PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lothar Svantovit (ranked 2708 p4p, 322 weight class) and Max Debrine (ranked 2873 p4p, 344 weight class). Svantovit kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Stone Cold Metal - Ensiferum. Debrine comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Best kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Lothar Svantovit had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Svantovit
vs
Debrine

192 cm
23
240 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

189 cm
22
230 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Venom Combat Sports

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lothar Svantovit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Max Debrine!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Svantovit gets tackled into the cage by Debrine. Debrine maintains the clinch.
Svantovit trying to land knees to the body.
Debrine wants a takedown.
Debrine blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Svantovit throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Svantovit misses with a knee to the head.
Debrine tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Svantovit smiles and moves away.
Svantovit tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Debrine paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Debrine moves into the clinch successfully.
Knees in the clinch landing for Svantovit.
Svantovit misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Debrine.
Debrine avoids a wild elbow strike from Svantovit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Debrine is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Debrine wants to take the fight to the mat but Svantovit manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Lothar Svantovit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Debrine.
Debrine tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Debrine tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Debrine avoids a wild elbow strike from Svantovit.
Svantovit is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Debrine blocks an elbow strike from Svantovit.
Debrine blocks the elbow strike.
Svantovit with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Debrine's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A head punch on the inside from Debrine fails to land.
Svantovit scores a nice knee to the body.
Debrine is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Debrine lands an elbow just above Svantovit 's eye.
Debrine blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Debrine leaning his opponent against the cage.
Debrine tries to break the clinch but Svantovit is controlling the position.
Svantovit throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Debrine blocks it with crossed arms.
Svantovit throws a knee to the head but misses.
Svantovit prevents the takedown attempt.
The referee is keeping an eye on Debrine - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Debrine dodges an elbow strike from Svantovit.
Debrine misses with an elbow strike.
Svantovit stalling in the clinch but Debrine improves position.
Debrine landing some nice looking knees to the body.
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!
Svantovit gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Debrine.
Debrine working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Debrine tries to land knees in the clinch but Svantovit avoids the damage to the body.
A knee to the head by Debrine.

It looks like Lothar Svantovit has been cut.
Svantovit lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Max Debrine has been cut.
Svantovit is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Svantovit blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Debrine throws an elbow but misses.
Debrine is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Debrine is trying to drag Svantovit to the mat but Svantovit just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Debrine dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Debrine stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Debrine blocks the elbow strike.
Svantovit lands an elbow just above Debrine 's eye.
Debrine wants to stall.
Svantovit misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Debrine.
Debrine lands an elbow inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Svantovit tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Debrine is struggling to control the position.
Svantovit unloads a knee to the mid-section. Debrine lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lothar Svantovit dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Svantovit moves into range and clinches up with Debrine.
Debrine is working for takedown but Svantovit is calmly controlling the position for now.
Debrine misses with an elbow strike.
Svantovit managing to block the knees to the body from Debrine.
Svantovit displaying some good clinch control by pressing Debrine up against the cage.
Debrine is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Svantovit is keeping busy.
Debrine tries to pull guard but Svantovit holds him up against the cage and eventually Debrine drops back down to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Debrine.
Svantovit landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Debrine goes for a takedown in the clinch but Svantovit prevents it.
Lothar Svantovit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Debrine.
Svantovit lands an elbow inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Debrine missing with knees to the body.
Svantovit holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Debrine misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Svantovit.
Debrine lands a knee to the body.
Svantovit is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Debrine is defending well for now.
Svantovit has Debrine pressed against the cage, preventing Debrine from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Stalling in the clinch from Debrine.
Svantovit lands an elbow just above Debrine 's eye.
Svantovit throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Svantovit.

That has opened up Max Debrine's cut even more.
Debrine tries to score a body lock takedown but Svantovit shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Debrine blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Debrine tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Svantovit avoids it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Svantovit.

The cut above Max Debrine's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Svantovit displaying some good clinch control by pressing Debrine up against the cage.
Svantovit managing to block the knees to the body from Debrine.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lothar Svantovit has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Debrine tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Svantovit smiles and moves away.
Svantovit throws a lazy head kick
and Debrine counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Svantovit misses with a double jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Debrine listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Svantovit tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Debrine has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Svantovit is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Svantovit wants to clinch up but Debrine keeps it at a distance.

Svantovit instigates a clinch.
Debrine is looking to control Svantovit's arms but Svantovit gets an underhook and turns him. Now Debrine has his back to the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Debrine is working for takedown but Svantovit is calmly controlling the position for now.
Svantovit tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Svantovit just misses with a elbow thrown towards Debrine's brow.
Debrine is looking for a takedown.
A short left from Debrine.
Debrine putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Svantovit in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Debrine tries to stall but Svantovit uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Debrine slows down the pace here.
Svantovit misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Debrine.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Svantovit takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
With the fighters up against the cage, Debrine throws an elbow but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Debrine comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Debrine.
Svantovit avoids a wild elbow strike from Debrine.
Debrine just leaning against Svantovit, taking a breather.
Debrine blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Debrine is looking to take this one to the mat.

Debrine breaks the clinch.
Svantovit listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Max Debrine's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Debrine tries to clinch up but Svantovit circles away and keeps his distance.

Debrine forces Svantovit back against the cage and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Debrine displaying some good clinch control by pressing Svantovit up against the cage.
Svantovit with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
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 Lothar Svantovit will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Debrine gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Svantovit comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Svantovit misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Debrine.
A bit of stalling here from Debrine.
Svantovit utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Svantovit tries to land knees in the clinch but Debrine avoids the damage to the body.
Debrine wants to stall.
Svantovit misses with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Svantovit connects with a nasty looking knee right to Debrine's face.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Max Debrine's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Lothar Svantovit!
In defeat, Max Debrine stepped up to the mic, saying 'Sorry dudes'.