PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Roland Deschain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Klitschko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Deschain comes into the arena with nightrain blaring out of the sound system. Ivan Klitschko has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Deschain
vs
Klitschko

177 cm
28
154 lbs
14 - 5 - 0

182 cm
21
155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

MADE IN GERMANY

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Roland Deschain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivan Klitschko!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deschain dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Klitschko. That did some damage!
Klitschko throws a series of punches but Deschain avoids them all with ease.
Deschain pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Deschain scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Deschain darts in and clinches Klitschko up against the cage.
Klitschko has a couple of punches blocked by Deschain.
Klitschko keeps control of Deschain as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Deschain working aggressively here.
Klitschko tries to throw a body punch but Deschain avoids it by throwing Klitschko back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Deschain.
Klitschko lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Deschain lands a hook to the side of the head.
Deschain wants a takedown but no success here.
Deschain misses with a short punch on the inside.
Deschain digs a right hand into Klitschko's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Klitschko's gas tank.

Klitschko breaks from the clinch.
Klitschko lands with a nice body kick.
Deschain throws a predictable looking body shot

and Klitschko counters by moving into the clinch.
Deschain fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Deschain keeps control of Klitschko as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Deschain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Deschain throws the left hand but Klitschko avoids the punch easily.
Deschain misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Klitschko counters with a head kick. That will keep Deschain thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Deschain tries to score with a low kick but Klitschko moves his leg out of the way.

Deschain fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Klitschko, pushing him back against the cage.
Klitschko lands a body shot in the clinch.
Klitschko takes a shot to the head.

Klitschko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Klitschko walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Deschain checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Klitschko pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Klitschko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Deschain.
Klitschko throws a combination that misses

and Deschain holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Klitschko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Klitschko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Deschain works Klitschko's body with a nice hook.
Deschain wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Klitschko drops his hands momentarily and Deschain takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Klitschko lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Klitschko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Klitschko just misses with a punch to the body.
Klitschko staying out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Deschain counters with a straight right hand.
Deschain is looking to wear down Klitschko with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Klitschko looks to land a combination but Deschain avoids it well.
Deschain avoids the head kick by Klitschko.
Deschain throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Klitschko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Deschain throws a combination. Klitschko tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Klitschko cracks Deschain with a good jab.
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!
Klitschko looks to clinch
and Deschain counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A head kick by Klitschko misses
and Deschain makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Klitschko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Klitschko looks gassed!
A shot to the body from Klitschko misses
and Deschain connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Deschain lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Deschain wants to clinch.
Klitschko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Deschain throws out the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deschain staying out of range there.
No joy there for Deschain, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Klitschko throws a poor cross that misses
and Deschain counters with a nice body shot.
Deschain tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Deschain lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Deschain misses with a kick to the body.
Deschain tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Deschain swings widly with a right hand
and Klitschko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Deschain throws out a loose jab but Klitschko uses good head movement to avoid it.

Deschain clinches up with Klitschko and pushes him back against the cage.
Klitschko misses with some punches.
Klitschko has Deschain pushed against the cage.
Klitschko can't find room to land a body shot as Deschain controls the action.
Klitschko working aggressively here.
Klitschko gets through Deschain's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Deschain is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A short left from Deschain.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Deschain blocking some punches.
Klitschko lands a nice uppercut.
Klitschko lands a right hand that snaps the head of Deschain backwards.
Klitschko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Deschain lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Klitschko or not.
Klitschko working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Deschain.
Klitschko throws a punch but it's blocked by Deschain.
Deschain takes a shot to the head.
Deschain works on Klitschko's body with a couple of short punches.
Klitschko struggles to land a body shot inside as Deschain controls his hands.
A right handed body shot lands from Deschain.
Deschain blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Klitschko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Deschain throws a wild body kick that Klitschko sees coming a mile off.
Klitschko throws a body punch but Deschain moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A decent looking cross lands there for Deschain.
Deschain loads up on a big right hand but Klitschko slips the punch.
Deschain throws a shot from downtown. Klitschko moves away and avoids it.
Deschain misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Deschain looks to land a combination but Klitschko avoids it well.
Deschain throws a hook to the side of Klitschko's head but Klitschko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Deschain throws a solid leg kick but Klitschko takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Deschain.

Klitschko has closed the distance and engaged Deschain in a clinch.
Klitschko keeps control of Deschain as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Deschain drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Still in the clinch, Deschain scores with a nice short uppercut.
Deschain misses with the head strike.
Klitschko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Klitschko cracks Deschain with a nice body shot.
Klitschko displaying some good clinch control by pressing Deschain up against the cage.

Klitschko breaks the clinch.
Klitschko throws a leg kick but Deschain sees it coming and moves out of range.
Klitschko gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Deschain makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Klitschko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Klitschko misses with an uppercut
and Deschain counters with a right hand to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klitschko misses with a low kick.
Klitschko lands with a kick to the temple. Deschain shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Klitschko blocks a low kick nicely.
Deschain just misses with a punch to the body.
Deschain scores with a jab to the body.
Klitschko throws a low kick but Deschain avoids it.
Klitschko throws a combination that misses
and Deschain counters with a left to the body.
Klitschko is breathing heavily.
Klitschko takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Deschain's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Deschain duly obliges.
Deschain scores with a jab to the body.
Deschain swings away with a body shot that misses
and Deschain takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A right-left combo lands from Deschain.
Deschain scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Deschain misses with a head kick.

Deschain fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Klitschko, pushing him back against the cage.
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!
Deschain lands with a left to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Deschain fails to land.
Deschain doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Deschain misses with some punches.
Deschain goes for a takedown attempt but Klitschko pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Klitschko pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Klitschko blocks a head kick by Deschain.
Klitschko misses with a hook

and Deschain counters by moving into the clinch.
Klitschko keeps control of Deschain as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Deschain is working for takedown but Klitschko is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roland Deschain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Deschain is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Klitschko taking a breather.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Klitschko.
Klitschko throws a head punch that misses.
Klitschko lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Deschain on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deschain lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Deschain lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Deschain lands a nice uppercut.

Klitschko breaks the clinch.
Klitschko looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Klitschko takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Klitschko misses with a jab, cross combination.
A left and a right from Deschain both land. Nice combination.
Klitschko cracks Deschain with a right hand to the side of the head.
Deschain scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Deschain avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Deschain fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Klitschko looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Deschain throws a body punch but Klitschko moves out of range.
Deschain slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A head kick by Deschain misses
and Klitschko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Klitschko looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deschain lands a head shot.
Nice cross by Deschain.
Deschain throws a right and a left that Klitschko avoids nicely.
Deschain misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Klitschko makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Deschain really felt that one!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Klitschko throws a combination that misses
and Deschain counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Klitschko is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Deschain takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A low kick from Deschain misses

and Klitschko counters by clinching up.

Klitschko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Klitschko uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Deschain lands a lovely overhand right.

Deschain has taken the fight to the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Deschain can't break the clinch.
Klitschko lands with a short shot to the head.
Deschain blocks a body shot from Klitschko.
Deschain misses with a hook from the clinch.
Klitschko has a couple of punches blocked by Deschain.
Klitschko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roland Deschain dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Deschain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Klitschko.
Deschain avoids a kick to the body.
Klitschko fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Deschain misses the shot to the body.
Deschain connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Klitschko ducks under a wild hook from Deschain.
Klitschko smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Deschain is rocked!
Deschain misses with a right hand
and Klitschko counters with a thumping low kick.
Oh Deschain is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Whack! Klitschko lands a heavy head kick that drops Deschain. The ref tackles Klitschko to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Deschain was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Ivan Klitschko!