PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Vincent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tao Ren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ren has chosen Frozen Cross - Heart of Heroine as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Vincent
vs
Ren

195 cm
23
250 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

225 cm
19
265 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Vincent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tao Ren!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ren throws a right hand that Vincent ducks under and follows up with a left that Vincent also avoids with ease.
Vincent swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ren swinging wilding here.
Vincent misses with an uppercut.
Vincent tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vincent drops Ren with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Ren looks back up at him and smiles so Vincent waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

It looks like Tao Ren has been cut.
Ren closes the distance looking to clinch
and Vincent counters with a nice body shot.
Ren looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vincent looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Vincent throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ren stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Vincent looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ren is fending him off so far but Vincent persists. Nope, Ren circles away and we're back to standing.
Vincent fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vincent dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ren takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Vincent pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ren tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Vincent counters by clinching up.
Ren keeps control of Vincent as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Vincent's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Vincent clinches.
Vincent is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vincent lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ren keeps control of Vincent as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Vincent pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vincent is looking to clinch.

Vincent clinches up against the cage.
Vincent wants to break free but Ren has control.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ren.
Vincent with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vincent is leaning against Ren and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Vincent tries to break the clinch but Ren is controlling the position.
Vincent tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ren smiles and moves away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Vincent wants to clinch up but Ren keeps it at a distance.
Vincent misses with the combination.
Vincent scores with a jab. Ren acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Vincent throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vincent wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
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!
Ren closes the distance looking to clinch
and Vincent counters with a nice kick to the body.
Vincent throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vincent shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Vincent. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ren throws a combination that misses
and Vincent counters with a left and a right that stings Ren.
Ren tries to clinch up

and Vincent holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Vincent pulls Ren into guard.
Vincent throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Ren really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Vincent. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Vincent is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Vincent decides to return to a standing position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vincent wants to clinch.
Vincent fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ren avoids it really well and circles away.
Vincent is looking to wear down Ren with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Vincent works Ren's body with a nice hook.
Vincent stalks Ren and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ren's face. Ren staggers backwards, shaken.
Vincent scores with a hook to the body. Ren takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tao Ren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vincent lands a nice shot to the body.

Vincent has managed to clinch.

Vincent breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ren misses with a double jab

and Vincent moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vincent is looking to break free of the clinch but Ren has double underhooks.
Vincent is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Vincent can't break the clinch.

Vincent pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Vincent pushes Ren up against the cage in a clinch.
Ren swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Ren fails to land.
Vincent lands a body punch.
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!
Ren wants to stall.

Vincent breaks the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Vincent looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vincent misses with a looping right.
Ren wants to clinch but Vincent slips to the side
and Ren takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Vincent dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tao Ren's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Ren with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vincent to score with a decent uppercut.
Vincent shoots in but Ren avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Vincent tries to clinch but Ren moves away

and Ren counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ren.

Vincent's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Vincent closes the distance and pushes Ren back into the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Vincent looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ren lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Vincent or not.
Ren wants to stall.
Ren gets underhooks to prevent Vincent's takedown attempt.
Ren misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vincent is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ren can do to turn this around?
Vincent looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ren is breathing heavily.
Ren misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vincent wants to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Vincent's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Vincent.

Vincent pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ren tries to close the distance and clinch but Vincent swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ren darts in trying to clinch

and Vincent counters with a single leg into guard. Ren didn't expect that.
Ren preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Vincent stands up from Ren's guard - Vincent perhaps looking for a knockout.
Vincent pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vincent tries to clinch up

and Ren counters by clinching up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Vincent escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vincent wants to clinch.
Ren throws a series of punches but Vincent moves out of range.
Michael Vincent is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ren looks to clinch
and Vincent counters with a thumping low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vincent shoots in for a double leg but Ren sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Vincent. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Vincent clinches up against the cage.
Vincent is trying to break free.
Ren misses with a body punch.
Vincent wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ren goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Vincent escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vincent will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Vincent moves into range and clinches up with Ren.
Ren struggles to land a body shot inside as Vincent controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ren misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Ren.
Ren misses with a punch to the body.
Ren swings wildly with an uppercut but Vincent uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vincent is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Vincent tries to break the clinch but Ren is controlling the position.
Ren has a couple of punches blocked by Vincent.
Vincent is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ren keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vincent's efforts to push away.
Vincent looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ren scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vincent works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ren lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ren wants to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Vincent breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ren is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vincent throws a head kick that misses.
Ren wants to clinch
and Vincent counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nice straight punches there by Vincent. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Vincent.
Ren tries to clinch
letting Vincent counter with a right hand.
Vincent misses with a takedown attempt - Ren sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ren wants to clinch up but Vincent keeps it at a distance.
Vincent is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Michael Vincent is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ren looks to clinch
and Vincent counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vincent looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A punch combination from Vincent misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Vincent dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tao Ren's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Ren dodges the punch combination from Vincent.
Vincent misses with a few strikes there.
Ren takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Vincent tries to bum rush Ren with a series of wild strikes but Ren uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ren wants to clinch
and Vincent counters with a left and a right that stings Ren.

Ren clinches up with Vincent and pushes him back against the cage.
Ren tries to stall but Vincent uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ren misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Vincent throws an elbow but misses.
Ren keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vincent's efforts to push away.
Ren misses with a hook from the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ren is pushing Vincent up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Vincent breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vincent fails with an attempt to clinch.
No joy there for Vincent, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vincent misses with a head kick.
Vincent misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vincent misses with a two punch combination.
Ren wants to clinch
and Vincent counters with a stiff right hand.
Ren swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ren is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ren moves out of range of the body kick from Vincent.
Vincent throws a hook but Ren avoids it easily.
Vincent looks to score with a jab to the body but Ren is just out of range.

Ren has managed to clinch.
Ren avoiding damage.
Ren goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Vincent escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Vincent lunges at Ren with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ren's hand.
Tao Ren is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vincent thows a body shot but no joy.
Vincent closes the distance but Ren moves to the side
letting Ren counter with a right hand.
Vincent wants to clinch but Ren slips to the side

and Ren moves into the clinch.
Ren has Vincent pushed against the cage.
Ren has Vincent pressed against the cage, preventing Vincent from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ren lands a shot to the body.
Vincent wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ren has him pressed against the cage.
Ren misses with a punch to the body.

Vincent manages to break the clinch.
Vincent throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vincent swats away the attempt to clinch by Ren.
Ren closes the distance but Vincent moves to the side

and Vincent counters by clinching up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Vincent manages to break the clinch.
Vincent throws a nice looking combination but Ren bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vincent wants to clinch.
Vincent shoots in for a takedown but Ren shows good takedown defense.
No joy there for Ren, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ren tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vincent swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ren moves in looking to clinch but Vincent pushes him off.
Ren tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vincent swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ren tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vincent swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ren slaps away a takedown attempt from Vincent, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ren wants to clinch.
Michael Vincent is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ren wants to clinch but Vincent slips to the side

and Vincent holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ren slows down the pace here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Tao Ren has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ren swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ren creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ren misses with a punch on the inside.
Ren tries to work over Vincent's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ren's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ren tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ren throws a punch but it's blocked by Vincent.
Ren tries to work over Vincent's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ren misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ren misses with a punch on the inside.
Vincent lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ren.
Ren has a couple of punches blocked by Vincent.
Ren swings wildly with an uppercut but Vincent uses good head movement to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Vincent showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vincent 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:26
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Vincent!