PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Jairo Velasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Balboa has chosen eye of the tiger as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Jairo Velasquez
vs
Balboa

188 cm
26
255 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

187 cm
26
275 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Jairo Velasquez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rocky Balboa!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Igor Prikhodko and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velasquez misses the jab.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Balboa has eaten all the pies!
Balboa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Velasquez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Velasquez misses with a wild body shot.
Balboa misses the jab.
Balboa missing with a left hand there. Velasquez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Velasquez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Velasquez digs a right hand into Balboa's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Balboa's gas tank.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Velasquez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Balboas head.
Velasquez scores with a shoulder strike.
Balboa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Balboa has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Velasquez after a bit of a struggle.
Balboa looks winded!
Balboa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Velasquez lands a nice uppercut.
Velasquez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Velasquez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Velasquez taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Velasquez.
Nice body punch from Velasquez.
Velasquez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Velasquez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Velasquez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Velasquez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nice body punch from Velasquez - that landed with a thud.
Velasquez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Velasquez stalling the fight.
Velasquez works on Balboa's body with a couple of short punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Balboa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Velasquez pushes Balboa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Velasquez cracks Balboa with a nice body shot.
Velasquez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Velasquez is stalling here.
Velasquez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Velasquez stalling against the cage.
Velasquez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Balboa.
Velasquez avoiding damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Velasquez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Velasquez lands a body punch.
Velasquez lands a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Velasquez.
Come on Velasquez - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Balboa looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Velasquez leaning against his opponent.
A hook to the body from Velasquez.
Velasquez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Velasquez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Velasquez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Balboas head.
Velasquez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Balboa backwards.

Balboa is rocked!
Velasquez creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Balboa with a big uppercut! Balboa tries to clinch up but Velasquez pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Balboa to the mat! Balboa covers up and Velasquez unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). John Jairo Velasquez!
John Jairo Velasquez retains his super heavyweight title!