PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henryk Najdek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guillaume Veilleux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Najdek might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Godzilla\ Blue Oyster Cult. Veilleux has chosen Pou Lari A. as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!

Najdek
vs
Veilleux

190 cm
23
280 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

199 cm
29
284 lbs
10 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Vandal Fight Boutique & Laundry

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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Henryk Najdek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Guillaume Veilleux!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Veilleux misses with a straight right.
Veilleux throws a hook to the side of Najdek's head but Najdek sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Veilleux closes the distance and clinches.
Veilleux lands with a short shot to the head.
Najdek is struggling to control the position.
Najdek makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Veilleux creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Veilleux stalling in the clinch.
Najdek blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Veilleux misses with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Veilleux taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Veilleux's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Veilleux swings wildly with an uppercut but Najdek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Veilleux throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Najdek jumps guard but Veilleux stands there with Najdek around his waist. Najdek gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Veilleux tries to throw a body punch but Najdek avoids it by throwing Veilleux back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Veilleux scores with a nice short uppercut.
Veilleux throws a head punch that misses.
Veilleux is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Najdek tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Veilleux smiles and moves away.
A slow jab from Veilleux misses its intended target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Veilleux.
Guillaume Veilleux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Najdek ducks under a wild hook from Veilleux.
Veilleux throws a jab when Najdek was well out of range.
Najdek tries to clinch up but Veilleux circles away and keeps his distance.
Veilleux scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Veilleux swings for the body but Najdek moves out of range.
Veilleux misses with a body shot.
Veilleux misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Veilleux. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Veilleux.

Veilleux darts in and clinches Najdek up against the cage.
Veilleux fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Najdek pushes Veilleux back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Najdek lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Najdek - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Najdek stalling against the cage.
Veilleux is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Najdek stalling in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Veilleux swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Najdek tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Veilleux's elbow.

Najdek has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Veilleux uses from the top position.
Veilleux loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Najdek trying to control the position here.
Veilleux trying to control but Najdek is working from the bottom.
Veilleux trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Najdek keeping moving, preventing Veilleux from controlling successfully.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Veilleux looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Najdek throws a hook but Veilleux blocks it.
Veilleux throws a leg kick but Najdek sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Najdek bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Veilleux throws out a loose jab but Najdek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Veilleux misses with a two punch combination.

Veilleux takes the fight into the clinch.
Najdek is trying to maintain a safe position but Veilleux gets an underhook and turns Najdek into the cage.
Najdek stalling the fight.
Veilleux fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Veilleux.
Veilleux lands on the inside with an uppercut.
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!
Najdek blocks an uppercut.
Najdek working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Najdek is trying to pull guard but Veilleux has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henryk Najdek. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Still in the clinch, Veilleux scores with a nice short uppercut.
Veilleux wants to stall.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Najdek blocks an elbow strike from Veilleux.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Guillaume Veilleux dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Veilleux misses with a hook. Najdek ducked under it nicely.
Veilleux throws a combination that misses
and Najdek counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Veilleux misses with a series of wild punches.
Veilleux jabs Najdek right on the nose. Najdek blinks but takes it well.
Najdek tries to clinch up but Veilleux circles away and keeps his distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by Veilleux.
Veilleux misses with a left hand
and Najdek counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Veilleux clinches.
Veilleux manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Nice elbow from Najdek.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Najdek.
Veilleux is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Najdek.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Najdek jumps guard but Veilleux stands there with Najdek around his waist. Najdek gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Veilleux working aggressively here.
Najdek blocking some punches.
Najdek content to slow the pace in the clinch.

Najdek wants the takedown. Veilleux is fighting it off but Najdek persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Veilleux's guard against the cage.
Najdek has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Najdek throws a big elbow that misses.

Veilleux is looking for a triangle but Najdek pushes his legs off easily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Najdek's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Najdek lands a couple of elbows.
Veilleux working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Najdek.
Najdek throwing strikes but missing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Veilleux keeping moving, preventing Najdek from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Najdek is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Najdek wanted to stand there but Veilleux had control of the position.
Najdek tries to free his leg and advance position but Veilleux is retaining full guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Najdek preventing the sweep.
Najdek postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Najdek landing some decent shots from guard.
Najdek trying to control but Veilleux is working from the bottom.

Veilleux looking for a guillotine here but Najdek defends easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Najdek working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Veilleux preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Veilleux holds on and takes a little breather.
Najdek postures up in Veilleux's guard and throws a big left but Veilleux blocks it.
Najdek is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Najdek won't allow Veilleux to sweep him here.
Najdek trying to control the position from guard on top but Veilleux is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Najdek with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Najdek landing with the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Najdek slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Najdek with a nice head shot there.
Najdek advances position into side control!
Veilleux gets back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Veilleux is looking to control Najdek's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Veilleux avoid being mounted?
Najdek trying to control from half guard but Veilleux is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henryk Najdek dominated that second round.
That's time! Najdek's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Veilleux waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Najdek.
Najdek bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Najdek has managed to clinch.
Najdek jumps guard but Veilleux turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Najdek works on Veilleux's body with a couple of short punches.
Najdek misses with a hook to the ribs.
Najdek wants a takedown.
Veilleux fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Najdek looking to stall.
Veilleux throws a head punch that misses.
Veilleux lands with a left to the head.
Najdek jumps guard but Veilleux stands there with Najdek around his waist. Najdek gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henryk Najdek. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Veilleux takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short right from Veilleux on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Najdek throws an elbow but misses.
Najdek is trying to maintain a safe position but Veilleux gets an underhook and turns Najdek into the cage.
Najdek lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Guillaume Veilleux has been cut.
Najdek blocking some punches.

Najdek is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Veilleux can't fight it off and eventually Najdek manages to take the fight to the floor. Veilleux looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Najdek's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Najdek trying to control the position from guard on top but Veilleux is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Najdek preventing the sweep.
Najdek loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Najdek trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Henryk Najdek overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Najdek trying to control but Veilleux is working from the bottom.
Veilleux wants to sweep but no luck.
Veilleux is adopting a defensive guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Najdek postures up.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Some wild striking there from Veilleux.

Najdek moves into the clinch.
Veilleux throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Veilleux as Najdek tries to tie him up.
Veilleux working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Najdek trying to land knees to the body.
Veilleux swings wildly with an uppercut but Najdek uses good head movement to avoid it.

Veilleux breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Veilleux pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Najdek staying out of range there.
Veilleux lands a right hook to the body.
Veilleux thuds a left hand into Najdek's body.
Veilleux misses with a straight left.
A solid leg kick lands there for Veilleux.
Veilleux misses with a straight right.
A punch combination from Veilleux misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veilleux swings for the body but Najdek moves out of range.
A jab from Veilleux finds it's way through Najdek's defenses.
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!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Veilleux, as that shot connected.
Veilleux tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Najdek was well out of range. Poor timing from Veilleux.
Najdek is looking to clinch.
Guillaume Veilleux seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big right from Veilleux misses.

Najdek gets tackled into the cage by Veilleux. Veilleux maintains the clinch.
Veilleux misses with a punch to the body.
Najdek dodges an elbow strike from Veilleux.
Najdek stalling in the clinch but Veilleux improves position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Najdek.
Najdek using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Veilleux takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Veilleux takes an elbow to the temple.
Henryk Najdek has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The referee calls for Najdek to work.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Henryk Najdek.
I think Najdek 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henryk Najdek!
Henryk Najdek was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.