PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Karl Spatz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heinrich Dussander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dussander has chosen Wreath Of Barbs as his entrance music. Heinrich Dussander acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Spatz
vs
Dussander

175 cm
23
157 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

177 cm
22
155 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

Hell's Balls Recovery
Hell's Balls Recovery

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Karl Spatz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Heinrich Dussander!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dussander fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Spatz checks it well.
Dussander ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spatz moves away.
Spatz throws a nice outside leg kick.
Spatz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Spatz misses with a hook to the body
and Dussander counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dussander avoids the head kick by Spatz.
Dussander throws a leg kick which misses Spatz's front leg but catches the back leg as Spatz tries to avoid it.
Dussander uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spatz.
Spatz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dussander lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dussander scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Spatz on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Spatz throws a series of strikes that have Dussander backpedaling.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dussander takes a swing at Spatz's ribcage but misses.
A swing and a miss from Dussander.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spatz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dussander.
A low kick from Spatz is predictable there
and Dussander counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dussander swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dussander scores with a leg kick.
Dussander keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dussander throws the left hand but Spatz avoids the punch easily.
Spatz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Spatz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Spatz walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dussander scores with a jab to the jaw.
Spatz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dussander cracks Spatz with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Karl Spatz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spatz misses with a hook to the body
and Dussander counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice defenses there by Spatz.
Spatz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Spatz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Spatz misses with a jab to the body
and Dussander counters with a nice body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dussander takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spatz. Dussander does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spatz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dussander momentarily.
Dussander lands with a good body shot.
Spatz is looking to wear down Dussander with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dussander lands a head shot.
Dussander throws a sloppy head kick and Spatz moves out of range easily.
Dussander jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dussander misses with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spatz on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Spatz throws a sloppy body shot
and Dussander counters with a good, hard body kick but Spatz shrugs it off.
Dussander pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Spatz just misses with a punch to the body.
Dussander misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spatz.
Spatz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spatz swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dussander counters with a stiff right hand.
Dussander throws a big shot that misses.
Dussander throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dussander scores with a jab to the body.
Dussander looks to land a right hand but Spatz moved out of range.
Dussander pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spatz swinging wildly here.
Spatz misses with a body shot
and Dussander connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dussander looks to land a left hand but Spatz moved out of range nicely.
Dussander throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Spatz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dussander avoids the body shot from Spatz.
Spatz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dussander stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spatz digs a good body shot into Dussander's ribs.
Dussander misses with a wild combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spatz throws a sloppy body shot
and Spatz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dussander lands with a hook. Spatz tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Spatz dodges the punch combination from Dussander.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Heinrich Dussander dominated that round.
That's time! Spatz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Spatz works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dussander misses the jab.
Dussander jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Spatz swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Dussander to counter with a crisp jab.
Spatz attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circling - Dussander throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dussander blocks a jab.
Dussander throws a shot from downtown. Spatz moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spatz misses the body punch
and Dussander counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dussander jabs at Spatz's body.
Spatz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spatz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dussander.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Spatz.
Dussander throws a big shot that misses.
Spatz jabs Dussander right on the nose. Dussander blinks but takes it well.
Spatz swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Spatz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Spatz throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dussander connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dussander throws a body punch but Spatz moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Spatz.
Dussander thows a body shot but no joy.
Spatz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Spatz misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dussander counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spatz. Dussander does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dussander swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dussander keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spatz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dussander.
Dussander misses with a body kick.
A shot to the body from Spatz misses
and Dussander counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Spatz misses with a jab to the body
and Dussander counters with an inside leg kick.
Dussander throws out a loose jab but Spatz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dussander throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Spatz misses the shot to the body.
Heinrich Dussander seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Spatz swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dussander counters with a nice uppercut.
Spatz lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Dussander.
Spatz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dussander waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Spatz.
Spatz staying out of range there.
Spatz misses with a series of wild punches.
Dussander avoids the body shot from Spatz.
Spatz slips a jab and a cross from Dussander.
Dussander throws a series of punches but Spatz moves out of range.
Dussander misses with a straight right.
Spatz swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dussander counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Spatz misses the shot to the body.
Spatz needs to keep his hands up - Dussander had a free shot at his head there.
A good leg kick by Dussander.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dussander checks a leg kick.
Spatz looks to score with a jab to the body but Dussander is just out of range.
Dussander misses with a straight left.
Spatz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dussander.
Spatz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dussander.
Spatz takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A cross from Dussander lands.
Dussander tries to land a front kick but Spatz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Spatz just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spatz misses with a shot to the body
and Dussander counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Spatz misses with a wild body shot.
Spatz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Heinrich Dussander 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.

Dussander throws a solid leg kick but Spatz takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dussander.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spatz. Dussander does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spatz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A nice leg kick lands there from Spatz.
Spatz throws a combination that misses
and Dussander counters with a good low kick that Spatz was not able to check.
Spatz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dussander.
Dussander connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dussander lands the left hand.
Spatz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dussander.
Spatz misses with a wild body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Dussander. That snapped Spatz's head back.
A swing and a miss from Dussander.
Dussander does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dussander throws a body punch but Spatz moves out of range.
Spatz throws a leg kick
letting Dussander counter with a right hand.

Spatz is rocked!
Dussander lands with a thumping leg kick.
Spatz looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Spatz just misses with a punch to the body.
Spatz takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Spatz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Spatz just misses with a punch to the body.
Spatz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dussander.
Spatz swings for the body but Dussander moves out of range.
Dussander jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dussander misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spatz.
Spatz blocks the body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dussander staying out of range there.
Spatz is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Spatz connects with a jab.
Dussander tries to score with a low kick but Spatz moves his leg out of the way.
A low kick from Spatz misses
and Dussander counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Good work by Dussander as he checks the leg kick.
Spatz misses the body punch
and Dussander counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Spatz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dussander manages to avoid it.
Dussander lands a glancing blow to the side of Spatz's head.
Spatz throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Dussander counter with a right hand.
Oh Spatz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Some bone on bone action there as Dussander checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dussander throws out a powerful jab.
Spatz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dussander misses with a body shot.
Spatz seems to have got his legs back now.
Spatz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Spatz misses with a body shot
and Dussander counters with a stiff right hand.
Dussander lands with a thumping leg kick.
Spatz throws a body punch but Dussander moves out of range.
Dussander thows a left - swing and a miss!
Spatz takes a swing at Dussander's ribcage but misses.
Spatz misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dussander counters with an outside leg kick.
Spatz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Spatz with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dussander to score with a decent uppercut.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Spatz might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Spatz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spatz takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A shot to the body from Spatz misses
and Dussander counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Spatz swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dussander counters with a nice uppercut.
Spatz takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dussander, right into the meat.
Dussander lands a nice looking kick to the body. Spatz takes a step back to recover.
Dussander cracks Spatz with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dussander.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spatz needs to keep his hands up - Dussander had a free shot at his head there.
A shot to the body from Spatz misses
letting Dussander counter with a right hand.
A thudding body kick lands there by Dussander!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Heinrich Dussander really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Dussander delivers a nice body kick.
A swing and a miss from Dussander.
A solid body kick from Dussander.
Dussander lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dussander swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Spatz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dussander counters with a body kick.
Dussander lands the left hand.
Spatz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dussander misses the shot to the body.
Dussander misses with a hook.
Dussander will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dussander.
Spatz will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A shot to the body from Spatz misses
and Dussander counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dussander connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dussander has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dussander connects with a stiff jab that staggers Spatz - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Heinrich Dussander!