PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jerzy Killer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leo Vellucci (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Killer
vs
Vellucci

177 cm
30
168 lbs
19 - 16 - 1

172 cm
33
165 lbs
10 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

GREEN!160
KnockOut

Beaver Jooce!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jerzy Killer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leo Vellucci!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Killer throws a half hearted mid kick.

Vellucci drives through and clinches with Killer against the cage.
Killer dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Vellucci.
Killer trying to land knees to the body.
Vellucci lands a nice shot to the body.
Vellucci avoids the elbow strike from Killer, against the cage.
Vellucci blocking some punches.
Vellucci working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Killer.

It looks like Leo Vellucci has been cut.
Killer just leaning against Vellucci, taking a breather.
Vellucci has a couple of punches blocked by Killer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vellucci managing to block the knees to the body from Killer.
Killer working aggressively here.
Killer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vellucci is defending well for now.
Knees to the body from Killer.
Vellucci looking to stall.
Killer is pushing Vellucci up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Killer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Vellucci throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Killer unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Vellucci tries to stall but Killer uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Killer lands a nice elbow.
Killer managing to block the knees to the body from Vellucci.
Killer 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.
Vellucci is trying to stall.
Vellucci lands an elbow inside that Killer shrugs off.
Vellucci on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Killer crunches a lovely knee into Vellucci's ribcage.
Knees to the body from Killer.
Vellucci lands a nice shot to the body.
Vellucci misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vellucci takes an elbow to the temple.
The referee calls for Killer to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Vellucci throws an elbow but misses.
Vellucci takes an elbow to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Killer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vellucci avoids it.
Killer missing with knees to the body.
Killer missing with knees to the body.
Killer managing to block the knees to the body from Vellucci.
Killer missing with knees to the body.
Killer avoiding damage as Vellucci throws knees to the body.
Vellucci creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Vellucci tries to land knees in the clinch but Killer avoids the damage to the body.
Vellucci lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vellucci tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Killer avoids it.
Nice elbow from Killer.
Vellucci softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Killer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vellucci is defending well for now.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Killer stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Killer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Killer lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Killer lands a knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Killer.
Killer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vellucci blocks the elbow strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Killer.
Vellucci looks winded!
Vellucci tries a knee to the head but Killer blocks it.
Killer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Vellucci goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Killer misses with an elbow over the top.
Killer unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The referee is keeping an eye on Killer - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Vellucci just misses with a elbow thrown towards Killer's brow.
Vellucci takes a knee right on the jaw!
Killer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vellucci is defending well for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Killer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Killer avoiding damage as Vellucci throws knees to the body.
Killer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vellucci is defending well for now.
Killer lands a knee to the body.
Killer managing to block the knees to the body from Vellucci.
Vellucci throws an elbow but it misses.
Vellucci wants to stall.
Vellucci creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Killer's defenses.
Killer landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Killer throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Vellucci missing with knees to the body.
Vellucci swings wildly with an uppercut but Killer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vellucci blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Vellucci landing knees to the body.
Killer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vellucci tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Killer avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jerzy Killer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leo Vellucci's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Killer tries to keep at a distance but Vellucci has taken the fight into the clinch.
Vellucci blocks the elbow strike.
Killer scores with a knee to the head.
Killer is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Vellucci is keeping busy.
Vellucci lands a left hand that snaps the head of Killer backwards.
Killer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vellucci is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Killer is defending well for now.
Killer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vellucci missing with knees to the body.
Killer taking a breather.
Killer tries to land knees in the clinch but Vellucci avoids the damage to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vellucci working Killer over with knees to the body.
Killer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vellucci.
A right hand to the body from Vellucci.
Vellucci is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Killer is defending well for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Killer blocks an elbow strike.
Killer landing knees to the body.
Killer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vellucci lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Vellucci is breathing heavily.
Knees to the body from Killer.
Vellucci with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Killer avoids the elbow strike from Vellucci, against the cage.
Killer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Killer will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Vellucci up against the cage.
Killer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vellucci can do to turn this around?
Killer stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Vellucci avoids a wild elbow strike from Killer.
Killer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vellucci.
Vellucci tries to work over Killer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Killer lands an elbow inside.
Vellucci avoiding damage as Killer throws knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Killer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vellucci misses with an elbow strike.
Vellucci lands an elbow that stopped Killer in his tracks for a moment.
Vellucci lands a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vellucci lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Vellucci avoids a wild elbow strike from Killer.
Killer tries to land a knee to the head but Vellucci blocks with his arms.
Vellucci looking to throw knees to the head but Killer is blocking nicely.
Vellucci looking to throw knees to the head but Killer is blocking nicely.
Vellucci avoids a wild elbow strike from Killer.
Killer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vellucci's efforts to push away.
Vellucci looking to slow down the pace here.
Vellucci letting Killer take a breather here.
Killer trying to stall but Vellucci improves his position.
Vellucci misses with an elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vellucci.
Killer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vellucci avoids it.
Vellucci unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Vellucci takes an elbow to the forehead.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Vellucci misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Killer.
Vellucci takes a knee to the side of the body.
Vellucci misses with an elbow strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Killer obliges.
Killer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vellucci avoids it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Vellucci tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Killer's elbow.
Killer trying to land knees to the body.
Killer scores a nice knee to the body.
Vellucci is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Killer is defending well for now.
Killer working Vellucci over with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Killer scores with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vellucci trying to land knees to the body.
Killer stalling in the clinch but Vellucci improves position.
Killer just leaning against Vellucci, taking a breather.
Killer managing to block the knees to the body from Vellucci.
Killer tries to land knees in the clinch but Vellucci avoids the damage to the body.
Vellucci swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vellucci misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Killer.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Killer.
Killer throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Killer gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Vellucci has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Killer seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Vellucci can turn it around.
Vellucci blocks the elbow strike.
Vellucci taking a breather.
Killer tries to stall but Vellucci uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Vellucci tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vellucci wants to stall.
Vellucci throws a punch but it's blocked by Killer.
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 Jerzy Killer will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Leo Vellucci's cut.
That's time! Killer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Vellucci feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Killer's calf.
Vellucci throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

