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 is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Hail Czech. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Veljko
vs
Karel

184 cm
30
201 lbs
22 - 14 - 2

175 cm
25
190 lbs
13 - 10 - 1

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 22 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Sinisa Veljko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Rydolf Karel!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Bruno Hogan and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Veljko connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Veljko's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Karel connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Veljko scrambles back to his feet.
Veljko misses with a few strikes there.
Karel lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Veljko fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Karel to the ground. Veljko is now in Karel's guard.
Veljko pushing down on Karel's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Veljko keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Karel is staying active underneath Veljko, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Veljko thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Karel's head.
Veljko missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Veljko looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Karel can do anything to dispel that myth.
Veljko trying to control from half guard but Karel is working away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karel has hold of Veljko's hands but Veljko slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Veljko thows a huge punch but Karel dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Veljko is trying to control the action in half guard but Karel is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Well, if Veljko is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Veljko trying to control from half guard but Karel is working away.
Veljko controlling the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Sinisa Veljko wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Karel takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Veljko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Veljko doesn't manage to clinch there - Karel circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karel. Veljko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Karel walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Veljko tries to move into range but Karel moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Veljko shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Karel sprawls well. Karel wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Veljko gets slowly back to his feet.
The fighters circle momentarily. Veljko darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Karel keeps the fight on the outside.
Jab, jab by Veljko - just one landing.
Veljko throws the left hand but Karel avoids the punch easily.
Karel throws the left hand but Veljko avoids the punch easily.
A slow jab from Veljko misses its intended target.
Karel scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Veljko doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Veljko slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rydolf Karel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karel misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veljko fails with a takedown attempt.
Some wild striking there from Karel.
Veljko misses with a looping right.
Veljko shoots in for a takedown but Karel shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sinisa Veljko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Veljko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Veljko throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Karel misses with a hook. Veljko ducked under it nicely.
Karel slips under a jab from Veljko.
Veljko goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Karel misses with an uppercut. Veljko saw that one coming.
Veljko is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Karel misses with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veljko wants to clinch but Karel slips to the side
and Karel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rydolf Karel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big right from Veljko misses.
Karel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Karel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from Karel misses.
Veljko shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Veljko doesn't manage to clinch there - Karel circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Karel. No joy for Veljko on that attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Veljko slips under a jab from Karel.
Karel throws an off balance right hand
and Veljko counters with a left and a right that stings Karel.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Veljko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Karel.
Good exchange - Veljko coming out on top.
Karel swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Veljko.
Veljko goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sinisa Veljko dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Veljko is looking to chop away at Karel's legs.
Crunch! Veljko slams his shin into Karel's torso.
Karel throws a poor cross that misses

and Veljko counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Karel looking for a takedown.
Veljko stops a takedown attempt from Karel.
Karel goes for a takedown attempt but Veljko pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Sinisa Veljko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rydolf Karel.
Veljko is looking to clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Veljko.

Veljko is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Karel's half guard.
Veljko trying to control the action but Karel is working from the bottom.
Veljko keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Veljko sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Karel defending well though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Veljko missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Veljko stalling.
Veljko is stalling here. Karel is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Veljko seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Karel has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Karel wants to control but Veljko is keeping him busy.
Karel working the head with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veljko prevents Karel from moving into mount.
You can see the frustration on Veljko's face as Karel controls the position.
Veljko is not content to let Karel control the position.
Veljko defending against the ground and pound.
Veljko dodges the ground and pound from Karel.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
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 is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Karel trying to control the action but Veljko is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Rydolf Karel.
Veljko swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Karel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Veljko goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Veljko ducks under a wild hook from Karel.
Karel misses with a hook.
Karel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Veljko.
Veljko connects with the punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Veljko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Karel.
Veljko misses with a looping left.
Karel keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Sinisa Veljko will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Karel misses with a straight right.

Veljko gets a double leg takedown into Karel's guard.
Karel is trying to keep Veljko in close.
Veljko is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Veljko throws a strike but Karel rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Karel trying to control but Veljko is working from the bottom.
Veljko wants to get back to his feet but Karel is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karel trying to control the position from guard on top but Veljko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Sinisa Veljko just wasn't active enough.
Karel throws a jab when Veljko was well out of range.
Veljko fails with the takedown.
Karel getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A leg kick checked by Karel.
Veljko loads up on a big right hand but Karel slips the punch.
Karel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karel misses with a jab, cross combination.

Veljko throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Karel was covering up waiting for the punch and Veljko finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Veljko postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Karel wants to control the position but Veljko says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Veljko wants to lay and pray for a moment but Karel keeps working.
Veljko seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Veljko is looking to stall here but Karel recovers full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Veljko wants to control from the top but Karel keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinisa Veljko overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Veljko working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Karel keeping moving, preventing Veljko from controlling successfully.
Veljko 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.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Sinisa Veljko just wasn't active enough.
A combination from Karel does no damage.
Karel keeps the fight on the outside.
Veljko moves in looking to clinch but Karel pushes him off.
Veljko shoots in looking for a takedown but Karel manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Veljko's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sinisa Veljko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karel defending well as Veljko loads up on a big left hand.
A punch combination from Karel misses.
Karel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Veljko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karel.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Veljko is defended easily by Karel.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sinisa Veljko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Veljko shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Karel as he avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Veljko tries to clinch up but Karel circles away and keeps his distance.
No luck for Veljko with that takedown attempt.
Veljko shoots in for a takedown but Karel shows good takedown defense.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sinisa Veljko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Veljko 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 30:28
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sinisa Veljko!