PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vitor The Vitor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Gongadze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vitor The Vitor has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

The Vitor
vs
Gongadze

161 cm
20
253 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

195 cm
18
240 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

BioPharm 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 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vitor The Vitor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, George Gongadze!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Joseph Jones and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gongadze wants to clinch but The Vitor slips to the side

and The Vitor counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gongadze desperately trying to maintain half guard.
The Vitor is trying to control the action in half guard but Gongadze is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The Vitor wants to pass the guard but Gongadze is defending well.
The Vitor thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The Vitor looks to land a strike but Gongadze avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
The Vitor trying to control but Gongadze is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Vitor The Vitor wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Gongadze gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows The Vitor to score an easy takedown into full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Vitor trying to control but Gongadze is working from the bottom.
The Vitor stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gongadze swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gongadze not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

The Vitor got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gongadze has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, The Vitor has managed to get both his arms back between Gongadze's legs - danger averted.
Gongadze looks gassed!
The Vitor throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gongadze works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The Vitor wants to control from the top but Gongadze keeps moving.
Gongadze wants to stand up but The Vitor is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Vitor wants to control from the top but Gongadze keeps moving.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Gongadze working a defensive guard here.
The Vitor trying to control the position from guard on top but Gongadze is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Vitor The Vitor has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Gongadze throws a head kick but The Vitor moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Gongadze.
George Gongadze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gongadze defends well against a solid takedown attempt from The Vitor.
The Vitor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The Vitor shoots in and gets a takedown into Gongadze's guard.
Gongadze keeping moving, preventing The Vitor from controlling successfully.
The Vitor postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gongadze keeping moving, preventing The Vitor from controlling successfully.
The Vitor is really struggling to control Gongadze but he's trying to hold on to the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Vitor The Vitor.
Gongadze stuffs the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gongadze shoots in looking for a takedown. The Vitor tries to sprawl out of it but Gongadze keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. The Vitor manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

The Vitor takes the fight into the clinch.

The Vitor jumps guard and drags Gongadze to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

The Vitor working for a triangle but Gongadze defends it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Vitor keeping moving, preventing Gongadze from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vitor The Vitor dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Gongadze fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The Vitor looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gongadze misses with a takedown attempt
and The Vitor counters with a straight right hand.
Gongadze throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The Vitor gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gongadze.

Gongadze gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The Vitor trying to control but Gongadze is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The Vitor might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Vitor throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gongadze works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gongadze keeping moving, preventing The Vitor from controlling successfully.
The Vitor throwing strikes but missing.
Gongadze keeping full guard, as The Vitor tries to pass.

We're going to have a standup here because Vitor The Vitor wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
The Vitor misses with the combination.
Gongadze throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gongadze shoots in for a double leg but The Vitor sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Vitor The Vitor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Gongadze.

The Vitor drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The Vitor controls from within his opponent's guard.
The Vitor stops Gongadze from standing up.
The Vitor trying to control but Gongadze is working from the bottom.
The Vitor in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gongadze can't keep his opponent in guard - The Vitor advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The Vitor sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gongadze defending well though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gongadze is not content to let The Vitor control the position.
The Vitor thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gongadze's head.
Vitor The Vitor overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The Vitor throwing shots but Gongadze is blocking nicely.
Gongadze is refusing to be controlled, as The Vitor sits in half guard.
The Vitor is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Gongadze is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The Vitor is thwarting Gongadze's attempts to control the position.
Gongadze might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control The Vitor kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
The Vitor shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gongadze as he avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gongadze misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The Vitor shoots in for a double leg but Gongadze sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gongadze throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gongadze shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts The Vitor as he jumps to the side.
Gongadze tries to clinch but The Vitor moves away

and The Vitor counters with a shoot takedown. Gongadze fights it but they end up in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Vitor wants to control from the top but Gongadze keeps moving.
Gongadze is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst The Vitor is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vitor The Vitor dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Gongadze looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? The Vitor is fending him off so far but Gongadze persists. Nope, The Vitor circles away and we're back to standing.
Gongadze wants to clinch

and The Vitor counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The Vitor trying to control the action but Gongadze is working from the bottom.
The Vitor throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gongadze taking some punishment here, with The Vitor in his half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The Vitor throwing shots but Gongadze is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Vitor seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gongadze does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The Vitor works his foot free and advances to mount.
Gongadze working to try and regain half guard.
The Vitor unloads with some shots from mount but Gongadze bucks and avoids them well.
The Vitor wants to control the pace but Gongadze is squirming around nicely.
The Vitor lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The Vitor unloads with some shots from mount but Gongadze bucks and avoids them well.
The Vitor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gongadze can do to turn this around?

The Vitor is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Gongadze has managed to escape the submission attempt.
The Vitor trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Vitor throwing strikes here but Gongadze is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Gongadze tries to hold on but The Vitor pushes him away.
The Vitor pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Vitor looking to control but Gongadze is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gongadze really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The Vitor sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The Vitor tries to control but Gongadze wriggling away.
Gongadze tries to reverse the position but The Vitor maintains control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Vitor can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gongadze is looking to escape.
The Vitor unloads with some shots from mount but Gongadze bucks and avoids them well.
Gongadze can't escape the position.
The Vitor misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Gongadze is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Gongadze blocking the ground and pound.
The Vitor can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gongadze is looking to escape.
Gongadze is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Vitor avoids the attempt from Gongadze to control.

The Vitor working for a submission but Gongadze is keeping him at bay.
The Vitor looking to control but Gongadze is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gongadze tries to reverse the position but The Vitor maintains control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Vitor working the ground and pound effectively.
Gongadze is looking to improve his position but The Vitor isn't that keen on the idea.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vitor The Vitor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for The Vitor, 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vitor The Vitor!
Vitor The Vitor made sure to mention his sponsor, BioPharm Nutrition in his post fight interview.