PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jose Canseco (ranked 2223 p4p, 229 weight class) and Stipe Velasquez (ranked 3104 p4p, 300 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Canseco might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Lisa Gerrard, Peter Bourke - Meltdown. Velasquez has chosen Gaining Momentum by MC Hammer as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Canseco
vs
Velasquez

193 cm
27
270 lbs
12 - 17 - 0

187 cm
31
240 lbs
7 - 12 - 0

World class boxer
Very quick

Excellent MT
Granite chin

Groove Gear
Condemned

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 12 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Canseco !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stipe Velasquez!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Canseco lands with a hook. Velasquez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Canseco lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jose Canseco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Velasquez avoids the body shot from Canseco .
Canseco walks into a straight right hand from Velasquez.
Canseco tries to bum rush Velasquez with a series of wild strikes but Velasquez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Canseco throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Canseco throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Velasquez misses with a looping left.
Canseco went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Canseco misses with a wild body shot.
Velasquez tries to counter by closing the distance.
Canseco smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Velasquez jabs at Canseco 's body.
Canseco throws a hook to the side of Velasquez's head but Velasquez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Velasquez tries to clinch up.
Canseco fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Velasquez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Velasquez tries a body shot but Canseco blocks it.
Canseco wants to break the clinch but can't.
Velasquez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Canseco has had enough of the clinch but Velasquez keeps him there for the moment.
Nice elbow from Velasquez.
A short body shot lands from Velasquez as the two fighters clinch.
Canseco is breathing heavily.
Velasquez lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Jose Canseco has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Velasquez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Canseco 's elbow.
Velasquez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Canseco blocks an elbow strike from Velasquez.
Velasquez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Canseco .
Canseco has had enough of the clinch but Velasquez keeps him there for the moment.
Velasquez blocking some punches.
Velasquez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Velasquez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Velasquez told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Canseco wants to break free but Velasquez has control.
Canseco tries to break free but Velasquez pushes him back against the ropes.
Canseco blocks an elbow strike from Velasquez.
Velasquez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Canseco 's efforts to push away.
Canseco wants to break free but Velasquez has control.
Velasquez lands a damaging elbow.
Velasquez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Canseco wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canseco lands with a right to the head.
Velasquez lands an elbow just above Canseco 's eye.
Canseco scores with a shot to the side of Velasquez's head.
Canseco wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Velasquez has him pressed against the ropes.
Velasquez throws an elbow but it misses.
Velasquez lands an elbow that stopped Canseco in his tracks for a moment.
Velasquez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Canseco takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice elbow from Velasquez.
Velasquez lands an elbow that stopped Canseco in his tracks for a moment.
Nice elbow from Velasquez.
Canseco avoids a wild elbow strike from Velasquez.
Velasquez lands an uppercut.
Canseco misses with a short punch on the inside.
Velasquez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Canseco 's defenses.
The referee calls for Velasquez to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Velasquez scores with a hook to the body.
Velasquez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Canseco 's defenses.
Canseco wants to break free but Velasquez has control.
Canseco has had enough of the clinch but Velasquez keeps him there for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stipe Velasquez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jose Canseco 's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Velasquez tries to clinch there but Canseco circles away.

Velasquez closes the distance and pushes Canseco back into the ropes.
Canseco blocks an elbow strike.

Canseco pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Velasquez throws a shot to the body.
Canseco misses with a wild combination.
Canseco keeps the fight on the outside.
A jab from Canseco misses.
Canseco 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Velasquez connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Canseco scrambles back to his feet.
Velasquez slips a jab from Canseco .
Jose Canseco is winning the standup battle so far.

Velasquez takes the fight into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Velasquez.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Velasquez. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.

Canseco manages to break the clinch.
Velasquez connects with a single shot there.
Velasquez lands a nice hook to Canseco 's body. Canseco takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Velasquez closes the distance and pushes Canseco back into the ropes.
Canseco throws a punch but it's blocked by Velasquez.
Nice elbow from Velasquez.
Velasquez misses with an elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Velasquez presses Canseco against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Velasquez is stalling here.
Velasquez lands an elbow inside that Canseco shrugs off.
Canseco takes an elbow to the temple.
Velasquez just leaning against Canseco , taking a breather.
Velasquez lands a hook that snaps the head of Canseco backwards.
Canseco scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Velasquez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Velasquez lands with a left to the head.
Canseco prevents a body shot from Velasquez.
Stipe Velasquez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Velasquez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Velasquez leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Canseco dodges an elbow strike from Velasquez.
Velasquez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Velasquez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Canseco is rocked!
Velasquez lands an elbow just above Canseco 's eye.
Oh Canseco is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Velasquez smacks Canseco right on the bridge of the nose with a massive elbow! Another one lands and Canseco goes down! He's clearly dazed - will he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7... up to one knee... 8,9,10! He's not made it! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Elbows). Stipe Velasquez!
A very excited looking Stipe Velasquez rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
Jose Canseco was interviewed post fight and said 'Fucking CTE'.