PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Villi Kotobalavu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vidal Persposky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kotobalavu's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, "Another Body Murdered" by Faith No more & Boo-Yaa Tribe. Persposky comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Waterloo by ABBA kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Vidal Persposky enters the cage!

Kotobalavu
vs
Persposky

180 cm
21
182 lbs
2 - 2 - 1

185 cm
19
176 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

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 2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Villi Kotobalavu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vidal Persposky!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Steve Erwin and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kotobalavu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Persposky.
Vidal Persposky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kotobalavu jabs Persposky right on the nose. Persposky blinks but takes it well.

Kotobalavu rushes Persposky and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kotobalavu looking to throw knees to the head but Persposky is blocking nicely.
Persposky has a couple of punches blocked by Kotobalavu.
A short body shot lands from Kotobalavu as the two fighters clinch.
Kotobalavu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Persposky lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kotobalavu backwards.
Persposky misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kotobalavu looking to slow down the pace here.
Kotobalavu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kotobalavu misses with some punches.
Kotobalavu with a knee to the head.
Kotobalavu misses with an elbow strike.
Persposky takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Vidal Persposky has been cut.
Persposky tries to break the clinch but Kotobalavu is controlling the position.
Kotobalavu trying to land knees to the body.
Kotobalavu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Kotobalavu.
Kotobalavu misses with an elbow over the top.
Persposky on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Persposky managing to block the knees to the body from Kotobalavu.
A short right from Persposky.
Persposky throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kotobalavus head.
Persposky is trying to break free.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kotobalavu tries to land knees in the clinch but Persposky avoids the damage to the body.
Persposky lands a shoulder strike.
Kotobalavu missing with knees to the body.
Kotobalavu with a knee to the head.
Persposky makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kotobalavu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Persposky.
Persposky tries to break the clinch but Kotobalavu is controlling the position.
Persposky's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Persposky swings wildly with an uppercut but Kotobalavu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Persposky avoiding damage as Kotobalavu throws knees to the body.
Kotobalavu misses with an elbow over the top.
Persposky managing to block the knees to the body from Kotobalavu.
Persposky fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kotobalavu throws an elbow but misses.
Kotobalavu tries to throw a body punch but Persposky avoids it by throwing Kotobalavu back against the cage.
Persposky lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kotobalavu lands a body punch.
Persposky works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Persposky breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kotobalavu moves out of range of the leg kick from Persposky.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kotobalavu cracks the inside of Persposky's front leg.
Persposky looks to clinch
and Kotobalavu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Persposky thows a body shot but no joy.
Persposky throws a right and a left that Kotobalavu avoids nicely.
Kotobalavu scores with a leg kick.
Persposky looks gassed!
Kotobalavu feints and then cracks Persposky's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Persposky down.
Persposky keeps the fight on the outside.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kotobalavu.
Persposky looks to land a combination but Kotobalavu avoids it well.
Vidal Persposky is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kotobalavu slips a jab from Persposky.

Kotobalavu looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Kotobalavu is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Kotobalavu postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kotobalavu trying to control but Persposky is working from the bottom.
Kotobalavu with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kotobalavu trying to control the position from guard on top but Persposky is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Persposky can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kotobalavu controls the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Persposky working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kotobalavu.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Persposky looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Kotobalavu scores with a takedown into Persposky's guard.
Kotobalavu makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kotobalavu controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Villi Kotobalavu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vidal Persposky's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Persposky keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kotobalavu.
Persposky lands a jab to the head.
Persposky lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like Villi Kotobalavu has been cut.
Kotobalavu takes one on the button.

Kotobalavu is rocked!
Persposky looks to land a combination but Kotobalavu avoids it well.
Persposky rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kotobalavu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Persposky throws a hook but Kotobalavu avoids it easily.
Persposky misses with a jab to the body

and Kotobalavu counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Nice body punch from Kotobalavu.
Persposky dodges an elbow strike from Kotobalavu.
Kotobalavu throws a knee to the head but misses.
A right hand to the body from Kotobalavu.
Persposky avoiding damage as Kotobalavu throws knees to the body.
Persposky misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kotobalavu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Persposky on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Persposky misses with a punch on the inside.
Kotobalavu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Persposky.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kotobalavu throws an elbow but misses.
Persposky is breathing heavily.
Persposky misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Persposky is working Kotobalavu over against the cage.
Persposky doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kotobalavu throws a knee to the head but misses.
A body shot lands from Persposky.
Persposky tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kotobalavu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Persposky.
Kotobalavu lands a body punch.

Kotobalavu has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Persposky is trying to keep an underhook but Kotobalavu manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Kotobalavu is controlling the pace.

