PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Timo Verhoost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Baroa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Verhoost comes to the cage accompanied by A minute of your time - Tom Jones. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Verhoost
vs
Baroa

168 cm
23
185 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

176 cm
19
174 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Solid 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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Timo Verhoost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Baroa!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Mauricio Rocha and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baroa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Verhoost clinches up against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Baroa tries to break the clinch but Verhoost is controlling the position.
Verhoost on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Baroa letting Verhoost take a breather here.
Verhoost with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Jose Baroa has been cut.
Verhoost utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Verhoost utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Verhoost connects with a knee to the head.
Verhoost with a knee to the head.
Baroa looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Verhoost.
Verhoost landing knees to the head.
Verhoost will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Baroa up against the cage.
Verhoost utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Verhoost with a knee to the head.
Verhoost stalling the fight.
Verhoost with a knee to the head.

That has opened up Jose Baroa's cut even more.
Knees to the body from Verhoost.
Verhoost lands a knee to the head.
Verhoost crunches a lovely knee into Baroa's ribcage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Verhoost takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Verhoost gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Verhoost drops Baroa with a big knee straight up the middle! Baroa is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Baroa is rocked!

Verhoost takes the fight into the clinch.
Verhoost jerks Baroa's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Baroa drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Verhoost goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Verhoost because Baroa was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Timo Verhoost!
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