PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Werner Pinzner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Mercer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Pinzner might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Panzer Battalion. Alex Mercer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Pinzner
vs
Mercer

183 cm
25
185 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

184 cm
25
182 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Conviction
Milwaukee's Best 160

Milwaukee's Best 160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Werner Pinzner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alex Mercer!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Illya Tyunina and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mercer scoring well with a low kick there.
Mercer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pinzner has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Mercer.
Pinzner doesn't manage to clinch there - Mercer circles away.
The fighters circling - Pinzner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Crunch! Pinzner slams his shin into Mercer's torso.
Pinzner blocks a low kick nicely.
Pinzner throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mercer tries a head kick but it misses.
Pinzner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mercer tries a head kick but it misses.
Mercer bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Pinzner looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mercer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Alex Mercer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mercer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pinzner has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mercer misses with a leg kick
and Pinzner counters with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinzner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mercer moves away.
Mercer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pinzner.
Mercer cracks Pinzner with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pinzner takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Mercer throws a head kick but Pinzner moves out of range.
Pinzner takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pinzner looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pinzner throws a push kick but Mercer slaps the foot to one side.
Pinzner missing with a left hand there. Mercer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mercer connects with an inside leg kick.
Mercer takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pinzner lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pinzner just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinzner scores with a body shot.
Mercer tries a head kick but it misses.
Mercer scores with a hook.
Pinzner looks to score with a jab to the body but Mercer is just out of range.
Pinzner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mercer.
Mercer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pinzner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pinzner looks to land a right hand but Mercer moved out of range.
Pinzner looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mercer misses with a leg kick

and Pinzner holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Mercer is trying to maintain a safe position but Pinzner gets an underhook and turns Mercer into the cage.
Pinzner misses with a punch on the inside.
Mercer wants to get back to striking at distance but Pinzner won't allow it.
Pinzner lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinzner stalling.
Pinzner lands with a right to the head.
Pinzner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pinzner struggles to land a body shot inside as Mercer controls his hands.
Mercer effectively controlling the action here.
Mercer is trying to break free.
Mercer blocks an uppercut.
Pinzner stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pinzner presses Mercer against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mercer blocks a body shot from Pinzner.
Pinzner just leaning against Mercer, taking a breather.
Pinzner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pinzner being controlled against the cage.
Pinzner working aggressively here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinzner lands a left hand.
Pinzner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mercer tries to break the clinch but Pinzner is controlling the position.
Pinzner misses with a short punch on the inside.
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!
Pinzner looking to slow down the pace here.
Mercer wants to get back to striking at distance but Pinzner won't allow it.
Mercer can't break the clinch.
Pinzner doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pinzner can't find room to land a body shot as Mercer controls the action.
Pinzner doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Mercer breaks the clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pinzner.
Mercer scores with a leg kick.
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 Werner Pinzner will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Mercer avoids a kick to the body.
Pinzner looks to throw the jab but Mercer is out of range.
Mercer scores with a leg kick.
Pinzner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mercer.
An inside leg kick from Mercer misses.
Mercer ducks under a wild hook from Pinzner.
Mercer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pinzner.
Mercer throws a front kick aimed at Pinzner's knee but Pinzner avoids it well.
Pinzner blocks a jab.
Mercer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mercer throws a low kick but Pinzner moves out of range easily.
Mercer throws a leg kick but Pinzner checks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercer misses with a leg kick.
Mercer connects with a solid leg kick.
Pinzner throws a leg kick
and Pinzner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mercer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pinzner.
Mercer tries a head kick but it misses.
Mercer scores with a jab. Pinzner acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mercer misses with a hook
and Pinzner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alex Mercer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mercer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pinzner counters with an outside leg kick.
Mercer fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pinzner checks it well.
Mercer lands with a nice combination. Pinzner backs away looking to recover.

It looks like Werner Pinzner has been cut.
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!
Mercer misses with a straight right.
Mercer throws a looping overhand right but Pinzner ducks down to avoid it.
Mercer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pinzner.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Mercer there.
Pinzner avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mercer loads up on a big right hand but Pinzner slips the punch.
Pinzner takes one on the button.
Pinzner wants to land a leg kick but Mercer is out of range.
Pinzner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mercer.
Mercer throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pinzner blocks a jab.
Mercer misses with a straight left.
Mercer tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pinzner misses with a body kick.
Mercer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinzner jabs Mercer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mercer with a nice cross.
Mercer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pinzner misses with a body shot.
Pinzner has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pinzner there as he acknowledges the shot.
A good leg kick by Mercer.
Mercer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mercer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pinzner goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mercer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mercer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pinzner has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mercer.
Mercer misses with a leg kick
and Pinzner counters with a straight right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mercer throws a head kick that misses.
Nice shot by Mercer.
Pinzner looks for the body kick but Mercer saw that one coming.
Mercer jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pinzner throws the kick towards the body but Mercer avoids it.
The fighters circling - Pinzner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pinzner throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mercer blocks a head kick by Pinzner.
Pinzner checks a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good work by Pinzner as he checks the leg kick.
Pinzner lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mercer swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pinzner.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Mercer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Werner Pinzner's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A head kick misses from Mercer.
Mercer throws a sloppy head kick and Pinzner moves out of range easily.
Mercer scores with a head kick. Pinzner tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Mercer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pinzner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mercer was well out of range. Poor timing from Pinzner.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pinzner, right into the meat.

Pinzner clinches with his opponent.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pinzner as Mercer tries to tie him up.
Pinzner has a couple of punches blocked by Mercer.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pinzner.
Pinzner working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pinzner works on Mercer's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A frustrated look appears on Mercer's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinzner lands a hook to the side of the head.

