PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Olafur Otto (ranked 4888 p4p, 4815 weight class) and Quincy Veto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Otto
vs
Veto

196 cm
25
275
0 - 0 - 0

205 cm
18
230
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Olafur Otto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Quincy Veto!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Otto clinches up with Veto and pushes him back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Otto.
Otto swings wildly with an uppercut but Veto uses good head movement to avoid it.

Otto gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Veto regains guard.
Otto seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Otto has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Otto stops Veto from standing up.
Otto slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Veto pulls Otto in close to prevent any damage.
Otto is stalling in the full guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Otto moves out of range as Veto strikes.

Otto darts in and clinches Veto up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Otto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Otto misses with some punches.
Otto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Otto swings wildly with an uppercut but Veto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Otto working aggressively here.
Veto lands a right hand.
Otto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Otto.
Veto misses with the head strike.
Otto misses with some punches.
Otto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Otto tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Veto smiles and moves away.
Veto misses with a hook. Otto ducked under it nicely.
Otto is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Veto.

Otto moves into the clinch.
Otto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Otto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Veto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Otto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Veto makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Otto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Veto blocks a body shot from Otto.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veto working aggressively here.
Otto blocks an uppercut.
Otto jumps guard but Veto turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Otto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Otto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Otto.
Otto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Veto misses with a punch on the inside.
Otto goes for a takedown in the clinch but Veto prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Olafur Otto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Otto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Veto misses with some punches.
Veto lands a shot to the body.
Veto tries to work over Otto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Veto misses with a punch on the inside.
Veto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Otto lands a body punch in the clinch.

Otto jumps into guard, dragging Veto to the mat.
Veto wants to control from the top but Otto keeps moving.
Otto wants to sweep here but Veto controlling him for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Otto has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Veto wants to stand but Otto has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Veto passes into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Otto is looking for a sweep. Veto is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Olafur Otto dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Otto jabs Veto to the body, keeping him at a distance.

Otto pushes Veto up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Veto.
Veto misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Veto.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Otto.
Otto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Otto throws a head punch that misses.
Otto misses with a punch to the body.
Veto taking a breather.
Veto blocking some punches.
Veto working aggressively here.
Veto lands a body shot in the clinch.
Otto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Otto lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Veto or not.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Veto swings wildly with an uppercut but Otto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Veto lands a nice uppercut.
Otto misses with a punch on the inside.
Otto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Otto lands a shot to the body.
Veto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Otto goes for a takedown in the clinch but Veto prevents it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Veto.
Otto tries a body shot but Veto blocks it.
Otto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Veto lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Otto backwards.
Veto is trying to stall.
Veto throws a head punch that misses.
Veto lands a left hand that snaps the head of Otto backwards.
Veto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Veto cracks Otto with a nice body shot.
Nice body punch from Otto.
Veto misses with a punch on the inside.
Veto is working Otto over against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Veto lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Veto.
A short right from Veto on the inside.
Otto could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Veto throws a punch but it's blocked by Otto.
Veto scores with a shot to the side of Otto's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Veto throws a punch but it's blocked by Otto.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veto misses with a punch on the inside.
Quincy Veto seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Otto misses with the head strike.
Veto misses with a punch on the inside.
Otto throws a punch but it's blocked by Veto.
Veto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Otto's elbow.
Veto is leaning against Otto and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Veto scores with a nice hook to the head.
Veto digs a right hand into Otto's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Otto's gas tank.
Veto lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Veto lands a body punch in the clinch.
Veto throws a punch but it's blocked by Otto.
A nice left hand lands by Veto.
A short body shot lands from Veto as the two fighters clinch.
Otto blocks an uppercut.
Veto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Otto can't find room to land a body shot as Veto controls the action.
Otto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Otto misses with the head strike.
Veto misses with some punches.
Veto lands a shoulder strike.
Veto misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veto misses with some punches.
Veto throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ottos head.
Otto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Veto.
Veto lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Otto is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Veto pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Otto struggles to land a body shot inside as Veto controls his hands.
Otto blocks an uppercut.
Veto pushes Otto back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Veto lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Otto backwards.
Veto throws a punch but it's blocked by Otto.
Veto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Veto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Otto tries to throw a body punch but Veto avoids it by throwing Otto back against the cage.
Otto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Veto lands a shoulder strike.
Otto has a couple of punches blocked by Veto.
Veto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Otto misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Otto fails to land.
Veto lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Veto lands with a left to the head.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Veto. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Otto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Otto is trying to drag Veto to the mat but Veto just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Olafur Otto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good body shot from Veto.
Veto misses with some punches.
Otto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Veto lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Otto backwards.
A short body shot lands from Veto as the two fighters clinch.
Otto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Veto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Veto.
Veto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Otto's elbow.
Otto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Veto.
Otto blocks a body shot from Veto.
Veto throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Veto throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ottos head.
Veto lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Veto tries to work over Otto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Quincy Veto 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!

Veto throws the left hand but Otto avoids the punch easily.
Otto tries to clinch up.
Veto looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Otto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Otto misses the shot to the body.
Veto misses with a double jab.
Otto wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Olafur Otto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Veto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Veto drops Otto with a beautiful combination! Otto stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Veto is looking for the KO!

Otto is rocked!

It looks like Olafur Otto has been cut.
Veto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Otto was well out of range. Poor timing from Veto.
Oh Otto is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Otto leaves his chin hanging out and Veto seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Otto crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Quincy Veto!