PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Floyd Mayweather (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Velensia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Mayweather
vs
Velensia

177 cm
21
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Floyd Mayweather !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carlos Velensia!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velensia throws a right and a left that Mayweather avoids nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Velensia scores with a sloppy right hand. Mayweather should have avoided that one.
Velensia shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mayweather as he avoids it easily.
Mayweather throws a sloppy head kick and Velensia moves out of range easily.
Mayweather throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Velensia lands with an overhand left.
Sloppy strikes from Velensia. Those never looked like landing.
Mayweather connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Velensia looks to score with a jab to the body but Mayweather is just out of range.
Velensia misses with a series of wild punches.
Velensia takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Velensia works Mayweather 's body with a nice hook.
Velensia looks to land a combination. Mayweather sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Velensia looks gassed!
Mayweather scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A jab from Velensia misses.
Velensia dives in and grabs Mayweather 's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mayweather pushes down on Velensia's head and hops out.
Mayweather swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mayweather wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mayweather throws a combination. Velensia tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Velensia is rocked!
An inside leg kick lands from Mayweather .
Velensia is still on wobbly legs! Can Mayweather finish him?

Oh, that's a big right hand from Mayweather and Velensia goes tumbling to the canvas! Mayweather follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayweather thows a huge punch but Velensia dodges it nicely.
Velensia is staying active underneath Mayweather , who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Velensia avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mayweather .
Velensia blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mayweather .
Velensia seems to have recovered his senses.
Velensia won't allow Mayweather to pass to mount.
Mayweather tries to stand but can't do so whilst Velensia controls his leg.
Velensia is refusing to be controlled, as Mayweather sits in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Floyd Mayweather has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Mayweather fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Velensia looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Velensia fails to land with a series of punches.
Mayweather throws a head kick that misses.
Mayweather throws a head kick but Velensia moves out of range.
Velensia avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mayweather connects with a right hand. Velensia shakes it off.
Mayweather throws the kick towards the body but Velensia avoids it.
Mayweather scores with a crisp jab that stopped Velensia in his tracks.
Mayweather connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Velensia throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mayweather .
Velensia takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mayweather throws a series of punches but Velensia avoids them all with ease.
Mayweather throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mayweather dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Velensia looks for a takedown but Mayweather sprawls well.
Floyd Mayweather has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Velensia.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather throws a combination. Velensia tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Mayweather throws a right and a left that both miss.
Velensia has a takedown stuffed.
Carlos Velensia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mayweather throws a series of punches but Velensia moves out of range.
Velensia walks into a jab.
Mayweather misses with the combination.
Mayweather has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Velensia scores with a nice head shot.
Mayweather scores with a one two! Velensia had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Velensia misses with the combination.
Mayweather takes one to the chin there.
Horrible takedown by Velensia or perhaps it was just good defense by Mayweather which made him look bad.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Mayweather . Beautiful body shot.
A combination from Mayweather does no damage.
Velensia tries to bum rush Mayweather with a series of wild strikes but Mayweather uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mayweather shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Velensia eats them both and turns towards Mayweather to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Velensia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mayweather will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Velensia throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Velensia misses with a few strikes there.
Velensia is trying desperately to land a takedown but Mayweather is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Velensia.
Mayweather rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Velensia moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Velensia swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A left and a right from Mayweather both land. Nice combination.

