PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Juan Velasco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leo Vieira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Velasco
vs
Vieira

175 cm
21
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
24
154 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Juan Velasco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Leo Vieira!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vieira avoids the head kick by Velasco.
Vieira tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Velasco fails with a takedown attempt.
Vieira is trying hard to land a takedown here. Velasco sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Velasco wants to slow Vieira down by chopping away at his legs.
Velasco shoots in for a takedown but Vieira shows good takedown defense.

Vieira closes the distance and clinches.

Vieira manages to break the clinch.
Leo Vieira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vieira stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Velasco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Vieira.
Velasco blocks a head kick by Vieira.
Horrible takedown by Velasco or perhaps it was just good defense by Vieira which made him look bad.
Vieira works the jab nicely.
Vieira leaves Velasco with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Vieira has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Velasco.
Vieira utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Vieira is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Velasco is looking to take this one to the mat.
Velasco is breathing heavily.
Vieira lands a knee to the body.

Vieira jumps guard.

Vieira pushes Velasco off and scrambles back to his feet.
Velasco misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vieira lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Velasco tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Vieira closes the distance and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vieira unloads a knee to the mid-section. Velasco lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Vieira breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Vieira closes the distance and pushes Velasco back into the cage.

Vieira manages to break the clinch.
Velasco blocks a head kick by Vieira.
Vieira fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Velasco drives through and clinches with Vieira against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Vieira.

Vieira's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Velasco!
Vieira pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vieira shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Velasco as he jumps to the side.
Velasco fails with a takedown attempt.
Vieira shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Velasco but Velasco pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Velasco as Vieira shoots in.
Velasco shoots in but Vieira avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Vieira tries to close the distance and clinch up but Velasco swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice sprawl there from Velasco as Vieira shoots in.
Velasco throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Vieira's waist but Vieira gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Velasco off to one side.
Vieira moves in looking to clinch but Velasco pushes him off.
Velasco shoots in for a takedown but Vieira shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Velasco shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Vieira as he jumps to the side.
Vieira closes this distance looking for a takedown but Velasco circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velasco fails with a takedown attempt.
Velasco avoids the head kick by Vieira.
Velasco tries to score a power double leg takedown but Vieira sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Velasco somewhat.
Vieira shoots in but no luck this time.
Velasco tries to land a body kick
and Vieira counters with a good low kick that Velasco was not able to check.

Velasco gets a clinch.
Vieira is struggling to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vieira managing to block the knees to the body from Velasco.

Vieira breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Velasco dives in and grabs Vieira's left leg, looking for a takedown. Vieira pushes down on Velasco's head and hops out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leo Vieira dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Vieira throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vieira throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Velasco.
Leo Vieira seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Velasco leaves Vieira with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Velasco fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Vieira avoids it really well and circles away.

Velasco forces Vieira back against the cage and clinches.
Vieira tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Velasco avoids it.
Velasco tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Vieira just stands there and leans against the cage.
Velasco is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Vieira to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Velasco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vieira is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vieira trying to control the position but instead, Velasco has worked for underhooks and has pushed Vieira into the cage.
Vieira seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Velasco breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Velasco blocks a head kick by Vieira.
Sloppy strikes from Velasco. Those never looked like landing.
Velasco throws a head kick that half lands.

Velasco closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Velasco lands in his opponent's guard.
Vieira utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Velasco trying to control the position from guard on top but Vieira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Juan Velasco just wasn't active enough.

Vieira rushes Velasco and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Velasco escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Vieira throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Velasco was covering up waiting for the punch and Vieira finishes the takedown easily into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vieira in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velasco controls Vieira momentarily but Vieira frees himself.
Velasco preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Velasco pulls Vieira in close to prevent any damage.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Velasco controls Vieira momentarily but Vieira frees himself.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Juan Velasco wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Vieira shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Velasco sprawls well. Velasco wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Vieira gets slowly back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vieira throws a sloppy head kick and Velasco moves out of range easily.
Velasco throws a right hand that Vieira ducks under and follows up with a left that Vieira also avoids with ease.
Vieira shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Velasco pinned against the cage. Velasco gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Velasco shoots in looking for a takedown. Vieira tries to sprawl out of it but Velasco keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Vieira manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Velasco shoots in looking for a takedown but Vieira manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Velasco's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vieira fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Velasco checks a leg kick.
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 Juan Velasco will probably get the nod.
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!

Vieira throws a lazy head kick
and Velasco counters with a stiff right hand.
Vieira fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Vieira takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Velasco fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A head kick misses from Velasco.
Velasco pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Vieira clinches with his opponent.
Vieira putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Velasco in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

Vieira breaks from the clinch.

Velasco gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Velasco avoiding damage as Vieira throws knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Velasco fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Vieira stalling in the clinch but Velasco improves position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Velasco is trying to break the clinch but Vieira is controlling him.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Vieira.
Velasco blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Velasco is pushing Vieira up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Velasco gets control of Vieira's arms and successfully pulls guard. Velasco will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Vieira throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Vieira postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Vieira tries to free his leg and advance position but Velasco is retaining full guard.
Velasco is looking to stand up but Vieira isn't so interested in that idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velasco tries to land a sweep but no joy.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vieira accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vieira accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Vieira throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Velasco works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Vieira passes Velasco's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vieira not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Vieira missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Vieira is trying to control. Velasco wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velasco keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Velasco moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Vieira throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Velasco working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vieira.

Velasco working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Vieira doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Vieira manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Velasco keeping full guard, as Vieira tries to pass.
Vieira trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vieira trying to control but Velasco is working from the bottom.
Velasco is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vieira postures up.
Vieira slips nicely into half guard.
Vieira missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vieira is trying to control the action in half guard but Velasco is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Velasco is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leo Vieira comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Vieira 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leo Vieira!