PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Ron Velderman (ranked 20104 p4p, 2134 weight class) and Jason Tanner (ranked 746 p4p, 315 weight class). Tanner has chosen Sandy Davidson - The Green Hills of Tyrol as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Velderman
vs
Tanner

190 cm
32
181
13 - 6 - 2

184 cm
43
184
28 - 18 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ron Velderman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jason Tanner!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tanner cracks a nice hook into Velderman's ribs.
Velderman thuds a left hand into Tanner's body.
Tanner smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Velderman with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Velderman connects with a leg kick.

Tanner clinches.
Velderman misses with the head strike.
Velderman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tanner working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Velderman lands an uppercut.
Velderman lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tanner or not.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Velderman misses with a body punch.
Tanner misses with an elbow over the top.
Tanner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Velderman working aggressively here.
Velderman lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Tanner misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Velderman.
Velderman throws a punch but it's blocked by Tanner.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Velderman tries a body shot but Tanner blocks it.
Tanner blocks an uppercut.
Tanner tries to land a knee to the head but Velderman blocks with his arms.
Velderman lands a right hand.
Velderman throws a head punch that misses.
Velderman lands with a left to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Velderman.
Velderman misses with a punch on the inside.
Velderman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Velderman.
Velderman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tanner is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Velderman is defending well for now.
Velderman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Velderman misses with the head strike.
Velderman can't find room to land a body shot as Tanner controls the action.
Tanner tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Velderman avoids it.
Tanner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've been informed that Tanner has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Tanner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tanner tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Velderman avoids it.
Tanner cracks Velderman with a nice body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tanner.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Tanner creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Velderman lands a hook that snaps the head of Tanner backwards.
Velderman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Velderman lands with a light punch inside.
Tanner misses with a punch to the body.
Velderman can't find room to land a body shot as Tanner controls the action.
Tanner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Velderman's elbow.
Velderman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Velderman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tanner blocking some punches.
Velderman lands a hook that snaps the head of Tanner backwards.
Velderman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Velderman tries a body shot but Tanner blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Velderman fails to land.
Velderman misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Velderman.
Velderman scores with a shot to the side of Tanner's head.
Velderman throws a punch but it's blocked by Tanner.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Velderman.
A head punch on the inside from Tanner fails to land.
Velderman misses with a punch to the body.
Velderman working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Velderman.
Tanner lands an elbow inside that Velderman shrugs off.
Velderman throws a head punch that misses.
Tanner trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Velderman.
Tanner misses with a body punch.
Tanner lands a hook that snaps the head of Velderman backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tanner.
Velderman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tanner tries a knee to the head but Velderman blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Velderman.
Tanner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Velderman throws a head punch that misses.
Velderman lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tanner.
Tanner misses with a knee strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tanner tries to throw a body punch but Velderman avoids it by throwing Tanner back against the ropes.
Tanner misses with some punches.
Velderman lands with a right to the head.
Velderman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tanner's elbow.
Velderman swings wildly with an uppercut but Tanner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tanner pushes Velderman back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Velderman swings wildly with an uppercut but Tanner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tanner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Velderman misses with some punches.
Tanner scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tanner misses with some punches.
Tanner lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tanner blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Velderman.
Velderman misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Tanner.
Velderman working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ron Velderman dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Velderman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tanner moves away.
Velderman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Velderman.
Velderman scores with a shot to the body.
Tanner throws the left hand but Velderman avoids the punch easily.

