PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Erik Flugentaggen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitali Klitschko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Flugentaggen
vs
Klitschko

180 cm
25
190 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
19
201 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Erik Flugentaggen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vitali Klitschko!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klitschko cracks Flugentaggen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Flugentaggen has a takedown stuffed.
Flugentaggen misses with an uppercut.
Good shot there by Klitschko.
Klitschko defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Flugentaggen.
Flugentaggen wants to clinch.
Klitschko scores with a jab to the jaw.
Klitschko goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nice takedown defense from Klitschko. No joy for Flugentaggen on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erik Flugentaggen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Flugentaggen fails with a takedown attempt.
Flugentaggen tries for a takedown but Klitschko sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Flugentaggen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Klitschko ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Vitali Klitschko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flugentaggen tries to close the distance and clinch but Klitschko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Klitschko clinches with his opponent.
Klitschko cracks Flugentaggen with a nice body shot.
Klitschko wants to break free but Flugentaggen has control.
Good body shot from Klitschko.
Klitschko has Flugentaggen pushed against the cage.
Klitschko pushes Flugentaggen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Klitschko taking a breather.
Flugentaggen drops down looking for an ankle pick but Klitschko pulls his leg out and moves away.
Flugentaggen is breathing heavily.
Klitschko scores with a body shot.
Flugentaggen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Flugentaggen takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Klitschko scores with a punch to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Klitschko connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Klitschko throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Klitschko throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Klitschko throws a shot to the body.
Klitschko scores with a crisp jab that stopped Flugentaggen in his tracks.
Klitschko cracks a nice hook into Flugentaggen's ribs.
Flugentaggen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Klitschko lands with a nice body punch.
Flugentaggen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Klitschko.
Klitschko throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Klitschko clinches.
Klitschko throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Klitschko lands a body shot in the clinch.
Flugentaggen being controlled against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Klitschko lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Klitschko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Klitschko moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Flugentaggen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Klitschko lands with a slapping head kick.
Klitschko lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Flugentaggen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Klitschko scores with a nice head shot.
Flugentaggen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Klitschko scores with a nice right hand.
Klitschko feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Flugentaggen's calf.
Klitschko stalks Flugentaggen and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Flugentaggen's face. Flugentaggen staggers backwards, shaken.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko lands a head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Klitschko fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Klitschko. Flugentaggen shrugs it off though.
Klitschko tests Flugentaggen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vitali Klitschko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Klitschko lands a right hook to the body.
Klitschko lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Klitschko scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Flugentaggen doesn't seem bothered though.
Klitschko is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Flugentaggen had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Klitschko, as that shot connected.
Good shot there by Klitschko.
Klitschko has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Klitschko lands a right hook to the body.
Klitschko lands a two punch combo.
Klitschko cracks Flugentaggen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Flugentaggen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vitali Klitschko dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Klitschko lands a jab to the head.
Klitschko fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Flugentaggen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Flugentaggen is looking to clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Klitschko.
Klitschko throws a series of punches but Flugentaggen avoids them all with ease.
Klitschko listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Klitschko lands with a nice body punch.
Flugentaggen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Klitschko as he jumps to the side.
Klitschko displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Flugentaggen.
Klitschko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Flugentaggen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Klitschko takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klitschko throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Decent striking displayed by Klitschko there.
Klitschko scores with a shot to the body.
Klitschko delivers a nice body kick.
Klitschko cracks Flugentaggen with an open hand slap.
Flugentaggen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Klitschko lands with a shot to the body.
Klitschko scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Klitschko lands a nice shot to the body.
Klitschko with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Klitschko scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Vitali Klitschko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Klitschko lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Flugentaggen backs up against the cage.

