PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tiyaro Feitsora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Sebastien Veron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Feitsora comes to the cage accompanied by Helmet - Unsung. Veron has chosen The Who - Won't Get Fooled Again as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Feitsora
vs
Sebastien Veron

188 cm
30
215 lbs
20 - 10 - 0

186 cm
32
211 lbs
24 - 9 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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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 20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tiyaro Feitsora!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Juan Sebastien Veron!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Feitsora keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Veron shoots in and gets a takedown into Feitsora's guard.
Feitsora wants to sweep here but Veron controlling him for the moment.
Veron postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Veron throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Veron controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Veron trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Feitsora escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Veron gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Veron wants to control from the top but Feitsora keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Veron throwing strikes from guard but Feitsora blocks nicely.

Feitsora escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Veron gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Veron advances position into side control!
Feitsora is trying to get back to half guard.
Feitsora is not content to let Veron control the position.
Veron sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Feitsora is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Veron lands some shots froms side control.
Veron lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Feitsora is not content to let Veron control the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Feitsora manages to work his way to half guard, despite Veron's best efforts.
Veron working the head and body with strikes.
Veron controlling the pace.
Feitsora tries to get to full guard but Veron has control of the leg.
Feitsora trying to control from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Feitsora looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Feitsora tries to get to full guard but Veron has control of the leg.

Feitsora looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Feitsora tries to get to full guard but Veron has control of the leg.
Veron sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Feitsora defending well though.
Veron looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Veron lands a nice short elbow.
Feitsora is looking for a sweep. Veron is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Feitsora actively working from the bottom here.
Veron wants to take a breather but Feitsora is having none of it.
Feitsora trying to hold on to Veron's head to control him but Veron postures up.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Feitsora attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A jab from Feitsora finds it's way through Veron's defenses.

It looks like Juan Sebastien Veron has been cut.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Feitsora doesn't manage to clinch there - Veron circles away.
Feitsora tries to land a body kick
and Veron counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

It looks like Tiyaro Feitsora has been cut.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Feitsora.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Sebastien Veron dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Feitsora lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Feitsora lands a high kick!
Veron on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Feitsora tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Veron cracks Feitsora with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A nice inside leg kick there by Veron. That's going to slow Feitsora down.
Feitsora throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Feitsora doesn't manage to clinch there - Veron circles away.
Veron takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Feitsora fails in his attempt to clinch.
Feitsora misses with a leg kick
and Feitsora takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Veron throws a nice inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big left from Feitsora misses.
Veron tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Feitsora throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Veron circles away from the clinch attempt.
Feitsora fails with an attempt to clinch.
And Veron tries to counter it with a takedown but Feitsora pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Feitsora lands a high kick!
Feitsora connects with a body shot that sends Veron's belly button to the back.
Tiyaro Feitsora is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Veron looks for the body kick but Feitsora saw that one coming.
Feitsora throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Veron has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Feitsora turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tiyaro Feitsora is winning the standup battle so far.
Feitsora scores with a one two! Veron had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Veron moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Feitsora tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Veron throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Veron fakes the leg kick and cracks Feitsora in the body.
Feitsora slips under a jab.
Veron lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Veron pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Veron steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Feitsora. That one must have hurt.

Veron gets a takedown into half guard.
Veron wants to pass to mount but Feitsora is defending the position.

Veron is working for a kimura but Feitsora is defending it quite comfortably.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Veron lands a nice short elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Feitsora tries to roll over but Veron keeps him under control.
Veron content to control rather than advance.
Veron is continuing to stall.
Veron has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Juan Sebastien Veron has got the better of the ground game so far.
Feitsora is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Veron raining down hammerfists from mount.
Veron content just to control the position here.
Feitsora is wriggling around trying to escape.
Veron landing strikes from the mount.
Veron trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Feitsora bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Sebastien Veron showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Feitsora's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Feitsora moves in looking to clinch but Veron pushes him off.
Veron scores with a nice body kick.
Veron misses with a hook. Feitsora ducked under it nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Feitsora.
Veron keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Veron tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Feitsora throws a sloppy body shot
and Veron counters with an outside leg kick.
Feitsora moves in looking to clinch but Veron pushes him off.
Veron ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Veron misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A clash of legs there as Veron blocks the low kick.
Feitsora wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Veron dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Feitsora as Veron shoots in.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Feitsora tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Veron paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Feitsora pivots, looking for a leg kick but Veron is out of range and Feitsora settles back down.
Feitsora misses with a looping right.
Veron tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Feitsora is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Veron has a takedown stuffed.
Veron gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Feitsora counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tiyaro Feitsora has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Sebastien Veron.
Veron lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Veron softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Feitsora blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Feitsora blocks an uppercut.
Veron on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Feitsora gets through Veron's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Veron fails to land.
Feitsora throws a punch but it's blocked by Veron.
Feitsora scores a nice knee to the body.
Veron takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Feitsora is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Feitsora misses with an elbow over the top.
Feitsora tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Feitsora tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Veron's elbow.
Veron tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Veron misses with a hook to the ribs.
Veron on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veron lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Feitsora backwards.
Tiyaro Feitsora has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice body punch from Veron - that landed with a thud.
Still in the clinch, Feitsora scores with a nice short uppercut.
Feitsora fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Veron misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Veron.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Feitsora as Veron tries to tie him up.
Tiyaro Feitsora has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Veron on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Veron lands with a right to the head.
Feitsora works on Veron's body with a couple of short punches.
Veron scores with a shot to the side of Feitsora's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veron misses with a hook from the clinch.
Feitsora tries a body shot but Veron blocks it.
Veron has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Feitsora seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Veron can turn it around.
Veron misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Veron.
Feitsora lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Veron lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Feitsora.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Veron has a couple of punches blocked by Feitsora.
Feitsora swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good body shot from Veron.
Juan Sebastien Veron is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Feitsora just misses with a elbow thrown towards Veron's brow.
Feitsora tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Veron avoiding damage as Feitsora throws knees to the body.
Veron blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Veron scores with a shoulder strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Juan Sebastien Veron.
Well Veron 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Sebastien Veron!
Our winner, Juan Sebastien Veron, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.