PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Juan Verelea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and El Chingon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). El Chingon looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Verelea
vs
Chingon

180 cm
23
175 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
172 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juan Verelea!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, El Chingon!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chingon misses with a kick to the body.
Chingon looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Verelea lands a nice shot to the body.

Verelea darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Verelea scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Verelea takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Verelea slips a nice elbow through Chingon's hands, connecting with Chingon's forehead.
Verelea lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Verelea moves into full mount! Chingon won't be happy about that!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Verelea looking to control but Chingon is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Verelea lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Chingon can't escape the position.
Chingon taking shots to the head.
Verelea landing strikes from the mount.
Verelea with good strikes from the mount here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Verelea jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Chingon manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Verelea working the body and head with strikes.
Verelea tries to advance to mount but Chingon denies him.
Chingon takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Chingon takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Verelea working the ground and pound.
Verelea working the ground and pound.
Verelea connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Chingon some visible discomfort.
Verelea tries to advance to mount but can't.
Verelea grinds an elbow into Chingon's temple.
Verelea in side control lands a decent elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verelea lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Chingon is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Verelea has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Verelea fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Chingon is squirming around, avoiding Verelea's attempts to control the action.
Chingon in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Verelea connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
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!

Verelea is working for a guillotine from mount but Chingon frees his head quite easily.
Chingon tries to lock up and control but Verelea gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verelea prevents Chingon from getting the reversal.
Chingon takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Verelea lands a heavy elbow.
Verelea with shots to the head and body - Chingon looks very uncomfortable down there.
Verelea postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Chingon looks a forlorn figure.
Chingon takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Verelea with good strikes from the mount here!

Verelea has isolated one of Chingon's arms. Chingon looking to fight him off but Verelea twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Juan Verelea!