PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Binzo Binzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hjalmar Klason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Binzo comes to the cage accompanied by Hair of the Dog by Nazareth. Klason has chosen (Hed) Pe - Raise Hell as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Binzo
vs
Klason

185 cm
36
221 lbs
41 - 24 - 0

190 cm
37
216 lbs
35 - 18 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 41 - 24 - 0, fighting out of New York, Binzo Binzo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hjalmar Klason!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klason on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Klason bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Klason misses with a hook to the body
and Binzo counters with a nice uppercut.
Klason lands a jab.
Binzo misses with a double jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Klason. That's going to slow Binzo down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Klason fakes the leg kick and cracks Binzo in the body.
Klason tests Binzo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Binzo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Binzo misses with a left hand
and Klason counters with a nice uppercut.

Klason has Binzo up against the cage in a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Binzo.
A short uppercut from Binzo.
Binzo misses with the head strike.
Klason tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Binzo misses with a body punch.
Binzo lands a shoulder strike.
Klason throws a head punch that misses.
Binzo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Klason backwards.
Binzo lands a right hand.
Binzo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Klason blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Klason working aggressively here.
Binzo tries to work over Klason's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Klason blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Binzo fails to land.
Binzo swings wildly with an uppercut but Klason uses good head movement to avoid it.
Klason avoiding damage.
Klason throws a punch but it's blocked by Binzo.
Binzo misses with some punches.
Klason scores with a shoulder strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klason tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Klason swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Binzo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Binzo is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Klason is defending well.
Binzo throws a head punch that misses.
Binzo misses with some punches.
Binzo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Klason lands a left hand that snaps the head of Binzo backwards.
Klason lands a body shot.
Klason working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Binzo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Binzo lands an uppercut.
Klason tries a body shot but Binzo blocks it.
Binzo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Klasons head.

Binzo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Klason avoids the body shot from Binzo.
Klason misses with a straight right.
Binzo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Binzo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Binzo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Klason's hands.
Binzo lands a really nice looking cross but Klason seems unphased.
Binzo scores with a leg kick.
Klason slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

Binzo changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Klason looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Binzo working away.
Binzo in side control, throwing shots but Klason defends.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Klason tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Binzo scoring with punches and elbows.
Binzo lands a decent elbow from side control.
A lull in the action here.
Binzo trying to control the action but Klason is working from the bottom.
Klason is looking for a sweep.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Binzo laying and praying for a moment but Klason takes advantage and regains half guard.
Klason makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Klason.
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.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Crunch! Binzo slams his shin into Klason's torso.
Klason throws a predictable looking body shot

and Binzo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Klason is pressing down on Binzo's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Binzo throwing strikes from guard but Klason blocks nicely.
Binzo tries to free his leg and advance position but Klason is retaining full guard.
Binzo throws an elbow that misses. Klason uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Binzo's guard. Nice move by Klason!
Binzo wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Klason wants to control from the top but Binzo keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Klason won't allow Binzo to sweep him here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klason with a flurry of punches that miss.
Klason with a flurry of punches that miss.
Binzo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Binzo isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Klason stacks Binzo on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Klason!
Binzo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Klason scoring with punches from side control.
An elbow from Klason crashes against the mat.
Klason misses with the ground and pound.
Binzo Binzo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klason wants to control but Binzo is keeping him busy.
Klason throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Binzo is trying to get back to half guard.
Binzo gets back to half guard.
Klason prevents Binzo from improving his position.
Binzo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Binzo is not content to let Klason control the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Binzo trying to control here.
Klason working the head and body with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klason is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Binzo is trying to maintain the position but Klason is very close to passing his half guard.
Klason misses with a head shot. Binzo uses the momentum to regain guard.

Binzo looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Klason has picked Binzo up and slammed him! Binzo can't keep hold of the triangle and Klason manages to pass to side control!
Binzo managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Klason.
Binzo wants to control but Klason postures up.
Binzo tries to bench press Klason off him but Klason keeps the position.
Klason is trying to ground and pound but Binzo uses the momentary lack of control by Klason to regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klason passes to side control.
Klason working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Klason trying to control the action but Binzo is working from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Binzo is looking for a sweep.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Binzo sneaks back into half guard.
Klason looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Binzo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Hjalmar Klason will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Binzo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Binzo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Klason misses with a low kick.
Klason lands the left hand.
Klason misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Binzo.
Binzo ducks right into an uppercut from Klason.
Klason dives in and grabs Binzo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Binzo pushes down on Klason's head and hops out.
Klason misses with an attempted mid kick.
Klason stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Binzo closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Klason won't allow Binzo to pass to mount.
Klason is trying to maintain the position but Binzo is very close to passing his half guard.
Binzo scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Binzo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Klason's head.
Binzo looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Binzo wants to control but Klason is keeping him busy.
Klason wants to control but Binzo is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Binzo wants to take a breather but Klason is having none of it.
Binzo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Klason defending well though.
Klason avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Binzo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Binzo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Klason is controlling Binzo's trapped leg to prevent Binzo from advancing to side control.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Binzo cracks Klason with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Klason uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Binzo.
Binzo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Binzo misses with a right hand

