PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Butter Bean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miklo Velka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Velka is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Cypress Hill - Insane In The Membrane. Butter Bean has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Bean
vs
Velka

225 cm
43
289 lbs
47 - 26 - 0

188 cm
37
219 lbs
34 - 23 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 47 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Butter Bean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Miklo Velka!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Edson Gomes and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Velka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bean.
Velka lands with a thumping leg kick.

Velka has taken the fight to the clinch.
Velka looking to throw knees to the head but Bean is blocking nicely.
Velka throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bean misses with a punch on the inside.
Bean lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Velka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bean avoids it.
Bean avoiding damage.
Velka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Velka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bean has had enough of the clinch but Velka keeps him there for the moment.
Velka prevents a body shot from Bean.
Bean throws a punch but it's blocked by Velka.
Bean really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bean tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bean is trying to stall.
Bean scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Velka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bean avoids it.
Bean misses with the head strike.
Velka is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bean is defending well for now.
Bean has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Velka lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Bean escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Velka tries a head kick but it misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Velka.
Velka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bean moves away.
Velka throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Bean to counter with a crisp jab.

It looks like Miklo Velka has been cut.
Velka looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bean moves out of range of the strikes.
Velka throws a low kick, looking for Bean's leg but Bean calmly moves out of range.
Bean tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bean blocks a head kick by Velka.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bean scores with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bean uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Velka.
Velka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Velka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Miklo Velka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Velka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Velka connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Velka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bean moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bean avoids the head kick by Velka.
Velka throws a right and a left that Bean avoids nicely.
Velka swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bean circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bean counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velka throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bean on the side of the head.
Velka throws a body punch but Bean moves out of range.
Velka scoring well with a low kick there.
Velka lands with a good body shot.
Bean takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Velka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bean moves away.
Velka feints and then cracks Bean's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bean down.
Velka lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bean waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Velka.

Velka forces Bean back against the cage and clinches.
Bean lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Velka is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bean blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bean scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bean.
Velka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Bean escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Velka fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bean looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Velka looks to score with a jab to the body but Bean is just out of range.
Bean scores with a nice right hand.
Velka throws a leg kick which misses Bean's front leg but catches the back leg as Bean tries to avoid it.
Velka just misses with a punch to the body.
Velka throws a leg kick but Bean moved away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Velka stalling in the clinch but Bean improves position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miklo Velka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Miklo Velka's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A jab from Velka misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Velka in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A slow jab from Bean misses its intended target.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Velka. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Bean tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Velka throws a series of punches but Bean moves out of range.
Bean blocks a head kick by Velka.
Bean blocks a jab.
Velka missing with a left hand there. Bean was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bean keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Velka.
Velka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Velka scores with a jab. Bean acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bean circles away from the clinch attempt.
Velka misses with a body shot.
Velka fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bean scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Velka misses with a hook. Bean ducked under it nicely.
Velka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Velka tries a head kick but it misses.
Velka closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bean cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Velka wants to clinch.
Velka lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Velka lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bean throws a body punch but Velka moves out of range.
Butter Bean is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Decent striking displayed by Velka there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bean with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Velka lands a nice hook to Bean's body. Bean takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Velka throws a head kick but Bean moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bean looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Velka lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Velka is looking to clinch but Bean is avoiding it.
Velka misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bean throws a right and a left that Velka avoids nicely.
Bean ducks right into an uppercut from Velka.
Velka takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Velka wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bean jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Velka feints and then cracks Bean's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bean down.
Bean slips a straight right by Velka.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Velka, right into the meat.
Bean uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Velka.
Miklo Velka seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Bean clinches.
Bean struggles to land a body shot inside as Velka controls his hands.
Velka tries to land a knee to the head but Bean blocks with his arms.
Bean tries to throw a body punch but Velka avoids it by throwing Bean back against the cage.
Bean misses with a punch to the body.
Velka keeps control of Bean as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Bean breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velka misses with a head kick.
Velka throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Bean to counter with a crisp jab.

Bean gets tackled into the cage by Velka. Velka maintains the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Bean's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bean misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bean working aggressively here.
Bean throws a head punch that misses.
Velka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Velka.
Bean swings wildly with an uppercut but Velka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Velka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bean avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Velka wants to stall.
Velka misses with a knee to the head.
Bean scores with a shot to the side of Velka's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Miklo Velka will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Miklo Velka's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Velka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bean.
Velka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bean.
Velka tried to score with a low kick but Bean checks it.
Bean closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Velka takes one on the button.

That has opened up Miklo Velka's cut even more.
Velka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bean swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bean blocks a low kick nicely.
Velka throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Bean to counter with a crisp jab.
Bean needs to keep his hands up - Velka had a free shot at his head there.
Velka throws a hook but Bean blocks it.
Velka misses with a wild combination.
Bean wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Velka has taken the fight to the clinch.

Bean pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Bean.
Velka tries to clinch up.
Bean moves out of range as Velka strikes.
Velka connects with a jab.
Bean slips under a jab from Velka.
Bean is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bean ducks under a wild hook from Velka.
Velka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bean keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velka attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Velka loads up on a big right hand but Bean slips the punch.
Velka tries to land a front kick but Bean steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bean scores with a jab to the head.
Bean swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Velka tries to clinch but Bean is having none of it.
Velka throws a solid leg kick but Bean takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Velka.
Bean takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Velka throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bean is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Velka walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Velka uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bean.
Bean doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Velka throws a sloppy head kick and Bean moves out of range easily.
Velka throws a right hand that misses

and Bean counters by moving into the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Velka.
Velka lands an elbow just above Bean 's eye.

It looks like Butter Bean has been cut.

Bean breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Velka fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bean.
Velka keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bean.
Bean misses with an uppercut.
Velka throws a hook but Bean blocks it.
Velka smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nice cross by Bean.
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!
Velka throws a hook but Bean avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velka misses with a hook.
Butter Bean has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bean checks a leg kick.
Velka thows a body shot but no joy.
Velka scoring well with a low kick there.
Bean stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Velka.
Bean throws a hook but Velka avoids it easily.
Velka misses with a hook. Bean ducked under it nicely.
Velka thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bean if he has to take too many more of those.
Some bone on bone action there as Bean checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bean has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bean there as he acknowledges the shot.
Velka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Miklo Velka is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Velka throws a solid leg kick but Bean takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Velka.

And that's the end of the fight!
Miklo Velka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Velka 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miklo Velka!
Miklo Velka looked relieved post fight as he said the following; '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!'.