PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Remedios Verzosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ha Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ha Young is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Verzosa
vs
Young

185 cm
34
190 lbs
37 - 12 - 0

178 cm
25
195 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Project Mayhem
Milwaukee's Best 160

Fury Nutrition Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 37 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Remedios Verzosa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ha Young!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Verzosa throws a head kick but Young moves out of range.
Verzosa thows a body shot but no joy.
Verzosa slips a straight right by Young.
Young tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Verzosa was well out of range. Poor timing from Young.
Ha Young seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Verzosa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A leg kick checked by Verzosa.
Verzosa bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Verzosa throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Young swings for the body but Verzosa moves out of range.
Verzosa moves away from the strike by Young.

Verzosa has managed to clinch.
Young swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Young pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Verzosa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Verzosa feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Youngs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Young ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Verzosa moves away.
Young ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Verzosa moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young throws a solid leg kick but Verzosa takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Young.
Young connects with a jab.
Verzosa has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.

Verzosa darts in and clinches Young up against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Young.
Verzosa lands with a short shot to the head.
Verzosa lands a nice shot to the body.
Verzosa tries a body shot but Young blocks it.
Young blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Verzosa tries to work over Young's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Young lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Verzosa misses with a punch to the body.
Young tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Verzosa tries a body shot but Young blocks it.
Verzosa misses with the head strike.
Verzosa has Young pushed against the cage.
Young lands with a right to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Verzosa can't find room to land a body shot as Young controls the action.
Young using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Verzosa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young lands a body shot.
Verzosa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Young backwards.
Young working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Verzosa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Young lands with a right to the head.
Young lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Verzosa.
Verzosa misses with a body punch.
Young lands a nice uppercut.
Verzosa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Verzosa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Young.
Young blocks an uppercut.
Young throws a head punch that misses.
Verzosa tries to stall but Young uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Young blocks a body shot from Verzosa.
Young misses with a knee to the head.
Verzosa is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Young.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa digs a right hand into Young's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Young's gas tank.
Young misses with some punches.
Young tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Verzosa.
Young misses with a knee to the head.
Verzosa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Verzosa can't find room to land a body shot as Young controls the action.
Verzosa lands a nice uppercut.
Verzosa blocks an uppercut.
Verzosa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short left from Verzosa.
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!
Verzosa managing to block the knees to the body from Young.
Verzosa blocks an uppercut.
Verzosa misses with a body punch.
Young working aggressively here.
Verzosa works on Young's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Verzosa.
Young tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Young throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Verzosas head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa blocking some punches.
Young misses with a knee to the head.
Verzosa lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Young.
Verzosa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Verzosa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Young doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Verzosa tries a body shot but Young blocks it.
Verzosa taking a breather.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Verzosa.
Verzosa misses with a body punch.
Young blocks a body shot from Verzosa.
Young tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Verzosa on the inside.
Young blocking some punches.
Verzosa lands an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Verzosa presses Young against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Young fails to land.
Young looking to throw knees to the head but Verzosa is blocking nicely.
Young has a couple of punches blocked by Verzosa.
Verzosa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Remedios Verzosa dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Verzosa cracks Young with a good jab.
Verzosa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Young moves out of range as Verzosa throws a body kick.
Verzosa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Verzosa digs a good hook to Young's body.
Decent striking displayed by Young there.
Young misses with a wild combination.
Verzosa staying out of range there.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Verzosa.
Nice sprawl there from Verzosa as Young shoots in.
Young swinging wildly here.
Verzosa connects with a single shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Verzosa can pounce on him.
Young dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Young jabs at Verzosa's body.
Young is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Verzosa rather than just go for the knockout.
Verzosa throws a hook to the side of Young's head but Young sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Young misses with a wild body shot.
Verzosa throws a shot to the body.
Verzosa connects with a leg kick. Young looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Young.

