PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tiaoali Lvavatai (ranked 1336 p4p, 1315 weight class) and Prince McVicker (ranked 96 p4p, 94 weight class). Lvavatai comes to the cage accompanied by You Can Get It If You Really Want. Tiaoali Lvavatai is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Lvavatai
vs
McVicker

171 cm
31
144
15 - 14 - 1

164 cm
28
141
15 - 6 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Savage Fightwear

Bondi MMA ðŸï¸

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tiaoali Lvavatai !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Prince McVicker!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Seu Braga and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

McVicker closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Lvavatai manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. McVicker keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
McVicker has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lvavatai is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Lvavatai looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
McVicker looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lvavatai is trying to break the clinch but McVicker has him pressed against the cage.
McVicker tries to pull guard but Lvavatai won't allow it.
McVicker stalling the fight.
Lvavatai is looking to break free of the clinch but McVicker has double underhooks.

Lvavatai manages to break the clinch.
Lvavatai throws a hook but McVicker blocks it.
McVicker drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Lvavatai defends it well.
Lvavatai misses with an uppercut.
McVicker is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lvavatai with a body shot.
Lvavatai misses with an uppercut.

McVicker scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Lvavatai manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. McVicker keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lvavatai is trying to force a seperation but McVicker has the dominant position.
Lvavatai is looking to break free of the clinch but McVicker has double underhooks.

Lvavatai escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McVicker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lvavatai .
McVicker connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lvavatai tries a head kick but it misses.
A jab from Lvavatai misses.
McVicker misses with a body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Lvavatai misses the target.
Lvavatai throws out a leg kick but McVicker moves out of range and Lvavatai only half commits.
Lvavatai misses with an uppercut
and McVicker counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lvavatai thinking.
A jab from Lvavatai misses.
We've been told by Lvavatai 's head coaches at Kalashnikov ELITE MMA Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
McVicker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lvavatai .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Lvavatai .
A head kick by Lvavatai misses
and McVicker counters with a right hand to the body.
McVicker moves out of range as Lvavatai strikes.
McVicker takes one to the chin there.
Tiaoali Lvavatai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lvavatai stuffs the takedown attempt from McVicker. McVicker gets slowly back to his feet.
Tiaoali Lvavatai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Prince McVicker.
Lvavatai motions for McVicker to come forward. Lvavatai throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A swing and a miss from Lvavatai .
Lvavatai lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Lvavatai lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McVicker circles away quickly and effectively.
Lvavatai throws a combination that misses

and McVicker counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
McVicker stalls.

Lvavatai manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lvavatai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice cross by Lvavatai .

McVicker 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.
Lvavatai is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and McVicker dives into side control.

An elbow from McVicker crashes against the mat.
McVicker tries to move into full mount but can't pass Lvavatai 's legs.
McVicker slows the pace down.
Lvavatai is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McVicker tries to move to full mount but Lvavatai actually manages to regain half guard.
Nice strikes from McVicker there.
McVicker perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Lvavatai is looking to escape.
Lvavatai is refusing to be controlled, as McVicker sits in half guard.

Lvavatai is defending against the submission attempts here by McVicker.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
McVicker wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lvavatai keeps working.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tiaoali Lvavatai dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Lvavatai throws a lazy right hand but McVicker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McVicker connects with a single shot there.
Tiaoali Lvavatai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lvavatai throws an overhand right that lands on McVicker's shoulder, as McVicker tries to avoid the shot.
Lvavatai swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McVicker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McVicker throws a jab but it's blocked by Lvavatai .
Tiaoali Lvavatai is winning the standup battle so far.
Lvavatai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lvavatai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McVicker throws out the jab.
McVicker looks to land a left hand but Lvavatai moved out of range nicely.
Lvavatai throws a lazy right hand but McVicker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tiaoali Lvavatai is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lvavatai cracks McVicker with an open hand slap.
McVicker slips a straight right by Lvavatai .
A jab from Lvavatai does it's job there.
Lvavatai lands a jab to the nose.
Lvavatai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McVicker throws an overhand right that lands on Lvavatai 's shoulder, as Lvavatai tries to avoid the shot.
Lvavatai throws a push kick but McVicker slaps the foot to one side.
Lvavatai throws a low kick but McVicker moves out of range easily.
McVicker slips a jab from Lvavatai .
McVicker throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lvavatai throws a leg kick

and McVicker counters with a single leg into guard. Lvavatai didn't expect that.
Lvavatai keeping full guard, as McVicker tries to pass.
Lvavatai wants to get back to his feet but McVicker is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lvavatai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McVicker can do to turn this around?
McVicker wants to control from the top but Lvavatai keeps moving.
McVicker scoring with punches to the head and body.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lvavatai working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from McVicker.
McVicker controls from within his opponent's guard.
McVicker throwing strikes but missing.
McVicker prevents Lvavatai from getting back to his feet.
Prince McVicker has got the better of the ground game so far.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
McVicker slips under a jab from Lvavatai .
McVicker tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Lvavatai lands with a thumping leg kick.

McVicker shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McVicker trying to control the action but Lvavatai is working from the bottom.
McVicker takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
McVicker tries to pass the half guard into mount. Lvavatai knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Lvavatai pushes McVicker off but McVicker dives into side control.
Lvavatai is trying to buck McVicker off.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
McVicker moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
McVicker working the ground and pound.
McVicker landing a few strikes.
Lvavatai is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
McVicker scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Lvavatai to see if he's OK.
McVicker working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
McVicker trying to control the action but Lvavatai is working from the bottom.
McVicker cracks Lvavatai with a big right hand but Lvavatai just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Prince McVicker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

McVicker wants to land a leg kick but Lvavatai is out of range.
McVicker lands a head shot.

McVicker scores with a takedown into Lvavatai 's guard.

Lvavatai scrambles and gets back to his feet.
A nice leg kick from Lvavatai , right into the meat of the thigh.
Lvavatai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McVicker connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lvavatai . Lvavatai circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
McVicker with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McVicker throws a shot to the body.

McVicker scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Lvavatai is trying to stand up here but McVicker is controlling him well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lvavatai has hold of McVicker's hands but McVicker slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Lvavatai is defending against the submission attempts here by McVicker.

McVicker looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

McVicker is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
McVicker working over Lvavatai with some ground and pound. Lvavatai looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Lvavatai pushes McVicker off looking to stand but McVicker dives back in and keeps control.
McVicker working Lvavatai over with strikes.
McVicker lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
McVicker wants to take a breather but Lvavatai is having none of it.
McVicker thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McVicker works his way into full mount!
McVicker lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
McVicker scoring with strikes but Lvavatai is staying in there.
McVicker controlling from the full mount.
Lvavatai in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
McVicker landing punches.
Lvavatai is squirming around, avoiding McVicker's attempts to control the action.
Lvavatai squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McVicker lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lvavatai hang on?
McVicker landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McVicker postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lvavatai looks a forlorn figure.
McVicker postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lvavatai looks a forlorn figure.
Lvavatai taking shots to the head.

Lvavatai is rocked!
Lvavatai is trying to stand.
McVicker wants to control the pace but Lvavatai is squirming around nicely.
Lvavatai wants to try and get back to his feet.
McVicker lands with some strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Prince McVicker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think McVicker has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Prince McVicker!
Prince McVicker decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.