PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lou Ferrigno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Whitepride Velasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lou Ferrigno is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Ferrigno
vs
Velasquez

200 cm
32
265 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

219 cm
29
279 lbs
15 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
Good kicks
Determined

Backyard Fighting

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 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lou Ferrigno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Whitepride Velasquez!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferrigno throws a lazy right hand but Velasquez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ferrigno swings widly with a right hand
and Velasquez counters with a nice body shot.
Ferrigno misses with a wild combination.
Ferrigno misses with a two punch combination.
Ferrigno lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Velasquez circles away quickly and effectively.
Ferrigno misses with a few strikes there.
Ferrigno falls off balance throwing a combination
and Velasquez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ferrigno misses with a combination
and Velasquez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big left from Ferrigno misses.
Ferrigno falls off balance throwing a combination
and Velasquez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferrigno swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Velasquez counters with a takedown into side control.
Velasquez is looking to take a break and control but Ferrigno is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ferrigno tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Velasquez wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
You can see the frustration on Ferrigno's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ferrigno is trying to buck Velasquez off.

Velasquez is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ferrigno is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Ferrigno gets back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ferrigno trying to control from the bottom.
Ferrigno is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ferrigno wants to control but Velasquez is keeping busy.

Ferrigno looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Velasquez prevents Ferrigno from standing back up.
Ferrigno wants to improve his position but Velasquez is controlling well.
Velasquez looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Velasquez passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Ferrigno!
Velasquez wants to control the pace but Ferrigno is squirming around nicely.

Velasquez has control of Ferrigno's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Ferrigno regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Velasquez trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferrigno wants to try and get back to his feet.
Ferrigno can't escape the position.

Velasquez is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Ferrigno has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Ferrigno!
Velasquez wants to sweep but no luck.

Velasquez had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ferrigno defends it easily.
Ferrigno is looking to stand up but Velasquez won't let him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez working a defensive guard here.
Ferrigno slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Lou Ferrigno wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Velasquez slips a jab and a cross from Ferrigno.
Ferrigno throws a combination that misses
and Velasquez counters with an inside leg kick.
Ferrigno misses with a combination
and Velasquez counters with a low kick, right behind Ferrigno 's knee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Whitepride Velasquez will probably get the nod.
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.

Ferrigno throws a combination that misses
and Velasquez counters with a stiff right hand.
Velasquez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ferrigno misses with the combination.
Velasquez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ferrigno misses with a double jab.
Ferrigno swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ferrigno throws a right and a left that Velasquez avoids nicely.
Nice defenses there by Velasquez.
Ferrigno rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Velasquez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No joy there for Ferrigno, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Velasquez is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferrigno misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ferrigno is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Velasquez.
Ferrigno misses with a double jab
letting Velasquez counter with a right hand.
Ferrigno swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Velasquez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lou Ferrigno is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ferrigno throws a combination that misses
and Velasquez counters with a straight right hand.
Ferrigno throws a jab but it's blocked by Velasquez.
Ferrigno misses with a double jab
and Velasquez counters with a nice body shot.
Ferrigno is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Velasquez's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ferrigno falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Velasquez to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferrigno throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Velasquez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ferrigno looks to throw the jab but Velasquez is out of range.
Ferrigno will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ferrigno throws a series of punches but Velasquez avoids them all with ease.
Ferrigno throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Velasquez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ferrigno misses with a wild combination.
Velasquez dodges the punch combination from Ferrigno.
Ferrigno falls off balance throwing a combination
and Velasquez makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ferrigno misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferrigno falls off balance throwing a combination
and Velasquez counters with a stiff right hand.
Lou Ferrigno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ferrigno fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ferrigno tries to bum rush Velasquez with a series of wild strikes but Velasquez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lou Ferrigno is winning the standup battle so far.
Ferrigno will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A right-left combo lands from Ferrigno.

It looks like Whitepride Velasquez has been cut.
Ferrigno throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Velasquez counter with a right hand.
Ferrigno throws the left hand but Velasquez avoids the punch easily.
Ferrigno throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ferrigno rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Velasquez counters with a nice body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferrigno swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Velasquez counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Ferrigno!
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 is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Ferrigno will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

Velasquez tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Velasquez has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Ferrigno is working to avoid the ground and pound but Velasquez connects with a decent elbow.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Ferrigno is looking to reverse the position.
Velasquez happy to just control the position for now.
Velasquez wants to control but Ferrigno is keeping him busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ferrigno is trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Whitepride Velasquez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Whitepride Velasquez's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Ferrigno catches Velasquez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ferrigno misses with a combination
and Velasquez finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Ferrigno throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Velasquez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ferrigno misses with a double jab

and Velasquez counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Velasquez thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Velasquez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Velasquez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ferrigno works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Velasquez wants to control from the top but Ferrigno keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferrigno preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Velasquez passes into half guard.

Velasquez is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ferrigno has managed to free his arm - good work.
Whitepride Velasquez has got the better of the ground game so far.

Velasquez is looking for a kimura here.
Ferrigno wants to get back to full guard but Velasquez has passed into side control.
Velasquez trying to control the position but Ferrigno is working away.
Velasquez cracks Ferrigno with an elbow. That is naaassty.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferrigno is looking to reverse the position.
Velasquez trying to control the position but Ferrigno is working away.
Ferrigno is trying to get back to half guard.

Velasquez thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Ferrigno might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Velasquez trying to control the position but Ferrigno is working away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ferrigno prevents Velasquez from improving position.
Ferrigno is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Ferrigno trying to hold on to Velasquez's head to control him but Velasquez postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez stops Ferrigno from getting back to his feet.
Velasquez is trying to control. Ferrigno wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ferrigno manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Ferrigno trying to control the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Velasquez trying to control but Ferrigno is working from the bottom.
Velasquez being controlled here momentarily.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Velasquez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ferrigno works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ferrigno wants to stand up but Velasquez is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ferrigno swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Velasquez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ferrigno throws a left and a right that both miss
and Velasquez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ferrigno thinking.
Ferrigno throws a combination that misses
and Velasquez counters with a straight right hand.
Ferrigno is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Velasquez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ferrigno.
Ferrigno swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Velasquez counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Lou Ferrigno has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Velasquez trying to control the action but Ferrigno is working from the bottom.

Velasquez is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Velasquez wants to pass to mount but Ferrigno is defending the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Velasquez is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Velasquez wants to take a breather but Ferrigno is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Whitepride Velasquez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Velasquez winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Whitepride Velasquez!
After winning the bout, Whitepride Velasquez thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.