PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Dave Wearmouth (ranked 1151 p4p, 19405 weight class) and Ron Velderman (ranked 180 p4p, 685 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Wearmouth
vs
Velderman

183 cm
34
186
27 - 13 - 0

190 cm
33
181
15 - 6 - 2

World class boxer
Granite chin

World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Wearmouth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ron Velderman!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wearmouth lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ron Velderman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wearmouth swings for the body but Velderman moves out of range.

Wearmouth moves into the clinch successfully.
Wearmouth blocking some punches.
Wearmouth lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Velderman backwards.
Wearmouth misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wearmouth lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Velderman lands an uppercut.
Velderman swings wildly with an uppercut but Wearmouth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wearmouth misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Velderman misses with a punch to the body.
Velderman blocks an elbow strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wearmouth.
Wearmouth is leaning against Velderman and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
I was talking to Wearmouth's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Velderman tries to throw a body punch but Wearmouth avoids it by throwing Velderman back against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Velderman fails to land.
Wearmouth lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wearmouth scores with a shoulder strike.
Velderman misses with the head strike.
Wearmouth lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Velderman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wearmouth lands a shot to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Wearmouth fails to land.
Wearmouth doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Velderman.
Wearmouth trying to land knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Wearmouth.
A hook to the body from Wearmouth.
Velderman misses with some punches.
Wearmouth lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Velderman gets through Wearmouth's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wearmouth fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wearmouth misses with an elbow strike.
Velderman tries to throw a body punch but Wearmouth avoids it by throwing Velderman back against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Velderman.
Velderman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wearmouth misses with some punches.
Wearmouth trying to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wearmouth.
Wearmouth prevents a body shot from Velderman.
Wearmouth takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wearmouth.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wearmouth scores with a shot to the side of Velderman's head.
Wearmouth lands a body punch in the clinch.
Velderman tries to work over Wearmouth's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wearmouth softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wearmouth with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wearmouth misses with a punch to the body.
Velderman misses with the head strike.
Velderman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wearmouth blocking some punches.
Velderman lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Velderman fails to land.
Wearmouth tries a body shot but Velderman blocks it.
Wearmouth misses with a punch to the body.
Velderman throws a punch but it's blocked by Wearmouth.
Still in the clinch, Wearmouth scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Velderman fails to land.
A short right from Wearmouth on the inside.
Wearmouth fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Velderman can't find room to land a body shot as Wearmouth controls the action.
Wearmouth lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Velderman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wearmouth misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wearmouth has a couple of punches blocked by Velderman.
Wearmouth lands an elbow inside that Velderman shrugs off.
Velderman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wearmouth lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Wearmouth dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Wearmouth slips a jab and a cross from Velderman.
Velderman finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Wearmouth moves in looking to clinch but Velderman pushes him off.
Velderman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wearmouth throws a nice looking combination but Velderman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Velderman looks to land a left hand but Wearmouth moved out of range nicely.
Velderman has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Wearmouth throws a chopping leg kick but Velderman manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Wearmouth 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.
Wearmouth will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

Wearmouth moves into the clinch.
Wearmouth is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Velderman can do to turn this around?
Wearmouth tries a body shot but Velderman blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wearmouth misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wearmouth pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Velderman digs a right hand into Wearmouth's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wearmouth's gas tank.
Velderman struggles to land a body shot inside as Wearmouth controls his hands.
Velderman working aggressively here.
Velderman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Velderman.
Wearmouth lands a right hand that snaps the head of Velderman backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Velderman throws a punch but it's blocked by Wearmouth.
Wearmouth goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Velderman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wearmouth's elbow.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Wearmouth throws an elbow but misses.
Wearmouth lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Velderman backwards.
Velderman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wearmouth working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Wearmouth can't find room to land a body shot as Velderman controls the action.
Wearmouth blocks an uppercut.
Velderman lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wearmouth throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Velderman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wearmouth backwards.
Wearmouth blocks an uppercut.
Wearmouth swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Velderman fails to land.
Velderman avoiding damage as Wearmouth throws knees to the body.
Wearmouth tries a body shot but Velderman blocks it.
Wearmouth lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Velderman as the two fighters clinch.
Dave Wearmouth has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Velderman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch on the inside from Velderman fails to land.
Velderman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wearmouth throws a head punch that misses.
Velderman misses with the head strike.
Velderman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wearmouth tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Velderman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Wearmouth scores with a nice short uppercut.
Velderman stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Velderman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wearmouth misses with an elbow strike.
Velderman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Velderman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Velderman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wearmouth pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Velderman misses with a hook to the ribs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wearmouth.
Wearmouth blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Velderman throws a head punch that misses.
Wearmouth tries a body shot but Velderman blocks it.
Wearmouth tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wearmouth tries to throw a body punch but Velderman avoids it by throwing Wearmouth back against the ropes.
Wearmouth swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wearmouth lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Dave Wearmouth will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Wearmouth walks into a jab.

