PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anders Funk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Verama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Verama has chosen Swing It Away as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Funk
vs
Verama

184 cm
27
205 lbs
11 - 4 - 1

188 cm
27
207 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anders Funk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hector Verama!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Funk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Verama.
Verama has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Verama tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Funk was well out of range. Poor timing from Verama.
Verama swings widly with a right hand
and Funk counters with a nice leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Funk.
Verama throws an overhand right that lands on Funk's shoulder, as Funk tries to avoid the shot.
Funk with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Verama lands a really nice looking cross but Funk seems unphased.
Verama misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Funk tries a low kick but Verama avoids it.
Verama throws a body shot but no joy.
Funk scores with a spinning back kick!
Funk jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Funk. Verama does a little dance to reset his feet.
Verama now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Funk has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Academy of Arse Whoopers in the buildup to the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Funk thumps Verama with a low kick.
Funk swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Funk takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Verama bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Funk. Verama shrugs it off though.

Funk closes the distance and clinches.
Funk misses with a punch to the body.
Verama doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Funk stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Verama can't find room to land a body shot as Funk controls the action.
Funk works on Verama's body with a couple of short punches.
Verama tries a body shot but Funk blocks it.
Verama tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Funk.
Nice body punch from Funk - that landed with a thud.
Funk blocks a body shot from Verama.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verama goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Verama misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Verama.
Funk lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Funk has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nice body punch from Verama.
Verama lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Funk.
Verama blocks an uppercut.
Funk working aggressively here.
Verama scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Funk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Funk is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Verama is keeping busy.
Verama lands a right hand that snaps the head of Funk backwards.
Funk misses with a body punch.
Verama tries a body shot but Funk blocks it.
Funk misses with some punches.
Verama tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Funk's elbow.
Funk working aggressively here.
Verama lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Funk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Funk - that landed with a thud.

Funk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Verama takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Funk looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Verama misses with a left hand
and Funk counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Funk scores with a leg kick.
Funk throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Verama misses with an uppercut. Funk saw that one coming.
Verama uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Funk.
Funk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Verama was well out of range. Poor timing from Funk.
Funk tries to clinch there but Verama circles away.
Verama ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funk lands with a nice body punch.
Funk's corner calls for a 1-2. Funk obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Verama.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Verama throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Funk takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Verama misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Funk.
Funk digs a good hook to Verama's body.
A low kick from Verama misses
and Funk counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Verama thinking.
Funk throws a leg kick but Verama sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Funk bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Verama motions for Funk to come forward. Verama throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circling - Funk throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anders Funk dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Verama throws a lazy right hand but Funk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Verama looks to score with a jab to the body but Funk is just out of range.
Funk throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Verama sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Verama on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Funk. Funk obviously looking to wear him down.
Verama throws a low kick, looking for Funk's leg but Funk calmly moves out of range.
Funk moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Verama keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Verama appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Funk looks to score with a jab to the body but Verama is just out of range.
Verama gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Funk.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Verama swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Verama connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Funk's hands.
Funk throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and Verama counters with a single leg into guard. Funk didn't expect that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Verama content to stall in guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Verama postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Verama pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Funk is keeping the position for now.
Verama content to stall in guard here.
Verama stands and throws Funk's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Funk is trying to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Verama content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
An elbow from Verama crashes against the mat.
The strikes coming from Verama are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Verama tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Verama has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Verama looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funk holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Verama has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Verama thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Verama tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Verama working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Verama wants to control but Funk is keeping him busy.

Verama swings around for an armbar but Funk sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Verama's guard.
Verama is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Funk has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Funk wants to control from the top but Verama keeps moving.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Verama is trying to control the position but Funk postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hector Verama showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Verama fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Funk checks it well.
Verama scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Funk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Verama avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Verama raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Verama moves out of range as Funk strikes.
Funk jabs Verama right on the nose. Verama blinks but takes it well.
Verama checks a low kick from Funk.
Verama lands a nice leg kick that just misses Funk's sensitive parts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Verama throws a head kick that Funk semi-blocks.
A big left from Funk misses.
Verama looks for the body kick but Funk saw that one coming.
Funk pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Verama tries to counter by closing the distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Verama throws a low kick but Funk moves out of range easily.
Anders Funk is winning the standup battle so far.
Verama misses with a right hand
and Funk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Funk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Verama feints and as Funk raises his hands in defense, Verama changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Verama trying to control but Funk is working from the bottom.
Funk controls Verama momentarily but Verama frees himself.
Hector Verama has got the better of the ground game so far.
Verama trying to control but Funk is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funk working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Verama.
Verama wants to control from the top but Funk keeps moving.
Verama pushes down on Funk's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Verama passes to side control.

Verama goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Funk has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Verama but great work by Funk.
Verama tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Verama is still trying to improve position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verama looking for a sweep but Funk has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Verama is looking to improve his position but Funk isn't that keen on the idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Verama is trying to reverse the position but instead Funk has taken his back - oops!
Funk controlling well, preventing Verama from escaping the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Verama trying to control the action but Funk just sinks the hooks in.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hector Verama.
I think Verama has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Hector Verama!
Our winner, Hector Verama, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.