PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Waste Of Vip (ranked 3528 p4p, 401 weight class) and Leonard Howell (ranked 4702 p4p, 477 weight class). Waste Of Vip is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Of Vip
vs
Howell

190 cm
21
190 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

188 cm
28
201 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Good gas tank

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 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Waste Of Vip!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leonard Howell!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Anthony Taglia and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howell looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Of Vip definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Howell avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Of Vip slips under a jab from Howell.

Howell closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.

Of Vip's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Howell doesn't manage to clinch there - Of Vip circles away.
Nice jab there from Of Vip.
Of Vip looks to score with a jab to the body but Howell is just out of range.
Howell shoots in looking for a takedown but Of Vip manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Howell's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Of Vip jabs Howell to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Howell shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Of Vip as he jumps to the side.
Waste Of Vip has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leonard Howell.
Of Vip misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Of Vip swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Howell slips a straight right by Of Vip.
Of Vip misses with a two punch combination.
Of Vip connects with a crisp jab.
Waste Of Vip seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Of Vip misses with a straight left.
Of Vip moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Of Vip misses with a hook.
Howell shoots in but no luck this time.
Of Vip plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

It looks like Leonard Howell has been cut.
Howell shoots for a takedown but Of Vip saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Howell shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Of Vip as he jumps to the side.
Of Vip lands with a nice body punch.
Of Vip checks a leg kick.
Of Vip was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Of Vip connects with an inside leg kick.
Of Vip throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Howell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Of Vip dips to his left and cracks Howell with an uppercut!
Of Vip fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Howell looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Of Vip scores with a jab to the jaw.
Howell shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Of Vip pinned against the ropes. Of Vip gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Of Vip throws out a loose jab but Howell uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Of Vip throws a good cross that connects.
Howell on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Of Vip works over Howell's head and body with a nice combination.
Of Vip throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Howell stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Howell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Of Vip throws out the jab.
Howell drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Of Vip defends it well.
Of Vip moves into range and connects with a jab.
Of Vip tests Howell's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Of Vip fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Howell looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Howell ducks under a wild hook from Of Vip.
Waste Of Vip is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Howell doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Of Vip lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Of Vip just misses with a punch to the body.
Of Vip scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Howell looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nice jab there from Of Vip.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Howell.
Howell checks a leg kick.
Of Vip swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Howell shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Of Vip counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Of Vip takes a swing at Howell's ribcage but misses.
Howell tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Howell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Of Vip.
Howell has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Howell there as he acknowledges the shot.
Howell fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Howell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Of Vip lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Howell throws a sloppy head kick and Of Vip moves out of range easily.
Of Vip will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Of Vip misses with a straight left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howell checks a leg kick.
Howell drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Of Vip defends it well.

Howell scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An elbow from Howell crashes against the mat.
Howell lands an elbow.
Howell lands some shots froms side control.
Howell is putting a hurting on Of Vip here, landing some big shots from side control.
Howell working the ground and pound.
Of Vip knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Howell on the ground.
Howell is chipping away with strikes.
Howell has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Of Vip wants to control but Howell postures up.
Of Vip holding on.
Howell lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Of Vip tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Waste Of Vip dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leonard Howell's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

The fight stays on the outside here - Howell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Of Vip takes a swing at Howell's ribcage but misses.
We've been informed that Howell has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Of Vip swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Howell with the counter takedown but Of Vip avoids it easily.
Howell takes a swing at Of Vip's ribcage but misses.
Of Vip throws a leg kick that is checked

and Howell counters with a shoot takedown. Of Vip fights it but they end up in guard.
Howell throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Of Vip working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Howell.
Howell postures up and lands a big shot to Of Vip's brow.
Howell sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Of Vip controls Howell momentarily but Howell frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Howell working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Howell wants to control from the top but Of Vip keeps moving.
Howell throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Of Vip wants to improve his position but instead Howell has moved into half guard.
Howell working over Of Vip with some ground and pound. Of Vip looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Howell prevents Of Vip from improving his position.
Howell is keen to just control but Of Vip is a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howell not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Howell is thwarting Of Vip's attempts to control the position.
Of Vip is looking to improve his position.
Howell works his way into full mount!
Of Vip wants to hold on but Howell pushes him away.

