PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johny Persecutioned (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Sebastien Veron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Veron's choice of entrance music: The Who - Won't Get Fooled Again. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Persecutioned
vs
Sebastien Veron

191 cm
29
199 lbs
15 - 12 - 0

186 cm
40
210 lbs
29 - 14 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johny Persecutioned!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Juan Sebastien Veron!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, David Schapiro and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Persecutioned ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Persecutioned looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Persecutioned uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Veron.
Persecutioned tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Veron is able to avoid easily.
A little jabbing left from Veron on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Johny Persecutioned seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Veron keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Persecutioned takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Persecutioned on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Veron closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Veron on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Persecutioned explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A bone on bone clash there as Veron blocks the leg kick.
Veron moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Persecutioned misses with a looping right.
Persecutioned misses with a straight right.
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!
Persecutioned misses with a straight right.
Persecutioned lands with a good body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Persecutioned lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Persecutioned moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Persecutioned throws a hook but Veron blocks it.
Persecutioned misses with a leg kick
and Veron counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Persecutioned waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Veron.
Persecutioned throws a leg kick but Veron sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Veron takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Persecutioned, right into the meat.
Persecutioned throws a low kick but Veron avoids it.

Persecutioned has managed to clinch.
Persecutioned goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Veron is trying to break the clinch but Persecutioned is controlling him.

Veron breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Persecutioned moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Veron avoids the body shot from Persecutioned.
Veron tries a quick counter leg kick but Persecutioned is wise to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veron throws a hook but Persecutioned blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Veron slips a jab from Persecutioned.
Persecutioned throws the kick towards the body but Veron avoids it.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Veron has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Persecutioned is looking to clinch but Veron is avoiding it.
Persecutioned walks forward, straight into a front kick from Veron.
Veron circles away from the clinch attempt.
Persecutioned throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Persecutioned takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Veron misses with a left hand
and Persecutioned counters with a stiff right hand.
Persecutioned lands a jab to Veron's midsection.
Veron takes one on the button.
Persecutioned avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Veron misses with a low kick.
Persecutioned punishes Veron's body with a nice straight punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Persecutioned connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Persecutioned lands a jab to Veron's midsection.
Persecutioned fails with an attempt to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Persecutioned. Veron does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab lands there for Veron.
Good shot there by Persecutioned.
A jab from Persecutioned misses.
Veron lands a lovely overhand right.
Persecutioned tries to land a front kick but Veron steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Some bone on bone action there as Persecutioned checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Veron ducks right into an uppercut from Persecutioned.
Veron takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

It looks like Juan Sebastien Veron has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Persecutioned throws a leg kick but Veron sees it coming and moves out of range.
Persecutioned misses with a left hand
and Veron counters with a nice body shot.
Veron is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Persecutioned.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Persecutioned ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Veron keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Persecutioned.
Veron only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Persecutioned fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Veron checks it well.
Veron scores with a sloppy right hand. Persecutioned should have avoided that one.
A nice inside leg kick there by Persecutioned. That's going to slow Veron down.
Veron throws a body kick that misses.
Persecutioned tried to counter with a leg kick but Veron avoided it.
Veron scores with a nice right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Persecutioned. Veron does a little dance to reset his feet.
Persecutioned tries to clinch up but Veron circles away and keeps his distance.
Persecutioned scores with a head kick. Veron tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Persecutioned is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
It looks like Persecutioned has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Persecutioned walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Persecutioned is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Persecutioned looks to score with a jab to the body but Veron is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johny Persecutioned dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Juan Sebastien Veron's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Jab from Persecutioned.
Persecutioned uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Veron.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Persecutioned here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Veron lands with a nice body punch.
Persecutioned tries to clinch but Veron moves away
and Veron counters with a stiff right hand.
Persecutioned misses with a two punch combination.
Veron staying out of range there.
Persecutioned on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Veron lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Persecutioned connects with a jab.
Veron throws a head kick but Persecutioned moves out of range.
Persecutioned is looking to counter punch.
Persecutioned thumps Veron with a low kick.
Persecutioned misses the shot to the body.
Veron looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Good leg kick by Veron there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Persecutioned takes a swing at Veron's ribcage but misses.
Persecutioned digs a good hook to Veron's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Persecutioned tries to score with a low kick but Veron moves his leg out of the way.
Veron dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Persecutioned misses with an attempted mid kick.
Veron will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Persecutioned uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Veron.
Veron walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Persecutioned checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Persecutioned works the jab nicely.
Persecutioned pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Veron throws a hook to the side of Persecutioned's head but Persecutioned sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Persecutioned cracks Veron with a right hand to the side of the head.
Persecutioned throws a body shot but no joy.
Good leg kick by Persecutioned there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Veron missing with a left hand there. Persecutioned was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Persecutioned connects with an inside leg kick.
Persecutioned with a hook.
Persecutioned throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Persecutioned throws the kick towards the body but Veron avoids it.
Veron's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A punch combination from Persecutioned misses.
Veron scores with a push kick.

