PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yoshi Sushi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Velnart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sushi
vs
Velnart

187 cm
23
275 lbs
15 - 5 - 0

190 cm
25
243 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Zentrope Fighting Universe
Zentrope Fighting Universe

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 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Yoshi Sushi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alex Velnart!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velnart just misses with a punch to the body.
Sushi misses with a wild body shot.
Velnart misses with a body shot
and Sushi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sushi misses with a head kick.
Sushi looks for the body kick but Velnart saw that one coming.
Sushi lands a nice looking kick to the body. Velnart takes a step back to recover.
Velnart throws a jab when Sushi was well out of range.
Velnart swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Velnart on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sushi. Sushi obviously looking to wear him down.
Sushi avoids the body shot from Velnart.
Velnart misses with a looping right.
Sushi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Velnart's calf.
Sushi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Velnart throws out the jab.
Velnart swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sushi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Velnart.
Velnart ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sushi moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Velnart.
Sushi defending well as Velnart loads up on a big left hand.
Velnart throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Velnart chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sushi can pounce on him.
Sushi thuds a left hand into Velnart's body.
Sushi defending well as Velnart loads up on a big left hand.
Sushi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Velnart looks gassed!

Sushi closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sushi lands in his opponent's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Velnart can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sushi throwing strikes from guard but Velnart blocks nicely.
Velnart not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sushi sitting in guard here, content to control.
Sushi tries to free his leg and advance position but Velnart is retaining full guard.
Sushi looking to sit in guard and control but Velnart gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sushi is pulling down on Velnart's head to control his posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sushi is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Velnart slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Velnart stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sushi swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sushi is pulling down on Velnart's head. It's preventing any offense from Velnart, at least for the moment.
Velnart trying to control the position from guard on top but Sushi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yoshi Sushi 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.

Velnart jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

It looks like Yoshi Sushi has been cut.
Velnart waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sushi.

Sushi closes the distance and pushes Velnart back into the cage.
Sushi lands an elbow just above Velnart 's eye.

It looks like Alex Velnart has been cut.
Sushi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Sushi jumps into guard, dragging Velnart to the mat.
Velnart wants to stand but Sushi has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Velnart is fighting to break Sushi's control of his arms but Sushi is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Velnart trying to control the position from guard on top but Sushi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Velnart looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Sushi is adopting a defensive guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Velnart trying to control the position from guard on top but Sushi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sushi wants to sweep here but Velnart controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sushi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Velnart passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sushi is looking to reverse the position.
Velnart moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sushi is trying to work for a sweep but Velnart has mounted him!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Alex Velnart will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sushi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Velnart is defending well for now.
Sushi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Sushi - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Velnart tries to break free but Sushi pushes him back against the cage.
Sushi tries to land a knee to the head but Velnart blocks with his arms.
Velnart throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Velnart on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Sushi.
A frustrated look appears on Velnart's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sushi misses with a knee to the head.
Velnart blocks an elbow strike.
Velnart wants to get back to striking at distance but Sushi won't allow it.
Sushi looking to throw knees to the head but Velnart is blocking nicely.
Sushi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Velnart blocks the elbow strike.
Velnart wants to break free but Sushi has control.
Velnart blocks the elbow strike.
Sushi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Velnart has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sushi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sushi landing knees to the head.
Velnart blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch on the inside from Sushi fails to land.
Sushi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sushi throws an elbow but it misses.
Sushi trying to land knees to the body.
Sushi has a couple of punches blocked by Velnart.
Sushi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Velnart is defending well for now.
Sushi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sushi displaying some good clinch control by pressing Velnart up against the cage.
Sushi misses with a body punch.
Velnart managing to block the knees to the body from Sushi.
Sushi missing with knees to the body.
Sushi lands an elbow that stopped Velnart in his tracks for a moment.
Velnart is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Velnart takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sushi trying to stall but Velnart improves his position.

Velnart escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A looping hook to the body misses from Velnart. Sushi does a little dance to reset his feet.
An inside leg kick lands from Sushi.
Sushi fails with the takedown.
Velnart misses with a double jab
and Sushi counters with a body kick.
Velnart takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Sushi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Velnart takes a swing at Sushi's ribcage but misses.
Velnart misses with a body shot.
Velnart misses with a hook.
Sushi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Velnart tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sushi was well out of range. Poor timing from Velnart.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velnart misses with a combination
and Sushi counters with a good, hard body kick but Velnart shrugs it off.
Velnart throws a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Velnart misses the target.
Velnart misses with a shot to the body
and Sushi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Velnart tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sushi was well out of range. Poor timing from Velnart.
Velnart swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Velnart has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sushi.
Sushi lands with a hook. Velnart tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sushi slips a jab from Velnart.
Velnart misses with a body shot.
Alex Velnart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velnart misses with a body shot

and Sushi holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sushi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Velnart.
Sushi leaning against his opponent.
Velnart avoiding damage as Sushi throws knees to the body.
Velnart misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sushi just misses with a elbow thrown towards Velnart's brow.
Sushi tries a knee to the head but Velnart blocks it.
Sushi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Velnart blocks it with crossed arms.

Sushi gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Velnart regains guard.
Sushi trying to control but Velnart is working from the bottom.
Velnart wants to stand up but Sushi is controlling him.
Sushi scoring with some ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yoshi Sushi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sushi 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yoshi Sushi!