PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jyrska Velmu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flo Wer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Velmu might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Doctor Doctor by UFO. Wer has chosen My Sweet Lord by George Harrison as his entrance music. Jyrska Velmu has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Velmu
vs
Wer

177 cm
33
184 lbs
38 - 14 - 1

182 cm
32
175 lbs
21 - 7 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Hellbent
North

Milwaukee's Best Nutrition
The Big Kabosh

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 38 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jyrska Velmu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Flo Wer!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wer is looking to clinch.
A leg kick checked by Velmu.
Wer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Velmu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wer scores with a jab to the jaw.
Velmu throws a body punch but Wer moves out of range.
Velmu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wer.
Wer has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Velmu throws a nice outside leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Velmu misses.
Wer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Velmu was well out of range. Poor timing from Wer.
Wer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Velmu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wer does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Velmu works over Wer's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wer tries to score with a low kick but Velmu moves his leg out of the way.
A punch combination from Wer misses.
Velmu blocks a low kick nicely.
Velmu throws a leg kick which misses Wer's front leg but catches the back leg as Wer tries to avoid it.
Flo Wer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Velmu walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Wer checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Velmu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wer misses with a looping right.
Velmu throws a leg kick but Wer sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Velmu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Velmu with a hook.
A slow jab from Velmu misses its intended target.
Velmu lands a jab.
Wer throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Velmu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A jab from Wer does it's job there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Velmu fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Velmu connects with a leg kick. Wer looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velmu throws a low kick but Wer moves out of range easily.
Velmu takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wer fails to land with a series of punches.
Wer blocks a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wer.
We've been hearing reports that Velmu has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Wer misses with an uppercut.
Velmu fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wer throws a low kick but Velmu moves out of range easily.
Wer with a jab.
Velmu takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Good work by Velmu as he checks the leg kick.
Velmu blocks a low kick nicely.
Wer avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Velmu throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Wer blocks a low kick nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velmu takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Velmu takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Velmu gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wer.

Velmu is rocked!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Velmu is defended easily by Wer.
Oh Velmu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Velmu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wer misses with a low kick.
Velmu seems to have got his legs back now.
Wer thows a body shot but no joy.
Velmu will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jyrska Velmu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Velmu.
Wer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wer throws the kick towards the body but Velmu avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wer misses with a lunging right hand
and Wer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Wer bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Velmu! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Wer trying to control the position from guard on top but Velmu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Velmu wants to sweep here but Wer controlling him for the moment.
Wer postures up in Velmu's guard and throws a big left but Velmu blocks it.
Velmu working a defensive guard here.
Wer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Velmu swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wer distracts Velmu with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Wer landing some decent shots from guard.
Velmu preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Flo Wer dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Wer scores with a leg kick.
Wer checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Velmu throws a leg kick that is checked
and Wer counters with a nice body kick.
Velmu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Velmu.
Nice takedown defense from Wer. No joy for Velmu on that attempt.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wer checks a leg kick.
Wer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wer connects with a body shot that sends Velmu's belly button to the back.
Velmu slips under a jab.
Velmu blocks a head kick by Wer.
A leg kick checked by Velmu.
Wer cracks the inside of Velmu's front leg.
Velmu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wer misses with a straight left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wer misses with a body shot.
Wer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wer throws a series of punches but Velmu avoids them all with ease.
Velmu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wer. Wer obviously looking to wear him down.
Velmu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wer can pounce on him.
Velmu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wer blocks a leg kick.
Flo Wer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut lands for Velmu. That snapped Wer's head back.
Velmu swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Velmu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wer swings widly with a right hand
and Velmu counters with an inside leg kick.
Wer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wer scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Velmu doesn't seem bothered though.
Flo Wer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wer misses with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Velmu fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Wer avoids it really well and circles away.
Wer fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wer lands a glancing blow to the side of Velmu's head.
Velmu blocks the body kick.
Wer checks a low kick from Velmu.
Wer's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Velmu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wer.
Velmu motions for Wer to come forward. Velmu throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That kick from Velmu tenderised Wer's leg. Wer is trying to keep his angry face on.
Velmu blocks a head kick by Wer.
Velmu feints and then cracks Wer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wer down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wer lands a right hook to the body.
Wer jabs at Velmu's body.
Wer checks a leg kick nicely.
Velmu listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wer throws a low kick but Velmu moves out of range easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Velmu.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jyrska Velmu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wer scores with a hook to the body. Velmu takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Velmu slips under a jab from Wer.
Some bone on bone action there as Wer checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Velmu ducks right into an uppercut from Wer.
Wer tries to clinch but Velmu moves out of range.
Wer throws a low kick but Velmu avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Velmu.
Velmu avoids the body shot from Wer.
Wer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Velmu was well out of range. Poor timing from Wer.
Wer wants to slow Velmu down by chopping away at his legs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wer uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Velmu has time to react.
Wer sizes up Velmu with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Velmu throws a leg kick but Wer checks it.
Wer checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Velmu slips under a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wer misses the jab.
Wer throws a shot from downtown. Velmu moves away and avoids it.
Velmu circles away from the clinch attempt.
That kick from Velmu tenderised Wer's leg. Wer is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Flo Wer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.

