PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alistair Verhoeven (ranked 7108 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Credible (ranked 3655 p4p, 0 weight class). Justin Credible will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Verhoeven
vs
Credible

166 cm
29
154 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

180 cm
34
154 lbs
15 - 12 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alistair Verhoeven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Justin Credible!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Patrick Alders and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Verhoeven swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Credible counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Verhoeven throws a body kick that misses.
Credible blocks a head kick by Verhoeven.
Verhoeven throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Credible counters with a good low kick that Verhoeven was not able to check.
Verhoeven throws a poor cross that misses
and Credible connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Credible drives through and clinches with Verhoeven against the cage.
Credible misses with a hook to the ribs.
Verhoeven unloads a knee to the mid-section. Credible lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Credible wants to stall.
Credible scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Credible crunches a lovely knee into Verhoeven's ribcage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Credible.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Credible misses with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Credible is looking to control Verhoeven's arms but Verhoeven gets an underhook and turns him. Now Credible has his back to the cage.
Verhoeven throws a knee to the head but misses.
Credible lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Credible tries to stall but Verhoeven uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Verhoeven missing with knees to the body.
Verhoeven is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Credible is defending well for now.
Verhoeven stalling the fight.
Verhoeven tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Verhoeven is stalling here.
Credible pushes Verhoeven back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Verhoeven is trying to push Credible away but Credible has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A hook to the body from Credible.
Credible blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Credible.
Credible prevents Verhoeven from breaking the clinch.
Credible working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Verhoeven struggles to land a body shot inside as Credible controls his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verhoeven is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short left from Credible.
Verhoeven is breathing heavily.
Credible lands a right hand that snaps the head of Verhoeven backwards.
A short right from Credible on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Credible lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Verhoeven backwards.
Credible working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Verhoeven looking to stall.
Credible presses Verhoeven against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Credible looking to slow down the pace here.
Verhoeven misses with a knee to the head.
Credible lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Verhoeven.
Credible lands with a light punch inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Credible.
Credible is trying to maintain a safe position but Verhoeven gets an underhook and turns Credible into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Credible lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from Credible on the inside.
Credible throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Credible throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Verhoevens head.
Credible lands a body punch in the clinch.
Credible works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right handed body shot lands from Credible.
A left hand lands to the body for Credible.
A short left from Credible.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Credible.
Credible lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Verhoeven backwards.
Nice body punch from Credible.
Credible is working Verhoeven over against the cage.
Credible lands a left hand.

Verhoeven is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Credible lands a nice shot to the body.
Credible tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Verhoeven's elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Credible.
Credible lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Credible digs a right hand into Verhoeven's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Verhoeven's gas tank.
Credible lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Credible taking a breather.
Credible digs a right hand underneath Verhoeven's ribcage. Verhoeven let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Credible lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Verhoeven backwards.
A hook to the body from Credible.
Credible doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Credible lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Verhoeven or not.
Credible lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Verhoeven or not.
Credible scores with a shot to the side of Verhoeven's head.
Oh Verhoeven is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A nice right hand lands inside from Credible.
Credible scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Credible on the inside.
Credible tries to stall but Verhoeven uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Justin Credible 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.

Credible connects with a stiff jab that staggers Verhoeven - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Justin Credible!
Justin Credible managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Red Light Coffeeshop, into his post fight interview.