PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Weiner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Inge Koll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koll has chosen Burn in hell as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!

Weiner
vs
Koll

178 cm
19
140 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

172 cm
23
147 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlos Weiner!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Inge Koll!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weiner avoids the body shot from Koll.
Weiner really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Koll shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Weiner as he avoids it easily.
Koll throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Weiner stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Weiner listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Carlos Weiner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut there from Weiner.
Weiner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Koll sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Weiner lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A jab from Weiner finds it's way through Koll's defenses.
Nice takedown defense from Weiner. No joy for Koll on that attempt.
Weiner misses with a looping right.
Koll steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Weiner.
Koll scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Weiner doesn't seem bothered though.
Weiner misses with a straight left.
Weiner looks to land a right hand but Koll moved out of range.
Koll swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Koll takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Weiner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koll.
Weiner connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koll misses with a wild body shot.
Weiner punishes Koll's body with a nice straight punch.
Koll tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Weiner was well out of range. Poor timing from Koll.
Koll avoids the body shot from Weiner.
Koll throws a body punch but Weiner moves out of range.
Weiner throws an overhand right that lands on Koll's shoulder, as Koll tries to avoid the shot.
Weiner lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Koll at a distance.
Koll swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Weiner misses the shot to the body.
Koll staying out of range there.
A telegraphed right hand from Weiner misses the target.
Koll has a takedown stuffed.
Carlos Weiner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Inge Koll.
Weiner misses with a jab to the body

and Koll counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Koll slips nicely into half guard.
Weiner trying to control here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weiner keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Weiner trying to hold on to Koll's head to control him but Koll postures up.
Weiner is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Koll lands a nice short elbow.
Weiner keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Koll working Weiner over with strikes.
Koll lands with a punch from half guard.
Koll has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Koll is working for a kimura but Weiner is defending it quite comfortably.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Koll lands a nice short elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koll is keen to just control but Weiner is a slippery customer.

Koll wants to work for an arm triangle but Weiner is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Koll not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Weiner is trying to control but can't.
Weiner on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Weiner tries to get out of the position.
Koll not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Weiner knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Koll on the ground.
Koll works his foot free and advances to mount.
Weiner is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Koll is landing with some decent strikes but Weiner is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Koll won't let Weiner get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Koll landing strikes from the mount and Weiner is in trouble!
Weiner is looking to get to half guard.
Koll dominating with strikes here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koll landing shots from mount.
Koll looking to control but Weiner is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Koll looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Koll won't let Weiner get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koll with the ground and pound from mount.
Weiner wants to get back to his feet.
Koll can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Weiner is looking to escape.

Weiner defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Koll.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Koll scoring with strikes but Weiner is staying in there.
Weiner squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Inge Koll dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Koll thows a body shot but no joy.

Koll closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Weiner did well to prevent Koll getting side control.
Weiner is trying to stand back up but Koll is controlling him
Koll works his way into side control.
Weiner is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Koll asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Koll looks up at the clock and then as Weiner takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Koll smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Koll grinds an elbow into Weiner's temple.
Koll working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Koll cracks Weiner with a big elbow.
Koll lands a decent elbow from side control.
Weiner wants to get back to his feet.
Koll landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koll cracks Weiner with a big right hand but Weiner just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Weiner is trying to get back to half guard.
Koll is putting a hurting on Weiner here, landing some big shots from side control.
Koll cracks Weiner with a big right hand but Weiner just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Weiner is looking for a sweep.
Koll cracks Weiner with a big elbow.
Koll takes a little break here. Weiner wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Weiner can't do much from the bottom here.
Koll trying to control the action but Weiner is working from the bottom.
Weiner pushes Koll away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Koll gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koll lands a nice forearm strike.
Koll is putting a hurting on Weiner here, landing some big shots from side control.
Weiner is not content to let Koll control the position.

Koll goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Weiner has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Koll but great work by Weiner.
Weiner tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Koll tries to improve position but can't.
Koll manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Weiner on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Koll drops an elbow to the side of Weiner's head.
Koll not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Weiner moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Koll stops Weiner from standing up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koll sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Koll pushing down on Weiner's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Koll looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Weiner won't allow Koll to pass to mount.
Koll works his way into full mount!
Koll punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koll raining down shots from the mount!
Weiner is trying desperately to improve position.
Koll landing punches.
Koll putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Koll is landing with some decent strikes but Weiner is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Weiner tries to reverse the position but Koll maintains control.
BOOM! Koll connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Koll putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Koll has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Weiner's face.
Inge Koll has got the better of the ground game so far.
Weiner can't escape the position.
Koll lands with some strikes.
Weiner is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Inge Koll showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Weiner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Weiner just misses with a punch to the body.
Weiner lands with a hook. Koll tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Weiner throws out a loose jab but Koll uses good head movement to avoid it.
Weiner throws a looping overhand right but Koll ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from Weiner misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Koll.
Koll keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Koll uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Weiner.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koll tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Weiner was well out of range. Poor timing from Koll.
Koll misses with a wild body shot.

Koll drives through with a takedown into guard.
Koll with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koll is working Weiner over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Koll stops Weiner from standing up.
Koll postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Weiner wants to improve his position but instead Koll has moved into half guard.
Koll trying to control from half guard but Weiner is working away.
Koll is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Koll drops an elbow to the side of Weiner's head.
Weiner looks like he's trying to stand up.
Koll thows a huge punch but Weiner dodges it nicely.
Weiner is trying to stand back up but Koll is controlling him
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Koll takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Weiner on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Weiner has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Koll is working away from the top position though.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Koll connects with a nice short shot to Weiner's temple.
Koll is nestled in close to Weiner, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Koll is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Koll scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Koll slips a nice elbow through Weiner's hands, connecting with Weiner's forehead.
Koll has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The referee warns Weiner that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Koll working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koll unloading with bombs!
Koll putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Weiner really wants to buck Koll off and get back to his feet.
Koll lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Weiner hang on?
Koll landing punches.
Weiner is bucking up trying to escape but Koll cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Koll has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Weiner's face.
Koll wants to control the pace but Weiner is squirming around nicely.
The referee warns Weiner that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Koll lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Koll has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Weiner taking shots to the head.

Weiner is rocked!
Weiner in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Oh Weiner is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Koll punishing his opponent with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koll working the ground and pound effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koll in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Koll cracks Weiner with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Koll landing shots from mount.
Koll punishing his opponent with strikes.
Weiner is trying desperately to improve position.
A nice elbow there by Koll.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Koll! Weiner is hurt baaadly! Koll is firing away with more strikes - Weiner is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Inge Koll!
Inge Koll is the new bantamweight champion!