PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Nate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Veikko Velmu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Nate
vs
Velmu

184 cm
19
193 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

185 cm
19
185 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Very strong

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

BioPharm Nutrition

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 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yuri Nate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Veikko Velmu!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Saam Ante and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Velmu darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Velmu wants to pass the guard but Nate is defending well.
Velmu is looking to stall here but Nate recovers full guard.
Nate looking for a sweep. Not yet Nate, not yet.
Velmu looking to sit in guard and control but Nate gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Velmu can do anything to dispel that myth.
Velmu is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Velmu missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Velmu is keen to just control but Nate is a slippery customer.
Velmu working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Nate's thigh. Nate counters though and makes it back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Velmu looking to pass the guard.
Velmu slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Nate bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Velmu's guard.
Nate is in close to Velmu's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Velmu keeping moving, preventing Nate from controlling successfully.
Nate tries to free his leg and advance position but Velmu is retaining full guard.
Velmu has his hands on Nate's head, controlling the position.
Nate won't allow Velmu to sweep him here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Nate tries to free his leg and advance position but Velmu is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nate stopping the sweep attempt from Velmu.
Nate is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Nate trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nate advances position into side control!
Nate lands a nice forearm strike.
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!
Velmu is looking for a sweep.
Nate gets to mount! Velmu was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Velmu is in a horrible position here. Nate smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Velmu working to try and regain half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nate trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Velmu is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Nate trying to control but Velmu is having none of it.
A nice elbow there by Nate.
Velmu is in all sorts of trouble here.
Nate landing shots from mount.
Nate trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Nate postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Velmu looks a forlorn figure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Velmu sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Nate throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Velmu manages to get to full guard.
Velmu keeping moving, preventing Nate from controlling successfully.
Nate preventing the sweep.
Nate working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Velmu manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Velmu punishing his opponent with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Velmu lands a big shot there that rocks Nate but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Velmu with a couple of short strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Veikko Velmu will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Nate just misses with a punch to the body.
Nate tries to clinch up

and Velmu counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Velmu really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nate. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nate keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nate 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.
Velmu thows a huge punch but Nate dodges it nicely.
Nate blocking the ground and pound attempt from Velmu.
Nate slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nate looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nate lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Velmu!
Veikko Velmu has got the better of the ground game so far.
The referee warns Velmu that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nate with the ground and pound from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nate postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Velmu looks a forlorn figure.
Velmu is trying desperately to improve position.
Nate scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Velmu?
Velmu regains half guard.
Velmu is trying to get back to full guard.
Nate passes into side control, despite Velmu's attempt to control the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Velmu is not content to let Nate control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nate cracks Velmu with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Velmu gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Velmu taking some punishment here, with Nate in his half guard.
Nate is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nate is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Velmu gets back to half guard.
Nate seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Velmu wants to get back to full guard.
Velmu is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Nate jumps into side control!
Nate lands an elbow.
Nate works to advance to full mount. Velmu defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velmu is in a horrible position here. Nate smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Velmu tries to lock up and control but Nate gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Velmu can't escape the position.
Nate with a couple of short strikes.
Velmu is desperately trying to improve his position but Nate has a good base and remains in mount.
Nate landing punches.
Nate scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Nate lands a big shot there that rocks Velmu but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nate postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Velmu looks a forlorn figure.
Nate in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Velmu keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Nate trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velmu wants to hold on but Nate pushes him away.
Velmu is trying desperately to improve position.
Nate trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Velmu bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Nate looking for a sweep. Not yet Nate, not yet.

Nate had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Velmu defends it easily.
Velmuis looking to pass into half guard but Nate pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Nate is in guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nate forces his way into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yuri Nate dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Nate lands with a good body shot.
Nate misses with a wild body shot.
Yuri Nate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Nate manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Velmu on his heels. He'll look to pass Velmu's guard now, I'm sure.
Nate wants to control from the top but Velmu keeps moving.
Velmu working a defensive guard here.
Velmu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nate distracts Velmu with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Nate distracts Velmu with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Velmu keeping moving, preventing Nate from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Velmu is on top in guard.
Velmu must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Velmu throws a strike but Nate rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nate wants to control from the top but Velmu keeps moving.
Nate is pushing down on Velmu's leg trying to pass to half guard. Velmu is fighting to maintain full guard but Nate has managed to sneak the leg through.
Velmu tries to get to full guard but Nate has control of the leg.
Nate wants to free his trapped foot but Velmu is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Velmu is looking for a sweep. Nate is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Velmu is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Nate trying to mount his opponent but Velmu defends it.
Velmu is looking to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Nate there.
Velmu is looking to improve his position.
Nate sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Velmu defending well though.
Velmu wants to get back to full guard but Nate has passed into side control.
Velmu tries to improve position but can't.
Velmu is not content to let Nate control the position.
Velmu manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Nate wants to control but Velmu is keeping him busy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nate throwing shots but Velmu is blocking nicely.
Velmu wants to get back to full guard.
Nate throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nate trying to control the pace.
Nate thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Velmu's head.
Nate thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Velmu is trying to get back to full guard.
Velmu lands with a few short shots to the body.
Velmu manages to get to full guard.
Nate trying to control the position from guard on top but Velmu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nate postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velmu is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Velmu can't keep his opponent in guard - Nate advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Nate lands with a punch from half guard.
Nate moves into full mount! Velmu won't be happy about that!
Velmu working to try and regain half guard.
Velmu is squirming around, avoiding Nate's attempts to control the action.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Velmu working to try and regain half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yuri Nate showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nate 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yuri Nate!
After the fight, Yuri Nate was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.