PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gary Stackstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jayar Velasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Stackstein
vs
Velasquez

185 cm
24
245 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

190 cm
18
280 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gary Stackstein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jayar Velasquez!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Velasquez. Those never looked like landing.
Velasquez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Stackstein counters with a nice double leg into side control. Velasquez won't be happy with that.
Stackstein trying to control the action but Velasquez is working from the bottom.

Stackstein looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Velasquez is not content to let Stackstein control the position.

Stackstein tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Stackstein has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Velasquez tries to buck Stackstein off but Stackstein is having none of it.
Velasquez is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stackstein moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Stackstein trying to control the action but Velasquez is working from the bottom.
Velasquez is looking for a sweep.
Stackstein working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Velasquez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Stackstein wants to lay and pray for a moment but Velasquez keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Stackstein working the ground and pound from side control.
Stackstein wants to lay and pray for a moment but Velasquez keeps working.
Stackstein passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Velasquez!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Velasquez tries to reverse the position but Stackstein maintains control.
Stackstein is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Stackstein lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Stackstein working the ground and pound effectively.
Velasquez is in all sorts of trouble here.
Stackstein tries to control but Velasquez wriggling away.
Stackstein has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Stackstein looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Velasquez slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Velasquez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Stackstein pulls his head out easily.
Velasquez looks gassed!
Stackstein sitting and controlling from the half guard.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Velasquez has eaten all the pies!

Velasquez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Velasquez is trying to get back to full guard.
Stackstein wants to lay and pray for a moment but Velasquez keeps working.
Stackstein is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Stackstein wants to take a breather but Velasquez is having none of it.
Velasquez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Stackstein. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Stackstein is nestled in close to Velasquez, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Stackstein performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stackstein is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Velasquez looking for submissions off his back.
Stackstein working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Velasquez is not content to let Stackstein control the position.

Velasquez has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Stackstein escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Stackstein!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Velasquez is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Stackstein off and has taken his back!
Stackstein trying to control but not successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gary Stackstein 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.

Stackstein decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Velasquez actively working from the bottom here.
Stackstein is keen to just control but Velasquez is a slippery customer.

Velasquez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ground and pound from Stackstein.
Stackstein is keen to just control but Velasquez is a slippery customer.

Stackstein wants to work for an arm triangle but Velasquez is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Velasquez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Stackstein pulls his head out easily.
Gary Stackstein overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stackstein is looking to take a break and control but Velasquez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Stackstein missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Velasquez is breathing heavily.
Stackstein trying to control from half guard but Velasquez is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stackstein has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Stackstein lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Velasquez hang on?
Velasquez is working to get back to half guard.
Stackstein wants to control the pace but Velasquez is squirming around nicely.
Velasquez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Stackstein postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Velasquez looks a forlorn figure.
Stackstein controlling from the full mount.
Velasquez in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Velasquez is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stackstein can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Velasquez is looking to escape.
Stackstein cracks Velasquez with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
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!
Velasquez working to try and regain half guard.
Stackstein can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Velasquez is looking to escape.
BOOM! Stackstein connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Stackstein lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Velasquez hang on?
Stackstein putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Velasquez is trying desperately to improve position.
Stackstein controlling from the full mount.
Stackstein is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stackstein with shots to the head and body - Velasquez looks very uncomfortable down there.
Stackstein controlling from the full mount.
The referee warns Velasquez that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Velasquez keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Stackstein raining down hammerfists from mount.

Stackstein is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Velasquez is surviving well by controlling Stackstein's body position as best he can.

Stackstein is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Velasquez to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Velasquez shrugs it off.
Velasquez is in all sorts of trouble here.
Stackstein cracks Velasquez with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Stackstein controlling from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Stackstein is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Velasquez can do to turn this around?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stackstein landing strikes from the mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stackstein tries to control but Velasquez wriggling away.
Stackstein lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Stackstein looking to control but Velasquez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Stackstein fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Stackstein landing strikes from the mount and Velasquez is in trouble!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stackstein in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Stackstein lands a big elbow.

Velasquez is rocked!
Velasquez is in all sorts of trouble here.
Velasquez is still in real trouble! Can Stackstein finish him?
Stackstein scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Velasquez?
Stackstein cracks Velasquez with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gary Stackstein!