PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Dimitri Vasleyiev (ranked 2945 p4p, 327 weight class) and Marcelo Aurelio (ranked 4256 p4p, 410 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Vasleyiev
vs
Aurelio

178 cm
33
170 lbs
21 - 15 - 1

180 cm
40
166 lbs
26 - 19 - 1

World class boxer
Granite chin

World class MT
Powerful

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Dimitri Vasleyiev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 19 - 1, fighting out of London, Marcelo Aurelio!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Edson Gomes and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasleyiev takes one on the button.
Vasleyiev swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Aurelio counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Aurelio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vasleyiev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Aurelio fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Vasleyiev works the jab nicely.
Aurelio punishes Vasleyiev's body with a nice straight punch.
Vasleyiev with a nice cross.
Aurelio scores with a nice right hand.
Vasleyiev on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aurelio lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Aurelio misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelio swings widly with a right hand
and Vasleyiev counters with a slapping leg kick.
Vasleyiev throws out a loose jab but Aurelio uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Vasleyiev.
Vasleyiev throws a looping overhand right but Aurelio ducks down to avoid it.
Aurelio shapes to counter with a head kick.
Aurelio tries to score with a low kick but Vasleyiev moves his leg out of the way.
Vasleyiev is looking for a counter combo.
Vasleyiev throws the kick towards the body but Aurelio avoids it.
Aurelio let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A left and a right from Vasleyiev both land. Nice combination.
Aurelio throws a poor cross that misses
and Vasleyiev counters with a one-two to the body.

It looks like Marcelo Aurelio has been cut.
Aurelio's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Vasleyiev connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Aurelio scrambles back to his feet.

Aurelio is rocked!
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!
Aurelio staying out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aurelio's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Vasleyiev connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Aurelio scrambles back to his feet.
Aurelio is still on wobbly legs! Can Vasleyiev finish him?
Vasleyiev thows a left - swing and a miss!
Aurelio seems to have recovered his senses.
Vasleyiev misses with a few strikes there.
Aurelio looks to score with a jab to the body but Vasleyiev is just out of range.
Vasleyiev waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Aurelio.
Aurelio misses with a looping right.
It appears Vasleyiev was looking to counter with a kick there.
Aurelio moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Aurelio circles away from the clinch attempt
and Aurelio counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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 Dimitri Vasleyiev will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Marcelo Aurelio's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Aurelio tries a head kick but it misses.
Vasleyiev smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Vasleyiev throws a head kick that misses
and Aurelio counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vasleyiev is looking to clinch.
Aurelio misses with a lunging right hand
letting Vasleyiev counter with a right hand.
Vasleyiev takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Aurelio lands with a good body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vasleyiev throws a leg kick
and Aurelio connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Aurelio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vasleyiev manages to avoid it.
Marcelo Aurelio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aurelio swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasleyiev misses with a body shot.
Vasleyiev takes a swing at Aurelio's ribcage but misses.
Vasleyiev displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aurelio throws out the jab.
Aurelio lands a jab to the nose.
Some wild striking there from Aurelio.
As Aurelio looks to move away, Vasleyiev throws a big counter combo but Aurelio just gets out of the way.
Vasleyiev misses with an uppercut.
Vasleyiev slips under a jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Aurelio as he connects with a hook.
Aurelio scores with a hook to the body. Vasleyiev takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasleyiev dodges the punch combination from Aurelio.
Vasleyiev went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Vasleyiev fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Aurelio checks it well.
Vasleyiev on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Aurelio looks to score with a jab to the body but Vasleyiev is just out of range.
Vasleyiev doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aurelio misses with a body shot
letting Vasleyiev counter with a right hand.
Some wild striking there from Aurelio.
Vasleyiev appears to be looking for a big counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcelo Aurelio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Marcelo Aurelio's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Aurelio walks into a straight right hand from Vasleyiev.
Aurelio misses with a low kick.
Aurelio throws a lazy right hand but Vasleyiev sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vasleyiev misses with a looping right.
Aurelio swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Aurelio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vasleyiev avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aurelio misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasleyiev swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Aurelio counters with a straight right hand.
Vasleyiev misses with a hook.
Vasleyiev scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Aurelio misses with an uppercut
and Vasleyiev counters with a stiff right hand.
Aurelio lands a really nice looking cross but Vasleyiev seems unphased.
Aurelio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vasleyiev.
Vasleyiev ducks right into an uppercut from Aurelio.
Vasleyiev throws a sloppy head kick and Aurelio moves out of range easily.
Aurelio counters with a body kick.
Vasleyiev misses with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasleyiev changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vasleyiev cracks Aurelio with a good jab.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Vasleyiev.
Aurelio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vasleyiev checks a leg kick nicely.
A shot to the body from Vasleyiev misses
and Aurelio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Aurelio scores with a decent looking hook.
Vasleyiev lands a lovely overhand right.
Vasleyiev on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dimitri Vasleyiev.
I think Vasleyiev 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dimitri Vasleyiev!
Dimitri Vasleyiev decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.