PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kristof Velez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Slice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Velez
vs
Slice

190 cm
22
260 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
19
220 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kristof Velez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Slice!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slice fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Slice looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Velez circles away from the clinch attempt.

Velez decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Slice slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Slice trying to keep a closed guard but Velez is proving a slippery customer.
Velez tries to free his leg and advance position but Slice is retaining full guard.
Velez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Velez trying to control the position from guard on top but Slice is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Slice tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Velez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Velez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Slice keeping moving, preventing Velez from controlling successfully.
Velez tries to free his leg and advance position but Slice is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Velez closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Slice to the mat! Slice manages to get full guard.
Velez showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Slice is controlling Velez's posture.
Velez preventing the sweep.
Velez wants to control from the top but Slice keeps moving.
Velez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Slice on the ground.
Velez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Slice is keeping the position for now.
Slice wants to sweep here but Velez controlling him for the moment.

Slice pushes Velez off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slice tries to close the distance and clinch but Velez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Velez gets a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Slice blocking the ground and pound attempt from Velez.
Velez is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Velez is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

Velez stands up and beckons Slice to join him on the feet.

Velez scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Velez postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Slice to stand up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Velez moves into the clinch successfully.
Slice controlling the action here for a moment.
Velez tries to score a body lock takedown but Slice shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Slice is trying to break the clinch but Velez has him pressed against the cage.
Slice is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Velez pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Velez is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Velez gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Slice.
Kristof Velez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Slice.
Velez has had enough of the clinch but Slice keeps him there for the moment.
Velez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Velez jumps into guard, dragging Slice to the mat.
Slice trying to control the position from guard on top but Velez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Slice looking to pass the guard.
Velez keeping moving, preventing Slice from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slice wants to stand but Velez is controlling his posture from full guard.
Velez is looking to stand up but Slice isn't so interested in that idea.
Slice forces his way into half guard.
Velez trying to control here.
Slice passes the guard and advances to mount!
Velez wants to hold on but Slice pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kristof Velez dominated that round.
That's time! Velez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Slice scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Slice is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Velez is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Velez on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Velez tries to get out of the position.
Velez is trying to get back to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Slice decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Velez throws a series of punches but Slice moves out of range.

Slice tries to keep at a distance but Velez has taken the fight into the clinch.
Velez is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Slice gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Velez jumps into guard, dragging Slice to the mat.
Velez controls Slice momentarily but Slice frees himself.
Slice pushing down on Velez's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Slice wants to stand up but Velez is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Velez wants to get back to his feet.
Velez wants to control but Slice is keeping busy.
Velez flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Velez is trying to get back to full guard.
Kristof Velez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Slice is working for a submission of some sort.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Slice clinches but Velez breaks the clinch
and Velez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Slice dodges the punch combination from Velez.
Slice fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Slice tries to close the distance and clinch but Velez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Velez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Slice wants to clinch

and Velez counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Velez working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Velez is looking to advance position but Slice won't allow it.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Velez connects with a nice short shot to Slice's temple.
Velez is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Velez lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Slice is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velez passes to full mount!
Velez working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Slice is trying desperately to improve position.
Velez is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Slice can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Velez dominating with strikes here.
Velez avoids the attempt from Slice to control.
Velez is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Slice can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Slice is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slice in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Velez avoids the attempt from Slice to control.
Slice really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Slice sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Slice is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Velez is pressing down on Slice's thigh, looking to free his foot. Slice is holding on for now.
Slice regains full guard. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kristof Velez dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Velez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Velez wants a takedown.
Velez is working Slice over against the cage.

Velez tightens his grip and picks Slice up, before dumping him to the ground. Slice manages to land in guard.
Velez trying to control the position from guard on top but Slice is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Slice controls Velez momentarily but Velez frees himself.
Velez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Slice is keeping the position for now.

Slice is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Slice tries to score a body lock takedown but Velez shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Velez pulls guard effortlessly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Velez trying to control the position.
Velez is really struggling to control Slice but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Slice lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Slice 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.
Velez looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Slice puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Velez holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.

Slice is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Velez doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Slice.
Velez missing with punches from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Velez wants to get back to full guard but Slice has mounted him!
Velez is trying to escape the mount.

Slice stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Slice tries to clinch there but Velez circles away.

Slice clinches up with Velez and pushes him back against the cage.
Slice lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Velez or not.
Velez tries to break the clinch but Slice is controlling the position.
Velez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Velez is pressed up against the cage. Slice has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Velez down to the mat. Velez avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Velez scores with a takedown into Slice's guard.
Velez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Slice is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slice bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Velez's guard.
Slice trying to control but Velez is working from the bottom.
Slice wants to get up but he can't break Velez's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Velez wants to sweep here but Slice controlling him for the moment.
Velez keeping moving, preventing Slice from controlling successfully.
Velez managing to control the position.
Slice would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Slice drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Slice jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Velez cracks Slice with an open hand slap.
Slice misses with a takedown
and Velez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kristof Velez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Slice.

Velez scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Slice manages to get back to half guard.
Slice is trying to stand.
Slice wants to control but Velez is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Velez connects with a nice short shot to Slice's temple.
Mike Slice has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Slice is defending against the submission attempts here by Velez.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kristof Velez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Velez 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kristof Velez!