PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hyde Vamp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danjah Aina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aina has chosen Wu-Tang Clan - Protect Ya Neck as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Vamp
vs
Aina

190 cm
27
255 lbs
12 - 11 - 0

195 cm
22
270 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

►Q150 Schwarzenegger Nutrition

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 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Hyde Vamp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Danjah Aina!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aina tries for a takedown but Vamp circles away easily
and Aina takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Aina with a lazy takedown attempt
and Vamp cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Aina misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Vamp counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Vamp's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Vamp duly obliges.
Vamp swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Vamp darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Aina takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Aina with a lazy takedown attempt
and Vamp counters with a one-two to the body.
Hyde Vamp has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danjah Aina.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aina shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Vamp counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aina gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Vamp counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Aina looks gassed!
Vamp lands with a nice body punch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Vamp darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jab by Vamp.
Aina throws a sloppy body shot
and Vamp counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vamp goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Aina showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vamp.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aina shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Vamp counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nice uppercut there from Vamp.
Aina doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Vamp counters with a stiff right hand.
Vamp wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Vamp is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Aina misses with a takedown
and Vamp counters with a two punch combo.
Vamp will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vamp looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vamp wants to land a leg kick but Aina is out of range.
Aina misses with a takedown
and Vamp makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Aina swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vamp counters with a right hand to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Vamp 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 Aina has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Aina and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Vamp fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vamp throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vamp. Aina does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aina throws a combination that misses
and Vamp counters with a two punch combo.
Aina on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Aina takes a jab right on the kisser.
Vamp's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Vamp duly obliges.
Danjah Aina seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aina misses with a takedown
and Vamp makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice combination there by Vamp.
Aina with a lazy takedown attempt
and Vamp makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hyde Vamp dominated that round.
That's time! Vamp's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Aina avoids a punch combination nicely.
Aina shoots and misses
and Vamp makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Vamp is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Aina can do to turn this around?
Vamp lands a jab-cross combination.
Aina swings widly with a right hand
and Vamp counters with a two punch combo.
Vamp scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Aina shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Vamp counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vamp motions for Aina to come forward. Vamp throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A punch combination from Vamp misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vamp cracks Aina with an open hand slap.
Aina is breathing heavily.
Vamp ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hyde Vamp is winning the standup battle so far.
Aina misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Vamp counters with a one-two to the body.
Vamp thuds a left hand into Aina's body.
Vamp throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Aina misses with a shot to the body
and Vamp cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vamp throws a nice looking combination but Aina bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vamp connects with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Vamp. That snapped Aina's head back.
Aina takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Aina might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Vamp has got the better of the exchanges.
Vamp throws a left and a right that both miss

and Aina counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Aina.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vamp is pulling down on Aina's head. It's preventing any offense from Aina, at least for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vamp striking off his back but it's not causing Aina any problems.
Vamp wants to sweep but no luck.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Vamp here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Hyde Vamp just wasn't active enough.
Aina shoots and misses
and Vamp counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Aina thinking.
Hyde Vamp has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danjah Aina.
Aina falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vamp counters with a left to the body.
Aina throws a combination that misses
and Aina takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aina shoots and misses
and Vamp counters with a one-two to the body.
Nice body punch from Vamp.
Aina has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Aina takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Aina takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Aina shoots and misses
and Vamp counters with a right hand to the body.
Vamp is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vamp misses with a combination
and Aina counters with a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hyde Vamp 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!

Vamp lands a jab to Aina's midsection.
Vamp lands a nice hook to Aina's body. Aina takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Aina has his takedown stuffed
and Vamp counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Vamp works over Aina's head and body with a nice combination.
Vamp looks to land a combination. Aina sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Aina shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Vamp counters with a head kick. That will keep Aina thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Aina takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aina drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Vamp thuds a left hand into Aina's body.
Vamp scores with a crisp jab that stopped Aina in his tracks.
Vamp throws a series of punches but Aina avoids them all with ease.
Aina swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vamp counters with a nice body shot.
Aina on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Vamp feints a jab promting Aina to slip. Vamp then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Aina slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Aina is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Vamp.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vamp tried to score with a low kick but Aina checks it.
Vamp is working the combinations to good effect here.
Aina misses with a takedown
and Aina takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hyde Vamp has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danjah Aina.
Vamp throws a right and a left that Aina avoids nicely.
Vamp fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Aina on the side of the head.
Aina misses with an uppercut
and Vamp counters with a stiff right hand.
Aina takes one to the chin there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aina misses with a body shot
and Vamp counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Aina misses with a jab to the body
and Vamp cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vamp works Aina's body with a nice hook.
Hyde Vamp is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vamp's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Vamp duly obliges.
Aina with a lazy takedown attempt
and Vamp counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vamp.
Vamp lands with a shot to the body.
Vamp misses with a few strikes there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aina misses with a combination
and Vamp counters with a left to the body.
Hyde Vamp is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A cross from Vamp lands.
Vamp ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Vamp throws a good cross that connects.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vamp scores with a three punch combo!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aina with a lazy takedown attempt
and Vamp counters with a right hand to the body.
Vamp changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hyde Vamp showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Vamp, 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:25
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:25
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hyde Vamp!