PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wu Tang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ross Vangard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Tang might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nuthing Ta Fuck Wit. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tang
vs
Vangard

173 cm
25
179 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
180 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Vikai Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Wu Tang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ross Vangard !
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Sandra Marshall and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vangard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vangard blocks the body kick.
Tang throws a leg kick but Vangard sees it coming and moves out of range.
Vangard throws a right and a left that Tang avoids nicely.
Vangard throws a right hand that Tang ducks under and follows up with a left that Tang also avoids with ease.
Vangard misses with the combination.
Tang throws a leg kick but Vangard sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Vangard scores with a nice right hand.
Tang uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vangard .
Vangard just misses with a punch to the body.
Vangard misses the shot to the body.
Crunch! Tang slams his shin into Vangard 's torso.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tang looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A swing and a miss from Vangard .
Good work by Vangard as he checks the leg kick.
Vangard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tang circles away quickly and effectively.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tang throws the left hand but Vangard avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vangard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tang throws out the jab.
Tang ducks under a wild hook from Vangard .
Vangard throws a nice looking combination but Tang bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice uppercut there from Tang.
Tang scores with a decent looking hook.
A punch combination from Vangard misses.
Vangard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tang turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Vangard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tang.
Tang avoids the body shot from Vangard .
Tang throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vangard . Tang does a little dance to reset his feet.
No joy there for Vangard , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A big right from Vangard misses.
Tang connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tang cracks the inside of Vangard 's front leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vangard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tang moves away.
Vangard misses with a combination
and Tang counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A good leg kick by Tang.
Vangard lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tang throws a quick inside leg kick.
Vangard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tang misses with a looping left.
Vangard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tang circles away quickly and effectively.
Vangard lands with a hook. Tang tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tang throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ross Vangard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vangard scores with a jab to the body.

Tang closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Tang breaks the clinch.
Vangard misses with a few strikes there.
Vangard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vangard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tang.
Tang throws a half hearted mid kick.
Vangard takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Vangard tries to move into range but Tang moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tang with a nice cross.
Vangard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tang steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vangard .
Vangard throws a jab but it's blocked by Tang.
Vangard throws a series of punches but Tang avoids them all with ease.
Tang fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Vangard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tang.
Tang throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Vangard misses with a wild combination.
Vangard looks winded!
Vangard looks to score with a jab to the body but Tang is just out of range.
Vangard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tang moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vangard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tang sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tang moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

Tang takes the fight into the clinch.

Tang breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tang lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Vangard lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Tang takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tang uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vangard .
Vangard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tang moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tang throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

It looks like Ross Vangard has been cut.
Tang turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Vangard lands a jab to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vangard keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Vangard has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Vangard misses with an uppercut. Tang saw that one coming.
Tang blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Wu Tang will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ross Vangard '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.

