PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between The Tribesman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Art Vandalay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Tribesman
vs
Vandalay

175 cm
25
195 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

184 cm
25
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Atlantis

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, The Tribesman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Art Vandalay!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Peter Branson and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tribesman tries to clinch but Vandalay moves out of range.
Vandalay swats away the attempt to clinch by Tribesman.
Tribesman is looking to clinch but Vandalay is avoiding it.
Tribesman drops his hands momentarily and Vandalay takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

It looks like The Tribesman has been cut.
Tribesman tries to clinch up but Vandalay circles away and keeps his distance.

Tribesman moves into range and clinches up with Vandalay.
The referee calls for Tribesman to work.
Vandalay lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tribesman obliges.
Vandalay takes a knee to the side of the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tribesman.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tribesman just misses with a elbow thrown towards Vandalay's brow.
Vandalay is working Tribesman over against the cage.
Vandalay throws a head punch that misses.
Tribesman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vandalay avoids it.
Vandalay tries to throw a body punch but Tribesman avoids it by throwing Vandalay back against the cage.
Tribesman is looking to control Vandalay's arms but Vandalay gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tribesman has his back to the cage.
Tribesman tries to land knees in the clinch but Vandalay avoids the damage to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tribesman is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Vandalay is keeping busy.
Vandalay is stalling here.
Tribesman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Vandalay can't find room to land a body shot as Tribesman controls the action.
Tribesman scores with a knee to the head.
Tribesman missing with knees to the body.
Vandalay misses with a punch on the inside.
Tribesman working Vandalay over with knees to the body.
Tribesman trying to stall but Vandalay improves his position.
Vandalay just leaning against Tribesman, taking a breather.
A left hand lands to the body for Vandalay.
Tribesman misses with a knee to the head.
Tribesman is breathing heavily.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vandalay.
A frustrated look appears on Vandalay's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tribesman lands an elbow just above Vandalay 's eye.
Tribesman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vandalay is defending well for now.
Tribesman working Vandalay over with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vandalay lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vandalay blocks the elbow strike.
Tribesman has Vandalay pressed against the cage, preventing Vandalay from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tribesman connects with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tribesman has Vandalay pressed against the cage, preventing Vandalay from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vandalay lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tribesman is trying to stall.
Tribesman throws an elbow that misses.
Vandalay makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vandalay works on Tribesman's body with a couple of short punches.
Vandalay throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tribesmans head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vandalay.
Vandalay lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vandalay.
Vandalay stalling.
Vandalay struggles to land a body shot inside as Tribesman controls his hands.
Vandalay lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vandalay pushes Tribesman back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Vandalay has Tribesman pressed against the cage.
Vandalay is looking to break free of the clinch but Tribesman has double underhooks.
Vandalay struggles to land a body shot inside as Tribesman controls his hands.
Tribesman is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Vandalay is keeping busy.
Vandalay throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tribesmans head.
Vandalay doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tribesman missing with knees to the body.
Vandalay stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vandalay.
Tribesman takes a shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Vandalay scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vandalay throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Vandalay lands a shot to the body.
Vandalay gets through Tribesman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vandalay.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vandalay throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vandalay working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A shot in the inside from Vandalay.
Vandalay lands a nice uppercut.
Vandalay misses with a punch to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vandalay.
A hook to the body from Vandalay.
Vandalay wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tribesman has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Vandalay - that landed with a thud.
Vandalay gets through Tribesman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Vandalay lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tribesman backwards.
Tribesman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vandalay has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vandalay lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The referee calls for Vandalay to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vandalay lands a body punch.
Tribesman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vandalay lands a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vandalay.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Art Vandalay dominated that round.
The cut man is working on The Tribesman's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Vandalay misses with a wild body shot.
The Tribesman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tribesman moves out of range of the body kick.
Tribesman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Vandalay manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Tribesman clinches.
Vandalay lands a hook that snaps the head of Tribesman backwards.
Vandalay goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tribesman tries a knee to the head but Vandalay blocks it.
Vandalay lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tribesman landing knees to the body.
A short right from Vandalay.
Vandalay lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vandalay scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short body shot lands from Vandalay as the two fighters clinch.
Art Vandalay seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Vandalay lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vandalay can't find room to land a body shot as Tribesman controls the action.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tribesman prevents a body shot from Vandalay.
Vandalay lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vandalay content to slow the pace in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tribesman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tribesman looking to throw knees to the head but Vandalay is blocking nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vandalay creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vandalay.
Good body shot from Vandalay.
Vandalay lands a right hand.
Tribesman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vandalay's efforts to push away.
Vandalay's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Tribesman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vandalay dodges an elbow strike from Tribesman.
Vandalay taking a breather.
Tribesman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vandalay throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tribesmans head.
Vandalay managing to block the knees to the body from Tribesman.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Vandalay to work.
The crowd are getting on Vandalay's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Vandalay works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Vandalay tries to work over Tribesman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vandalay lands a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vandalay avoids the elbow strike from Tribesman, against the cage.
Vandalay wants to get back to striking at distance but Tribesman won't allow it.
Tribesman tries to land knees in the clinch but Vandalay avoids the damage to the body.
Vandalay taking a breather.
Vandalay lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vandalay lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vandalay tries a body shot but Tribesman blocks it.
Tribesman being controlled against the cage.
Vandalay misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vandalay lands a left hand.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tribesman just misses with a elbow thrown towards Vandalay's brow.
Vandalay scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vandalay trying to land knees to the body.
A short left from Vandalay.
Tribesman looking to slow down the pace here.
Vandalay gets through Tribesman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vandalay.
A right handed body shot lands from Vandalay.
Vandalay working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vandalay scores with an uppercut up the middle.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vandalay creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tribesman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vandalay scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Tribesman is rocked!
A body shot lands from Vandalay.
Oh Tribesman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vandalay gets through Tribesman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Vandalay dips a shoulder and cracks Tribesman with a mighty uppercut! Tribesman falls back against the cage and Vandalay unloads with a barrage of strikes! Tribesman is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Vandalay screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Art Vandalay!
A very excited looking Art Vandalay made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.