PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ross The Boss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iuraiah Vaber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vaber has chosen Crystal Castles - xxzxczx me as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

The Boss
vs
Vaber

166 cm
28
164 lbs
15 - 4 - 0

167 cm
26
165 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Tends to cut

Gilop®

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 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ross The Boss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Iuraiah Vaber!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Leandro Rodrigues and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vaber tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A shot to the liver by Vaber. Beautiful body shot.
The Boss checks a leg kick.
Vaber throws a chopping leg kick but The Boss manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Vaber turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Vaber turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Vaber fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Boss shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Vaber throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vaber looks to land a body kick but The Boss moved away.
Vaber misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vaber will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A bone on bone clash there as The Boss blocks the leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaber thows a body kick. The Boss tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Vaber is looking to chop away at The Boss's legs.
The Boss fails with the takedown.
The Boss takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaber tries to score with a low kick but The Boss moves his leg out of the way.
The Boss shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Vaber as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ross The Boss. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vaber defends well against a solid takedown attempt from The Boss.
The Boss fails with a takedown attempt.
Iuraiah Vaber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Boss stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vaber.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vaber cracks the inside of The Boss's front leg.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for The Boss. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
The Boss fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The Boss shoots in looking for a takedown but Vaber manages to keep the fight standing, pushing The Boss's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Vaber throws a nice outside leg kick.
The Boss is breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vaber stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Vaber wants it to stay on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Vaber lands a high kick!
The Boss shoots in for a takedown but Vaber shows good takedown defense.
Vaber thuds his shin into the meat of The Boss's side.
Vaber looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Vaber.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Vaber scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaber feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to The Boss's calf.

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

The Boss is rocked!
Vaber with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Oh The Boss is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vaber throws a nice outside leg kick.
The Boss seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vaber lands a brutal head kick. The Boss looks out on his feet and Vaber throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Iuraiah Vaber!