PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Landon Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Vinetto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Austin's entrance music is Ratamahatta. A fine choice. Vinetto has chosen Twisted Insane - The Dookie Monster as his entrance music. Landon Austin has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Austin
vs
Vinetto

210 cm
27
220 lbs
15 - 2 - 0

195 cm
29
210 lbs
12 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Arcticus University: London
GREEN!160

Spartan Nutrition
Sun-Tzu

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Landon Austin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vincent Vinetto!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vinetto throws a head kick that misses.
Austin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Vinetto throws a body kick that misses.
Austin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Austin connects with the punch.
Austin lands with an uppercut that bounces Vinetto off the cage and back into range.
Vinetto throws a shot to the body.
Vinetto misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Austin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Austin misses with a kick to the body.
Vinetto blocks a leg kick.
Austin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Austin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Vinetto misses with a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vinetto misses with a body shot.
Austin lands a slapping body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin lands a nice shot to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Austin blocks the leg kick.
Vinetto steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Austin. That one must have hurt.
Austin throws a body kick that misses.
Austin scores with a jab.
Vinetto throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vinetto misses the shot to the body.
Vinetto moves forwards but Austin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Vinetto misses with a straight left.
Austin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Vinetto is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Austin rather than just go for the knockout.
Vinetto throws a solid leg kick but Austin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Vinetto.
Austin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Vinetto has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Austin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vinetto lands a leg kick that knocks Austin off balance momentarily.
Austin thows a body kick. Vinetto tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Austin ducks under a wild hook from Vinetto.
Jab, jab by Austin - just one landing.
A chopping leg kick lands by Vinetto.
Austin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Austin misses with a body kick.
Vinetto follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Austin throws a wild body kick that Vinetto sees coming a mile off.
Austin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Austin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vinetto wants to slow Austin down by chopping away at his legs.
Vincent Vinetto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vinetto fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Austin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin lands a jab.
Austin is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Austin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Vinetto throws a push kick but Austin slaps the foot to one side.
Austin jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Austin misses with a wild body shot.
Vinetto looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Austin is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Austin with a hook.
Austin swats away the attempt to clinch by Vinetto.
Austin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Vinetto is able to avoid easily.
Vinetto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vinetto scores with a hook to the body. Austin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Vinetto looks to throw a body kick
and Austin counters with a straight right hand.

Vinetto moves into the clinch successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Vinetto.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vinetto scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vinetto stalling in the clinch.
Austin scores with a shot to the side of Vinetto's head.
Austin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Austin slows down the pace here.
Vinetto tries a body shot but Austin blocks it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Austin takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Austin lands a good knee to the midsection. Vinetto won't want to take too many of those.
Austin displaying some good clinch control by pressing Vinetto up against the cage.
Austin misses with some punches.
Vinetto lands with a left to the head.
Vinetto taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Landon Austin dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Austin moves out of range of the strikes.
Austin throws a push kick but Vinetto slaps the foot to one side.
Austin is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Vinetto with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Vinetto lands a really nice looking cross but Austin seems unphased.
Austin walks forward, straight into a front kick from Vinetto.
Austin misses with a wild body shot.
Vinetto takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That kick from Austin tenderised Vinetto's leg. Vinetto is trying to keep his angry face on.
Austin scores with a decent looking hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Austin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Austin connects with a body shot.
Vinetto dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Austin. That did some damage!
Austin dodges the punch combination from Vinetto.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vinetto scores with a leg kick.
Vinetto lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A jab lands there for Vinetto.
Austin misses with a body shot.
Landon Austin is winning the standup battle so far.
Vinetto looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A nice inside leg kick there by Austin. That's going to slow Vinetto down.
Vinetto takes a swing at Austin's ribcage but misses.
Nice straight punches there by Austin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Austin.
Vinetto feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Austin's calf.
Austin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Austin closes the distance and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vinetto blocks a body shot from Austin.
A right hand to the body from Vinetto.
Vinetto leaning against his opponent.
Vinetto scores with a nice hook to the head.
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!
Austin avoiding damage.
Austin is trying to break the clinch but Vinetto is controlling him.
Vinetto holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Vinetto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Vinetto lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Austin backwards.
Vinetto misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Austin.
Austin is trying to stall.
Austin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Austin throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin tries a knee to the head but Vinetto blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Vinetto fails to land.
Vinetto lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vinetto has a couple of punches blocked by Austin.
Austin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Austin working aggressively here.
Vinetto lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Vinetto misses with some punches.
Vinetto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vinetto throws a punch but it's blocked by Austin.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vinetto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Austin misses with a punch to the body.
Vincent Vinetto seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Vinetto throws a punch but it's blocked by Austin.
Vinetto wants to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Austin.
Austin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Vinetto in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Austin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Austin lands a hook that snaps the head of Vinetto backwards.
The referee calls for Vinetto to work.
Vinetto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Austin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Austin tries to stall but Vinetto uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Vinetto working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vinetto taking a breather.
Austin stalls.
Austin tries to land a knee to the head but Vinetto blocks with his arms.
Vinetto lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vinetto is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short body shot lands from Austin as the two fighters clinch.
Vinetto is breathing heavily.
A nice left hand lands by Austin.
Austin wants to break free but Vinetto has control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vincent Vinetto 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. This is the final round!

