PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Carter Von Krokehaumer (ranked 8571 p4p, 476 weight class) and Christian Cyborg (ranked 24706 p4p, 514 weight class). Von Krokehaumer comes into the arena with Germany National Anthem blaring out of the sound system. Christian Cyborg told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Von Krokehaumer
vs
Cyborg

175 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

173 cm
19
159 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carter Von Krokehaumer !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Christian Cyborg!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cyborg clinches.
Von Krokehaumer is pushing Cyborg up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cyborg.
Von Krokehaumer working aggressively here.
Von Krokehaumer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cyborg is defending well for now.
Von Krokehaumer controlling the action here for a moment.
Cyborg lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Von Krokehaumer misses with a punch on the inside.
Cyborg goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cyborg looking for a takedown.
Von Krokehaumer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Krokehaumer blocks an uppercut.
Von Krokehaumer lands a shoulder strike.
Cyborg blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Von Krokehaumer is trying to push Cyborg away but Cyborg has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Von Krokehaumer throws a head punch that misses.
Von Krokehaumer misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Krokehaumer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cyborg misses with a body punch.
Von Krokehaumer tries to land knees in the clinch but Cyborg avoids the damage to the body.
Von Krokehaumer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Von Krokehaumer stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Von Krokehaumer stalling in the clinch but Cyborg improves position.
A nice left hand lands by Cyborg.
Von Krokehaumer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Von Krokehaumer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Von Krokehaumer swings wildly with an uppercut but Cyborg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Von Krokehaumer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cyborg is defending well for now.
Cyborg looking for a takedown.
Von Krokehaumer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cyborg backwards.
Cyborg blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Von Krokehaumer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cyborg gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Carter Von Krokehaumer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cyborg keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Von Krokehaumer .

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Von Krokehaumer moves into the clinch successfully.
Cyborg works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cyborg avoiding damage as Von Krokehaumer throws knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Von Krokehaumer 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Von Krokehaumer tries to land knees in the clinch but Cyborg avoids the damage to the body.
Cyborg landing knees to the head.
Von Krokehaumer misses with some punches.
Cyborg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Von Krokehaumer can't break the clinch.
A knee to the head by Cyborg.
Von Krokehaumer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Von Krokehaumer .
Cyborg lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cyborg misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cyborg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Von Krokehaumer misses with a punch on the inside.
Von Krokehaumer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cyborg avoids it.
Von Krokehaumer throws a punch but it's blocked by Cyborg.
Von Krokehaumer is trying to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cyborg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Von Krokehaumer looking to stall.
Cyborg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cyborg misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Cyborg ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Cyborg no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Von Krokehaumer wants to get up but he can't break Cyborg's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Von Krokehaumer is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Death Valley Training Facility that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Cyborg pulls Von Krokehaumer in close to prevent any damage.
Cyborg is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Cyborg thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Von Krokehaumer tries to kick Cyborg off but Cyborg keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Cyborg seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cyborg seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Cyborg trying to control from half guard but Von Krokehaumer is working away.

Cyborg looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Cyborg trying to mount his opponent but Von Krokehaumer defends it.
Cyborg is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Cyborg winds up and cracks Von Krokehaumer with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Von Krokehaumer looks like he's trying to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Carter Von Krokehaumer will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Von Krokehaumer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Carter Von Krokehaumer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cyborg tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Von Krokehaumer defends well and Cyborg ends up having to push Von Krokehaumer into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Cyborg walks into a jab.

Von Krokehaumer moves into range and clinches up with Cyborg.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cyborg.
A hook to the body from Cyborg.
Cyborg lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cyborg keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Von Krokehaumer 's efforts to push away.
Cyborg is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Von Krokehaumer pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Cyborg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cyborg lands with a short shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Krokehaumer working aggressively here.
Von Krokehaumer tries to stall but Cyborg uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Von Krokehaumer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cyborg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cyborg blocks an uppercut.
Von Krokehaumer has had enough of the clinch but Cyborg keeps him there for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cyborg drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Von Krokehaumer gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Carter Von Krokehaumer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Christian Cyborg.
Von Krokehaumer tries to circle away but Cyborg has him pinned against the cage.
Cyborg misses with a hook to the ribs.
Von Krokehaumer throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cyborg.
Cyborg is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Von Krokehaumer pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Cyborg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Von Krokehaumer misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Von Krokehaumer .
Von Krokehaumer throws a punch but it's blocked by Cyborg.
Von Krokehaumer lands a shoulder strike.
Cyborg lands a left hand.
Cyborg blocking some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Cyborg.

