PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vinny Veechi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francisco Frankelstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Veechi
vs
Frankelstein

175 cm
21
192 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

179 cm
23
190 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

MMA's Best Nutrition
Knock Out Artistry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vinny Veechi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Francisco Frankelstein!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Paulo Santos and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frankelstein will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Frankelstein looks to land a right hand but Veechi moved out of range.

Veechi fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Frankelstein sprawls well initially but Veechi persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Frankelstein slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Frankelstein really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Veechi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Veechi stops Frankelstein from standing up.
Veechi trying to control the position from guard on top but Frankelstein is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Veechi works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Veechi seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Frankelstein can do anything to dispel that myth.

Veechi is looking for a kimura but Frankelstein is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Veechi to get the leverage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Veechi wants to take a breather but Frankelstein is having none of it.
Frankelstein is looking to escape.

Veechi is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Frankelstein is just riding it out for now. Veechi eventually gives up the hold.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Frankelstein is trying to control but can't.
Still in half guard, Veechi seems content to control.

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.
Veechi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
No joy there for Frankelstein, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Veechi drops his hands momentarily and Frankelstein takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Frankelstein loads up on a big right hand but Veechi slips the punch.
Nice sprawl there from Frankelstein as Veechi shoots in.

Veechi closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Veechi lands in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Frankelstein can't keep his opponent in guard - Veechi advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Veechi seems to be working for a kimura but Frankelstein defends the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veechi takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Veechi wants to control but Frankelstein is keeping him busy.
Frankelstein wants to get back to his feet.
Veechi wants to pass to mount but Frankelstein is defending the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Frankelstein is trying to stand up here but Veechi is controlling him well.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Frankelstein throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Frankelstein fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Veechi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Veechi shoots in for a double leg but Frankelstein sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Frankelstein throws a head kick but Veechi moves out of range.
Frankelstein looks gassed!
Veechi misses with a wild body shot.
Veechi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Frankelstein pinned against the cage. Frankelstein gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vinny Veechi dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Veechi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Frankelstein moves away.

Veechi shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Veechi showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Veechi frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Veechi sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Frankelstein is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Veechi pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Veechi controlling from mount.

Veechi has control of Frankelstein's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Frankelstein regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Frankelstein is squirming around, avoiding Veechi's attempts to control the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Veechi is really struggling to control Frankelstein but he's trying to hold on to the position.

Veechi wants to finish this one by submission but Frankelstein is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Veechi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frankelstein tries to hold on but Veechi postures up.
Frankelstein is squirming around, avoiding Veechi's attempts to control the action.
Frankelstein is trying to stand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Veechi takes Frankelstein's back.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Veechi's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.

Veechi looking for the choke from the back.
Veechi throwing sloppy strikes.

Frankelstein showing good submission defense here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Veechi looking to finish the fight with a rear naked choke. Frankelstein is controlling Veechi 's left arm and he spins nicely into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vinny Veechi dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Frankelstein bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Veechi's head.
Frankelstein throws an overhand right that lands on Veechi's shoulder, as Veechi tries to avoid the shot.
Frankelstein avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frankelstein swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Veechi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fighters circling - Frankelstein throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A shot to de liver by Veechi. Beautiful body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Veechi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Frankelstein swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Veechi counter with a right hand.
Frankelstein misses with a double jab

and Veechi counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Frankelstein takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Frankelstein keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Veechi is tying to control. Frankelstein wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Frankelstein blocking the ground and pound attempt from Veechi.

Veechi is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Veechi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veechi trying to control the pace.

Veechi is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Veechi is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frankelstein tries to kick Veechi off but Veechi keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Veechi is working for a kimura but Frankelstein is defending it quite comfortably.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Veechi in particular looking to stall.

Frankelstein is defending against the submission attempts here by Veechi.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Frankelstein wants to improve his position but Veechi is controlling well.
Frankelstein is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Veechi looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Veechi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vinny Veechi clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Veechi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Frankelstein but Frankelstein pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Veechi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Veechi cracks a nice hook into Frankelstein's ribs.
Frankelstein throws a combination that misses
and Veechi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Veechi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Frankelstein.
Veechi shoots in but Frankelstein avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vinny Veechi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Veechi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Veechi scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frankelstein throws a combination that misses
and Veechi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Frankelstein is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Veechi looks for a takedown but Frankelstein sprawls well.
Veechi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Veechi fails with the takedown.
Veechi scores with a one two! Frankelstein had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Veechi shoots in looking for a takedown. Frankelstein tries to sprawl out of it but Veechi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Frankelstein manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Frankelstein misses with a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frankelstein misses with a series of wild punches.
Veechi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice jab there from Frankelstein.
Frankelstein throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Veechi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Veechi throws a predictable looking body shot
and Frankelstein connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frankelstein tries to bum rush Veechi with a series of wild strikes but Veechi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Frankelstein swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Veechi counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Veechi content to stall in guard here.
Veechi pushing down on Frankelstein's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Veechi perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Veechi trying to control the action but Frankelstein is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Veechi looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Frankelstein is refusing to be controlled, as Veechi sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vinny Veechi had his way with Francisco Frankelstein in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Frankelstein misses with a combination
and Veechi counters with a two punch combo.

Veechi feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Veechi forces his way into half guard.
Still in half guard, Veechi seems content to control.
Frankelstein wants to get back to his feet.
Frankelstein is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Veechi trying to control from Frankelstein's half guard. Frankelstein has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Veechi trying to control the position from guard on top but Frankelstein is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Veechi is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Frankelstein is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Vinny Veechi just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Veechi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Frankelstein as he jumps to the side.
Veechi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Veechi is looking to wear down Frankelstein with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Frankelstein throws a combination that misses
and Veechi counters with a series of strikes. Frankelstein will be more careful next time no doubt.
Veechi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vinny Veechi. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frankelstein throws a combination that misses
and Veechi counters with a two punch combo.

Veechi bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Frankelstein is not content to let Veechi control the position.
Frankelstein is trying to get back to his feet.
Veechi is staying tight to Frankelstein's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Frankelstein stops Veechi from passing to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veechi is looking to take a break and control but Frankelstein is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Veechi scoring with punches and elbows.

Veechi goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Frankelstein has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Veechi but great work by Frankelstein.
Veechi is looking to reverse the position.

That's four 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.
Veechi is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Frankelstein off and has taken his back!

Veechi working for a choke but Frankelstein is defending well.
Frankelstein looking very determined here, making life difficult for Veechi.
Francisco Frankelstein has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Frankelstein has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Veechi.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vinny Veechi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Veechi 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 50:45
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 50:45
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vinny Veechi!
Vinny Veechi retains his middleweight title!