PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roger Lin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timo Verhoost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Verhoost has chosen A minute of your time - Tom Jones as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lin
vs
Verhoost

175 cm
28
185 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

168 cm
21
185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Great wrestler
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roger Lin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Timo Verhoost!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Verhoost manages to avoid it.
Lin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Verhoost lands with a shot to the body.
Lin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Verhoost manages to avoid it.
Verhoost fails with an attempt to clinch.
Verhoost lands a nice looking body shot.
Lin throws an overhand right that lands on Verhoost's shoulder, as Verhoost tries to avoid the shot.
Nice body punch from Verhoost.
Lin fails with a takedown attempt.
Lin is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Verhoost as he jumps to the side.
Verhoost takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Roger Lin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Verhoost. Lin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Verhoost moves in looking to clinch but Lin pushes him off.

Verhoost moves into the clinch.
Verhoost with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Verhoost effectively controlling the action here.
Verhoost landing knees to the head.

It looks like Roger Lin has been cut.
Verhoost lands a knee to the head.

Lin is rocked!
Verhoost throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lin blocks it with crossed arms.
Oh Lin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Verhoost using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Verhoost looking to throw knees to the head but Lin is blocking nicely.
Verhoost tries to land a knee to the head but Lin blocks with his arms.
Verhoost misses with a knee to the head.
Verhoost throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lin blocks it with crossed arms.
Verhoost throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lin blocks it with crossed arms.
Verhoost with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Verhoost misses with a knee to the head.
Verhoost looking to throw knees to the head but Lin is blocking nicely.
Lin tries to score a body lock takedown but Verhoost shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roger Lin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Verhoost with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Verhoost looking to throw knees to the head but Lin is blocking nicely.
Verhoost looking to throw knees to the head but Lin is blocking nicely.
Lin tries for a takedown. No joy.
Verhoost tries to land a knee to the head but Lin blocks with his arms.
Lin looking for a takedown.
Verhoost tries to land a knee to the head but Lin blocks with his arms.
Verhoost misses with a knee strike.
Verhoost misses with a knee strike.
Lin is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Verhoost pulls him back up using the underhooks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Verhoost tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lin wants to take the fight to the mat but Verhoost manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Verhoost misses with a knee strike.
Verhoost using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Verhoost throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lin blocks it with crossed arms.
Verhoost tries to land a knee to the head but Lin blocks with his arms.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lin as Verhoost tries to tie him up.
Lin seems to have got his legs back now.
Verhoost is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Lin has denied him.
Lin looking for a takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lin has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Verhoost is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Lin can't get the takedown.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Verhoost obliges.
Verhoost prevents the takedown attempt.
Verhoost lands a knee to the head.
Verhoost landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Verhoost stalling against the cage.
Verhoost lands a big knee! That's hurt Lin! Oh, he's all over the place! Verhoost lands another knee that sends Lin to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Timo Verhoost!
Timo Verhoost really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Down Under Supplements (AXES) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.