Tanner closes the distance and clinches.
Tanner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Velderman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Velderman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Velderman.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tanner.
Velderman lands a nice uppercut.
Tanner misses with a knee to the head.
Velderman misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Velderman.
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!
Still in the clinch, Velderman scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tanner putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Velderman in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tanner tries to land knees in the clinch but Velderman avoids the damage to the body.
Velderman scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Velderman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tanner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Velderman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Velderman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tanner backwards.
Velderman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tanner can do to turn this around?
Tanner lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Velderman working aggressively here.
Velderman swings wildly with an uppercut but Tanner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Velderman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Velderman working aggressively here.
Velderman tries to throw a body punch but Tanner avoids it by throwing Velderman back against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Velderman.
A short body shot lands from Velderman as the two fighters clinch.
Velderman lands a left hand.
Ron Velderman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Velderman avoids the elbow strike from Tanner, against the ropes.
A short left from Velderman.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Velderman.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Velderman.
Velderman throws a head punch that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velderman digs a right hand into Tanner's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tanner's gas tank.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Velderman.
Velderman misses with a body punch.
Tanner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tanner takes a shot to the head.
Velderman misses with a punch on the inside.
Velderman avoids the elbow strike from Tanner, against the ropes.
Velderman struggles to land a body shot inside as Tanner controls his hands.
Velderman lands a shoulder strike.
Tanner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A hook to the body from Tanner.
Tanner lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tanner tries a body shot but Velderman blocks it.
Tanner misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tanner.
Velderman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Velderman misses with a punch on the inside.
Velderman throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velderman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tanner tries to land knees in the clinch but Velderman avoids the damage to the body.
Tanner misses with a hook to the ribs.
Velderman scores with a shot to the side of Tanner's head.
Velderman lands a nice uppercut.
Velderman has a couple of punches blocked by Tanner.
Tanner scores with a shot to the side of Velderman's head.
Velderman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Velderman misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Tanner fails to land.
Tanner connects with a nasty looking knee right to Velderman's face.
Tanner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tanner lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tanner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Velderman cracks Tanner with a nice body shot.
Velderman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tanner backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tanner blocks an uppercut.
Velderman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tanner tries a body shot but Velderman blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velderman throws a head punch that misses.
Velderman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Velderman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Velderman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tanner tries a knee to the head but Velderman blocks it.
Tanner blocks an uppercut.
Tanner takes a shot to the head.
Velderman prevents a body shot from Tanner.
Velderman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tanner missing with knees to the body.
Velderman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Velderman misses with a punch on the inside.
Velderman digs a right hand into Tanner's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tanner's gas tank.
Velderman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tanner throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Velderman lands with a light punch inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Velderman.
Tanner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ron Velderman dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Velderman closes the distance and clinches.
Velderman lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tanner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Velderman.
Tanner throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tanner blocks an uppercut.
Tanner trying to land knees to the body.
Tanner misses with a knee strike.
A knee to the head by Tanner.
Velderman avoiding damage as Tanner throws knees to the body.
Velderman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tanner blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Velderman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Velderman throws a head punch that misses.
Velderman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Velderman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tanner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tanner.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Velderman throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Velderman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Velderman avoiding damage as Tanner throws knees to the body.
Velderman avoiding damage as Tanner throws knees to the body.
Tanner lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Velderman.
Velderman misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Tanner fails to land.
Tanner lands an uppercut.
Tanner blocks a body shot from Velderman.
Velderman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tanner tries to land knees in the clinch but Velderman avoids the damage to the body.
Velderman blocking some punches.
Tanner tries to land knees in the clinch but Velderman avoids the damage to the body.
Tanner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Velderman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Velderman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tanner misses with the head strike.
Velderman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tanner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velderman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tanner backwards.
Velderman has a couple of punches blocked by Tanner.
Tanner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tanner misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tanner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tanner working aggressively here.
Velderman lands a body shot.
Tanner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tanner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tanner lands a nice uppercut.
Tanner missing with knees to the body.
Velderman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Velderman scores with a shot to the side of Tanner's head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Velderman.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Velderman.
Still in the clinch, Velderman scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tanner throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Velderman blocks it with crossed arms.
Velderman swings wildly with an uppercut but Tanner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Velderman tries to work over Tanner's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velderman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Velderman lands a left hand.
Tanner blocks a body shot from Velderman.
Velderman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Velderman scores with a shot to the side of Tanner's head.
Tanner throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Velderman misses with a punch on the inside.
Velderman cracks Tanner with a nice body shot.
Velderman scores with a hook to the body.
Velderman struggles to land a body shot inside as Tanner controls his hands.
Tanner misses with some punches.
Tanner lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Velderman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tanner tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Velderman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Velderman tries to throw a body punch but Tanner avoids it by throwing Velderman back against the ropes.
Tanner is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Velderman is defending well for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velderman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Velderman working aggressively here.
Tanner blocks an uppercut.
Velderman misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Velderman.
Tanner tries a knee to the head but Velderman blocks it.
A short right from Velderman.
Velderman lands a left hand.
Velderman throws a head punch that misses.
Velderman avoiding damage as Tanner throws knees to the body.
Velderman misses with the head strike.
Velderman has a couple of punches blocked by Tanner.
A short right from Velderman on the inside.
Tanner blocks a body shot from Velderman.
Tanner takes a shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Velderman.
Tanner tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Velderman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ron Velderman clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Velderman lands a jab to the head.
Velderman lands with a thumping leg kick.
Velderman with the inside leg kick.
Velderman is looking to slow Tanner down with leg kicks.
Tanner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A bone on bone clash there as Tanner blocks the leg kick.
Velderman turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Velderman uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tanner tries to clinch but Velderman moves out of range.
Velderman jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tanner falls off balance throwing a combination
and Velderman counters with a good low kick that Tanner was not able to check.

