PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Flash Patrick Vea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Earl Speed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vea's entrance music is Granada. A fine choice. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Patrick Vea
vs
Speed

200 cm
18
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

221 cm
25
299 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Flash Patrick Vea!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Earl Speed!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Speed avoids the body shot from Vea.
Speed closes the distance and lands a one-two.

It looks like Flash Patrick Vea has been cut.

Speed fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vea, pushing him back against the cage.
Speed tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Speed tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Vea just stands there and leans against the cage.
Speed has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Vea avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Flash Patrick Vea has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Earl Speed.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Speed jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Vea walks away with a smile on his face. Speed gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Vea displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Speed.
Speed feints a jab promting Vea to slip. Speed then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Vea slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Vea misses with an uppercut
and Speed counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Vea is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Speed jabs Vea to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Vea lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Speed circles away quickly and effectively.
Speed ducks under a wild hook from Vea.
Speed uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vea.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vea throws an overhand right that lands on Speed's shoulder, as Speed tries to avoid the shot.
No joy there for Vea, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Speed misses with a takedown attempt - Vea sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Speed tries to clinch there but Vea circles away.
Speed looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Vea throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vea slaps away a takedown attempt from Speed, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Speed wants to clinch but Vea slips to the side

and Vea counters by clinching up.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vea.
Speed tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Speed looks gassed!

Vea has hold of one of Speed's legs. Speed is fighting the takedown attempt but Vea gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vea working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Vea throwing strikes but missing.
Speed tries to land a sweep but no joy.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vea accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Vea is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vea lands a couple of digs.
Vea makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Vea trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Vea might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Vea with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vea postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Vea postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Vea landing with the ground and pound.
Vea distracts Speed with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Vea distracts Speed with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Vea keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Speed's head.

Speed is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Speed has momentary wrist control but Vea slips an elbow through the middle.
Speed is still in real trouble! Can Vea finish him?
Vea has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Vea has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Speed is proving hard to escape from.
Speed seems to have recovered his senses.
Vea is working Speed over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Vea loads up on a big left hand. Speed felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Vea looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Speed can't hide his disappointment, as Vea celebrates the victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Flash Patrick Vea!