PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cain Velasqz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Ward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Velasqz comes to the cage accompanied by The Champ is Here. Cain Velasqz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Velasqz
vs
Ward

209 cm
25
207 lbs
8 - 8 - 1

190 cm
21
215 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cain Velasqz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mr Ward!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velasqz fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ward is out of range.
Ward throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Velasqz lands a two punch combo.
Velasqz tries to score with a low kick but Ward moves his leg out of the way.
Velasqz misses with a series of wild punches.
Ward tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Velasqz was well out of range. Poor timing from Ward.

Velasqz has managed to clinch.
Velasqz lands a hook that snaps the head of Ward backwards.
Ward blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Velasqz scores with a hook to the body.
Ward wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Ward breaks from the clinch.
Velasqz slips a jab from Ward.
Velasqz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ward defending well as Velasqz loads up on a big left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Velasqz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ward has time to react.
Velasqz thumps Ward with a low kick.
Velasqz slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Velasqz staying out of range there.
Ward throws a hook but Velasqz blocks it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Velasqz.
Ward swings widly with a right hand
and Velasqz counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ward throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Velasqz throws a nice looking combination but Ward bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Velasqz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ward manages to avoid it.
Ward misses with a low kick.
Velasqz on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Velasqz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Velasqz doesn't manage to clinch there - Ward circles away.
Ward throws a poor cross that misses
and Velasqz counters with a series of strikes. Ward will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ward wants to slow Velasqz down by chopping away at his legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velasqz wants to clinch up but Ward keeps it at a distance.
Velasqz blocks a jab.
Cain Velasqz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Velasqz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ward paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Velasqz uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Velasqz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ward.
Nice shot by Velasqz.
Velasqz thumps Ward with a low kick.
Ward is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Velasqz lands the left hand.
Ward takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ward chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Velasqz can pounce on him.
Velasqz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ward has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Velasqz throws a leg kick but Ward sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ward walks into a left hand.
Ward swats away the attempt to clinch by Velasqz.
Ward keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Velasqz blocks the leg kick.
Velasqz is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Ward takes a jab right on the kisser.
Velasqz throws a leg kick but Ward moved away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ward.
Velasqz feints and then cracks Ward's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ward down.
Ward tries a low kick but Velasqz avoids it.
Velasqz is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Velasqz tries to close the distance and clinch but Ward swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Velasqz checks a leg kick nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Velasqz.
Velasqz tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ward is able to avoid easily.
Ward swings for the body but Velasqz moves out of range.
Velasqz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Velasqz checks a low kick from Ward.
Velasqz throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ward.
Velasqz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ward gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Velasqz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ward.
Velasqz throws a head kick that half lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ward scores with a shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ward.
Velasqz throws a series of punches but Ward avoids them all with ease.
Ward ducks right into an uppercut from Velasqz.
Velasqz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ward pinned against the cage. Ward gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Velasqz instigates a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ward blocks a body shot from Velasqz.
Velasqz lands with a short shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cain Velasqz dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Ward throws a sloppy head kick and Velasqz moves out of range easily.
Ward throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Velasqz misses with the combination.
Ward throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ward misses with a low kick.
Velasqz lands a nice shot that snaps Ward's head back.
A head kick misses from Ward.
Ward misses with a hook. Velasqz ducked under it nicely.
Ward misses with a hook. Velasqz ducked under it nicely.
Velasqz connects with a jab.
Ward misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Velasqz scores with a three punch combo!
Velasqz checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ward misses with a shot to the body
and Velasqz counters with a series of strikes. Ward will be more careful next time no doubt.
Velasqz checks a leg kick nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Velasqz drops his hands momentarily and Ward takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Velasqz is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ward throws the left hand but Velasqz avoids the punch easily.
Velasqz lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Velasqz moves out of range of the leg kick from Ward.
Ward ducks right into an uppercut from Velasqz.
Velasqz throws a head kick but Ward moves out of range.
Ward connects with a leg kick. Velasqz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cain Velasqz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ward keeps the fight on the outside.
Ward tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Velasqz lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ward has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ward and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jab by Ward.
Velasqz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A head kick misses from Ward.
Jab from Ward.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ward wants to land a leg kick but Velasqz is out of range.
A combination from Velasqz does no damage.
Velasqz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ward throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ward takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ward keeps the fight on the outside.
Ward throws a jab when Velasqz was well out of range.
Ward on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ward throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Velasqz tries to bum rush Ward with a series of wild strikes but Ward uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ward scores with a leg kick.
Velasqz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A swing and a miss from Velasqz.
Ward just misses with a punch to the body.
Ward with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velasqz swinging wildly here.
Velasqz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ward tries to avoid it but Velasqz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ward to the ground. Ward escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Velasqz checks a leg kick.
Velasqz uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Velasqz moves out of range as Ward strikes.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Velasqz!
Ward swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ward stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Velasqz.
Ward slips under a jab from Velasqz.
Velasqz takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ward throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ward throws a right hand that misses
and Velasqz counters with a stiff right hand.
Velasqz misses with a double jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ward jabs Velasqz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A slow jab from Ward misses its intended target.
Velasqz tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ward looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ward lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Velasqz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ward moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ward throws a leg kick that is checked
and Velasqz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Velasqz attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ward misses with a leg kick

