PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bud Macintosh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miklo Velka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Velka is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Cypress Hill - Insane In The Membrane. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Macintosh
vs
Velka

192 cm
36
212 lbs
23 - 16 - 1

188 cm
33
219 lbs
27 - 18 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Steel Penn's All 160

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 23 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bud Macintosh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Miklo Velka!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velka misses with a wild body shot.
Velka scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Velka is looking to clinch but Macintosh is avoiding it.
Velka throws a nice outside leg kick.
Velka stuffs the takedown.
A cross from Macintosh lands.
Velka misses with a hook.
Macintosh connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Macintosh keeps the fight on the outside.
Velka moves out of range as Macintosh strikes.
Velka throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A slapping leg kick lands for Velka.
Macintosh wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Velka throws the left hand but Macintosh avoids the punch easily.
Macintosh throws a body punch but Velka moves out of range.
Macintosh throws a jab but it's blocked by Velka.
Macintosh misses the body punch
and Velka counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Jab from Velka.
Macintosh swats away the attempt to clinch by Velka.
Velka looks to land a combination but Macintosh avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Velka.
Nice cross by Macintosh.
Velka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Macintosh scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Velka tries to score with a low kick but Macintosh moves his leg out of the way.
Macintosh closes this distance looking for a takedown but Velka circles away.
Macintosh misses with a left hand
and Velka counters with a nice low kick that buckles Macintosh's knee momentarily.
Velka misses with a low kick.
Velka throws a one two combo.
Macintosh throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Velka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Velka fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Macintosh looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Macintosh stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Velka.
Macintosh misses with a two punch combination.
Miklo Velka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A swing and a miss from Macintosh.
Velka takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Macintosh misses the shot to the body.
Macintosh misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velka lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Macintosh circles away quickly and effectively.
Macintosh throws out a loose jab but Velka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Macintosh takes a jab right on the kisser.
Macintosh shoots for a double leg takedown but Velka sprawls well. He's pushed Macintosh's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bud Macintosh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Velka tries to clinch up.
Macintosh misses with a straight left.
Velka throws a chopping leg kick but Macintosh manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Velka slaps away a takedown attempt from Macintosh, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Velka lands a jab to the head.
Velka throws a big shot that misses.
Macintosh shoots in looking for a takedown but Velka manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Macintosh's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Macintosh misses with a looping left.
A cross from Velka lands.
Macintosh is trying hard to land a takedown here. Velka sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Velka is looking to clinch.
Velka misses with a few strikes there.
Velka slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velka moves out of range as Macintosh strikes.

Velka closes the distance and clinches.
Velka dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Velka prevents a takedown attempt there.
Macintosh is looking to break free of the clinch but Velka has double underhooks.

Macintosh manages to pull guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Macintosh is trying to hold Velka in close to prevent damage but Velka has managed to pass into half guard.
Macintosh is pressing down on Velka's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Macintosh is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Velka tries to stand but Macintosh is controlling from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Macintosh isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Velka stacks Macintosh on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Velka!
Macintosh tries to buck Velka off but Velka is having none of it.

Velka stands up and beckons Macintosh to his feet.
Velka tries to clinch there but Macintosh circles away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Macintosh blocks a leg kick.
Velka avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Velka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Macintosh fails with a takedown attempt.
Macintosh is trying hard to land a takedown here. Velka sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Macintosh swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miklo Velka dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Macintosh shoots in looking for a takedown. Velka tries to sprawl out of it but Macintosh keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Velka manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Miklo Velka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Macintosh walks into a left hand.
Velka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Macintosh.
A jab lands there for Velka.
Macintosh takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Velka ducks under a wild hook from Macintosh.
Velka looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Velka lands a nice looking kick to the body. Macintosh takes a step back to recover.
Macintosh lands with a straight right. Velka didn't see that one coming.
The fighters circle momentarily. Macintosh darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Macintosh gets tackled into the cage by Velka. Velka maintains the clinch.
Velka misses with an elbow over the top.
Macintosh is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Velka pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Velka lands an elbow inside that Macintosh shrugs off.

