PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dominic Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Velazquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Velazquez comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Since the Flood- "Valor and Vengeance kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Santos
vs
Velazquez

199 cm
26
275 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

190 cm
24
236 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dominic Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aaron Velazquez!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Anthony Taglia and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velazquez throws a big shot that misses.
Velazquez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Santos misses with a looping left.
Velazquez pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Santos back to the cage. Velazquez follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

It looks like Dominic Santos has been cut.
Velazquez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Santos moves out of range as Velazquez strikes.
Santos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Velazquez.
Velazquez with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Velazquez lands a jab to the nose.

Dominic Santos's cut is getting worse.
Santos blocks a jab.
Aaron Velazquez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Velazquez fails to land with a series of punches.
Velazquez swinging wildly here.
Velazquez throws a body punch but Santos moves out of range.
Velazquez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Santos looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Velazquez throws a nice looking combination but Santos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Santos blocks a jab.
A slow jab from Velazquez misses its intended target.
Velazquez throws a big shot that misses.
Sloppy strikes from Velazquez. Those never looked like landing.
Velazquez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Velazquez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Santos.
Santos moves out of range as Velazquez strikes.
Velazquez is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Santos ducks under a wild hook from Velazquez.
Santos slips a straight right by Velazquez.
A jab from Velazquez finds it's way through Santos's defenses.
Velazquez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Santos.
Velazquez might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Velazquez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velazquez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Velazquez misses with a straight right.
Velazquez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Santos avoids the body shot from Velazquez.
Santos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Velazquez throws a lazy right hand but Santos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Velazquez misses with a few strikes there.
A punch combination from Velazquez misses.
Velazquez tries to bum rush Santos with a series of wild strikes but Santos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Santos misses with a looping left.
A jab from Santos misses.
Santos moves out of range of the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velazquez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Velazquez swinging wildly here.
Santos takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

Dominic Santos's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Santos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Velazquez.
Santos ducks under a wild hook from Velazquez.
Velazquez throws out a loose jab but Santos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Velazquez throws a big shot that misses.
Velazquez lunges at Santos with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Santos's hand.

Jeez, Dominic Santos's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Santos moves away from the strike by Velazquez.
Santos misses with a looping right.
Velazquez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Santos circles away quickly and effectively.
Santos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Velazquez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Santos circles away quickly and effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velazquez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Velazquez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Santos manages to avoid it.
Santos moves away from the strike by Velazquez.
Velazquez lands a jab to the nose.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Dominic Santos's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Aaron Velazquez!
After winning the bout, Aaron Velazquez thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.