PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Murtaz Vatsadze (ranked 625 p4p, 211 weight class) and Sonatane Veainu (ranked 91 p4p, 39 weight class). Vatsadze comes to the cage accompanied by Guerilla Radio/ R.A.M.. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Vatsadze
vs
Veainu

186 cm
26
205
8 - 2 - 0

177 cm
26
210
7 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Murtaz Vatsadze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sonatane Veainu!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Winston Alpacca and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vatsadze is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Veainu.
Vatsadze thows a left - swing and a miss!
A nice side step and Veainu releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Vatsadze connects with a body shot.
Vatsadze misses with a left hand
and Vatsadze takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

It looks like Murtaz Vatsadze has been cut.
Veainu throws a hook but Vatsadze avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Vatsadze misses the target.

Vatsadze instigates a clinch.
Veainu misses with some punches.
Veainu has a couple of punches blocked by Vatsadze.
Veainu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vatsadze looking to throw knees to the head but Veainu is blocking nicely.
Veainu lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vatsadze misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Veainu.
Veainu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vatsadze swings wildly with an uppercut but Veainu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Veainu is working Vatsadze over against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Veainu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Veainu lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Vatsadze.
Veainu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vatsadze has Veainu pushed against the cage.
Veainu throws a head punch that misses.
Veainu lands a nice uppercut.
Veainu tries to throw a body punch but Vatsadze avoids it by throwing Veainu back against the cage.
Vatsadze swings wildly with an uppercut but Veainu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vatsadze misses with a body punch.
Veainu lands a right hand.
Vatsadze lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vatsadze is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Vatsadze has a couple of punches blocked by Veainu.
Veainu can't break the clinch.
Veainu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Veainu wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vatsadze scores with a shoulder strike.
Vatsadze swings wildly with an uppercut but Veainu uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Vatsadze.
Vatsadze misses with a punch to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vatsadze misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vatsadze throws a punch but it's blocked by Veainu.
Veainu blocks a body shot from Vatsadze.
Veainu blocks a body shot from Vatsadze.
Vatsadze fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Veainu working hard to break the clinch.
I was talking to Vatsadze's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Nice body punch from Vatsadze - that landed with a thud.
Vatsadze lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Veainu backwards.
Vatsadze lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Veainu blocks an uppercut.
Vatsadze struggles to land a body shot inside as Veainu controls his hands.

Veainu manages to break the clinch.
Vatsadze ducks under a wild hook from Veainu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vatsadze throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Veainu on the side of the head.
Vatsadze fails with an attempt to clinch.
Veainu appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Vatsadze throws the left hand but Veainu avoids the punch easily.
Veainu is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Vatsadze with a body shot.
Vatsadze dives in and grabs Veainu's left leg, looking for a takedown. Veainu pushes down on Vatsadze's head and hops out.
Vatsadze slips under a jab from Veainu.
Vatsadze throws a body punch but Veainu moves out of range.
Veainu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Murtaz Vatsadze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Veainu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vatsadze.
Vatsadze throws a combination. Veainu tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Veainu throws the left hand but Vatsadze avoids the punch easily.
Vatsadze tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Veainu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Veainu is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Vatsadze.
Good work by Veainu as he checks the leg kick.
It seemed like Veainu was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Veainu looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Veainu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vatsadze cracks Veainu with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Vatsadze drives through and clinches with Veainu against the cage.
Vatsadze misses with a hook to the ribs.
Veainu misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vatsadze.
Vatsadze presses Veainu against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Vatsadze swings wildly with an uppercut but Veainu uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vatsadze.
Vatsadze tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vatsadze tries to throw a body punch but Veainu avoids it by throwing Vatsadze back against the cage.
Veainu struggles to land a body shot inside as Vatsadze controls his hands.
Vatsadze misses with a knee strike.
Vatsadze lands a hook that snaps the head of Veainu backwards.
Vatsadze tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vatsadze takes a shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Murtaz Vatsadze dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Murtaz Vatsadze's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Vatsadze fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Veainu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vatsadze.
Vatsadze throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Veainu counters with a straight right hand.
Vatsadze throws a hook but Veainu blocks it.
Veainu now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Vatsadze's corner calls for a 1-2. Vatsadze obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Vatsadze thuds a left hand into Veainu's body.
Veainu slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Vatsadze is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Veainu can do to turn this around?
Vatsadze pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Vatsadze misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vatsadze dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vatsadze moves out of range of the strikes.
Vatsadze moves out of range of the strikes.
Veainu lands a really nice looking cross but Vatsadze seems unphased.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vatsadze slips under a jab.
Vatsadze fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Vatsadze keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

