PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Efren Velasco (ranked 6287 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maggot Soup (ranked 2262 p4p, 0 weight class). Velasco comes to the cage accompanied by Christmas In Our Hearts - Jose Mari Chan. The key to victory for Efren Velasco has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Velasco
vs
Soup

180 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

165 cm
25
137 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Powerful

Paradigm

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Efren Velasco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Maggot Soup!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Peter Branson and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velasco scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Soup shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Velasco counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Velasco works the jab nicely.
Soup shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Velasco cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Soup takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jab from Velasco.
Velasco slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Velasco feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Soups jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Donk. Velasco catches Soup right on the button with a cross.
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!
Velasco throws a good cross that connects.
No luck for Soup with that takedown attempt.
Efren Velasco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maggot Soup.
Soup fails with the takedown
and Velasco counters with a stiff right hand.
Velasco with a hook.
A jab from Velasco finds it's way through Soup's defenses.

Soup changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Velasco looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Soup looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Soup has hold of Velasco's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Velasco tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Soup cranks the arm and Velasco screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Velasco, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Maggot Soup!