PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eladio Vasquez (ranked 5545 p4p, 4412 weight class) and DJ Tee (ranked 602 p4p, 547 weight class). Eladio Vasquez had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 171.1lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Eladio Vasquez has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Vasquez
vs
Tee

181 cm
26
185
2 - 4 - 0

182 cm
19
175
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
KO power

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eladio Vasquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, DJ Tee!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasquez swinging wildly here.
Vasquez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vasquez throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Vasquez avoids the body shot from Tee.
Vasquez moves out of range as Tee throws a body kick.
Vasquez connects with an inside leg kick.

Tee closes the distance and pushes Vasquez back into the cage.
Vasquez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tee scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tee gets through Vasquez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Vasquez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tee is pushing Vasquez up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Tee can't find room to land a body shot as Vasquez controls the action.
Tee softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tee dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Tee.
A head punch on the inside from Tee fails to land.
Tee will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Vasquez up against the cage.
Vasquez can't break the clinch.
A hook to the body from Tee.
Tee misses with a punch to the body.
Tee is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Tee misses with a punch to the body.
Vasquez has had enough of the clinch but Tee keeps him there for the moment.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Vasquez is trying to push Tee away but Tee has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tee scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tee is pushing Vasquez up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Tee misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tee pressing his opponent against the cage.
Tee stalling against the cage.

Vasquez breaks from the clinch.
Tee scores with a nice right hand.
A big right from Tee misses.
Tee moves into range and connects with a jab.
We've been told by Vasquez's head coaches at whitey's gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
DJ Tee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vasquez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Tee clinches up with Vasquez and pushes him back against the cage.
Tee lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Vasquez or not.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tee stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Tee.
Tee lands a body shot.
Vasquez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tee lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vasquez backwards.
Tee dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Vasquez takes a shot to the head.
Vasquez is trying to break the clinch but Tee is controlling him.
Tee just leaning against Vasquez, taking a breather.
Tee will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Vasquez up against the cage.
Tee taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by DJ Tee.
Tee dives in for a single leg takedown but Vasquez sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Tee lands with an uppercut that bounces Vasquez off the cage and back into range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Vasquez.
Nice straight punches there by Tee. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tee pinned against the cage. Tee gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Vasquez throws a head kick that misses.

Tee closes the distance and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Vasquez manages to break the clinch.
Tee misses the shot to the body.
Tee lands the left hand.
Tee throws a push kick but Vasquez slaps the foot to one side.
Tee scores with a body shot.
Tee scores with a sloppy right hand. Vasquez should have avoided that one.
Vasquez tries to clinch up but Tee circles away and keeps his distance.
Tee throws a body shot but no joy.
Vasquez half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Tee tries to work over Vasquez's front leg with a kick but Vasquez checks it.
Vasquez moves out of range of the body kick.
Vasquez walks into a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

DJ Tee dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Tee closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Tee lands in his opponent's guard.
Tee is stalling in the full guard.
Tee connects with a couple of short punches.
Tee lands a couple of digs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tee loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tee throws an elbow that misses. Vasquez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tee's guard. Nice move by Vasquez!

Tee pushes Vasquez off and gets back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tee moves into range and clinches up with Vasquez.
Tee lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vasquez backwards.
Tee softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vasquez tries to break the clinch but Tee is controlling the position.
Tee has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tee just leaning against Vasquez, taking a breather.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tee takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Tee prevents Vasquez from breaking the clinch.
Vasquez is trying to break free.
A head punch on the inside from Tee fails to land.
Tee stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A right handed body shot lands from Tee.
Tee lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tee lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tee lands a shot to the body.
A hook to the body from Tee.
Tee avoiding damage.
Tee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tee scores with a shot to the side of Vasquez's head.
Tee slowing the pace effectively.
A short right from Tee on the inside.
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!
Tee lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Tee.
Vasquez letting Tee take a breather here.
Tee stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Vasquez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tee is pushing Vasquez up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Vasquez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tee slowing the pace effectively.
Stalling in the clinch from Tee.
The crowd are getting on Tee's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Vasquez can't break the clinch.
Tee makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tee's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Tee misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Tee - that landed with a thud.
Tee slows down the pace here.
Tee stalling in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by DJ Tee.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vasquez. Tee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tee throws a lazy uppercut
and Vasquez counters with a one-two to the body.
Tee pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Vasquez back to the cage. Tee follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Good leg kick by Vasquez.
Tee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tee throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
As Tee looks to move away, Vasquez throws a big counter combo but Tee just gets out of the way.
Tee throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tee looks to score with a jab to the body but Vasquez is just out of range.
Tee connects with a crisp jab.
Tee looks for the body kick but Vasquez saw that one coming.
Tee jabs Vasquez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tee misses with a body shot.
Vasquez throws a lazy head kick
and Tee counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

Tee takes the fight into the clinch.
Vasquez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

DJ Tee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Tee shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Tee was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Vasquez taking a bit of punishment here - Tee scoring with strikes.
Tee in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Tee connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Vasquez some visible discomfort.
DJ Tee has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tee in side control lands a decent elbow.

Tee thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Tee working the ground and pound.
Tee has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Vasquez taking punishment in the form of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasquez tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Vasquez is in a horrible position here. Tee smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

Tee looking to secure an arm triangle but Vasquez defends it well.
Tee can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Vasquez is looking to escape.
Vasquez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tee on the ground.
Tee postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Vasquez looks a forlorn figure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Vasquez really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Tee fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

Vasquez is rocked!
Tee can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Vasquez is looking to escape.
Tee might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Vasquez haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Vasquez taking shots to the head.
Oh Vasquez is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tee scoring with strikes but Vasquez is staying in there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tee goes for an armbar but Vasquez turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Vasquez.
Tee has a closed guard, preventing Vasquez from standing up.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Tee manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Vasquez seems to have got his legs back now.
DJ Tee seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Vasquez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Tee.
Vasquez is trying to break the clinch but Tee is controlling him.
Vasquez tries to circle away but Tee has him pinned against the cage.
Tee lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tee lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tee is working Vasquez over against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez is trying to force a seperation but Tee has the dominant position.
Tee stalling in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Tee.
Vasquez is trying to break free.
Tee lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the fighters up against the cage, Vasquez throws an elbow but misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Vasquez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
DJ Tee is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A right hook to the body lands for Tee.

Vasquez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Eladio Vasquez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tee fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tee lands a body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
DJ Tee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tee has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... DJ Tee!