PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jean Cristopher La Vellei (ranked 2148 p4p, 4060 weight class) and Joey Bob Potatohauler (ranked 289 p4p, 500 weight class). Jean Cristopher La Vellei has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

La Vellei
vs
Potatohauler

196 cm
36
185
18 - 9 - 0

178 cm
38
197
17 - 13 - 1

Great wrestler
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

Voodoo Nutrition
Conquer

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jean Cristopher La Vellei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joey Bob Potatohauler!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Potatohauler fails with an attempt to clinch.
La Vellei leaves Potatohauler with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
La Vellei connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Potatohauler momentarily.
La Vellei lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Potatohauler throws a shot from downtown. La Vellei moves away and avoids it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

La Vellei breaks the clinch.
La Vellei lands a nice shot that snaps Potatohauler's head back.
Potatohauler tries to clinch but La Vellei moves out of range.
Potatohauler wants to clinch.
Potatohauler is looking to clinch.
La Vellei cracks Potatohauler with a right hand to the side of the head.
La Vellei misses the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Potatohauler is looking to clinch.
La Vellei scores with a three punch combo!
Potatohauler tries to clinch up but La Vellei circles away and keeps his distance.
Potatohauler tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
La Vellei swinging wildly here.
Potatohauler wants to counter the offense by La Vellei and move into the clinch position.
La Vellei is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Potatohauler fails in his attempt to clinch.
Potatohauler steps to the side to avoid the strikes from La Vellei.
Potatohauler is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
La Vellei is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Potatohauler looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
La Vellei throwing a counter right hand but Potatohauler manages to avoid it.
A big right from La Vellei misses.
Potatohauler pulls out of a head kick attempt.

La Vellei gets a takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice strikes from La Vellei there.
La Vellei throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potatohauler moves into full guard.
La Vellei will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Potatohauler avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
La Vellei slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

La Vellei drops back looking for a leg! Potatohauler is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Potatohauler manages to kick La Vellei off! La Vellei jumps back into Potatohauler's guard.
La Vellei lands a couple of digs.

Potatohauler pushes La Vellei off and scrambles back to his feet.
La Vellei pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Potatohauler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but La Vellei manages to avoid it.
Potatohauler tries to clinch up.

La Vellei shoots in and bounces Potatohauler off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
La Vellei tries to free his leg and advance position but Potatohauler is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
La Vellei wants to control from the top but Potatohauler keeps moving.
Potatohauler wants to stand but La Vellei is controlling the position.

Potatohauler manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Potatohauler is looking to clinch but La Vellei is avoiding it.
Potatohauler tries to clinch up
and La Vellei counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Potatohauler tries to clinch there but La Vellei circles away.
La Vellei throws a big counter combination but Potatohauler scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
La Vellei throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
La Vellei throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Horrible takedown attempt by La Vellei or perhaps it was just good defense by Potatohauler, which made it look bad.
Potatohauler is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potatohauler fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches La Vellei on the side of the head.
La Vellei avoids the head kick by Potatohauler.
Potatohauler changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. La Vellei tries to avoid it but Potatohauler manages to keep hold of a leg and drag La Vellei to the ground. La Vellei escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Potatohauler throws out a loose jab but La Vellei uses good head movement to avoid it.

Potatohauler rushes La Vellei and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

La Vellei breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
La Vellei jabbing away but nothing is landing.
La Vellei misses the shot to the body.
La Vellei swats away the attempt to clinch by Potatohauler.
Potatohauler misses with a hook.
Potatohauler takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
La Vellei really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Potatohauler looking to land some kicks to the body here.
La Vellei throws a big counter combination but Potatohauler scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Potatohauler displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as La Vellei throws out the jab.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Potatohauler takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

La Vellei gets a double leg takedown into Potatohauler's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jean Cristopher La Vellei dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Potatohauler takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Potatohauler uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from La Vellei.
Potatohauler tries to close the distance and clinch but La Vellei swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

La Vellei closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Potatohauler quickly recovers to half guard.
La Vellei wants to get back to his feet.

Potatohauler is defending against the submission attempts here by La Vellei.
La Vellei sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Potatohauler defending well though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
La Vellei wants to lay and pray for a moment but Potatohauler keeps working.
La Vellei thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Potatohauler's head.
Potatohauler looks like he's trying to stand up.
La Vellei is thwarting Potatohauler's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Potatohauler wants to get back to his feet.
La Vellei missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
La Vellei takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Potatohauler taking some punishment here, with La Vellei in his half guard.

La Vellei is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Potatohauler has one foot on La Vellei's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
La Vellei doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Potatohauler makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A head kick misses from Potatohauler.
La Vellei throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
La Vellei lands a head kick. Potatohauler smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
La Vellei is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Potatohauler moves in looking to clinch but La Vellei pushes him off.
La Vellei shoots in for a takedown but Potatohauler shows good takedown defense.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potatohauler wants to clinch.
Potatohauler listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Potatohauler fails in his attempt to clinch.