Mayweather gets caught napping as Velensia dives in and scores a takedown. Mayweather manages to retain guard.
Velensia lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Floyd Mayweather dominated that round.
That's time! Mayweather 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Velensia misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Floyd Mayweather is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Velensia on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mayweather avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mayweather looks to land a combination. Velensia sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Velensia throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mayweather throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mayweather throws a leg kick which misses Velensia's front leg but catches the back leg as Velensia tries to avoid it.
Velensia on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mayweather pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Velensia back to the cage. Mayweather follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Velensia takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mayweather jabs at Velensia's body.
Mayweather scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Mayweather throws a front kick that sends Velensia stumbling back into the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mayweather throws a series of strikes that have Velensia backpedaling.
Mayweather scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Velensia tests Mayweather 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mayweather is working the combinations to good effect here.
Mayweather lands a jab-cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Velensia misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mayweather cracks Velensia with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Velensia throws a push kick but Mayweather slaps the foot to one side.
Velensia showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mayweather .
Velensia looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mayweather is fending him off so far but Velensia persists. Nope, Mayweather circles away and we're back to standing.
Velensia looks to land a combination but Mayweather avoids it well.
Mayweather feints a jab promting Velensia to slip. Mayweather then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Velensia slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
No joy there for Velensia, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jab from Mayweather .
Velensia fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Floyd Mayweather has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Velensia.
Velensia on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Velensia tries to bum rush Mayweather with a series of wild strikes but Mayweather uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mayweather lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Velensia at a distance.
Velensia swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mayweather tests Velensia's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Velensia has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Velensia displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A right-left combo lands from Velensia.
Mayweather misses with a wild combination.
Mayweather slaps away a takedown attempt from Velensia, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mayweather is looking to wear down Velensia with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mayweather dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Floyd Mayweather is winning the standup battle so far.
Velensia misses with a double jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mayweather darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mayweather looks to land a combination. Velensia sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velensia shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mayweather as he jumps to the side.
Some wild striking there from Mayweather .
Velensia swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mayweather throws a right and a left that Velensia avoids nicely.
Mayweather is looking to land body kicks.
Velensia throws a right hand that Mayweather ducks under and follows up with a left that Mayweather also avoids with ease.
Mayweather leaves Velensia with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Velensia looks to score with a jab to the body but Mayweather is just out of range.
Mayweather changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mayweather works the jab nicely.
Velensia throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mayweather throws a one two combo.
Velensia swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mayweather counters with a left and a right that stings Velensia.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather dodges the punch combination from Velensia.
Velensia has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Velensia fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Velensia looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mayweather lands a jab.
Mayweather fails to land with a series of punches.
Velensia misses with a wild combination.
Mayweather scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Velensia throws a combination that misses
and Mayweather counters with a three punch combo that has Velensia backing up. Velensia nods at Mayweather to acknowledge the strikes.
Mayweather just misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Velensia fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Floyd Mayweather is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mayweather moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Mayweather looks to land a body kick but Velensia moved away.
Velensia on the wrong end of a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Floyd Mayweather dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Velensia scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mayweather throws a series of strikes that have Velensia backpedaling.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Velensia.
Velensia misses with a few strikes there.
Danga de danga de dang - Mayweather scores with a four punch combination!
Mayweather throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mayweather swinging wildly here.
Mayweather scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mayweather connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mayweather does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Mayweather connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Velensia's hands.
Velensia thows a body shot but no joy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mayweather tries to bum rush Velensia with a series of wild strikes but Velensia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mayweather swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Velensia throws a right and a left that Mayweather avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayweather misses with a kick to the body.
Mayweather lands a jab-cross combination.
Mayweather goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Velensia looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mayweather is fending him off so far but Velensia persists. Nope, Mayweather circles away and we're back to standing.
Mayweather looks to land a combination but Velensia avoids it well.
Velensia scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Velensia throws a wild body kick that Mayweather sees coming a mile off.
Mayweather connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Velensia's hands.
Mayweather takes a swing at Velensia's ribcage but misses.
Mayweather throws a series of punches but Velensia avoids them all with ease.
Velensia misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mayweather wants to land a leg kick but Velensia is out of range.
Velensia fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Floyd Mayweather has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Velensia.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mayweather .
Velensia looks for a takedown but Mayweather sprawls well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather lands a jab to Velensia's midsection.
Velensia throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mayweather .
Mayweather throws a one two combo.
Some wild striking there from Velensia.
Mayweather misses with a low kick.
Velensia throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mayweather makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Velensia throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mayweather .
Mayweather scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Velensia doesn't seem bothered though.
Velensia takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Velensia misses with a double jab.
Nice straight punches there by Velensia. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Velensia.
Mayweather scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Velensia fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mayweather looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A punch combination from Mayweather misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velensia rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mayweather moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mayweather scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Velensia fails to land the takedown.
Mayweather keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Velensia moves out of range of the body kick.
Velensia shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Velensia takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Velensia lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Velensia throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mayweather counters with a series of strikes. Velensia will be more careful next time no doubt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Velensia. Mayweather does a little dance to reset his feet.
Velensia on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Velensia swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Velensia misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mayweather stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mayweather moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Velensia.
Velensia tries for a takedown but Mayweather sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mayweather leaves Velensia with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mayweather lands with a nice body punch.
Velensia misses with a few strikes there.
Mayweather stuffs the takedown attempt from Velensia. Velensia gets slowly back to his feet.
Mayweather scores with a nice head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Velensia swinging wildly here.
Velensia looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Velensia misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mayweather feints and then cracks Velensia's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Velensia down.
Carlos Velensia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Floyd Mayweather is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mayweather throws a nice looking combination but Velensia bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Floyd Mayweather showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mayweather 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Floyd Mayweather !