PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Frans Desmit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Olav Klint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Klint has chosen The Pixies - Tame as his entrance music. Olav Klint will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Desmit
vs
Klint

150 cm
21
130 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

173 cm
28
138 lbs
16 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frans Desmit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Olav Klint!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Desmit looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Klint!
Desmit lands a nice shot to the head.
Desmit lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Klint is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Desmit landing strikes from the mount.

Desmit is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Klint to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Klint shrugs it off.
Desmit fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Klint avoids a series of strikes thrown by Desmit.
Desmit landing punches.
Klint tries to buck Desmit off but he can't manage it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Desmit jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Klint is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Klint and Desmit has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.

Desmit is trying to get an arm triangle but Klint is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Desmit is working Klint over with some ground and pound from side control.
Desmit prevents Klint from escaping the position.
Desmit tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Klint takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Desmit sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Klint is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Klint taking punishment in the form of punches.
Klint is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Desmit sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Klint is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

Desmit is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Klint has escaped the position, nice work there.
Desmit with the ground and pound but Klint regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Klint pushes Desmit off looking to stand but Desmit dives back in and keeps control.
Desmit slips a nice elbow through Klint's hands, connecting with Klint's forehead.

Desmit is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Klint keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Desmit working over Klint with some ground and pound. Klint looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Desmit misses with a head shot. Klint uses the momentum to regain guard.
Desmit scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Desmit throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Desmit scoring with some ground and pound.
Desmit is working Klint over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Klint pushes Desmit off and scrambles back to his feet.
Klint keeps the fight on the outside.
Desmit shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Klint counters with a straight right hand.
Klint's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Klint duly obliges.
A combination from Klint does no damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Desmit 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 four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Klint does no damage.
Klint bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Desmit shoots and misses
and Klint counters with a three punch combo that has Desmit backing up. Desmit nods at Klint to acknowledge the strikes.
Desmit wants to clinch
and Klint counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Klint avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Klint misses with a two punch combination.
Desmit has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frans Desmit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Desmit with a poor takedown
and Desmit takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Klint throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Klint misses with a wild combination.
Desmit is looking to clinch.
Desmit takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frans Desmit 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.

Klint misses with a two punch combination.
Desmit shoots in looking for a takedown. Klint tries to sprawl out of it but Desmit keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Klint manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Desmit shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Klint defends it nicely.
Klint lands a head kick. Desmit smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Desmit drives through with a takedown into Klint's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Klint preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Klint wriggles free and stands up.
Klint bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Desmit's head backwards.
Klint is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Desmit has his takedown stuffed
and Klint counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frans Desmit. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klint lands a jab to the nose.
Desmit shoots in but Klint avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Klint keeps the fight on the outside.
Klint lands a high kick!

Desmit is rocked!
Desmit wants to clinch.
Oh Desmit is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Klint throws a right and a left that both miss.
Desmit seems to have got his legs back now.
Desmit misses with a looping right.
Desmit 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.
Desmit shoots in but no luck this time.

Klint gets caught napping as Desmit dives in and scores a takedown. Klint manages to retain guard.
Klint wants to stand up but Desmit is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Desmit drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Klint manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Desmit has Klint in his guard.

Desmit looking for a guillotine here but Klint defends easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Klint stands up and waves to Desmit to follow him.
Desmit fails with the takedown
and Klint counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Frans Desmit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Klint.
Desmit dives in and grabs Klint's left leg, looking for a takedown. Klint pushes down on Desmit's head and hops out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klint defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Desmit.
Desmit shoots in looking for a takedown but Klint manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Desmit's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Klint displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Desmit is looking to clinch.
Desmit on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Klint fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Desmit has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Klint will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Olav Klint is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Desmit will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The fight stays on the outside here - Desmit looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Klint fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Klint, as that shot connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klint misses with a wild combination.
Desmit is looking to clinch but Klint is avoiding it.
Desmit tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Klint paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Klint misses with the combination.
Klint scores with a punch to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Desmit shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Klint pinned against the cage. Klint gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Desmit closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Klint takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Desmit throws a strike aimed at the side of Klint's head but Klint avoids it well.
Klint is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Olav Klint will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Desmit fails with a takedown attempt.
Klint swats away the attempt to clinch by Desmit.
Desmit slips a jab and a cross from Klint.
Desmit will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Desmit tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Klint counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Desmit tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Klint paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Klint throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Desmit's head.
Klint stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Klint wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frans Desmit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Klint stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Klint wants it to stay on the feet.
Klint cracks Desmit with an open hand slap.
Nice shot by Klint.
Olav Klint is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Desmit wants to clinch but Klint slips to the side
and Klint counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Desmit! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Klint!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Olav Klint!
Olav Klint really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.