PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brick House (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jiu Claw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Claw's choice of entrance music: Orgineel!. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

House
vs
Claw

195 cm
24
290 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

190 cm
25
278 lbs
12 - 5 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brick House!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jiu Claw!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
House ducks under a wild hook from Claw.

Claw has taken the fight to the clinch.
Claw throws a head punch that misses.
House misses with some punches.
House tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Claw's elbow.
House misses with a punch on the inside.
Claw utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
House swings wildly with an uppercut but Claw uses good head movement to avoid it.
House blocks a body shot from Claw.
Claw with an attempt at a knee that misses.
House lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
House doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
House tries to land knees in the clinch but Claw avoids the damage to the body.
Claw lands with a right to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
House takes a shot to the head.
A short left from Claw.
Claw misses with a body punch.
Claw scores with a shoulder strike.
Claw misses with a knee to the head.
Claw doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, House creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Claw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
House struggles to land a body shot inside as Claw controls his hands.
Claw lands a hook that snaps the head of House backwards.
House working aggressively here.
A short left from Claw.
Claw prevents a body shot from House.
House tries to work over Claw's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Claw can't find room to land a body shot as House controls the action.
Claw can't find room to land a body shot as House controls the action.
Claw landing some nice looking knees to the body.
House is breathing heavily.
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!
Claw connects with a nasty looking knee right to House's face.
Claw is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Claw lands a hook to the side of the head.
Claw lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Claw lands an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Claw.
Claw utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Claw lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Claw lands with a short shot to the head.
Claw misses with a hook to the ribs.
Claw with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Claw obliges.
Claw lands a body punch.
Claw with a knee to the head.
Claw cracks House with a nice body shot.
Claw connects with a knee to the head.
Claw landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Claw lands a left hand that snaps the head of House backwards.
Claw throws a knee to the head but misses.
Claw with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Claw struggles to land a body shot inside as House controls his hands.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Claw.
Claw landing knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Claw.
A short uppercut from Claw.
Claw connects with a knee to the head.
Claw scores with a hook to the body.
Claw crunches a lovely knee into House's ribcage.
Claw lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Claw lands a knee to the body.
Claw lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Claw pushes House back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Claw misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from House.
Claw using the Thai plumb to throw knees but House has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Claw putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has House in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Claw scores with a knee to the head.
House takes a shot to the head.
House managing to block the knees to the body from Claw.
Claw using the Thai plumb to throw knees but House has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Claw unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Claw misses with a body punch.
Claw trying to land knees to the body.
Claw throws a punch but it's blocked by House.
Claw tries a knee to the head but House blocks it.
Claw tries to land a knee to the head but House blocks with his arms.
House misses with a hook from the clinch.
Claw lands a good knee to the midsection. House won't want to take too many of those.
A head punch on the inside from House fails to land.
Claw tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Claw.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Claw presses House against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Claw pushes House back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Claw landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Claw tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nice body punch from Claw.
Claw lands a knee to the head.
Claw is working House over against the cage.
House avoiding damage as Claw throws knees to the body.
Claw is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A short right from Claw.
Claw looking to throw knees to the head but House is blocking nicely.
A short right from Claw on the inside.
Claw blocks a body shot from House.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
House blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Claw connects with a nasty looking knee right to House's face.
Claw crunches a lovely knee into House's ribcage.
Claw lands a nice shot to the body.
Claw connects with a nasty looking knee right to House's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jiu Claw dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Claw lands with a good body shot.
Claw throws a big shot that misses.
House misses with a straight right.
House works Claw's body with a nice hook.
House misses with a straight right.

House has managed to clinch.
Claw lands a hook that snaps the head of House backwards.
Claw is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Claw on the inside.
Claw with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Claw scores a nice knee to the body.
A shot in the inside from Claw.
House goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
House takes a knee right on the jaw!
Claw lands a good knee to the midsection. House won't want to take too many of those.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Claw obliges.
Claw tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Claw misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Claw scores with a knee to the head.

House is rocked!
Claw misses with a knee to the head.
Claw misses with a knee strike.
Claw tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Claw struggles to land a body shot inside as House controls his hands.
Claw using the Thai plumb to throw knees but House has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Claw missing with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Claw.
House taking a breather.
Claw misses with a knee to the head.
A body shot lands from House.
House goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Claw misses with a punch on the inside.
House managing to block the knees to the body from Claw.
House tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Claw lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Claw using the Thai plumb to throw knees but House has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Claw has a couple of punches blocked by House.
Good body shot from House.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Claw misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from House.
House scores with a shoulder strike.
House is stalling here.
Claw misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from House.
House effectively controlling the action here.
Claw lands a knee to the body.
House lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Claw backwards.
House scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Claw has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
House pushes Claw back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Claw's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
House tries to work over Claw's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Claw misses with a shot to the kidneys.
House misses with a body punch.
House avoiding damage as Claw throws knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Claw misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from House.
House is trying to stall.
Claw misses with a knee to the head.
A short right from House on the inside.
House lands a left hand.
House lands a body shot in the clinch.
House lands a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, House creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
House scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Claw misses with a body punch.
House blocks a body shot from Claw.
House lands a shot to the body.
Jiu Claw seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Claw takes a shot to the head.
House scores with a shoulder strike.
House lands a shoulder strike.
House scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, House scores with a nice short uppercut.
House works on Claw's body with a couple of short punches.
House working some nice short punches in the clinch.
House is leaning against Claw and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
House digs a right hand into Claw's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Claw's gas tank.
House lands a hook that snaps the head of Claw backwards.
House stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
House lands an uppercut.
House throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Claws head.
Claw takes a shot to the head.

Claw is rocked!
House lands a big right hand that drops Claw! The killer instinct kicks in and House finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by House!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brick House!
In his post fight interview, Brick House started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.