PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Konner McKregor (ranked 1856 p4p, 218 weight class) and Pat Verbeek (ranked 2682 p4p, 308 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

McKregor
vs
Verbeek

182 cm
25
160 lbs
12 - 9 - 0

176 cm
31
167 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
KO power

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Konner McKregor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pat Verbeek!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McKregor connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Verbeek connects with a leg kick. McKregor looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nice straight punches there by Verbeek. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Verbeek.
Verbeek checks the leg kick nicely there.
McKregor tries to move into range but Verbeek moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Verbeek has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
McKregor misses with a head kick.
Verbeek looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Verbeek lands a jab to McKregor's midsection.
McKregor thows a body kick. Verbeek tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Verbeek walks forward, straight into a front kick from McKregor.
Konner McKregor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from McKregor.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot to the body from McKregor misses
and Verbeek makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
No joy there for McKregor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Verbeek looks like he wants to counter punch here.
McKregor finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
McKregor lands a nice shot that snaps Verbeek's head back.
McKregor throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
McKregor takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Verbeek misses with a body kick.
Verbeek lands a nice leg kick that just misses McKregor's sensitive parts.
Verbeek moves out of range as McKregor strikes.

Verbeek scores with a takedown into McKregor's guard.

McKregor manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Verbeek softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Verbeek misses with a punch on the inside.
Verbeek lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
McKregor working hard to break the clinch.
McKregor is trying to break the clinch but Verbeek is controlling him.
Verbeek lands a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McKregor blocks an uppercut.
Verbeek swings wildly with an uppercut but McKregor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Verbeek working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

McKregor is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verbeek creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends McKregor's eyes rolling into the back of his head! McKregor drops to his knees and Verbeek pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pat Verbeek!
Pat Verbeek thanked the fans post fight for their support.