PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Timo Verhoost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Verhoost's entrance music is A minute of your time - Tom Jones. A fine choice. Bruce Banner will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Verhoost
vs
Banner

168 cm
24
185 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

182 cm
27
176 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Timo Verhoost!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bruce Banner!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Valeri Chadov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Verhoost tries to close the distance and clinch up but Banner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Banner throws a nice looking combination but Verhoost bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bruce Banner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Banner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Verhoost circles away quickly and effectively.
Verhoost wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
No joy there for Banner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Banner looks gassed!
Banner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Banner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Verhoost thows a body shot but no joy.
Verhoost cracks a nice hook into Banner's ribs.
Banner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A head kick misses from Verhoost.

Verhoost closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Verhoost holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Verhoost misses with a knee to the head.
Verhoost lands a knee to the head.
Verhoost scores a nice knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Verhoost landing knees to the head.
Verhoost scores a nice knee to the body.
Verhoost tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Verhoost tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Verhoost misses with a knee strike.
A knee to the head by Verhoost.
Verhoost stalling.
Verhoost landing knees to the body.
Verhoost looking to throw knees to the head but Banner is blocking nicely.
Verhoost misses with a knee strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verhoost landing knees to the head.
Verhoost lands a knee to the head.
Verhoost tries to land a knee to the head but Banner blocks with his arms.
Verhoost working Banner over with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Verhoost.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Banner takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Bruce Banner has been cut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Verhoost tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Verhoost with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Verhoost with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verhoost throws a knee to the head but misses.
Verhoost with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Banner is rocked!
Verhoost tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Banner is still on wobbly legs! Can Verhoost finish him?
Verhoost blocks an uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Verhoost with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Verhoost tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Verhoost with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Verhoost throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Banner blocks it with crossed arms.
Verhoost looking to throw knees to the head but Banner is blocking nicely.
Banner seems to have recovered his senses.
Verhoost tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Verhoost tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Banner avoids it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Verhoost.
Verhoost throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Banner blocks it with crossed arms.
Verhoost looking to throw knees to the head but Banner is blocking nicely.
Banner has had enough of the clinch but Verhoost keeps him there for the moment.
Verhoost throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Banner blocks it with crossed arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verhoost putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Banner in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Verhoost has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Banner - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Verhoost, and another! Banner is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Timo Verhoost!
Timo Verhoost retains his welterweight title!
An intense looking Timo Verhoost took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Whose next??'.