PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Toyotomi Ieyasu (ranked 4976 p4p, 5857 weight class) and Klaus Von Alkum (ranked 527 p4p, 516 weight class). Ieyasu comes to the cage accompanied by Traitors by Homemade Weapons. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Ieyasu
vs
Von Alkum

180 cm
21
168
2 - 3 - 0

181 cm
22
160
2 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Toyotomi Ieyasu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Klaus Von Alkum!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jonathan Paton and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Alkum misses with a right hand
and Ieyasu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Von Alkum moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ieyasu blocks a head kick by Von Alkum.
Von Alkum keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Von Alkum unleashes a big counter combination but Ieyasu bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Von Alkum misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice takedown defense from Von Alkum. No joy for Ieyasu on that attempt.
Ieyasu throws a hook to the side of Von Alkum's head but Von Alkum sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Von Alkum tries a quick counter leg kick but Ieyasu is wise to it.
Ieyasu fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Ieyasu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Von Alkum was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Ieyasu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ieyasu backing away here, and Von Alkum unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Klaus Von Alkum is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ieyasu misses with a body shot
and Von Alkum counters with a nice body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Von Alkum.
Nice sprawl there from Von Alkum as Ieyasu shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Toyotomi Ieyasu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Von Alkum tries to clinch there but Ieyasu circles away.

Von Alkum rushes Ieyasu and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Von Alkum blocks a body shot from Ieyasu.
A nice right hand lands inside from Von Alkum.
Von Alkum blocking some punches.
Ieyasu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ieyasu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Von Alkum leaning against his opponent.
Von Alkum just leaning against Ieyasu, taking a breather.
Ieyasu is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Von Alkum to keep the fight standing.
Von Alkum misses with the head strike.
Ieyasu taking a breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Alkum trying to stall but Ieyasu improves his position.
Ieyasu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Von Alkum.
Von Alkum scores with a nice hook to the head.
Von Alkum working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Von Alkum.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ieyasu misses with some punches.
Von Alkum holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ieyasu scores with a shot to the side of Von Alkum's head.
Von Alkum blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ieyasu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Von Alkum backwards.
Ieyasu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Von Alkum blocking some punches.
Von Alkum holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ieyasu tries a body shot but Von Alkum blocks it.
Von Alkum doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ieyasu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Von Alkum's elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Von Alkum.
Ieyasu is trying to stall.
Ieyasu is looking for a takedown.
Von Alkum digs a right hand underneath Ieyasu's ribcage. Ieyasu let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A bit of stalling here from Von Alkum.
Von Alkum lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
I was talking to Ieyasu's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Ieyasu is trying to pull guard but Von Alkum has him pressed against the cage.
Ieyasu misses with the head strike.
Ieyasu prevents a body shot from Von Alkum.
Ieyasu changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Von Alkum fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ieyasu misses with a hook
and Von Alkum counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ieyasu's knee momentarily.
Von Alkum lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ieyasu at a distance.
Ieyasu throws a front kick aimed at Von Alkum's knee but Von Alkum avoids it well.
Ieyasu moves in looking to clinch but Von Alkum pushes him off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Alkum steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ieyasu.
Ieyasu misses with a jab to the body
and Von Alkum counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ieyasu checks a low kick from Von Alkum.
Von Alkum fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ieyasu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Von Alkum lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ieyasu at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ieyasu throws a jab when Von Alkum was well out of range.
Ieyasu stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Von Alkum.
Ieyasu is looking to clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as Ieyasu blocks the leg kick.
Von Alkum keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Klaus Von Alkum dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Von Alkum misses with a head kick.
Ieyasu looks for a takedown but Von Alkum sprawls well.
Ieyasu's corner calls for a 1-2. Ieyasu obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Klaus Von Alkum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Von Alkum connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Von Alkum takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Von Alkum with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ieyasu tries to close the distance and clinch but Von Alkum swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Von Alkum tries to clinch but Ieyasu moves out of range.
It looked like Ieyasu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Von Alkum slaps away a takedown attempt from Ieyasu, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ieyasu moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromVon Alkum.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ieyasu shoots for a takedown but Von Alkum saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Von Alkum appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Toyotomi Ieyasu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Von Alkum connects with a solid leg kick.
Ieyasu walks into a left hand.
Von Alkum will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ieyasu changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Von Alkum looks to land a right hand but Ieyasu moved out of range.
Von Alkum throws a leg kick which misses Ieyasu's front leg but catches the back leg as Ieyasu tries to avoid it.
Ieyasu shoots in for a takedown but Von Alkum shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ieyasu blocks a head kick by Von Alkum.
Von Alkum checks the leg kick.
Von Alkum with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Alkum throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ieyasu takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ieyasu swinging wildly here.
Von Alkum connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ieyasu throws a body punch but Von Alkum moves out of range.
Ieyasu is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ieyasu takes a swing at Von Alkum's ribcage but misses.
Ieyasu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Von Alkum sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ieyasu gets tackled into the cage by Von Alkum. Von Alkum maintains the clinch.
Ieyasu misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Von Alkum.
A short right from Ieyasu on the inside.
Von Alkum throws a punch but it's blocked by Ieyasu.
Von Alkum misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ieyasu is looking to break free of the clinch but Von Alkum has double underhooks.
Von Alkum working aggressively here.
Von Alkum stalling in the clinch.

Von Alkum's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ieyasu checks the leg kick.
Von Alkum looks to land a right hand but Ieyasu moved out of range.
Ieyasu wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ieyasu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Von Alkum.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ieyasu.
Von Alkum lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ieyasu throws a jab when Von Alkum was well out of range.
Ieyasu misses with an uppercut
and Von Alkum counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Von Alkum connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ieyasu closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Von Alkum checks a leg kick.
Von Alkum tries to work over Ieyasu's front leg with a kick but Ieyasu checks it.
Von Alkum has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Some bone on bone action there as Ieyasu checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Klaus Von Alkum showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Von Alkum listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Ieyasu is rocked!
Von Alkum measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Ieyasu! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Klaus Von Alkum!
During a confident post fight interview, Klaus Von Alkum thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.