PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chad Vonny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Courtney Upshaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Upshaw has chosen Retaliation as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Vonny
vs
Upshaw

196 cm
26
245 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

194 cm
26
261 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

LOD: Affordable Quality

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Vonny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Courtney Upshaw!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Upshaw misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Vonny counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Upshaw swings widly with a right hand
and Vonny counters with a lovely straight right hand!

It looks like Courtney Upshaw has been cut.
Vonny scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Vonny scores with a sloppy right hand. Upshaw should have avoided that one.
Upshaw scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

It looks like Chad Vonny has been cut.
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!
Upshaw throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vonny sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vonny avoids the body shot from Upshaw.
Vonny uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Upshaw.
Vonny looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Upshaw throws a body punch but Vonny moves out of range.
Vonny tries to bum rush Upshaw with a series of wild strikes but Upshaw uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Vonny pushes Upshaw up against the cage in a clinch.

Upshaw breaks the clinch.
Vonny slips under a jab from Upshaw.
Upshaw tries to score with a low kick but Vonny moves his leg out of the way.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vonny tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Upshaw paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Upshaw slips a jab and a cross from Vonny.
Vonny looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Upshaw connects with a body shot.
Upshaw circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd cheers as Upshaw lands an impressive looking overhand right. Vonny doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vonny misses the jab.
Vonny throws a body punch but Upshaw moves out of range.
A nice combination there by Upshaw.

Chad Vonny's cut is getting worse.
Upshaw works Vonny's body with a nice hook.
Upshaw misses with the combination.
Upshaw misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Upshaw connects with a single shot there.
Upshaw throws a hook but Vonny blocks it.
A punch combination from Upshaw misses.
A shot to the body from Upshaw misses
and Vonny counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Upshaw misses with a hook.
Upshaw throws an overhand right that lands on Vonny's shoulder, as Vonny tries to avoid the shot.
Upshaw throws a nice looking combination but Vonny bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Upshaw attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Vonny takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Upshaw throws a poor cross that misses
and Vonny counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Upshaw tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vonny was well out of range. Poor timing from Upshaw.

Vonny closes the distance and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Upshaw lands a body punch in the clinch.
Vonny tries to break free but Upshaw pushes him back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Upshaw.
A nice left hand lands by Vonny.
Vonny tries a body shot but Upshaw blocks it.
Vonny is trying to break free.
Vonny misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vonny is trying to push Upshaw away but Upshaw has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Vonny tries a body shot but Upshaw blocks it.
Upshaw stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Vonny breaks from the clinch.
Upshaw showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vonny.
Vonny is breathing heavily.
A combination from Upshaw does no damage.
Upshaw lands a jab to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Upshaw swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Upshaw rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vonny moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Upshaw cracks a nice hook into Vonny's ribs.
Vonny moves out of range of the strikes.
Vonny keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Upshaw.
Upshaw scores with a hook to the body. Vonny takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Vonny blocks a jab.
Vonny scores with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vonny. Upshaw does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vonny uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Upshaw.
Upshaw pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Vonny back to the cage. Upshaw follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

Chad Vonny's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Courtney Upshaw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Upshaw throws a right hand that misses
and Vonny connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vonny throws a sloppy body shot
and Upshaw connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Jeez, Chad Vonny's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Upshaw lands with an uppercut that bounces Vonny off the cage and back into range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Courtney Upshaw dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Vonny's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Vonny bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A big left from Upshaw misses.
Upshaw goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Upshaw takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Upshaw throws a lazy right hand but Vonny sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Upshaw. Those never looked like landing.
Upshaw throws a series of punches but Vonny avoids them all with ease.
Upshaw misses with an attempted mid kick.
Upshaw scores with a punch to the head.
Upshaw jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A shot to the body from Upshaw misses
and Vonny counters with a straight right hand.
Upshaw misses with a straight right.
Vonny wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Upshaw just misses with a punch to the body.
Upshaw misses with a left hand
and Vonny counters with a series of strikes. Upshaw will be more careful next time no doubt.
Upshaw takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Vonny looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Upshaw has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Vonny keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Upshaw.
Upshaw lands with a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vonny uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Upshaw.
Upshaw swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Upshaw walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Vonny checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Upshaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Vonny clinches.
Vonny blocks an uppercut.
Upshaw is struggling to control the position.
Vonny is trying to force a seperation but Upshaw has the dominant position.
Upshaw tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vonny doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Upshaw tries a body shot but Vonny blocks it.
Upshaw prevents a body shot from Vonny.
Upshaw stalling in the clinch.
Upshaw lands with a left to the head.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Chad Vonny's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Courtney Upshaw!
Courtney Upshaw really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Performance Enhancing Drugs logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.