PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bill Kill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Klose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Kill
vs
Klose

200 cm
18
203 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
214 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Can Moonwalk

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bill Kill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Frank Klose!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Josh West and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kill dodges the punch combination from Klose.

Klose looking to score a takedown here. Kill is defending well but Klose drives through and ends up in Kill's guard.
Kill not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Klose distracts Kill with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Klose is in close to Kill's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kill has Klose pulled in close to control his posture.
Klose with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kill wants to stand up but Klose is controlling him.
Klose pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kill is keeping the position for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Klose working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kill bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Klose's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kill wants to control from the top but Klose keeps moving.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Klose can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kill is stalling in the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kill is fighting to break Klose's control of his arms but Klose is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Bill Kill just wasn't active enough.
Klose looks for a takedown but Kill sprawls well.
Kill fails to land the takedown.
Klose misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klose displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Klose misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Klose swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Kill counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kill has Klose pressed against the cage, preventing Klose from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Kill pulls Klose into guard.
Klose is looking to work some ground and pound but Kill has wrist control.
Kill throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Kill controls Klose momentarily but Klose frees himself.
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!
Kill wants to stand but Klose is controlling the position.
Kill preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klose trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kill manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Klose tries to hold on but Kill postures up.
Kill trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kill looking to ground and pound but Klose is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klose is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Kill throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Klose is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Kill avoids the attempt from Klose to control.
Klose trying desperately to get to his feet.
Kill looking to control but Klose is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kill avoids the attempt from Klose to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Frank Klose will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Klose looks for a takedown but Kill sprawls well.
Klose slaps away a takedown attempt from Kill, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Klose looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kill is fending him off so far but Klose persists. Nope, Kill circles away and we're back to standing.

Klose looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Klose won't allow Kill to sweep him here.
Klose looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Klose takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
Klose trying to control but Kill is working from the bottom.

Kill looking for a guillotine here but Klose defends easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klose landing with the ground and pound.
Klose throws an elbow that misses. Kill uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Klose's guard. Nice move by Kill!
Klose will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Kill preventing the sweep.
Kill trying to stand up but can't free himself from Klose's guard.
Klose is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Kill tries to free his leg and advance position but Klose is retaining full guard.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Frank Klose wasn't active enough on the ground.
Kill leaves Klose with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bill Kill has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Klose.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kill is defended easily by Klose.
Frank Klose seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Klose looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Klose lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kill keeping moving, preventing Klose from controlling successfully.

Kill is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kill is looking to stand up but Klose isn't so interested in that idea.
Kill 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.
Kill is working hard here to advance position.
Klose working some strikes from top position.
Kill will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Klose lands a couple of digs.
Frank Klose has got the better of the ground game so far.
Klose postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Klose lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Klose landing some decent shots from guard.
Klose really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kill. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Klose trying to control but Kill is working from the bottom.
Klose is pushing down on Kill's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kill is fighting to maintain full guard but Klose has managed to sneak the leg through.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Klose connects with a nice short shot to Kill's temple.
Kill is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Klose scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kill is refusing to be controlled, as Klose sits in half guard.
Kill is looking to control Klose's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kill avoid being mounted?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Klose working over Kill with some ground and pound. Kill looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kill wants to control but Klose is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Klose is looking to advance position but Kill won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Klose 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. And we move into the final round!

Klose closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kill did well to prevent Klose getting side control.
Kill wants to control but Klose is keeping busy.
Klose prevents Kill from standing back up.
Klose working Kill over with strikes.
Nice strikes from Klose there.
Kill gets back to full guard.
Klose postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
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!
Klose trying to move into half guard but instead Kill has managed to sweep!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Kill drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kill jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Klose wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kill trying to control the position from guard on top but Klose is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Klose pulls Kill in close to his closed guard and prevents Kill from doing any damage or advancing position.
Klose working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kill.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Klose is looking to sweep but instead, Kill has passed into half guard.
Klose is staying active underneath Kill, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kill is really struggling to control Klose but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Klose is trying is best to control the position here.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kill tries to move into range but Klose moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Kill enables Klose to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Kill manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Kill can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Klose controls the pace.
Klose wants to stand and escape but instead Kill has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Klose is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kill trying to stand up but can't free himself from Klose's guard.
Klose has Kill pulled in close to control his posture.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Frank Klose was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Klose shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Klose showed some decent athleticism there.
Kill has hold of Klose's hands but Klose slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klose wants to take a breather but Kill is having none of it.
Kill taking some punishment here, with Klose in his half guard.
Klose landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Klose lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Klose wants to take a breather but Kill is having none of it.
Klose lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kill has hold of Klose's hands but Klose slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Klose lands with a punch from half guard.

Kill is rocked!
Klose winds up and cracks Kill with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bill Kill has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Frank Klose is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Oh Kill is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Klose lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Kill quite badly. Kill pulls Klose in close trying to recover. Klose postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Kill on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Kill doesn't seem to be complaining too much.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Klose!