PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Murtaz Vatsadze (ranked 470 p4p, 3314 weight class) and Iron Fist (ranked 77 p4p, 416 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
Fist

186 cm
27
205
10 - 4 - 0

193 cm
25
200
2 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine

Dangerous GnP
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 10 - 4 - 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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Iron Fist!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, David Hoff and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fist takes one to the chin there.
Fist dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fist throws a body punch but Vatsadze moves out of range.

Vatsadze moves into the clinch.
Vatsadze lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fist backwards.
Vatsadze lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fist wants to break the clinch but can't.
Still in the clinch, Vatsadze scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vatsadze misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fist wants to get back to striking at distance but Vatsadze won't allow it.
Fist takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vatsadze.
A short body shot lands from Vatsadze as the two fighters clinch.
Vatsadze lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vatsadze looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Vatsadze keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fist's efforts to push away.
Vatsadze works on Fist's body with a couple of short punches.
Vatsadze working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vatsadze lands a shoulder strike.

Fist is rocked!
Vatsadze misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fist is still on wobbly legs! Can Vatsadze finish him?
Fist blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vatsadze misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vatsadze working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vatsadze.
Vatsadze fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vatsadze pushes Fist back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Vatsadze fails to land.
Vatsadze misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vatsadze.
Fist blocking some punches.
Vatsadze tries a knee to the head but Fist blocks it.
Fist blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fist blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vatsadze misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vatsadze throws a head punch that misses.
Vatsadze working aggressively here.
Vatsadze misses with some punches.
Fist seems to have recovered his senses.
A shot in the inside from Vatsadze.
Fist takes a shot to the head.
Vatsadze lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Vatsadze has Fist pressed against the cage, preventing Fist from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fist.
Fist wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Vatsadze has Fist pressed against the cage, preventing Fist from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Vatsadze turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Vatsadze manages to end up in side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vatsadze is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Fist tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Vatsadze working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fist wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Vatsadze is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Fist's shoulder. That is not cool.
Fist is looking to reverse the position.
Vatsadze slows the pace down.
Fist wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Fist tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Vatsadze wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Fist is still trying to improve position.
Vatsadze controls the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fist is trying to improve his position.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Vatsadze clinches.
Fist throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Vatsadze working aggressively here.
Vatsadze lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vatsadze misses with some punches.
Fist wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Vatsadze lands an uppercut.
Fist takes a shot to the head.
Vatsadze lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vatsadze.
Fist wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Vatsadze lands a big right hand that drops Fist! The killer instinct kicks in and Vatsadze finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Vatsadze!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Murtaz Vatsadze!
Murtaz Vatsadze looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'There can be only one! Next!'.