PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lard Pecs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Friedrich Von Kuschelbär (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pecs comes to the cage accompanied by Boom! Shake the Room. Von Kuschelbär has chosen Erasure - Always as his entrance music. Friedrich Von Kuschelbär acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Pecs
vs
Von Kuschelbär

186 cm
26
185 lbs
10 - 9 - 0

183 cm
23
198 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Instinct
Machiavelli Boutique

KAISER Nutrition - Q160/$250

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 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lard Pecs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Friedrich Von Kuschelbär!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pecs connects with a nice looking jab.
Von Kuschelbär ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Von Kuschelbär throws a series of punches but Pecs avoids them all with ease.
A jab lands there for Pecs.
Pecs goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pecs bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Von Kuschelbär's head.
Pecs misses with an uppercut.
Von Kuschelbär misses with an uppercut. Pecs saw that one coming.
Pecs throws a hook to the side of Von Kuschelbär's head but Von Kuschelbär sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pecs slips a jab from Von Kuschelbär.
Von Kuschelbär uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pecs.
Pecs throws a leg kick but Von Kuschelbär sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Pecs loads up on a big right hand but Von Kuschelbär slips the punch.
Pecs misses with a hook.
Lard Pecs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Von Kuschelbär swings for the body but Pecs moves out of range.
Von Kuschelbär moves away from the strike by Pecs.
Pecs looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Von Kuschelbär throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pecs throws a jab when Von Kuschelbär was well out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pecs throws a hook to the side of Von Kuschelbär's head but Von Kuschelbär sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Von Kuschelbär throws out a counter right but Pecs avoids it with no problem.
Pecs misses the shot to the body.
Von Kuschelbär lands with a straight right. Pecs didn't see that one coming.
Pecs closes the distance looking to clinch

and Von Kuschelbär counters with a takedown into side control.
Von Kuschelbär working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Pecs is trying to control Von Kuschelbär's posture but Von Kuschelbär avoids it.
Von Kuschelbär lands a decent elbow from side control.
Von Kuschelbär advances to full mount.
Pecs takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Von Kuschelbär looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pecs is working to get back to half guard.
Von Kuschelbär raining down hammerfists from mount.
Von Kuschelbär has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Von Kuschelbär throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Von Kuschelbär in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Von Kuschelbär can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pecs is looking to escape.
Von Kuschelbär raining down shots from the mount!
Von Kuschelbär throwing strikes but Pecs bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pecs pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Von Kuschelbär is keeping the position for now.
Pecs seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Von Kuschelbär is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Von Kuschelbär missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pecs wants to improve his position but Von Kuschelbär is controlling well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Kuschelbär throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Von Kuschelbär working over Pecs with some ground and pound. Pecs looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Pecs slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Von Kuschelbär working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pecs's head.
Von Kuschelbär is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Von Kuschelbär throwing strikes from guard but Pecs blocks nicely.
Pecs avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Friedrich Von Kuschelbär dominated that round.
That's time! Pecs's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Von Kuschelbär misses with a double jab.
Von Kuschelbär lands a nice shot to the body.
Von Kuschelbär lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pecs's sensitive parts.
Von Kuschelbär lands a jab to the nose.
Pecs bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pecs swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Von Kuschelbär throws a low kick but Pecs avoids it.
Von Kuschelbär throws a right and a left that Pecs avoids nicely.
Von Kuschelbär has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Von Kuschelbär avoids the body shot from Pecs.
Von Kuschelbär attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Pecs scores with a jab to the body.
Pecs looks to land a right hand but Von Kuschelbär moved out of range.
A nice side step and Von Kuschelbär releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pecs scores with a nice right hand.
Von Kuschelbär throws a leg kick but Pecs sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Pecs comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pecs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pecs misses with an uppercut
and Von Kuschelbär counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Pecs.
Pecs lands a jab.
Von Kuschelbär shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pecs as he jumps to the side.
Von Kuschelbär misses the jab.
Pecs misses with an uppercut.
Von Kuschelbär staying out of range there.

Pecs clinches up with Von Kuschelbär and pushes him back against the cage.

Von Kuschelbär gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Pecs working a defensive guard here.
Von Kuschelbär keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pecs's head.
Pecs manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Von Kuschelbär manages to get himself to full guard.

Pecs tries to free his leg and advance position but Von Kuschelbär is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Kuschelbär is pulling down on Pecs's head to control his posture.
Von Kuschelbär looking for a sweep. Not yet Von Kuschelbär, not yet.
Von Kuschelbär keeping moving, preventing Pecs from controlling successfully.
Pecs has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Von Kuschelbär is adopting a defensive guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Kuschelbär looking to control.
Pecs wants to control from the top but Von Kuschelbär keeps moving.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Pecs postures up.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Von Kuschelbär connects with a single shot there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Von Kuschelbär is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Pecs's half guard.
Von Kuschelbär trying to control from half guard but Pecs is working away.
Pecs is trying to maintain the position but Von Kuschelbär is very close to passing his half guard.
Von Kuschelbär missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pecs is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Von Kuschelbär scores with a couple of nice shots.
Pecs keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Von Kuschelbär working Pecs over with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Friedrich Von Kuschelbär showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Von Kuschelbär throws a shot from downtown. Pecs moves away and avoids it.
Pecs fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Von Kuschelbär on the side of the head.
Pecs wants to clinch
and Von Kuschelbär counters with a stiff right hand.
Pecs is looking to clinch.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Von Kuschelbär. Pecs shrugs it off though.
Pecs throws an overhand right that lands on Von Kuschelbär's shoulder, as Von Kuschelbär tries to avoid the shot.
Von Kuschelbär works Pecs's body with a nice hook.

Von Kuschelbär shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Pecs's guard.
Von Kuschelbär throws a big right hand that misses.
Friedrich Von Kuschelbär has got the better of the ground game so far.
Von Kuschelbär being controlled here momentarily.
Pecs tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Kuschelbär with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pecs keeping moving, preventing Von Kuschelbär from controlling successfully.
Von Kuschelbär throws a big right hand that misses.
Pecs is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Von Kuschelbär is controlling him.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Von Kuschelbär postures up in Pecs's guard and throws a big left but Pecs blocks it.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Von Kuschelbär punishes Pecs's body with a nice straight punch.
Pecs jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pecs throws out a loose jab but Von Kuschelbär uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from Von Kuschelbär.
That kick from Pecs tenderised Von Kuschelbär's leg. Von Kuschelbär is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pecs lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Pecs connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pecs takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Von Kuschelbär scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

Pecs gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Von Kuschelbär working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pecs's head.
Lard Pecs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Von Kuschelbär landing with the ground and pound.
Pecs is trying to keep Von Kuschelbär in close.
Pecs 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Kuschelbär content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Von Kuschelbär trying to control the position from guard on top but Pecs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Von Kuschelbär loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Von Kuschelbär lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Von Kuschelbär is fighting to break Pecs's control of his arms but Pecs is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Pecs wants to control the position but Von Kuschelbär says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Von Kuschelbär has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Kuschelbär misses with a head shot.
Pecs blocking the ground and pound.
Pecs is bucking up trying to escape but Von Kuschelbär cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

It looks like Lard Pecs has been cut.
Von Kuschelbär can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pecs is looking to escape.
Von Kuschelbär punishing his opponent with strikes.

Pecs is rocked!

Lard Pecs's cut is getting worse.
Von Kuschelbär looking to control but Pecs is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Von Kuschelbär lands with some strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Friedrich Von Kuschelbär comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Von Kuschelbär winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Friedrich Von Kuschelbär!
Friedrich Von Kuschelbär thanked the fans post fight for their support.