PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zophiel Furfur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harald Hillgrund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zophiel Furfur is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Furfur
vs
Hillgrund

178 cm
39
169 lbs
32 - 17 - 0

170 cm
30
164 lbs
19 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

KAISER Nutrition (160!/220$)
SP Ultimate Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 17 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zophiel Furfur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harald Hillgrund!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hillgrund moves to clinch but Furfur breaks away
and Hillgrund takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hillgrund swats away the attempt to clinch by Furfur.

Hillgrund pushes Furfur up against the cage in a clinch.
A short left from Furfur.
Furfur misses with the head strike.
Hillgrund is trying to break the clinch but Furfur is controlling him.
A body shot lands from Furfur.
Furfur scores with a shot to the side of Hillgrund's head.
Furfur has a couple of punches blocked by Hillgrund.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hillgrund fails to pull guard.
Hillgrund wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Furfur is pressed up against the cage. Hillgrund has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Furfur down to the mat. Furfur avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hillgrund throws a series of punches but Furfur avoids them all with ease.

Hillgrund takes the fight into the clinch.
Furfur working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Furfur prevents a takedown attempt there.
Zophiel Furfur has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harald Hillgrund.
A short right from Furfur.
Hillgrund jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Furfur walks away with a smile on his face. Hillgrund gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hillgrund closes the distance looking to clinch
and Furfur counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Donk. Furfur catches Hillgrund right on the button with a cross.
Furfur fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hillgrund has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

Furfur gets a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Furfur fails to land.
Furfur scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hillgrund wants a takedown.
Hillgrund fails to pull guard.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Furfur.
A short body shot lands from Furfur as the two fighters clinch.
Furfur swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hillgrund wants a takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Furfur lands a body shot.
Furfur misses with the head strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hillgrund fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Furfur lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hillgrund drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Furfur gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hillgrund blocks a body shot from Furfur.
Furfur tries a body shot but Hillgrund blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Furfur.
Furfur misses with a punch on the inside.
Hillgrund is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Furfur gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
I was talking to Furfur's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hillgrund blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Furfur pushes Hillgrund back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Furfur fails to land.
A short right from Furfur on the inside.
Hillgrund changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Furfur fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hillgrund shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furfur connects with an inside leg kick.
Hillgrund gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Furfur uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hillgrund.
Furfur swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Furfur dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hillgrund. That did some damage!
Furfur lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Furfur avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Furfur scores with a punch to the head.

Hillgrund is rocked!

It looks like Harald Hillgrund has been cut.
Hillgrund tries to clinch but Furfur moves out of range.
Hillgrund is still on wobbly legs! Can Furfur finish him?
Hillgrund slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hillgrund seems to have recovered his senses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Furfur.
Hillgrund looks to land a left hand but Furfur moved out of range nicely.
Hillgrund is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Hillgrund forces Furfur back against the cage and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice left hand lands by Furfur.
Hillgrund looking for a takedown.
Furfur fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Hillgrund works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Hillgrund throws an elbow that misses. Furfur uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hillgrund's guard. Nice move by Furfur!

Hillgrund is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hillgrund is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zophiel Furfur dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harald Hillgrund's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Hillgrund doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Furfur connects with an inside leg kick.
Hillgrund fails with an attempt to clinch.
As Hillgrund backs away, Furfur returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Hillgrund is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Furfur is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hillgrund can do to turn this around?
Hillgrund takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Hillgrund throws a solid leg kick but Furfur takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hillgrund.
Harald Hillgrund seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hillgrund thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hillgrund throws a hook but Furfur avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hillgrund misses with a lunging right hand
letting Furfur counter with a right hand.
Furfur connects with a body shot that sends Hillgrund's belly button to the back.
Zophiel Furfur is winning the standup battle so far.

Hillgrund fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Furfur, pushing him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hillgrund.
Hillgrund blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Furfur doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hillgrund tries to score a body lock takedown but Furfur shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hillgrund has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Furfur is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Furfur misses with a short punch on the inside.
Furfur gets through Hillgrund's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hillgrund is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Hillgrund goes for a takedown attempt but Furfur pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Zophiel Furfur has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harald Hillgrund.
Furfur tests Hillgrund's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Furfur fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Furfur cracks Hillgrund with a good jab.
Furfur scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hillgrund takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hillgrund tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Furfur paws at him with a jab and circles away.
As Hillgrund backs away, Furfur returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Hillgrund throws a poor cross that misses
and Furfur connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hillgrund looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Furfur is fending him off so far but Hillgrund persists. Nope, Furfur circles away and we're back to standing.
Hillgrund is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circling - Hillgrund throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Furfur scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Furfur.
Hillgrund throws a poor cross that misses
and Furfur counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hillgrund throws a lazy body kick
and Furfur counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hillgrund misses with a hook. Furfur ducked under it nicely.
Furfur feinted there with a counter leg kick.

Furfur clinches.
Furfur lands with a light punch inside.
Zophiel Furfur has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hillgrund has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Furfur is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Furfur misses with some punches.
Hillgrund has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Furfur avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Furfur is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Furfur misses with the head strike.
Furfur digs a right hand underneath Hillgrund's ribcage. Hillgrund let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Furfur lands a shoulder strike.
A short body shot lands from Furfur as the two fighters clinch.
A short left from Furfur.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furfur lands a hook to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Furfur.
Furfur scores with a shoulder strike.
Furfur lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hillgrund.
Furfur misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hillgrund.
Furfur lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Hillgrund to his knees! Furfur keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zophiel Furfur!
Zophiel Furfur decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Harald Hillgrund spoke after the fight, saying 'This is a setback, but I will bounce back from it. my eyes are still set on that title, I'll get there, you'll see!'.