PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hans Gruber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kattze Jansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gruber comes into the arena with Irwin Goodman - St. Pauli Ja Reeperbahn blaring out of the sound system. Kattze Jansson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Hans Gruber's chin.

Gruber
vs
Jansson

180 cm
23
193 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

185 cm
24
195 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hans Gruber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kattze Jansson!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. Jansson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jansson throws a series of punches but Gruber moves out of range.
Jansson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

It looks like Hans Gruber has been cut.

Gruber gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gruber tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gruber digs a right hand into Jansson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jansson's gas tank.
Gruber utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jansson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gruber just stands there and leans against the cage.

Gruber breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jansson tries to bum rush Gruber with a series of wild strikes but Gruber uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gruber throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Gruber instigates a clinch.
A hook to the body from Gruber.
Gruber lands a knee to the body.
Jansson looks gassed!
Gruber digs a right hand underneath Jansson's ribcage. Jansson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Knees to the body from Gruber.
Gruber landing knees to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gruber creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gruber landing knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Gruber.
Gruber lands a nice shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruber will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Jansson up against the cage.
Gruber lands a good knee to the midsection. Jansson won't want to take too many of those.
Gruber lands a knee to the head.
A right hand to the body from Gruber.
Gruber lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jansson backwards.
A knee to the head by Gruber.
Gruber is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gruber using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gruber landing knees to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gruber.
Gruber landing knees to the head.

Gruber gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jansson tries to roll over but Gruber keeps him under control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gruber wants to control but Jansson is keeping him busy.
Jansson wants to improve his position but Gruber is controlling well.
Gruber working the head and body with strikes.
Gruber seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Gruber trying to control the action but Jansson is working from the bottom.
Gruber looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Gruber is looking for a kimura but Jansson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gruber to get the leverage.

Jansson looking for submissions off his back.
Gruber not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gruber looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Gruber lands with a punch from half guard.

Jansson has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Gruber escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Gruber!

Gruber tries for a kimura but Jansson is defending well.

Gruber decides to take the fight back to the feet.

Jansson gets caught flat footed, as Gruber shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Gruber postures up and lands a big shot to Jansson's brow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gruber in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gruber slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Gruber stopping the sweep attempt from Jansson.
Gruber trying to control but Jansson is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gruber controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hans Gruber dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hans Gruber's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Jansson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gruber.
Nice body kick from Gruber.
Jansson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gruber.
Hans Gruber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gruber tests Jansson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jansson misses with a double jab.
Gruber throws a body punch but Jansson moves out of range.
Gruber scores with a head kick.
Gruber lands a nice looking kick to the body. Jansson takes a step back to recover.

Gruber feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Jansson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gruber chips away with some ground and pound.
Gruber working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jansson's head.
Gruber has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Jansson is proving hard to escape from.
Gruber scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruber postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Gruber throwing strikes but missing.
Jansson is breathing heavily.
Gruber working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gruber throwing strikes but missing.
Gruber stands up over Jansson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gruber trying to control but Jansson is working from the bottom.
Gruber chips away with some ground and pound.
Gruber with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gruber looking to sit in guard and control but Jansson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Gruber is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jansson is trying to force a seperation but Gruber has the dominant position.
Gruber scores a nice knee to the body.
Gruber stalling the fight.
Gruber with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gruber using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gruber.
Gruber throws a head punch that misses.
Gruber lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gruber tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gruber throws a knee to the head but misses.

Gruber breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kattze Jansson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gruber ducks under a wild hook from Jansson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jansson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gruber circles away quickly and effectively.
Gruber scores with a hook to the body. Jansson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gruber looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gruber uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jansson.
Jansson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jansson throws a series of punches but Gruber avoids them all with ease.

Gruber forces Jansson back against the cage and clinches.
Gruber tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gruber wants a takedown but no success here.
Hans Gruber has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gruber misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jansson jumps guard but Gruber stands there with Jansson around his waist. Jansson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gruber with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gruber tries a body shot but Jansson blocks it.

Gruber escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A shot to the body from Jansson misses
and Gruber counters with a leg kick.
Gruber moves away from the strike by Jansson.
A solid body kick from Gruber.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jansson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A shot to the liver by Jansson. Beautiful body shot.
Jansson moves out of range as Gruber throws a body kick.
Gruber avoids the body shot from Jansson.
Jansson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jansson thows a body shot but no joy.
Jansson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jansson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice uppercut lands for Jansson. That snapped Gruber's head back.

Gruber moves into the clinch successfully.
Gruber creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jansson's defenses.
A short left from Gruber.
Gruber throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jansson managing to block the knees to the body from Gruber.
Gruber tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gruber throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jansson blocks it with crossed arms.
Gruber tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gruber tries to land knees in the clinch but Jansson avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hans Gruber dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hans Gruber's cut.
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!

Jansson lands a body shot.
A head kick misses from Gruber.
Gruber lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gruber moves away from the strike by Jansson.
Gruber connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jansson momentarily.
Jansson misses with a jab to the body
and Gruber counters with a two punch combo.
Jansson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gruber manages to avoid it.
Gruber throws a nice head kick!
Jansson looks to throw the jab but Gruber is out of range.
A combination from Jansson does no damage.

Gruber closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gruber misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jansson.
Gruber scores with a shoulder strike.

Gruber has Jansson pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Gruber pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Jansson tumbling to the mat - Gruber dives into Jansson's guard.
Jansson looking for a sweep. Not yet Jansson, not yet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruber lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Jansson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Gruber scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gruber is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hans Gruber overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gruber throwing strikes but missing.
Gruber missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gruber with a flurry of punches that miss.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jansson is on top in guard.
Jansson trying to control the position from guard on top but Gruber is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gruber looking for subs off his back but Jansson has passed one foot through into half guard.

Jansson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gruber sees it coming and defends easily.
Jansson wants to free his trapped foot but Gruber is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Jansson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jansson trying to pass the guard but Gruber defending well.
Gruber is controlling Jansson's trapped leg to prevent Jansson from advancing to side control.
Gruber tries to kick Jansson off but Jansson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Jansson throws a strike but Gruber avoids it easily and moves to full guard.

Gruber pushes Jansson off and scrambles back to his feet.
Hans Gruber is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gruber lands a nice looking body kick.

Gruber gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gruber lands a shoulder strike.
Gruber is working Jansson over against the cage.
Jansson is trying to break the clinch but Gruber has him pressed against the cage.
Gruber lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gruber connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jansson's face.

Gruber gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Gruber trying to control the position from guard on top but Jansson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gruber is really struggling to control Jansson but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Gruber is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Kattze Jansson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gruber tries to free his leg and advance position but Jansson is retaining full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hans Gruber showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gruber, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hans Gruber!