PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmie Vinge (ranked 203 p4p, 102 weight class) and Borowa Gora (ranked 36 p4p, 18 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Vinge
vs
Gora

190 cm
25
205
10 - 0 - 0

194 cm
30
213
17 - 2 - 0

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World class boxer
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Good wrestler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jimmie Vinge!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Borowa Gora!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gora slips a jab from Vinge.
Gora misses with a looping left.
Vinge misses with a body shot
and Gora counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vinge connects with a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Vinge.
Jimmie Vinge seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vinge misses with a lunging right hand
and Gora counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Vinge thinking.
Vinge on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gora. Gora obviously looking to wear him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gora lands with a short punch from the clinch.
I was talking to Vinge's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Gora scores with a shoulder strike.
Gora working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vinge blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Vinge.
Gora blocks an uppercut.
Gora swings wildly with an uppercut but Vinge uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Gora fails to land.
A hook to the body from Gora.
Vinge misses with the head strike.

Gora breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gora looks to land a left hand but Vinge moved out of range nicely.
Gora lands a nice shot that snaps Vinge's head back.
Vinge catches Gora with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Vinge fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gora walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gora throws a hook to the side of Vinge's head but Vinge sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vinge slips a straight right by Gora.
Vinge rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gora counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A low kick from Vinge is predictable there
and Gora counters with a low kick, right behind Vinge 's knee.
Gora takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Vinge throws a leg kick which misses Gora's front leg but catches the back leg as Gora tries to avoid it.
Gora slips under a jab from Vinge.
Vinge throws a head kick that misses
and Gora cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gora wants to clinch up but Vinge keeps it at a distance.
Vinge looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Vinge lands a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gora swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vinge throws a jab but it's blocked by Gora.
Gora appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Vinge lands a body shot.
Gora slips a jab from Vinge.
A little jabbing left from Gora on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Vinge uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gora.
Vinge was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Vinge misses with a lunging right hand
and Gora connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vinge misses with a leg kick.
It seemed like Gora was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gora looks to land a combination but Vinge avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gora throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vinge counters with a low kick, right behind Gora 's knee.
Vinge misses with an uppercut.

Gora gets a clinch.
Gora working aggressively here.
Vinge scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gora.
A shot in the inside from Gora.
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!
A head punch on the inside from Gora fails to land.
Gora's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gora misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vinge swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vinge scores with a hook to the body.

Gora breaks the clinch.
Vinge is looking to chop away at Gora's legs.
Gora fails to land with a series of punches.
Vinge was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Borowa Gora dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Gora misses with a jab to the body
enabling Vinge to counter with a crisp jab.
Gora ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gora on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gora tries a head kick but it misses.
Vinge misses with an uppercut.
Gora throws a leg kick but Vinge sees it coming and moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Vinge misses its target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Gora misses.
Gora loads up on a big right hand but Vinge slips the punch.
Vinge misses with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vinge misses with a hook to the body
and Gora counters with an outside leg kick.
Vinge misses with a body shot
and Vinge takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gora misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vinge.
Borowa Gora seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vinge lands a jab to the nose.
Vinge avoids the body shot from Gora.
Vinge throws a looping overhand right but Gora ducks down to avoid it.
Vinge keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gora.
Gora on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vinge. Vinge obviously looking to wear him down.
Vinge uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gora.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gora misses with a double jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Vinge misses its target.
Vinge throws a looping overhand right but Gora ducks down to avoid it.
Gora keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vinge.
Gora swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Vinge lands with a hook. Gora tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Vinge throws a poor cross that misses
and Vinge takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gora slips under a jab from Vinge.
Gora throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Vinge counters with an outside leg kick.
Gora ducks under a wild hook from Vinge.
Vinge moves out of range of the body kick.
Vinge is looking to counter with a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Vinge misses the target.
Vinge throws a right hand that misses
and Gora cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gora tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Vinge scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Vinge moves out of range of the body kick.
Vinge is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gora.
Vinge bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gora's head backwards.
A good leg kick by Gora.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gora ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Vinge moves into the clinch.
Gora lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vinge blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vinge misses with some punches.
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!

Gora manages to break the clinch.
Gora takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gora tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vinge was well out of range. Poor timing from Gora.
Vinge chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Vinge throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gora feints and then cracks Vinge's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vinge down.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jimmie Vinge will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Gora connects with a body shot.
Gora thuds a left hand into Vinge's body.
Vinge tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gora was well out of range. Poor timing from Vinge.
Gora appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Gora misses with a body punch
and Vinge connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gora. Vinge does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gora throws a hook but Vinge blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vinge. That's going to slow Gora down.
Vinge scores with a nice head shot.
Gora swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vinge fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

Gora instigates a clinch.
Gora's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A short left from Gora.
Gora blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vinge misses with the head strike.

Gora pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vinge lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Vinge with the inside leg kick.
Vinge lunges at Gora with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gora's hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gora misses with a jab to the body
and Vinge counters with a nice uppercut.
Vinge punishes Gora's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Vinge cracks Gora with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Gora looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Vinge finish him?

Gora is rocked!
Vinge throws a pinpoint strike between Gora's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Gora crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Vinge scores a great knockout victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jimmie Vinge!
Jimmie Vinge retains his light heavyweight title!
Jimmie Vinge decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.