It looks like Bud Macintosh has been cut.
Macintosh drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Velka gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bud Macintosh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Macintosh's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Macintosh tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Velka smiles and moves away.
Macintosh shoots for a double leg takedown but Velka sprawls well. He's pushed Macintosh's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Velka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Velka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Velka uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Macintosh has time to react.
Velka ducks under a wild hook from Macintosh.
Macintosh throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Velka counters with a low kick, right behind Macintosh 's knee.
Velka goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Macintosh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Velka throws a leg kick but Macintosh sees it coming and moves out of range.
Velka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Macintosh was well out of range. Poor timing from Velka.
Velka throws a chopping leg kick but Macintosh manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Macintosh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Velka.
Macintosh misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velka lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick misses from Velka.
Macintosh takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Velka closes the distance but Macintosh moves to the side
and Macintosh counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Macintosh throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Velka on the side of the head.
Macintosh is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Velka lands a slapping body shot.
Macintosh misses with an uppercut.
Velka doesn't manage to clinch there - Macintosh circles away.
Macintosh misses the shot to the body.
A leg kick checked by Macintosh.
Velka wants to clinch up but Macintosh keeps it at a distance.
Velka swings widly with a right hand
and Macintosh counters with a nice uppercut.
Macintosh misses the shot to the body.
Macintosh fails with a takedown attempt.
Velka tries to clinch but Macintosh moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Velka misses with a double jab
and Macintosh counters with a one-two to the body.
Velka throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Macintosh shoots in but no luck this time.
Velka moves away from the strike by Macintosh.
Macintosh throws a body punch but Velka moves out of range.
Horrible takedown by Macintosh or perhaps it was just good defense by Velka which made him look bad.
Macintosh missing with a left hand there. Velka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Velka slips under a jab.
Macintosh connects with a looping right hand.
Macintosh lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Macintosh blocks a jab.
Macintosh tries for a takedown but Velka sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Velka slips under a jab.
A head kick misses from Velka.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macintosh misses with a straight left.
Velka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Macintosh.
Macintosh takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Macintosh takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Velka shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Macintosh eats them both and turns towards Velka to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Macintosh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Velka moves away.
Macintosh on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Macintosh on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Velka. Velka obviously looking to wear him down.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Velka lands with a kick to the temple. Macintosh shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Velka throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Velka throws a head kick that Macintosh semi-blocks.

Velka closes the distance and clinches.
Velka trying to stall but Macintosh improves his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Velka prevents the takedown attempt.
Macintosh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Macintosh tries for a takedown but Velka manages to get underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miklo Velka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bud Macintosh's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Velka keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Macintosh.
Velka thumps Macintosh with a low kick.
Macintosh throws the left hand but Velka avoids the punch easily.
Velka throws an overhand right that lands on Macintosh's shoulder, as Macintosh tries to avoid the shot.
Velka throws a nice looking combination but Macintosh bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Macintosh misses with a looping right.
Velka wants to slow Macintosh down by chopping away at his legs.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Velka, right into the meat.
Velka takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Velka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Macintosh.
Velka scores with a sloppy right hand. Macintosh should have avoided that one.
Velka tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Macintosh manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Macintosh is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Velka bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

Macintosh gets tackled into the cage by Velka. Velka maintains the clinch.
Macintosh takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Macintosh gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Macintosh trying to control from half guard but Velka is working away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Velka works his way to full guard. Good work.
Macintosh being controlled here momentarily.

Macintosh postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Velka is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Macintosh, into his guard.
Macintosh is trying to keep Velka in close.
Bud Macintosh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velka wants to control from the top but Macintosh keeps moving.
Velka wants to get up but he can't break Macintosh's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Velka advances position into side control!
Velka controls the position.
Velka wants to control but Macintosh is keeping him busy.
Macintosh is trying to control Velka's posture but Velka avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macintosh throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Macintosh is trying to work for a sweep but Velka has mounted him!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Velka can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Macintosh is looking to escape.
Velka content just to control the position here.
Macintosh regains half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velka seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Macintosh does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Macintosh is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Velka is taking a breather. Macintosh says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Miklo Velka.
Macintosh throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Velka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Macintosh looks to land a right hand but Velka moved out of range.
Macintosh takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Velka scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Macintosh doesn't seem bothered though.
Velka lands with a hook. Macintosh tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Miklo Velka is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Macintosh swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Macintosh thows a body shot but no joy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Miklo Velka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Velka has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miklo Velka!
Miklo Velka made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Yo homes....I dedicate this win to Magic....La Onda essa! Hey Red Rider shut your mouth...if you want to scrap meet me at El Pino!'.