PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Duggan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Vinko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Duggan
vs
Vinko

190 cm
22
275 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

212 cm
22
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Prefers ground

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Duggan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivan Vinko!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duggan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vinko.
Duggan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Vinko throws a series of punches but Duggan moves out of range.
Duggan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vinko.
Duggan shoots in for a double leg but Vinko sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Vinko with a hook.

Duggan closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Vinko to the mat! Vinko manages to get full guard.
Vinko wants to stand up but Duggan is controlling him.
Duggan seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Vinko wants to stand up but Duggan is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duggan controlling from the top position.
Vinko wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Duggan manages to pass to side control.
Duggan trying to control the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Duggan stands up out of the half guard.
Vinko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duggan dodges the punch combination from Vinko.
Vinko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vinko drops Duggan with a left right combo! Vinko follows him down to the ground into side control.

Duggan is rocked!
Duggan can't do much from the bottom here.
Oh Duggan is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Duggan is trying to get back to half guard.
Duggan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Vinko has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Duggan seems to have got his legs back now.
Vinko scores with the left hand. Duggan knows he should have avoided that one.
A combination from Vinko does no damage.

Duggan rushes Vinko and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Duggan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Duggan or perhaps it was just good defense by Vinko which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jim Duggan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Duggan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ivan Vinko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vinko misses with a double jab.
Duggan is looking to clinch but Vinko is avoiding it.
Vinko swats away the attempt to clinch by Duggan.

Vinko gets caught flat footed, as Duggan shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Vinko looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Vinko pushes Duggan off and gets back to his feet.
Duggan looks for a takedown but Vinko sprawls well.
Vinko defending well as Duggan loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ivan Vinko will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Vinko throws a good cross that connects.
Vinko misses with a few strikes there.
Duggan circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Vinko. Duggan falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Vinko!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ivan Vinko!