PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Alkofer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tito Velasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tito Velasquez has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Alkofer
vs
Velasquez

225 cm
24
300 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

225 cm
27
300 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chuck Alkofer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tito Velasquez!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velasquez is looking to clinch.
Velasquez moves in looking to clinch but Alkofer pushes him off.
Velasquez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Horrible takedown by Velasquez or perhaps it was just good defense by Alkofer which made him look bad.
Tito Velasquez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alkofer connects with a leg kick. Velasquez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Velasquez takes a kick to the side of the head.
Alkofer tries a head kick but it misses.
Alkofer throws a sloppy head kick and Velasquez moves out of range easily.
Velasquez tries for a takedown but Alkofer sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Alkofer tries to bum rush Velasquez with a series of wild strikes but Velasquez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A slapping leg kick lands for Alkofer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Velasquez tries to clinch
and Alkofer counters with an outside leg kick.
Alkofer circles away from the clinch attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Alkofer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Velasquez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Alkofer.
Velasquez is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Velasquez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alkofer.
Alkofer throws a head kick that Velasquez semi-blocks.
Alkofer keeps the fight on the outside.
Velasquez fails to land the takedown.
Chuck Alkofer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tito Velasquez.
Alkofer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Velasquez looks gassed!
Velasquez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Danga de danga de dang - Alkofer scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alkofer scoring well with a low kick there.
Velasquez wants to clinch but Alkofer slips to the side
and Alkofer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Velasquez tries to close the distance and clinch but Alkofer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alkofer throws out a loose jab but Velasquez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alkofer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That kick from Alkofer tenderised Velasquez's leg. Velasquez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Good shot there by Alkofer.
Velasquez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Alkofer counters with an inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alkofer stuffs the takedown attempt from Velasquez. Velasquez gets slowly back to his feet.
Velasquez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Velasquez closes the distance looking to clinch
and Alkofer makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The fighters circling - Alkofer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Velasquez dodges the punch combination from Alkofer.
Alkofer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Alkofer lands a nice shot that snaps Velasquez's head back.
Alkofer lands a right hook to the body.
Velasquez takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Velasquez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Alkofer lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez fails with a takedown attempt.
An inside leg kick lands from Alkofer.
That kick from Alkofer tenderised Velasquez's leg. Velasquez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Alkofer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Velasquez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Alkofer lands a high kick!
Alkofer throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A chopping leg kick lands by Alkofer.
Velasquez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Velasquez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Velasquez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Velasquez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alkofer.
Velasquez closes the distance looking to clinch
and Alkofer counters with a leg kick.
Velasquez is trying desperately to land a takedown but Alkofer is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Velasquez.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alkofer moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Alkofer, right into the meat.
Alkofer throws a quick inside leg kick.
Velasquez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Velasquez moves in looking to clinch but Alkofer pushes him off.
Alkofer cracks Velasquez with an open hand slap.
Velasquez is looking to clinch.
Velasquez tries to clinch but Alkofer moves out of range.
Alkofer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alkofer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Velasquez moves away.
Velasquez tries to clinch but Alkofer moves away
and Alkofer counters with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alkofer looks to score with a jab to the body but Velasquez is just out of range.
Alkofer swats away the attempt to clinch by Velasquez.
Velasquez wants to clinch up but Alkofer keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chuck Alkofer dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Alkofer slaps away a takedown attempt from Velasquez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Alkofer keeps the fight on the outside.
Alkofer scores with a jab. Velasquez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Chuck Alkofer is winning the standup battle so far.
Alkofer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alkofer clobbers Velasquez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Velasquez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Alkofer can pounce on him.
Velasquez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Alkofer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Velasquez.
Alkofer throws out a powerful jab.
Alkofer throws a series of punches but Velasquez moves out of range.
Velasquez tries to clinch up but Alkofer circles away and keeps his distance.
Velasquez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alkofer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Velasquez can do to turn this around?
Velasquez is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Velasquez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Alkofer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Alkofer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alkofer scores with a hook to the body. Velasquez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alkofer scores with a leg kick.
Alkofer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Velasquez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Alkofer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Velasquez.
Alkofer throws a right and a left that Velasquez avoids nicely.
Alkofer circles away from the clinch attempt
and Alkofer counters with a nice leg kick.
Alkofer lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Velasquez dodges the punch combination from Alkofer.
Alkofer lands a really nice looking cross but Velasquez seems unphased.
Alkofer throws a leg kick which misses Velasquez's front leg but catches the back leg as Velasquez tries to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alkofer defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Velasquez.
Chuck Alkofer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tito Velasquez.
Alkofer throws a hook but Velasquez blocks it.
