PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Heavy Weight (ranked 1625 p4p, 200 weight class) and Nick Verheij (ranked 4291 p4p, 473 weight class). Verheij has chosen Christon Gray - Stop Me as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Weight
vs
Verheij

185 cm
26
282 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

195 cm
25
240 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Heavy Weight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nick Verheij!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Sandra Marshall and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weight looks to throw the jab but Verheij is out of range.
Verheij misses with a lunging right hand
and Weight counters with a stiff right hand.
Weight avoids the body shot from Verheij.
Verheij rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Weight counters by moving into the clinch.

Verheij's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Weight throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Verheij uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

It looks like Heavy Weight has been cut.
Verheij lands the left hand.
Weight seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Verheij takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Weight throws a right hand that misses
and Verheij counters with a series of strikes. Weight will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Verheij ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Verheij throws a hook but Weight blocks it.
Verheij throws a hook but Weight blocks it.
Weight slips a jab and a cross from Verheij.
Verheij's corner calls for a 1-2. Verheij obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Verheij connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Weight momentarily.

Heavy Weight's cut is getting worse.
Weight misses with a jab, cross combination.
A little jabbing left from Verheij on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Weight loads up on a big right hand but Verheij slips the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Verheij tries to clinch but Weight moves out of range.
Weight lands with a nice combination. Verheij backs away looking to recover.
Verheij tries to close the distance and clinch but Weight swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Weight has managed to clinch.
Verheij blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Verheij blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Weight softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Weight lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Weight softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Verheij tries to break the clinch but Weight is controlling the position.
A short body shot lands from Weight as the two fighters clinch.
Verheij is trying to break the clinch but Weight has him pressed against the cage.
Verheij softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Verheij's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Weight lands a nice hook to Verheij's body. Verheij takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Verheij looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Verheij throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Verheij connects with a right hand. Weight shakes it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weight cracks a nice hook into Verheij's ribs.
Verheij looks winded!
Verheij moves out of range of the strikes.
Verheij wants to counter with a clinch but Weight pushes him away.
Weight with a hook.

Weight feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Verheij sprawling to the canvas! Verheij rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Weight finish him?!

Verheij is rocked!
Nick Verheij seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Weight missing with a left hand there. Verheij was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Verheij is still on wobbly legs! Can Weight finish him?
Weight misses with a straight right.
Verheij seems to have recovered his senses.
Weight cracks Verheij with a hook to the temple - Verheij is on wobbly legs here! Weight swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Verheij falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Weight wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Heavy Weight!
After winning the bout, Heavy Weight thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Nick Verheij had this to say: 'I'll come back stronger'.