PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick Verheij (ranked 1620 p4p, 189 weight class) and Amir Abdallah (ranked 2235 p4p, 264 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Verheij
vs
Abdallah

195 cm
26
240 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

186 cm
26
236 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nick Verheij!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Amir Abdallah!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Michael Johnstone and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Verheij takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Abdallah looks to land a left hand but Verheij moved out of range nicely.
Abdallah ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Abdallah on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Verheij throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Abdallah sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Verheij takes one on the button.
Abdallah misses with a hook. Verheij ducked under it nicely.
Verheij throws a jab when Abdallah was well out of range.
Verheij seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Abdallah misses with a body punch
enabling Verheij to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab from Abdallah does it's job there.
Abdallah slips under a jab from Verheij.
Abdallah lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Verheij cracks Abdallah with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Abdallah jabs at Verheij's body.
Verheij steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Abdallah.
Abdallah slips under a jab.
Verheij throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Verheij slips under a jab from Abdallah.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Verheij keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Verheij was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Abdallah uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Verheij.
Abdallah throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Abdallah lands a nice shot that snaps Verheij's head back.
Abdallah keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Verheij bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Verheij misses with an uppercut. Abdallah saw that one coming.
Abdallah throws a jab but it's blocked by Verheij.
Verheij moves out of range of the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Verheij.
Verheij throws a lazy right hand but Abdallah sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Abdallah tests Verheij's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Abdallah misses with a shot to the body
and Verheij counters with a nice uppercut.
Abdallah has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Abdallah slips a jab and a cross from Verheij.
Verheij moves away from the strike by Abdallah.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verheij ducks under a wild hook from Abdallah.
Abdallah with a nice cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abdallah with a jab.
Verheij moves forwards but Abdallah connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Abdallah scores with a nice head shot.
Abdallah throws a jab but it's blocked by Verheij.
Verheij throwing a counter right hand but Abdallah manages to avoid it.
A jab from Abdallah misses.
Abdallah jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Abdallah throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Abdallah bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Verheij misses with an uppercut
and Abdallah counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Abdallah missing with a left hand there. Verheij was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Abdallah cracks Verheij with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Verheij avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Verheij is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Abdallah lands a nice looking body shot.
Abdallah is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Verheij had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Abdallah lands a jab to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Abdallah misses
and Verheij counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Abdallah ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Abdallah connects with a crisp jab.
Abdallah misses with a right hand
and Verheij connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Abdallah dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Abdallah slips under a jab.
Abdallah staying out of range there.
A swing and a miss from Abdallah.
Verheij looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Verheij scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Verheij misses with a straight right.
Abdallah throws a poor cross that misses
and Verheij connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Verheij has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Abdallah finds it's way round the side to connect with Verheij's head.
Abdallah moves into range and connects with a jab.
Verheij takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Abdallah throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Verheij jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Abdallah scores with a hook to the body. Verheij takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Abdallah lands with a good body shot.
Abdallah throws a jab when Verheij was well out of range.
Verheij blocks a jab.
Abdallah looks to throw the jab but Verheij is out of range.
Verheij swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Abdallah swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Abdallah cracks a nice hook into Verheij's ribs.
Verheij just misses with a punch to the body.
Abdallah tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Verheij was well out of range. Poor timing from Abdallah.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Abdallah connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Verheij momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Abdallah. Verheij does a little dance to reset his feet.
Verheij jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Abdallah looks to score with a jab to the body but Verheij is just out of range.
Verheij was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Amir Abdallah dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Verheij is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Verheij misses with an uppercut.
Verheij misses with a left hand
letting Abdallah counter with a right hand.
Verheij defending well as Abdallah loads up on a big left hand.
A punch combination from Verheij misses.
Verheij looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Abdallah jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Verheij. Abdallah does a little dance to reset his feet.
Abdallah throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Verheij on the side of the head.
Verheij is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Abdallah with a nice cross.
Abdallah misses with a straight right.
Verheij misses with a two punch combination.
Abdallah has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Verheij throws a hook to the side of Abdallah's head but Abdallah sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab from Abdallah does it's job there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abdallah moves into range and connects with a jab.
Abdallah cracks Verheij with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Abdallah lands a right hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdallah throws a shot from downtown. Verheij moves away and avoids it.
Verheij looks to score with a jab to the body but Abdallah is just out of range.
Abdallah lands a jab to Verheij's midsection.
Verheij ducks under a wild hook from Abdallah.
Verheij swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Abdallah stuns Verheij with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Verheij is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Abdallah.
Abdallah throws a hook to the side of Verheij's head but Verheij sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A counter left hand to the body from Verheij misses its target.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Verheij might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Abdallah thuds his right hand into Verheij's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Abdallah throws an off balance right hand
and Verheij counters with a stiff right hand.
Abdallah misses with a hook to the body
and Verheij counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Abdallah thinking.
A shot to the liver by Abdallah. Beautiful body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Abdallah lands with a good body shot.
Abdallah lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Verheij has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Verheij takes one to the side of the head.

Abdallah cracks Verheij with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Verheij looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Abdallah finish him?

Verheij is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdallah throws a pinpoint strike between Verheij's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Verheij crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Abdallah scores a great knockout victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Amir Abdallah!
Amir Abdallah managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, After School Syndicate, into his post fight interview.