PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Juan Verelea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bub Hewlett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hewlett has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Juan Verelea has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Verelea
vs
Hewlett

180 cm
22
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

167 cm
22
172 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Improved boxing
Self confident

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juan Verelea!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bub Hewlett!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Verelea scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hewlett looks gassed!
Verelea misses with a jab, cross combination.
A nice combination there by Verelea.
Verelea swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Verelea rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hewlett moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Verelea misses with a jab, cross combination.
Verelea misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Verelea lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Verelea.

Hewlett is rocked!
Verelea scores with a jab to the body.
A combination from Verelea does no damage.
Hewlett dodges the punch combination from Verelea.
Juan Verelea is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Verelea swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hewlett.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verelea stalks Hewlett and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hewlett's face. Hewlett staggers backwards, shaken.
Hewlett is still on wobbly legs! Can Verelea finish him?
Verelea throws a right hand that Hewlett ducks under and follows up with a left that Hewlett also avoids with ease.
Hewlett seems to have recovered his senses.
Verelea lands with a cross.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Verelea lands a body shot.
Verelea lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verelea looks to land a combination. Hewlett sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Verelea scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice uppercut there from Verelea.
Hewlett shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Verelea as he avoids it easily.
Verelea goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Verelea swinging wilding here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verelea keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Hewlett drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hewlett wants to stand but Verelea is controlling his posture from full guard.

Hewlett drops back, looking for a kneebar! Verelea looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Verelea looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Verelea!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Verelea dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Verelea digs a good body shot into Hewlett's ribs.

Hewlett looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Verelea!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Hewlett jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Verelea manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Hewlett is breathing heavily.
Verelea is pushing Hewlett's head away, looking to escape. Hewlett manages to hold on to the position though.
Hewlett 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hewlett is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Verelea is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Hewlett working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Hewlett thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verelea is trying to control Hewlett's posture but Hewlett avoids it.

Hewlett is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Verelea knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Verelea gets back to half guard.
Verelea wants to get back to full guard.
Hewlett tries to stand and escape but Verelea actually recovers to full guard.
Hewlett looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verelea trying to control the position.
Hewlett trying to move into half guard but instead Verelea has managed to sweep!
Verelea is looking to stand up but Hewlett won't let him.
Hewlett keeping moving, preventing Verelea from controlling successfully.
Verelea has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hewlett is proving hard to escape from.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Verelea lands with a nice combination. Hewlett backs away looking to recover.
Verelea throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hewlett misses with a two punch combination.
Hewlett misses the body punch
and Verelea cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Verelea looks to land a combination but Hewlett avoids it well.

Hewlett closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hewlett prevents Verelea from standing back up.
Hewlett uses his free foot to push down on Verelea's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Verelea.

Hewlett looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bub Hewlett showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Verelea scores with a shot to the body.
Juan Verelea seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Verelea connects with a looping right hand.
A punch combination from Verelea misses.
Verelea thuds a left hand into Hewlett's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Verelea fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hewlett takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Verelea scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Good standup being displayed there by Verelea as he connects with a hook.
Verelea scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Verelea misses with a two punch combination.
Verelea tries to bum rush Hewlett with a series of wild strikes but Hewlett uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Verelea.
Verelea throws a nice looking combination but Hewlett bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Verelea throws a series of punches but Hewlett avoids them all with ease.
Verelea misses with a few strikes there.
Verelea lands with a nice body punch.
Some wild striking there from Verelea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verelea closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hewlett fails to land the takedown.
Nice takedown defense from Verelea. No joy for Hewlett on that attempt.
Verelea misses with a jab to the body

and Hewlett counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hewlett.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hewlett slips nicely into half guard.
Hewlett passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Verelea!

Hewlett moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Verelea has worked his arm free - good work by Verelea!

Hewlett decides to stand back up. Hewlett steps back and let's Verelea get back to his feet.
Verelea throws a combination. Hewlett tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hewlett avoids a punch combination nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Verelea showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Verelea 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Verelea!