and Velasqz counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ward blocking some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Velasqz lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Velasqz.
Ward working hard to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Mr Ward will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Ward walks into a stiff left hand from Velasqz.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ward.
Ward's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ward circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fighters circling - Ward throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ward fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Velasqz on the side of the head.
Ward misses with a head kick.
Ward throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Velasqz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ward has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Velasqz finds it's way round the side to connect with Ward's head.
Ward misses with an uppercut. Velasqz saw that one coming.
A clash of legs there as Velasqz blocks the low kick.
A slow jab from Ward misses its intended target.
Ward takes one to the side of the head.
Ward sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Velasqz moves in looking to clinch but Ward pushes him off.

Velasqz has managed to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Velasqz.
A short uppercut from Velasqz.
Velasqz lands a nice uppercut.
Velasqz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ward's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Velasqz swings wildly with an uppercut but Ward uses good head movement to avoid it.
Velasqz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Velasqz can't find room to land a body shot as Ward controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ward is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Velasqz lands a hook that snaps the head of Ward backwards.
Velasqz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Velasqz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Velasqz.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Velasqz on the inside.
Velasqz lands a left hand.
Velasqz scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Velasqz - that landed with a thud.
Ward has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Velasqz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cain Velasqz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A bit of stalling here from Velasqz.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velasqz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ward is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Velasqz breaks from the clinch.
Velasqz lands a glancing blow to the side of Ward's head.
Ward on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Velasqz. Velasqz obviously looking to wear him down.
Mr Ward has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ward throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Velasqz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Velasqz slips a straight right by Ward.
Ward throws a leg kick that is checked
and Velasqz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Velasqz throws a solid leg kick but Ward takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Velasqz.
Velasqz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Velasqz swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Velasqz moves out of range of the body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velasqz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Velasqz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ward was well out of range. Poor timing from Velasqz.
Velasqz jabs Ward right on the nose. Ward blinks but takes it well.
Ward misses with a hook.
Ward misses with a straight left.
Velasqz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Velasqz misses with a leg kick.
Ward throws a low kick but Velasqz moves out of range easily.
Ward checks a low kick from Velasqz.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ward throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The crowd cheers as Velasqz lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ward doesn't seem phased though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ward throws a hook to the side of Velasqz's head but Velasqz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big right from Ward misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cain Velasqz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Velasqz has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Alan Glass scores the fight for Cain Velasqz!
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Cain Velasqz!
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Cain Velasqz!

Cain Velasqz wins by unanimous decision!
In his post fight interview, Cain Velasqz started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.