PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lance Legstrong (ranked 454 p4p, 63 weight class) and Aldo Vurny (ranked 441 p4p, 62 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Legstrong might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Carbon Based Lifeforms - Hydroponic Garden. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Legstrong
vs
Vurny

188 cm
37
196 lbs
25 - 22 - 0

187 cm
34
203 lbs
27 - 16 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Arcticus University: London

Aspire Clothing
Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 22 - 0, fighting out of London, Lance Legstrong!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Aldo Vurny!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Legstrong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vurny.
Legstrong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vurny.

Vurny feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vurny makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Vurny trying to control but Legstrong is working from the bottom.
Vurny throws a big elbow that misses.
Vurny stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Legstrong swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Legstrong is pulling down on Vurny's head to control his posture.
Vurny is looking to work some ground and pound but Legstrong has wrist control.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Legstrong holds on and takes a little breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Legstrong can't keep his opponent in guard - Vurny advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Vurny lands a nice short elbow.
Legstrong moves into full guard.
Vurny postures up in Legstrong's guard and throws a big left but Legstrong blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Legstrong is trying to keep Vurny in close.
Legstrong looking for a sweep. Not yet Legstrong, not yet.
Vurny slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Vurny lands some shots froms side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Vurny.
Legstrong is trying to control Vurny's posture but Vurny avoids it.
Legstrong is holding Vurny down, trying to stall.
Legstrong is looking to reverse the position.
Legstrong is working to avoid the ground and pound but Vurny connects with a decent elbow.
Vurny landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Vurny creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Legstrong is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Vurny off and has taken his back!
Legstrong controls the action.
Legstrong doesn't have the hooks in and Vurny manages to turn into his guard.

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!
Vurny is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Vurny lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Vurny trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Legstrong looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vurny is one step ahead there.
Vurny scoring with punches to the head and body.
Legstrong is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Legstrong preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Legstrong working a defensive guard here.
Vurny keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Legstrong's head.
Vurny won't allow Legstrong to sweep him here.
Vurny trying to control but Legstrong is working from the bottom.
Vurny connects with a couple of short punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Legstrong is trying to control the position from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Legstrong is on top in guard.

Legstrong wants to control from the top but Vurny keeps moving.
Legstrong trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Vurny is on top in guard.

Legstrong controls Vurny momentarily but Vurny frees himself.
Legstrong wants to improve his position but instead Vurny has moved into half guard.
Legstrong wants to get back to full guard.
Vurny working over Legstrong with some ground and pound. Legstrong looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Legstrong wants to control but Vurny is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Legstrong wants to get back to full guard.
Vurny winds up and cracks Legstrong with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Legstrong moves into full guard.
Legstrong is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Vurny landing with the ground and pound.
Vurny is pushing down on Legstrong's leg trying to pass to half guard. Legstrong is fighting to maintain full guard but Vurny has managed to sneak the leg through.
Legstrong tries to roll over but Vurny keeps him under control.
Legstrong is working hard here to advance position.
Vurny working over Legstrong with some ground and pound. Legstrong looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Vurny throwing shots but Legstrong is blocking nicely.
Legstrong is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Legstrong trying to control from the bottom.
Legstrong won't allow Vurny to pass to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aldo Vurny dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Vurny lands with a right hand.
Vurny missing with a left hand there. Legstrong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vurny shoots in looking for a takedown but Legstrong manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Vurny's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Vurny throws a combination that misses
and Legstrong counters with a lovely shot to the body.

Vurny shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Legstrong is trying to defend but Vurny finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Legstrong wants to control but Vurny is keeping busy.
Vurny throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Legstrong is staying active underneath Vurny, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Vurny has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice strikes from Vurny there.
Legstrong tries to roll over but Vurny keeps him under control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vurny looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Legstrong with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Legstrong gets full guard.
Legstrong bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Vurny's guard.

Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vurny wants to sweep but no luck.
Legstrong trying to control but Vurny is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vurny keeping full guard, as Legstrong tries to pass.
Legstrong trying to control the position from guard on top but Vurny is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vurny seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Vurny lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Legstrong is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Legstrong looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vurny is one step ahead there.
Vurny keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Legstrong's head.
Legstrong tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Legstrong lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Vurny keeping moving, preventing Legstrong from controlling successfully.
Legstrong stopping the sweep attempt from Vurny.
Vurny has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Legstrong trying to control but Vurny is working from the bottom.

