PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Adam East (ranked 507 p4p, 724 weight class) and Klaus Von Alkum (ranked 77 p4p, 110 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

East
vs
Von Alkum

178 cm
26
159
13 - 5 - 0

181 cm
26
160
9 - 4 - 0

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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 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Adam East!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Klaus Von Alkum!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
East avoids a kick to the body.
East has been working on his boxing with his coaches at in shig we trust in the buildup to the fight.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Von Alkum.
As Von Alkum looks to move away, East throws a big counter combo but Von Alkum just gets out of the way.
Von Alkum dips to his left and cracks East with an uppercut!
Von Alkum tries to land a front kick but East steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
East swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A slow jab from East misses its intended target.
East misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Alkum lands with a thumping leg kick.
Von Alkum loads up on a big right hand but East slips the punch.
A little feinted left hand from East on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from East misses the target.
East misses with an uppercut.
Von Alkum looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Some bone on bone action there as East checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
As Von Alkum looks to move away, East throws a big counter combo but Von Alkum just gets out of the way.
East fails to land with a series of punches.
Von Alkum raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from East. Von Alkum does a little dance to reset his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from East misses the target.
Von Alkum has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as East is landing a low percentage of strikes.
East avoids a kick to the body.
A quick step to the side and East tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Von Alkum slips under a jab.
Von Alkum appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Alkum misses with a body punch
letting East counter with a right hand.
Von Alkum tries to land a front kick but East steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
East was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
East waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Von Alkum.
Von Alkum steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
East walks into a stiff left hand from Von Alkum.
East misses with a hook. Von Alkum ducked under it nicely.
East throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Von Alkum counters with an inside leg kick.
Von Alkum throws a nice inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Von Alkum.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Alkum tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but East was well out of range. Poor timing from Von Alkum.
East connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
East ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Von Alkum moves away.
Von Alkum fakes a jab and throws a low kick but East checks it well.
Von Alkum throws the kick towards the body but East avoids it.
A little feinted left hand from East on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Von Alkum throws a right hand that misses
and East counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
East misses with a wild body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Alkum ducks under a wild hook from East.
East lands with a nice body punch.
Von Alkum lands a nice leg kick that just misses East's sensitive parts.
East throws a lazy uppercut
and Von Alkum counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A looping hook to the body misses from East. Von Alkum does a little dance to reset his feet.
Von Alkum follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Von Alkum avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
East throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Von Alkum! But no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Adam East will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Von Alkum pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Von Alkum is looking to land body kicks.
Von Alkum lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The fighters circling - East throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
East misses with a right hand
and Von Alkum counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
East fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Von Alkum manages to avoid it.
Von Alkum feints a counter leg kick.
East throws an off balance right hand
and Von Alkum counters with a slapping leg kick.
Von Alkum throws a wild body kick that East sees coming a mile off.
East was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Alkum misses with a leg kick
and Von Alkum takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Klaus Von Alkum seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Von Alkum lands a high kick!
Von Alkum fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Von Alkum slips a jab from East.
East misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Von Alkum appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
East throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Von Alkum throws a fast counter high kick but East manages to duck under it in time.
East walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
East throws a lazy right hand but Von Alkum sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Von Alkum with a jab.
East waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Von Alkum.
Good leg kick by Von Alkum.
This has been an exciting period of action!
East uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Von Alkum.
Von Alkum uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by East.
Von Alkum lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Von Alkum throws a sloppy head kick and East moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Alkum lands with a thumping leg kick.
East goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Von Alkum throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
An attempted straight right counter from East misses the target.
Von Alkum misses with a head kick.
It looked like East was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Von Alkum.
Von Alkum tries to land a leg kick but East saw it coming and moves away.
An attempted straight right counter from East misses the target.
East jabbing away but nothing is landing.
East is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Von Alkum drops his hands momentarily and East takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
East throws a jab but it's blocked by Von Alkum.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
East fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Von Alkum manages to avoid it.
East avoids the body shot from Von Alkum.
East throws a hook but Von Alkum avoids it easily.
East scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Von Alkum misses with a head kick.
East takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Von Alkum looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Klaus Von Alkum will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

East swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And Von Alkum responds with a good body kick, but East manages to step out the way in time.
Von Alkum tries a head kick but it misses.
East looks to throw the jab but Von Alkum is out of range.
Von Alkum was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
East bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Von Alkum's head backwards.
East lands a right hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Alkum pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A little feinted left hand from East on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
East blocks a jab.
It looked like East was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
East throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
East just misses with a punch to the body.
Von Alkum thinks about the counter body kick.
East misses the jab.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Von Alkum goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
East walks forward, straight into a front kick from Von Alkum.
East will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Von Alkum connects with an inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Alkum tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A little feinted left hand from East on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Von Alkum just misses with a punch to the body.
East throws a shot to the body.
East checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A quick step to the side and East tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Von Alkum ducks under a wild hook from East.
Von Alkum slips under a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
East dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
East with a hook.
A punch combination from East misses.
East misses the jab.
That kick from Von Alkum tenderised East's leg. East is trying to keep his angry face on.
Von Alkum scoring well with a low kick there.
Von Alkum keeps East at a distance using the push kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
East throws a hook but Von Alkum blocks it.
Von Alkum thinks about the counter body kick.
Von Alkum bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Von Alkum throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Von Alkum thows a body kick. East tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
East lands a body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Von Alkum throws a front kick aimed at East's knee but East avoids it well.
It looked like East wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sloppy strikes from Von Alkum. Those never looked like landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Adam East.
I think East has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Adam East!
Our winner, Adam East, 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.