Alkofer throws a nice head kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alkofer punishes Velasquez's body with a nice straight punch.
Velasquez tries to clinch
and Alkofer counters with a leg kick.
Velasquez avoids the body shot from Alkofer.
Velasquez darts in trying to clinch
and Alkofer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Velasquez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Alkofer. Alkofer obviously looking to wear him down.
Alkofer lands a really nice looking cross but Velasquez seems unphased.
Alkofer clobbers Velasquez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Good leg kick by Alkofer there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Velasquez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Alkofer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Alkofer lands a jab to Velasquez's midsection.
Alkofer thumps Velasquez with a low kick.
Alkofer throws a jab when Velasquez was well out of range.
Alkofer misses with a wild body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Alkofer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez tries to clinch there but Alkofer circles away.
Alkofer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Velasquez wants to clinch up but Alkofer keeps it at a distance.
A shot to the liver by Alkofer. Beautiful body shot.
Alkofer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Alkofer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chuck Alkofer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Velasquez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Velasquez tries to clinch
and Alkofer counters with an inside leg kick.
Tito Velasquez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Velasquez wants to clinch but Alkofer slips to the side
and Alkofer counters with an outside leg kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Velasquez might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Alkofer has got the better of the exchanges.
Velasquez tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Alkofer counters with a nice low kick that buckles Velasquez's knee momentarily.
Alkofer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Velasquez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Alkofer to score with a decent uppercut.
Alkofer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Alkofer connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Velasquez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alkofer lands with a thumping leg kick.
Velasquez blocks a head kick by Alkofer.
Velasquez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alkofer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alkofer tries a head kick but it misses.
Velasquez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Velasquez tries to clinch but Alkofer is having none of it.
Alkofer circles away from the clinch attempt
and Alkofer makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Velasquez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Velasquez tries to close the distance and clinch but Alkofer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alkofer lands a nice shot to the body.
Velasquez defending well as Alkofer loads up on a big left hand.
Velasquez looks to clinch
and Alkofer counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Velasquez fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Velasquez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Alkofer counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Alkofer throws a jab but it's blocked by Velasquez.
Alkofer throws a nice inside leg kick.
Alkofer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Velasquez.
Alkofer moves forwards but Velasquez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Velasquez looks to clinch
and Alkofer counters with a slapping leg kick.
Velasquez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Alkofer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Alkofer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Alkofer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Velasquez's sensitive parts.
A jab lands there for Alkofer.
Velasquez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alkofer goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Velasquez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alkofer.
Velasquez shoots in but no luck this time.
Alkofer lands a nice hook to Velasquez's body. Velasquez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alkofer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Alkofer feints and then cracks Velasquez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Velasquez down.
Alkofer thumps Velasquez with a low kick.
Velasquez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alkofer.
Alkofer lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Alkofer connects with a leg kick. Velasquez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Alkofer misses with a series of wild punches.
Alkofer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Alkofer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Velasquez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A bone on bone clash there as Velasquez blocks the leg kick.
Velasquez wants to clinch.
Velasquez tries to clinch up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez moves in looking to clinch but Alkofer pushes him off.
Velasquez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alkofer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A nice leg kick lands there from Alkofer.
Velasquez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Alkofer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alkofer throws a nice inside leg kick.
Velasquez tries to clinch there but Alkofer circles away.
Velasquez fails with a takedown attempt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Alkofer, right into the meat.
Velasquez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Chuck Alkofer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tito Velasquez.
Alkofer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alkofer is looking to slow Velasquez down with leg kicks.
Velasquez closes the distance but Alkofer moves to the side
and Alkofer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Velasquez wants to clinch up but Alkofer keeps it at a distance.
Velasquez tries to clinch up.
Alkofer throws a nice outside leg kick.
Alkofer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Alkofer loads up on a big right hand but Velasquez slips the punch.
Alkofer connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Alkofer slips a jab and a cross from Velasquez.
Alkofer jabs at Velasquez's body.
Alkofer connects with a single shot there.
Alkofer connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Velasquez's hands.
Alkofer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Alkofer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Velasquez.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alkofer lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Velasquez tries to clinch there but Alkofer circles away.
Alkofer scores with a hook.
Velasquez closes the distance but Alkofer moves to the side
letting Alkofer counter with a right hand.
Velasquez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Alkofer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Velasquez throws a head kick but Alkofer moves out of range.
Velasquez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alkofer throws a head kick that half lands.
Velasquez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alkofer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alkofer misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Velasquez closes the distance and clinches.
Velasquez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Velasquez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tito Velasquez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chuck Alkofer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Velasquez misses with a knee strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chuck Alkofer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Alkofer, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chuck Alkofer!