PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hector Verama (ranked 113 p4p, 16 weight class) and Rupert Blasts (ranked 66 p4p, 12 weight class). Verama kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Swing It Away. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Verama
vs
Blasts

188 cm
31
186 lbs
22 - 12 - 0

185 cm
34
193 lbs
25 - 7 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hector Verama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rupert Blasts!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Verama misses with an uppercut
and Blasts cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Blasts scores with a jab to the head.
Verama attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Blasts throws a leg kick but Verama checks it.
Blasts misses with a hook.
Blasts lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Verama at a distance.
Blasts throws a big shot that misses.
Verama half committed to a counter leg kick.
Verama moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Blasts dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Verama. That did some damage!
Blasts lands a glancing blow to the side of Verama's head.
Blasts takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Blasts lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blasts scores with a crisp jab that stopped Verama in his tracks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blasts. Verama does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blasts chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blasts throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Verama scores with a nice head shot.
Nice shot by Blasts.
Verama throws a nice outside leg kick.
Verama throws a body kick that misses.
Nice body punch from Blasts.
Blasts throws a hook but Verama blocks it.
A jab from Blasts does it's job there.
Nice body punch from Blasts.
Verama throws a low kick but it's checked well by Blasts.
Verama blocks a leg kick.
Verama looks for the body kick but Blasts saw that one coming.
Verama moves away from the strike by Blasts.
Blasts avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blasts throws a body punch but Verama moves out of range.
Verama throws the kick towards the body but Blasts avoids it.
Verama ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blasts moves away.
Blasts throws a poor cross that misses
and Verama counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Blasts moves away from the strike by Verama.
Blasts misses with a hook
and Verama counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Verama gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Blasts counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blasts moves out of range as Verama strikes.
A little jabbing left from Blasts on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Blasts lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Verama circles away quickly and effectively.
Blasts scoring well with a low kick there.
Blasts throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Verama jabs Blasts to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Blasts jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verama staying out of range there.
Blasts tried to score with a low kick but Verama checks it.
Blasts jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Blasts scores with a sloppy right hand. Verama should have avoided that one.
Blasts throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Verama is looking to counter punch.
Blasts misses with an uppercut.
Verama is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Verama lands a jab to Blasts's midsection.
Blasts misses with a looping right.
Verama throws a series of punches but Blasts avoids them all with ease.
Blasts tries a quick counter leg kick but Verama is wise to it.
Verama takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A jab lands there for Blasts.
A left lands for Blasts.
Verama takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Verama takes one to the chin there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verama ducks under a wild hook from Blasts.
The fighters circling - Blasts throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blasts throws a right hand that misses
and Verama counters with a left to the body.
Blasts tried to score with a low kick but Verama checks it.
Blasts throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blasts misses with a lunging right hand
and Verama cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from Verama misses the target.
A little jabbing left from Blasts on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That kick from Blasts tenderised Verama's leg. Verama is trying to keep his angry face on.
Verama lands with a straight right. Blasts didn't see that one coming.
Rupert Blasts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blasts misses with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blasts looks to throw the jab but Verama is out of range.
Verama misses with an uppercut
and Blasts connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blasts misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rupert Blasts dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A leg kick checked by Blasts.
Blasts lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Blasts misses with a right hand
and Verama counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Verama sends Blasts crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Verama is motioning to the referee to let Blasts up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Blasts is rocked!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Verama.
Blasts is still on wobbly legs! Can Verama finish him?
Blasts misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
BOOM! Verama lands a beautiful left hook that drops Blasts. Blasts tries to recover but Verama is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Blasts lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hector Verama!
During a confident post fight interview, Hector Verama thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.