PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Jerome (ranked 3119 p4p, 3380 weight class) and Cain Velasquez (ranked 403 p4p, 431 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jerome
vs
Velasquez

187 cm
23
181
4 - 3 - 0

175 cm
26
173
2 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Determined

MKFC

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jack Jerome!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cain Velasquez!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Igor Prikhodko and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.

Jerome gets caught napping as Velasquez dives in and scores a takedown. Jerome manages to retain guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Velasquez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Velasquez cracks Jerome with a solid left hand.
Jerome pulls Velasquez in close to his closed guard and prevents Velasquez from doing any damage or advancing position.
Jerome looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Velasquez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jerome is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Velasquez is in close to Jerome's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jerome trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Velasquez with a nice head shot there.
Jerome has Velasquez pulled in close to control his posture.
Velasquez throws a strike but Jerome rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Velasquez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jerome advances position into side control!
What's Velasquez going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Velasquez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jerome. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Velasquez is looking for a sweep.
Jerome trying to control the action but Velasquez is working from the bottom.
Jerome postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Velasquez is looking for a sweep.
Velasquez is trying to control Jerome's posture but Jerome avoids it.

Jerome tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jerome has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez tries to buck Jerome off but Jerome is having none of it.
Jerome tries to move to mount but Velasquez blocks the move with his legs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jerome working away.
Velasquez is trying to get back to half guard.
Jerome wants to control but Velasquez is keeping him busy.
Velasquez tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jerome is trying to get an arm triangle but Velasquez is defending well.
Velasquez parries the strikes from Jerome easily there. Jerome is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Velasquez to escape.
Jerome gets to mount! Velasquez was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Velasquez tries to hold on but Jerome pushes him away.

Jerome working for a submission but Velasquez is keeping him at bay.

Velasquez tries to improve his position but Jerome has taken his back! Jerome has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Velasquez tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Jerome pushes Velasquez away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jack Jerome!