PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Max House (ranked 2318 p4p, 3498 weight class) and Tyler Veal (ranked 305 p4p, 427 weight class). House's entrance music is HonestKey- Keep Fightin'. A fine choice. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

House
vs
Veal

178 cm
20
180
5 - 2 - 0

180 cm
20
181
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Heavy handed

Shadow Realm NYC

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Max House!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tyler Veal!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
House throws a right hand that Veal ducks under and follows up with a left that Veal also avoids with ease.
Veal wants to counter the offense by House and move into the clinch position.
Veal scores with a head kick.

It looks like Max House has been cut.
House will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
House moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

It looks like Tyler Veal has been cut.
House throws a nice looking combination but Veal bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Veal's coach down at Temple of Fitness was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Veal's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Veal misses with a straight right.
House connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
House thuds a left hand into Veal's body.
Veal misses with a body shot.
House definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
House closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Veal connects with a good right hand that stumbles House. House circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
House fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Veal cracks House with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
House throws a hook but Veal blocks it.
It seemed like Veal was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Veal gets a clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on House - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A head punch on the inside from House fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Veal.
Veal with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by House.
Veal has a couple of punches blocked by House.

House breaks the clinch.
A jab from House finds it's way through Veal's defenses.
Veal throws a right and a left that both miss.
House uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Veal.
House misses with a wild combination.
Veal throws the kick towards the body but House avoids it.
House is looking to counter with a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
House tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Veal manages to circle out of the way.
Veal scores with a hook.
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!
Veal misses with a body punch
and House counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Veal lands a slapping body shot.
House moves away from the strike by Veal.
House misses with a wild body shot.
Veal missing with a left hand there. House was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little feinted left hand from House on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Veal lands a leg kick that knocks House off balance momentarily.
Sloppy strikes from Veal. Those never looked like landing.
House is looking to counter punch.
House misses with a straight right.
Veal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but House manages to avoid it.
Veal throws a right hand that misses
and House counters with a nice uppercut.
Veal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Veal swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
House connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Veal's hands are dropping dangerously low here and House connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Veal scrambles back to his feet.
House gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Veal throws an ugly left hook that misses
and House counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Veal throws a right and a left that House avoids nicely.
House appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
House tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Veal was well out of range. Poor timing from House.
House connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Veal is rocked!
House wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Veal lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Veal uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from House.
House gets cracked there but stands up to it.
House scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Veal connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
House takes a swing at Veal's ribcage but misses.
Veal gets cracked with a nice right hand there by House.
House is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veal tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
House swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Veal swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
An attempted straight right counter from House misses the target.

Veal has House up against the cage in a clinch.
Veal has a couple of punches blocked by House.
House throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Veals head.
A right hook to the body lands for House.
Veal doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Veal lands with a right to the head.
Veal tries to work over House's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
House misses with a hook from the clinch.
House lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Veal keeps the fight in the clinch, despite House's efforts to push away.
A right hand to the body from Veal.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Max House will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! House's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

House uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Veal.
Veal misses with an attempted mid kick.
A combination from House does no damage.
Veal looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Veal takes a swing at House's ribcage but misses.
Veal slips a jab and a cross from House.
House swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Veal bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
House throws a lazy right hand but Veal sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
House throws a lazy right hand but Veal sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Veal is looking to chop away at House's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
House looks to throw the jab but Veal is out of range.
Veal misses with a body shot.
Good work by House as he checks the leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from House misses the target.
Veal takes one to the side of the head.
House misses with a looping left.
Veal only half commits to the counter leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
House keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Some wild striking there from Veal.
Veal takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Veal lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
House connects with a good right hand that stumbles Veal. Veal circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
House stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Veal.
Veal misses with a two punch combination.
House looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
House misses with a jab, cross combination.
Veal's hands are dropping dangerously low here and House connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Veal scrambles back to his feet.
Veal misses with a lunging right hand
and House counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Veal throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veal misses with a hook
and Veal takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Good work by House as he checks the leg kick.
Veal just misses with a punch to the body.
House shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Veal eats them both and turns towards House to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Veal uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before House has time to react.
House misses with a looping right.
House lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
House takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
House takes a jab right on the kisser.
Veal slips under a jab.
House misses with a straight left.
Veal throws a body shot but no joy.
House wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Veal thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
House cracks Veal with an open hand slap.
House is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
House with a nice cross.
Veal is still on wobbly legs! Can House finish him?
Veal showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from House.
Veal seems to have recovered his senses.
Veal throws a sloppy body shot
and House counters with a nice uppercut.
House uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Veal.
House closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
An inside leg kick from Veal misses.
House tests Veal's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Veal misses with a shot to the body
and House counters with a left to the body.
House gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Veal uses good head movement to avoid the hook from House.
Veal looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
House scores with a jab to the body.
House lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Veal circles away quickly and effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
House misses with a wild body shot.
Veal jabs at House's body.
House with a body punch. A glancing blow.
House swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Veal.
A swing and a miss from Veal.
It looked like House wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Veal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but House moves away.
Veal getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Veal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but House moves away.
House misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Veal.
Veal walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Decent striking displayed by House there.
Max House is winning the standup battle so far.
Veal connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
House throws a shot from downtown. Veal moves away and avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Max House dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!

House throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Veal stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
House lunges at Veal with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Veal's hand.
Veal tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Veal takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Veal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Veal comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
House lands with a straight right. Veal didn't see that one coming.
Jab from Veal.
House takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Veal throws a head kick but House moves out of range.
House was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Veal takes a swing at House's ribcage but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Veal lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Veal swings for the body but House moves out of range.
Veal has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Veal tries to score with a low kick but House moves his leg out of the way.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Veal needs to keep his hands up - House had a free shot at his head there.
Veal throws a lazy uppercut
letting House counter with a right hand.
Veal lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
House throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Veal sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Veal throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
House throws out a loose jab but Veal uses good head movement to avoid it.
House throws a hook but Veal blocks it.
House scores with a sloppy right hand. Veal should have avoided that one.
House chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Veal can pounce on him.
A shot to the liver by House. Beautiful body shot.
House takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Veal is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veal misses the shot to the body.
House throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Veal sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Veal throws a quick head kick that skims the top of House's 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!
A left lands for House.
Veal throws a good cross that connects.
Veal throws an ugly left hook that misses
and House counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Veal keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from House.
Veal looks to throw the jab but House is out of range.
House seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Veal connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice defenses there by House.
Veal doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Veal throws a combination that misses
and Veal takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Veal thows a leg kick but House checks it
and House counters with a big right hand! Oh Veal is in trouble here! House follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Max House!
In his post fight interview, Max House started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.