PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Werner Klemperer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Case (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Klemperer comes into the arena with Hogan's Heroes blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Klemperer
vs
Case

171 cm
26
145 lbs
15 - 11 - 0

170 cm
26
163 lbs
10 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Werner Klemperer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Justin Case!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Alyssa Summers and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klemperer swinging wildly here.
Case misses with a hook. Klemperer ducked under it nicely.
Case tries a head kick but it misses.
Case takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Case tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Klemperer was well out of range. Poor timing from Case.
Case lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Klemperer circles away quickly and effectively.
Case throws a right hand that Klemperer ducks under and follows up with a left that Klemperer also avoids with ease.
Case is looking to chop away at Klemperer's legs.
Case uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Klemperer.
Case scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Klemperer closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Klemperer missing with a left hand there. Case was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Justin Case seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Klemperer loads up on a big right hand but Case slips the punch.
Klemperer bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Case's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Klemperer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Case throws a shot from downtown. Klemperer moves away and avoids it.
Case misses with a two punch combination.
Case throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Case takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Case throws a nice looking combination but Klemperer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Case throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Klemperer swinging wildly here.
A punch combination from Case misses.
Case missing with a left hand there. Klemperer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Case enables Klemperer to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Case manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Klemperer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Klemperer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Case looking for a sweep. Not yet Case, not yet.
Case is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Klemperer lands a couple of elbows.
Klemperer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Case is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Case manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Klemperer is looking to improve his position but Case isn't that keen on the idea.
Klemperer regains half guard.
Case moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Klemperer.
Klemperer can't do much from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klemperer is looking to reverse the position.
Klemperer has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Case working the ground and pound from side control.
Klemperer gets back to half guard.
Case thows a huge punch but Klemperer dodges it nicely.

Klemperer is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Case pulls his head out easily.
Case lands strikes from half guard.
Case trying to mount his opponent but Klemperer defends it.
Klemperer keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Case wants to take a breather but Klemperer is having none of it.
Case is nestled in close to Klemperer, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Case scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Klemperer trying to control but Case postures up.
Case throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klemperer is pressing down on Case's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Klemperer looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Klemperer has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Case can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Case postures up.
Klemperer keeping moving, preventing Case from controlling successfully.

Klemperer is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Klemperer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Case is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Case missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Werner Klemperer will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Case throws a body kick the misses
and Klemperer counters with a one-two to the body.
Klemperer avoids the head kick by Case.
Case looks to land a right hand but Klemperer moved out of range.
Case throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Klemperer blocks the body kick.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Klemperer here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Klemperer cracks Case with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Case takes one on the button.
Case throws a series of punches but Klemperer avoids them all with ease.
Case swinging wildly here.
Case throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Case looks to score with a jab to the body but Klemperer is just out of range.
Case throws a lazy head kick
and Klemperer counters with a nice uppercut.
Case keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Case keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Justin Case is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Klemperer connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Klemperer keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Klemperer. That snapped Case's head back.
Klemperer lands a body shot.
Klemperer tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Klemperer throws the left hand but Case avoids the punch easily.
Klemperer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Klemperer has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Case.
Klemperer cracks a nice hook into Case's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Case goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Case uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Klemperer.
Klemperer walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Case throws a leg kick but Klemperer sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Case fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Klemperer lands a really nice looking cross but Case seems unphased.
Case throws a head kick that misses.
Case is breathing heavily.
Klemperer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Klemperer throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Case's waist but Case gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Klemperer off to one side.
Case slips a jab from Klemperer.
Case throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Klemperer moves into range and connects with a jab.
Case moves out of range as Klemperer strikes.
Klemperer missing with a left hand there. Case was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Klemperer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Case uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Klemperer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Case throws a head kick that misses.
Case attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nice straight punches there by Klemperer. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Klemperer.
Klemperer closes this distance looking for a takedown but Case circles away.
Klemperer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Case moves away.
Case throws a head kick that misses.
A punch combination from Case misses.
Klemperer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Case.
Klemperer shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Case sprawls well. Case wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Klemperer gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Werner Klemperer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Case tries a head kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klemperer slips a jab and a cross from Case.
Case connects with a high kick.
Klemperer throws a hook but Case avoids it easily.
Klemperer avoids the body shot from Case.
Case throws a half hearted mid kick.
Case tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Case with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Case feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Klemperers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Klemperer shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Case defends it nicely.
Case connects with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Some wild striking there from Klemperer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Werner Klemperer dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Klemperer scores with a nice head shot.
Klemperer closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Case throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Case blocks a jab.
Klemperer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Klemperer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Case.
Case swinging wildly here.
A combination from Case does no damage.
Case looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Klemperer misses with a looping right.
Case takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Case throws a wild body kick that Klemperer sees coming a mile off.
Klemperer cracks Case with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Klemperer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Case.
Case takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Klemperer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Klemperer lands with a straight right. Case didn't see that one coming.
Decent striking displayed by Klemperer there.
Case tries to bum rush Klemperer with a series of wild strikes but Klemperer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Klemperer throws a jab but it's blocked by Case.
Klemperer misses with a looping right.
Case throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Klemperer.
Sloppy strikes from Klemperer. Those never looked like landing.
Case leaves Klemperer with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Case misses with an uppercut. Klemperer saw that one coming.
Case swings for the body but Klemperer moves out of range.
Case fails to land with a series of punches.
Klemperer blocks the body kick.
Klemperer's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Klemperer duly obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Case tries a head kick but it misses.
Case tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Klemperer was well out of range. Poor timing from Case.
Case falls off balance throwing a combination
and Klemperer counters with a straight right hand.
Case moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A jab from Klemperer misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klemperer will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Klemperer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Klemperer shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Case defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Werner Klemperer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Case lands a right hook to the body.
Case throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Case bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Klemperer's head.
Case lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Klemperer circles away quickly and effectively.
Klemperer's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Klemperer duly obliges.
Case takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Klemperer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Justin Case has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klemperer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Case scores with a head kick.
Case takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Case avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Werner Klemperer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Case swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Klemperer counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Klemperer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Klemperer lands a couple of digs.
Klemperer works over Case with some ground and pound from guard.
Case not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Werner Klemperer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Klemperer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Klemperer working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Klemperer has gone for a leg lock! Case slips out almost immediately though and dives into Klemperer's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Werner Klemperer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Klemperer has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Werner Klemperer!