PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Blitz Krieg (ranked 4593 p4p, 150 weight class) and En Esch (ranked 5285 p4p, 62 weight class). Esch has chosen Imperial March (L.O.D. Rage Mix) as his entrance music. Blitz Krieg had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Krieg
vs
Esch

225 cm
20
300 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

192 cm
20
238 lbs
5 - 9 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Decent knees
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blitz Krieg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, En Esch!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krieg throws a nice looking combination but Esch bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Esch has taken the fight to the clinch.
Krieg tries to break free but Esch pushes him back against the cage.
Krieg is trying to break the clinch but Esch is controlling him.
Esch blocking some punches.
Esch lands an elbow inside that Krieg shrugs off.
Esch lands an elbow that stopped Krieg in his tracks for a moment.
Krieg wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Esch has him pressed against the cage.
Esch misses with a knee to the head.
Esch lands an elbow just above Krieg 's eye.

It looks like Blitz Krieg has been cut.
Krieg misses with a hook from the clinch.
Krieg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Krieg throws a head punch that misses.
Esch with a knee to the head.
Esch trying to land knees to the body.
A short right from Krieg.
Esch with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krieg lands with a left to the head.
Krieg takes a knee right on the jaw!
Krieg throws a punch but it's blocked by Esch.
Esch unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Esch tries to land knees in the clinch but Krieg avoids the damage to the body.
Esch tries to land knees in the clinch but Krieg avoids the damage to the body.
Krieg wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krieg struggles to land a body shot inside as Esch controls his hands.
Esch looking to throw knees to the head but Krieg is blocking nicely.
Esch misses with an elbow over the top.
Esch lands a good knee to the midsection. Krieg won't want to take too many of those.
Esch tries a knee to the head but Krieg blocks it.
Esch putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Krieg in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Esch.
Krieg prevents a body shot from Esch.
Esch lands with a light punch inside.
Esch landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Esch has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Krieg seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Esch can turn it around.
Krieg managing to block the knees to the body from Esch.
Krieg misses with the head strike.
Esch throws a knee to the head but misses.
Krieg tries to work over Esch's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Esch tries a knee to the head but Krieg blocks it.
Krieg wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Esch tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Krieg working aggressively here.
Esch missing with knees to the body.
Krieg swings wildly with an uppercut but Esch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Esch trying to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esch creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Krieg's defenses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice left hand lands by Esch.
Krieg misses with a punch on the inside.
Esch lands a nice uppercut.
Esch tries to work over Krieg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Krieg wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Krieg breaks from the clinch.
A punch combination from Krieg misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Esch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Esch throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Krieg misses with a wild combination.

Esch has closed the distance and engaged Krieg in a clinch.
Krieg looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Esch lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Esch unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Krieg is breathing heavily.
Esch tries a knee to the head but Krieg blocks it.
A hook to the body from Esch.
Esch keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Krieg's efforts to push away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esch comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Krieg tries a body shot but Esch blocks it.
Esch lands a knee to the body.
Esch crunches a lovely knee into Krieg's ribcage.
Esch tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Esch landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Esch landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Esch using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Krieg tries to work over Esch's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Esch with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Esch lands a nice elbow.
Esch with a knee to the head.

Blitz Krieg's cut is getting worse.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Esch misses with a knee to the head.
Esch tries a knee to the head but Krieg blocks it.
Krieg misses with the head strike.
Esch landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Esch putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Krieg in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Esch crunches a lovely knee into Krieg's ribcage.
Esch working Krieg over with knees to the body.
Esch comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Esch.
Esch is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Esch tries to land a knee to the head but Krieg blocks with his arms.
Esch tries to land a knee to the head but Krieg blocks with his arms.
Esch with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Krieg.
Krieg can't find room to land a body shot as Esch controls the action.
Esch lands with a light punch inside.
Esch tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Krieg avoids it.
Esch lands a nice knee to the body.
Krieg is trying to push Esch away but Esch has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Esch missing with knees to the body.
Krieg wants to get back to striking at distance but Esch won't allow it.
Krieg is looking to break free of the clinch but Esch has double underhooks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Krieg can't find room to land a body shot as Esch controls the action.
Esch misses with a knee to the head.
Esch tries to land a knee to the head but Krieg blocks with his arms.
Esch tries to land knees in the clinch but Krieg avoids the damage to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Esch obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

En Esch dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Blitz Krieg's cut.
That's time! Krieg's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Esch moves into the clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Esch in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Esch scores with a hook to the body.
Esch lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Esch connects with a nasty looking knee right to Krieg's face.
Krieg working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Esch has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Krieg lands a shoulder strike.
Krieg takes a knee to the side of the body.
Esch with a knee to the head.
En Esch seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Krieg looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Esch scores a nice knee to the body.
Krieg has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Esch creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Esch crunches a lovely knee into Krieg's ribcage.
Esch landing knees to the body.
Esch lands a damaging elbow.
Esch connects with a knee to the head.
Esch throws a knee to the head but misses.
Esch connects with a knee to the head.

Blitz Krieg's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Esch with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Krieg blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Esch scores with a knee to the head.
Krieg misses with a punch on the inside.
Esch blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Esch lands a knee to the head.
Esch scores with a shot to the side of Krieg's head.
Krieg takes an elbow to the temple.
Esch utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Esch blocks a body shot from Krieg.
Esch landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Esch blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Krieg managing to block the knees to the body from Esch.
Esch working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A frustrated look appears on Krieg's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Esch lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Krieg backwards.
Krieg takes an elbow to the temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Esch scores a nice knee to the body.
Esch putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Krieg in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Esch unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Esch utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esch lands a knee to the head.
Esch unloads a knee to the mid-section. Krieg lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Esch lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Esch.
Esch utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Esch throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kriegs head.
Krieg is trying to break free.
Esch utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Esch lands a nice elbow.

Jeez, Blitz Krieg's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Krieg takes an elbow to the forehead.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). En Esch!
En Esch tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
Blitz Krieg spoke after the fight, saying 'I might have lost a fight but I haven't lost the war! I will seek vengeance!'.