It looks like Dave Wearmouth has been cut.
Wearmouth tries a low kick but Velderman avoids it.
Velderman looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Velderman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Wearmouth rushes Velderman and presses him up against the ropes.
Velderman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Wearmouth on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wearmouth.
A short body shot lands from Velderman as the two fighters clinch.
Velderman works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Velderman swings wildly with an uppercut but Wearmouth uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wearmouth.
Wearmouth landing knees to the head.
Wearmouth pushes off an throws an elbow but Velderman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Velderman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wearmouth tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Velderman swings wildly with an uppercut but Wearmouth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Velderman pushes Wearmouth back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wearmouth struggles to land a body shot inside as Velderman controls his hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wearmouth tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wearmouth blocks an uppercut.
Wearmouth struggles to land a body shot inside as Velderman controls his hands.
Wearmouth lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Velderman throws a punch but it's blocked by Wearmouth.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wearmouth.
Wearmouth pushes Velderman back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Wearmouth scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wearmouth scores with a nice hook to the head.
Velderman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Velderman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wearmouth.
Wearmouth lands with a light punch inside.
Wearmouth digs a right hand into Velderman's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Velderman's gas tank.
A right hook to the body lands for Wearmouth.
Velderman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A short right from Wearmouth.
Wearmouth tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wearmouth missing with knees to the body.
Wearmouth using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Velderman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Velderman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Velderman has a couple of punches blocked by Wearmouth.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velderman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wearmouth pushes Velderman back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wearmouth misses with some punches.
Velderman tries a body shot but Wearmouth blocks it.
Wearmouth pushes Velderman back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Velderman misses with some punches.
Velderman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wearmouth misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Velderman.
Wearmouth struggles to land a body shot inside as Velderman controls his hands.
Wearmouth misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wearmouth blocking some punches.
Wearmouth misses with a body punch.
Velderman swings wildly with an uppercut but Wearmouth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wearmouth creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Velderman's defenses.
Wearmouth scores with a shoulder strike.
Wearmouth misses with a punch to the body.
Wearmouth lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Velderman misses with the head strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Velderman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Wearmouth clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Dave Wearmouth's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Wearmouth blocks a low kick nicely.
Wearmouth misses with a body punch
and Velderman counters with a leg kick.
Wearmouth punishes Velderman's body with a nice straight punch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wearmouth.
Wearmouth throws a leg kick but Velderman sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Velderman gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Velderman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Velderman fakes the leg kick and cracks Wearmouth in the body.

Wearmouth rushes Velderman and presses him up against the ropes.
Velderman throws a punch but it's blocked by Wearmouth.
Velderman working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Velderman throws a punch but it's blocked by Wearmouth.
Wearmouth lands a right hand that snaps the head of Velderman backwards.
A hook to the body from Wearmouth.
Wearmouth blocking some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Velderman.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Velderman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wearmouth misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Velderman.
Ron Velderman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Wearmouth.
Velderman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wearmouth.
Wearmouth works on Velderman's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wearmouth.
Wearmouth doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Velderman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wearmouth lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wearmouth digs a right hand underneath Velderman's ribcage. Velderman let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Velderman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Velderman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wearmouth lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Velderman fails to land.
Velderman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Velderman tries a body shot but Wearmouth blocks it.
Velderman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Velderman throws a head punch that misses.
Wearmouth tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Velderman has a couple of punches blocked by Wearmouth.
Wearmouth throws an elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wearmouth goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Velderman has a couple of punches blocked by Wearmouth.
Velderman dodges an elbow strike from Wearmouth.
Wearmouth lands a left hand that snaps the head of Velderman backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Velderman throws a punch but it's blocked by Wearmouth.
Wearmouth misses with a punch on the inside.
Velderman tries to throw a body punch but Wearmouth avoids it by throwing Velderman back against the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Wearmouth throws an elbow but misses.
Wearmouth misses with a hook to the ribs.
Velderman tries a body shot but Wearmouth blocks it.
Velderman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wearmouth lands a nice knee to the body.
Velderman is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Wearmouth tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Velderman's elbow.
Wearmouth creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Velderman misses with the head strike.
Wearmouth lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Velderman backwards.
Wearmouth scores with a shot to the side of Velderman's head.
Nice body punch from Wearmouth - that landed with a thud.
Wearmouth lands with a left to the head.
Wearmouth lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wearmouth with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Wearmouth had his way with Ron Velderman in that round.
The cut man is working on Dave Wearmouth's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Velderman throws a leg kick but Wearmouth sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wearmouth keeps Velderman at a distance using the push kick.
Velderman misses with a kick to the body
and Wearmouth counters with an outside leg kick.
Velderman scores with a hook.
Wearmouth scores with a body shot.
Wearmouth on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Velderman. Velderman obviously looking to wear him down.
Wearmouth clobbers Velderman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Velderman clinches up with Wearmouth and pushes him back against the ropes.
Wearmouth misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wearmouth struggles to land a body shot inside as Velderman controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from Wearmouth.
Velderman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wearmouth tries to work over Velderman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Velderman blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wearmouth.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wearmouth pushes Velderman back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Wearmouth lands an elbow just above Velderman 's eye.
Wearmouth can't find room to land a body shot as Velderman controls the action.
Dave Wearmouth is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Velderman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Velderman blocks the elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wearmouth.
Velderman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wearmouth lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Velderman can't find room to land a body shot as Wearmouth controls the action.
Velderman scores with a shoulder strike.
Wearmouth blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Velderman.
Velderman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Velderman can't find room to land a body shot as Wearmouth controls the action.
Velderman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Velderman blocking some punches.
Velderman throws a head punch that misses.
Velderman misses with some punches.
Wearmouth lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Velderman scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velderman takes a shot to the head.
Wearmouth blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wearmouth lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Velderman lands with a light punch inside.
Wearmouth lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Velderman backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Velderman fails to land.
Velderman swings wildly with an uppercut but Wearmouth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Velderman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wearmouth blocking some punches.
Velderman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Wearmouth fails to land.
Velderman swings wildly with an uppercut but Wearmouth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Velderman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Velderman fails to land.
Velderman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

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 Dave Wearmouth.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wearmouth, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 49:46
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 50:45
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Wearmouth!
After the fight, Dave Wearmouth was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.