PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Barney Sumner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ichabod Klopfenstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ichabod Klopfenstein struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 156.2lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Sumner
vs
Klopfenstein

172 cm
21
152 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

169 cm
32
168 lbs
24 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Granite chin

Steel Penn's Laundry 93%

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 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Barney Sumner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ichabod Klopfenstein !
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, John Mangel and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klopfenstein throws a series of punches but Sumner avoids them all with ease.
Sumner throws a lazy uppercut
and Klopfenstein counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Nice shot by Sumner.
Sumner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sumner connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Klopfenstein pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Klopfenstein moves out of range of the strikes.
Sumner will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Klopfenstein lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sumner cracks Klopfenstein with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sumner misses the jab.
A lazy left from Sumner finds it's target.
Sumner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Klopfenstein displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sumner throws out the jab.
Sumner misses with a combination
and Klopfenstein counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sumner misses with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klopfenstein takes one on the button.
Sumner throws an overhand right that lands on Klopfenstein 's shoulder, as Klopfenstein tries to avoid the shot.
A combination from Sumner does no damage.
Sumner misses with a looping left.
Sumner swings widly with a right hand
and Klopfenstein counters with a low kick, right behind Sumner 's knee.
Sumner blocks a head kick by Klopfenstein .
Sumner throws a poor cross that misses
and Klopfenstein counters with an inside leg kick.
Sumner fails in his attempt to clinch.
A left lands for Sumner.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sumner throws a nice looking combination but Klopfenstein bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sumner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Klopfenstein pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sumner misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sumner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Klopfenstein keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sumner.
Sumner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Klopfenstein paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Klopfenstein tried to score with a low kick but Sumner checks it.
Barney Sumner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klopfenstein looks to land a left hand but Sumner moved out of range nicely.
Sumner showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Klopfenstein .
Klopfenstein moves away from the strike by Sumner.
Klopfenstein tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sumner throws a poor cross that misses
and Klopfenstein counters with a head kick.
Sumner throws a hook but Klopfenstein avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice uppercut lands for Sumner. That snapped Klopfenstein 's head back.
Sumner throws a hook but Klopfenstein blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Barney Sumner dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Klopfenstein blocks a jab.
Sumner avoids the head kick by Klopfenstein .
Sumner misses with a looping left.
Sumner tries to close the distance and clinch but Klopfenstein swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sumner tries to clinch up but Klopfenstein circles away and keeps his distance.
Sumner wants to clinch but Klopfenstein slips to the side
and Klopfenstein makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Sumner really felt that one!
A punch lands to the side of Klopfenstein 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sumner throws a lazy right hand but Klopfenstein sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sumner throws a hook to the side of Klopfenstein 's head but Klopfenstein sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sumner throws a looping overhand right but Klopfenstein ducks down to avoid it.
Klopfenstein keeps the fight on the outside.

Klopfenstein gets tackled into the cage by Sumner. Sumner maintains the clinch.

Klopfenstein has clasped his hands together around Sumner's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
A lull in the action here as Klopfenstein stalls from top position.
Klopfenstein trying to control the position but Sumner is working away.
Sumner is looking to get back to his feet here but Klopfenstein is keeping cool and he's managed to take Sumner's back.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Klopfenstein .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klopfenstein lands a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Klopfenstein lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Sumner hold on?!
Sumner is taking damage to the body and head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Klopfenstein lands a shot to the head.
Klopfenstein gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Klopfenstein connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Sumner to escape the position.
Sumner has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Klopfenstein controls the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klopfenstein scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Sumner is looking for a way out.
Klopfenstein lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Sumner.
Klopfenstein controlling the position well here. Sumner rolled but Klopfenstein kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Sumner is taking damage to the body and head.
Ichabod Klopfenstein has got the better of the ground game so far.
Klopfenstein is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Klopfenstein gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Klopfenstein gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Klopfenstein apologises and we restart here on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klopfenstein with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sumner throws an overhand right that lands on Klopfenstein 's shoulder, as Klopfenstein tries to avoid the shot.
Klopfenstein uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sumner.
Klopfenstein attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
No joy there for Sumner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Klopfenstein lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sumner takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Sumner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ichabod Klopfenstein showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Sumner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Klopfenstein was well out of range. Poor timing from Sumner.
Sumner throws an off balance right hand
and Klopfenstein counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Sumner is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Sumner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ichabod Klopfenstein is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sumner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sumner moves to clinch but Klopfenstein breaks away
and Klopfenstein counters with a head kick.
Sumner blocks a head kick by Klopfenstein .
Good exchange - Sumner coming out on top.
Sumner just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klopfenstein throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sumner throws a looping overhand right but Klopfenstein ducks down to avoid it.
Klopfenstein avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Klopfenstein blocks a jab.
Klopfenstein moves away from the strike by Sumner.

Klopfenstein gets tackled into the cage by Sumner. Sumner maintains the clinch.

Klopfenstein drags the fight down to the ground.
Sumner knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Klopfenstein on the ground.
Sumner has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Klopfenstein is proving hard to escape from.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klopfenstein bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sumner's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Klopfenstein 's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Klopfenstein showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Klopfenstein trying to control the position from guard on top but Sumner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Klopfenstein working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klopfenstein controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Sumner wants to stand but Klopfenstein is controlling the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Ichabod Klopfenstein was stalling too much, according to the referee.
A punch combination from Sumner misses.
Klopfenstein misses with a series of wild punches.
Klopfenstein misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sumner fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klopfenstein looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Klopfenstein misses with a kick to the body.
Klopfenstein throws the kick towards the body but Sumner avoids it.
Klopfenstein misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sumner on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Sumner is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Klopfenstein takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sumner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sumner tries to close the distance and clinch but Klopfenstein swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barney Sumner is winning the standup battle so far.
Sumner blocks a leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ichabod Klopfenstein comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Klopfenstein 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ichabod Klopfenstein !
Ichabod Klopfenstein very nearly forgot to thank XTREME PWNAGE: Down Under! 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.