PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sinisa Veljko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rydolf Karel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Veljko comes to the cage accompanied by Stemm - Face the pain. Karel has chosen Hail Czech as his entrance music. 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.

Veljko
vs
Karel

184 cm
27
201 lbs
13 - 8 - 2

175 cm
21
190 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 13 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Sinisa Veljko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rydolf Karel!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karel gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Karel crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Veljko - the referee stops the clock and Karel gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Veljko. Karel manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Veljko looking for a takedown.
Veljko has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Karel avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Karel has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Veljko clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Veljko is keeping busy.
Karel is throwing shots to the body but Veljko manages to wriggle free. Karel pounces on him again and ends up in Veljko's guard.
Karel's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karel throws a big right hand that misses.
Karel trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Veljko manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Veljko controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karel trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Veljko's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Veljko wants to control from the top but Karel keeps moving.
Karel can't keep his opponent in guard - Veljko advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Veljko is pressing down on Karel's thigh, looking to free his foot. Karel is holding on for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karel is staying active underneath Veljko, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Veljko not doing much here.
Karel tries to get to full guard but Veljko has control of the leg.
Veljko thows a huge punch but Karel dodges it nicely.
Veljko not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Veljko throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Veljko 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.
Veljko missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Veljko working Karel over with strikes.
Veljko scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Veljko controlling the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karel has a hand on Veljko's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Veljko takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Veljko wants to control the pace but Karel is squirming around nicely.
Veljko with shots to the head and body - Karel looks very uncomfortable down there.
Karel is in all sorts of trouble here.
Veljko throwing strikes here but Karel is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Veljko 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.
Veljko with the ground and pound from mount.
Veljko punching from mount but Karel doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Veljko looking to finish with strikes here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veljko thowing shots but they're missing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poor strikes thrown by Veljko there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Veljko throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Veljko punching from mount but Karel doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Karel is looking to get to half guard.
Veljko misses with a head shot.
Veljko looking to finish Karel with some ground and pound. This is bad for Karel!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Karel avoids a series of strikes thrown by Veljko.
Veljko looking to control but Karel is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Karel wants to control but Veljko is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sinisa Veljko 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.

Karel has taken the fight to the clinch.
Karel is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Veljko is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Karel gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Veljko lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Veljko goes for a takedown in the clinch but Karel prevents it.
Karel is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Veljko gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Karel drops down looking for an ankle pick but Veljko pulls his leg out and moves away.
Sinisa Veljko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rydolf Karel.
Karel fails to land the takedown.
Karel misses the shot to the body.
Karel leaves Veljko with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rydolf Karel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Karel rushes Veljko and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karel tries for a takedown but Veljko manages to get underhooks.
Karel has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Veljko avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Karel has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Veljko clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Veljko controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Karel is striking well from the back but Veljko escapes and manages to control the positon and works his way to half guard. A much better position - the crisis is over for the time being.
Veljko pushes Karel off looking to stand but Karel dives back in and keeps control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karel is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Veljko blocking the ground and pound attempt from Karel.
Karel is looking to stall here but Veljko recovers full guard.
Karel stops Veljko from standing up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veljko keeping moving, preventing Karel from controlling successfully.
Karel throws a big right hand that misses.
Karel scoring with punches to the head and body.
Karel postures up in Veljko's guard and throws a big left but Veljko blocks it.
Karel trying to control the position from guard on top but Veljko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Veljko can't keep his opponent in guard - Karel advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Karel throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veljko is trying to stand up here but Karel is controlling him well.
Karel wants to pass the guard but Veljko is defending well.
Karel seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Veljko does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Karel is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Karel sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Veljko defending well though.
Veljko wants to get back to his feet.
Karel is looking to stall here but Veljko recovers full guard.
Sinisa Veljko overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Veljko has his feet on Karel's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rydolf Karel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Veljko is trying hard to land a takedown here. Karel sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Karel's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Karel duly obliges.
Karel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Veljko.
Veljko misses with a looping right.
Veljko shoots in for a takedown but Karel shows good takedown defense.
Karel misses with a wild combination.
Veljko fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sinisa Veljko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karel tests Veljko's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Veljko fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Karel avoids it really well and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karel keeps the fight on the outside.

Karel rushes Veljko and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Karel is trying to drag Veljko to the mat but Veljko just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Veljko wants a takedown.
Karel wants to take the fight to the mat but Veljko manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Veljko is pressed up against the cage. Karel has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Veljko down to the mat. Veljko avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Karel drives through and clinches with Veljko against the cage.
Karel is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Veljko gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Veljko tries for a takedown but Karel manages to get underhooks.
Veljko is working for takedown but Karel is calmly controlling the position for now.
Karel prevents a takedown attempt there.
Veljko wants to take the fight to the mat but Karel manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karel is looking to take this one to the mat.
Veljko stops a takedown attempt from Karel.
Veljko has Karel pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Karel manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Veljko is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Karel pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Karel turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karel has knee on belly momentarily but Veljko bucks him off and regains half guard.
Veljko is trying to stand back up but Karel is controlling him
Karel wants to lay and pray for a moment but Veljko keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karel takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Veljko taking some punishment here, with Karel in his half guard.
Veljko is not content to let Karel control the position.
Karel looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Karel keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Veljko tries to kick Karel off but Karel keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karel throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Veljko to regain full guard.
Karel looking to pass the guard.
Veljko keeping moving, preventing Karel from controlling successfully.
Veljko is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Veljko keeping moving, preventing Karel from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Karel throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Veljko works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rydolf Karel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Karel has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rydolf Karel!
Rydolf Karel made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'HAIL TO THE CZECH REPUBLIC WHITE POWER WPWW'.