PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dave Klincko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quest Love (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Klincko
vs
Love

182 cm
22
197 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

170 cm
24
192 lbs
14 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

LOD: Affordable Quality

DJs Locker

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dave Klincko!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Quest Love!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klincko lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Klincko pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Klincko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Klincko misses with the body kick
and Love counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Klincko tries to clinch up.
Love slips under a jab from Klincko.
Klincko cracks Love with a good jab.
Klincko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Love manages to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Klincko.
Klincko slips under a jab from Love.
Love with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Klincko to score with a decent uppercut.
Klincko tries to clinch but Love moves away
and Love counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Klincko lands a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klincko throws a leg kick that is checked
and Love makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Klincko really felt that one!
Love blocks a jab.
Klincko works over Love's head and body with a nice combination.
Klincko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Love.
Love misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Klincko.
A big left from Klincko misses.
Love tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Klincko was well out of range. Poor timing from Love.
Klincko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Love scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Klincko.
Klincko throws an off balance right hand
and Love makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Klincko really felt that one!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Love throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Klincko's head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Love.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klincko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Love lands a really nice looking cross but Klincko seems unphased.
Klincko tries to close the distance and clinch but Love swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Love just misses with a punch to the body.
Love throws the kick towards the body but Klincko avoids it.
Love throws a head kick that misses.
Klincko walks forward, straight into a front kick from Love.
Love fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Klincko swings widly with a right hand
and Love counters with a straight right hand.
Klincko misses with a lunging right hand
and Love counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Klincko takes one on the button.
Love pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klincko fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Love walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Love lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Love slips under a jab.
Klincko misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Love to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice shot lands for Love.

Klincko is rocked!
Klincko doesn't manage to clinch there - Love circles away.
Dave Klincko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Klincko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Love moves away.
Klincko takes a swing at Love's ribcage but misses.
Love lands a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Klincko misses with a straight right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Love throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Love misses the shot to the body.
Klincko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Love keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Love throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Quest Love is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Klincko walks into a jab.
Klincko punishes Love's body with a nice straight punch.
Klincko walks into a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Love misses with an uppercut. Klincko saw that one coming.
Nice shot by Love.
Klincko looks for a takedown but Love sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Quest Love dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Klincko scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Love lands with a nice body kick.
Klincko is looking to score with low kicks.
A slapping leg kick lands for Klincko.
Love swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Love. Klincko does a little dance to reset his feet.

Love lands a big head kick that sends Klincko tumbling to the mat! Love takes a step backwards and waves Klincko back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Oh Klincko is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Klincko shoots in and drives through. Love sprawls well.
Love lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Klincko fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Love is out of range.
Klincko seems to have got his legs back now.
A looping hook to the body misses from Love. Klincko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Klincko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Love.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Love scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Klincko doesn't seem bothered though.
Love scores with a leg kick.
Klincko misses with an uppercut.
Love lands with a cross.
Klincko misses with a series of wild punches.
Love lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Love scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Klincko doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice sprawl there from Love as Klincko shoots in.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Klincko falls off balance throwing a combination
and Love counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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!
Klincko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Love feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Klincko sprawling to the canvas! Klincko rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Love finish him?!
Quest Love seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Love throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Love takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Love looks to land a right hand but Klincko moved out of range.
Klincko gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Love gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Quest Love!
Quest Love is the new middleweight champion!
An out of breath Quest Love thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.