PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darrell Velazquez (ranked 25098 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keshi Kerosha (ranked 6420 p4p, 0 weight class). Darrell Velazquez has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Velazquez
vs
Kerosha

222 cm
25
215 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

178 cm
25
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

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 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Darrell Velazquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Keshi Kerosha!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kerosha will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Kerosha closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Velazquez to the mat! Velazquez manages to get full guard.
Kerosha must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Velazquez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kerosha is controlling him.
Kerosha working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Velazquez's head.
Kerosha wants to control from the top but Velazquez keeps moving.
Kerosha looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Velazquez is trying to control the position but Kerosha postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kerosha in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kerosha in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Velazquez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kerosha.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kerosha accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Velazquez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kerosha defends well.
Velazquez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kerosha tries to free his leg and advance position but Velazquez is retaining full guard.
Kerosha in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Velazquez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kerosha throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Velazquez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kerosha prevents Velazquez from getting back to his feet.
Kerosha postures up in Velazquez's guard and throws a big left but Velazquez blocks it.
Kerosha should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Kerosha tries to free his leg and advance position but Velazquez is retaining full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kerosha accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Kerosha scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Velazquez throws Kerosha to one side and escapes!
Velazquez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerosha buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Kerosha drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kerosha throwing strikes from guard but Velazquez blocks nicely.
Kerosha postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kerosha loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kerosha is looking to work some ground and pound but Velazquez has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kerosha accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kerosha throwing strikes from guard but Velazquez blocks nicely.
Kerosha looks winded!
Kerosha pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Velazquez is keeping the position for now.
Kerosha wants to control from the top but Velazquez keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velazquez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Velazquez is thwarting Kerosha's attempts to control the position.
Kerosha is trying to get back to full guard.
Kerosha is trying to stand back up but Velazquez is controlling him
Kerosha wants to get back to full guard.
Velazquez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kerosha wants to control but Velazquez is keeping busy.
Velazquez not doing much here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kerosha wants to get back to full guard but Velazquez has mounted him!
Kerosha tries to reverse the position but Velazquez maintains control.
Velazquez controlling from the full mount.
Kerosha is desperately trying to improve his position but Velazquez has a good base and remains in mount.
Kerosha tries to hold on but Velazquez pushes him away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kerosha keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kerosha tries to lock up and control but Velazquez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Keshi Kerosha will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Velazquez shoots in looking for a takedown. Kerosha tries to sprawl out of it but Velazquez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kerosha manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kerosha drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Velazquez defends it well.
Some wild striking there from Velazquez.

Kerosha looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Velazquez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kerosha.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kerosha wants to pass the guard but Velazquez is keeping the position.

Velazquez manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Darrell Velazquez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Kerosha darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kerosha throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Velazquez is trying to maintain the position but Kerosha is very close to passing his half guard.
Kerosha missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kerosha thows a huge punch but Velazquez dodges it nicely.
Kerosha not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Kerosha is looking for a kimura here.
Kerosha is breathing heavily.
Kerosha thows a huge punch but Velazquez dodges it nicely.
Velazquez is trying to maintain the position but Kerosha is very close to passing his half guard.
Velazquez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kerosha.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Velazquez manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Kerosha keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.

Velazquez drags the fight down to the ground.
Velazquez striking off his back but it's not causing Kerosha any problems.
Kerosha throws an elbow that misses. Velazquez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kerosha's guard. Nice move by Velazquez!

Kerosha is looking to stand back up but Velazquez counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Kerosha.
Kerosha keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Kerosha is trying to stand up here but Velazquez is controlling him well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerosha wants to control but Velazquez is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kerosha tries to get to full guard but Velazquez has control of the leg.
Kerosha is trying is best to control the position here.
Kerosha wants to get back to his feet.
Velazquez not doing much here.
Kerosha is trying to control but Velazquez manages to pass to mount!
Kerosha wants to control but Velazquez is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Velazquez lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Velazquez is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kerosha can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Kerosha wants to control but Velazquez is having none of it.
Kerosha tries to control the position but Velazquez now has his back.
Kerosha manages to reverse the position and now he's in Velazquez's guard. Nice work there by Kerosha.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Velazquez throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Kerosha trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Velazquez manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darrell Velazquez dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Velazquez decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Velazquez is taking a breather. Kerosha says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Kerosha tries to kick Velazquez off in order to stand up. Velazquez Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Kerosha is trying to control Velazquez's posture but Velazquez avoids it.

Kerosha bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Kerosha scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kerosha takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Velazquez is pressing down on Kerosha's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Velazquez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerosha won't allow Velazquez to sweep him here.
Velazquez wants to stand and escape but Kerosha is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kerosha throws an elbow that misses. Velazquez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kerosha's guard. Nice move by Velazquez!

Kerosha is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Velazquez prevents Kerosha from getting back to his feet.
Velazquez postures up.
Velazquez is fighting to break Kerosha's control of his arms but Kerosha is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Kerosha being controlled here, momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kerosha wants to get back to his feet but Velazquez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Velazquez stopping the sweep attempt from Kerosha.
Velazquez's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Kerosha is looking for a triangle here but Velazquez uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Kerosha can't do much from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerosha tries to buck Velazquez off but Velazquez is having none of it.

Velazquez decides to stand back up. Velazquez steps back and let's Kerosha get back to his feet.

Kerosha closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Velazquez to the mat! Velazquez manages to get full guard.

Velazquez has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Kerosha off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

Kerosha gets tackled into the cage by Velazquez. Velazquez maintains the clinch.
Velazquez stalling against the cage.
Kerosha managing to block the knees to the body from Velazquez.
Velazquez changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kerosha fights it off and pushes away nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velazquez closes the distance and clinches up with Kerosha, looking for a takedown. Velazquez pushes Kerosha against the cage but Kerosha circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Kerosha looking to score a takedown here. Velazquez is defending well but Kerosha drives through and ends up in Velazquez's guard.

Velazquez is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Kerosha presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Velazquez stalling against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Velazquez takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Kerosha has hold of one of Velazquez's legs. Velazquez is fighting the takedown attempt but Kerosha gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Velazquez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kerosha is one step ahead there.
Velazquez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kerosha manages to get himself to full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Darrell Velazquez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Velazquez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darrell Velazquez!