PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nicky Verhoeven (ranked 4304 p4p, 505 weight class) and Kromog The Terror (ranked 3118 p4p, 404 weight class). Kromog The Terror will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Verhoeven
vs
The Terror

192 cm
25
215 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

195 cm
25
215 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Sinners Fight Wear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nicky Verhoeven!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kromog The Terror!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, David Hoff and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Terror scores with a nice right hand.
The Terror punishes Verhoeven's body with a nice straight punch.
The Terror throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Verhoeven on the side of the head.
The Terror looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Verhoeven keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from The Terror.
Verhoeven is looking to counter punch.

Verhoeven fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with The Terror, pushing him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Verhoeven.
The Terror pushes Verhoeven back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Verhoeven misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good body shot from The Terror.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by The Terror as Verhoeven tries to tie him up.
The Terror lands a body shot in the clinch.
Verhoeven is breathing heavily.
The Terror lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Verhoeven backwards.
Nice body punch from The Terror.
The Terror lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Verhoeven or not.
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!
The Terror lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from The Terror.
The Terror works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The Terror working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The Terror is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The Terror lands a shoulder strike.
The Terror lands with a short punch from the clinch.
I was talking to Verhoeven's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
The Terror lands a right hand that snaps the head of Verhoeven backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from The Terror.
The Terror slowing the pace effectively.
The Terror lands a shoulder strike.
The Terror pushes Verhoeven back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The Terror lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The Terror works on Verhoeven's body with a couple of short punches.
A shot in the inside from The Terror.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The Terror is leaning against Verhoeven and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A hook to the body from The Terror.
Verhoeven keeps the fight in the clinch, despite The Terror's efforts to push away.
The Terror is trying to break free.
Still in the clinch, The Terror scores with a nice short uppercut.
Verhoeven misses with a short punch on the inside.
The Terror goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The Terror digs a right hand underneath Verhoeven's ribcage. Verhoeven let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Terror tries to throw a body punch but Verhoeven avoids it by throwing The Terror back against the cage.
The Terror lands with a right to the head.
The Terror is trying to break free.
The Terror wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Terror lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The Terror works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right handed body shot lands from The Terror.
The Terror scores with a nice hook to the head.
Verhoeven's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The Terror cracks Verhoeven with a nice body shot.
The Terror tries a body shot but Verhoeven blocks it.
The referee is keeping an eye on The Terror - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The Terror tries a body shot but Verhoeven blocks it.

The Terror breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A big right from The Terror misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Verhoeven misses the target.
The Terror dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The Terror throws a right and a left that Verhoeven avoids nicely.
A quick step to the side and Verhoeven tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Terror misses with an uppercut.
The Terror swats away the attempt to clinch by Verhoeven.
The Terror loads up on a big right hand but Verhoeven slips the punch.
The Terror throws a series of punches but Verhoeven moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Terror lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The Terror swings for the body but Verhoeven moves out of range.
The Terror throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

The Terror rushes Verhoeven and presses him up against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for The Terror.
The Terror lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice left hand lands by The Terror.

The Terror's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Verhoeven tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. The Terror manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Verhoeven looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The Terror appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
The Terror ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The Terror slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Terror scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

Verhoeven is rocked!

The Terror moves into the clinch.
Oh Verhoeven is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The Terror lands with a short shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Terror has had enough of the clinch but Verhoeven keeps him there for the moment.
A short right from The Terror.
The Terror lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The Terror lands a nice shot to the body.
The Terror lands with a right to the head.
The Terror lands with a right to the head.
The Terror being controlled against the cage.
A body shot lands from The Terror.
The Terror is leaning against Verhoeven and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Verhoeven seems to have got his legs back now.
The Terror can't find room to land a body shot as Verhoeven controls the action.
The Terror lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Terror lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Verhoeven has The Terror pressed against the cage, preventing The Terror from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A quick uppercut on the inside from The Terror.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
The Terror works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The Terror looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kromog The Terror dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

The Terror moves in close and cracks Verhoeven with a massive right hand! Verhoeven, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by The Terror!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kromog The Terror!
Kromog The Terror is the new light heavyweight champion!