PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stipe Velasquez (ranked 21667 p4p, 1646 weight class) and Harold Zoid (ranked 635 p4p, 193 weight class). Velasquez comes to the cage accompanied by OC Guns, by The Offspring. Harold Zoid told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Velasquez
vs
Zoid

187 cm
35
240
10 - 22 - 0

187 cm
33
225
25 - 17 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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 10 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stipe Velasquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Harold Zoid!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Seu Braga and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zoid slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Zoid swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Velasquez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Velasquez connects with a body shot that sends Zoid's belly button to the back.
Zoid pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Velasquez throws a right hand that Zoid ducks under and follows up with a left that Zoid also avoids with ease.
Velasquez wants to clinch up but Zoid keeps it at a distance.
Velasquez swings widly with a right hand
and Zoid counters with a stiff right hand.
Velasquez jabs Zoid right on the nose. Zoid blinks but takes it well.
Velasquez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Zoid takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Velasquez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zoid connects with a jab.
Velasquez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Velasquez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zoid misses with a hook.
Velasquez looks to score with a jab to the body but Zoid is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zoid throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Velasquez counter with a right hand.
Decent striking displayed by Zoid there.
Zoid pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Velasquez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Velasquez misses with a lunging right hand
letting Zoid counter with a right hand.
Velasquez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zoid slips a jab and a cross from Velasquez.
Velasquez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Zoid misses with a double jab
enabling Velasquez to counter with a crisp jab.
Zoid scores with a hook.
Zoid throws a body punch but Velasquez moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Velasquez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zoid was well out of range. Poor timing from Velasquez.
Zoid bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zoid with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Velasquez has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Zoid lands a front kick.
Velasquez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zoid throws a big shot that misses.
Velasquez walks into a straight right hand from Zoid.
Velasquez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zoid will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Velasquez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zoid misses with an uppercut

and Velasquez moves into the clinch.

Velasquez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zoid looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Zoid scores with a jab.
Zoid misses with an uppercut. Velasquez saw that one coming.
Velasquez throwing a counter right hand but Zoid manages to avoid it.
Zoid throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zoid connects with a right hand. Velasquez shakes it off.
Zoid keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Velasquez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zoid was well out of range. Poor timing from Velasquez.
Velasquez looks to score with a jab to the body but Zoid is just out of range.
Velasquez thuds a left hand into Zoid's body.
Zoid misses with a body shot.
It looked like Velasquez was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Zoid fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Velasquez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Zoid tries to keep at a distance but Velasquez has taken the fight into the clinch.
Zoid lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Velasquez manages to break the clinch.
Zoid misses with a wild body shot.
Zoid throws a hook to the side of Velasquez's head but Velasquez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Velasquez is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Zoid tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Velasquez was well out of range. Poor timing from Zoid.
Velasquez tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Zoid manages to circle out of the way.

Velasquez has managed to clinch.

Velasquez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zoid's corner calls for a 1-2. Zoid obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Velasquez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Zoid scores with a head kick.
Velasquez tries to close the distance and clinch but Zoid swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Velasquez throws a lazy right hand but Zoid sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zoid missing with a left hand there. Velasquez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Velasquez closes the distance and clinches.
Zoid blocks an elbow strike from Velasquez.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Zoid breaks from the clinch.
Velasquez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Zoid throws a jab when Velasquez was well out of range.
No joy there for Velasquez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Harold Zoid dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Zoid misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Velasquez.
Velasquez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Velasquez throws the left hand but Zoid avoids the punch easily.
Velasquez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zoid swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Velasquez clinches up with Zoid and pushes him back against the cage.
Velasquez can't find room to land a body shot as Zoid controls the action.

Velasquez breaks from the clinch.
Zoid thows a left - swing and a miss!
Velasquez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zoid tries a quick counter leg kick but Velasquez is wise to it.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Zoid in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Velasquez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zoid moves away.
Despite the aggression on Zoid's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Zoid connects with a single shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Velasquez.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Zoid.
Zoid slips a jab and a cross from Velasquez.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zoid misses the body punch
and Velasquez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Velasquez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Zoid. Zoid circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Zoid misses the shot to the body.
Velasquez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zoid.
Zoid misses with a body kick.
Zoid throws a hook to the side of Velasquez's head but Velasquez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Velasquez throws out a loose jab but Zoid uses good head movement to avoid it.
No joy there for Zoid, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Zoid plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Zoid thuds a left hand into Velasquez's body.
Zoid avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zoid throws a low kick but Velasquez moves out of range easily.
Velasquez ducks under a wild hook from Zoid.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Zoid, as that shot connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zoid connects with a solid leg kick.
Zoid throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Velasquez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zoid takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A jab lands there for Zoid.
Zoid throws a shot from downtown. Velasquez moves away and avoids it.
Zoid swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Velasquez misses with a left hand
letting Zoid counter with a right hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Zoid.
Zoid circles away from the clinch attempt.
Velasquez throws a body shot but no joy.
Zoid smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Harold Zoid seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zoid lands the left hand.
Velasquez scores with a jab. Zoid acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Velasquez rushes Zoid and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Velasquez looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zoid avoids a wild elbow strike from Velasquez.

Velasquez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Velasquez takes one on the button.
Velasquez tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Zoid counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Velasquez slips under a jab from Zoid.
Zoid throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Velasquez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zoid connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Zoid looks to land a combination but Velasquez avoids it well.

Velasquez has Zoid up against the cage in a clinch.
Zoid wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Velasquez has him pressed against the cage.

Zoid breaks the clinch.
Zoid bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Velasquez's head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Velasquez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zoid fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Velasquez on the side of the head.

Velasquez is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zoid cracks Velasquez with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Velasquez tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Zoid pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Velasquez is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harold Zoid!
A less than humble Harold Zoid misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.