PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles Darwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hjalmar Klason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Klason comes into a darkened arena with his song building. (Hed) Pe - Raise Hell kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Darwin
vs
Klason

180 cm
25
210 lbs
18 - 4 - 0

190 cm
26
216 lbs
18 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Charles Darwin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hjalmar Klason!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Vladimir Khabensky and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darwin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Darwin punishes Klason's body with a nice straight punch.
Darwin throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Darwin throws an off balance right hand
and Klason counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Darwin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nice uppercut there from Klason.
Klason ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Darwin moves away.
Klason misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Darwin connects with a high kick.
Darwin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Darwin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Klason throws a left and a right that both miss
and Darwin counters with a slapping leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Klason misses with a right hand
and Darwin counters with a low kick, right behind Klason 's knee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darwin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Klason.
The fighters circle momentarily. Klason darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Darwin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Klason.
Darwin misses with a leg kick
enabling Klason to counter with a crisp jab.
Darwin throws a lazy head kick
and Klason counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Klason jabs Darwin right on the nose. Darwin blinks but takes it well.
Darwin misses with a leg kick
and Klason counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Darwin thinking.
Klason misses with the combination.
Klason misses with a left hand
and Darwin counters with a nice body kick.
Klason looks to throw the jab but Darwin is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darwin throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Klason to counter with a crisp jab.
Klason looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Darwin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Darwin tries to land a leg kick but Klason saw it coming and moves away.
Klason throws a poor cross that misses
and Darwin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Klason takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Darwin swings widly with a right hand
and Klason counters with a left to the body.
Darwin throws a leg kick that misses.
Klason scores with a hook to the body. Darwin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Darwin moves out of range as Klason strikes.
Klason is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Darwin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darwin goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Klason misses the body punch
and Darwin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Darwin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Klason counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Darwin tries a low kick but Klason avoids it.
Darwin scores with a jab to the body.
Darwin misses with a lunging right hand
and Klason counters with a stiff right hand.
Darwin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Klason looks to score with a jab to the body but Darwin is just out of range.
Klason stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Darwin.
Darwin throws a right hand that misses
and Klason connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Darwin misses
and Klason counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Klason has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Darwin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Darwin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Darwin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Darwin blocks a jab.
Darwin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Klason.
Klason thows a body shot but no joy.
Darwin stuns Klason with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Darwin misses with a left hand
and Klason counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darwin 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Darwin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Darwin throws a sloppy head kick
and Klason counters with a left to the body.
Klason misses the body punch
and Darwin counters with a slapping leg kick.
Darwin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A low kick from Darwin is predictable there
and Klason counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Darwin throws a head kick that misses
and Klason counters with a three punch combo that has Darwin backing up. Darwin nods at Klason to acknowledge the strikes.
Klason scores with a head kick. Darwin tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Nice shot lands for Klason.
Darwin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Klason.
Darwin misses with a lunging right hand
and Klason counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Darwin lands a leg kick that knocks Klason off balance momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klason misses with a lunging right hand
and Darwin counters with a stiff right hand.
Darwin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Klason looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Klason throws a jab when Darwin was well out of range.
Darwin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Klason slips a straight right by Darwin.
Klason ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Darwin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Darwin moves out of range as Klason strikes.
Klason misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Darwin.
Klason lands a nice hook to Darwin's body. Darwin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darwin swings widly with a right hand
and Klason counters with a right hand to the body.
Darwin throws a lazy head kick
and Klason counters with a stiff right hand.
Klason throws a body punch but Darwin moves out of range.
Klason blocks a jab.
Klason throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Darwin throws a leg kick that misses.
Darwin throws a body kick the misses
and Klason counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Darwin misses with a body shot.
Darwin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Darwin misses with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darwin throws a leg kick
and Klason counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Darwin throws a lazy uppercut
and Klason makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Klason digs a good body shot into Darwin's ribs.
Klason on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Darwin throws a right hand that misses
and Klason counters with a stiff right hand.
Darwin throws a right hand that misses
letting Klason counter with a right hand.
Klason throws a poor cross that misses
and Darwin counters with a good low kick that Klason was not able to check.
Darwin misses the shot to the body.
Klason tests Darwin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Darwin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klason throws an overhand right that lands on Darwin's shoulder, as Darwin tries to avoid the shot.
Darwin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Darwin there as he acknowledges the shot.
Klason's corner calls for a 1-2. Klason obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Darwin throws a right hand that misses
and Klason finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Darwin throws a head kick that misses.
Klason scores with a nice strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Klason drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Charles Darwin is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Darwin misses with an uppercut
and Klason counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Darwin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Hjalmar Klason will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action!

