PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anselmo Termignoni (ranked 4095 p4p, 5298 weight class) and Mihail Velchovski (ranked 429 p4p, 0 weight class). Mihail Velchovski has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Termignoni
vs
Velchovski

186 cm
18
200
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
190
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Anselmo Termignoni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mihail Velchovski!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Andrew Berry and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Termignoni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Velchovski moves away.

Velchovski tries to sprawl but Termignoni drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Velchovski gets back to full guard.

Velchovski throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Termignoni is looking to advance position but Velchovski has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

Velchovski avoids the attempt from Termignoni to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Termignoni keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Termignoni on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Termignoni tries to get out of the position.
Termignoni tries to hold on but Velchovski pushes him away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Termignoni is working to get back to half guard.
Termignoni holds on for dear life, controlling Velchovski's posture momentarily.
Velchovski landing shots from mount.
Velchovski wants to control the pace but Termignoni is squirming around nicely.
Termignoni is desperately trying to improve his position but Velchovski has a good base and remains in mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velchovski dominating with strikes here.
Velchovski lands a big shot there that rocks Termignoni but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Velchovski has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Termignoni is looking to get to half guard.

Velchovski is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Termignoni can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Termignoni tries to hold on but Velchovski pushes him away.
Velchovski dominating with strikes here.
Termignoni keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velchovski lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Termignoni wants to hold on but Velchovski pushes him away.
Velchovski trying to control but Termignoni is having none of it.
Termignoni tries to reverse the position but Velchovski maintains control.
Termignoni is squirming around, avoiding Velchovski's attempts to control the action.
Velchovski should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Velchovski avoids the attempt from Termignoni to control.
Velchovski lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Termignoni is looking to get to half guard.
Termignoni tries to lock up and control but Velchovski gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
We've been informed that Velchovski has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Termignoni is desperately trying to improve his position but Velchovski has a good base and remains in mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Termignoni is squirming around, avoiding Velchovski's attempts to control the action.
Termignoni tries to hold on but Velchovski pushes him away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Termignoni is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mihail Velchovski dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Velchovski on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Termignoni missing with a left hand there. Velchovski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Termignoni.
Termignoni taking a breather here.
Termignoni is looking to take a break and control but Velchovski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Velchovski wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Velchovski sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Termignoni trying to mount his opponent but Velchovski defends it.

Termignoni 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.

Velchovski is defending against the submission attempts here by Termignoni.
Velchovski is trying to control but can't.

That's two 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.
Velchovski wants to improve his position but Termignoni is controlling well.
Termignoni tries to pass the half guard into mount. Velchovski knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Termignoni wants to take a breather but Velchovski is having none of it.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Velchovski actively working from the bottom here.
Termignoni is figuring out what he wants to do next.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Termignoni misses the jab.
Termignoni misses with an uppercut. Velchovski saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Termignoni moves out of range of the body kick.
Termignoni half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Termignoni dodges the punch combination from Velchovski.
Termignoni misses the shot to the body.
Velchovski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Velchovski is breathing heavily.
Velchovski throws the kick towards the body but Termignoni avoids it.
Termignoni throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Velchovski lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

Termignoni feints and as Velchovski raises his hands in defense, Termignoni changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Termignoni has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Termignoni slips nicely into half guard.
Termignoni trying to control from half guard but Velchovski is working away.
Termignoni is just content to waste time from the top position. Velchovski takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Mihail Velchovski has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velchovski controls Termignoni momentarily but Termignoni frees himself.
Termignoni pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Velchovski is keeping the position for now.

Termignoni drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Termignoni jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Termignoni sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Velchovski's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Anselmo Termignoni dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Termignoni takes a swing at Velchovski's ribcage but misses.
Termignoni blocks a head kick by Velchovski.

Termignoni gets the takedown into side control.

Termignoni working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Termignoni trying to control the position but Velchovski is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Termignoni tries to move to mount but Velchovski blocks the move with his legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Termignoni goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Velchovski rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Termignoni's guard! Nice work there by Velchovski!

Termignoni has his foot on Velchovski's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Velchovski works his way back into a safe position though.
Termignoni keeping moving, preventing Velchovski from controlling successfully.

Velchovski got a little sloppy there for a moment and Termignoni has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Velchovski has managed to get both his arms back between Termignoni's legs - danger averted.
Termignoni is adopting a defensive guard.

Termignoni is looking for a triangle but Velchovski pushes his legs off easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Termignoni is looking for a triangle but Velchovski pushes his legs off easily.

Termignoni had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Velchovski defends it easily.
Termignoni looking to hit a scissor sweep but Velchovski is one step ahead there.
Termignoni trying to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Termignoni wants to control but Velchovski passes easily into half guard.
Termignoni desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Velchovski is looking to take a break and control but Termignoni is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Termignoni is trying to get back to full guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Velchovski misses with a double jab.
Mihail Velchovski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

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.
Nice straight punches there by Velchovski. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Velchovski.
Mihail Velchovski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Velchovski misses with a jab to the body

and Termignoni holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Velchovski trying to stall but Termignoni improves his position.
Velchovski is trying to force a seperation but Termignoni has the dominant position.
Termignoni has Velchovski pressed against the cage, preventing Velchovski from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Termignoni as Velchovski tries to tie him up.
Velchovski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Come on Termignoni - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Termignoni leaning his opponent against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Termignoni for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Velchovski is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Termignoni is keeping busy.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mihail Velchovski.
I think Velchovski has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mihail Velchovski!