PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jake Epping (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yrjoe Velmu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Epping
vs
Velmu

186 cm
19
195 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

192 cm
19
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jake Epping!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yrjoe Velmu!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Epping has managed to clinch.
Velmu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Velmu landing knees to the body.
Velmu with a knee to the head.
Velmu lands a nice knee to the body.
Epping misses with the head strike.
Epping is trying to maintain a safe position but Velmu gets an underhook and turns Epping into the ropes.
Epping struggles to land a body shot inside as Velmu controls his hands.
Velmu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Velmu stalls.
A head punch on the inside from Epping fails to land.
Velmu gets through Epping's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Knees to the body from Velmu.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Velmu misses with a punch on the inside.
Velmu with a knee to the head.
Epping misses with a hook to the ribs.
Velmu trying to stall but Epping improves his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Velmu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Velmu trying to land knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Velmu - that landed with a thud.
Velmu lands a body punch in the clinch.
Epping misses with the head strike.
Epping takes a knee right on the jaw!
Epping misses with a punch on the inside.
Velmu tries a knee to the head but Epping blocks it.
A short uppercut from Velmu.
Epping misses with a hook to the ribs.
Velmu connects with a knee to the head.
Velmu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Velmu slowing the pace effectively.
Velmu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Epping misses with a punch on the inside.
Velmu blocks an elbow strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Velmu prevents a body shot from Epping.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velmu putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Epping in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Velmu misses with a punch to the body.
Velmu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Velmu scores with a hook to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Velmu as Epping tries to tie him up.
Velmu blocks a body shot from Epping.
Epping has a couple of punches blocked by Velmu.
A short left from Velmu.
Velmu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Velmu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Velmu obliges.
Velmu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Velmu lands a good knee to the midsection. Epping won't want to take too many of those.
Velmu throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Epping is breathing heavily.
Epping tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Epping looking to slow down the pace here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Epping lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Velmu lands a nice uppercut.
A knee to the head by Velmu.
Velmu scores a nice knee to the body.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Velmu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Epping backwards.
Velmu is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Velmu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Velmu.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Velmu landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Velmu lands a knee to the head.
Velmu lands a knee to the head.
Velmu with a knee to the head.
Velmu scores with a shot to the side of Epping's head.
Velmu can't find room to land a body shot as Epping controls the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velmu landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Epping pushes off an throws an elbow but Velmu leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Velmu connects with a nasty looking knee right to Epping's face.
Velmu connects with a knee to the head.

Epping is rocked!
Velmu manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Oh Epping is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Velmu dodges an elbow strike from Epping.
Epping seems to have got his legs back now.
Velmu working Epping over with knees to the body.
Velmu can't find room to land a body shot as Epping controls the action.
Velmu tries to land a knee to the head but Epping blocks with his arms.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Velmu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A knee to the head by Velmu.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Velmu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Velmu unloads a knee to the mid-section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yrjoe Velmu dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Epping fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Velmu manages to avoid it.
Epping stuns Velmu with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Epping cracks Velmu with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Velmu tries to close the distance and clinch but Epping swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Velmu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Epping throws a front kick aimed at Velmu's knee but Velmu avoids it well.
A leg kick checked by Velmu.
Epping tries to land a leg kick but Velmu saw it coming and moves away.
Velmu connects with a leg kick. Epping looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A clash of legs there as Velmu blocks the low kick.
Yrjoe Velmu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Epping walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Velmu checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Velmu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Epping.
Epping misses with a leg kick.
Epping stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Velmu.

Velmu gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Velmu.
Velmu struggles to land a body shot inside as Epping controls his hands.
Yrjoe Velmu seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Velmu putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Epping in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Velmu landing knees to the head.
Velmu misses with a body punch.
Velmu connects with a knee to the head.
Velmu taking a breather.
Epping creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Epping doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Velmu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Epping takes a shot to the head.
Velmu dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Velmu connects with a nasty looking knee right to Epping's face.
Velmu with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Velmu looking to throw knees to the head but Epping is blocking nicely.
Velmu connects with a nasty looking knee right to Epping's face.
Epping misses with a punch on the inside.
Velmu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Epping's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Velmu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Velmu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Velmu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Velmu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Velmu tries a knee to the head but Epping blocks it.
Velmu missing with knees to the body.
Velmu blocking some punches.
Epping working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velmu lands a knee to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Velmu.
Velmu blocks an elbow strike from Epping.
Epping lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Epping trying to control the position but instead, Velmu has worked for underhooks and has pushed Epping into the ropes.
Velmu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Velmu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Epping is leaning against Velmu and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Velmu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Epping lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A knee to the head by Velmu.
Velmu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Epping working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Velmu lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Epping or not.
Velmu misses with a knee strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Epping throws an elbow but it misses.
Epping misses with some punches.
Velmu presses Epping against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Epping tries a body shot but Velmu blocks it.
Epping pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Epping throws an elbow but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Velmu.
Velmu scores with a knee to the head.
Epping wants to stall.
Velmu gets through Epping's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Velmu with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Epping wants to stall.
A nice right hand lands inside from Epping.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yrjoe Velmu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Velmu slips under a jab.
Velmu lands a jab to the head.
An inside leg kick lands from Velmu.
Epping uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Velmu.

Velmu rushes Epping and presses him up against the ropes.
Velmu is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Velmu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Velmu taking a breather.
Velmu lands an uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Epping as Velmu tries to tie him up.
Velmu crunches a lovely knee into Epping's ribcage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Velmu landing knees to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Velmu utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Velmu landing knees to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Velmu blocks an elbow strike.
Epping takes a knee right on the jaw!
Velmu lands a big knee! That's hurt Epping! Oh, he's all over the place! Velmu lands another knee that sends Epping to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yrjoe Velmu!