PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Velluire (ranked 7132 p4p, 25303 weight class) and Thomas Shelby (ranked 770 p4p, 778 weight class). Shelby is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Red Right Hand. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Velluire
vs
Shelby

190 cm
26
185
1 - 2 - 0

188 cm
19
185
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Prefers standup

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Brandon Velluire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Thomas Shelby!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velluire throws a jab but it's blocked by Shelby.
Brandon Velluire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shelby bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Velluire's head backwards.
Velluire lands a leg kick that knocks Shelby off balance momentarily.
Velluire throws a nice looking combination but Shelby bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shelby misses with a wild combination.
Velluire misses with a body kick.
Shelby misses the jab.
Some wild striking there from Velluire.
Shelby misses with a takedown attempt

and Velluire counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Shelby is looking for a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Velluire's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shelby walks into a left hand.
Velluire dodges the punch combination from Shelby.
Shelby shoots for a takedown but Velluire saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Brandon Velluire has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Shelby.
Shelby looks to score with a jab to the body but Velluire is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shelby throws a series of punches but Velluire avoids them all with ease.
Velluire throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Velluire. Those never looked like landing.
Shelby tries to counter with a clinch but Velluire shakes him off and moves away.
Velluire scores with a jab to the body.
Velluire tries to bum rush Shelby with a series of wild strikes but Shelby uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Velluire with a nice cross.
A chopping leg kick lands by Velluire.
Velluire slips a jab and a cross from Shelby.
Velluire with a jab.
Velluire thumps Shelby with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Velluire connects with a leg kick.
Velluire looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Velluire throws a right hand that Shelby ducks under and follows up with a left that Shelby also avoids with ease.
Shelby tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Velluire paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shelby takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velluire misses with a straight left.
Velluire swats away the attempt to clinch by Shelby.
Shelby takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Velluire looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Velluire swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Velluire lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Velluire thuds a left hand into Shelby's body.
Brandon Velluire is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shelby falls off balance throwing a combination
and Velluire counters with a two punch combo.
Shelby throws a left and a right that both miss
and Velluire cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice defenses there by Velluire.
Velluire jabs Shelby right on the nose. Shelby blinks but takes it well.

Shelby has closed the distance and engaged Velluire in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Velluire manages to break the clinch.
A punch combination from Velluire misses.
Velluire lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A jab from Shelby does it's job there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Velluire.
Velluire misses with a lunging right hand
and Shelby counters with a nice uppercut.
A punch combination from Velluire misses.
Shelby takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Shelby is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Velluire stalks Shelby and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Shelby's face. Shelby staggers backwards, shaken.
Shelby dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Velluire pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Shelby back to the cage. Velluire follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shelby moves in looking to clinch but Velluire pushes him off.
Velluire throws a big counter combination but Shelby scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Velluire throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shelby sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shelby misses with a double jab
and Velluire counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Velluire lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Shelby ducks under a wild hook from Velluire.
Velluire throws a series of punches but Shelby avoids them all with ease.
Velluire clobbers Shelby with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Velluire bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Shelby scores with a shot to the body.
Velluire scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Velluire is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Velluire is breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Velluire cracks Shelby with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Velluire lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Velluire.
Shelby lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Velluire misses with a jab, cross combination.
Velluire throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Velluire lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shelby circles away quickly and effectively.
Velluire lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Velluire has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Velluire slips a jab from Shelby.
Shelby pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Velluire back to the cage. Shelby follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Shelby moves in looking to clinch but Velluire pushes him off.
Velluire fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brandon Velluire is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shelby with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Velluire with a nice calf kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Velluire tries to pull guard but Shelby forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Velluire's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Velluire misses with a double jab
and Shelby counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Velluire is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shelby can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Velluire lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Shelby misses with a low kick.
Shelby's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Velluire throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Velluire misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Velluire tries to bum rush Shelby with a series of wild strikes but Shelby uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Velluire.
Shelby takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Velluire keeps the fight on the outside.
Shelby misses with the combination.
Shelby lands a body shot.
The crowd cheers as Velluire lands an impressive looking overhand right. Shelby doesn't seem phased though.
Shelby showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Velluire.
Shelby drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Velluire defends it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shelby throws a right and a left that Velluire avoids nicely.
Shelby swinging wildly here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Velluire chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Velluire throws a lazy right hand but Shelby sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shelby scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Shelby tries to close the distance and clinch up but Velluire swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Velluire half committed to a counter leg kick.
Velluire swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shelby throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shelby tries to clinch up but Velluire circles away and keeps his distance.
Shelby scores with a three punch combo!

