PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Freddy Krueger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and San dan Glokta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freddy Krueger has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Krueger
vs
dan Glokta

178 cm
22
196 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

191 cm
23
191 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Prefers ground

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Mundi Nutrition

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Freddy Krueger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, San dan Glokta!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krueger has a takedown stuffed.
Nice sprawl there from Glokta as Krueger shoots in.
Krueger with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Glokta to score with a decent uppercut.
Glokta stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Freddy Krueger. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Krueger shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Glokta manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

Glokta swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Krueger is now in Glokta's guard. A big mistake from Glokta there, giving up the dominant position!
Krueger trying to control but Glokta is working from the bottom.

Glokta looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Krueger passes into side control.
Krueger trying to control the action but Glokta is working from the bottom.
Glokta manages to work his way to half guard, despite Krueger's best efforts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Glokta manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Glokta avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Glokta keeping full guard, as Krueger tries to pass.
Krueger throwing strikes from guard but Glokta blocks nicely.

Glokta looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Krueger passes into half guard.

Krueger is working for a kimura but Glokta is defending it quite comfortably.
Glokta is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Krueger is keen to just control but Glokta is a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Glokta wants to improve his position but Krueger is controlling well.
Glokta is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Glokta is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Krueger scores with a couple of nice shots.
Glokta tries to roll over but Krueger keeps him under control.

Glokta actively working from the bottom here.
Glokta looks gassed!
Krueger passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Glokta!
Krueger is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Glokta can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krueger lands a big shot there that rocks Glokta but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Krueger landing strikes from the mount.

Krueger is working for a guillotine from mount but Glokta frees his head quite easily.
The referee warns Glokta that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Krueger punishing his opponent with strikes.
Krueger lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Glokta working to try and regain half guard.
BOOM! Krueger connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Krueger pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

It looks like San dan Glokta has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Glokta working to try and regain half guard.
Krueger is landing with some decent strikes but Glokta is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Krueger lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Glokta is trying to escape the mount.
Krueger tries to control but Glokta wriggling away.
Glokta tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Krueger working away from the top, dropping strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Krueger working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Krueger with the ground and pound from mount.
Krueger raining down shots from the mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Freddy Krueger dominated that round.
The cut man is working on San dan Glokta's cut.
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.

Krueger fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Krueger takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Krueger shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Glokta but Glokta pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Krueger feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Glokta not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Krueger advances position into side control!
Freddy Krueger overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Glokta is not content to let Krueger control the position.
Glokta tries to buck Krueger off but Krueger is having none of it.
Krueger working the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Glokta is breathing heavily.
Glokta is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krueger is trying to control the action in half guard but Glokta is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Krueger wants to pass to mount but Glokta is defending the position.

Krueger is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Glokta tries to get to full guard but Krueger has control of the leg.
Krueger is tying to control. Glokta wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Krueger prevents Glokta from improving his position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Glokta connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Krueger shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Glokta as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Freddy Krueger. That's going to take a lot out of him.

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.
Glokta scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Krueger looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Glokta lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Horrible takedown by Krueger or perhaps it was just good defense by Glokta which made him look bad.

Glokta feints and as Krueger raises his hands in defense, Glokta changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Glokta trying to control the position from guard on top but Krueger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Glokta postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Glokta trying to control the position from guard on top but Krueger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Glokta stopping the sweep attempt from Krueger.
Krueger lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Glokta!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glokta is trying desperately to improve position.
Krueger in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Krueger with good strikes from the mount here!
Glokta takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Krueger landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Krueger cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Glokta in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Glokta is looking to improve his position but Krueger isn't that keen on the idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krueger connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Krueger is landing with some decent strikes but Glokta is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Glokta tries to reverse the position but Krueger maintains control.
Krueger with good strikes from the mount here!
Krueger unloading with bombs!
Krueger can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Glokta is looking to escape.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Krueger cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Krueger working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Krueger unloading with bombs!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Freddy Krueger dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on San dan Glokta's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Krueger closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Glokta is not content to let Krueger control the position.
Krueger is chipping away with strikes.
Glokta is trying to get back to half guard.
Krueger working the head with strikes.
Glokta gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Krueger looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Krueger content to control rather than advance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Krueger is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Glokta is looking to get back to full guard here but Krueger has managed to pass to side control instead.
Glokta wants to hold on but Krueger pushes him away.
Glokta takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Krueger working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Glokta is in a horrible position here. Krueger smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Glokta tries to lock up and control but Krueger gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Krueger has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Glokta is in a horrible position here. Krueger smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Krueger lands a big elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krueger with the ground and pound from mount.
Krueger cracks Glokta with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Glokta is looking to improve his position but Krueger isn't that keen on the idea.
Krueger dominating with strikes here.
Krueger landing strikes from the mount.
Krueger cracks Glokta with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krueger punishing his opponent with strikes.
Krueger is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Glokta can do to turn this around?
Glokta tries to hold on but Krueger postures up.
Krueger with shots to the head and body - Glokta looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Glokta that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Krueger trying to control but Glokta is having none of it.
Krueger fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Krueger content just to control the position here.
Krueger working the ground and pound effectively.
Glokta is bucking up trying to escape but Krueger cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
San dan Glokta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Krueger cracks Glokta with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krueger landing punches.
Glokta in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Krueger postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Glokta looks a forlorn figure.
Krueger working the ground and pound effectively.
Glokta taking shots to the head.
Glokta is looking to improve his position but Krueger isn't that keen on the idea.
Krueger is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Krueger scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Krueger with good strikes from the mount here!
Freddy Krueger is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Glokta is squirming around, avoiding Krueger's attempts to control the action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Freddy Krueger showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Krueger, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Freddy Krueger!