vadokowich keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vadim Vadokowich!
Vadim Vadokowich is the new welterweight champion!