PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michal Ver Kittenhoven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Lase (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michal Ver Kittenhoven has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Ver Kittenhoven
vs
Lase

225 cm
22
300 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

190 cm
23
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michal Ver Kittenhoven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tony Lase!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Taro Takaoka and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ver Kittenhoven swinging wilding here.
Ver Kittenhoven misses with a two punch combination.
A punch combination from Ver Kittenhoven misses.
Ver Kittenhoven wants to clinch up but Lase keeps it at a distance.
Lase lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ver Kittenhoven is breathing heavily.

Lase gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lase with a knee to the head.
Ver Kittenhoven wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lase landing knees to the body.
Lase landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lase with a knee to the head.

It looks like Michal Ver Kittenhoven has been cut.
Lase with a knee to the head.
Lase connects with a knee to the head.
Lase unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ver Kittenhoven lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lase with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Lase decides to pull guard.
Lase wants to stand and escape but Ver Kittenhoven is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ver Kittenhoven throws a big right hand that misses.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Lase has eaten all the pies!
Ver Kittenhoven throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ver Kittenhoven stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lase swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Lase pushes Ver Kittenhoven off and scrambles back to his feet.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lase!
Ver Kittenhoven swats away the attempt to clinch by Lase.

Lase takes the fight into the clinch.

Lase gets control of Ver Kittenhoven's arms and successfully pulls guard. Lase will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Lase is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ver Kittenhoven is controlling him.
Ver Kittenhoven looking to pass the guard.
Ver Kittenhoven stops Lase from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ver Kittenhoven throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lase works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Lase wriggles free and stands up.
Ver Kittenhoven swats away the attempt to clinch by Lase.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Lase forces Ver Kittenhoven back against the cage and clinches.
Lase fails to pull guard.
Ver Kittenhoven is trying to break the clinch but Lase has him pressed against the cage.
Ver Kittenhoven takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lase obliges.
Knees to the body from Lase.
Lase putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ver Kittenhoven in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ver Kittenhoven wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lase with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lase with a knee to the head.
Ver Kittenhoven misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lase lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Lase drags the fight down to the ground.
Ver Kittenhoven stops Lase from standing up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ver Kittenhoven trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ver Kittenhoven loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Lase has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Ver Kittenhoven off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

Lase rushes Ver Kittenhoven and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lase lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ver Kittenhoven is trying to break free.
Lase landing knees to the head.
Lase unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ver Kittenhoven lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lase connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ver Kittenhoven's face.
Lase landing knees to the head.

Ver Kittenhoven is rocked!
Lase lands a big knee to the head and Ver Kittenhoven goes down! Lase pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony Lase!