PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Amaral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Romulus Veres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Amaral
vs
Veres

189 cm
40
194 lbs
36 - 21 - 0

180 cm
31
188 lbs
20 - 4 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Pit Bull Development

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 36 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rafael Amaral!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Romulus Veres!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amaral ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Veres moves away.
Veres throws a leg kick but Amaral sees it coming and checks it nicely.
It appears Amaral was looking to counter with a kick there.
Veres takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Amaral throws a sloppy head kick
and Veres counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Veres pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Veres's corner calls for a 1-2. Veres obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Veres throws a body shot but no joy.
Romulus Veres seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good leg kick by Veres there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Veres digs a good hook to Amaral's body.
Veres throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Veres connects with an inside leg kick.
Veres lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Veres throws a front kick that sends Amaral stumbling back into the cage.
Veres throws a sloppy head kick and Amaral moves out of range easily.
As Veres backs away, Amaral returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Veres looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A swing and a miss from Veres.
Amaral jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Amaral looks to land a body kick but Veres moved away.
A low kick from Veres misses
and Amaral counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Veres misses with a left hand
and Amaral cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Veres fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Veres misses with an uppercut.
Veres throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Amaral blocks a head kick by Veres.
Veres tries a head kick but it misses.
Amaral looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Veres. Amaral shrugs it off though.
A low kick from Veres is predictable there
and Amaral counters with a nice body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veres throws a head kick but Amaral moves out of range.
Veres throws a half hearted mid kick.
And Amaral counters with a quick kick to the body but Veres blocks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Veres. Amaral does a little dance to reset his feet.
Veres fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Veres.
Jab, jab by Veres - just one landing.
Veres lands a glancing blow to the side of Amaral's head.
Veres connects with a crisp jab.
Veres throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Amaral sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It looked like Amaral was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Veres throws an overhand right that lands on Amaral's shoulder, as Amaral tries to avoid the shot.
Amaral lets loose with a powerful body kick. Veres will feel that in the morning.
Veres throws a looping overhand right but Amaral ducks down to avoid it.
Veres swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amaral throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Veres shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Amaral throws a leg kick
and Veres counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Amaral ducks under a wild hook from Veres.
Veres misses with a straight right.
Veres just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromAmaral.
Nice jab there from Veres.
Veres lets loose with a powerful body kick. Amaral will feel that in the morning.
Veres scores with a decent looking hook.
Veres lands a nice looking kick to the body. Amaral takes a step back to recover.
Veres throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Veres throws a leg kick which misses Amaral's front leg but catches the back leg as Amaral tries to avoid it.
Veres throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veres throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Amaral counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Veres thinking.
A clash of legs there as Amaral blocks the low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Veres throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Amaral walks into a jab.
Amaral steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Veres.
Veres lands a glancing blow to the side of Amaral's head.
Veres scores with a hook to the body. Amaral takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Veres scores with a shot to the body.
Veres throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Amaral sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Veres tries a head kick but it misses.
Amaral is looking to counter with a body kick.
Veres misses with a kick to the body.
A swing and a miss from Veres.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Romulus Veres dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A looping hook to the body misses from Veres. Amaral does a little dance to reset his feet.
Amaral takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Veres throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Amaral defending well as Veres loads up on a big left hand.
Veres throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Amaral tried to counter with a leg kick but Veres avoided it.
Veres misses with a body shot.
Amaral throws a counter high kick but Veres was just alert enough to avoid it.
Amaral tries to land a front kick but Veres steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Veres misses with a hook
and Amaral connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Veres connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Amaral momentarily.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Amaral might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Veres misses with a wild body shot.
Amaral throws a quick counter kick to the body but Veres avoids it.
Amaral takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Amaral swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little jabbing left from Veres on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Veres blocks the body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Veres misses with a low kick.
Veres scores with a shot to the body.
Veres has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Amaral cracks Veres with a good jab.
Amaral gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Veres fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Amaral looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Veres throws out a loose jab but Amaral uses good head movement to avoid it.
Veres tries to land a front kick but Amaral steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Veres misses with an uppercut.
Amaral appears to be looking for a big counter.
Veres scores with a jab. Amaral acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Veres delivers a nice body kick.
Veres cracks Amaral with an open hand slap.
