PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lance Legstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Coaker Kluge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Legstrong
vs
Kluge

188 cm
30
196 lbs
16 - 15 - 0

190 cm
30
194 lbs
14 - 14 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Arcticus University: London

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 16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Lance Legstrong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Coaker Kluge!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Andrew Berry and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Legstrong lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Legstrong takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Legstrong looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kluge is fending him off so far but Legstrong persists. Nope, Kluge circles away and we're back to standing.
Kluge lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Legstrong takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Legstrong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kluge.
Kluge fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kluge fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
An attempted straight right counter from Legstrong misses the target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kluge.
Legstrong slips under a jab from Kluge.
Coaker Kluge seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good standup being displayed there by Legstrong as he connects with a hook.
Legstrong has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A swing and a miss from Legstrong.
We've been informed that Kluge has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Nice defenses there by Legstrong.
Kluge misses with a hook. Legstrong ducked under it nicely.
Legstrong bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kluge's head.
Kluge scores with a crisp jab that stopped Legstrong in his tracks.
Legstrong moves away from the strike by Kluge.
A jab from Kluge finds it's way through Legstrong's defenses.
Kluge throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kluge looks to throw the jab but Legstrong is out of range.
Kluge might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Legstrong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kluge.
Legstrong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kluge waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Legstrong.
Kluge moves out of range of the strikes.
Kluge throws a jab when Legstrong was well out of range.
Kluge rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Legstrong counters with a straight right hand.

Legstrong fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kluge sprawls well initially but Legstrong persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Kluge holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.

Legstrong is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kluge sees it coming and defends easily.
Kluge is trying to get back to full guard.
Kluge keeps trying to improve his position.

Legstrong is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kluge has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kluge is trying to get back to full guard.

Legstrong is looking for a kimura here.
Kluge slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Legstrong trying to control but Kluge is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Legstrong wants to pass the guard but Kluge is keeping the position.
Kluge looking to hit a scissor sweep but Legstrong is one step ahead there.
Legstrong wants to control from the top but Kluge keeps moving.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Legstrong 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.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kluge connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Legstrong with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kluge to score with a decent uppercut.
Kluge walks into a jab.
Kluge throws a big shot that misses.
Legstrong shoots in and drives through. Kluge sprawls well.
Kluge slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

Legstrong 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.
Kluge is trying to hold Legstrong in close to prevent damage but Legstrong has managed to pass into half guard.
Legstrong trying to control from half guard but Kluge is working away.
Legstrong keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Coaker Kluge will probably get the nod.
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.

Kluge throws a body punch but Legstrong moves out of range.
Nice shot by Kluge.

Legstrong is rocked!
Kluge steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Legstrong is out on his feet! Kluge sets himself and nearly takes Legstrong's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Coaker Kluge!