PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arnold Vegh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roz Dee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Vegh might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Linkin Park- The catalyst. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Vegh
vs
Dee

190 cm
29
239 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

194 cm
26
212 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Arnold Vegh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Roz Dee!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Josh West and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Vegh is defended easily by Dee.

Vegh changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Dee looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Dee explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Vegh has a takedown stuffed.
Dee misses with a straight right.
Dee throws a one two combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dee throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Vegh counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dee misses with an uppercut.
Dee takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dee misses with a hook.
Dee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vegh throws out the jab.
Dee with a jab.
Vegh shoots in and drives through. Dee sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arnold Vegh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dee misses with a hook to the body
and Vegh connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vegh with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dee counters with a series of strikes. Vegh will be more careful next time no doubt.
Vegh defending well as Dee loads up on a big left hand.
Dee throws a poor cross that misses
letting Vegh counter with a right hand.
Dee looks to throw the jab but Vegh is out of range.
A big right from Dee misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Dee darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Vegh closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Dee to the mat! Dee manages to get full guard.
Dee throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Dee wants to stand but Vegh is controlling the position.
Vegh trying to control the position from guard on top but Dee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vegh stops Dee from standing up.
Vegh trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dee wants to stand and escape but Vegh is having none of it.
Vegh lands a couple of elbows.
Dee avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Vegh prevents Dee from getting back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vegh is looking to work some ground and pound but Dee has wrist control.
Vegh stands up over Dee, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Vegh stops Dee from standing up.
Vegh has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Vegh postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Vegh throwing strikes but missing.
Dee wants to stand but Vegh is controlling the position.
Vegh is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Vegh stops Dee from standing up.
Vegh scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dee keeping moving, preventing Vegh from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dee looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Vegh content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
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!
Vegh looking to pass the guard.

Dee escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Vegh gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Vegh keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dee's head.
Vegh keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dee's head.
Vegh prevents Dee from getting back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vegh landing with the ground and pound.
Vegh trying to control the position from guard on top but Dee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dee trying to control the position.
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 Arnold Vegh will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Vegh lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dee backs up against the cage.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dee, as that shot connected.
Dee misses with an uppercut
and Vegh counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vegh connects with a solid leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Vegh is defended easily by Dee.
Dee throws a hook but Vegh blocks it.
Dee throws a lazy uppercut

and Vegh counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dee wants to stand up but Vegh is controlling him.
Vegh trying to control but Dee is working from the bottom.
Dee is looking to stand up but Vegh isn't so interested in that idea.

Vegh thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Vegh with a nice head shot there.
Vegh trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Vegh trying to control but Dee is working from the bottom.
Dee is looking to stand up but Vegh isn't so interested in that idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vegh pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dee is keeping the position for now.
Vegh landing some decent shots from guard.
Dee keeping moving, preventing Vegh from controlling successfully.
Dee avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Vegh works over Dee with some ground and pound from guard.
Vegh wants to control from the top but Dee keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dee preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vegh with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Dee pushes Vegh off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Horrible takedown by Vegh or perhaps it was just good defense by Dee which made him look bad.
Dee misses with a head kick.
Vegh shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dee defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arnold Vegh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good standup being displayed there by Dee as he connects with a hook.
Vegh is looking to clinch.
Roz Dee seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vegh tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dee sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Vegh somewhat.
Dee scores with a crisp jab that stopped Vegh in his tracks.
Dee misses with an uppercut. Vegh saw that one coming.
Dee works Vegh's body with a nice hook.
Vegh throws a right hand that Dee ducks under and follows up with a left that Dee also avoids with ease.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big left from Dee misses.
Vegh has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
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!
Vegh fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
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 Arnold Vegh will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Vegh is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Vegh moves out of range as Dee strikes.
Vegh misses with a combination
and Dee counters with a stiff right hand.
Dee looks to throw the jab but Vegh is out of range.
Dee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vegh fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Arnold Vegh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dee connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A slow jab from Dee misses its intended target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dee throws a right hand that Vegh ducks under and follows up with a left that Vegh also avoids with ease.
Dee might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Vegh uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dee.
Vegh scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Vegh slips under a jab.
Dee throws the left hand but Vegh avoids the punch easily.
Vegh drops his hands momentarily and Dee takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Vegh closes the distance and clinches up with Dee, looking for a takedown. Vegh pushes Dee against the cage but Dee circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dee rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Vegh counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Dee's guard now.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Dee holds on and takes a little breather.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dee looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Vegh working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dee can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Vegh controls the pace.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Roz Dee wasn't active enough on the ground.
Vegh fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arnold Vegh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vegh swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dee takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dee misses the body punch
letting Vegh counter with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Vegh drives through with a takedown into guard.
Vegh stops Dee from standing up.
Vegh trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dee wants to stand and escape but Vegh is having none of it.
Dee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vegh trying to control but Dee is working from the bottom.
Arnold Vegh overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Arnold Vegh just wasn't active enough.
Dee lands with a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vegh ducks under a wild hook from Dee.
Dee looks to land a left hand but Vegh moved out of range nicely.
Arnold Vegh is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Donk. Dee catches Vegh right on the button with a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dee scores with a hook.
Dee drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Roz Dee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dee throws a jab when Vegh was well out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vegh slips a jab from Dee.
Vegh throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dee.
Vegh moves out of range of the strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Roz Dee.
I think Vegh has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Josh West scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Arnold Vegh!
A victorious Arnold Vegh thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.