PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fin Shark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinny Veechi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shark comes to the cage accompanied by Dan Sebenarnya. The key to victory for Fin Shark has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Shark
vs
Veechi

180 cm
22
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
20
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fin Shark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vinny Veechi!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Mauricio Rocha and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Veechi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Veechi waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Shark.
Vinny Veechi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Veechi misses with a straight right.
Veechi should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Veechi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Shark circles away.
Veechi swinging wilding here.

Shark gets a takedown into half guard.
Shark is looking to take a break and control but Veechi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Veechi trying to control here.
Shark prevents Veechi from improving his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shark missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Veechi wants to improve his position but Shark is controlling well.

Veechi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Veechi tries to roll over but Shark keeps him under control.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Shark misses with a body shot.

Shark gets caught flat footed, as Veechi shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Shark is breathing heavily.
Shark looking to hit a scissor sweep but Veechi is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Veechi wants to control from the top but Shark keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Veechi decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Veechi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shark with a lazy takedown attempt

and Veechi counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Veechi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Shark does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Veechi takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Shark trying to control but Veechi postures up.

Shark looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Veechi is working for a submission of some sort.

Shark is defending against the submission attempts here by Veechi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veechi is thwarting Shark's attempts to control the position.
Shark is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Veechi throws a hook but Shark avoids it easily.
Veechi shoots and misses

and Shark counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Veechi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Shark tries to stand but Veechi is controlling from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shark tries to free his leg and advance position but Veechi is retaining full guard.

Veechi has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Shark can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Shark trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Veechi working a defensive guard but Shark passes into half guard.
Veechi tries to roll over but Shark keeps him under control.
Shark is trying to control the action in half guard but Veechi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Veechi is looking to control Shark's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Veechi avoid being mounted?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Vinny Veechi will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Veechi darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Shark trying to control from the bottom.
Veechi is looking to take a break and control but Shark is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Shark is pressing down on Veechi's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Veechi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Veechiis looking to pass into half guard but Shark pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Shark is in guard.
Veechi is controlling Shark's posture.

Veechi is looking for a triangle but Shark pushes his legs off easily.
Veechi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Shark's guard.
Veechi is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Veechi is looking to work some ground and pound but Shark has wrist control.
Veechi wants to stand and escape but instead Shark has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Shark trying to control the position from guard on top but Veechi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Veechi had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Shark is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Veechi Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Shark's back instead.
Will Veechi go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?

Shark preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Veechi.
Veechi scores with punches to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Shark is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Veechi gets his way!
Shark is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Vinny Veechi has got the better of the ground game so far.

Veechi looking for the RNC.
Veechi controlling the position well here. Shark rolled but Veechi kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Shark is in bad spot here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Veechi has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Will Veechi go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Shark turns into Veechi and is now in his guard.

Veechi has an active guard here but Shark has managed to pass into half guard.
Veechi wants to get back to full guard.
Veechi is controlling Shark's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Veechi is trying to maintain the position but Shark is very close to passing his half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Veechi has one foot on Shark's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Veechi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shark manages to avoid it.
Shark misses with a jab, cross combination.
Veechi throws a body punch but Shark moves out of range.

Veechi drives through and clinches with Shark against the cage.

Veechi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Veechi misses with an uppercut.
Shark looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Veechi is fending him off so far but Shark persists. Nope, Veechi circles away and we're back to standing.
Veechi misses with a straight right.
Veechi takes a swing at Shark's ribcage but misses.

Shark darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Veechi is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vinny Veechi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Veechi waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Shark.
Shark moves away from the strike by Veechi.
Veechi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shark moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shark misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Veechi gets the takedown into side control.
Veechi working away.
Shark being controlled for a moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Veechi has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Veechi seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Shark is holding on tight.
Shark working to try and regain half guard.

Veechi wants to finish this one by submission but Shark is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Veechi.
Veechi looking to control but Shark is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Shark manages to regain half guard. Good work.

Veechi is working for a kimura but Shark is defending it quite comfortably.
Veechi throws a strike but Shark avoids it easily and moves to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Veechi drops back looking for a leg! Shark is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Shark manages to kick Veechi off! Veechi jumps back into Shark's guard.
Shark keeping full guard, as Veechi tries to pass.

Veechi drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Veechi jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Veechi trying to control but Shark is working from the bottom.
Veechi won't allow Shark to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veechi trying to control the position from guard on top but Shark is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Shark scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Veechi sneaks back into half guard.
Veechi is positioning himself well to prevent Shark advancing to mount.
Shark wants to lay and pray for a moment but Veechi keeps working.
Veechi gets full guard.
Veechi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Veechi looking for a sweep. Not yet Veechi, not yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shark wants to stand but Veechi is controlling his posture from full guard.

Veechi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Shark postures up.

Veechi working for a triangle but Shark defends it easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Veechi is trying to control the position but Shark postures up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vinny Veechi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Veechi 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vinny Veechi!