Darwin throws a leg kick
and Klason counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Darwin thinking.
Darwin throws an off balance right hand
and Klason counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Darwin thows a leg kick but Klason checks it
and Klason counters with a right hand to the body.
Darwin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Klason.
Klason scores with a nice strike.
Klason lands a nice leg kick that just misses Darwin's sensitive parts.
Klason misses with a straight right.
Klason throws an overhand right that lands on Darwin's shoulder, as Darwin tries to avoid the shot.
Darwin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Darwin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Klason was well out of range. Poor timing from Darwin.
Klason misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Darwin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darwin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Klason checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Darwin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Klason's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Klason fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Klason misses with a wild body shot.
Darwin thows a leg kick but Klason checks it
and Klason counters with a nice uppercut.
Klason connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Darwin's hands.
Klason swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Darwin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Klason fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Darwin looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Klason throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Darwin on the side of the head.
Klason lands a nice looking body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klason swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Klason misses the target.
Klason lands a right hook to the body.
A head kick by Darwin misses
and Klason counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice shot by Klason.
Darwin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Klason just misses with a punch to the body.
Klason checks a low kick from Darwin.
A nice inside leg kick there by Darwin. That's going to slow Klason down.
Klason looks to score with a jab to the body but Darwin is just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klason moves out of range of the leg kick from Darwin.
Darwin throws a head kick that misses
letting Klason counter with a right hand.
Darwin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Klason counters with a nice body shot.
Darwin lands with a right hand.
Darwin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Klason scores with a jab to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Darwin. That's going to slow Klason down.
Klason with a hook.
Darwin throws a leg kick
and Klason counters with a three punch combo that has Darwin backing up. Darwin nods at Klason to acknowledge the strikes.
A big right from Darwin misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darwin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Klason momentarily.
Klason tries to move into range but Darwin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Darwin throws an off balance right hand
and Klason counters with a right hand to the body.
Darwin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Klason.
Darwin pushes Klason away with a front kick.
Klason stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Darwin.
Klason thows a leg kick but Darwin checks it
and Darwin counters with a low kick, right behind Klason 's knee.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darwin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Klason swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Darwin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Darwin misses with a kick to the body
and Klason counters with a three punch combo that has Darwin backing up. Darwin nods at Klason to acknowledge the strikes.
Klason just misses with a punch to the body.
Darwin slips a straight right by Klason.
Klason staying out of range there.
Darwin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Klason avoids the body shot from Darwin.
Darwin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Darwin thows a leg kick but Klason checks it
and Klason counters with a right hand to the body.
Klason misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Darwin.
Darwin throws a leg kick
and Klason counters with a left to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klason throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Darwin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Klason throws a jab when Darwin was well out of range.
A low kick from Darwin is predictable there
and Klason counters with a straight right hand.
Klason throws a right hand that misses
and Darwin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Klason tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Darwin was well out of range. Poor timing from Klason.
Darwin misses with a leg kick
and Klason counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Darwin thows a leg kick but Klason checks it
and Klason cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Darwin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Darwin throws a leg kick but Klason checks it.
Darwin takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darwin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Klason counters with a straight right hand.
Klason feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Darwins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Klason takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice jab there from Klason.
Darwin throws a sloppy head kick
and Klason makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Darwin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Klason counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jab, jab by Klason - just one landing.
Darwin tries a head kick but it misses.
Darwin missing with a left hand there. Klason was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
An inside leg kick lands from Klason.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Klason misses
and Darwin counters with a good low kick that Klason was not able to check.
Klason throws a right hand that misses
and Darwin counters with a slapping leg kick.
Klason scores with a jab to the body.
Klason rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Darwin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Darwin lands the left hand.
Darwin thows a leg kick but Klason checks it
and Klason counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Klason blocks a low kick nicely.
Klason cracks Darwin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Darwin throws a head kick that Klason semi-blocks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darwin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Darwin thows a leg kick but Klason checks it
and Klason counters with a nice body shot.
Klason throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Klason misses with a shot to the body
and Darwin counters with a nice low kick that buckles Klason's knee momentarily.
Darwin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Klason.
Klason dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Klason checks a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A low kick from Darwin is predictable there
and Klason counters with a straight right hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Darwin.
Darwin staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hjalmar Klason dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Darwin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Darwin throws a sloppy head kick
and Klason connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Darwin misses with a hook
and Klason counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Darwin misses with a left hand
and Klason counters with a nice body shot.
Nice body punch from Klason.
Darwin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A low kick from Darwin misses
and Klason counters with a stiff right hand.
A shot to the body from Klason misses
and Klason takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Darwin throws a low kick, looking for Klason's leg but Klason calmly moves out of range.
Klason jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Klason coming out on top.
Klason lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Klason misses with a right hand
and Darwin counters with an inside leg kick.
Darwin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Darwin.
Klason changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Darwin throws a chopping leg kick but Klason manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Klason misses the jab.
Klason misses with a right hand
and Darwin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Darwin is looking to slow Klason down with leg kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darwin tries to work over Klason's front leg with a kick but Klason checks it.
Darwin throws a leg kick but Klason checks it.
Darwin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Klason counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Darwin misses with a kick to the body
and Klason counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Klason throws a looping overhand right but Darwin ducks down to avoid it.
Darwin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Darwin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Klason counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Darwin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Darwin throws a low kick, looking for Klason's leg but Klason calmly moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klason fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Darwin manages to avoid it.
Klason bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Darwin misses with a hook to the body
and Klason counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Darwin swings for the body but Klason moves out of range.
Klason misses with a hook to the body
and Klason takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Charles Darwin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Klason lands a right hook to the body.
Klason moves out of range of the leg kick from Darwin.
Klason throws a predictable looking body shot
and Darwin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Darwin misses with an uppercut
and Klason counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Klason chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hjalmar Klason is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Klason. That snapped Darwin's head back.
Klason scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Klason fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Darwin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Darwin cracks the inside of Klason's front leg.
Darwin slips a straight right by Klason.
Darwin misses with a left hand
and Klason counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darwin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Klason throws a hook but Darwin avoids it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hjalmar Klason comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Klason 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 46:49
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 46:49
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hjalmar Klason!
Hjalmar Klason is the new light heavyweight champion!