Mercer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A low kick from Mercer is predictable there
and Pinzner counters with a straight right hand.
A low kick from Mercer misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Mercer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mercer lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mercer throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mercer throws a body kick that misses.
Mercer looks to land a left hand but Pinzner moved out of range nicely.
Mercer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pinzner manages to avoid it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mercer.
Pinzner misses with a two punch combination.
Mercer throws a lazy right hand but Pinzner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mercer throws a lazy uppercut
and Pinzner counters with an outside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinzner throws a body punch but Mercer moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pinzner swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mercer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pinzner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mercer throws out the jab.
Mercer throws a looping overhand right but Pinzner ducks down to avoid it.
Pinzner fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mercer.
Mercer gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mercer scores with a sloppy right hand. Pinzner should have avoided that one.
Mercer thows a body shot but no joy.
Mercer's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pinzner lands a nice hook to Mercer's body. Mercer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A good leg kick by Pinzner.
Mercer misses with a lunging right hand
and Pinzner counters with a body kick that stops Mercer in his tracks momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pinzner counters with an outside leg kick.
Mercer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mercer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pinzner throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Pinzner connects with a solid leg kick.
Pinzner fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mercer moves out of range of the body kick.
Mercer is looking to score with low kicks.
Pinzner feints a jab promting Mercer to slip. Pinzner then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Mercer slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

It looks like Alex Mercer has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A leg kick checked by Mercer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercer throws a hook but Pinzner avoids it easily.
Pinzner moves out of range of the body kick from Mercer.
Pinzner throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Pinzner scores with a shot to the body.
Pinzner bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mercer's head.
Mercer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pinzner.
Pinzner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mercer.
Pinzner fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mercer has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pinzner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pinzner swings for the body but Mercer moves out of range.
Pinzner moves out of range of the strikes.
Pinzner swings for the body but Mercer moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Werner Pinzner clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Mercer throws a head kick but Pinzner moves out of range.
Mercer connects with a high kick.
Pinzner digs a good body shot into Mercer's ribs.
Mercer throws a lazy right hand but Pinzner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mercer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pinzner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mercer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mercer throws a sloppy head kick and Pinzner moves out of range easily.
Pinzner throws a leg kick but Mercer sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mercer looks to land a combination but Pinzner avoids it well.
Pinzner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mercer.
Pinzner slips under a jab from Mercer.
Mercer misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pinzner takes the fight into the clinch.

Mercer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pinzner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pinzner avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pinzner with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mercer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mercer throws a leg kick but Pinzner checks it.
Pinzner is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mercer.
Pinzner steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mercer.
Pinzner misses with a wild body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pinzner. That's going to slow Mercer down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinzner looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mercer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mercer thumps Pinzner with a low kick.
Mercer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pinzner.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mercer takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Mercer is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Pinzner scores with a shot to the body.
Pinzner scoring well with a low kick there.
Pinzner moves out of range as Mercer throws a body kick.
Pinzner scores with the left hand. Mercer knows he should have avoided that one.
A punch combination from Mercer misses.
Mercer throws a jab but it's blocked by Pinzner.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercer tries to work over Pinzner's front leg with a kick but Pinzner checks it.

Pinzner moves into the clinch successfully.

Mercer breaks from the clinch.
Pinzner clobbers Mercer with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mercer.
Pinzner moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mercer misses with a body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mercer.
A low kick from Mercer is predictable there

and Pinzner moves into the clinch.
Pinzner has Mercer pressed against the cage, preventing Mercer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pinzner.

Mercer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mercer throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mercer thows a leg kick but Pinzner checks it

and Pinzner counters by moving into the clinch.
Pinzner lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mercer backwards.
Mercer blocks a body shot from Pinzner.
Pinzner tries to work over Mercer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pinzner struggles to land a body shot inside as Mercer controls his hands.
A right handed body shot lands from Pinzner.
Pinzner lands an elbow inside.
Mercer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pinzner has him pressed against the cage.
Pinzner lands a body punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pinzner prevents Mercer from breaking the clinch.
Pinzner lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pinzner gets through Mercer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Werner Pinzner had his way with Alex Mercer in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Pinzner on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
An inside leg kick from Mercer misses.
Pinzner checks a leg kick.
Pinzner looks to score with a jab to the body but Mercer is just out of range.
Mercer plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Mercer throws a looping overhand right but Pinzner ducks down to avoid it.
Pinzner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mercer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mercer looks to land a combination but Pinzner avoids it well.
Mercer checks the leg kick.
Mercer tries to land a leg kick but Pinzner saw it coming and moves away.
Mercer throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Mercer throws a solid leg kick but Pinzner takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mercer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pinzner has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Good work by Pinzner as he checks the leg kick.
Mercer throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pinzner on the side of the head.
Mercer throws a leg kick but Pinzner sees it coming and moves out of range.
Pinzner doesn't manage to clinch there - Mercer circles away.
Mercer throws a leg kick but Pinzner sees it coming and moves out of range.
Pinzner checks a low kick from Mercer.
Pinzner feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mercers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mercer scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pinzner in his tracks.
A jab from Mercer does it's job there.
Pinzner throws a leg kick but Mercer checks it.
Pinzner on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercer throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Pinzner is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pinzner checks a low kick from Mercer.
Oh Pinzner is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mercer lands a big head kick that sends Pinzner to the canvas! Mercer follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alex Mercer!
A determined Alex Mercer didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!