Veron tries to keep at a distance but Persecutioned has taken the fight into the clinch.

Veron breaks the clinch.
Persecutioned lands a two punch combo.
Veron wants to slow Persecutioned down by chopping away at his legs.
It looked like Persecutioned wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Persecutioned tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Veron paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Persecutioned bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Persecutioned thinks about countering with a body kick.
Veron connects with a leg kick. Persecutioned looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A big left from Veron misses.
Persecutioned is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Veron can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Veron finds it's target.
Veron jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Persecutioned scores with the left hand. Veron knows he should have avoided that one.
Veron connects with a right hand. Persecutioned shakes it off.
Persecutioned tries to land a front kick but Veron steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Veron lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Persecutioned circles away quickly and effectively.
Persecutioned keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Johny Persecutioned is winning the standup battle so far.
Persecutioned listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Veron connects with an inside leg kick.
A big right from Persecutioned misses.
Veron swats away the attempt to clinch by Persecutioned.
Veron takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Persecutioned ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Veron moves away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Veron throws a head kick but Persecutioned moves out of range.
Persecutioned throws a body punch but Veron moves out of range.
Persecutioned attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Persecutioned swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Persecutioned takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Veron takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Veron moves into range and connects with a jab.
Veron takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nice body punch from Persecutioned.
Both fighters circling a little - Persecutioned finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Veron uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Persecutioned.
Sloppy strikes from Persecutioned. Those never looked like landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johny Persecutioned dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Juan Sebastien Veron's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Veron has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Persecutioned.
Persecutioned looks to land a body kick but Veron moved away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Persecutioned misses with an uppercut.
Persecutioned moves forwards but Veron connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Veron takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Juan Sebastien Veron has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Persecutioned is looking to slow Veron down with leg kicks.
Persecutioned's corner calls for a 1-2. Persecutioned obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Persecutioned swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Veron.
Veron avoids the body shot from Persecutioned.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Persecutioned misses with a body shot.
Persecutioned lands with a cross.
Persecutioned misses with a straight left.
Persecutioned takes one on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Persecutioned swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Veron counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Veron pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Persecutioned lands a nice shot that snaps Veron's head back.
Veron shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Persecutioned listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A lazy body kick from Persecutioned
and Veron counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Persecutioned gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Veron breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Veron has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Persecutioned turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Persecutioned throws a quick inside leg kick.
Persecutioned moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Persecutioned shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

Persecutioned is rocked!
Veron takes one to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Veron motions for Persecutioned to come forward. Veron throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Persecutioned misses.
Veron throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Persecutioned sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Persecutioned throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Veron let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Veron fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Persecutioned manages to avoid it.
Veron throws a shot to the body.
Persecutioned ducks under a wild hook from Veron.
Persecutioned tries to land a front kick but Veron steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Persecutioned throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Persecutioned swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Persecutioned misses with an uppercut. Veron saw that one coming.
It seemed like Veron was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice uppercut there from Persecutioned.
A big left from Veron misses.
Persecutioned thumps Veron with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Persecutioned's jab looks to have found its range, popping Veron under the eye.
Persecutioned lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Persecutioned fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Veron takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A jab lands there for Persecutioned.
Persecutioned tries a low kick but Veron avoids it.
Persecutioned lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Crunch! Veron slams his shin into Persecutioned's torso.
Persecutioned looks to land a body kick but Veron moved away.
Persecutioned lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Persecutioned throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Veron lands with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Veron loads up on a big right hand but Persecutioned slips the punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veron throws a head kick but Persecutioned moves out of range.
Persecutioned misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Veron.
Persecutioned doesn't manage to clinch there - Veron circles away.
Persecutioned scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Veron throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Johny Persecutioned is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Persecutioned tests Veron's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Veron has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Persecutioned misses with an uppercut.
Veron thows a left - swing and a miss!
Decent striking displayed by Persecutioned there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A swing and a miss from Veron.
Persecutioned is looking to counter punch.
Nice defenses there by Persecutioned.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johny Persecutioned showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Persecutioned 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johny Persecutioned!
Johny Persecutioned thanked the fans post fight for their support.