Young fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Verzosa sprawls well initially but Young persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Young throws a strike but Verzosa avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Young postures up in Verzosa's guard and throws a big left but Verzosa blocks it.
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!
Young throwing strikes from guard but Verzosa blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Young accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Young throws a strike but Verzosa rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Verzosa preventing the sweep.
Verzosa working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Verzosa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Young works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Verzosa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa is looking to work some ground and pound but Young has wrist control.
Verzosa looking to sit in guard and control but Young gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Verzosa holds on and takes a little breather.
Young chips away with some ground and pound.
Verzosa 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.
Young loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa looking to control.
Young throws a strike but Verzosa rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Young preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Verzosa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Verzosa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Young works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Young keeping moving, preventing Verzosa from controlling successfully.
Verzosa trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Remedios Verzosa will probably get the nod.
That's time! Verzosa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Young takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A solid leg kick lands there for Verzosa.
Verzosa is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A big right from Young misses.
Verzosa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Young misses with a double jab.
Young avoids the body shot from Verzosa.
Verzosa cracks a nice hook into Young's ribs.
Young lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Young looks to throw the jab but Verzosa is out of range.
Verzosa throws a leg kick which misses Young's front leg but catches the back leg as Young tries to avoid it.
Young swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Verzosa gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Verzosa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Young prevents a body shot from Verzosa.
Young has a couple of punches blocked by Verzosa.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Verzosa stalling in the clinch.
Verzosa struggles to land a body shot inside as Young controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Young.
Verzosa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Young blocking some punches.
Young misses with the head strike.
A short right from Verzosa.
Verzosa lands a nice uppercut.
Remedios Verzosa has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Verzosa misses with a body punch.
Verzosa wants to stall.
Verzosa lands a nice uppercut.
Young lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Verzosa just leaning against Young, taking a breather.
Verzosa is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Young is keeping busy.
Young tries a knee to the head but Verzosa blocks it.
Young fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A body shot lands from Verzosa.
Verzosa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Verzosa working aggressively here.
Verzosa misses with a body punch.
Verzosa blocks an uppercut.
Verzosa has a couple of punches blocked by Young.
Verzosa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Verzosa has a couple of punches blocked by Young.
Young blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Verzosa fails to land.
Verzosa tries to throw a body punch but Young avoids it by throwing Verzosa back against the cage.
Verzosa trying to stall but Young improves his position.
Verzosa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Verzosa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Verzosa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Verzosa blocking some punches.
Verzosa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Verzosa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Verzosa lands a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Verzosa misses with a punch to the body.
Young throws a punch but it's blocked by Verzosa.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Young.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Verzosa.
Young misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Verzosa.
A nice left hand lands by Young.
Verzosa lands an uppercut.
Young lands with a short shot to the head.
Verzosa blocking some punches.
Verzosa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Verzosa tries to throw a body punch but Young avoids it by throwing Verzosa back against the cage.
Verzosa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Young blocks a body shot from Verzosa.
Young lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Verzosa is trying to stall.
Young misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Verzosa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Verzosa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice right hand lands inside from Verzosa.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Verzosa is working Young over against the cage.
Young tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Verzosa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Verzosa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Verzosa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Young's elbow.
Young swings wildly with an uppercut but Verzosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Verzosa has a couple of punches blocked by Young.
Verzosa avoiding damage as Young throws knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Young tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Young swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Verzosa tries a body shot but Young blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Verzosa.
Verzosa is leaning against Young and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Remedios Verzosa clearly takes that round.
That's time! Verzosa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Young throws a body punch but Verzosa moves out of range.
Young tries for a takedown but Verzosa circles away easily

