PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vanilla Ice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulo Koshcheck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koshcheck is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: To Be Loved-Papa Roach. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Ice
vs
Koshcheck

183 cm
24
183 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

200 cm
19
170 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Mundo Green - World Verde

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vanilla Ice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paulo Koshcheck!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ice swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Koshcheck slips a jab from Ice.
Koshcheck misses with a takedown attempt - Ice sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Koshcheck throws a sloppy head kick and Ice moves out of range easily.
Koshcheck moves out of range as Ice strikes.
Koshcheck keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ice misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koshcheck avoids the body shot from Ice.
Koshcheck slips a jab and a cross from Ice.
Ice misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Koshcheck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Ice, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Koshcheck throws a leg kick but Ice moved away.
Ice misses the shot to the body.
Koshcheck is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ice misses with a wild combination.
A slow jab from Ice misses its intended target.
Ice throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Koshcheck.
Koshcheck will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ice misses the shot to the body.
Ice throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's two 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.
Ice swings for the body but Koshcheck moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Koshcheck.
Ice throws a series of punches but Koshcheck avoids them all with ease.
Ice misses with a few strikes there.
Ice looks to land a right hand but Koshcheck moved out of range.
Ice throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ice misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ice throws a series of punches but Koshcheck moves out of range.
Koshcheck goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Koshcheck misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ice waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Koshcheck.
Koshcheck throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Koshcheck lands with a kick to the ribs.
Ice looks to score with a jab to the body but Koshcheck is just out of range.
Ice throws a body punch but Koshcheck moves out of range.
Koshcheck ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ice throws a series of punches but Koshcheck moves out of range.
A combination from Ice does no damage.
Vanilla Ice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koshcheck slips a straight right by Ice.

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.
Ice fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koshcheck manages to avoid it.
Koshcheck throws a head kick but Ice moves out of range.
Koshcheck moves out of range of the strikes.
Ice thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ice throws a series of punches but Koshcheck avoids them all with ease.
Ice tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Koshcheck avoids the body shot from Ice.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ice tries to bum rush Koshcheck with a series of wild strikes but Koshcheck uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ice scores with a decent looking hook.
Ice connects with a right hand. Koshcheck shakes it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Vanilla Ice will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Koshcheck throws a head kick that misses.
Ice takes a swing at Koshcheck's ribcage but misses.
Koshcheck explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ice looks to land a combination but Koshcheck avoids it well.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Koshcheck.
Ice misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good work by Ice as he checks the leg kick.
Ice ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Koshcheck moves away.
Ice takes a swing at Koshcheck's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ice will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ice lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Koshcheck circles away quickly and effectively.
Ice stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Koshcheck.
Ice throws a right and a left that Koshcheck avoids nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Koshcheck shoots in but Ice avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Koshcheck uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ice.
Koshcheck throws a push kick but Ice slaps the foot to one side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Nice defenses there by Koshcheck.
Ice swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Koshcheck keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ice.
Ice throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ice missing with a left hand there. Koshcheck was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ice throws a shot from downtown. Koshcheck moves away and avoids it.
Ice thuds a left hand into Koshcheck's body.
Koshcheck tries a low kick but Ice avoids it.
Koshcheck defending well as Ice loads up on a big left hand.
Ice swings for the body but Koshcheck moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ice just misses with a punch to the body.
Koshcheck uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ice.
Ice is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Koshcheck's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Koshcheck scores with a leg kick.
Vanilla Ice is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ice throws a nice looking combination but Koshcheck bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ice misses with a wild body shot.
Koshcheck throws a head kick that misses.
Ice ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Koshcheck moves away.
Ice is looking to wear down Koshcheck with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ice looks to score with a jab to the body but Koshcheck is just out of range.
Koshcheck uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ice.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ice looks to land a combination but Koshcheck avoids it well.
Koshcheck tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice jab there from Ice.
Ice thows a body shot but no joy.
Ice throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vanilla Ice is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ice scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ice looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ice throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ice misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Vanilla Ice will probably get the nod.
That's time! Ice's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Ice ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Koshcheck moves away.
A head kick misses from Koshcheck.
Ice throws a nice looking combination but Koshcheck bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ice avoids the head kick by Koshcheck.
Ice throws a body punch but Koshcheck moves out of range.
Koshcheck uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ice.
Ice misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koshcheck closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ice circles away.
Koshcheck keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Koshcheck throws a sloppy head kick and Ice moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koshcheck moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

It looks like Paulo Koshcheck has been cut.
Ice throws a lazy right hand but Koshcheck sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Koshcheck on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ice misses with a wild body shot.
Ice throws a body punch but Koshcheck moves out of range.
Ice throws a body punch but Koshcheck moves out of range.
Koshcheck misses with a double jab
and Ice counters with a nice body shot.
Ice takes a swing at Koshcheck's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koshcheck staying out of range there.
Ice throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ice is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Koshcheck.
Koshcheck lands with a slapping head kick.
Ice misses with a straight left.
Ice throws a right and a left that Koshcheck avoids nicely.
Koshcheck takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Koshcheck throws a nice outside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Koshcheck avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ice thows a body shot but no joy.
Koshcheck lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Koshcheck keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ice.
Koshcheck throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ice misses with a series of wild punches.
Ice comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ice swings for the body but Koshcheck moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Koshcheck.
Ice misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Ice misses.
Ice misses with a straight right.
Ice thows a body shot but no joy.
Ice is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Koshcheck.
Koshcheck defending well as Ice loads up on a big left hand.
Ice throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Koshcheck counters with a thumping low kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Vanilla Ice.
Well Ice 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 Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:29
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Vanilla Ice!