PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dean Corll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yrjoe Velmu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Corll comes to the cage accompanied by South Texas Death Ride. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Yrjoe Velmu was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Corll
vs
Velmu

185 cm
23
193 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

192 cm
23
200 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Perkele!
Meet the Future

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 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dean Corll!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yrjoe Velmu!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Chad Campbell and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corll blocks a low kick nicely.
Corll wants to slow Velmu down by chopping away at his legs.
Velmu attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Velmu shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Velmu is looking to chop away at Corll's legs.
Velmu throws a quick inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Corll.
Velmu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Corll's jab looks to have found its range, popping Velmu under the eye.

Velmu instigates a clinch.
Corll is trying to break the clinch but Velmu has him pressed against the cage.
Velmu scores with a knee to the head.

Corll breaks the clinch.
Corll lands with a kick to the ribs.
Velmu is looking to chop away at Corll's legs.
Corll stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Velmu.
Corll pushes Velmu away with a front kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Corll digs a good body shot into Velmu's ribs.
Corll ducks under a wild hook from Velmu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corll throws a head kick that misses.
Corll looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Corll misses with a left hand
and Velmu counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Velmu misses with some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Velmu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Corll avoids it.
Velmu keeps control of Corll as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Corll tries to circle away but Velmu has him pinned against the cage.
Corll wants to break free but Velmu has control.
Velmu misses with a punch to the body.
Velmu stalls.
Corll tries to circle away but Velmu has him pinned against the cage.
Corll is trying to break the clinch but Velmu is controlling him.
Corll has had enough of the clinch but Velmu keeps him there for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velmu is pushing Corll up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Corll is trying to break free.
Velmu using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Corll wants to get back to striking at distance but Velmu won't allow it.
Velmu landing knees to the head.

Corll manages to break the clinch.
A head kick from Corll lands but Velmu takes it in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Corll fakes the leg kick and cracks Velmu in the body.
Velmu goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Velmu tries to work over Corll's front leg with a kick but Corll checks it.
Velmu motions for Corll to come forward. Velmu throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Velmu throws a low kick but Corll avoids it.
Corll checks a low kick from Velmu.
Corll lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Velmu tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Corll counters with a thumping low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Corll throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Corll lands with a nice body punch.
Velmu throws a low kick but it's checked well by Corll.
Corll throws a head kick but Velmu moves out of range.
Velmu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Corll was well out of range. Poor timing from Velmu.
Corll lands the left hand.
Corll chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Corll checks a leg kick nicely.
Corll throws a head kick that misses.
Velmu throws a low kick but it's checked well by Corll.
Jab from Velmu.
Velmu blocks a head kick by Corll.
Velmu tries a low kick but Corll avoids it.
Velmu takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Corll stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Velmu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Velmu!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A thudding body kick lands there by Corll!
Corll cracks Velmu with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Corll avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Velmu ducks under a wild hook from Corll.
Velmu connects with a solid leg kick.

