PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Prinsessa William (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Olav Klint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). William comes to the cage accompanied by Forever . The crowd seem to be enjoying Klint's choice of entrance music: The Pixies - Tame . Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

William
vs
Klint

175 cm
20
143 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

173 cm
27
138 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter striker
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Crashforce Nutrition (Authentic 160Q/159Q supps!)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Prinsessa William!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Olav Klint!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klint throws a body kick that misses.
Klint connects with the punch.
No luck for William with that takedown attempt.

William closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Klint wants to get back to his feet but William drags him back down.
Sloppy strikes there by William.
William wants to control but Klint is keeping him busy.
William passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Klint!
William with good strikes from the mount here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
William throws some wild stikes that Klint manages to avoid easily.
William dominating with strikes here.
William putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
William lands a heavy elbow.
William unloads with some shots from mount but Klint bucks and avoids them well.
William looking to control but Klint is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
William 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.
William pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Klint is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
William scoring with strikes but Klint is staying in there.
You get the feeling that Klint really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
William lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klint is bucking up trying to escape but William cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
William unloads with some shots from mount but Klint bucks and avoids them well.
BOOM! William connects with a massive shot to the dome!
William tries to control but Klint wriggling away.
William thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
William trying to control but he's not successful this time.
William misses with a head shot.
William lands a heavy elbow.

Klint bucks up and throws William to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Klint!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klint scores with a one two! William had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
William tries to clinch up.
William slips a jab and a cross from Klint.
Klint throws a combination but it was largely blocked by William.
William tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Klint manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

William closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
William in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
William is looking to take a break and control but Klint is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
William throwing shots but missing, from side control.
William in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Klint wants to get back to his feet.
William throws a strike aimed at the side of Klint's head but Klint avoids it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
William prevents Klint from escaping the position.
William lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
William lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Prinsessa William dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Klint slaps away a takedown attempt from William, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Klint moves out of range of the body kick from William.
William shoots for a double leg takedown but Klint sprawls well. He's pushed William's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Klint throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Klint fails to land with a series of punches.
A combination from Klint does no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klint throws a hook to the side of William's head but William sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Klint misses with a leg kick.
Klint will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Olav Klint seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Klint explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Klint throws a leg kick but William checks it.
Klint misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - William looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Klint misses with a double jab.
William misses with an uppercut.
William shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Klint defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Prinsessa William. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klint throws a right and a left that both miss.
William tries a head kick but it misses.
Klint feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Williams jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Klint connects with an inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klint throws a right and a left that William avoids nicely.
Klint throws a right hand that William ducks under and follows up with a left that William also avoids with ease.

Klint tries to sprawl but William drives through with a takedown into half guard.
William is looking to take a break and control but Klint is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
William sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Klint defending well though.
Klint is not content to let William control the position.
Klint tries to kick William off but William keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Olav Klint showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

William tries to clinch but Klint is having none of it.
William fails with a takedown attempt.
William tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Klint was well out of range. Poor timing from William.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
William tries to clinch up
and Klint counters with a two punch combo.
Olav Klint is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
William darts in trying to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
William throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Klint misses with a few strikes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Good work by William as he checks the leg kick.
That kick from Klint tenderised William's leg. William is trying to keep his angry face on.
Klint throws a nice looking combination but William bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Klint lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Klint swats away the attempt to clinch by William.
Klint throws a right hand that William ducks under and follows up with a left that William also avoids with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
William lands a jab to the nose.
Klint misses with a wild combination.
Klint throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Klint looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The fight stays on the outside here - William looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Klint scores with a three punch combo!
Klint misses with the combination.
William throws a body punch but Klint moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Olav Klint really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

William misses with a body punch
and Klint counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Klint avoids the body shot from William.
Klint shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. William eats them both and turns towards Klint to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Klint misses with a jab, cross combination.
William is looking to wear down Klint with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
William moves out of range as Klint throws a body kick.
Klint throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
William checks a leg kick.
Klint throws a right and a left that both miss.
Klint misses with a jab, cross combination.
William swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Klint stuffs the takedown attempt from William. William gets slowly back to his feet.
Klint displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from William.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klint tries a head kick but it misses.
William fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Prinsessa William. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Klint lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Klint.
Klint tries to bum rush William with a series of wild strikes but William uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Klint uses good head movement to avoid the hook from William.
William tries to clinch up but Klint circles away and keeps his distance.

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.
Some bone on bone action there as William checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Klint misses with a wild body shot.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Klint misses with a wild combination.
Klint throws a nice looking combination but William bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Klint ducks under a wild hook from William.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Olav Klint dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

William fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
William misses with a takedown attempt - Klint sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
William tries to close the distance and clinch up but Klint swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
William fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Prinsessa William. That's going to take a lot out of him.
William looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Klint misses.
William darts in trying to clinch
and Klint counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Klint misses with a double jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A looping hook to the body misses from William. Klint does a little dance to reset his feet.
William moves out of range as Klint throws a body kick.
Klint lands with a good body shot.
Klint throws a nice looking combination but William bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
William doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Klint connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
William misses the shot to the body.
Klint misses with the combination.
Klint swinging wildly here.
Klint misses with a series of wild punches.

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.
Klint fails to land with a series of punches.
William misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Klint counters with a left to the body.
Klint slaps away a takedown attempt from William, before circling back to the center of the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Klint looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

And that's the end of the fight!
Olav Klint comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Klint 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 46:49
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 46:49
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Olav Klint!
Olav Klint is the new bantamweight champion!
Olav Klint seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.