Tang looks to score with a jab to the body but Vangard is just out of range.
Ross Vangard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tang misses with a looping left.
Tang slips a jab and a cross from Vangard .
Tang scores with a leg kick.
Vangard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tang chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tang.
Tang misses with a wild body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Vangard blocks the leg kick.
Vangard takes one to the side of the head.
Vangard chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tang can pounce on him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tang misses the jab.
Vangard ducks under a wild hook from Tang.
Vangard slips under a jab from Tang.
Tang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice shot by Vangard .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vangard misses with a looping left.
Vangard throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tang on the side of the head.
Vangard throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tang counters with a nice low kick that buckles Vangard 's knee momentarily.
A lazy left from Tang finds it's target.
Vangard throws a big shot that misses.
Vangard scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Vangard on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wu Tang is winning the standup battle so far.
Vangard moves into range and connects with a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Tang.
Tang misses with a kick to the body.
Vangard looks to land a right hand but Tang moved out of range.
Vangard lands with a nice combination. Tang backs away looking to recover.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vangard misses with a straight right.
Vangard takes a swing at Tang's ribcage but misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tang.
Vangard throws out a loose jab but Tang uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vangard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tang was well out of range. Poor timing from Vangard .
Vangard displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Vangard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tang connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tang throws a hook to the side of Vangard 's head but Vangard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Some wild striking there from Vangard .
Vangard takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Some bone on bone action there as Vangard checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Vangard avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Vangard misses the jab.
Vangard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vangard throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Vangard falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tang makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Vangard really felt that one!
Vangard is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tang throws a nice outside leg kick.
Vangard looks to score with a jab to the body but Tang is just out of range.
Tang moves out of range as Vangard strikes.
Tang is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Vangard sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Tang misses the shot to the body.
Vangard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tang connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vangard . Tang does a little dance to reset his feet.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tang.
A slapping body kick lands there for Tang.
That kick from Tang tenderised Vangard 's leg. Vangard is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tang lands with a nice body kick.
Tang lands a leg kick that knocks Vangard off balance momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tang, right into the meat.
Tang stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tang throws out a powerful jab.
Nice body kick from Tang.
Vangard moves out of range of the body kick.
Tang slips under a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vangard . Tang does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vangard looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Vangard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tang.
Vangard 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Vangard crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Tang - the referee stops the clock and Vangard gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Tang. Vangard manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Vangard misses with an uppercut

and Tang moves into the clinch.
Vangard prevents a body shot from Tang.
Tang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vangard tries to score a body lock takedown but Tang shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Tang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vangard takes a shot to the head.
Tang lands a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wu Tang dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ross Vangard '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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Tang chopping away at his opponent's legs.
You can see that Vangard has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Tang tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vangard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Decent striking displayed by Vangard there.
Tang throws a leg kick which misses Vangard 's front leg but catches the back leg as Vangard tries to avoid it.
Tang showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vangard .
Vangard misses with an uppercut.
Tang feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Vangard 's calf.
Tang looks to throw the jab but Vangard is out of range.
Tang misses with a body kick.
Tang is looking to score with low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vangard looks to land a combination but Tang avoids it well.
Tang tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tang scores with a sloppy right hand. Vangard should have avoided that one.
Tang misses with a hook. Vangard ducked under it nicely.
Tang scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vangard throws a series of punches but Tang avoids them all with ease.
Tang defending well as Vangard loads up on a big left hand.
Vangard throws a combination that misses
and Tang makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Vangard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vangard throws a hook but Tang avoids it easily.
Decent striking displayed by Tang there.
Vangard throws a lazy uppercut
and Vangard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A shot to the body from Vangard misses
and Tang counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tang dips to his left and cracks Vangard with an uppercut!

Vangard is rocked!
Vangard throws the left hand but Tang avoids the punch easily.
Vangard is still on wobbly legs! Can Tang finish him?
Tang lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Vangard seems to have recovered his senses.

Tang lands a big shot that drops Vangard ! Can he finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tang wants to control from the top but Vangard keeps moving.
Tang won't allow Vangard to sweep him here.
Wu Tang is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tang forces his way into half guard.
Tang controlling the action here.
Vangard moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Ross Vangard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tang looking to pass the guard.
Tang's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Tang with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vangard is trying to keep Tang in close.
Tang trying to control but Vangard is working from the bottom.

Vangard is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tang is aware though and is defending well.
Vangard looking to control.
Tang controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Tang keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Tang - that will leave a mark!
Vangard has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Tang.
Tang throws a hook but Vangard avoids it easily.
Vangard swinging wildly here.
Tang looks to land a body kick but Vangard moved away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vangard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vangard has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tang. Vangard shrugs it off though.
Tang stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tang ducks under a wild hook from Vangard .
Tang connects with a leg kick. Vangard looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Vangard throws a right and a left that Tang avoids nicely.
Vangard misses with a few strikes there.
Tang lands a leg kick that knocks Vangard off balance momentarily.
Vangard misses with a looping left.
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!
Tang avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vangard throws a hook but Tang blocks it.
Tang is looking to slow Vangard down with leg kicks.
Tang lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wu Tang showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tang has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wu Tang!
Wu Tang spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.