Veres misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Amaral counters with a body kick that stops Veres in his tracks momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Amaral drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Veres misses with a looping right.
Veres throws an overhand right that lands on Amaral's shoulder, as Amaral tries to avoid the shot.
As Veres looks to move away, Amaral throws a big counter combo but Veres just gets out of the way.
Veres does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Veres throws a wild body kick that Amaral sees coming a mile off.
Veres throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Amaral uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Veres.
Amaral looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Veres throws a half hearted mid kick.
Veres pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Amaral was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Romulus Veres seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Veres walks into a jab.
Veres misses with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veres swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Amaral counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Amaral ducks under a wild hook from Veres.
Veres throws a half hearted mid kick.
Veres dips to his left and cracks Amaral with an uppercut!
Amaral takes a jab right on the kisser.
Veres looks to land a right hand but Amaral moved out of range.
Veres keeps Amaral at a distance using the push kick.
Veres ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Amaral moves away.
Veres scores with a jab to the body.
Veres throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A cross from Veres lands.
Veres looks to throw the jab but Amaral is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Veres.
Amaral avoids a kick to the body.
Amaral is looking to counter punch.
Amaral takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Amaral slips under a jab from Veres.
Amaral appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Veres throws a right and a left that Amaral avoids nicely.
Amaral swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Amaral is looking to wear down Veres with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Veres with a nice cross.
Veres tries to clinch up.
Amaral will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A jab from Veres misses.
Amaral was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Amaral throws a head kick that misses.
Veres misses with a low kick.
Amaral displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Veres throws out the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Amaral on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice jab there from Veres.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Veres fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Amaral looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Veres lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Amaral at a distance.
Amaral blocks a low kick nicely.
Amaral takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Veres thuds a left hand into Amaral's body.
Veres throws a right and a left that Amaral avoids nicely.
Amaral is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Veres scores with a jab to the body.
Amaral steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Veres.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amaral ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Veres moves away.
Veres throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
It looked like Amaral was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Veres.
Veres scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Veres throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amaral displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Veres throws out the jab.
Amaral blocks the body kick.
Veres just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromAmaral.
Veres misses with an uppercut.
Veres misses with a left hand
and Amaral counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Veres wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Veres uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Veres throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Veres swings widly with a right hand
and Amaral finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Amaral blocks a leg kick.
Amaral fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Veres manages to avoid it.
A nice side step and Veres releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
An inside leg kick from Amaral misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amaral throws a half hearted mid kick.
A head kick misses from Veres.
Amaral throwing a counter right hand but Veres manages to avoid it.
Veres buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Amaral jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Veres throws a body kick that misses.
It looked like Amaral wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Veres keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Veres pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Veres connects with a leg kick. Amaral looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Veres connects with a body shot.
Amaral looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Veres misses with a looping left.
Amaral uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Veres misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Amaral to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veres connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Amaral is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Amaral moves out of range of the strikes.
Amaral staying out of range there.
An attempted straight right counter from Amaral misses the target.
A shot to the body from Veres misses
and Amaral counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Amaral drops his hands momentarily and Veres takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Amaral moves out of range of the body kick from Veres.
Amaral moves out of range of the body kick from Veres.
Amaral throws a counter high kick but Veres was just alert enough to avoid it.
Veres throws the left hand but Amaral avoids the punch easily.
Amaral appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Veres throws a sloppy head kick
and Amaral cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Veres jabs Amaral right on the nose. Amaral blinks but takes it well.
Veres misses the shot to the body.
Amaral was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Rafael Amaral has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amaral steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Veres. That one must have hurt.
Veres fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Veres fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Amaral on the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Veres chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Veres lands a jab to the head.
Veres scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Amaral will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Veres scores with a leg kick.
Veres misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Amaral.

And that's the end of the fight!
Romulus Veres comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Veres has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Romulus Veres!
Romulus Veres decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Rafael Amaral was interviewed post fight and said 'I'll be back!!!!'.