Velderman closes the distance and clinches.
Tanner tries a knee to the head but Velderman blocks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Velderman gets through Tanner's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Velderman scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tanner blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanner misses with a punch on the inside.
Velderman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Velderman misses with a punch on the inside.
Velderman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Velderman can't find room to land a body shot as Tanner controls the action.
Velderman throws a punch but it's blocked by Tanner.
Velderman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Velderman misses with some punches.
Tanner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tanner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tanner's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Velderman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tanner blocks an uppercut.
Velderman misses with a punch on the inside.
Tanner working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tanner.
Velderman misses with a punch on the inside.
Tanner prevents a body shot from Velderman.
Tanner tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velderman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tanner misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tanner gets through Velderman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tanner takes a shot to the head.
Velderman swings wildly with an uppercut but Tanner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Velderman misses with a punch on the inside.
Tanner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Velderman misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Tanner.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Velderman lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Tanner looking to throw knees to the head but Velderman is blocking nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Velderman.
A right hook to the body lands for Velderman.
Tanner is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Tanner misses with a punch on the inside.
Tanner lands a knee to the head.
Tanner can't find room to land a body shot as Velderman controls the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Velderman.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Velderman.
A nice left hand lands by Velderman.
Velderman swings wildly with an uppercut but Tanner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Velderman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Velderman swings wildly with an uppercut but Tanner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Velderman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tanner backwards.
Velderman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Velderman.
Velderman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Velderman avoids a wild elbow strike from Tanner.
Velderman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Velderman throws a punch but it's blocked by Tanner.
Velderman lands with a left to the head.
Nice body punch from Velderman.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velderman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tanner's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Velderman digs a right hand underneath Tanner's ribcage. Tanner let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Velderman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tanner misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Velderman.
Tanner misses with some punches.
Velderman lands a left hand.
Velderman has a couple of punches blocked by Tanner.
Velderman is working Tanner over against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tanner.
Velderman working aggressively here.
Tanner throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Velderman blocks it with crossed arms.
Velderman misses with a punch on the inside.
Tanner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tanner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tanner missing with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Velderman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ron Velderman had his way with Jason Tanner in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Velderman with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Velderman connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tanner misses the shot to the body.
Tanner on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Tanner tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Velderman counters with an inside leg kick.
Velderman misses with a body kick.
Tanner uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Velderman has time to react.
Jason Tanner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tanner misses with an uppercut. Velderman saw that one coming.
Velderman moves into range and connects with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Velderman lands with a hook. Tanner tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Velderman connects with a leg kick.
Velderman checks a leg kick nicely.
Velderman lands a head shot.

Tanner is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A punch lands to the side of Tanner 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tanner is still on wobbly legs! Can Velderman finish him?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Velderman throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tanner.
Tanner gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tanner tries to clinch there but Velderman circles away.
Tanner throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Velderman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tanner throws a lazy uppercut
and Velderman counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tanner is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Velderman lands a nice looking body shot.
Velderman throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tanner misses with a series of wild punches.
Tanner looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tanner takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Velderman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tanner's sensitive parts.

Tanner moves into the clinch.
A hook to the body from Velderman.
Tanner seems to have recovered his senses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tanner.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Velderman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Velderman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Velderman.
Jason Tanner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanner blocking some punches.
A short right from Velderman on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Velderman fails to land.
Tanner tries to work over Velderman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Velderman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Velderman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Velderman tries to work over Tanner's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tanner with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Velderman lands with a left to the head.
Tanner blocks an uppercut.
Velderman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Velderman working aggressively here.
Tanner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Velderman.
Velderman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Velderman scores with a hook to the body.
Tanner with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velderman has a couple of punches blocked by Tanner.
A short uppercut from Velderman.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tanner.
Velderman throws a punch but it's blocked by Tanner.
Velderman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tanner struggles to land a body shot inside as Velderman controls his hands.
Tanner throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Velderman misses with a punch on the inside.
Velderman misses with a punch on the inside.
Velderman lands a nice uppercut.
Tanner misses with a punch to the body.
Tanner is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Velderman is defending well for now.
Velderman throws a head punch that misses.
Velderman scores with a shot to the side of Tanner's head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Velderman.
Tanner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Velderman scores with a shoulder strike.
Velderman struggles to land a body shot inside as Tanner controls his hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Velderman.
Velderman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Velderman misses with some punches.
Velderman blocking some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Velderman digs a right hand underneath Tanner's ribcage. Tanner let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Velderman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Velderman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Velderman avoiding damage as Tanner throws knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Velderman.
Tanner missing with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tanner.
Tanner with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Velderman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tanner lands an elbow just above Velderman 's eye.
Tanner blocking some punches.
Velderman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Velderman lands a shot to the body.
Still in the clinch, Velderman scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tanner blocking some punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ron Velderman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Velderman 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 50:45
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 50:45
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ron Velderman!
A less than humble Ron Velderman misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.