Flugentaggen is rocked!
Flugentaggen ducks right into an uppercut from Klitschko.
Oh Flugentaggen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Flugentaggen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Klitschko cracks a nice hook into Flugentaggen's ribs.
Flugentaggen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Klitschko.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko lands a slapping body shot.
Flugentaggen seems to have got his legs back now.
Klitschko clobbers Flugentaggen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Left hook, right uppercut from Klitschko.
Good shot there by Klitschko.
Klitschko lands a right hook to the body.
Klitschko lands a jab to Flugentaggen's midsection.
Klitschko is working the combinations to good effect here.
Klitschko changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Flugentaggen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Klitschko throws a shot to the body.
Klitschko lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Flugentaggen backs up against the cage.
Klitschko throws a series of strikes that have Flugentaggen backpedaling.
Klitschko connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Klitschko digs a good hook to Flugentaggen's body.
Klitschko scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Flugentaggen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A cross from Klitschko lands.
Klitschko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Erik Flugentaggen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Flugentaggen moves forwards but Klitschko connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Klitschko comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Klitschko darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Flugentaggen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Flugentaggen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Klitschko to score with a decent uppercut.
Klitschko ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Klitschko throws out a powerful jab.
Klitschko digs a good body shot into Flugentaggen's ribs.

Klitschko fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Flugentaggen, pushing him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Flugentaggen fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erik Flugentaggen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice left hand lands by Klitschko.
Klitschko lands with a short shot to the head.
Klitschko digs a right hand underneath Flugentaggen's ribcage. Flugentaggen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Klitschko lands a nice shot to the body.
Klitschko lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Flugentaggen.
Klitschko works on Flugentaggen's body with a couple of short punches.
Klitschko is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Klitschko receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vitali Klitschko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Klitschko stalks Flugentaggen and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Flugentaggen's face. Flugentaggen staggers backwards, shaken.
Flugentaggen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Klitschko fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Flugentaggen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Klitschko scores with a body shot.
Flugentaggen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Flugentaggen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Klitschko.
Klitschko lands with a good body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Klitschko darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Klitschko scores with a punch to the head.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Klitschko!
Klitschko scores with a kick to the midsection.
Klitschko lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Klitschko.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flugentaggen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nice uppercut lands for Klitschko. That snapped Flugentaggen's head back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Flugentaggen takes a kick to the side of the head.
Klitschko fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Klitschko throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice shot by Klitschko.
Klitschko connects with a looping right hand.
Klitschko scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Klitschko connects with a looping right hand.
A left and a right from Klitschko both land. Nice combination.
Good exchange - Klitschko coming out on top.
Klitschko connects with a body shot.
Klitschko goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Klitschko throws a shot to the body.
Klitschko lands a jab to the head.
Klitschko scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Klitschko lands with a shot to the body.
Flugentaggen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Klitschko to score with a decent uppercut.
Klitschko cracks a nice hook into Flugentaggen's ribs.
Klitschko with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Flugentaggen takes one to the chin there.
Flugentaggen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Klitschko!
Flugentaggen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Flugentaggen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Flugentaggen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Flugentaggen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flugentaggen takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Klitschko throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Klitschko digs a good body shot into Flugentaggen's ribs.
A shot to the liver by Klitschko. Beautiful body shot.
Klitschko getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Klitschko scores with a jab to the head.
Flugentaggen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Klitschko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Klitschko throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Klitschko works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Klitschko fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Klitschko paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Flugentaggen takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Klitschko scores with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Klitschko connects with the punch.
Klitschko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Klitschko scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Klitschko connects with a jab.
Vitali Klitschko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Klitschko scores with a jab to the body.
Klitschko lands a right hook to the body.
A nice combination there by Klitschko.
Klitschko lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice cross by Klitschko.
A shot to the liver by Klitschko. Beautiful body shot.
Erik Flugentaggen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Klitschko lands a nice looking body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vitali Klitschko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Klitschko has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight for Vitali Klitschko!
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight for Vitali Klitschko!
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight for Vitali Klitschko!

Vitali Klitschko wins by unanimous decision!