PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcel Clasie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karlos Vemola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clasie kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Sensation White Anthem. Vemola has chosen The Balfa Brothers - Parlez Nous A Boire as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Clasie
vs
Vemola

200 cm
25
240 lbs
12 - 9 - 0

195 cm
25
258 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

CEC Nutrition Q160 & Loans

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 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcel Clasie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Karlos Vemola!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Jorge Garcia and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vemola fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Clasie is out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Clasie misses the target.
Clasie doesn't manage to clinch there - Vemola circles away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Clasie, right into the meat.
Vemola misses with a low kick as Clasie jumps back.
Clasie lunges at Vemola with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Vemola's hand.

Clasie has managed to clinch.
Vemola misses with a short punch on the inside.
Clasie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Clasie misses with an elbow strike.
Clasie dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Vemola tries to throw a body punch but Clasie avoids it by throwing Vemola back against the cage.
Vemola lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vemola scores with a shoulder strike.
Clasie lands a body punch.
Clasie lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vemola backwards.
Clasie leaning his opponent against the cage.
Clasie working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vemola is trying to push Clasie away but Clasie has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Clasie looking to stall.
Clasie throws a punch but it's blocked by Vemola.
Clasie lands a right hand.
Clasie avoiding damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vemola.

It looks like Marcel Clasie has been cut.
Vemola is trying to force a seperation but Clasie has the dominant position.
A short uppercut from Clasie.
Clasie misses with a punch on the inside.
Clasie scores with a shoulder strike.
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!
Vemola misses with a punch on the inside.
Vemola working aggressively here.
Clasie throws a punch but it's blocked by Vemola.
Clasie misses with a body punch.
Clasie lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vemola backwards.
Vemola blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vemola wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vemola scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Clasie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Clasie stalling.
Vemola swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vemola tries to work over Clasie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Clasie pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Vemola.
A short right from Vemola.
A short left from Vemola.
Vemola tries to circle away but Clasie has him pinned against the cage.
Vemola misses with the head strike.
Clasie lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vemola blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Vemola blocking some punches.
Vemola prevents a body shot from Clasie.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vemola lands an uppercut.
Vemola avoiding damage as Clasie throws knees to the body.
Vemola lands a body shot in the clinch.
Vemola fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vemola throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Clasies head.
Vemola working aggressively here.
Vemola misses with a punch on the inside.
Clasie is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Good body shot from Vemola.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vemola.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Vemola manages to break the clinch.
Clasie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vemola manages to avoid it.
Vemola misses with the combination.
Vemola digs a good hook to Clasie's body.
Vemola lands a body shot.
Clasie checks a leg kick nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Vemola.
Clasie is breathing heavily.

Vemola changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Clasie looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Vemola throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Clasie gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Vemola lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

Clasie is rocked!
Vemola is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Clasie goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Vemola!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Karlos Vemola!
During a confident post fight interview, Karlos Vemola thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.