and Klason counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Klason content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Klason with a flurry of punches that miss.
Klason trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Binzo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Binzo working a defensive guard here.
Binzo is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Klason is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Klason trying to control the position from guard on top but Binzo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Binzo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Klason postures up.
Klason trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Klason keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Binzo's head.
Klason content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klason loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Klason is looking to work some ground and pound but Binzo has wrist control.
Klason works over Binzo with some ground and pound from guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Klason postures up.
Klason is looking to work some ground and pound but Binzo has wrist control.
Binzo wants to sweep here but Klason controlling him for the moment.
Binzo lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Klason!
Klason wants to control but Binzo is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hjalmar Klason really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Binzo throws a shot to the body.
Binzo walks into a jab.
Klason gets off balance looking for a body kick

and Binzo counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Klason's guard now.
Binzo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Binzo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Klason works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Binzo is fighting to break Klason's control of his arms but Klason is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Binzo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Binzo trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Klason manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

Binzo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Binzo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Klason can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Binzo is trying to control the position but Klason postures up.
Klason connects with a couple of short punches.

Binzo looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Klason passes into half guard.
Binzo trying to control from the bottom.
Klason wants to pass to mount but Binzo is defending the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klason thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Binzo's head.
Klason thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Klason sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Binzo defending well though.
Klason is trying to control the action in half guard but Binzo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Binzo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Binzo is trying to get back to full guard.
Klason not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Binzo is concentrating on defense, preventing Klason from advancing position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Klason thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Binzo's head.
Klason passes to side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Binzo tries to bench press Klason off him but Klason keeps the position.
Klason working the ground and pound but Binzo is defending the strikes.
Binzo gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Binzo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Binzo wants to get back to full guard.

Binzo actively working from the bottom here.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Binzo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Klason looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Binzo works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Klason accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Klason trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Klason avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Binzo has momentary wrist control but Klason slips an elbow through the middle.
Klason distracts Binzo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Klason engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Klason scoring with some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Klason loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Hjalmar Klason will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Binzo just misses with a punch to the body.
Binzo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Klason has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Klason jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Klason slips under a jab.
Klason tries a low kick but Binzo avoids it.
Binzo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Klason lands with a straight right. Binzo didn't see that one coming.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Binzo checks a leg kick.
Klason looks to score with a jab to the body but Binzo is just out of range.
Binzo closes the distance and clinches up with Klason, looking for a takedown. Binzo pushes Klason against the cage but Klason circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Klason throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Klason slips a straight right by Binzo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Binzo.
Binzo swings for the body but Klason moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Klason throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Klason throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Binzo scores with a jab.
Binzo blocks a head kick by Klason.
Klason throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Klason scores with a shot to the body.
Binzo misses with a straight right.
Klason throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Binzo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Binzo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Klason misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klason connects with an inside leg kick.
Klason tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Binzo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Binzo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Binzo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Klason cracks a nice hook into Binzo's ribs.
Klason throws the left hand but Binzo avoids the punch easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Klason lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Binzo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Binzo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Binzo throws a body kick that misses.
Klason tries to close the distance and clinch up but Binzo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Binzo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Binzo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Binzo Binzo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Binzo misses with a hook. Klason ducked under it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Binzo gets off balance looking for a body kick

and Klason counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Klason.
Klason missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Klason working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Klason is working Binzo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Binzo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Klason is one step ahead there.

Binzo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Klason is aware though and is defending well.
Binzo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Klason manages to get himself to full guard.
Binzo Binzo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Binzo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Klason working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Binzo.
Binzo throws a strike but Klason rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Binzo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Klason gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Klason trying to control the position from guard on top but Binzo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Klason keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Binzo's head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hjalmar Klason comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Klason 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 46:49
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 46:49
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hjalmar Klason!
Hjalmar Klason is the new light heavyweight champion!
Hjalmar Klason decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.