Velmu clinches with his opponent.
Corll is trying to break the clinch but Velmu is controlling him.
Corll is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Corll wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Velmu has him pressed against the cage.
Corll looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Velmu prevents Corll from breaking the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Corll breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Corll checks a low kick from Velmu.
Corll scores with the left hand. Velmu knows he should have avoided that one.
Velmu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Yrjoe Velmu will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Velmu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Corll tries a head kick but it misses.
Velmu takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Velmu tries to clinch up.
Corll looks to throw the jab but Velmu is out of range.
Yrjoe Velmu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Velmu throws a low kick, looking for Corll's leg but Corll calmly moves out of range.
Corll scores with a kick to the body.
Corll throws a quick inside leg kick.
Velmu sizes up Corll with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Velmu moves away from the strike by Corll.
Corll misses with an uppercut
and Velmu counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Velmu tries to close the distance and clinch but Corll swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Velmu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Corll. Corll obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Corll throws a lazy head kick
and Velmu counters with a slapping leg kick.
Velmu throws a leg kick that misses.
Velmu throws a leg kick but Corll moved away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corll scores with a nice right hand.
Velmu wants to slow Corll down by chopping away at his legs.
Corll explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Corll scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Corll looks to throw the jab but Velmu is out of range.
Velmu blocks a head kick by Corll.
Corll throws a head kick that misses.
Velmu throws a hook to the side of Corll's head but Corll sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A bone on bone clash there as Corll blocks the leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Corll.
Corll connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Velmu takes one to the chin there.
Corll misses with a body kick.
A leg kick checked by Corll.
Corll attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Corll throws a head kick but Velmu moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velmu staying out of range there.
Corll fails to land with a series of punches.
Corll looks to land a body kick but Velmu moved away.
Corll clobbers Velmu with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Corll misses with the combination.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Velmu.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Corll misses with an attempted mid kick.
Velmu misses with a low kick.
Corll connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Velmu momentarily.
Velmu throws a low kick but Corll avoids it.
Corll is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Corll chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Corll checks a leg kick nicely.
Velmu throws a leg kick but Corll moved away.
Velmu throws a leg kick but Corll sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velmu throws a leg kick but Corll checks it.
Corll stuns Velmu with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Velmu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Corll.
Corll scores with a nice right hand.
Velmu throws a low kick but Corll avoids it.
Corll misses with a body shot.
Dean Corll seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Velmu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Corll.
Corll throws a leg kick that misses.
Corll has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Velmu.
Velmu wants to land a leg kick but Corll is out of range.
A head kick by Corll misses
and Velmu counters with a good low kick that Corll was not able to check.
Corll bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Velmu's head.
Corll throws a leg kick that is checked
and Velmu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Corll lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corll throws a quick inside leg kick.
Velmu scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Corll tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Velmu was well out of range. Poor timing from Corll.
Corll cracks Velmu with a right hand to the side of the head.
Corll throws a half hearted mid kick.
Velmu wants to slow Corll down by chopping away at his legs.
Corll scores with the left hand. Velmu knows he should have avoided that one.
A slapping leg kick lands for Velmu.
Velmu moves out of range of the body kick.
A head kick misses from Corll.
Good work by Corll as he checks the leg kick.
Velmu attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Corll avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Velmu has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Corll.
Corll keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Corll dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Corll throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
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 Dean Corll will probably get the nod.
That's time! Corll's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Corll misses with a body kick.
A clash of legs there as Corll blocks the low kick.
Corll misses with an uppercut

and Velmu counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Corll tries to work over Velmu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Velmu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Velmu taking a breather.
Velmu gets through Corll's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Velmu scores a nice knee to the body.
Velmu trying to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Velmu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Velmu looking to throw knees to the head but Corll is blocking nicely.
Corll wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Velmu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Corll wants to break the clinch but can't.
Corll wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Velmu has him pressed against the cage.
Velmu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Corll can't find room to land a body shot as Velmu controls the action.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Corll takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Velmu is trying to stall.
Velmu connects with a knee to the head.
Velmu trying to stall but Corll improves his position.
Corll tries to circle away but Velmu has him pinned against the cage.
Velmu is trying to maintain a safe position but Corll gets an underhook and turns Velmu into the cage.
Velmu misses with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Velmu.
Corll wants to get back to striking at distance but Velmu won't allow it.
Velmu lands a shot to the body.
Velmu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Corll wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Corll managing to block the knees to the body from Velmu.

Corll pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Corll lands a nice leg kick that just misses Velmu's sensitive parts.
Corll scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A punch lands to the side of Corll 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Corll.
Velmu checks a leg kick.
Corll's corner calls for a 1-2. Corll obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Corll blocks a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Corll. That's going to slow Velmu down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Velmu thows a leg kick but Corll checks it
and Corll counters with a slapping leg kick.
Velmu tries to score with a low kick but Corll moves his leg out of the way.
Corll tries a head kick but it misses.
Corll jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Velmu misses with a leg kick
and Corll counters with a good low kick that Velmu was not able to check.
Corll throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Velmu counters with an inside leg kick.
Corll looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Velmu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Corll.
Velmu tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velmu staying out of range there.
Corll fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Corll misses with a head kick.
Velmu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Corll throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Velmu.
Corll moves out of range of the leg kick from Velmu.
Corll throws a head kick but Velmu moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Corll misses the target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Velmu lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Corll has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Corll and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Corll on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Velmu. Velmu obviously looking to wear him down.
Velmu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Velmu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Corll moves away.
Corll will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Velmu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Velmu moves into range and clinches up with Corll.
Corll wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Velmu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Corll wants to break the clinch but can't.
Corll has had enough of the clinch but Velmu keeps him there for the moment.
Velmu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Corll backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Velmu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Velmu landing knees to the body.
Velmu works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Velmu has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Velmu working Corll over with knees to the body.
Velmu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Velmu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Velmu has Corll pressed against the cage, preventing Corll from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Corll can't break the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Velmu.
Corll is trying to push Velmu away but Velmu has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Corll has had enough of the clinch but Velmu keeps him there for the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yrjoe Velmu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Velmu 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yrjoe Velmu!
Yrjoe Velmu decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.