PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Vad Velara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Jobber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jobber has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Velara
vs
Jobber

188 cm
22
140 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

150 cm
26
130 lbs
0 - 85 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vad Velara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 85 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mr Jobber!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Velara throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Jobber tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Velara is in Jobber's guard.
Velara looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Velara scoring with some ground and pound.
Velara landing some decent shots from guard.
Jobber should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Velara lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jobber will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Velara postures up and lands a big shot to Jobber's brow.
Velara is working Jobber over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Velara looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Velara is working Jobber over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Velara is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Jobber thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Velara works over Jobber with some ground and pound from guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Velara lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Velara postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Velara lands a couple of elbows.
Velara works over Jobber with some ground and pound from guard.

Jobber is rocked!
Velara engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Velara chips away with some ground and pound.
Jobber is still in real trouble! Can Velara finish him?
Velara will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Velara postures up and lands a big shot to Jobber's brow.
Jobber seems to have recovered his senses.
Velara cracks Jobber with a solid left hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Velara looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Jobber throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jobber looks gassed!
Velara is in close to Jobber's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Velara distracts Jobber with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jobber really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Velara. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velara scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Velara lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Velara is stalling in the full guard.
Velara working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jobber's head.
Velara controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Velara has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Velara landing some decent shots from guard.
Velara landing some decent shots from guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Velara not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Velara 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. Velara seems to have locked his on tight now - Jobber screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Velara, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Vad Velara!