PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hjalmar Klason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armand Krajnc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Klason might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to (Hed) Pe - Raise Hell. Krajnc has chosen Justin Bieber - Mama's Boy as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Klason
vs
Krajnc

190 cm
27
216 lbs
19 - 8 - 0

188 cm
23
215 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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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 19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hjalmar Klason!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Armand Krajnc!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Daniel Cesar and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krajnc throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Klason counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Klason. Krajnc does a little dance to reset his feet.
Krajnc avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Krajnc digs a good hook to Klason's body.
Krajnc misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Klason.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Klason. Krajnc does a little dance to reset his feet.
Klason avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klason throws a shot to the body.
Klason lands with a nice body punch.
Krajnc attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Krajnc throws a right hand that misses
and Klason counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
An inside leg kick lands from Klason.
Krajnc slips a jab from Klason.
Hjalmar Klason is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
Klason misses with a jab, cross combination.
Klason swings for the body but Krajnc moves out of range.
Krajnc moves away from the strike by Klason.
Krajnc shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Klason sprawls well. Klason wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Krajnc gets slowly back to his feet.
Krajnc lands a lovely overhand right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klason misses with an uppercut

and Krajnc counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Krajnc prevents Klason from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Krajnc thows a huge punch but Klason dodges it nicely.
Krajnc thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Klason's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krajnc is pressing down on Klason's thigh, looking to free his foot. Klason is holding on for now.
Krajnc has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Krajnc missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Klason gets full guard.
Krajnc working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Armand Krajnc will probably get the nod.
That's time! Klason's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Krajnc lands a jab to the nose.
Krajnc uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Klason.
Krajnc keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Klason lands a glancing blow to the side of Krajnc's head.
Krajnc misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Klason just misses with a punch to the body.
Krajnc shoots for a double leg takedown but Klason sprawls well. He's pushed Krajnc's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klason lands a jab.
Klason is looking to wear down Krajnc with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
An inside leg kick from Krajnc misses.
Klason blocks a jab.
Krajnc with a poor takedown
and Klason counters with a nice leg kick.
Klason takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krajnc punishes Klason's body with a nice straight punch.
Klason misses with a body kick.
Krajnc getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Horrible takedown by Krajnc or perhaps it was just good defense by Klason which made him look bad.
Hjalmar Klason has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Armand Krajnc.
Krajnc lands a lovely overhand right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krajnc attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Klason loads up on a big right hand but Krajnc slips the punch.
Krajnc motions for Klason to come forward. Krajnc throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Klason swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Krajnc lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Klason circles away quickly and effectively.
Krajnc throws out a powerful jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Klason clobbers Krajnc with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Krajnc swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Klason swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Klason misses with an uppercut.
Krajnc swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Klason counter with a right hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Klason throws a poor cross that misses
and Krajnc counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Armand Krajnc showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Jab by Krajnc.

Krajnc has taken the fight to the clinch.
Klason takes a shot to the head.
Klason throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Klason pushes Krajnc back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Krajnc working aggressively here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Krajnc as Klason tries to tie him up.
Krajnc is working for takedown but Klason is calmly controlling the position for now.
Klason will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Krajnc up against the cage.
Klason cracks Krajnc with a nice body shot.
Krajnc pushes Klason back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klason will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Krajnc up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Klason.
Klason looking to slow down the pace here.
Klason misses with a punch on the inside.
Klason is trying to push Krajnc away but Krajnc has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Klason working hard to break the clinch.
Krajnc fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Klason lands a nice uppercut.
Krajnc lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Klason manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Krajnc throws a sloppy head kick and Klason moves out of range easily.
Krajnc misses with a lunging right hand
and Klason makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krajnc feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Klasons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Good work by Krajnc as he checks the leg kick.
Klason throws a lazy uppercut
and Krajnc connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Klason moves out of range as Krajnc throws a body kick.
Krajnc ducks under a wild hook from Klason.
Klason throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krajnc misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Krajnc keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Krajnc throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A low kick from Krajnc is predictable there
and Klason counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Krajnc throws a body punch but Klason moves out of range.
Klason avoids the body shot from Krajnc.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Klason lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Krajnc dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Krajnc cracks Klason with an open hand slap.
Klason changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Klason misses with an uppercut. Krajnc saw that one coming.
Krajnc on the wrong end of a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hjalmar Klason clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Krajnc throws a sloppy head kick
and Klason counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Krajnc throws a hook but Klason blocks it.
Krajnc shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Klason counters with a straight right hand.
Klason looks to land a combination. Krajnc sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Klason gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Klason connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Krajnc's hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krajnc throws a poor cross that misses
and Klason counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Krajnc is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Klason misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Krajnc.
Klason steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Krajnc.
Krajnc throws a right hand that misses
and Klason counters with a stiff right hand.
Krajnc keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Klason.
Krajnc uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Klason.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Krajnc throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Klason counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Krajnc ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Klason moves away.
Klason throws a body punch but Krajnc moves out of range.
Krajnc fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Klason manages to avoid it.
Klason misses with a hook.
Klason misses with a double jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klason misses with a combination
and Krajnc counters with a nice low kick that buckles Klason's knee momentarily.
Krajnc punishes Klason's body with a nice straight punch.
Klason staying out of range there.
Klason throws a right hand that misses

and Krajnc counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Krajnc loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klason avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Krajnc accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Klason keeping moving, preventing Krajnc from controlling successfully.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Klason throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Krajnc counter with a right hand.
Krajnc swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Armand Krajnc will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Klason's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Klason throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Krajnc is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Klason.
Klason throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Klason avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch lands to the side of Krajnc 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Klason throws a combination that misses
and Krajnc counters with a good low kick that Klason was not able to check.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klason swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Krajnc swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Klason to counter with a crisp jab.
Klason throws a body punch but Krajnc moves out of range.
Krajnc scores with a nice right hand.
Klason on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Klason misses with a body shot.
Hjalmar Klason has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krajnc fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Klason.
Klason misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Krajnc counters with an inside leg kick.
Krajnc fails with the takedown
and Klason counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Krajnc thinking.
Klason rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Krajnc counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Klason thinking.
Klason cracks a nice hook into Krajnc's ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krajnc throws a sloppy head kick
and Klason connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Krajnc throws a leg kick
and Klason counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Krajnc missing with a left hand there. Klason was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Klason misses the body punch
and Krajnc counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Krajnc fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Krajnc shoots in looking for a takedown. Klason tries to sprawl out of it but Krajnc keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Klason manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klason just misses with a punch to the body.
Krajnc attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Klason walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Armand Krajnc is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Krajnc throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Klason stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

And that's the end of the fight!
Armand Krajnc comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Krajnc has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 48:48
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 47:48
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Armand Krajnc!
Armand Krajnc is the new light heavyweight champion!