PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miklo Velka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Balrog Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Velka's entrance music is Cypress Hill - Insane In The Membrane. A fine choice. Johnson has chosen Gary Clark Jr. - Bright Lights as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Miklo Velka has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Miklo Velka seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Velka
vs
Johnson

188 cm
40
219 lbs
40 - 27 - 0

192 cm
42
216 lbs
29 - 12 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Very quick

Good 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 40 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Miklo Velka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Balrog Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Paulo Santos and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velka tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
Velka was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Johnson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Velka has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Warehouse in the buildup to the fight.
Miklo Velka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Velka looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
Johnson lands a head shot.

It looks like Miklo Velka has been cut.
Velka moves out of range as Johnson throws a body kick.
Velka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnson throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Velka to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Johnson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Velka moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Johnson only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Velka throws a solid leg kick but Johnson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Velka.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Velka looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Velka looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Johnson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnson throws out a leg kick but Velka moves out of range and Johnson only half commits.
Velka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Johnson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
An inside leg kick lands from Velka.
Velka scores with a hook to the body. Johnson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Johnson checks a low kick from Velka.
Johnson swings for the body but Velka moves out of range.
Velka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johnson stuns Velka with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Johnson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Velka throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it.
Some bone on bone action there as Johnson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Velka throws a sloppy head kick
and Johnson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Johnson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Johnson throws a low kick but Velka moves out of range easily.
Velka looks to land a combination but Johnson avoids it well.
Velka throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fight stays on the outside here - Velka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velka lands a nice leg kick that just misses Johnson's sensitive parts.
Velka pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Velka is looking to land body kicks.
Velka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson.
Velka's jab looks to have found its range, popping Johnson under the eye.
Johnson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Velka throws a nice inside leg kick.
Velka throws a leg kick
and Johnson counters with a good, hard body kick but Velka shrugs it off.

Velka has closed the distance and engaged Johnson in a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Velka just misses with a elbow thrown towards Johnson's brow.
Velka holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Velka stalling the fight.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Velka for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Velka.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Velka throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms.
Johnson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Velka's elbow.
Johnson dodges an elbow strike from Velka.
Johnson is looking to control Velka's arms but Velka gets an underhook and turns him. Now Johnson has his back to the cage.
Johnson tries to work over Velka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the body.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson blocks an elbow strike from Velka.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson gets through Velka's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Velka is struggling to control the position.
Johnson working aggressively here.
Johnson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson blocks an elbow strike.
Johnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Johnson blocks the elbow strike.
Johnson lands a shot to the body.
Velka trying to land knees to the body.
Velka creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Velka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Velka makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Johnson takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Balrog Johnson has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice left hand lands by Johnson.
Velka throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Velka.
Velka is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Johnson is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miklo Velka dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Velka tries to clinch up.
Johnson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Velka.
Velka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Velka ducks right into an uppercut from Johnson.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Johnson.
Velka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Johnson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Velka lands a good knee to the midsection. Johnson won't want to take too many of those.
Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as Velka controls the action.
A short right from Johnson on the inside.
Velka lands an elbow that stopped Johnson in his tracks for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson looking to slow down the pace here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
Velka lands a left hand.
Miklo Velka has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Johnson blocks an elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson being controlled against the cage.
Velka connects with a nasty looking knee right to Johnson's face.
Velka unloads a knee to the mid-section. Johnson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Velka is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Velka.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Velka throws an elbow but misses.
Velka stalling in the clinch but Johnson improves position.
Johnson looking to stall.
Johnson blocks the elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Velka just misses with a elbow thrown towards Johnson's brow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Velka just misses with a elbow thrown towards Johnson's brow.
Velka trying to land knees to the body.
Velka taking a breather.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
Velka is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Johnson is keeping busy.
Johnson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Velka misses with an elbow strike.
Johnson digs a right hand underneath Velka's ribcage. Velka let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Johnson misses with a punch to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Velka just misses with a elbow thrown towards Johnson's brow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Velka is trying to stall.
Velka lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Velka.
Velka throws an elbow but it misses.
Johnson blocks the elbow strike.
Velka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
Johnson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Velka is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
Velka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Velka working Johnson over with knees to the body.
Johnson blocks an elbow strike.
Velka is looking to control Johnson's arms but Johnson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Velka has his back to the cage.
Velka lands a shot to the body.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Velka leaning his opponent against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velka misses with an elbow strike.
Velka throws an elbow that misses.
Velka creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Velka lands a knee to the body.
Velka misses with a knee strike.
Johnson misses with some punches.
Johnson avoiding damage as Velka throws knees to the body.
Velka landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Velka misses with an elbow over the top.
Velka landing knees to the head.
Nice elbow from Velka.
Velka wants to stall.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Johnson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miklo Velka dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Velka's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Velka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Velka checks a leg kick nicely.
Velka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Velka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Miklo Velka is winning the standup battle so far.
Velka tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Velka.
Velka pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Velka closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Velka misses with an elbow strike.
Velka misses with an elbow over the top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson lands an uppercut.
Johnson blocks an elbow strike from Velka.
Velka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Velka with a knee to the head.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Velka.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Velka taking a breather.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Velka lands an elbow inside that Johnson shrugs off.
Velka tries a knee to the head but Johnson blocks it.
Velka misses with an elbow strike.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Velka uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Velka just misses with a elbow thrown towards Johnson's brow.
Velka has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Velka lands a nice elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Velka.
Velka throws an elbow but it misses.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Velka.
Velka trying to control the position but instead, Johnson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Velka into the cage.
Velka lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Johnson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Velka struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
Johnson blocks an elbow strike from Velka.
Velka blocking some punches.
Velka manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Velka comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That has opened up Balrog Johnson's cut even more.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
Velka lands a damaging elbow.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from Velka.
Velka scores with a knee to the head.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Velka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Johnson.
Johnson blocks the elbow strike.
Velka is trying to maintain a safe position but Johnson gets an underhook and turns Velka into the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Velka just misses with a elbow thrown towards Johnson's brow.
Velka has Johnson pushed against the cage.
Velka gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Velka creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Velka stalling in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Velka throws an elbow but misses.
Johnson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Velka is trying to maintain a safe position but Johnson gets an underhook and turns Velka into the cage.
Johnson avoiding damage as Velka throws knees to the body.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from Velka.
Velka lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Johnson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Velka misses with a knee to the head.
Johnson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Johnson misses with some punches.
Balrog Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Miklo Velka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Miklo Velka showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Velka has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miklo Velka!
Post fight, an emotional Miklo Velka said '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!'.