IFC 3: Evolution PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eulogy Condit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alan Terkey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Condit
vs
Terkey

188 cm
25
184 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

184 cm
26
175 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Prefers standup

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Supreme Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eulogy Condit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Alan Terkey!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body kick from Condit.
Terkey takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

Terkey throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Condit tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Terkey is in Condit's guard.
Terkey controls from within his opponent's guard.
Terkey looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Terkey drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Terkey jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Terkey is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Condit wants to sweep but no luck.

Terkey is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Condit looking to hit a scissor sweep but Terkey is one step ahead there.
Terkey controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Condit is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Condit being controlled here, momentarily.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Condit tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Condit throws a jab but it's blocked by Terkey.
Terkey wants to counter the offense by Condit and move into the clinch position.
Condit lands a nice looking body shot.
Condit throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Condit tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Terkey shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Condit's guard.
Terkey controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Terkey lands a couple of digs.

Terkey drops back looking for a leg! Condit is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Condit manages to kick Terkey off! Terkey jumps back into Condit's guard.
Terkey slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Condit looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terkey showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Let's hope that Terkey has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alan Terkey dominated that round.
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.

Condit throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Terkey.
Condit scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Terkey closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Terkey lands in his opponent's guard.
Terkey content to stall in guard here.

Terkey drops back looking for a leg! Condit is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Condit manages to kick Terkey off! Terkey jumps back into Condit's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Condit being controlled here, momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Condit looking to hit a scissor sweep but Terkey is one step ahead there.

Terkey drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Terkey seems to have locked his on tight now - Condit screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Terkey, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Alan Terkey!

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FIGHT
RATING
27%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dam Math (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Strong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Math kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is borrow some ambition. Dam Math could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Joe Strong's chin.

Math
vs
Strong

193 cm
25
245 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

195 cm
21
265 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dam Math!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Strong!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Richard Clark and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Math throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Strong counters with a head kick that drops Math to the mat! Math scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!

Math is rocked!
Math tries to clinch up.
Strong lands a front kick.
Strong scores with a body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Strong. That's going to slow Math down.
Math misses with a takedown
and Strong makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Math is breathing heavily.
Math on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Strong circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Math drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Strong follows Math to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Strong!
Joe Strong spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
Dam Math was interviewed post fight and said 'sorry ill come back harder'.

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FIGHT
RATING
97%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Seth Breese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Hess (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seth Breese had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 136.1lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Breese
vs
Hess

172 cm
26
148 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

150 cm
18
145 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Seth Breese!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tom Hess!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Breese throws a body punch but Hess moves out of range.
Hess changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Breese throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hess.
Breese scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hess has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Breese wants to clinch but Hess slips to the side

and Hess counters with a nice double leg into side control. Breese won't be happy with that.

Hess is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Breese looks calm but he's in trouble here. Hess gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Breese is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Hess lets go of the hold and Breese can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tom Hess!

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FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luciano Bizarria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darren Merchant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Merchant has chosen Five Star - System Addict as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Bizarria
vs
Merchant

