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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cain Velasquez (ranked 3904 p4p, 3488 weight class) and Stephen Nameless (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stephen Nameless will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Good wrestling
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cain Velasquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stephen Nameless!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Fedor Mirinova and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velasquez changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Nameless looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Nameless tries to buck Velasquez off but Velasquez is having none of it.
Nameless on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Velasquez landing strikes.
Velasquez working the ground and pound from side control.
Velasquez lands some shots froms side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nameless is trying to get back to half guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Velasquez is chipping away with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Velasquez looks up at the clock and then as Nameless takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Velasquez smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Nameless manages to work his way to half guard, despite Velasquez's best efforts.
Velasquez seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Velasquez lands with a punch from half guard.
Nameless on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nameless slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Velasquez connects with a couple of short punches.
Velasquez lands a couple of digs.
Nameless working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Velasquez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Velasquez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velasquez landing some decent shots from guard.
Velasquez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Velasquez working some strikes from top position.
Velasquez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Velasquez chips away with some ground and pound.
Nameless is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Velasquez defends well.
Nameless has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Velasquez should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Nameless has tightened it up now! Velasquez should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Stephen Nameless!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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