PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yrjoe Velmu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akio Fox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Velmu
vs
Fox

192 cm
20
200 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

182 cm
21
190 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Hardcore Nutrition

Unique Wear and Custom Design

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yrjoe Velmu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Akio Fox!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fox doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Velmu jabs at Fox's body.
Velmu thows a body kick. Fox tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Velmu cracks Fox with a good jab.

Fox clinches up with Velmu and pushes him back against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Fox wants to break free but Velmu has control.
Fox looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Velmu tries a knee to the head but Fox blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Velmu.
Velmu connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fox tries to circle away but Velmu has him pinned against the cage.
Fox blocks a body shot from Velmu.
Velmu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Velmu tries to land a knee to the head but Fox blocks with his arms.
Velmu tries to land knees in the clinch but Fox avoids the damage to the body.
Velmu lands a good knee to the midsection. Fox won't want to take too many of those.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Velmu taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Velmu for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Velmu working Fox over with knees to the body.
Fox looks winded!
Velmu with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fox takes a knee to the side of the body.
Velmu presses Fox against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A knee to the head by Velmu.
Fox is looking to control Velmu's arms but Velmu gets an underhook and turns him. Now Fox has his back to the cage.
Fox letting Velmu take a breather here.
Fox is trying to break the clinch but Velmu is controlling him.
Fox can't break the clinch.
Fox tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velmu scores with a knee to the head.
Velmu lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nice body punch from Velmu.
Velmu gets through Fox's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Velmu scores with a hook to the body.
Velmu content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Velmu with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fox trying to control the position but instead, Velmu has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fox into the cage.
Velmu tries to land a knee to the head but Fox blocks with his arms.
Velmu lands with a left to the head.
Velmu connects with a knee to the head.
Velmu scores with a shoulder strike.
Velmu tries a body shot but Fox blocks it.
Velmu landing knees to the head.

It looks like Akio Fox has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fox can't break the clinch.
Fox is trying to maintain a safe position but Velmu gets an underhook and turns Fox into the cage.
Velmu avoids a wild elbow strike from Fox.
Still in the clinch, Velmu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fox is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Velmu keeps control of Fox as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Velmu lands a right hand.
Fox working hard to break the clinch.
A knee to the head by Velmu.
Fox is trying to push Velmu away but Velmu has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Velmu dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Velmu keeps control of Fox as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Velmu taking a breather.
Fox taking a breather.
A short left from Velmu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fox is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Fox is looking to break free of the clinch but Velmu has double underhooks.
Velmu has Fox pressed against the cage, preventing Fox from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fox stalling in the clinch but Velmu improves position.
Velmu with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Velmu crunches a lovely knee into Fox's ribcage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Velmu with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Velmu pushes Fox back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Velmu stalls.
Knees to the body from Velmu.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A shot in the inside from Velmu.
Velmu with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Velmu lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yrjoe Velmu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Akio Fox's cut.
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.

Velmu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Velmu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Velmu punishes Fox's body with a nice straight punch.
Fox throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Velmu throws a quick inside leg kick.

Velmu lands a big head kick that sends Fox tumbling to the mat! Velmu takes a step backwards and waves Fox back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Fox is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Velmu moves into range and clinches up with Fox.
Fox is still on wobbly legs! Can Velmu finish him?
Velmu creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Fox with a big uppercut! Fox tries to clinch up but Velmu pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Fox to the mat! Fox covers up and Velmu unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Yrjoe Velmu!
Yrjoe Velmu seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.