Cyborg has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Von Krokehaumer uses from the top position.
Cyborg is trying to control the position but Von Krokehaumer postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Krokehaumer stopping the sweep attempt from Cyborg.
Von Krokehaumer has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Cyborg is proving hard to escape from.
Cyborg trying to control the position here.
Von Krokehaumer has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Von Krokehaumer has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Cyborg is proving hard to escape from.
Cyborg bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Von Krokehaumer 's guard.

Cyborg loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cyborg trying to control but Von Krokehaumer is working from the bottom.
Cyborg scoring with some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cyborg trying to control but Von Krokehaumer is working from the bottom.
Cyborg is standing up over Von Krokehaumer . Von Krokehaumer looks to escape but Cyborg dives into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Cyborg.
Von Krokehaumer is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cyborg moves into full mount!
Von Krokehaumer is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Cyborg lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Cyborg with a couple of short strikes.
Von Krokehaumer wants to get back to his feet.
Cyborg sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Cyborg working the ground and pound effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Krokehaumer tries to buck Cyborg off but he can't manage it.
Cyborg has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Von Krokehaumer 's face.
Cyborg controlling his opponent.
Cyborg working Von Krokehaumer over with strikes here.
Cyborg lands a big shot there that rocks Von Krokehaumer but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Cyborg trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Christian Cyborg has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Von Krokehaumer 's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Cyborg sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Cyborg lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
You get the feeling that Von Krokehaumer really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Cyborg controlling from the full mount.
Cyborg trying to control but Von Krokehaumer is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christian Cyborg showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Von Krokehaumer moves into range and clinches up with Cyborg.
Cyborg cracks Von Krokehaumer with a nice body shot.
Von Krokehaumer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cyborg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cyborg scores with a nice hook to the head.
Von Krokehaumer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cyborg is trying to maintain a safe position but Von Krokehaumer gets an underhook and turns Cyborg into the cage.
Von Krokehaumer throws a punch but it's blocked by Cyborg.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Von Krokehaumer .
Cyborg creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cyborg stalling in the clinch.
Cyborg scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice body punch from Cyborg.
Cyborg lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Von Krokehaumer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Von Krokehaumer throws a punch but it's blocked by Cyborg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cyborg scores with a hook to the body.
Von Krokehaumer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cyborg's coach down at Cozad MMA London was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Cyborg's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Von Krokehaumer prevents a body shot from Cyborg.
Von Krokehaumer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cyborg lands a right hand.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cyborg misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cyborg lands a body shot in the clinch.

Cyborg ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Cyborg no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Von Krokehaumer wants to stand but Cyborg has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Von Krokehaumer wants to stand and escape but instead Cyborg has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Cyborg sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Cyborg slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cyborg advances to full mount.
Cyborg working Von Krokehaumer over with strikes here.
Cyborg with the ground and pound from mount.
Von Krokehaumer is trying to stand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Cyborg cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Cyborg lands with some strikes.
Cyborg has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Von Krokehaumer 's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Cyborg can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Von Krokehaumer is looking to escape.
Cyborg tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

Von Krokehaumer somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!

Cyborg moves into the clinch successfully.
Von Krokehaumer misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cyborg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cyborg lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Von Krokehaumer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cyborg misses with a punch to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cyborg.
A hook to the body from Cyborg.
Cyborg gets through Von Krokehaumer 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cyborg tries for a takedown. No joy.
Von Krokehaumer throws a punch but it's blocked by Cyborg.
Von Krokehaumer lands with a short shot to the head.
Cyborg lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Von Krokehaumer backwards.
A short right from Von Krokehaumer on the inside.
Cyborg blocking some punches.
Von Krokehaumer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cyborg has him pressed against the cage.
Cyborg is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Von Krokehaumer is defending well for now.
A head punch on the inside from Von Krokehaumer fails to land.
Von Krokehaumer working aggressively here.
A hook to the body from Cyborg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Von Krokehaumer .
Von Krokehaumer tries to land knees in the clinch but Cyborg avoids the damage to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cyborg lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A hook to the body from Cyborg.
Cyborg works on Von Krokehaumer 's body with a couple of short punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cyborg goes for a takedown attempt but Von Krokehaumer pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Von Krokehaumer rushes Cyborg and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Carter Von Krokehaumer has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Cyborg pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A body shot lands from Cyborg.

Von Krokehaumer breaks from the clinch.
Von Krokehaumer slaps away a takedown attempt from Cyborg, before circling back to the center of the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Christian Cyborg comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cyborg has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Christian Cyborg!
Christian Cyborg decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.