Howell working for a submission but Of Vip is keeping him at bay.
Of Vip tries to lock up and control but Howell gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howell raining down hammerfists from mount.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Howell prevents Of Vip from getting the reversal.
Howell landing strikes, looking to finish!
Howell with the ground and pound from mount.
Howell looking to control but Of Vip is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Howell is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Of Vip can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Howell breaks from Of Vip's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Howell landing punches.
Howell mounts Of Vip! Really nice guard pass there!

Howell is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Of Vip is surviving well by controlling Howell's body position as best he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howell working the ground and pound effectively.
Of Vip tries to hold on but Howell pushes him away.
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!
Of Vip on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Of Vip tries to get out of the position.
Howell has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Of Vip's face.

Of Vip is rocked!

Howell with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Of Vip is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Howell can do to turn this around?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Howell trying to control but Of Vip is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leonard Howell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Leonard Howell's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Some bone on bone action there as Howell checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Howell looks to land a combination. Of Vip sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Of Vip keeps the fight on the outside.
Howell closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A leg kick checked by Of Vip.
Howell misses with a wild combination.
A big right from Of Vip misses.
Howell tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Of Vip swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Of Vip ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Howell moves away.
Of Vip swats away the attempt to clinch by Howell.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Of Vip lands a nice looking body shot.
Howell looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Of Vip is fending him off so far but Howell persists. Nope, Of Vip circles away and we're back to standing.
No joy there for Of Vip, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Howell feints the counter takedown.
Of Vip tests Howell's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Howell misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Howell throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Of Vip's waist but Of Vip gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Howell off to one side.
Waste Of Vip has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leonard Howell.
Of Vip swats away the attempt to clinch by Howell.
Of Vip works over Howell's head and body with a nice combination.
A clash of legs there as Howell blocks the low kick.
Of Vip lands with a cross.
Waste Of Vip is winning the standup battle so far.
Of Vip misses with an uppercut.
Howell replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Of Vip blocks it well.
Howell will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Of Vip works Howell's body with a nice hook.
Of Vip fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Howell ducks under a wild hook from Of Vip.
Howell on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Of Vip tries to land a leg kick but Howell saw it coming and moves away.
Howell on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Howell shoots in for a takedown but Of Vip shows good takedown defense.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Howell moves forwards but Of Vip connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Of Vip looks to score with a jab to the body but Howell is just out of range.
Of Vip throws a body punch but Howell moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Howell checks a leg kick.
Howell shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Of Vip pinned against the ropes. Of Vip gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Howell is trying hard to land a takedown here. Of Vip sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Of Vip's jab looks to have found its range, popping Howell under the eye.

Howell feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Of Vip has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Howell off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Howell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheers as Of Vip lands an impressive looking overhand right. Howell doesn't seem phased though.
Howell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Of Vip rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Howell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Of Vip loads up on a big right hand but Howell slips the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Howell.
Of Vip does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Howell feints the counter takedown.
Of Vip throws a half hearted mid kick.
Of Vip will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Howell looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Of Vip is fending him off so far but Howell persists. Nope, Of Vip circles away and we're back to standing.
Of Vip thows a left - swing and a miss!
Howell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Of Vip leaves Howell with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Of Vip tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Howell moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A combination from Howell does no damage.
Left hook, right uppercut from Of Vip.
Of Vip moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Howell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Of Vip dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Howell is looking to slow Of Vip down with leg kicks.
Howell tries to clinch there but Of Vip circles away.
Of Vip throws a body shot but no joy.
Of Vip missing with a left hand there. Howell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Of Vip misses with a jab to the body
and Howell counters with a two punch combo.
Howell has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Of Vip looks to land a body kick but Howell moved away.
Howell tries to counter by closing the distance.
Of Vip misses the shot to the body.
Of Vip throws a body punch but Howell moves out of range.
Howell on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Of Vip checks the leg kick nicely there.
Of Vip swings for the body but Howell moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Howell closes the distance and clinches up with Of Vip, looking for a takedown. Howell pushes Of Vip against the ropes but Of Vip circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Leonard Howell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Of Vip keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Leonard Howell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Of Vip cracks Howell with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Howell avoids a punch combination nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Waste Of Vip showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Of Vip has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight for Waste Of Vip!
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight for Waste Of Vip!
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight for Waste Of Vip!

Waste Of Vip wins by unanimous decision!