PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Erik Lehnsherr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Baller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lehnsherr comes into the arena with PURE EVIL! blaring out of the sound system. Baller is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Helicopter, made of meat!. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lehnsherr
vs
Baller

210 cm
28
278 lbs
11 - 10 - 2

225 cm
32
275 lbs
20 - 18 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Erik Lehnsherr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Baller!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baller avoids the head kick by Lehnsherr.
Baller misses with a left hand
and Lehnsherr counters with a straight right hand.
Baller throws a series of punches but Lehnsherr avoids them all with ease.
Lehnsherr misses with a straight left.
Baller takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lehnsherr lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like Paul Baller has been cut.
Lehnsherr connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lehnsherr fails to land with a series of punches.
Baller throws the left hand but Lehnsherr avoids the punch easily.
Lehnsherr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Baller.
Lehnsherr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lehnsherr tries to land a front kick but Baller steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lehnsherr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Baller.
Lehnsherr moves out of range as Baller strikes.
Lehnsherr throws a leg kick that misses.
Baller throws a right and a left that both miss.
Baller throws a jab but it's blocked by Lehnsherr.
Lehnsherr throws the kick towards the body but Baller avoids it.
Lehnsherr slips under a jab.
Lehnsherr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Baller connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lehnsherr jabs at Baller's body.
Lehnsherr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Baller.
Lehnsherr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Baller moves out of range of the strikes.
Baller looks to land a left hand but Lehnsherr moved out of range nicely.
Lehnsherr looks to land a combination but Baller avoids it well.
Lehnsherr pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Baller back to the cage. Lehnsherr follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Baller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lehnsherr.
Baller on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
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!
Lehnsherr throws a head kick that misses.
Lehnsherr misses with the combination.
Baller cracks Lehnsherr with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lehnsherr closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Baller is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lehnsherr.
Baller blocks a head kick by Lehnsherr.
Lehnsherr throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baller checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lehnsherr on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Baller swinging wildly here.
Lehnsherr scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lehnsherr throws a nice head kick!
Baller has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lehnsherr.
Baller might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Lehnsherr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Baller throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice cross by Baller.
Lehnsherr misses with a wild combination.
Lehnsherr moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Lehnsherr throws a right and a left that Baller avoids nicely.
Lehnsherr throws a body kick that misses.
Baller is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lehnsherr.
Lehnsherr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lehnsherr.
Baller bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lehnsherr's head backwards.
A big right from Baller misses.
No joy there for Lehnsherr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lehnsherr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lehnsherr fails to land with a series of punches.
Baller misses with a looping left.
Lehnsherr scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
No joy there for Baller, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Baller throws a series of punches but Lehnsherr moves out of range.
Lehnsherr throws a right and a left that Baller avoids nicely.
Baller dodges the punch combination from Lehnsherr.
Lehnsherr is breathing heavily.
Baller lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Baller ducks under a wild hook from Lehnsherr.
Lehnsherr blocks a jab.
A slow jab from Baller misses its intended target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lehnsherr swings away with a body shot that misses
and Baller counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lehnsherr avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lehnsherr throws a right and a left that Baller avoids nicely.
A jab from Lehnsherr does it's job there.
Baller misses with a straight right.
Baller throws a shot from downtown. Lehnsherr moves away and avoids it.
Baller checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lehnsherr ducks under a wild hook from Baller.
Lehnsherr blocks a head kick by Baller.
Lehnsherr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Baller misses with a left hand
and Lehnsherr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lehnsherr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lehnsherr lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lehnsherr.
Baller misses with a hook. Lehnsherr ducked under it nicely.
Baller throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lehnsherr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Erik Lehnsherr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paul Baller's cut.
That's time! Lehnsherr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Baller misses with a right hand
and Lehnsherr counters with a nice kick to the body.
A slow jab from Baller misses its intended target.
Baller throws a big shot that misses.
No joy there for Lehnsherr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lehnsherr avoids the body shot from Baller.
Baller moves out of range as Lehnsherr strikes.
Baller throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lehnsherr.
Lehnsherr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Baller misses with a wild body shot.
Lehnsherr looks to land a combination but Baller avoids it well.
Lehnsherr defending well as Baller loads up on a big left hand.
Lehnsherr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Baller throws a body punch but Lehnsherr moves out of range.
Lehnsherr attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Baller is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lehnsherr moves out of range of the body kick from Baller.
Erik Lehnsherr is winning the standup battle so far.
Lehnsherr slips a jab and a cross from Baller.
Lehnsherr lands a nice looking body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baller just misses with a punch to the body.
Baller takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lehnsherr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Baller.
Baller uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lehnsherr.
Baller on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Baller dodges the punch combination from Lehnsherr.
Erik Lehnsherr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lehnsherr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lehnsherr scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Baller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lehnsherr moves away.
Lehnsherr lands with a nice combination. Baller backs away looking to recover.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slow jab from Baller misses its intended target.
Baller slips a jab and a cross from Lehnsherr.
Lehnsherr misses with a wild combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lehnsherr moves out of range as Baller strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Baller pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lehnsherr dodges the punch combination from Baller.
