PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aziz Hamedovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vicktor Velazquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Velazquez has chosen Since the Flood- "Valor and Vengeance as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Hamedovic
vs
Velazquez

178 cm
23
169 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

180 cm
25
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aziz Hamedovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vicktor Velazquez!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velazquez misses with a right hand
enabling Hamedovic to counter with a crisp jab.
Velazquez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Velazquez throws a predictable looking body shot

and Hamedovic counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Velazquez's guard now.
Hamedovic throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hamedovic wants to control from the top but Velazquez keeps moving.
Velazquez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hamedovic wants to control from the top but Velazquez keeps moving.
Hamedovic works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hamedovic working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Velazquez's thigh. Velazquez counters though and makes it back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Velazquez wants to stand but Hamedovic is controlling the position.
Hamedovic throws an elbow that misses. Velazquez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hamedovic's guard. Nice move by Velazquez!
Hamedovic looking for a sweep. Not yet Hamedovic, not yet.
Velazquez trying to control but Hamedovic is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velazquez looking to sit in guard and control but Hamedovic gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Velazquez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hamedovic trying to control the position from guard on top but Velazquez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hamedovic pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Velazquez is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamedovic controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hamedovic throws a big elbow that misses.
Hamedovic trying to control the position from guard on top but Velazquez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Aziz Hamedovic wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Velazquez misses with a lunging right hand
and Hamedovic counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Velazquez misses the jab.
Hamedovic is trying hard to land a takedown here. Velazquez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Vicktor Velazquez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Hamedovic shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Velazquez manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hamedovic seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Velazquez keeping moving, preventing Hamedovic from controlling successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hamedovic showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aziz Hamedovic dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Velazquez throws a jab but it's blocked by Hamedovic.
Hamedovic shoots for a takedown but Velazquez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Velazquez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hamedovic.
Hamedovic throws a right hand that Velazquez ducks under and follows up with a left that Velazquez also avoids with ease.
A big left from Velazquez misses.
Velazquez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Hamedovic closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Velazquez quickly recovers to half guard.
Aziz Hamedovic overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hamedovic is trying to control. Velazquez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hamedovic landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hamedovic trying to control the action but Velazquez is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Velazquez is looking for a sweep. Hamedovic is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Velazquez trying to control but Hamedovic postures up.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Hamedovic looks to land a strike but Velazquez avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Velazquez wants to stand but Hamedovic is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamedovic working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hamedovic trying to control but Velazquez is working from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Velazquez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hamedovic counters with a body kick.
Velazquez throws a lazy uppercut
and Hamedovic counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Velazquez misses with a lunging right hand
and Hamedovic counters with a straight right hand.
Velazquez throws a right hand that misses
and Hamedovic counters with a big head kick but Velazquez shrugs it off.
Velazquez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hamedovic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Velazquez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Velazquez misses with a few strikes there.
Velazquez misses with an uppercut

and Hamedovic counters with a nice double leg into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamedovic throws an elbow that misses. Velazquez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hamedovic's guard. Nice move by Velazquez!
Velazquez won't allow Hamedovic to get back to his feet.
Velazquez trying to control but Hamedovic is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Vicktor Velazquez.
Velazquez misses with a hook
letting Hamedovic counter with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velazquez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hamedovic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hamedovic misses with a head kick.
Velazquez throws a series of punches but Hamedovic moves out of range.
Velazquez might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Velazquez misses with a right hand

and Hamedovic counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hamedovic throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Velazquez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Velazquez manages to escape and get back to his feet.
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!
Velazquez swings widly with a right hand
and Velazquez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Velazquez scores with a jab to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hamedovic moves away from the strike by Velazquez.
Velazquez lands with a nice combination. Hamedovic backs away looking to recover.
Hamedovic is trying hard to land a takedown here. Velazquez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aziz Hamedovic dominated that second round.
That's time! Hamedovic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Velazquez misses with an uppercut
and Hamedovic counters with a good low kick that Velazquez was not able to check.
Nice jab there from Velazquez.
Hamedovic moves away from the strike by Velazquez.
Hamedovic closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Aziz Hamedovic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Velazquez thows a body shot but no joy.
Hamedovic digs a good hook to Velazquez's body.
Velazquez misses with an uppercut

and Hamedovic counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hamedovic passes the guard and advances to mount!
Hamedovic misses with a head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Velazquez is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Velazquez is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Hamedovic is staying active.
Hamedovic throwing strikes here but Velazquez is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Hamedovic putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Hamedovic working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hamedovic 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.
Hamedovic looking to control but Velazquez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hamedovic misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Vicktor Velazquez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamedovic throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Hamedovic throws a wild left hand from mount and Velazquez manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
Hamedovic seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Velazquez does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Velazquez is looking to improve his position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hamedovic landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hamedovic with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velazquez gets back to full guard.
Hamedovic is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Velazquez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hamedovic is pushing down on Velazquez's leg trying to pass to half guard. Velazquez is fighting to maintain full guard but Hamedovic has managed to sneak the leg through.
Hamedovic not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hamedovic thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Velazquez's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamedovic wants to take a breather but Velazquez is having none of it.
Hamedovic slows the pace down in half guard.
Velazquez is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hamedovic's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hamedovic's back!
Aziz Hamedovic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hamedovic is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aziz Hamedovic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hamedovic, 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Aziz Hamedovic!
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for Aziz Hamedovic!
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Aziz Hamedovic!

Aziz Hamedovic wins by unanimous decision!