and Verzosa counters by moving into the clinch.
Verzosa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Youngs head.
Young blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Verzosa tries to work over Young's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Verzosa blocks an uppercut.
Verzosa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Verzosa has a couple of punches blocked by Young.
Verzosa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Verzosa tries to work over Young's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Verzosa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Verzosa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Young blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Young lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Verzosa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Verzosa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Verzosa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Verzosa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Verzosa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Young misses with the head strike.
Verzosa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Verzosa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Verzosa.
Verzosa blocking some punches.
Verzosa lands a body shot.
Verzosa misses with a body punch.
A short left from Verzosa.
Young has a couple of punches blocked by Verzosa.
Verzosa displaying some good clinch control by pressing Young up against the cage.
Verzosa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Young misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Verzosa.
Verzosa can't find room to land a body shot as Young controls the action.
Young prevents a body shot from Verzosa.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Verzosa blocking some punches.
Young swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Verzosa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Young's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Young.
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!
A shot in the inside from Verzosa.
Verzosa misses with some punches.
Verzosa has a couple of punches blocked by Young.
Verzosa is struggling to control the position.
Verzosa has a couple of punches blocked by Young.
Verzosa misses with the head strike.
Verzosa tries to stall but Young uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Young working aggressively here.
Young with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Young throws a knee to the head but misses.
Verzosa lands a left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa throws a punch but it's blocked by Young.
Verzosa tries to work over Young's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Verzosa is struggling to control the position.
Verzosa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Young blocks an uppercut.
Verzosa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Young's elbow.
Verzosa misses with a body punch.
Young misses with a knee strike.
Young fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Young fails to land.
Verzosa is looking to control Young's arms but Young gets an underhook and turns him. Now Verzosa has his back to the cage.
Young tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Verzosa's elbow.
Young lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Verzosa blocking some punches.
Young swings wildly with an uppercut but Verzosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Young throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa tries a body shot but Young blocks it.
Young tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Verzosa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Young lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
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!
Verzosa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Young swings wildly with an uppercut but Verzosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Verzosa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Verzosa blocking some punches.
Verzosa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Young blocks a body shot from Verzosa.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Verzosa.
Verzosa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Young backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Verzosa taking a breather.
Young using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Verzosa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Verzosa lands with a light punch inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Young creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Verzosa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Remedios Verzosa had his way with Ha Young in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Verzosa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Verzosa stuns Young with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Verzosa checks a leg kick.
Verzosa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Young looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Young misses with a straight left.
Young misses with a straight right.
Young misses with a body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Verzosa as he connects with a hook.
Verzosa fails in his attempt to clinch.
A cross from Young lands.
Verzosa tries to clinch up
and Young connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young cracks Verzosa with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Verzosa wants to clinch.
Verzosa misses with a hook. Young ducked under it nicely.

Verzosa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Verzosa lands a body shot in the clinch.
Verzosa lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Young fails to land.
Young prevents a body shot from Verzosa.
A head punch on the inside from Verzosa fails to land.
Young blocks a body shot from Verzosa.
Verzosa throws a head punch that misses.
Verzosa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Verzosa can't find room to land a body shot as Young controls the action.
Remedios Verzosa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young takes a shot to the head.
Young misses with a knee strike.
Young misses with some punches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Verzosa.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Verzosa lands with a right to the head.
Young landing knees to the head.
Young throws a knee to the head but misses.
Verzosa presses Young against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Young tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Verzosa can't find room to land a body shot as Young controls the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young misses with the head strike.
Verzosa just leaning against Young, taking a breather.
Young blocks a body shot from Verzosa.
Young trying to land knees to the body.
Young with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Verzosa.
Verzosa tries to throw a body punch but Young avoids it by throwing Verzosa back against the cage.
Young tries a knee to the head but Verzosa blocks it.
Verzosa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Young lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Verzosa struggles to land a body shot inside as Young controls his hands.
Young with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Young tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Young misses with a punch on the inside.
Verzosa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Verzosa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Verzosa tries to work over Young's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Verzosa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ha Young has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Young misses with a knee to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Verzosa throws a punch but it's blocked by Young.
Verzosa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Verzosa is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Young is keeping busy.
Young scores with a shoulder strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Remedios Verzosa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Verzosa has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Remedios Verzosa!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Remedios Verzosa!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Remedios Verzosa!

Remedios Verzosa wins by unanimous decision!
Remedios Verzosa retains his middleweight title!
Remedios Verzosa made sure to mention his sponsor, Project Mayhem in his post fight interview.