Vurny working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Legstrong doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Legstrong manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Vurny tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Legstrong pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vurny is keeping the position for now.
Legstrong trying to control but Vurny is working from the bottom.
Vurny is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Vurny keeping full guard, as Legstrong tries to pass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Vurny looking for a guillotine here but Legstrong defends easily.
Legstrong trying to control but Vurny is working from the bottom.
Legstrong tries to free his leg and advance position but Vurny is retaining full guard.
Legstrong won't allow Vurny to sweep him here.
Legstrong pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vurny is keeping the position for now.
Legstrong postures up.
Vurny is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

That's four 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.
Vurny looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Legstrong passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Vurny gets back to half guard.
Vurny is refusing to be controlled, as Legstrong sits in half guard.
Legstrong tries to pass the half guard into mount. Vurny knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Legstrong wants to take a breather but Vurny is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vurny is trying to control but can't.
Vurny manages to get to full guard.
Legstrong trying to control but Vurny is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Aldo Vurny will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Legstrong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vurny moves away.
Vurny comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Legstrong lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Vurny with a hook.
Vurny fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Legstrong lands with a straight right. Vurny didn't see that one coming.
Vurny shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Legstrong as he jumps to the side.

Vurny drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Aldo Vurny has got the better of the ground game so far.
Legstrong pulls Vurny in close to prevent any damage.
Vurny landing with the ground and pound.
Legstrong controls Vurny momentarily but Vurny frees himself.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Legstrong has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Legstrong looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Vurny trying to control the position from guard on top but Legstrong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Legstrong has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Vurny throwing strikes from guard but Legstrong blocks nicely.
Legstrong tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Vurny scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Vurny drops back looking for a leg! Legstrong is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Legstrong manages to kick Vurny off! Vurny jumps back into Legstrong's guard.
Legstrong keeping moving, preventing Vurny from controlling successfully.

That's two 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.
Legstrong is trying to keep Vurny in close.
Vurny content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Vurny works over Legstrong with some ground and pound from guard.
Vurny wants to control from the top but Legstrong keeps moving.
Vurny working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Vurny working some strikes from top position.
Legstrong wants to sweep here but Vurny controlling him for the moment.
Legstrong working a defensive guard here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Legstrong is on top in guard.

Vurny is looking for a triangle but Legstrong pushes his legs off easily.
Vurny looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Legstrong trying to control the position from guard on top but Vurny is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Legstrong passes Vurny's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Vurny is not content to let Legstrong control the position.
Vurny trying to hold on to Legstrong's head to control him but Legstrong postures up.
Vurny tries to roll over but Legstrong keeps him under control.
Legstrong wants to pass to mount but Vurny is defending the position.
Vurny is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

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.
Vurny felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Legstrong is trying to control. Vurny wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Vurny wants to improve his position but Legstrong is controlling well.
Well, if Legstrong is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Vurny tries to roll over but Legstrong keeps him under control.
Legstrong is pressing down on Vurny's thigh, looking to free his foot. Vurny is holding on for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Legstrong controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Legstrong misses with a double jab.
Vurny loads up on a big right hand but Legstrong slips the punch.
Nice body punch from Legstrong.
Vurny shoots in for a takedown but Legstrong shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Legstrong ducks under a wild hook from Vurny.
Legstrong throws a nice outside leg kick.
Vurny scores with a jab. Legstrong acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Legstrong throws a jab but it's blocked by Vurny.
Vurny looks to land a right hand but Legstrong moved out of range.
Vurny avoids the body shot from Legstrong.
Vurny loads up on a big right hand but Legstrong slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Legstrong swinging wildly here.
Vurny misses with an uppercut. Legstrong saw that one coming.
A jab from Vurny does it's job there.
Legstrong tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Legstrong takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lance Legstrong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Vurny changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Legstrong looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
You can see the frustration on Legstrong's face as Vurny controls the position.
Legstrong is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Legstrong's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Legstrong gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Legstrong is looking for a sweep. Vurny is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Vurny looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Legstrong works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Legstrong controls Vurny momentarily but Vurny frees himself.
Legstrong is controlling Vurny's posture.
Legstrong is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Legstrong keeping moving, preventing Vurny from controlling successfully.
Vurny scoring with some ground and pound.
Vurny content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Vurny working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Legstrong escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Vurny gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Vurny stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Legstrong swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vurny is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Vurny wants to pass the guard but Legstrong is keeping the position.
Vurny is fighting to break Legstrong's control of his arms but Legstrong is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Vurny preventing the sweep.
Vurny is in close to Legstrong's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Legstrong looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Legstrong is trying to keep Vurny in close.
Vurny looking to pass the guard.
Legstrong working a defensive guard here.
Vurny won't allow Legstrong to sweep him here.

That's four 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.
Legstrong pulls Vurny in to control the position.
Vurny won't allow Legstrong to sweep him here.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Vurny postures up and lands a big shot to Legstrong's brow.

Legstrong is rocked!
Legstrong looking to control but Vurny passes into half guard.
Vurny lands with a punch from half guard.
Oh Legstrong is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vurny is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Legstrong is hurt! He's hurt bad - Vurny fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Legstrong from any more punishment! Congratulations to Vurny! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aldo Vurny!
Aldo Vurny is the new middleweight champion!
A victorious Aldo Vurny thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.