PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Erik Veloso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lauri Pasanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Veloso's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Wild Boys - Duran Duran. Erik Veloso looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Veloso
vs
Pasanen

185 cm
21
185 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

185 cm
18
188 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Erik Veloso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lauri Pasanen!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Seu Braga and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Veloso shoots in for a double leg but Pasanen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Pasanen drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Pasanen wants to control but Veloso is keeping him busy.
Veloso takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Pasanen landing strikes.
Veloso is working to avoid the ground and pound but Pasanen connects with a decent elbow.

Pasanen is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Veloso has escaped the position, nice work there.

Pasanen decides to stand up, so the ref orders Veloso to his feet.

Pasanen fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Veloso sprawls well initially but Pasanen persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Pasanen prevents Veloso from improving his position.
Still in half guard, Pasanen seems content to control.
Pasanen wants to pass to mount but Veloso is defending the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Veloso is trying to stand up here but Pasanen is controlling him well.
Veloso is breathing heavily.
Veloso lands with a few short shots to the body.
Ground and pound from Pasanen.
Pasanen blocks the strikes from Veloso.
Pasanen landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Veloso throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Pasanen trying to pass the guard but Veloso defending well.
Pasanen working over Veloso with some ground and pound. Veloso looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Pasanen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Veloso with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Pasanen lands strikes from half guard.

Veloso is rocked!
Pasanen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Pasanen seems to be working for a kimura but Veloso defends the submission attempt.
Oh Veloso is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pasanen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Veloso is in trouble now - Pasanen has advanced to mount!
Veloso seems to have got his legs back now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pasanen jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Veloso manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Pasanen moves into full mount!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Pasanen prevents Veloso from getting the reversal.
Pasanen raining down shots from the mount!
Pasanen has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Veloso's face.
Pasanen looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Pasanen has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Veloso's face.
Pasanen working Veloso over with strikes here.
Pasanen lands a big elbow - Veloso is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Veloso is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Lauri Pasanen!