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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bernardo De Barros (ranked 416 p4p, 50 weight class) and Verneri Ahma (ranked 445 p4p, 55 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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160 lbs
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172 cm
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160 lbs
7 - 0 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bernardo De Barros!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Verneri Ahma!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Ben Watson and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Barros with a poor takedown
and Ahma counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
De Barros tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ahma counters with a nice uppercut.
De Barros with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ahma counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps De Barros thinking.
Ahma scores with a crisp jab that stopped De Barros in his tracks.
De Barros misses with a takedown attempt
and Ahma counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bernardo De Barros. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ahma stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ahma wants it to stay on the feet.
Ahma looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
De Barros misses with a lunging right hand
and Ahma counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
De Barros slips under a jab.
Ahma stuffs the takedown attempt from De Barros. De Barros gets slowly back to his feet.
De Barros doesn't manage to clinch there - Ahma circles away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Barros goes for a double leg but Ahma avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Ahma continues to drive forward.
De Barros shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. De Barros showed some decent athleticism there.
Ahma manages to escape and get back to his feet!
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Barros changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ahma tries to avoid it but De Barros manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ahma to the ground. Ahma escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
De Barros tries to clinch but Ahma moves away
and Ahma counters with a slapping leg kick.
De Barros shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ahma cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
De Barros has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Soul Supremacy Rio in the buildup to the fight.
De Barros shoots for a double leg takedown but Ahma sprawls well. He's pushed De Barros's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
De Barros takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
De Barros fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
De Barros shoots in for a double leg but Ahma sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ahma lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Ahma lands a jab.
Ahma misses with a body kick.
Ahma changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Barros misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Barros fails with the takedown
and Ahma counters with a left and a right that stings De Barros.
De Barros is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
De Barros has his takedown stuffed
and De Barros takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Verneri Ahma is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De Barros takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ahma scores with a nice body kick.
Ahma lands a right hook to the body.
De Barros tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ahma swats him away and circles back towards the center.
De Barros doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ahma counters with a body kick.
Nice sprawl there from Ahma as De Barros shoots in.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from De Barros.
De Barros is breathing heavily.
De Barros with a poor takedown
and Ahma counters with a stiff right hand.
De Barros with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ahma counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Barros shoots in for a double leg but Ahma sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ahma paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ahma lands a jab to De Barros's midsection.
Ahma throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
De Barros has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ahma.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ahma.
Nice body punch from Ahma.
Bernardo De Barros seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Barros tries to clinch up
and Ahma counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ahma moves into range and connects with a jab.
De Barros gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ahma counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Barros walks into a left hand.
Ahma lands a slapping body shot.
De Barros walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
De Barros is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Ahma finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
De Barros on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
De Barros misses with a takedown
and Ahma counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nice uppercut lands for Ahma. That snapped De Barros's head back.
Ahma thuds his shin into the meat of De Barros's side.
Ahma throws a right and a left that De Barros avoids nicely.
De Barros fails with the takedown
and Ahma counters with a straight right hand.
De Barros takes one on the button.
De Barros fails with the takedown
and Ahma counters with a nice uppercut.
Oh De Barros is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Barros closes the distance and clinches up with Ahma, looking for a takedown. De Barros pushes Ahma against the cage but Ahma circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A little jabbing left from Ahma on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
De Barros seems to have got his legs back now.
De Barros gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ahma connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ahma scores with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Verneri Ahma dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ahma thows a body kick. De Barros tries to catch it but that hurt him.
De Barros tries to clinch up
and Ahma counters with a stiff right hand.
De Barros gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ahma counters with a nice uppercut.
De Barros misses with a takedown
enabling Ahma to counter with a crisp jab.
Ahma cracks the inside of De Barros's front leg.
Nice cross by Ahma.
Ahma steps in with a hook that catches De Barros right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Ahma follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! De Barros looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Verneri Ahma!
Verneri Ahma is the new lightweight champion!
Verneri Ahma decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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