PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Santino Flores (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leo Vellucci (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santino Flores has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Flores
vs
Vellucci

180 cm
25
167 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

172 cm
28
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Good chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Santino Flores!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leo Vellucci!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flores thows a body shot but no joy.
Vellucci lands with a kick to the temple. Flores shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Vellucci's corner calls for a 1-2. Vellucci obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Flores tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vellucci was well out of range. Poor timing from Flores.
Vellucci throws a front kick that sends Flores stumbling back into the cage.
Flores misses with an uppercut. Vellucci saw that one coming.
Vellucci looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Both fighters circling a little - Vellucci finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

Flores drives through and clinches with Vellucci against the cage.
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!
Vellucci landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Vellucci digs a right hand underneath Flores's ribcage. Flores let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A knee to the head by Vellucci.
Flores misses with some punches.
A short left from Vellucci.
Vellucci lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Vellucci lands a nice knee to the body.
Vellucci lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Flores backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Flores.
Flores takes an elbow to the temple.
Vellucci lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vellucci creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Flores takes an elbow to the temple.
Vellucci is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Flores is breathing heavily.
Vellucci lands a right hand that snaps the head of Flores backwards.
Vellucci lands a body shot in the clinch.
Vellucci gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Santino Flores has been cut.
Vellucci lands an elbow that stopped Flores in his tracks for a moment.
Vellucci lands a damaging elbow.
Vellucci lands a nice uppercut.
Vellucci landing knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vellucci with a knee to the head.
A short right from Vellucci on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vellucci.

Flores is rocked!
Vellucci crunches a lovely knee into Flores's ribcage.
Oh Flores is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Flores takes an elbow to the forehead.
Vellucci lands a damaging elbow.
Vellucci creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Flores's defenses.
Vellucci lands with a right to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vellucci is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Vellucci lands with a short shot to the head.
Vellucci scores a nice knee to the body.
Vellucci gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Vellucci.

Vellucci lands a vicious elbow to the side of Flores's head that scrambles his senses and sends him wobbling down to the canvas! Vellucci tries to finish him with strikes but Flores still seems able to defend himself so Vellucci steps back and lets Flores get back to his feet - he wants no part of the ground game.
Vellucci lands with a nice body punch.
Vellucci circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Flores drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Vellucci follows Flores to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leo Vellucci!