PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Erik Kramer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Vos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Vos's choice of entrance music: Three Little Birds. Jake Vos has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Erik Kramer's chin.

Kramer
vs
Vos

175 cm
28
175 lbs
13 - 10 - 0

178 cm
29
182 lbs
19 - 18 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Erik Kramer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jake Vos!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vos tries to bum rush Kramer with a series of wild strikes but Kramer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Kramer has managed to clinch.
Vos has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kramer avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kramer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kramer lands with a right to the head.
Kramer swings wildly with an uppercut but Vos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kramer has a couple of punches blocked by Vos.
Kramer working aggressively here.
Kramer misses with the head strike.
Kramer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vos fails to pull guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kramer working aggressively here.
Kramer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kramer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kramer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Vos blocking some punches.
Kramer misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vos takes a shot to the head.
Vos blocks an uppercut.
Vos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kramer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vos backwards.
Kramer throws a head punch that misses.
Vos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vos has Kramer pushed against the ropes.
Vos tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Erik Kramer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Vos.
Kramer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kramer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kramer lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vos.
Kramer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vos is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Kramer misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kramer.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kramer.
A head punch on the inside from Kramer fails to land.
Kramer pushes Vos back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kramer 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!
Kramer swings wildly with an uppercut but Vos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kramer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vos blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vos.
Kramer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kramer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kramer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kramer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vos blocking some punches.
Kramer misses with some punches.
Kramer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vos.
Kramer misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kramer misses with the head strike.
Kramer lands a right hand.
Kramer misses with some punches.
Vos scores with a shoulder strike.

Vos works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

Kramer has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Vos is pushing him up against the ropes, looking to control the position.
Kramer swings wildly with an uppercut but Vos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vos goes for a takedown attempt but Kramer pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Kramer looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Vos!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Vos is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Kramer is one step ahead and moves to full mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vos can't escape the position.
Kramer is looking to stand but Vos has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Vos is trying to escape the mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Vos is still trying to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Erik Kramer dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Vos, as that shot connected.
Vos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kramer tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Vos manages to circle out of the way.

Kramer feints and as Vos raises his hands in defense, Kramer changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kramer preventing the sweep.
Vos has Kramer pulled in close to control his posture.
Vos 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.
Erik Kramer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Vos looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Vos throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Vos has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kramer can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kramer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vos can do to turn this around?
Kramer wants to stand but Vos is controlling his posture from full guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Kramer preventing the sweep.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kramer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Kramer drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Vos manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Vos works his way to full guard. Good work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Vos is on top in guard.

Vos trying to control but Kramer is working from the bottom.
Kramer is looking to stand up but Vos isn't so interested in that idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vos wants to pass the guard but Kramer is keeping the position.
Vos stops Kramer from standing up.
Vos not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Vos wants to control from the top but Kramer keeps moving.
Kramer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vos.

That's four 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.
Kramer keeping moving, preventing Vos from controlling successfully.
Kramer keeping full guard, as Vos tries to pass.
Kramer keeping moving, preventing Vos from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kramer.

Kramer closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Vos did well to prevent Kramer getting side control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Vos wants to improve his position but Kramer is controlling well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vos manages to get to full guard.
Vos 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.
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 Erik Kramer will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Kramer closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Vos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kramer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Kramer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kramer misses with a punch on the inside.
Kramer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kramer misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vos.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Kramer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kramer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice left hand lands by Kramer.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vos.
Kramer throws a head punch that misses.
Vos is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Kramer to keep the fight standing.
Vos jumps guard but Kramer stands there with Vos around his waist. Vos gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kramer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vos is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kramer is keeping busy.
Vos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Vos manages to pull guard.
Kramer preventing the sweep.

Vos has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Kramer is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Vos.
Vos is looking for a sweep.
Vos tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Kramer easily slips into full mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vos tries to hold on but Kramer pushes him away.
Kramer manages to capitalize on a mistake by Vos to take his back!
Vos is trying to break free.
Vos looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Vos is trying to break free.
Vos tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Vos is wriggling around trying to escape.
Vos slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vos is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Kramer jumps into side control!
Vos tries to buck Kramer off but Kramer is having none of it.
Vos is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Kramer off and has taken his back!
Kramer covering up well and avoiding damage.
Kramer is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Vos missing with strikes from the back.

Kramer preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Vos.
Our spies down at at Spetznaz Training Center inform us that Vos has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Vos misses with an elbow to the head.
Jake Vos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kramer is trying to stand back up.
Well, with Vos on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Kramer is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Vos wants to control but Kramer is keeping busy.
Vos is striking from the back but Kramer escapes and manages to recover to half guard.
Vos wants to pass to mount but Kramer is defending the position.

Vos wants to work for an arm triangle but Kramer is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Vos is stalling here. Kramer is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Vos seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Kramer has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

And that's the end of the fight!
Erik Kramer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kramer, 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Erik Kramer!