PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yrjoe Velmu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maximus Magneto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Velmu comes to the cage accompanied by Andrea Bocelli - Por ti volare. The crowd seem to be enjoying Magneto's choice of entrance music: Rise Against - Injection. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Velmu
vs
Magneto

192 cm
33
200 lbs
18 - 13 - 0

189 cm
42
185 lbs
42 - 19 - 5

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

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 18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yrjoe Velmu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 42 - 19 - 5, fighting out of London, Maximus Magneto!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velmu throws a poor cross that misses

and Magneto counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Magneto scores with a nice hook to the head.
Velmu tries a knee to the head but Magneto blocks it.
Velmu with a knee to the head.
Velmu looking to throw knees to the head but Magneto is blocking nicely.
Magneto lands a hook that snaps the head of Velmu backwards.
Velmu misses with a knee strike.
Magneto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Velmu lands a nice knee to the body.
Magneto lands with a light punch inside.
Magneto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Velmu avoids it.
Velmu blocking some punches.
Magneto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Velmu avoids it.
Velmu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Velmu tries to land a knee to the head but Magneto blocks with his arms.
Velmu tries to land a knee to the head but Magneto blocks with his arms.
Magneto working Velmu over with knees to the body.
Magneto lands a left hand that snaps the head of Velmu backwards.

Magneto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Magneto walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Velmu avoids the body shot from Magneto.
Magneto throws a shot from downtown. Velmu moves away and avoids it.

Velmu moves into the clinch successfully.
Velmu trying to land knees to the body.
Magneto lands with a right to the head.
Velmu looking to throw knees to the head but Magneto is blocking nicely.
Magneto with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Magneto lands with a short shot to the head.
Velmu blocks a body shot from Magneto.
Velmu prevents a body shot from Magneto.
Magneto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Velmu blocks a body shot from Magneto.
Velmu missing with knees to the body.
Magneto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Velmu blocking some punches.
Magneto takes a knee right on the jaw!
Velmu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Magneto lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Velmu backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velmu misses with a knee strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Velmu looking to throw knees to the head but Magneto is blocking nicely.
Velmu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Velmu working Magneto over with knees to the body.
Magneto blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Magneto lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Magneto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Velmu's elbow.
Magneto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Magneto is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Magneto wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Velmu misses with a knee strike.
Velmu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Magneto is looking to break free of the clinch but Velmu has double underhooks.
Magneto working Velmu over with knees to the body.
Velmu blocks a body shot from Magneto.
Velmu looking to throw knees to the head but Magneto is blocking nicely.
Velmu tries to land a knee to the head but Magneto blocks with his arms.

Magneto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magneto throws a half hearted mid kick.
Velmu is looking to land body kicks.
Velmu tries to bum rush Magneto with a series of wild strikes but Magneto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Magneto tries to counter by closing the distance.
Yrjoe Velmu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Magneto does no damage.
Magneto moves into range and connects with a jab.

Velmu rushes Magneto and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Magneto.
A head punch on the inside from Magneto fails to land.
Velmu missing with knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Magneto.
Magneto throws a head punch that misses.
Velmu with a knee to the head.
Magneto with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Velmu trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Magneto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Velmu blocking some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magneto tries to throw a body punch but Velmu avoids it by throwing Magneto back against the cage.
Velmu putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Magneto in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Velmu putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Magneto in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Magneto looks winded!
Velmu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Magneto has a couple of punches blocked by Velmu.
Velmu blocking some punches.
Magneto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Velmu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Magneto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Velmu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Magneto has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Velmu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Magneto blocks it with crossed arms.
Velmu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Magneto misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Magneto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Velmu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Magneto is leaning against Velmu and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Magneto.
Velmu avoiding damage as Magneto throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Maximus Magneto will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Magneto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Velmu manages to avoid it.
Velmu jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Velmu clinches up against the cage.
Velmu utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Magneto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Velmu is defending well for now.
Velmu tries to land a knee to the head but Magneto blocks with his arms.
Magneto tries a body shot but Velmu blocks it.
Magneto avoiding damage as Velmu throws knees to the body.
Magneto misses with a body punch.
Magneto misses with a punch on the inside.
Velmu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Velmu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Magneto.
Magneto trying to land knees to the body.
Magneto throws a knee to the head but misses.
Velmu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Maximus Magneto seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Magneto lands a nice knee to the body.
Velmu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Magneto has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Velmu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Magneto avoids it.
Magneto utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Velmu managing to block the knees to the body from Magneto.
Magneto digs a right hand underneath Velmu's ribcage. Velmu let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Magneto tries a body shot but Velmu blocks it.
Magneto misses with a knee to the head.
Magneto blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Magneto misses with a knee to the head.
Magneto swings wildly with an uppercut but Velmu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Velmu working Magneto over with knees to the body.
Velmu unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Velmu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Magneto working aggressively here.
Magneto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Velmu blocks a body shot from Magneto.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magneto missing with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Velmu.
Velmu landing knees to the head.
Velmu landing knees to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knees to the body from Velmu.
Velmu utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Velmu tries to land knees in the clinch but Magneto avoids the damage to the body.
Velmu utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Magneto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Velmu.
Velmu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Magneto blocks it with crossed arms.
Velmu unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Velmu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Magneto blocks it with crossed arms.
Velmu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Velmu blocking some punches.
Magneto misses with a punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velmu misses with a knee to the head.
Velmu missing with knees to the body.
Velmu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Magneto blocks it with crossed arms.
Magneto working aggressively here.
Velmu looking to throw knees to the head but Magneto is blocking nicely.
Magneto cracks Velmu with a nice body shot.
Magneto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Magneto blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A shot in the inside from Magneto.
Magneto with a knee to the head.

It looks like Yrjoe Velmu has been cut.
Magneto misses with a knee to the head.
Velmu tries to land knees in the clinch but Magneto avoids the damage to the body.
Magneto scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Magneto unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Magneto lands a body punch.
Magneto working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magneto tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Magneto managing to block the knees to the body from Velmu.
Velmu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Magneto is defending well for now.
Magneto lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Velmu backwards.
Velmu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Magneto is defending well for now.
A short right from Magneto on the inside.
Velmu takes a knee right on the jaw!
A head punch on the inside from Magneto fails to land.
Magneto lands a right hand.
Velmu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Magneto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Magneto ducks under a wild hook from Velmu.
Magneto tries to work over Velmu's front leg with a kick but Velmu checks it.
Velmu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A big left from Magneto misses.
A head kick from Velmu lands but Magneto takes it in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Yrjoe Velmu will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yrjoe Velmu's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Magneto misses with a low kick as Velmu jumps back.
Magneto misses with a low kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Velmu blocks the leg kick.

Oooooh!!! Velmu has knocked Magneto down with a huge combo! Velmu steps away and waves a wobbly Magneto back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Magneto is rocked!
Magneto scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Magneto is still on wobbly legs! Can Velmu finish him?
Magneto takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Magneto throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Magneto seems to have recovered his senses.
Magneto misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Velmu! Magneto is out on his feet! Velmu rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Magneto is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Magneto is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yrjoe Velmu!
Yrjoe Velmu was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.