Vinetto closes the distance but Austin moves to the side
and Austin counters with a one-two to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Vinetto misses the target.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Vinetto 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.
Austin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Vinetto is able to avoid easily.
Austin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Vinetto throws a leg kick but Austin checks it.
Austin throws a quick counter kick to the body but Vinetto avoids it.
Vinetto is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Austin.
Austin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Vinetto just misses with a punch to the body.
Austin throws a front kick aimed at Vinetto's knee but Vinetto avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vinetto checks a low kick from Austin.
Vinetto throws a leg kick
and Austin counters with a three punch combo that has Vinetto backing up. Vinetto nods at Austin to acknowledge the strikes.
Vinetto throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vinetto fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Austin is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vinetto misses with a hook.
Vinetto fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Austin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Austin throws the kick towards the body but Vinetto avoids it.
Vinetto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Austin was well out of range. Poor timing from Vinetto.
Austin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vinetto.
A head kick misses from Vinetto.
Austin is looking to counter the offense by Vinetto and move into the clinch.
Vinetto thows a leg kick but Austin checks it
and Austin counters with a right hand to the body.
Austin throws a leg kick which misses Vinetto's front leg but catches the back leg as Vinetto tries to avoid it.
An inside leg kick from Austin misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vinetto! But no joy.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Austin, right into the meat.
Vinetto's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Vinetto misses with a leg kick.
Austin appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Austin lands with a thumping leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vinetto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Austin checks a leg kick nicely.
Vinetto on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Austin. Austin obviously looking to wear him down.
Austin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Austin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Vinetto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Austin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Vinetto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Austin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vinetto. Vinetto obviously looking to wear him down.
Vinetto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Austin was well out of range. Poor timing from Vinetto.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Austin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vinetto.
Austin tries to work over Vinetto's front leg with a kick but Vinetto checks it.
Austin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Vinetto tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Austin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Austin throws an overhand right that lands on Vinetto's shoulder, as Vinetto tries to avoid the shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Austin.
Vinetto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Austin manages to avoid it.
Austin throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Vinetto thows a left - swing and a miss!
A leg kick checked by Vinetto.
Vinetto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Austin manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Austin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Austin's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Austin throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Austin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Vinetto checks a leg kick.
Austin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Vinetto.
Austin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Vinetto in his tracks.
Vinetto throws a combination that misses
and Vinetto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Austin lands with a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crunch! Vinetto slams his shin into Austin's torso.
Vinetto takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Vinetto misses the shot to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Austin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Austin looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.

And that's the end of the fight!
Landon Austin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Austin 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28

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