PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Robin Verbeek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Anderson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Verbeek
vs
Anderson

185 cm
25
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

176 cm
18
138 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Robin Verbeek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Verbeek scores a takedown into full mount!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Verbeek lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Verbeek raining down hammerfists from mount.
Verbeek in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Verbeek controlling from mount.
Verbeek in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Anderson can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson working to try and regain half guard.
Verbeek controlling from mount.
Verbeek has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Anderson's face.
Verbeek lands a big elbow.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Verbeek cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

Anderson is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Anderson is still in real trouble! Can Verbeek finish him?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Verbeek pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Verbeek! Anderson is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Robin Verbeek!