PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Onotole Vasserman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boxotwo Wave (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wave has chosen http://youtu.be/V1QJMI7znVA as his entrance music. Onotole Vasserman has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Vasserman
vs
Wave

185 cm
20
195 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

175 cm
25
212 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Crippler's Corner
Russian Top Team Nutrition

Crippler's Corner

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Onotole Vasserman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boxotwo Wave!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wave tries to clinch but Vasserman moves away
and Vasserman counters with a body kick.
Wave wants to clinch
letting Vasserman counter with a right hand.
Vasserman circles away from the clinch attempt
and Vasserman counters with a body kick that stops Wave in his tracks momentarily.
Wave wants to clinch up but Vasserman keeps it at a distance.
Wave gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Vasserman.
Boxotwo Wave seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot lands for Vasserman.
Vasserman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vasserman lands a nice looking kick to the body. Wave takes a step back to recover.
Vasserman fakes the leg kick and cracks Wave in the body.
Wave looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wave moves to clinch but Vasserman breaks away
and Vasserman counters with a slapping leg kick.
Vasserman jabs Wave right on the nose. Wave blinks but takes it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wave swinging wildly here.
A punch combination from Wave misses.
Boxotwo Wave is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vasserman throws a head kick that Wave semi-blocks.
Vasserman's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Vasserman duly obliges.
Vasserman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wave circles away quickly and effectively.
Wave is looking to clinch.
Wave moves in looking to clinch but Vasserman pushes him off.

Vasserman looking to score a takedown here. Wave is defending well but Vasserman drives through and ends up in Wave's guard.
Vasserman is stalling in the full guard.
Vasserman passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Vasserman stands up and beckons Wave to his feet.
Vasserman's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Vasserman duly obliges.
Wave walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Vasserman shoots in for a takedown but Wave shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Vasserman throws a front kick that sends Wave stumbling back into the cage.
Vasserman lands with a straight right. Wave didn't see that one coming.
Wave doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Vasserman pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Wave back to the cage. Vasserman follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Wave takes a kick to the side of the head.
Wave tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Vasserman counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasserman throws a right hand that Wave ducks under and follows up with a left that Wave also avoids with ease.

Vasserman gets the takedown into side control.

Vasserman stands up and beckons Wave to his feet.
Wave takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A decent looking cross lands there for Vasserman.
Vasserman throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Wave takes one on the button.
Wave closes the distance looking to clinch
and Vasserman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wave tries to move into range but Vasserman moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Vasserman lands a head kick. Wave smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wave tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Vasserman counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Vasserman thuds a left hand into Wave's body.

Wave moves into range and clinches up with Vasserman.
Wave wants to take the fight to the mat but Vasserman manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

Vasserman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vasserman throws a right and a left that Wave avoids nicely.
Vasserman connects with a high kick.
Wave is looking to clinch.
Wave throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vasserman counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Wave is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Vasserman throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Wave.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vasserman lands a body shot.
Wave swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vasserman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vasserman throws a head kick that Wave semi-blocks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Wave steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Vasserman. That one must have hurt.
Wave darts in trying to clinch

so Vasserman counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Wave looking for subs off his back but Vasserman has passed one foot through into half guard.
Vasserman performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Wave looking for subs from the bottom but Vasserman mounts him!
Wave is breathing heavily.
Vasserman content just to control the position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasserman has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Onotole Vasserman.
Vasserman feints and then cracks Wave's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wave down.
Vasserman circles away from the clinch attempt
and Vasserman counters with an outside leg kick.
Wave throws a combination that misses

and Vasserman counters with a shoot takedown. Wave fights it but they end up in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vasserman engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

Vasserman gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasserman throws a head kick that half lands.
Vasserman throws a head kick that Wave semi-blocks.
Vasserman paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Vasserman here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Vasserman connects with a high kick.
Wave tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Vasserman counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Vasserman plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Vasserman explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Vasserman throws out a powerful jab.
Vasserman scores with a nice head shot.
Onotole Vasserman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vasserman thumps Wave with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vasserman connects with a high kick.
Wave walks forward, straight into a front kick from Vasserman.
Onotole Vasserman is winning the standup battle so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasserman lands with a nice combination. Wave backs away looking to recover.
Wave takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Wave has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Vasserman.
Vasserman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wave.
Wave throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wave tries to clinch up
and Vasserman counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Wave is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Vasserman throws a head kick that half lands.
Wave throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vasserman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vasserman scores with a head kick. Wave tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Vasserman throws a head kick that half lands.
Vasserman throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Wave's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Onotole Vasserman dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Wave fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wave tries to clinch but Vasserman is having none of it.
Wave wants to clinch
and Vasserman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vasserman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Vasserman circles away from the clinch attempt
and Vasserman counters with a thumping low kick.
Wave is looking to clinch but Vasserman is avoiding it.
Vasserman shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Wave eats them both and turns towards Vasserman to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Wave pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Vasserman back to the cage. Wave follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Wave tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Vasserman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vasserman lands a head kick!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wave misses with a combination
and Vasserman counters with a head kick. That will keep Wave thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wave tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Vasserman counters with a big head kick but Wave shrugs it off.
Vasserman with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wave closes the distance looking to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Vasserman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wave can do to turn this around?
Vasserman scores with a hook to the body. Wave takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Vasserman lands a head kick!

Vasserman shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Wave looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wave tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Vasserman has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Wave keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Vasserman tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Wave can do anything to dispel that myth.
Vasserman's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Onotole Vasserman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wave is looking to get to half guard.
Vasserman controlling his opponent.
Vasserman prevents Wave from getting the reversal.
Vasserman sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Wave is trying to escape the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasserman controlling from the full mount.
Wave is looking to improve his position but Vasserman isn't that keen on the idea.
Vasserman controlling from the full mount.
Boxotwo Wave has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Onotole Vasserman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wave is looking to get to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Onotole Vasserman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Vasserman, 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Onotole Vasserman!