PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Peter Difin (ranked 6605 p4p, 24656 weight class) and Cam Velower (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peter Difin looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Difin
vs
Velower

180 cm
23
135
3 - 4 - 0

175 cm
19
135
0 - 6 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Peter Difin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cam Velower!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Difin moves into the clinch.
Difin looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!

Velower escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Difin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Velower feints the counter takedown.
Difin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Difin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Difin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Velower tries to avoid it but Difin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Velower to the ground. Velower escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
No luck for Velower with that takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Velower misses with a takedown attempt - Difin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Difin tries to clinch but Velower moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Velower will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Peter Difin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cam Velower.
Difin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Velower tries to avoid it but Difin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Velower to the ground. Velower escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Velower tries for a takedown but Difin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Velower fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Velower shoots in but Difin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Velower misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Difin instigates a clinch.
Velower keeps control of Difin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Difin pulls Velower into guard.
Difin keeping full guard, as Velower tries to pass.
Velower prevents Difin from getting back to his feet.
Velower is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Difin looking to control but Velower passes into half guard.
Velower sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Difin defending well though.
Difin wants to get back to his feet.
Velower wants to get back to his feet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Velower is trying hard to land a takedown here. Difin sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Velower shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Difin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velower is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Difin pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Difin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Difin shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Difin showed some decent athleticism there.
Velower tries to get to full guard but Difin has control of the leg.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Difin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Difin dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Velower misses with a takedown

and Difin moves into the clinch.
Difin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Velower can do to turn this around?

Difin gets control of Velower's arms and successfully pulls guard. Difin will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Velower's corner is telling him to maintain position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Difin holds on and takes a little breather.

Difin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Velower doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Velower manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Velower pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Difin is keeping the position for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Difin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've been hearing good reports from Difin's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Velower is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Velower trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Velower shoots for a takedown but Difin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Velower changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Difin tries to avoid it but Velower manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Difin to the ground. Difin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Difin appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Peter Difin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cam Velower.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Velower.
A quick step to the side and Difin tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two 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.

Difin closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Velower's guard.
Velower is wriggling around but Difin manages to pass to half guard.

Difin seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Difin wants to stand but Velower has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Difin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Velower is trying to get back to full guard.

Difin seems to be working for a kimura but Velower defends the submission attempt.
Difin is looking to take a break and control but Velower is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

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.

Velower is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Difin pulls his head out easily.
Velower wants to improve his position but Difin is controlling well.
Difin has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Difin lands a couple of good shots and Velower has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Difin dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Velower shoots in but no luck this time.

Velower gets caught napping as Difin dives in and scores a takedown. Velower manages to retain guard.
Velower is looking to stand up but Difin isn't so interested in that idea.
Velower looking for a sweep. Not yet Velower, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Difin throwing strikes but missing.
Difin wants to stand but Velower has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Velower keeping moving, preventing Difin from controlling successfully.
Velower keeping full guard, as Difin tries to pass.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Velower shoots in but no luck this time.

Difin looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Difin is looking for a kimura here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Difin perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Difin trying to control the action but Velower is working from the bottom.
Peter Difin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Velower is looking to control Difin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Velower avoid being mounted?

Difin is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Velower makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Velower will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Difin is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Velower.
Peter Difin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cam Velower.
Difin misses with a body kick.
Nice takedown defense from Difin. No joy for Velower on that attempt.

Difin gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Difin'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.

Velower jumps guard.
Velower is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Difin has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Velower is proving hard to escape from.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cam Velower has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Peter Difin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Difin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Velower swivels though and keeps the full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Difin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Difin 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Difin!