PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bill Cutting (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Moloch Vlavo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cutting has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. 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.

Cutting
vs
Vlavo

185 cm
23
203 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

186 cm
26
203 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Bill Cutting!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Moloch Vlavo!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Cutting looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vlavo swinging wildly here.
Cutting misses with a two punch combination.

Vlavo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cutting has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Vlavo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cutting takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A left and a right from Vlavo both land. Nice combination.
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!
Vlavo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cutting circles away quickly and effectively.
Vlavo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cutting looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cutting is breathing heavily.
Vlavo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cutting moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vlavo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vlavo fails to land with a series of punches.
Cutting fails to land with a series of punches.
Vlavo closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Vlavo lands a left and a right that send Cutting crashing to the mat, dazed. Vlavo thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

It looks like Bill Cutting has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vlavo throws a series of punches but Cutting avoids them all with ease.
Cutting swings widly with a right hand

and Vlavo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Vlavo.

Vlavo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vlavo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cutting moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cutting connects with a nice looking jab.
Bill Cutting seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vlavo misses with a few strikes there.
Vlavo swinging wildly here.
Cutting fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vlavo throws a series of punches but Cutting moves out of range.

Vlavo closes the distance and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Vlavo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Vlavo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cutting working hard to break the clinch.
Vlavo tries to break the clinch but Cutting is controlling the position.
Vlavo is looking to break free of the clinch but Cutting has double underhooks.

Vlavo breaks the clinch.
Vlavo throws a series of punches but Cutting avoids them all with ease.
Cutting throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cutting thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vlavo fails to land with a series of punches.
Vlavo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cutting needs to keep his hands up - Vlavo had a free shot at his head there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cutting throws out a powerful jab.
Vlavo keeps the fight on the outside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vlavo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cutting circles away quickly and effectively.
Cutting avoids a punch combination nicely.
Some wild striking there from Vlavo.
Vlavo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Vlavo finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Cutting's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Vlavo falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bill Cutting!