Killer has closed the distance and engaged Vellucci in a clinch.
Killer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Killer content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Vellucci lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Killer blocks the elbow strike.
Killer lands an elbow just above Vellucci 's eye.
Killer blocks an elbow strike.
Vellucci pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Vellucci doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vellucci just leaning against Killer, taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Vellucci breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Killer feints a jab promting Vellucci to slip. Killer then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Vellucci slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

Killer darts in and clinches Vellucci up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vellucci looking to throw knees to the head but Killer is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Killer scores with a knee to the head.
Vellucci takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Killer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Killer is stalling here.
Vellucci fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Killer.
Vellucci blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vellucci managing to block the knees to the body from Killer.
Vellucci on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Killer displaying some good clinch control by pressing Vellucci up against the cage.
Vellucci using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Vellucci with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vellucci tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Killer avoids it.
Vellucci lands a damaging elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Killer lands an elbow just above Vellucci 's eye.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Killer misses with an elbow over the top.
Killer scores a nice knee to the body.
A short uppercut from Killer.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vellucci lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Jerzy Killer has been cut.
Killer utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Killer tries to land a knee to the head but Vellucci blocks with his arms.
Killer misses with an elbow over the top.
Killer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Vellucci tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Killer stalls.
Vellucci tries to stall but Killer uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Killer lands a nice knee to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Killer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Killer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Killer misses with a punch to the body.
Jerzy Killer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vellucci lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Killer misses with an elbow strike.
Vellucci misses with a knee to the head.
Killer trying to land knees to the body.
Killer lands an elbow inside that Vellucci shrugs off.
Leo Vellucci has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Killer taking a breather.
Killer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vellucci is struggling to control the position.
Vellucci looking to throw knees to the head but Killer is blocking nicely.
Vellucci tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Killer avoids the elbow strike from Vellucci, against the cage.
Vellucci lands a damaging elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vellucci on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Vellucci obliges.
Vellucci tries to land a knee to the head but Killer blocks with his arms.
Vellucci is looking to control Killer's arms but Killer gets an underhook and turns him. Now Vellucci has his back to the cage.
Killer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Killer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vellucci avoids it.
Killer dodges an elbow strike from Vellucci.
Killer is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
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!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Vellucci just misses with a elbow thrown towards Killer's brow.
Killer dodges an elbow strike from Vellucci.
Vellucci tries to land knees in the clinch but Killer avoids the damage to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Killer blocks an elbow strike from Vellucci.
Killer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vellucci lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jerzy Killer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Killer 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jerzy Killer!
An out of breath Jerzy Killer thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.