PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Wagner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Werner Klemperer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Klemperer has chosen Hogan's Heroes as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Wagner
vs
Klemperer

176 cm
31
166 lbs
19 - 9 - 0

171 cm
26
145 lbs
16 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Conviction

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 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kurt Wagner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Werner Klemperer!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Bruno Lombardi and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klemperer takes one to the chin there.
Klemperer misses with a hook. Wagner ducked under it nicely.
Wagner throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Klemperer.
Wagner throws a head kick that Klemperer semi-blocks.
Klemperer takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Klemperer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wagner at a distance.
A head kick misses from Wagner.
Klemperer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wagner throws a low kick but Klemperer moves out of range easily.
Wagner jabs at Klemperer's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wagner slips under a jab from Klemperer.
Wagner fakes the leg kick and cracks Klemperer in the body.
Klemperer ducks under a wild hook from Wagner.
Klemperer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Klemperer fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wagner on the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klemperer misses with a hook.
Wagner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Klemperer was well out of range. Poor timing from Wagner.
Klemperer takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Klemperer ducks under a wild hook from Wagner.
Wagner lands with a nice body kick.
Wagner moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Klemperer slips a jab from Wagner.
Wagner connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Klemperer swinging wildly here.
Wagner has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

It looks like Kurt Wagner has been cut.
Wagner connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Klemperer will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A combination from Klemperer does no damage.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Wagner.
Wagner scores with a kick to the midsection.
Klemperer looks gassed!
Wagner feints and then cracks Klemperer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Klemperer down.
Wagner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Klemperer.
Klemperer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wagner throws a shot from downtown. Klemperer moves away and avoids it.
Klemperer misses with a straight right.
Klemperer throws an off balance right hand
and Wagner counters with a good low kick that Klemperer was not able to check.
Wagner throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Klemperer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Klemperer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wagner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wagner throws a low kick but Klemperer moves out of range easily.
Wagner keeps Klemperer at a distance using the push kick.
Wagner throws out a leg kick but Klemperer moves out of range and Wagner only half commits.
Klemperer has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Wagner.
Wagner takes one to the chin there.
Kurt Wagner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wagner fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Klemperer.
Klemperer steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Wagner. That one must have hurt.
Wagner moves away from the strike by Klemperer.
Klemperer throws a right hand that misses
and Wagner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Klemperer shoots for a takedown but Wagner saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Klemperer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wagner can pounce on him.
Wagner stuffs the takedown attempt from Klemperer. Klemperer gets slowly back to his feet.
Kurt Wagner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Werner Klemperer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wagner feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Klemperers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wagner with a jab.
Nice body kick from Wagner.
Wagner finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Wagner just misses with a punch to the body.
Klemperer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wagner.
Wagner looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wagner lands a high kick!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wagner throws a wild body kick that Klemperer sees coming a mile off.
Klemperer blocks a jab.
Klemperer looks to land a left hand but Wagner moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kurt Wagner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kurt Wagner's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Wagner stuns Klemperer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Klemperer. Wagner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Klemperer tries to clinch there but Wagner circles away.
Kurt Wagner is winning the standup battle so far.
Klemperer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wagner.
Wagner lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Klemperer at a distance.
Klemperer avoids a kick to the body.
Klemperer misses with a hook. Wagner ducked under it nicely.
Wagner shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Wagner misses with an uppercut. Klemperer saw that one coming.
Wagner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Klemperer.
Klemperer shoots in looking for a takedown. Wagner tries to sprawl out of it but Klemperer keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wagner manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Klemperer takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klemperer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wagner moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Klemperer throws a hook but Wagner avoids it easily.
Wagner throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wagner tries to work over Klemperer's front leg with a kick but Klemperer checks it.

Klemperer shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Klemperer was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Wagner tries to hold on but Klemperer pushes him away.
Wagner can't escape the position.
Wagner is trying to stand up.
Wagner keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klemperer is landing with some decent strikes but Wagner is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Klemperer lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Klemperer looking to finish with strikes here!
Klemperer looking to finish with strikes here!
Klemperer trying to control but Wagner is having none of it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Klemperer looking to finish Wagner with some ground and pound. This is bad for Wagner!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wagner is looking to get to half guard.
Klemperer postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Wagner looks a forlorn figure.
Klemperer misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Wagner is wriggling around trying to escape.
Klemperer throws some wild stikes that Wagner manages to avoid easily.
Klemperer misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Wagner really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Klemperer throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wagner regains half guard.
Klemperer thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wagner's head.
Klemperer prevents Wagner from improving his position.
Klemperer missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Klemperer wants to work for an arm triangle but Wagner is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Wagner wants to improve his position but Klemperer is controlling well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Klemperer thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Werner Klemperer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Kurt Wagner's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Wagner jabs Klemperer right on the nose. Klemperer blinks but takes it well.
Wagner throws an overhand right that lands on Klemperer's shoulder, as Klemperer tries to avoid the shot.
Wagner misses the jab.
Wagner tests Klemperer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wagner thows a body shot but no joy.
Klemperer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Klemperer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wagner scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Good work by Klemperer as he checks the leg kick.
Wagner throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Wagner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wagner turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wagner listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wagner moves out of range of the strikes.
Klemperer moves out of range of the body kick from Wagner.
Klemperer thows a body shot but no joy.
Klemperer checks a leg kick.
Klemperer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Klemperer checks a leg kick.
Klemperer changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wagner tries to avoid it but Klemperer manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wagner to the ground. Wagner escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A decent looking cross lands there for Klemperer.
Klemperer looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wagner 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.
Kurt Wagner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A good leg kick by Wagner.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klemperer misses with a looping right.
Wagner throws a half hearted mid kick.
A big right from Wagner misses.
Klemperer throws a series of punches but Wagner avoids them all with ease.
Klemperer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wagner.
Nice defenses there by Klemperer.
Klemperer throws a predictable looking body shot
and Wagner counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wagner cracks Klemperer with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into 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!
Wagner lands a nice shot to the body.
Wagner fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Klemperer on the side of the head.
Klemperer is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Klemperer is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Wagner's half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wagner is looking to control Klemperer's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wagner avoid being mounted?

Klemperer seems to be looking for submissions.
Ground and pound from Klemperer.
Wagner is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Klemperer thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wagner's head.
Klemperer throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wagner trying to control here.
Klemperer throws a strike but Wagner avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Klemperer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wagner working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Klemperer.
Klemperer throwing strikes from guard but Wagner blocks nicely.
Wagner manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Klemperer manages to get himself to full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wagner trying to control but Klemperer is working from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kurt Wagner showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Wagner has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kurt Wagner!