PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Binzo Binzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddy Krueger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Binzo comes to the cage accompanied by Hair of the Dog by Nazareth. Krueger has chosen Freddy's Coming For You as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Freddy Krueger is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Binzo
vs
Krueger

185 cm
30
221 lbs
26 - 16 - 0

185 cm
28
217 lbs
17 - 17 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Fightworld Formula

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Binzo Binzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Freddy Krueger!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Binzo takes a swing at Krueger's ribcage but misses.
Krueger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Binzo moves away.
Freddy Krueger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Krueger missing with a left hand there. Binzo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Krueger misses with a looping right.
Binzo checks a leg kick.
Binzo lands with a kick to the temple. Krueger shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Binzo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Krueger is out of range and Binzo settles back down.
Nice defenses there by Binzo.
Binzo scores with a kick to the body.
Binzo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Krueger.
The crowd cheers as Binzo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Krueger doesn't seem phased though.
Krueger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Krueger throws a series of punches but Binzo avoids them all with ease.
Binzo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Krueger.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Binzo misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Binzo closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Krueger to the mat! Krueger manages to get full guard.
Binzo won't allow Krueger to sweep him here.
Krueger is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Binzo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Binzo wants to pass the guard but Krueger is keeping the position.
Binzo 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.
Binzo trying to control but Krueger is working from the bottom.
Krueger looking to hit a scissor sweep but Binzo is one step ahead there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Binzo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Binzo trying to control the position from guard on top but Krueger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Krueger bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Binzo's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krueger trying to control the position from guard on top but Binzo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Binzo is trying to control the position but Krueger postures up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Binzo holds on and takes a little breather.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Binzo Binzo just wasn't active enough.
Krueger swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Krueger lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Binzo backs up against the cage.
Binzo loads up on a big right hand but Krueger slips the punch.
Krueger moves out of range of the leg kick from Binzo.
Krueger throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Krueger misses the jab.
Binzo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Krueger connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Binzo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Krueger.
Binzo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Binzo misses with a low kick.
Krueger avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Krueger.
Krueger buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Krueger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Krueger tests Binzo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Krueger tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Krueger fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Binzo is out of range.
Binzo blocks a head kick by Krueger.
Krueger jabs Binzo right on the nose. Binzo blinks but takes it well.
Binzo throws a leg kick but Krueger checks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Binzo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Krueger missing with a left hand there. Binzo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Krueger throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Binzo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Krueger.
Binzo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Krueger avoids the head kick by Binzo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Binzo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Binzo tries a head kick but it misses.
Binzo cracks Krueger with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Krueger throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Krueger connects with a body shot that sends Binzo's belly button to the back.
Binzo wants to slow Krueger down by chopping away at his legs.
Krueger misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Binzo Binzo will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Krueger throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Binzo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Krueger is out of range and Binzo settles back down.
Krueger misses with a body shot.
Krueger misses with a lunging right hand
and Binzo counters with a nice kick to the body.
Binzo misses with a hook.
A low kick from Binzo is predictable there
and Krueger counters with a series of strikes. Binzo will be more careful next time no doubt.
Binzo misses with the combination.
Binzo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Krueger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Krueger checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Binzo is looking to wear down Krueger with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Binzo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Krueger at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Binzo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Krueger throws out the jab.
Binzo blocks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Krueger misses
and Binzo counters with a good low kick that Krueger was not able to check.
Binzo walks into a left hand.
Krueger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Binzo manages to avoid it.
Binzo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Krueger.
Binzo looks to land a body kick but Krueger moved away.
Krueger lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Krueger misses with a body shot
and Binzo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nice jab there from Binzo.
Binzo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Krueger as he jumps to the side.
Krueger throws an overhand right that lands on Binzo's shoulder, as Binzo tries to avoid the shot.
Krueger throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Binzo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Krueger throws a right hand that Binzo ducks under and follows up with a left that Binzo also avoids with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krueger keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Krueger blocks a head kick by Binzo.
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!
Binzo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Krueger's head backwards.
Binzo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Krueger buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Binzo is looking to land body kicks.
Krueger on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Krueger misses with a jab, cross combination.
Krueger is looking to score with low kicks.
Krueger comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Freddy Krueger seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Krueger throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Binzo.

Binzo looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Krueger makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Krueger.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krueger not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Krueger manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Binzo manages to get himself to full guard.

Binzo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Krueger is aware though and is defending well.
Krueger wants to control from the top but Binzo keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Krueger loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Binzo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Binzo is on top in guard.
Binzo slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krueger is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Krueger seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Binzo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Krueger is looking to stall here but Binzo recovers full guard.
Krueger controlling from the top position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Binzo wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Freddy Krueger will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Krueger throws a body kick that misses.
Krueger throws a leg kick which misses Binzo's front leg but catches the back leg as Binzo tries to avoid it.
Krueger feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Binzo's calf.
Krueger misses with a body shot.
Krueger fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Binzo is out of range.
Krueger falls off balance throwing a combination
and Binzo counters with a nice body kick.
Nice body punch from Binzo.
Binzo scores with a shot to the body.
Binzo tries to work over Krueger's front leg with a kick but Krueger checks it.
Binzo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Binzo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Binzo connects with an inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Krueger lands a nice looking body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krueger with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Binzo throws a leg kick which misses Krueger's front leg but catches the back leg as Krueger tries to avoid it.
Krueger ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters circling - Binzo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Binzo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Binzo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Krueger sprawls well. Krueger wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Binzo gets slowly back to his feet.
Krueger cracks Binzo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Freddy Krueger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Krueger lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Krueger throws a front kick aimed at Binzo's knee but Binzo avoids it well.
Binzo misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krueger is looking to land body kicks.
Krueger throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Binzo.
Binzo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Binzo takes a swing at Krueger's ribcage but misses.
Binzo avoids the head kick by Krueger.
Binzo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Krueger circles away.
Krueger with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A nice inside leg kick there by Binzo. That's going to slow Krueger down.
Binzo digs a good hook to Krueger's body.
Binzo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Krueger works over Binzo's head and body with a nice combination.
Krueger takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Krueger lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Krueger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Binzo moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Krueger. No joy for Binzo on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Binzo Binzo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Krueger throws a body punch but Binzo moves out of range.
Krueger tests Binzo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Binzo is looking to slow Krueger down with leg kicks.
Krueger sizes up Binzo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Krueger fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Binzo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Krueger as he jumps to the side.
Binzo motions for Krueger to come forward. Binzo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Binzo dodges the punch combination from Krueger.
Binzo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Binzo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kruegers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Binzo throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Krueger counter with a right hand.
Binzo dodges the punch combination from Krueger.
Krueger misses with a head kick.
Krueger on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krueger throws a leg kick which misses Binzo's front leg but catches the back leg as Binzo tries to avoid it.
A leg kick checked by Krueger.
Binzo fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Binzo avoids the body shot from Krueger.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Freddy Krueger.
I think Krueger 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Freddy Krueger!
Our winner, Freddy Krueger, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.