PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Soren Kierkegaard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Batman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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?

Kierkegaard
vs
Batman

205 cm
21
190 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

178 cm
27
170 lbs
10 - 5 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Soren Kierkegaard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, The Batman!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kierkegaard throws a right and a left that both miss.
Batman takes one to the side of the head.
Kierkegaard really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kierkegaard swings for the body but Batman moves out of range.
The Batman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Batman tries to clinch up but Kierkegaard circles away and keeps his distance.
Kierkegaard connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kierkegaard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Batman moves away.
Kierkegaard lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Batman on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A head kick misses from Kierkegaard.
Batman closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Kierkegaard to counter with a crisp jab.

Batman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kierkegaard, pushing him back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Batman as Kierkegaard tries to tie him up.
Batman tries to land a knee to the head but Kierkegaard blocks with his arms.
Batman has Kierkegaard pressed against the cage.
Batman blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kierkegaard wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Batman.
Batman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A bit of stalling here from Batman.
Kierkegaard swings wildly with an uppercut but Batman uses good head movement to avoid it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Batman - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Batman tries a knee to the head but Kierkegaard blocks it.
Batman looking to throw knees to the head but Kierkegaard is blocking nicely.
Kierkegaard scores with a shoulder strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kierkegaard wants to break free but Batman has control.
I was talking to Kierkegaard's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kierkegaard blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Batman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kierkegaard.
Batman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Batman effectively controlling the action here.
Batman looking to throw knees to the head but Kierkegaard is blocking nicely.
Batman slowing the pace effectively.
Batman blocks an uppercut.
Kierkegaard taking a breather.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kierkegaard as Batman tries to tie him up.
Batman holding his opponent close, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by The Batman.
Kierkegaard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Batman wants to clinch up but Kierkegaard keeps it at a distance.
A left lands for Kierkegaard.
Batman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Batman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kierkegaard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kierkegaard scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kierkegaard lands a really nice looking cross but Batman seems unphased.
Kierkegaard throws a body punch but Batman moves out of range.
Batman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Batman tries to clinch but Kierkegaard moves out of range.
Batman tries to clinch up.
Kierkegaard misses with a body shot.
Batman is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kierkegaard connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kierkegaard looks to land a combination. Batman sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kierkegaard jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kierkegaard circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kierkegaard scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The fight stays on the outside here - Batman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kierkegaard is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Batman tries to clinch up.
Kierkegaard works the jab nicely.
Kierkegaard scores with a jab.
Batman takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Batman ducks under a wild hook from Kierkegaard.
Kierkegaard throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Batman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kierkegaard swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Batman.
Batman wants to clinch up but Kierkegaard keeps it at a distance.
Kierkegaard throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kierkegaard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A lazy left from Kierkegaard finds it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Batman tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kierkegaard counters with a stiff right hand.
Batman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kierkegaard manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Batman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kierkegaard manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Batman checks the leg kick nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Soren Kierkegaard dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A decent looking cross lands there for Kierkegaard.
Soren Kierkegaard is winning the standup battle so far.
Batman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kierkegaard manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Batman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kierkegaard connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Batman closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Batman takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kierkegaard scores with a jab to the head.
Kierkegaard swats away the attempt to clinch by Batman.
Kierkegaard scores with a hook to the body. Batman takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kierkegaard connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Batman's hands.

Batman closes the distance and clinches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Batman - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Batman tries to land knees in the clinch but Kierkegaard avoids the damage to the body.
Kierkegaard avoiding damage as Batman throws knees to the body.
Kierkegaard avoiding damage as Batman throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kierkegaard working aggressively here.
Batman tries to land a knee to the head but Kierkegaard blocks with his arms.
Batman has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Batman trying to land knees to the body.
Batman is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kierkegaard working hard to break the clinch.
Batman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Soren Kierkegaard has been cut.
Batman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kierkegaard.
Batman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Batman taking a breather.
Kierkegaard looking to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kierkegaard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Batman misses with a knee to the head.
Kierkegaard is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kierkegaard wants to stall.
Batman looking to throw knees to the head but Kierkegaard is blocking nicely.
Batman wants to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batman is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The Batman seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kierkegaard lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Batman or not.
Batman leaning against his opponent.
Kierkegaard misses with the head strike.
Kierkegaard managing to block the knees to the body from Batman.
Kierkegaard pushes Batman back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batman stalls.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kierkegaard is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kierkegaard managing to block the knees to the body from Batman.
Batman content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by The Batman.
Kierkegaard stuns Batman with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kierkegaard darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kierkegaard swats away the attempt to clinch by Batman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Soren Kierkegaard will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Soren Kierkegaard's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Kierkegaard connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Batman momentarily.

Batman moves into the clinch successfully.
A head punch on the inside from Kierkegaard fails to land.
Kierkegaard looking to stall.
Batman tries to land knees in the clinch but Kierkegaard avoids the damage to the body.
Kierkegaard looking to slow down the pace here.
Batman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A bit of stalling here from Batman.
Kierkegaard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Batman misses with a knee strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Batman slows down the pace here.
Kierkegaard on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Batman trying to land knees to the body.
Batman trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Batman.
Batman tries to land a knee to the head but Kierkegaard blocks with his arms.
Kierkegaard throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Batmans head.
Batman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kierkegaard is defending well for now.
Kierkegaard avoiding damage as Batman throws knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kierkegaard breaks the clinch.
Kierkegaard connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Batman momentarily.
Batman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kierkegaard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Batman avoids the body shot from Kierkegaard.

Batman has Kierkegaard up against the cage in a clinch.
Kierkegaard on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Batman is struggling to control the position.
Kierkegaard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A knee to the head by Batman.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kierkegaard blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Batman.
Batman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kierkegaard has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kierkegaard leaning against his opponent.
Batman slows down the pace here.
Batman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kierkegaard.
Batman missing with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batman's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kierkegaard.
Kierkegaard is struggling to control the position.
Kierkegaard wants to stall.
The Batman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kierkegaard blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Batman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kierkegaard avoiding damage as Batman throws knees to the body.
Soren Kierkegaard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kierkegaard pushes Batman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
The Batman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kierkegaard has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!