PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hans Peter Baxxter (ranked 1548 p4p, 1430 weight class) and Toby Vertongen (ranked 209 p4p, 193 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Baxxter might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Weekend, Scooter . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Baxxter
vs
Vertongen

180 cm
30
156
12 - 7 - 1

170 cm
30
155
8 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition

Urban Fighter

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 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Hans Peter Baxxter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Toby Vertongen!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vertongen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baxxter manages to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Baxxter on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Vertongen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Baxxter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vertongen throws a hook but Baxxter blocks it.

Baxxter gets caught napping as Vertongen dives in and scores a takedown. Baxxter manages to retain guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vertongen with a nice head shot there.
Baxxter is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Vertongen trying to control but Baxxter is working from the bottom.
Vertongen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Baxxter is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baxxter wants to sweep but no luck.
Vertongen throwing strikes from guard but Baxxter blocks nicely.
Baxxter managing to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baxxter wants to sweep here but Vertongen controlling him for the moment.
Baxxter looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Vertongen stopping the sweep attempt from Baxxter.
Vertongen scoring with some ground and pound.
Baxxter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vertongen.
Vertongen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Vertongen is looking to work some ground and pound but Baxxter has wrist control.
Vertongen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Baxxter is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baxxter performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

Vertongen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

Vertongen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Baxxter pulls his head out easily.
Vertongen trying to control here.
Vertongen might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Baxxter haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Vertongen is trying to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baxxter performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Baxxter continues to stall.

Vertongen actively working from the bottom here.
Vertongen is refusing to be controlled, as Baxxter sits in half guard.
Vertongen wants to get back to full guard.
Baxxter performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Vertongen throws an off balance right hand
and Baxxter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vertongen ducks under a wild hook from Baxxter.
Baxxter misses with a looping left.

Vertongen clinches up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Vertongen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vertongen lands a right hand.
Vertongen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Baxxter gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Vertongen.
A right hand to the body from Vertongen.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vertongen misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vertongen.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Toby Vertongen dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Vertongen tries for a takedown but Baxxter sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Vertongen shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Vertongen was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Baxxter managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Vertongen.

Vertongen tries for a kimura but Baxxter is defending well.
Baxxter takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Baxxter is looking for a sweep.
Baxxter prevents Vertongen from improving position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baxxter struggling a bit here.
Vertongen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Baxxter is being controlled here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baxxter tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Vertongen working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Baxxter can't do much from the bottom here.
Baxxter parries the strikes from Vertongen easily there. Vertongen is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Baxxter to escape.
Vertongen is looking to take a break and control but Baxxter is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Vertongen working away.
Vertongen connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Baxxter some visible discomfort.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baxxter is trying to improve his position.
Baxxter managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Vertongen.
Vertongen misses with the ground and pound.
Vertongen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vertongen lands a decent elbow from side control.

Vertongen tries for a kimura but Baxxter is defending well.
Vertongen throwing shots but missing, from side control.
An elbow from Vertongen crashes against the mat.
Vertongen is putting a hurting on Baxxter here, landing some big shots from side control.
Vertongen creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baxxter tries to control but Vertongen manages to take his back.

Vertongen is looking for the choke from the back position but Baxxter is controlling his hands well.
Baxxter avoids the strikes from Vertongen.
Baxxter tries to escape the position.
Vertongen scores with punches from the back.
Baxxter has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Vertongen.
Baxxter trying to get back to his feet but Vertongen is in full control for now.
Vertongen punishes Baxxter with strikes from the back mount.
Vertongen tries to keep control of the position but Baxxter is staying busy.
You can see the frustration on Baxxter's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Baxxter fending off the submission attempt from Vertongen.
Vertongen scores with punches to the body.
Vertongen is landing with strikes from the back.
Vertongen is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vertongen not allowing Baxxter to control his hands.
Vertongen gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Vertongen throwing damaging strikes from the back! Baxxter could be in trouble here!
Vertongen somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Vertongen controlling the positon.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Toby Vertongen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Baxxter's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Vertongen looks to land a right hand but Baxxter moved out of range.
Vertongen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Baxxter lands a big head kick that sends Vertongen tumbling to the mat! Baxxter takes a step backwards and waves Vertongen back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Vertongen is rocked!

It looks like Toby Vertongen has been cut.
Baxxter lands with a cross.
Vertongen is still on wobbly legs! Can Baxxter finish him?
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Baxxter moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Vertongen! Baxxter continues to tee off on Vertongen, landing with a left and a right! Baxxter connects with a right hand that leaves Vertongen sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Baxxter!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Hans Peter Baxxter!
Our winner, Hans Peter Baxxter, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.