PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vic Vantrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Repa Tiitti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tiitti has chosen AC/DC Back in Black as his entrance music. Vic Vantrell could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Repa Tiitti's chin.

Vantrell
vs
Tiitti

179 cm
39
180 lbs
13 - 17 - 0

182 cm
25
175 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
KO power

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 13 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vic Vantrell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Repa Tiitti!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Daniel Blasius and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tiitti gets tackled into the cage by Vantrell. Vantrell maintains the clinch.
Tiitti jumps guard but Vantrell turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Vantrell is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Tiitti gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

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

Tiitti shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Tiitti showed some decent athleticism there.
Vantrell trying to control from the bottom.
Vantrell is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Vantrell gets back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Tiitti got a little sloppy there for a moment and Vantrell has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tiitti has managed to get both his arms back between Vantrell's legs - danger averted.
Vantrell working a defensive guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vantrell keeping full guard, as Tiitti tries to pass.
Vantrell thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Vantrell looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tiitti throwing strikes from guard but Vantrell blocks nicely.
Tiitti tries to stand but Vantrell is controlling from the bottom.
Vantrell bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tiitti's guard.

Tiitti avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Vantrell working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vantrell is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Vantrell is looking to work some ground and pound but Tiitti has wrist control.
Vantrell has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Tiitti looking for a sweep. Not yet Tiitti, not yet.
Tiitti controlling the position.
Vantrell postures up in Tiitti's guard and throws a big left but Tiitti blocks it.
Tiitti wants to stand up but Vantrell is controlling him.
Vantrell distracts Tiitti with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Vantrell content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Vantrell missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Vantrell throwing strikes from guard but Tiitti blocks nicely.
Vantrell wants to control from the top but Tiitti keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vantrell content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Vantrell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tiitti works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Tiitti has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Vantrell is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Vantrell fails to pull guard.
Tiitti looking for a takedown.
Vantrell keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tiitti's efforts to push away.
Vantrell is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tiitti pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vic Vantrell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vantrell is looking to take this one to the mat.
Tiitti prevents a takedown attempt there.

Tiitti gets control of Vantrell's arms and successfully pulls guard. Tiitti will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Vantrell not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vantrell trying to control the position from guard on top but Tiitti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tiitti pulls Vantrell in close to prevent any damage.
Vantrell with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Vantrell looking to pass the guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tiitti can do anything to dispel that myth.
Vantrell connects with a couple of short punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vantrell won't allow Tiitti to sweep him here.
Tiitti working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vantrell.
Vantrell missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Repa Tiitti will probably get the nod.
That's time! Vantrell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Tiitti!
Vantrell dives in for a single leg takedown but Tiitti sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Tiitti misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vantrell takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Vantrell is looking to clinch but Tiitti is avoiding it.
A bone on bone clash there as Vantrell blocks the leg kick.
Vantrell appears to be looking for a big counter.
Tiitti looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vantrell appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Vantrell blocks a head kick by Tiitti.
Vantrell seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiitti throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Repa Tiitti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice takedown defense from Vantrell. No joy for Tiitti on that attempt.
Vantrell tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Tiitti manages to circle out of the way.
Tiitti fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vantrell appears to be looking for a big counter.

Vantrell shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Vantrell showed some decent athleticism there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiitti tries to get to full guard but Vantrell has control of the leg.
Vantrell thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Vantrell in particular looking to stall.
Tiitti has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Vantrell stops Tiitti from getting back to his feet.
Tiitti trying to control but Vantrell postures up.
Vantrell looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Tiitti with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Vantrell is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Tiitti defends it well.
Vic Vantrell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Vantrell is thwarting Tiitti's attempts to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Vantrell is looking for a kimura but Tiitti is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Vantrell to get the leverage.
Tiitti is trying to control but Vantrell manages to pass to mount!

Vantrell quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Vantrell but it's paid off an Tiitti is forced to tap! Nice work by Vantrell.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Vic Vantrell!
Vic Vantrell thanked the fans post fight for their support.