PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Remedios Verzosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre de Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Verzosa
vs
de Oliveira

185 cm
22
190 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

185 cm
20
189 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Determined

KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Remedios Verzosa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andre de Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Verzosa jabs at de Oliveira's body.
de Oliveira avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
de Oliveira fails in his attempt to clinch.
de Oliveira shoots in but no luck this time.
Verzosa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from de Oliveira.
de Oliveira takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

It looks like Andre de Oliveira has been cut.
de Oliveira looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Verzosa lands a nice shot to the body.
de Oliveira tries to clinch but Verzosa is having none of it.
Verzosa moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
de Oliveira looks gassed!
Verzosa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Verzosa lands a lovely overhand right.
Verzosa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Verzosa lands a right hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Verzosa digs a good hook to de Oliveira's body.
Verzosa is looking to wear down de Oliveira with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Verzosa stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Verzosa lands with a shot to the body.
Verzosa feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits de Oliveiras jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Verzosa's corner calls for a 1-2. Verzosa obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

de Oliveira is rocked!
Verzosa pounces like a tiger and cracks de Oliveira with a vicious hook! de Oliveira is down but not out! Verzosa follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Remedios Verzosa!
Remedios Verzosa retains his middleweight title!