PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Randall Flagg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocherre Velassco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Flagg
vs
Velassco

185 cm
29
200 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

178 cm
31
188 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Randall Flagg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rocherre Velassco!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Felipe Paraventi and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flagg takes a jab right on the kisser.
Velassco misses with an attempted mid kick.
It looked like Flagg was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Flagg scores with a three punch combo!
Flagg tries to close the distance and clinch but Velassco swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Velassco connects with a looping right hand.
Velassco misses with a straight right.
Velassco swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Velassco moves in looking to clinch but Flagg pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flagg connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Flagg checks the leg kick.
Flagg is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Flagg blocks a head kick by Velassco.
Flagg throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Velassco.
Velassco swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Velassco throws a hook to the side of Flagg's head but Flagg sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Flagg throws a sloppy body shot
and Velassco counters with a nice body kick.
Velassco throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Flagg avoids the head kick by Velassco.
Velassco throws the left hand but Flagg avoids the punch easily.
Velassco scores with a leg kick.
Flagg doesn't manage to clinch there - Velassco circles away.
Velassco was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Flagg misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velassco swats away the attempt to clinch by Flagg.
Velassco's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Velassco duly obliges.
Velassco walks into a left hand.
Velassco with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Flagg misses with the combination.
Flagg looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Velassco ducks under a wild hook from Flagg.
Velassco swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flagg throws a right and a left that both miss.
A jab from Velassco misses.
Flagg throws a right and a left that both miss.
Velassco connects with a good right hand that stumbles Flagg. Flagg circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Velassco tries to clinch up
letting Flagg counter with a right hand.
Velassco slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Velassco throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flagg is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Velassco throws a series of punches but Flagg moves out of range.
Flagg lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Flagg throws an overhand right that lands on Velassco's shoulder, as Velassco tries to avoid the shot.
Velassco feints a counter leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Flagg. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Flagg.
Flagg is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Velassco throws a leg kick but Flagg moved away.
Flagg falls off balance throwing a combination
and Velassco makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nice defenses there by Velassco.
And Velassco responds with a good body kick, but Flagg manages to step out the way in time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Rocherre Velassco will probably get the nod.
That's time! Flagg's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Velassco misses with a leg kick.
Flagg went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Velassco moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Flagg cracks Velassco with an open hand slap.
Velassco throws a lazy head kick
and Flagg counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Velassco swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Velassco avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Velassco misses the shot to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Flagg misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Flagg.
Flagg misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Flagg lands an overhand right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flagg misses with an uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from Flagg. Those never looked like landing.
Flagg on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Flagg lunges at Velassco with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Velassco's hand.
Flagg is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

Velassco moves into the clinch successfully.
Velassco has a couple of punches blocked by Flagg.
Flagg avoiding damage as Velassco throws knees to the body.
Velassco misses with a punch to the body.
Flagg blocking some punches.
Flagg swings wildly with an uppercut but Velassco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Flagg doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Flagg tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velassco swings wildly with an uppercut but Flagg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Flagg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Flagg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Velassco's elbow.
Velassco is leaning against Flagg and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Velassco misses with the head strike.
Flagg scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Velassco blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Flagg wants to get back to striking at distance but Velassco won't allow it.

Flagg's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Velassco lands a nice hook to Flagg's body. Flagg takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Velassco lands with a hook. Flagg tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Flagg fails with an attempt to clinch.
Velassco looks to throw the jab but Flagg is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velassco thuds his right hand into Flagg's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rocherre Velassco seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Velassco swats away the attempt to clinch by Flagg.

Velassco moves into the clinch successfully.
Velassco with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Flagg misses with a body punch.
Flagg misses with some punches.
Velassco dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Flagg misses with the head strike.
Velassco unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flagg misses with a hook from the clinch.
Velassco lands a good knee to the midsection. Flagg won't want to take too many of those.
Velassco tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Flagg avoids it.
Velassco lands a left hand that snaps the head of Flagg backwards.
Velassco is struggling to control the position.
Flagg misses with a punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Flagg as Velassco tries to tie him up.

Flagg manages to break the clinch.
Velassco looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Flagg misses with a right hand
and Velassco counters with a slapping leg kick.
Velassco misses with a low kick.
Velassco misses with a low kick.
Flagg appears to be looking for a big counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rocherre Velassco showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Flagg takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Velassco has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Velassco tries to clinch up.
Flagg takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Flagg scores with a jab to the jaw.
Velassco throws a head kick but Flagg moves out of range.
Velassco keeps the fight on the outside.
Flagg throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flagg misses with a jab, cross combination.
Velassco scores with a leg kick.
Velassco scores with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flagg misses with the combination.
Rocherre Velassco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flagg misses with a right hand
and Velassco counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Flagg clinches up with Velassco and pushes him back against the cage.
Velassco lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Flagg backwards.
Flagg prevents a body shot from Velassco.
A short uppercut from Velassco.
Velassco misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Velassco.
Flagg tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Velassco.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Flagg as Velassco tries to tie him up.
Randall Flagg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velassco makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Flagg has a couple of punches blocked by Velassco.
Velassco utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Flagg managing to block the knees to the body from Velassco.
Flagg has had enough of the clinch but Velassco keeps him there for the moment.
Velassco scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Velassco lands with a left to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Velassco struggles to land a body shot inside as Flagg controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Flagg.
Velassco with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Velassco landing knees to the head.
Flagg prevents a body shot from Velassco.
Flagg throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Velasscos head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Velassco.
Velassco misses with a body punch.
Flagg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Flagg tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Flagg is leaning against Velassco and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Flagg fails to land.
Velassco struggles to land a body shot inside as Flagg controls his hands.
Velassco with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Velassco trying to land knees to the body.
Flagg wants to break free but Velassco has control.
Velassco unloads a knee to the mid-section. Flagg lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Velassco tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Velassco is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Flagg is keeping busy.
Flagg lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Velassco lands a good knee to the midsection. Flagg won't want to take too many of those.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velassco lands a left hand that snaps the head of Flagg backwards.
Come on Velassco - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Flagg working aggressively here.
Flagg misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Flagg fails to land.
Velassco lands a knee to the body.
Velassco has Flagg pushed against the cage.
Velassco pushes Flagg back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Velassco tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Flagg's elbow.
Flagg is looking to control Velassco's arms but Velassco gets an underhook and turns him. Now Flagg has his back to the cage.
Flagg misses with a punch to the body.
Flagg misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rocherre Velassco seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short right from Velassco.
Velassco lands an uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rocherre Velassco comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Velassco 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rocherre Velassco!
A very excited looking Rocherre Velassco made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.