A jab from Baller misses.
Baller throws a body kick that misses.
Lehnsherr throws a series of strikes that have Baller backpedaling.
Lehnsherr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lehnsherr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Baller.
Lehnsherr takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lehnsherr swinging wildly here.
Lehnsherr slips a jab from Baller.
Lehnsherr on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Baller misses with a wild combination.
Baller blocks a low kick nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lehnsherr fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Baller looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lehnsherr swinging wildly here.
Baller takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lehnsherr thows a body shot but no joy.
Baller misses the jab.
Baller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lehnsherr.
Lehnsherr is working the combinations to good effect here.
Baller slips under a jab from Lehnsherr.
Lehnsherr just misses with a punch to the body.
Lehnsherr throws a hook but Baller blocks it.
Lehnsherr staying out of range there.
Baller works over Lehnsherr's head and body with a nice combination.
Baller avoids the head kick by Lehnsherr.
Baller throws a push kick but Lehnsherr slaps the foot to one side.
Lehnsherr throws a head kick that misses.
Lehnsherr throws a head kick but Baller moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lehnsherr moves out of range of the strikes.
Lehnsherr scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Baller misses with a straight left.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lehnsherr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Baller throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lehnsherr moves out of range of the body kick.
Lehnsherr moves away from the strike by Baller.
Lehnsherr just misses with a punch to the body.
Baller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lehnsherr.
Lehnsherr misses with a double jab
and Baller counters with a nice body shot.
Lehnsherr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Baller.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Lehnsherr.
Lehnsherr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Baller lands with a straight right. Lehnsherr didn't see that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Erik Lehnsherr dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Paul Baller's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Baller throws a right and a left that Lehnsherr avoids nicely.
Baller scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Baller looks for the body kick but Lehnsherr saw that one coming.
Lehnsherr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Baller just misses with a punch to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Baller might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Lehnsherr has got the better of the exchanges.
Lehnsherr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Baller.
Baller rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lehnsherr counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lehnsherr throws a low kick but Baller avoids it.
Lehnsherr tries a head kick but it misses.
Lehnsherr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Baller was well out of range. Poor timing from Lehnsherr.
Baller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lehnsherr manages to avoid it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Baller.
Lehnsherr throws a head kick that misses.
Lehnsherr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lehnsherr has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Baller finds it's way round the side to connect with Lehnsherr's head.
A combination from Baller does no damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sloppy strikes from Lehnsherr. Those never looked like landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lehnsherr misses with a series of wild punches.
Baller lands an overhand right.
Baller showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lehnsherr.
A lazy left from Baller finds it's target.
Lehnsherr looks to land a combination but Baller avoids it well.
Baller scores with a jab.
Lehnsherr takes one to the side of the head.
Lehnsherr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Baller tries to land a front kick but Lehnsherr steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lehnsherr takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A right-left combo lands from Baller.
Lehnsherr is looking to wear down Baller with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lehnsherr throws a head kick but Baller moves out of range.
Baller tries to bum rush Lehnsherr with a series of wild strikes but Lehnsherr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lehnsherr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Baller is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Baller misses with a few strikes there.
Paul Baller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lehnsherr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lehnsherr misses with a wild body shot.
Lehnsherr misses with a double jab.
Baller scores with the left hand. Lehnsherr knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lehnsherr tries to bum rush Baller with a series of wild strikes but Baller uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Baller throws a looping overhand right but Lehnsherr ducks down to avoid it.
Lehnsherr looks to land a combination but Baller avoids it well.
Baller swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Baller displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lehnsherr throws out the jab.
Baller connects with a looping right hand.
Lehnsherr misses with a wild combination.
Lehnsherr walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Baller misses with a head kick.
Lehnsherr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Baller.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lehnsherr slips under a jab from Baller.
Lehnsherr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Baller.
Lehnsherr misses with a two punch combination.
Lehnsherr scores with a jab. Baller acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Baller connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A punch combination from Baller misses.
Lehnsherr feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ballers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lehnsherr takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Lehnsherr throws a nice looking combination but Baller bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sloppy strikes from Baller. Those never looked like landing.
Baller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lehnsherr throws a sloppy head kick and Baller moves out of range easily.
Lehnsherr misses with a head kick.
Lehnsherr defending well as Baller loads up on a big left hand.
Erik Lehnsherr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Baller misses with a two punch combination.
A shot to the liver by Lehnsherr. Beautiful body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lehnsherr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Baller thows a body shot but no joy.
Lehnsherr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lehnsherr lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Lehnsherr misses with a straight right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lehnsherr is looking to score with low kicks.
Lehnsherr misses with the combination.
Baller looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lehnsherr lands with a nice body punch.
Baller lands a right hook to the body.
Lehnsherr throws a series of punches but Baller avoids them all with ease.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Baller throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lehnsherr fails to land with a series of punches.
Baller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lehnsherr moves away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Baller comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lehnsherr 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Erik Lehnsherr!
During a confident post fight interview, Erik Lehnsherr thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.