Velmu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wer's sensitive parts.
Velmu fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Wer is out of range.
Velmu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wer throws out the jab.

Velmu drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Velmu stopping the sweep attempt from Wer.
Wer is trying to control the position but Velmu postures up.
Velmu throwing strikes but missing.

Wer is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Velmu chips away with some ground and pound.
Velmu lands a couple of elbows.
Velmu trying to control the position from guard on top but Wer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Velmu won't allow Wer to sweep him here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Velmu with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Velmu missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Velmu wants to control from the top but Wer keeps moving.
Velmu in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wer is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ground and pound from Wer.
Wer tries to pass the half guard into mount. Velmu knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Wer is trying to control the action in half guard but Velmu is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Velmu is in trouble now - Wer has advanced to mount!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Wer can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Velmu is looking to escape.
Wer lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wer avoids the attempt from Velmu to control.
Wer unloading with bombs!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Velmu sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Velmu regains full guard. Nicely done.
Wer working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Velmu's head.
Velmu is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Wer cracks Velmu with a solid left hand.
Wer trying to control but Velmu is working from the bottom.
Flo Wer has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wer working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Velmu is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Wer landing some decent shots from guard.
Wer landing some decent shots from guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Velmu has his foot on Wer's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wer works his way back into a safe position though.
Velmu not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Wer landing with the ground and pound.
Wer postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Velmu wants to sweep but no luck.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wer trying to control the position from guard on top but Velmu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Velmu working a defensive guard here.
Wer wants to control from the top but Velmu keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Flo Wer.
Wer swings for the body but Velmu moves out of range.
A jab from Wer finds it's way through Velmu's defenses.
Some wild striking there from Wer.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Velmu lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Wer has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Wer and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Wer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Velmu.
Velmu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wer throws out the jab.
Wer swings for the body but Velmu moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wer throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Velmu counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Wer is looking for a triangle but Velmu pushes his legs off easily.
Velmu wants to control from the top but Wer keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Flo Wer just about did enough to take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A looping hook to the body misses from Wer. Velmu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Velmu goes for a double leg but Wer avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Wer continues to drive forward.
Wer lands a shot to the body.
Velmu tries to score a body lock takedown but Wer shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Velmu avoiding damage as Wer throws knees to the body.
Velmu is trying to force a seperation but Wer has the dominant position.
Wer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Velmus head.
Wer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Velmu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Velmu tries to work over Wer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Velmu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wer.
Wer takes a swing at Velmu's ribcage but misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Velmu.
Velmu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wer can pounce on him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Velmu gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wer.
Wer misses the jab.
Velmu throws an overhand right that lands on Wer's shoulder, as Wer tries to avoid the shot.
Velmu walks into a straight right hand from Wer.
Wer lands with a thumping leg kick.
Velmu throws a leg kick that is checked
and Wer counters with a huge left! Velmu is in big trouble! He's backing up but Wer isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Velmu from any more damage. A dominating finish by Wer!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Flo Wer!
Flo Wer is the new welterweight champion!
An out of breath Flo Wer thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.