183 cm
21
211 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

195 cm
20
218 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luciano Bizarria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Darren Merchant!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bizarria gets a clinch.
Bizarria pushes Merchant back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bizarria lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Merchant backwards.
Merchant is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bizarria to keep the fight standing.
Bizarria misses with a short punch on the inside.
Merchant's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bizarria tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bizarria lands with a short shot to the head.
Bizarria lands a body shot.
Merchant prevents a body shot from Bizarria.
Bizarria lands a hook that snaps the head of Merchant backwards.
Bizarria softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bizarria tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Merchant's elbow.
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!
Bizarria throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Bizarria scores with a nice short uppercut.
Merchant takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bizarria.
Merchant's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bizarria lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Merchant has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bizarria is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A shot in the inside from Bizarria.
Merchant blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bizarria digs a right hand underneath Merchant's ribcage. Merchant let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bizarria misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bizarria swings wildly with an uppercut but Merchant uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bizarria.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Bizarria fails to land.
Bizarria misses with the head strike.
Bizarria scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bizarria working aggressively here.
Bizarria throws a punch but it's blocked by Merchant.
Merchant jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bizarria walks away with a smile on his face. Merchant gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Luciano Bizarria has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darren Merchant.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bizarria tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bizarria.
A shot in the inside from Bizarria.
Bizarria scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Merchant blocking some punches.
Bizarria fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bizarria tries to work over Merchant's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bizarria softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bizarria lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bizarria fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Merchant's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Merchant is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bizarria is keeping busy.
Bizarria lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Bizarria.
Bizarria misses with a short punch on the inside.
Merchant blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Merchant lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bizarria is looking to improve his position.
Merchant trying to control the action but Bizarria is working from the bottom.
Bizarria is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Merchant seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bizarria does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luciano Bizarria dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Merchant tries to keep at a distance but Bizarria has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bizarria throws a head punch that misses.
Bizarria throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bizarria.
Bizarria lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Merchant backwards.
Merchant prevents a body shot from Bizarria.
Bizarria lands a body shot.
Bizarria softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

It looks like Darren Merchant has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Merchant tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bizarria is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Bizarria working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Merchant goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bizarria prevents it.
Luciano Bizarria has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darren Merchant.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bizarria lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Merchant backwards.
Merchant goes for a takedown attempt but Bizarria pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Bizarria pushes Merchant up against the cage in a clinch.
Bizarria fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bizarria is working Merchant over against the cage.
Merchant is breathing heavily.
Bizarria throws a head punch that misses.
Luciano Bizarria has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bizarria lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bizarria misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Merchant.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bizarria has a couple of punches blocked by Merchant.
Bizarria digs a right hand underneath Merchant's ribcage. Merchant let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Merchant goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bizarria prevents it.
Merchant is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bizarria doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good body shot from Bizarria.
Bizarria misses with a hook to the ribs.

Merchant is fighting off a takedown attempt but Bizarria is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Merchant to the mat. Merchant regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
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!
Merchant being controlled here, momentarily.
Bizarria might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bizarria wants to pass the guard but Merchant is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bizarria seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
We've been hearing that Bizarria has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Bizarria's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Bizarria pushing down on Merchant's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Still in half guard, Bizarria seems content to control.
Bizarria is nestled in close to Merchant, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Merchant is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bizarria scores with a couple of nice shots.
Merchant is trying to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bizarria trying to control the pace.
Bizarria working over Merchant with some ground and pound. Merchant looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Merchant wants to improve his position but Bizarria is controlling well.
Bizarria controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luciano Bizarria dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Darren Merchant's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Bizarria forces Merchant back against the cage and clinches.
Merchant tries to pull guard but Bizarria won't allow it.
Bizarria tries a body shot but Merchant blocks it.

Merchant pulls guard successfully.
Bizarria sitting in guard here, content to control.

Merchant working for a triangle but Bizarria defends it easily.
Merchant is trying to keep Bizarria in close.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bizarria controlling from the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bizarria with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bizarria engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Merchant tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Merchant not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bizarria has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Merchant is proving hard to escape from.
Bizarria lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Luciano Bizarria overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bizarria is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bizarria is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Merchant can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Merchant looking for a sweep. Not yet Merchant, not yet.
Bizarria is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Horrible takedown attempt by Merchant or perhaps it was just good defense by Bizarria, which made it look bad.

Bizarria moves into range and clinches up with Merchant.
Bizarria tries a body shot but Merchant blocks it.
Bizarria lands a left hand.
Bizarria pushes Merchant back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bizarria lands with a light punch inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bizarria lands a nice shot to the body.
Merchant takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bizarria tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bizarria scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Bizarria has Merchant pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Bizarria pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Merchant tumbling to the mat - Bizarria dives into Merchant's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bizarria passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Bizarria controlling the position.
Merchant felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Merchant is trying to get back to half guard.
Luciano Bizarria is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bizarria controlling the position.
Merchant can't do much from the bottom here.
Darren Merchant has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bizarria taking a breather here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Luciano Bizarria showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bizarria has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:26
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luciano Bizarria!

