PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ulf Minutsak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Prince Vasquel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vasquel has chosen The Brazilian National Anthem as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Minutsak
vs
Vasquel

173 cm
29
171 lbs
11 - 16 - 1

180 cm
32
185 lbs
19 - 14 - 1

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

ĄFFĄKĘTIΘN

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 11 - 16 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ulf Minutsak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 14 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Prince Vasquel!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Illya Tyunina and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Minutsak. Vasquel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Minutsak slips a jab and a cross from Vasquel.
Vasquel scores with a three punch combo!
Minutsak fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Vasquel lands the left hand.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Vasquel lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Minutsak has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Minutsak and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Vasquel falls off balance throwing a combination
and Minutsak counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Vasquel misses the target.
Minutsak loads up on a big right hand but Vasquel slips the punch.
Minutsak gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Vasquel throws a low kick, looking for Minutsak's leg but Minutsak calmly moves out of range.
Minutsak uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vasquel.
Vasquel lunges at Minutsak with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Minutsak's hand.
Vasquel connects with a right hand. Minutsak shakes it off.
Vasquel missing with a left hand there. Minutsak was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Minutsak misses with a jab, cross combination.

Minutsak pushes Vasquel up against the cage in a clinch.
Vasquel prevents the takedown attempt.
Minutsak tries to pull guard but Vasquel holds him up against the cage and eventually Minutsak drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ulf Minutsak. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Vasquel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Minutsak tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Minutsak ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vasquel falls off balance throwing a combination
and Minutsak makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Minutsak misses with a hook
and Vasquel counters with a nice uppercut.
Vasquel lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Minutsak at a distance.
Minutsak takes one to the chin there.

Vasquel tries to keep at a distance but Minutsak has taken the fight into the clinch.
Vasquel has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Minutsak tries to circle away but Vasquel has him pinned against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasquel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Minutsaks head.
Vasquel looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Vasquel pulls guard effortlessly.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Vasquel has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Minutsak can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Vasquel working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Minutsak doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Minutsak manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Minutsak throws a strike but Vasquel rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Minutsak looking for a sweep. Not yet Minutsak, not yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Vasquel drops back, looking for a kneebar! Minutsak looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Minutsak looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Minutsak!
Vasquel pushes Minutsak away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Minutsak gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Minutsak throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Vasquel manages to work his way to half guard, despite Minutsak's best efforts.
Vasquel gets full guard.
Vasquel keeping moving, preventing Minutsak from controlling successfully.
Vasquel avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Vasquel is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Minutsak postures up and lands a big shot to Vasquel's brow.

Vasquel looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Minutsak passes into side control.
Minutsak with the ground and pound but Vasquel regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Minutsak throwing shots but Vasquel is blocking nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Minutsak takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Minutsak throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Vasquel makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Vasquel.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Minutsak misses with an uppercut.
Vasquel swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Minutsak.
Vasquel sizes up Minutsak with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Donk. Vasquel catches Minutsak right on the button with a cross.
Minutsak gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Vasquel.
Vasquel with a hook.
Prince Vasquel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vasquel wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Vasquel connects with an inside leg kick.
Minutsak takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vasquel just misses with a punch to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Minutsak scores with a four punch combination!
Vasquel with a jab.
Minutsak dodges the punch combination from Vasquel.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Vasquel in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Minutsak tries to clinch but Vasquel is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Minutsak throws a head kick but Vasquel moves out of range.
Vasquel throws a jab but it's blocked by Minutsak.
Minutsak misses with the combination.
Vasquel pushes Minutsak away with a front kick.
Vasquel moves away from the strike by Minutsak.
Vasquel works Minutsak's body with a nice hook.
Vasquel lands with a thumping leg kick.
Vasquel throws a jab when Minutsak was well out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Vasquel misses the target.
Minutsak takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Vasquel throws the left hand but Minutsak avoids the punch easily.
Vasquel lands a right hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasquel with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Minutsak throws a hook but Vasquel avoids it easily.
Minutsak jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Vasquel moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Vasquel swings for the body but Minutsak moves out of range.
Vasquel throws a leg kick but Minutsak moved away.
Minutsak is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Minutsak throws a body punch but Vasquel moves out of range.
Prince Vasquel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Minutsak connects with a high kick.
Minutsak looks to score with a jab to the body but Vasquel is just out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Vasquel.
Vasquel lands with an uppercut that bounces Minutsak off the cage and back into range.
Vasquel uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Vasquel finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Minutsak has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vasquel finds it's way round the side to connect with Minutsak's head.

