PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dick Glossy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yrjoe Velmu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Glossy
vs
Velmu

196 cm
32
205 lbs
21 - 12 - 0

192 cm
29
200 lbs
15 - 10 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Grand Royal Wear
Perkele!

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 21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Dick Glossy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yrjoe Velmu!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Glossy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Velmu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Velmu tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Glossy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Glossy misses with a body punch
and Velmu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Velmu blocks the body kick.
Glossy throws a nice looking combination but Velmu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Glossy takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Velmu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Glossy throws a low kick, looking for Velmu's leg but Velmu calmly moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Glossy just misses with a punch to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Glossy misses the target.
Glossy connects with an inside leg kick.
Velmu tries to clinch but Glossy is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Glossy connects with the punch.
Velmu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Glossy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Glossy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Glossy scores with a head kick. Velmu tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

It looks like Yrjoe Velmu has been cut.
Glossy avoids the head kick by Velmu.
Velmu lands with a right hand.
Velmu moves out of range of the body kick from Glossy.
Glossy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Velmu.
Velmu missing with a left hand there. Glossy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Glossy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Glossy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velmu misses with a wild combination.
Glossy swinging wildly here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Glossy walks into a jab.
Velmu throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Velmu goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Glossy misses with a double jab.
Velmu is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Velmu throws a push kick but Glossy slaps the foot to one side.
Glossy misses with a leg kick.
Glossy is looking to land body kicks.
Velmu is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glossy swats away the attempt to clinch by Velmu.
Glossy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Glossy, right into the meat.
Glossy misses with a two punch combination.
Glossy connects with a right hand. Velmu shakes it off.
Velmu on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Velmu connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Glossy momentarily.
Glossy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dick Glossy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Glossy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Velmu.
Velmu fails to land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glossy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Glossy misses with the combination.
Velmu thinks about the counter body kick.
Glossy looks for the body kick but Velmu saw that one coming.
Glossy misses with a low kick as Velmu jumps back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right-left combo lands from Velmu.
Velmu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Glossy throws a body punch but Velmu moves out of range.
Glossy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Velmu looks for the body kick but Glossy saw that one coming.
Velmu slips under a jab.
Velmu lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Dick Glossy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yrjoe Velmu's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A nice inside leg kick there by Velmu. That's going to slow Glossy down.
Glossy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Velmu throws a counter combo.
Velmu doesn't manage to clinch there - Glossy circles away.
Glossy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Velmu is looking for the big counter here.
Velmu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Glossy throws a half hearted mid kick.
Velmu lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Glossy throws a body shot but no joy.
Glossy misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Glossy shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Glossy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Velmu.
As Glossy backs off Velmu throws a huge counter combo but Glossy manages to avoid it all.
Glossy misses with a body punch
and Velmu counters with a one-two to the body.
Velmu checks a low kick from Glossy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Glossy throws a shot from downtown. Velmu moves away and avoids it.
Velmu is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Glossy attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Velmu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Velmu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A little feinted left hand from Glossy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Velmu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Glossy misses the target.
A jab from Glossy misses.
Velmu scores with a push kick.
Velmu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Glossy.
Velmu looks for the body kick but Glossy saw that one coming.
Glossy is looking for a counter combo.
Velmu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Glossy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glossy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Velmu is looking for the big counter here.
Velmu tries to clinch there but Glossy circles away.
Velmu misses with a body kick.
Glossy misses with an uppercut. Velmu saw that one coming.
Velmu ducks under a wild hook from Glossy.
Despite the aggression on Velmu's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Velmu looks to clinch
and Glossy counters with a left and a right that stings Velmu.
Dick Glossy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Velmu throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Velmu.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Glossy throws a poor cross that misses
and Velmu counters with a stiff right hand.
Velmu lands with a kick to the ribs.
Velmu throws a leg kick which misses Glossy's front leg but catches the back leg as Glossy tries to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Glossy.
Velmu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Glossy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Velmu! But no joy.
Velmu blocks the body kick.
Glossy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Velmu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Velmu looks to land a body kick but Glossy moved away.
Velmu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Glossy moves away.
Glossy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Velmu counters with a stiff right hand.
A head kick misses from Velmu.
A punch combination from Glossy misses.
Glossy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Velmu throws a counter combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velmu throws a wild body kick that Glossy sees coming a mile off.
Velmu tries to clinch but Glossy moves out of range.
Velmu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Glossy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Glossy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Velmu tries to clinch up.
Glossy throws a lazy right hand but Velmu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Velmu avoids the head kick by Glossy.
Velmu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Velmu tries to clinch but Glossy is having none of it.
Glossy is looking to counter with head kicks.
Glossy circles away from the clinch attempt.
A shot to the liver by Glossy. Beautiful body shot.
Velmu scores with a kick to the body.
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 Dick Glossy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yrjoe Velmu's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Velmu takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Velmu scores with a three punch combo!
Velmu is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Glossy throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Velmu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Glossy swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Glossy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Glossy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Glossy throws a jab but it's blocked by Velmu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Velmu misses with a body shot.
Glossy misses with a wild body shot.
A little jabbing left from Velmu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A head kick misses from Glossy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Glossy looks for the body kick but Velmu saw that one coming.
Glossy jabs Velmu to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Glossy throws a head kick but Velmu moves out of range.

Velmu has managed to clinch.
Glossy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Glossy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Glossy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Glossy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Glossy stalling against the cage.
Velmu goes for a takedown attempt but Glossy pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Velmu misses with a body kick.
Velmu lands with a cross.
Glossy swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dick Glossy is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Velmu as he checks the leg kick.
Velmu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Velmu jabs Glossy right on the nose. Glossy blinks but takes it well.
Velmu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Glossy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Velmu doesn't manage to clinch there - Glossy circles away.
Yrjoe Velmu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Velmu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Glossy is looking to counter punch.
No joy there for Glossy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Glossy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Velmu.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Glossy stalks Velmu and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Velmu's face. Velmu staggers backwards, shaken.
Some wild striking there from Velmu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velmu misses with the combination.
Velmu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Glossy.
Glossy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Velmu was well out of range. Poor timing from Glossy.
Glossy looks to land a body kick but Velmu moved away.
Velmu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Glossy throws out the jab.
Glossy lands a head kick!
Velmu throws a sloppy head kick and Glossy moves out of range easily.
Velmu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Glossy cracks Velmu with a good jab.
Glossy chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velmu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Glossy. Glossy obviously looking to wear him down.
Velmu has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Glossy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Velmu digs a good body shot into Glossy's ribs.
Velmu on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Glossy's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Glossy duly obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Velmu clinches up against the cage.
Glossy avoiding damage as Velmu throws knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Glossy.
Glossy throws a punch but it's blocked by Velmu.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Velmu obliges.
Glossy misses with the head strike.
Glossy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Velmu tries to work over Glossy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dick Glossy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Glossy, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28

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