Velluire is rocked!
Shelby will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Oh Velluire is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Velluire throws a right and a left that Shelby avoids nicely.
Velluire seems to have got his legs back now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shelby misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shelby showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Velluire.
Shelby tries to counter with a clinch but Velluire shakes him off and moves away.
Shelby tries to clinch but Velluire is having none of it.
Shelby fails to land with a series of punches.
It looked like Velluire was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Shelby showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Velluire.
Shelby throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Shelby throws a low kick but it's checked well by Velluire.
Velluire tries to bum rush Shelby with a series of wild strikes but Shelby uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Velluire lands with an overhand left.
Shelby displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Shelby is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shelby fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Velluire wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shelby takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Velluire scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Velluire tries to bum rush Shelby with a series of wild strikes but Shelby uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Velluire throws a hook to the side of Shelby's head but Shelby sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Velluire swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shelby lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Shelby has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Shelby has his takedown stuffed

and Velluire counters by moving into the clinch.

Shelby breaks the clinch.
A punch combination from Shelby misses.
Shelby takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Thomas Shelby will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Shelby tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Velluire paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Velluire throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch combination from Shelby misses.
A shot to the liver by Velluire. Beautiful body shot.
Shelby blocks a head kick by Velluire.

Shelby clinches up with Velluire and pushes him back against the cage.
Velluire creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Shelby's defenses.
Shelby lands with a short shot to the head.

Shelby pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Shelby misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Velluire fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Shelby looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Velluire bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Shelby's head.
Velluire scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Velluire's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Velluire duly obliges.
Shelby looks to score with a jab to the body but Velluire is just out of range.
Shelby takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shelby fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Velluire with the inside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shelby looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A combination from Shelby does no damage.
Shelby takes one to the chin there.
No joy there for Velluire, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shelby scores with a shot to the body.
A combination from Velluire does no damage.
Velluire looks to land a body kick but Shelby moved away.
Velluire avoids the body shot from Shelby.
Velluire throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shelby.
Shelby takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Velluire misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shelby tries to clinch up but Velluire circles away and keeps his distance.
Shelby tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Velluire manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Velluire misses with a wild combination.
Shelby is looking for the big counter here.
Velluire throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shelby.
Shelby tries to counter with a clinch but Velluire shakes him off and moves away.
Velluire thuds his shin into the meat of Shelby's side.
Brandon Velluire is winning the standup battle so far.
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!
A clash of legs there as Shelby blocks the low kick.
Velluire throws a right and a left that Shelby avoids nicely.
Despite the aggression on Shelby's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Velluire swinging wildly here.
Shelby moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shelby throws a right and a left that Velluire avoids nicely.
A punch combination from Shelby misses.
Velluire throws an overhand right that lands on Shelby's shoulder, as Shelby tries to avoid the shot.
Shelby lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Shelby is looking to clinch.
Velluire tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Shelby manages to circle out of the way.
Velluire lunges at Shelby with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Shelby's hand.
Shelby doesn't manage to clinch there - Velluire circles away.
Shelby avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shelby with a poor takedown

and Velluire counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Velluire escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shelby doesn't manage to clinch there - Velluire circles away.
Velluire went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Some wild striking there from Velluire.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Shelby misses.

Shelby forces Velluire back against the cage and clinches.

Velluire breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Velluire scores with a three punch combo!
Shelby misses with a right hand
and Velluire counters with a two punch combo.
Shelby tries to clinch there but Velluire circles away.
Velluire throws a series of strikes that have Shelby backpedaling.
A nice leg kick from Velluire, right into the meat of the thigh.
Shelby throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Velluire is looking to counter the offense by Shelby and move into the clinch.
Shelby misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Velluire feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Shelbys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Velluire keeps the fight on the outside.
Velluire throws a nice inside leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brandon Velluire showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Velluire has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brandon Velluire!