Kotobalavu is looking for a kimura here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kotobalavu working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Persposky's thigh. Persposky counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Kotobalavu looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kotobalavu trying to control the position from guard on top but Persposky is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kotobalavu is really struggling to control Persposky but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Persposky is trying to keep Kotobalavu in close.
Kotobalavu won't allow Persposky to sweep him here.

That's four 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.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
A cross from Persposky lands.
Persposky fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kotobalavu checks it well.
Nice defenses there by Kotobalavu.
Persposky loads up on a big right hand but Kotobalavu slips the punch.
Villi Kotobalavu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Persposky swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kotobalavu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Persposky avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kotobalavu is looking to clinch but Persposky is avoiding it.
Persposky takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Persposky misses with a low kick.
Persposky swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Kotobalavu counter with a right hand.
Persposky works over Kotobalavu's head and body with a nice combination.
Persposky takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Persposky stuffs the takedown attempt from Kotobalavu. Kotobalavu gets slowly back to his feet.
Persposky misses with a body shot.
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 Villi Kotobalavu will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Kotobalavu closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kotobalavu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Persposky.
Kotobalavu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Persposky has a couple of punches blocked by Kotobalavu.
Kotobalavu throws an elbow that misses.
Persposky avoiding damage as Kotobalavu throws knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Kotobalavu - that landed with a thud.
A short right from Persposky on the inside.
Kotobalavu pressing his opponent against the cage.
Come on Persposky - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kotobalavu throws an elbow but misses.
Kotobalavu using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Persposky gets underhooks to prevent Kotobalavu's takedown attempt.
Kotobalavu trying to land knees to the body.
Kotobalavu lands an elbow inside that Persposky shrugs off.
Kotobalavu tries to land knees in the clinch but Persposky avoids the damage to the body.
Persposky takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Persposky misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kotobalavu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Persposky.
Kotobalavu lands a nice elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Persposky.
Kotobalavu tries to score a body lock takedown but Persposky shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kotobalavu is leaning against Persposky and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Knees to the body from Kotobalavu.
Kotobalavu is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Villi Kotobalavu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Persposky fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kotobalavu.
Kotobalavu tries to land knees in the clinch but Persposky avoids the damage to the body.
Persposky lands a shoulder strike.
Kotobalavu keeps control of Persposky as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Persposky lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Persposky misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Persposky.

Persposky breaks the clinch.
A combination from Kotobalavu does no damage.
Persposky misses with a double jab
and Kotobalavu counters with a nice body kick.
Kotobalavu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Persposky circles away from the clinch attempt
and Persposky counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kotobalavu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Kotobalavu pushes Persposky up against the cage in a clinch.
Kotobalavu missing with knees to the body.
Persposky stops a takedown attempt from Kotobalavu.
Kotobalavu drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Stalling in the clinch from Persposky.
Persposky wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Persposky swings wildly with an uppercut but Kotobalavu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Persposky can't break the clinch.
Persposky blocks the elbow strike.
Persposky throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kotobalavus head.
Persposky blocks an elbow strike.
Kotobalavu can't get the takedown.
Persposky makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Persposky working aggressively here.
Kotobalavu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kotobalavu is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Persposky pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kotobalavu tries to score a body lock takedown but Persposky shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kotobalavu keeps control of Persposky as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Persposky lands with a left to the head.
A knee to the head by Kotobalavu.
Kotobalavu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Persposky is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Kotobalavu.
Persposky wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kotobalavu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Persposky.
Kotobalavu tries to land a knee to the head but Persposky blocks with his arms.
Persposky avoiding damage as Kotobalavu throws knees to the body.
Kotobalavu looking to stall.
Persposky makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Persposky can't break the clinch.
Vidal Persposky has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Persposky.

Persposky breaks the clinch.
Persposky throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Persposky doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kotobalavu shoots in and drives through. Persposky sprawls well.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kotobalavu.
Persposky misses with a leg kick
and Kotobalavu counters with a thumping low kick.
Persposky tries to clinch up

and Kotobalavu counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kotobalavu.
Nice body punch from Persposky.
Kotobalavu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kotobalavu tries to score a body lock takedown but Persposky shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Persposky is trying to break free.
Kotobalavu blocking some punches.
Kotobalavu prevents Persposky from breaking the clinch.

Persposky manages to break the clinch.
Kotobalavu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kotobalavu walks into a stiff left hand from Persposky.
Persposky jabbing away but nothing is landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Villi Kotobalavu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kotobalavu 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Villi Kotobalavu!