Minutsak gets a clinch.
Vasquel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Minutsak's elbow.
Vasquel misses with a punch to the body.

Vasquel manages to break the clinch.
Vasquel throws a right hand that Minutsak ducks under and follows up with a left that Minutsak also avoids with ease.
A slow jab from Vasquel misses its intended target.
Minutsak clobbers Vasquel with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Vasquel lands a jab to the head.
Prince Vasquel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vasquel lands a right hook to the body.
Vasquel connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Vasquel.
Minutsak uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vasquel.
Vasquel fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Minutsak has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasquel throws a jab when Minutsak was well out of range.
Minutsak steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vasquel.
Minutsak darts in trying to clinch
and Vasquel counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Minutsak throws a nice looking combination but Vasquel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vasquel throws a leg kick that misses.
Minutsak tries to clinch but Vasquel is having none of it.
Vasquel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Minutsak. Vasquel does a little dance to reset his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Minutsak throws out a loose jab but Vasquel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Minutsak on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Minutsak connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Prince Vasquel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Vasquel throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Minutsak looks to throw the jab but Vasquel is out of range.
A jab from Vasquel finds it's way through Minutsak's defenses.
Minutsak rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vasquel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Minutsak walks into a straight right hand from Vasquel.
Minutsak walks into a left hand.
A head kick misses from Minutsak.
Vasquel lands a nice shot that snaps Minutsak's head back.
Minutsak tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Vasquel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Minutsak listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Vasquel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Minutsak.
Vasquel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd cheers as Vasquel lands an impressive looking overhand right. Minutsak doesn't seem phased though.
Vasquel throws an overhand right that lands on Minutsak's shoulder, as Minutsak tries to avoid the shot.
Vasquel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasquel throws a hook but Minutsak blocks it.
A lazy left from Vasquel finds it's target.
Minutsak has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vasquel finds it's way round the side to connect with Minutsak's head.
Minutsak avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Minutsak walks into a left hand.
Vasquel keeps the fight on the outside.
Vasquel cracks Minutsak with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Vasquel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vasquel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Minutsak looks to score with a jab to the body but Vasquel is just out of range.
Vasquel paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Minutsak closes this distance looking for a takedown but Vasquel circles away.
Minutsak throws a head kick that half lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minutsak on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Vasquel cracks Minutsak with a good jab.
Vasquel throws a body punch but Minutsak moves out of range.
Minutsak moves out of range as Vasquel throws a body kick.
Minutsak blocks a jab.
Minutsak takes a swing at Vasquel's ribcage but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vasquel misses with a looping left.
Vasquel throws a right hand that Minutsak ducks under and follows up with a left that Minutsak also avoids with ease.
Minutsak wants to clinch up but Vasquel keeps it at a distance.
Minutsak looks to throw the jab but Vasquel is out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Vasquel.
Vasquel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Minutsak ducks under a wild hook from Vasquel.
Vasquel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Prince Vasquel is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasquel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vasquel misses with a wild body shot.
Vasquel lands with a nice body punch.
Nice uppercut there from Vasquel.
Minutsak throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vasquel lands a jab to the nose.
Vasquel lands with a hook. Minutsak tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Vasquel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vasquel lands a nice shot that snaps Minutsak's head back.
Vasquel throws a nice outside leg kick.
Minutsak tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vasquel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Minutsak tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vasquel lands a really nice looking cross but Minutsak seems unphased.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasquel works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Minutsak is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Vasquel sizes up Minutsak with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Vasquel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vasquel lands a nice looking body kick.
Minutsak throws a sloppy head kick and Vasquel moves out of range easily.
Vasquel throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Vasquel pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Vasquel takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
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!
Vasquel scores with the left hand. Minutsak knows he should have avoided that one.
Minutsak takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vasquel misses with a wild combination.
Ulf Minutsak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Minutsak jabbing away but nothing is landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Prince Vasquel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Vasquel winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Prince Vasquel!
After winning the bout, Prince Vasquel thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.