PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Chambers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yrjoe Velmu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Velmu is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Knight Rider Theme Song. 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.

Chambers
vs
Velmu

185 cm
39
202 lbs
19 - 16 - 1

192 cm
35
200 lbs
23 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
KO power

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

KAISER Nutrition - Q160/$250

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 19 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Chambers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yrjoe Velmu!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chambers swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Velmu.

It looks like Yrjoe Velmu has been cut.
Chambers scoring well with a low kick there.
Velmu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chambers feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Velmu's calf.
Yrjoe Velmu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Velmu keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Velmu misses with a two punch combination.
Chambers was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Chambers scores with a leg kick.
Velmu lands a body shot.
Chambers throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Chambers misses with a low kick.

Velmu has taken the fight to the clinch.
Chambers lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Velmu avoiding damage as Chambers throws knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Chambers.
Velmu looking to throw knees to the head but Chambers is blocking nicely.
Velmu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Velmu misses with a knee strike.
Chambers throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Velmu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Velmu misses with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chambers lands a nice uppercut.
Chambers using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Chambers 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.
Velmu tries a knee to the head but Chambers blocks it.
Chambers with a knee to the head.
Velmu looking to throw knees to the head but Chambers is blocking nicely.
Chambers trying to land knees to the body.
Velmu told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Velmu landing knees to the body.
Chambers looking to throw knees to the head but Velmu is blocking nicely.
Velmu lands with a light punch inside.
Chambers tries to land knees in the clinch but Velmu avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chambers.
Chambers misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Velmu.
Chambers avoiding damage as Velmu throws knees to the body.
Chambers misses with a body punch.
Chambers misses with a body punch.
Velmu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Velmu dodges an elbow strike from Chambers.
Velmu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chambers has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Velmu putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Chambers in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Chambers wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Velmu has him pressed against the cage.
Velmu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chambers missing with knees to the body.
Velmu tries a knee to the head but Chambers blocks it.
Velmu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Velmu missing with knees to the body.
Velmu avoids a wild elbow strike from Chambers.
Chambers using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Chambers is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Velmu is defending well for now.
Velmu lands a knee to the body.
Chambers misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Velmu.
Chambers using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Velmu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Velmu looking to throw knees to the head but Chambers is blocking nicely.
Chambers tries to land a knee to the head but Velmu blocks with his arms.
Chambers is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Velmu is defending well for now.
Velmu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Velmu with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velmu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Velmu landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Good body shot from Chambers.
Velmu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Velmu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Velmu.
Velmu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Velmu with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Chambers's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chambers lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chambers. Velmu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Velmu throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Chambers buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Velmu is looking to clinch but Chambers is avoiding it.
Chambers misses with an attempted mid kick.
A little jabbing left from Velmu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Chambers tries to land a leg kick but Velmu saw it coming and moves away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chambers avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Velmu. Those never looked like landing.
Chambers bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Chambers closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Velmu avoids the head kick by Chambers.
It seemed like Velmu was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Chambers fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Velmu.
Chambers throws a looping overhand right but Velmu ducks down to avoid it.
Velmu throws a wild body kick that Chambers sees coming a mile off.
Velmu is looking to clinch but Chambers is avoiding it.
Chambers digs a good hook to Velmu's body.
Chambers lands a nice leg kick that just misses Velmu's sensitive parts.

Velmu clinches up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chambers working Velmu over with knees to the body.

Chambers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Velmu scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Chambers uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Velmu.
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 Jack Chambers 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.

Velmu slips a jab from Chambers.
Velmu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Chambers throws a quick inside leg kick.
Chambers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Velmu's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Velmu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Velmu tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Chambers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chambers uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Yrjoe Velmu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Velmu throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Chambers was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A slapping leg kick lands for Chambers.
A low kick from Chambers is predictable there
and Velmu counters with a left and a right that stings Chambers.
Chambers misses with a straight left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Velmu! But no joy.
Chambers misses with a looping left.
Chambers takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chambers rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Velmu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Velmu lands with a slapping head kick.
Jack Chambers is winning the standup battle so far.
A big right from Chambers misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Chambers, right into the meat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Velmu! Chambers is out on his feet! Velmu rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Chambers is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Chambers is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yrjoe Velmu!
Yrjoe Velmu tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.