PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Vercetti (ranked 2144 p4p, 1811 weight class) and Darryl Haze (ranked 277 p4p, 231 weight class). Vercetti's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Vice City. The key to victory for Tommy Vercetti has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Vercetti
vs
Haze

182 cm
24
174
6 - 1 - 0

179 cm
24
170
8 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tommy Vercetti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Darryl Haze !
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vercetti looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vercetti throws a hook but Haze blocks it.
Vercetti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haze .
Haze ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A shot to the liver by Haze . Beautiful body shot.
Haze cracks Vercetti with an open hand slap.
Haze lands a really nice looking cross but Vercetti seems unphased.
Vercetti throws a hook to the side of Haze 's head but Haze sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vercetti misses with a straight right.
Haze dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Haze lands with a nice body punch.
Vercetti missing with a left hand there. Haze was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vercetti looks to land a left hand but Haze moved out of range nicely.
Vercetti throws a looping overhand right but Haze ducks down to avoid it.
Haze 's coach down at Sprawl & Brawl was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Haze 's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Haze lands a jab to Vercetti's midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vercetti's jab looks to have found its range, popping Haze under the eye.
Vercetti missing with a left hand there. Haze was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Haze misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vercetti.

That's one minute gone in the round.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Vercetti enables Haze to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Vercetti manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Vercetti working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Haze .
Vercetti working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Haze .
Haze trying to control the position from guard on top but Vercetti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Haze throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haze trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Haze wants to control from the top but Vercetti keeps moving.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Haze wants to pass the guard but Vercetti is keeping the position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haze takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

It looks like Darryl Haze has been cut.
Haze misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vercetti.
Haze defending well as Vercetti loads up on a big left hand.
Haze lands a jab to Vercetti's midsection.
Vercetti is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Vercetti misses with an uppercut. Haze saw that one coming.
Haze ducks under a wild hook from Vercetti.
Haze appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Haze lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Haze blocks a jab.
Haze throws a jab but it's blocked by Vercetti.
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!
Vercetti looks to throw the jab but Haze is out of range.
Vercetti connects with a single shot there.
A swing and a miss from Vercetti.
Haze looks to score with a jab to the body but Vercetti is just out of range.
Vercetti throws out a loose jab but Haze uses good head movement to avoid it.
And Haze tries to counter it with a takedown but Vercetti pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Haze lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Haze moves out of range of the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vercetti takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Vercetti misses with a hook.
Haze is looking to slow Vercetti down with leg kicks.
Haze lands with a nice body punch.
Vercetti throws a right and a left that Haze avoids nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Haze . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Haze .
Vercetti misses with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Vercetti misses the target.
Vercetti throws a jab but it's blocked by Haze .
Haze displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vercetti throws out the jab.
Tommy Vercetti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vercetti looks to throw the jab but Haze is out of range.
Haze misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vercetti.
Haze throws a hook but Vercetti blocks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Vercetti misses the target.
Vercetti checks a leg kick nicely.
Haze connects with a looping right hand.
Nice straight punches there by Vercetti. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Vercetti.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haze throws out a leg kick but Vercetti moves out of range and Haze only half commits.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vercetti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vercetti backing away here, and Haze unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Vercetti sizes up Haze with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Vercetti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Haze .
Vercetti throws a body shot but no joy.
Haze pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Vercetti back to the cage. Haze follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Haze ducks under a wild hook from Vercetti.
Vercetti throws a series of punches but Haze moves out of range.
Vercetti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vercetti looks to land a right hand but Haze moved out of range.
Haze dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Vercetti. Those never looked like landing.
A slow jab from Vercetti misses its intended target.
Haze steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vercetti.
Vercetti throws a shot from downtown. Haze moves away and avoids it.
Vercetti throws a shot from downtown. Haze moves away and avoids it.
Haze walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Vercetti checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Haze ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vercetti moves away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Tommy Vercetti will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Darryl Haze 's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Vercetti takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Vercetti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Haze scores with a punch to the head.
Haze moves away from the strike by Vercetti.
Vercetti throws the left hand but Haze avoids the punch easily.
A big left from Vercetti misses.
Haze appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Haze steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vercetti.
Haze now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Haze uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vercetti.
Vercetti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Haze sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Haze fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Vercetti on the side of the head.
Vercetti rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Haze cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Haze misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vercetti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haze .
Haze lands with a nice body punch.
Haze avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Vercetti drops Haze with a beautiful combination! Haze stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Vercetti is looking for the KO!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vercetti throws a shot from downtown. Haze moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haze digs a good body shot into Vercetti's ribs.
Haze blocks a jab.
Haze wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Haze moves out of range of the strikes.
Vercetti misses with a looping right.
Haze looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Vercetti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Haze is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Vercetti rather than just go for the knockout.
Haze takes a swing at Vercetti's ribcage but misses.
Haze lands the left hand.
Haze uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vercetti.
Vercetti avoids the body shot from Haze .
Vercetti ducks under a wild hook from Haze .
Haze lands a jab.
Haze lands with a shot to the body.
Haze defending well as Vercetti loads up on a big left hand.
A nice side step and Haze releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A nice leg kick from Haze , right into the meat of the thigh.
Vercetti on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vercetti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vercetti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Haze lands with an overhand left.
Haze takes a swing at Vercetti's ribcage but misses.
Vercetti throws a right hand that misses
and Haze counters with a nice uppercut.
Haze throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice cross by Haze .
Haze connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Haze throws out a powerful jab.
Vercetti looks to land a left hand but Haze moved out of range nicely.
Haze steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vercetti.
Haze fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vercetti manages to avoid it.
Haze slips a straight right by Vercetti.
Vercetti lunges at Haze with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Haze 's hand.
Haze lands a jab to the nose.
Vercetti throws a looping overhand right but Haze ducks down to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Haze .
Vercetti thuds his right hand into Haze 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Haze 's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Haze duly obliges.
Vercetti moves out of range of the strikes.
Darryl Haze seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vercetti misses with a hook. Haze ducked under it nicely.
Vercetti misses with a looping left.
Haze changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Tommy Vercetti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Haze scores with a hook.
Haze defending well as Vercetti loads up on a big left hand.
Haze tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vercetti was well out of range. Poor timing from Haze .
Vercetti throws a big counter combination but Haze scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Haze connects with a right hand. Vercetti shakes it off.
Vercetti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Haze .
Haze with the counter takedown but Vercetti avoids it easily.
Vercetti misses with a straight left.
Haze slips a jab from Vercetti.
Haze on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vercetti misses with a lunging right hand
and Haze counters with a right hand to the body.
Haze feints and then cracks Vercetti's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vercetti down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haze thuds a left hand into Vercetti's body.
and Vercetti counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Haze ! He's just covering up as Vercetti starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tommy Vercetti!
An out of breath Tommy Vercetti thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.