PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frank Shamrock (ranked 4564 p4p, 4577 weight class) and Milez Velez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shamrock's entrance music is The Next Episode. A fine choice. Velez has chosen Praise The Lord (Da Shine) as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Shamrock
vs
Velez

178 cm
22
185
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
22
187
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Can Moonwalk

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frank Shamrock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Milez Velez!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Shamrock sprawls well. Shamrock wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Velez gets slowly back to his feet.
Milez Velez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shamrock tries to bum rush Velez with a series of wild strikes but Velez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Velez fails with the takedown.
It looked like Shamrock was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Velez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Velez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Frank Shamrock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Milez Velez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Shamrock rushes Velez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Velez blocks an elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock misses with an elbow strike.
Shamrock lands a nice elbow.
Velez has Shamrock pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Shamrock manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Velez takes an elbow to the temple.
Velez blocks an elbow strike.
Shamrock gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Velez.
Velez takes an elbow to the temple.
Shamrock gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Velez blocks the elbow strike.

Shamrock breaks the clinch.
Velez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shamrock manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Velez is defended easily by Shamrock.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velez with a lazy takedown attempt
and Shamrock counters with a one-two to the body.
Velez looks winded!
Shamrock throws a nice looking combination but Velez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shamrock sets himself, and Velez steps forward looking for the clinch! Shamrock avoids it this time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shamrock misses with a few strikes there.
It seemed like Velez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Velez tries to clinch but Shamrock is having none of it.
Velez should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Shamrock misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shamrock will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shamrock misses with a series of wild punches.
Shamrock lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velez tries for a takedown but Shamrock sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Shamrock lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Shamrock moves into the clinch successfully.
Shamrock pushes off an throws an elbow but Velez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Shamrock stalling.
With the fighters up against the cage, Shamrock throws an elbow but misses.
Shamrock lands an elbow just above Velez 's eye.

Shamrock breaks from the clinch.
Shamrock lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Velez circles away quickly and effectively.
Velez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shamrock throws a big counter combination but Velez scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Velez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shamrock.
Velez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Shamrock clinches up with Velez and pushes him back against the cage.
Shamrock is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Shamrock holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Shamrock seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Shamrock throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shamrock throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shamrock looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Velez missing with knees to the body.
Shamrock throws an elbow but it misses.
Shamrock throws an elbow but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Shamrock dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Velez misses with a wild body shot.
Velez tries to clinch but Shamrock moves out of range.
Frank Shamrock is winning the standup battle so far.
Velez throws a nice looking combination but Shamrock bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shamrock went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Velez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Velez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shamrock swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shamrock throws a right and a left that Velez avoids nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Shamrock misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Velez shoots and misses
and Shamrock counters with a one-two to the body.
Shamrock misses with a straight left.
Velez tries to clinch up but Shamrock circles away and keeps his distance.

Shamrock clinches up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Velez breaks the clinch.
Shamrock 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.
Velez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Shamrock avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A left and a right from Shamrock both land. Nice combination.
Velez fails with an attempt to clinch.
As Velez looks to move away, Shamrock throws a big counter combo but Velez just gets out of the way.
Velez is breathing heavily.
Shamrock throws a right and a left that both miss.
Velez looks for a takedown but Shamrock sprawls well.
Shamrock rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Velez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Velez dodges the punch combination from Shamrock.
Frank Shamrock is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shamrock.
Velez steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Shamrock.
Velez throws a right and a left that both miss.

Shamrock gets a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shamrock lands an elbow that stopped Velez in his tracks for a moment.

Shamrock breaks from the clinch.
Shamrock scores with a nice head shot.
Velez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Shamrock pinned against the cage. Shamrock gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Frank Shamrock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Milez Velez.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Shamrock, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shamrock fails to land with a series of punches.
Velez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Shamrock looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

Shamrock has taken the fight to the clinch.
Shamrock is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Velez can do to turn this around?
Shamrock letting Velez take a breather here.
Shamrock landing knees to the body.
Velez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Velez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shamrock avoids it.
Velez letting Shamrock take a breather here.
Shamrock pushes off an throws an elbow but Velez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Shamrock lands an elbow just above Velez 's eye.
The referee calls for Shamrock to work.
Velez dodges an elbow strike from Shamrock.
Shamrock misses with an elbow over the top.
Shamrock lands an elbow inside that Velez shrugs off.
Velez takes an elbow to the temple.
Shamrock lands a nice elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shamrock lands a nice elbow.
Velez wants to stall.
Shamrock stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Velez leaning against his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Shamrock dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Nice shot lands for Shamrock.

Velez is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Shamrock's half guard.

Shamrock kicks Velez off and gets back to his feet.
Shamrock fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Velez goes for a double leg but Shamrock avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Shamrock continues to drive forward.
Shamrock misses with a wild combination.
Velez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Velez is looking to clinch but Shamrock is avoiding it.
Velez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Shamrock pinned against the cage. Shamrock gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Frank Shamrock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Milez Velez.
Velez misses with a few strikes there.
Shamrock moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

Shamrock gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Shamrock breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Velez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Shamrock circles away.
Shamrock appears to be looking for a big counter.
Shamrock lands a nice hook to Velez's body. Velez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

Shamrock pushes Velez up against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Shamrock breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Danga de danga de dang - Shamrock scores with a four punch combination!
Shamrock lands with a nice combination. Velez backs away looking to recover.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shamrock swinging wildly here.
Shamrock misses with a series of wild punches.
Velez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Velez dodges the punch combination from Shamrock.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Shamrock clinches up against the cage.
A knee to the head by Shamrock.
Nice elbow from Shamrock.
Shamrock lands an elbow just above Velez 's eye.
Velez takes an elbow to the temple.
Shamrock lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Shamrock lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Shamrock comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Shamrock is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Shamrock lands an elbow inside that Velez shrugs off.
Shamrock lands an elbow inside that Velez shrugs off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Velez goes for a takedown attempt but Shamrock pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Velez gets tackled into the cage by Shamrock. Shamrock maintains the clinch.
Shamrock throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Shamrock breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shamrock misses with a few strikes there.
Velez lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Velez tries to clinch but Shamrock moves out of range.
Shamrock throws a series of strikes that have Velez backpedaling.
Milez Velez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Frank Shamrock is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Shamrock rushes Velez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Shamrock showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Shamrock 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:25
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:25
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Shamrock!
Milez Velez spoke after the fight, saying 'This is all in God's plan. Gotta bounce back stronger and better as ever.'.