PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kari Tapio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miklo Velka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Velka's choice of entrance music: Cypress Hill - Insane In The Membrane. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tapio
vs
Velka

188 cm
29
220 lbs
14 - 14 - 0

188 cm
28
219 lbs
16 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
KO power

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire
Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire

Steel Terror-Trition: Video Proven 160Q
Steel Terror-Trition: Video Proven 160Q

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Kari Tapio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Miklo Velka!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velka slips under a jab.
Tapio blocks a head kick by Velka.
Velka with a jab.
Velka looks for the body kick but Tapio saw that one coming.
Velka tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Tapio manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tapio looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Velka is fending him off so far but Tapio persists. Nope, Velka circles away and we're back to standing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Velka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tapio misses with a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Velka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Velka tries to land a body kick
letting Tapio counter with a right hand.

It looks like Miklo Velka has been cut.
Velka scores with a hook.
Tapio scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Tapio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Velka.
Velka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Velka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Velka throws a wild body kick that Tapio sees coming a mile off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tapio looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Velka gets off balance looking for a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
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 big left from Velka misses.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Tapio.

Tapio tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Tapio has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Tapio wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Velka, who protects the arm well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tapio is looking to take a break and control but Velka is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Tapio tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Tapio has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Velka is not content to let Tapio control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Tapio is trying to get an arm triangle but Velka is defending well.

Tapio wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Velka, who protects the arm well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tapio wants to lay and pray for a moment but Velka keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kari Tapio dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Miklo Velka's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Velka cracks Tapio with a right hand to the side of the head.
Velka throws an overhand right that lands on Tapio's shoulder, as Tapio tries to avoid the shot.

Tapio closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Velka did well to prevent Tapio getting side control.
Tapio trying to control the action but Velka is working from the bottom.

Tapio seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Velka is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Kari Tapio!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Kari Tapio made sure he mentioned Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire, along with how happy he was to win his fight.