PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Olaf Saurkraut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Charles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saurkraut comes to the cage accompanied by Poland National Anthem. Charles comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Don't Fake the Funk by Prince Charles kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Henry Charles will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Saurkraut
vs
Charles

163 cm
29
158 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

175 cm
25
167 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Fast

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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 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Olaf Saurkraut!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Henry Charles!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saurkraut throws a body punch but Charles moves out of range.

Saurkraut shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Charles napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Charles is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Charles wants to control but Saurkraut postures up.
Saurkraut creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Charles sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Charles is not content to let Saurkraut control the position.
Saurkraut works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Charles can't do much from the bottom here.
Charles tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Saurkraut landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saurkraut with the ground and pound but Charles regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Saurkraut is trying to control. Charles wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Charles blocking the ground and pound attempt from Saurkraut.
Charles gets back to full guard.
Saurkraut trying to control but Charles is working from the bottom.
Saurkraut might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Charles has his foot on Saurkraut's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Saurkraut works his way back into a safe position though.
Charles looking to control.
Saurkraut has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Charles is proving hard to escape from.
Saurkraut in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Saurkraut wants to control from the top but Charles keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saurkraut makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Saurkraut stands up over Charles, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Charles looking to hit a scissor sweep but Saurkraut is one step ahead there.
Saurkraut is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saurkraut with a flurry of punches that miss.
Saurkraut trying to control the position from guard on top but Charles is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Saurkraut with a flurry of punches that miss.
Charles being controlled here, momentarily.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Olaf Saurkraut wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Charles digs a good hook to Saurkraut's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Charles both land. Nice combination.
Charles fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saurkraut manages to avoid it.
Henry Charles is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Saurkraut throws a left and a right that both miss
and Charles counters with a left and a right that stings Saurkraut.
Charles lands with a cross.
Saurkraut feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Charless jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Charles gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A punch combination from Charles misses.
Saurkraut lands a jab.
Saurkraut ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Saurkraut swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Saurkraut looks for a takedown but Charles sprawls well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saurkraut tries to score a power double leg takedown but Charles sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Saurkraut somewhat.
Charles wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Charles stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Olaf Saurkraut. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Charles as he connects with a hook.
Charles looks to land a left hand but Saurkraut moved out of range nicely.
Saurkraut avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Charles misses with a wild combination.
Charles cracks Saurkraut with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Charles wants to clinch up but Saurkraut keeps it at a distance.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Saurkraut is defended easily by Charles.
Saurkraut darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Saurkraut shoots in and drives through. Charles sprawls well.
Charles stuffs the takedown.
Saurkraut dodges the punch combination from Charles.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Saurkraut dodges the punch combination from Charles.
Saurkraut throws a head kick but Charles moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Charles as Saurkraut shoots in.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Charles misses with a wild combination.
Charles takes a swing at Saurkraut's ribcage but misses.
Charles tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saurkraut was well out of range. Poor timing from Charles.

Saurkraut shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Charles is trying to defend but Saurkraut finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Saurkraut working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Charles trying to hold on to Saurkraut's head to control him but Saurkraut postures up.
Charles desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Saurkraut is looking to advance position but Charles won't allow it.
Saurkraut 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.
Saurkraut is taking a breather. Charles says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saurkraut thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Charles's head.
Saurkraut is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Saurkraut seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Saurkraut is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Charles!
Charles wants to hold on but Saurkraut pushes him away.
Saurkraut connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Saurkraut unloading with bombs!
Saurkraut sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Saurkraut cracks Charles with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saurkraut lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Saurkraut looking to control but Charles is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saurkraut prevents Charles from getting the reversal.
Charles bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Charles stands and throws Saurkraut's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Saurkraut is looking to regain half guard here but Charles keeps moving and retains side control.

Charles is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Saurkraut has escaped the position, nice work there.
Saurkraut is trying to get back to half guard.
Charles working away.
Charles scores with punches from side control.
Saurkraut is looking to regain half guard here but Charles keeps moving and retains side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saurkraut is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Charles's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Charles is trying to control. Saurkraut wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Saurkraut misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Saurkraut wants to control but Charles is keeping busy.
Charles is trying to control. Saurkraut wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Charles has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Charles lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Charles controlling from the full mount.
Saurkraut tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Charles trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charles has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Saurkraut's face.
Saurkraut gets back to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Charles is looking to take a break and control but Saurkraut is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Saurkraut looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Saurkraut is looking to improve his position.

Saurkraut looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saurkraut blocking the ground and pound attempt from Charles.
Charles wants to pass the guard but Saurkraut is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Olaf Saurkraut dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Saurkraut fails with the takedown
and Charles counters with a straight right hand.
Saurkraut misses with a wild body shot.
Some wild striking there from Saurkraut.
Saurkraut thows a left - swing and a miss!
Saurkraut shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Charles but Charles pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Saurkraut shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Charles defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Olaf Saurkraut. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Charles displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Saurkraut.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Saurkraut.
Nice body punch from Charles.
Charles works the jab nicely.
Henry Charles seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Saurkraut fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Charles avoids it really well and circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Saurkraut lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saurkraut misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Saurkraut has a takedown stuffed.
Charles lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Saurkraut circles away quickly and effectively.
Charles misses with a double jab.

Charles clinches up with Saurkraut and pushes him back against the cage.
Saurkraut has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Charles is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Saurkraut has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Charles is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Charles breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Charles scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Saurkraut fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Saurkraut lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Charles lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Charles.
Charles will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Charles lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Saurkraut circles away quickly and effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Saurkraut.
Saurkraut takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saurkraut takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Olaf Saurkraut is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Charles tries to clinch up.
Olaf Saurkraut seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Saurkraut.
Saurkraut goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Henry Charles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Charles keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Saurkraut.
Charles throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Charles lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Saurkraut circles away quickly and effectively.
Saurkraut throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Charles is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Saurkraut rather than just go for the knockout.
Saurkraut takes a swing at Charles's ribcage but misses.
Saurkraut shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Saurkraut shoots in for a takedown but Charles shows good takedown defense.
Charles slips a jab and a cross from Saurkraut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Charles.
Charles slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Charles tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saurkraut was well out of range. Poor timing from Charles.
Saurkraut looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Charles stuffs the takedown attempt from Saurkraut. Saurkraut gets slowly back to his feet.

Charles instigates a clinch.

Charles pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Saurkraut scores with a one two! Charles had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Saurkraut. Those never looked like landing.
Saurkraut misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Charles.
Saurkraut dives in and grabs Charles's left leg, looking for a takedown. Charles pushes down on Saurkraut's head and hops out.
Saurkraut avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Saurkraut takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Charles looks to land a combination. Saurkraut sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

It looks like Olaf Saurkraut has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Charles ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saurkraut gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Saurkraut dives in and grabs Charles's left leg, looking for a takedown. Charles pushes down on Saurkraut's head and hops out.
Charles throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Saurkraut walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Saurkraut is defended easily by Charles.
Charles misses with a head kick.
Saurkraut fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Saurkraut slips a jab and a cross from Charles.
Saurkraut takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Saurkraut shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Charles as he avoids it easily.
Saurkraut shoots for a takedown but Charles saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Charles has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Saurkraut takes a swing at Charles's ribcage but misses.

Charles gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Saurkraut to score an easy takedown into full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Henry Charles comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Saurkraut 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 Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Olaf Saurkraut!
Olaf Saurkraut very nearly forgot to thank Global Nutritional ACME (Q157) 90% ROR on Laundry amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.