PBP Commentary

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

Verot
vs
Steve

172 cm
19
137 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

225 cm
25
130 lbs
0 - 9 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Darcy Verot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ultra Steve!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Dmitry Maklakov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Verot misses with a series of wild punches.
Verot lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Steve circles away quickly and effectively.
Verot misses with a jab, cross combination.
Verot looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Steve is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Verot misses with a series of wild punches.
Steve rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Verot moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Verot misses with a wild combination.
Sloppy strikes from Verot. Those never looked like landing.
Verot misses with a double jab.
A combination from Verot does no damage.
Steve throws a looping overhand right but Verot ducks down to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Steve.
Verot misses with a wild combination.
Steve misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Verot misses with a few strikes there.
Steve throws a jab when Verot was well out of range.
Verot misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Steve misses with an uppercut. Verot saw that one coming.
Verot misses with a jab, cross combination.
Steve misses the shot to the body.
A combination from Verot does no damage.
Verot misses with a two punch combination.
No joy there for Verot, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Steve throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Steve showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Verot.
Verot is breathing heavily.
Verot throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steve ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Verot moves away.
Verot misses with a two punch combination.
Verot misses with a double jab.
Steve slips a jab and a cross from Verot.
Steve throws a shot from downtown. Verot moves away and avoids it.
Verot misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Steve misses with a series of wild punches.
Verot fails to land with a series of punches.
Darcy Verot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Verot avoids a punch combination nicely.
Verot tries to bum rush Steve with a series of wild strikes but Steve uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Steve misses the jab.
Steve dodges the punch combination from Verot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verot tries to bum rush Steve with a series of wild strikes but Steve uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Steve misses with a body shot.
Verot throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Steve fails to land with a series of punches.
Verot throws a nice looking combination but Steve bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Steve loads up on a big right hand but Verot slips the punch.
Verot fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Verot throws a nice looking combination but Steve bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Verot slips a jab from Steve.
Steve dodges the punch combination from Verot.
Steve misses with a hook. Verot ducked under it nicely.
Steve ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Verot moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steve looks to land a left hand but Verot moved out of range nicely.
Verot lands with a nice combination. Steve backs away looking to recover.
Verot swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Steve dodges the punch combination from Verot.
Verot ducks under a wild hook from Steve.
Verot looks to land a combination but Steve avoids it well.
Steve misses with a hook.
A punch combination from Verot misses.
Steve swings for the body but Verot moves out of range.
Steve throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Steve throws an overhand right that lands on Verot's shoulder, as Verot tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Verot pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Steve back to the cage. Verot follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Verot will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Verot throws a right and a left that Steve avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darcy Verot dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Steve throws a jab when Verot was well out of range.
Verot fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Steve jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Verot will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Steve tries to bum rush Verot with a series of wild strikes but Verot uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Verot throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Steve.
Verot throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Steve.
Some wild striking there from Verot.
Verot misses with a jab, cross combination.
Steve seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Verot shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Steve is backing up but Verot catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Steve covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Verot Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darcy Verot!