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FIGHT
RATING
38%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Edwin Kjaer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert May (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Kjaer
vs
May

178 cm
21
181 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

182 cm
20
183 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Edwin Kjaer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Robert May!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from May.

Kjaer darts in and clinches May up against the cage.
A short right from Kjaer.

It looks like Robert May has been cut.
Kjaer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kjaer lands a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kjaer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
May is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kjaer works on May's body with a couple of short punches.
Kjaer digs a right hand underneath May's ribcage. May let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kjaer with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kjaer with a knee to the head.
Kjaer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A right hook to the body lands for Kjaer.
Kjaer lands a right hand.
Kjaer lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

May is rocked!

That has opened up Robert May's cut even more.
May looks winded!
Kjaer jerks May's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! May drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Kjaer goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Kjaer because May was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Edwin Kjaer!
Edwin Kjaer is the new welterweight champion!

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FIGHT
RATING
49%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vasco Eanes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eulogy Velasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Eanes
vs
Velasquez

190 cm
20
265 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

185 cm
25
265 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Supreme Nutrition

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Vasco Eanes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eulogy Velasquez!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Glass and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velasquez throws a sloppy body shot
and Eanes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

It looks like Eulogy Velasquez has been cut.
Velasquez throws a hook to the side of Eanes's head but Eanes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Eanes ducks under a wild hook from Velasquez.
A low kick from Velasquez is predictable there
and Eanes counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Velasquez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Eanes was well out of range. Poor timing from Velasquez.
Velasquez throws a jab when Eanes was well out of range.
A slow jab from Velasquez misses its intended target.
As Velasquez looks to move away, Eanes throws a big counter combo bu Velasquez just gets out of the way.
A low kick from Velasquez is predictable there
and Eanes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Velasquez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Eanes counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eanes takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Velasquez misses with a left hand

and Eanes counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A nice right hand lands inside from Eanes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Velasquez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Eanes scores with a shot to the side of Velasquez's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eanes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Velasquez's elbow.
Eanes misses with the head strike.
Eanes throws a head punch that misses.
Eanes tries to throw a body punch but Velasquez avoids it by throwing Eanes back against the cage.
Eanes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Velasquez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Eanes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Velasquez.
Velasquez misses with a punch on the inside.
Eanes is struggling to control the position.
Eanes tries to throw a body punch but Velasquez avoids it by throwing Eanes back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Eanes fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Velasquez.
Velasquez tries to throw a body punch but Eanes avoids it by throwing Velasquez back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eanes throws a head punch that misses.
Velasquez blocks a body shot from Eanes.
Eanes controlling the action here for a moment.
Eanes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Eanes makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Eanes lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Eanes fails to land.
Eanes misses with a body punch.
Eanes is pushing Velasquez up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Eanes scores with a shoulder strike.
Velasquez has a couple of punches blocked by Eanes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eanes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Velasquez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Eanes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That has opened up Eulogy Velasquez's cut even more.
Eanes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Velasquez working aggressively here.
Eanes throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right handed body shot lands from Eanes.
A head punch on the inside from Eanes fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Eanes.
Eanes lands a body punch.
Velasquez looks winded!
Eanes tries to work over Velasquez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Eanes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Eanes pushes Velasquez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Eanes lands with a short shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eanes scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Velasquez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Eanes lands a hook that snaps the head of Velasquez backwards.
Velasquez has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Eanes seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Velasquez can turn it around.
Eanes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Eanes.

The cut above Eulogy Velasquez's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Eanes.
Eanes misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Eanes fails to land.
Velasquez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Eanes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Eanes can't find room to land a body shot as Velasquez controls the action.
Eanes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Eulogy Velasquez's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Eanes blocks an uppercut.
Eanes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Eanes cracks Velasquez with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vasco Eanes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eulogy Velasquez's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Velasquez misses with a shot to the body
and Eanes counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vasco Eanes!