PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Junior Velasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dag S selechena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Velasquez
vs
S selechena

188 cm
19
245 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

183 cm
21
260 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Junior Velasquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dag S selechena!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from S selechena. No joy for Velasquez on that attempt.
S selechena swinging wildly here.
Velasquez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts S selechena as he jumps to the side.
S selechena shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Velasquez as he avoids it easily.
Dag S selechena seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Velasquez throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. S selechena was covering up waiting for the punch and Velasquez finishes the takedown easily into guard.

S selechena has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Velasquez is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for S selechena.
S selechena taking a bit of punishment here - Velasquez scoring with strikes.
Velasquez in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Velasquez working the strikes but S selechena uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Velasquez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
S selechena is looking to escape.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - S selechena has eaten all the pies!
S selechena looks gassed!
Velasquez throwing shots but S selechena is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
S selechena looks like he's trying to stand up.
Velasquez not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
S selechena throws a series of punches but Velasquez moves out of range.

Velasquez shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Velasquez was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Velasquez with the ground and pound from mount.
S selechena takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Velasquez with a couple of short strikes.
Velasquez cracks S selechena with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Velasquez lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Velasquez cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Velasquez looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Velasquez fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
S selechena is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
S selechena is trying to stand.
Velasquez trying to control but S selechena is having none of it.
S selechena is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Velasquez cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Velasquez scoring with strikes but S selechena is staying in there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Velasquez has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of S selechena's face.
Velasquez wants to control the pace but S selechena is squirming around nicely.
Velasquez scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish S selechena?
BOOM! Velasquez connects with a massive shot to the dome!
S selechena squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez working S selechena over with strikes here.
Velasquez takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
S selechena is bucking up trying to escape but Velasquez cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
S selechena is looking to improve his position but Velasquez isn't that keen on the idea.
S selechena is trying to stand up.
Velasquez trying to control but S selechena is having none of it.
Velasquez in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
S selechena can't escape the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Velasquez lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Velasquez pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
S selechena wants to control but Velasquez is having none of it.
S selechena keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Velasquez trying to control but he's not successful this time.
S selechena wants to get back to his feet.
Velasquez working S selechena over with strikes here.
S selechena's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Velasquez with good strikes from the mount here!
Velasquez landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Junior Velasquez dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Velasquez shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. S selechena is trying to defend but Velasquez finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Velasquez seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
S selechena makes his way to full guard. A much better position for S selechena.

S selechena escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Velasquez gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Velasquez with a nice head shot there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
S selechena preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Velasquez throwing strikes from guard but S selechena blocks nicely.
Velasquez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for S selechena on the ground.

S selechena has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Velasquez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Velasquez landing with the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.

S selechena is looking for a triangle but Velasquez pushes his legs off easily.
Velasquez lands a couple of digs.
Velasquez lands a couple of digs.
Velasquez chips away with some ground and pound.

Velasquez got a little sloppy there for a moment and S selechena has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Velasquez has managed to get both his arms back between S selechena's legs - danger averted.
S selechena preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Velasquez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

S selechena has his feet on Velasquez's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Velasquez shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

S selechena makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Velasquez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Velasquez tries for a takedown but S selechena circles away easily
and S selechena counters with a lovely straight right hand!
S selechena scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
S selechena slaps away a takedown attempt from Velasquez, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Velasquez gets the takedown into side control.
S selechena wants to get back to his feet but Velasquez drags him back down.
Velasquez creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
S selechena sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez throwing shots but S selechena is blocking nicely.
S selechena is trying to stand.

S selechena pushes Velasquez off and gets back to his feet.

Velasquez looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

S selechena escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Velasquez gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

S selechena working for a triangle but Velasquez defends it easily.
Velasquez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as S selechena works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez postures up in S selechena's guard and throws a big left but S selechena blocks it.

S selechena looking for a guillotine here but Velasquez defends easily.
S selechena is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

S selechena is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
S selechena is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Velasquez is controlling him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Velasquez lands a couple of decent looking shots.

S selechena had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Velasquez defends it easily.
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 Junior Velasquez will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Velasquez shoots in but no luck this time.
S selechena misses with the combination.
S selechena tries to bum rush Velasquez with a series of wild strikes but Velasquez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
S selechena misses with a two punch combination.
Velasquez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
S selechena connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
S selechena fails with the takedown

so Velasquez counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

S selechena has his feet on Velasquez's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
S selechena misses with a combination

and Velasquez counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
S selechena tries to kick Velasquez off but Velasquez keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

S selechena manages to escape and get back to his feet!

That's one minute gone in the round.
S selechena falls off balance throwing a combination

and Velasquez counters with a single leg into guard. S selechena didn't expect that.
Velasquez slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Velasquez won't allow S selechena to get back to his feet.

S selechena manages to escape and get back to his feet.
S selechena swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Velasquez counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Velasquez postures up and lands a big shot to S selechena's brow.

S selechena has his feet on Velasquez's thighs here. He's pushed Velasquez off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Velasquez screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dag S selechena!