Potatohauler clinches up with La Vellei and pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Potatohauler tries to break the clinch but La Vellei is controlling the position.

Potatohauler breaks from the clinch.
Potatohauler swinging wildly here.
Potatohauler takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

Potatohauler is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in La Vellei's half guard.
Potatohauler prevents La Vellei from improving his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

La Vellei looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jean Cristopher La Vellei overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Potatohauler decides to stand and escape the position.
La Vellei is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Potatohauler can do to turn this around?
Potatohauler tries to clinch up but La Vellei circles away and keeps his distance.
La Vellei feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Potatohauler is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Potatohauler tries to clinch there but La Vellei circles away.
Jean Cristopher La Vellei is winning the standup battle so far.
La Vellei keeps the fight on the outside.
La Vellei is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
La Vellei is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Potatohauler.
La Vellei keeps the fight on the outside.
La Vellei swats away the attempt to clinch by Potatohauler.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potatohauler fails with an attempt to clinch.
La Vellei looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jean Cristopher La Vellei. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Potatohauler shoots in but La Vellei avoids the takedown attempt easily.
La Vellei throws a head kick but Potatohauler moves out of range.

Potatohauler instigates a clinch.
Potatohauler is trying to push La Vellei away but La Vellei has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Potatohauler wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but La Vellei has him pressed against the cage.
Potatohauler wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but La Vellei has him pressed against the cage.

La Vellei breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
La Vellei's corner calls for a 1-2. La Vellei obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Potatohauler tries to close the distance and clinch up but La Vellei swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jean Cristopher La Vellei dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Potatohauler takes a kick to the side of the head.
Potatohauler jabs at La Vellei's body.
Potatohauler tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Potatohauler enables La Vellei to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Potatohauler manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

Potatohauler wriggles free and stands up.
Potatohauler tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but La Vellei paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Potatohauler throws a sloppy head kick and La Vellei moves out of range easily.
La Vellei throwing a counter right hand but Potatohauler manages to avoid it.
La Vellei keeps the fight on the outside.
Potatohauler tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. La Vellei manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Potatohauler throws a big shot that misses.
La Vellei closes this distance looking for a takedown but Potatohauler circles away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Potatohauler gets caught flat footed, as La Vellei shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Potatohauler is looking to stand up but La Vellei isn't so interested in that idea.
La Vellei with a nice head shot there.

Potatohauler is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.

Potatohauler gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Potatohauler tries to pull guard but La Vellei holds him up against the cage and eventually Potatohauler drops back down to his feet.

La Vellei's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

La Vellei tries to keep at a distance but Potatohauler has taken the fight into the clinch.
Potatohauler is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables La Vellei to keep the fight standing.
La Vellei prevents the takedown attempt.
Jean Cristopher La Vellei has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joey Bob Potatohauler.
Potatohauler is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

La Vellei breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
La Vellei throws a chopping leg kick but Potatohauler manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
La Vellei lands a really nice looking cross but Potatohauler seems unphased.
Jean Cristopher La Vellei is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Potatohauler fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
An attempted straight right counter from La Vellei misses the target.
La Vellei scores with a sloppy right hand. Potatohauler should have avoided that one.
La Vellei closes the distance and clinches up with Potatohauler, looking for a takedown. La Vellei pushes Potatohauler against the cage but Potatohauler circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Potatohauler unleashes a big counter combination but La Vellei bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
La Vellei uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
La Vellei feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Potatohaulers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Potatohauler is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by La Vellei.
Potatohauler fails with an attempt to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
La Vellei shoots for a double leg takedown but Potatohauler sprawls well. He's pushed La Vellei's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
La Vellei throws a series of punches but Potatohauler moves out of range.
Potatohauler tries to clinch there but La Vellei circles away.

Potatohauler rushes La Vellei and presses him up against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

La Vellei breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potatohauler doesn't manage to clinch there - La Vellei circles away.
Potatohauler tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. La Vellei manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

La Vellei shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Potatohauler has hold of La Vellei's hands but La Vellei slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Potatohauler wants to control but La Vellei is keeping busy.
Potatohauler tries to roll over but La Vellei keeps him under control.
La Vellei wants to control but Potatohauler is keeping him busy.
La Vellei trying to mount his opponent but Potatohauler defends it.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
La Vellei wants to pass the guard but Potatohauler is defending well.
Potatohauler is looking to escape.

Potatohauler is defending against the submission attempts here by La Vellei.

La Vellei is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Potatohauler has managed to free his arm - good work.
Potatohauler wants to get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jean Cristopher La Vellei showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for La Vellei, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jean Cristopher La Vellei!
During a confident post fight interview, Jean Cristopher La Vellei thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.