PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dimon Boets (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cain Velasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boets comes to the cage accompanied by Штиль. Velasquez comes into a darkened arena with his song building. UFC - Face the Pain kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be fireworks!

Boets
vs
Velasquez

195 cm
36
245 lbs
21 - 23 - 0

186 cm
31
244 lbs
25 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 23 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dimon Boets!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cain Velasquez!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Viktor Lagutenko and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boets tries to clinch but Velasquez moves away

and Velasquez counters with a shoot takedown. Boets fights it but they end up in guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Boets is trying to control the position but Velasquez postures up.
Boets utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Velasquez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Boets trying to keep a closed guard but Velasquez is proving a slippery customer.
Boets keeping full guard, as Velasquez tries to pass.
Velasquez showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Velasquez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Boets controls Velasquez momentarily but Velasquez frees himself.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Velasquez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Boets not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Boets is looking for a triangle but Velasquez pushes his legs off easily.
Velasquez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Velasquez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Boets works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Velasquez postures up in Boets's guard and throws a big left but Boets blocks it.
Velasquez throwing strikes from guard but Boets blocks nicely.
Velasquez looking to sit in guard and control but Boets gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Velasquez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Boets accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Velasquez has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Boets has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.

Velasquez works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.

Boets is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Velasquez has his hands clasped together but Boets extends and breaks Velasquez's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Boets.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dimon Boets!
In his post fight interview, Dimon Boets started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.