Vatsadze fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Veainu, pushing him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vatsadze.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vatsadze.
Veainu misses with a body punch.
Vatsadze misses with an elbow strike.
Vatsadze is working Veainu over against the cage.
The referee calls for Vatsadze to work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Veainu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Veainu tries to break the clinch but Vatsadze is controlling the position.
Vatsadze lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Veainu throws a punch but it's blocked by Vatsadze.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vatsadze tries to work over Veainu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vatsadze doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vatsadze lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Veainu.
Veainu is breathing heavily.
Vatsadze misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vatsadze misses with a hook to the ribs.
Veainu throws a punch but it's blocked by Vatsadze.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vatsadze.
Vatsadze fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vatsadze throws a head punch that misses.
Vatsadze lands a body punch.
Vatsadze has a couple of punches blocked by Veainu.
Vatsadze throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Vatsadze lands a left hand that snaps the head of Veainu backwards.
Veainu avoids a wild elbow strike from Vatsadze.
Vatsadze lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vatsadze lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Vatsadze goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vatsadze.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vatsadze goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Veainu misses with the head strike.
Vatsadze tries to throw a body punch but Veainu avoids it by throwing Vatsadze back against the cage.
Vatsadze fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vatsadze lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Veainu backwards.
Vatsadze fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vatsadze tries a body shot but Veainu blocks it.
Vatsadze gets through Veainu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Vatsadze tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Veainu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Veainu.
Vatsadze scores with a shot to the side of Veainu's head.
A left hand lands to the body for Vatsadze.
Veainu blocking some punches.
Vatsadze throws a punch but it's blocked by Veainu.
Vatsadze throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Vatsadze pushes Veainu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vatsadze misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vatsadze stalls.
Vatsadze with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Veainu blocks an uppercut.
Vatsadze throws a punch but it's blocked by Veainu.
Vatsadze digs a right hand underneath Veainu's ribcage. Veainu let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A frustrated look appears on Veainu's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Vatsadze.
Vatsadze doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vatsadze misses with a punch on the inside.
Veainu misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Veainu.
Vatsadze lands with a right to the head.
Veainu misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vatsadze.
Veainu blocks an uppercut.
Vatsadze blocks an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Murtaz Vatsadze dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Murtaz Vatsadze's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Veainu takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Veainu throws a right hand that misses
and Vatsadze counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Veainu thinking.
Vatsadze stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nice sprawl there from Veainu as Vatsadze shoots in.
Vatsadze misses with a few strikes there.
Veainu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Veainu looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Vatsadze lands the left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vatsadze fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Veainu takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vatsadze bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Vatsadze instigates a clinch.
Vatsadze lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vatsadze lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vatsadze keeps control of Veainu as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Vatsadze fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vatsadze's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vatsadze.
Vatsadze lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Murtaz Vatsadze has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Vatsadze lands a right hand that snaps the head of Veainu backwards.
Veainu misses with some punches.
Veainu tries to work over Vatsadze's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vatsadze blocks an uppercut.
Vatsadze throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Veainus head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vatsadze.
Veainu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vatsadze throws a punch but it's blocked by Veainu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vatsadze misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Veainu prevents a body shot from Vatsadze.
Vatsadze struggles to land a body shot inside as Veainu controls his hands.
Vatsadze misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vatsadze blocks an uppercut.
Veainu working aggressively here.
Vatsadze lands a right hand.
Vatsadze pushes Veainu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vatsadze working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Vatsadze.
Vatsadze lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Veainu or not.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vatsadze.
Vatsadze tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Veainu's elbow.
Vatsadze tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Veainu's elbow.
Vatsadze lands a body punch in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vatsadze.
Vatsadze lands with a short shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vatsadze is leaning against Veainu and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Vatsadze looking to throw knees to the head but Veainu is blocking nicely.
Vatsadze stalling in the clinch.
Vatsadze misses with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vatsadze.
Vatsadze just leaning against Veainu, taking a breather.
Vatsadze misses with an elbow over the top.
Vatsadze tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vatsadze.
Murtaz Vatsadze is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A hook to the body from Vatsadze.
Veainu tries to work over Vatsadze's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Veainu takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Veainu fails to land.
Veainu has a couple of punches blocked by Vatsadze.
Veainu scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vatsadze goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vatsadze with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vatsadze misses with a punch to the body.
Veainu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vatsadze misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Vatsadze fails to land.
Veainu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Veainu working hard to break the clinch.
Veainu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Veainu lands a hook that snaps the head of Vatsadze backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Veainu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Veainu dodges an elbow strike from Vatsadze.
Vatsadze swings wildly with an uppercut but Veainu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sonatane Veainu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vatsadze lands a left hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Murtaz Vatsadze showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vatsadze 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Murtaz Vatsadze!
Post fight, an emotional Murtaz Vatsadze said 'Dude has guts coming over here and taking this fight but this is my fuckin house!'.