PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Erik Veloso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Harvey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Veloso kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Bonde da Oskley - Cachorrinho. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Richard Harvey was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Veloso
vs
Harvey

186 cm
22
185 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

180 cm
20
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Erik Veloso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Richard Harvey!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Emerson Jorge and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harvey shoots for a takedown but Veloso saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Harvey fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Harvey tries for a takedown but Veloso sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Harvey closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Veloso wants to get back to full guard.

Veloso looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Harvey is looking for a kimura here.
Harvey is trying to control the action in half guard but Veloso is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Veloso is defending against the submission attempts here by Harvey.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Veloso looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Veloso is breathing heavily.
Harvey wants to lay and pray for a moment but Veloso keeps working.
Harvey seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Harvey is trying for a kimura here. Veloso looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Harvey wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Richard Harvey!