PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Kearney (ranked 2419 p4p, 2705 weight class) and Klaus Tannenbaum (ranked 282 p4p, 315 weight class). Tannenbaum has chosen Helge Schneider - Bonbon aus Wurst as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kearney
vs
Tannenbaum

225 cm
22
265
6 - 3 - 0

193 cm
22
245
8 - 5 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Patrick Kearney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Klaus Tannenbaum!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Atkins and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kearney moves out of range of the strikes.
Tannenbaum misses with a wild body shot.
Kearney dodges the punch combination from Tannenbaum.
Klaus Tannenbaum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tannenbaum wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tannenbaum tries to move into range but Kearney moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kearney swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tannenbaum.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kearney thows a left - swing and a miss!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kearney checks a leg kick.
Tannenbaum throws a right hand that Kearney ducks under and follows up with a left that Kearney also avoids with ease.
Kearney is looking to counter punch.
Tannenbaum dodges the punch combination from Kearney.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tannenbaum looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tannenbaum lands a nice hook to Kearney's body. Kearney takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tannenbaum thumps Kearney with a low kick.
Tannenbaum misses the shot to the body.
Kearney throwing a counter right hand but Tannenbaum manages to avoid it.
A clash of legs there as Kearney blocks the low kick.
Tannenbaum throws out a leg kick but Kearney moves out of range and Tannenbaum only half commits.
Tannenbaum misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kearney.
A low kick lands for Tannenbaum.
Tannenbaum keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kearney.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tannenbaum throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kearney.
Tannenbaum throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kearney ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've been informed that Tannenbaum 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.
Tannenbaum misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Kearney was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tannenbaum.
Kearney pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tannenbaum swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Kearney wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kearney scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tannenbaum connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tannenbaum misses with a left hand
and Kearney counters with a nice body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tannenbaum digs a good hook to Kearney's body.
Kearney is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tannenbaum fails to land with a series of punches.
A low kick from Tannenbaum misses
enabling Kearney to counter with a crisp jab.
Tannenbaum fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kearney manages to avoid it.
It looked like Kearney wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tannenbaum misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Kearney was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Tannenbaum misses with a jab to the body
and Kearney counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tannenbaum displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kearney throws out the jab.
Tannenbaum throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kearney cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kearney avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looked like Kearney wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tannenbaum throws a lazy uppercut
and Kearney counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A big left from Kearney misses.
Tannenbaum looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tannenbaum is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Tannenbaum with the inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kearney slips under a jab.
Tannenbaum blocks a jab.
Tannenbaum is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kearney with a body shot.
Tannenbaum misses with a straight right.
Kearney is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kearney jabs at Tannenbaum's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tannenbaum throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little feinted left hand from Kearney on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tannenbaum jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kearney is looking to counter punch.
Tannenbaum misses with the body kick
and Kearney counters with a stiff right hand.
A big right from Kearney misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Tannenbaum misses the target.
Tannenbaum swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Klaus Tannenbaum will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Tannenbaum fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kearney.
Tannenbaum throws a body punch but Kearney moves out of range.
Kearney was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kearney lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kearney. Tannenbaum does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tannenbaum throws a right and a left that Kearney avoids nicely.
Tannenbaum waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kearney.
Tannenbaum throws a leg kick
enabling Kearney to counter with a crisp jab.

It looks like Klaus Tannenbaum has been cut.
Tannenbaum fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kearney looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tannenbaum takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tannenbaum is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kearney rather than just go for the knockout.
A nice leg kick from Tannenbaum, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tannenbaum looks to land a body kick but Kearney moved away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tannenbaum buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kearney takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tannenbaum feints and then cracks Kearney's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kearney down.
A good leg kick by Tannenbaum.
Tannenbaum stuns Kearney with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tannenbaum slips a jab from Kearney.
Tannenbaum motions for Kearney to come forward. Tannenbaum throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kearney looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tannenbaum slips under a jab from Kearney.
Tannenbaum throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kearney counters with a nice uppercut.
Tannenbaum lands a slapping body shot.
Tannenbaum lands a head kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tannenbaum lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tannenbaum walks into a left hand.
Kearney is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tannenbaum bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A slow jab from Tannenbaum misses its intended target.
Kearney fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tannenbaum looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tannenbaum plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Tannenbaum tries to work over Kearney's front leg with a kick but Kearney checks it.
Tannenbaum attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kearney on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kearney lands a really nice looking cross but Tannenbaum seems unphased.
Tannenbaum throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A cross from Kearney lands.
Tannenbaum throws a body shot but no joy.
Kearney went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Tannenbaum throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kearney counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fighters circling - Kearney throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tannenbaum misses with a left hand
and Kearney cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tannenbaum throws a nice outside leg kick.
A low kick from Tannenbaum misses
and Kearney counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tannenbaum's corner calls for a 1-2. Tannenbaum obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Tannenbaum, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
An attempted straight right counter from Kearney misses the target.
Kearney throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tannenbaum counters with a low kick, right behind Kearney 's knee.
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!
A solid leg kick lands there for Tannenbaum.
Kearney throws the left hand but Tannenbaum avoids the punch easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tannenbaum.
Tannenbaum pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tannenbaum is looking to chop away at Kearney's legs.
Kearney is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tannenbaum staying out of range there.
Tannenbaum fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tannenbaum throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kearney swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Klaus Tannenbaum will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Klaus Tannenbaum's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Tannenbaum throws a body shot but no joy.
Kearney appears to be looking for a big counter.
Tannenbaum misses with a body shot
and Kearney counters with a stiff right hand.
Tannenbaum throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kearney ducks under a wild hook from Tannenbaum.
Kearney really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kearney avoids the body shot from Tannenbaum.
The crowd cheers as Kearney lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tannenbaum doesn't seem phased though.
Kearney uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tannenbaum.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kearney paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tannenbaum lands a body shot.
Klaus Tannenbaum seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tannenbaum tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kearney was well out of range. Poor timing from Tannenbaum.
Tannenbaum thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kearney throws a series of punches but Tannenbaum moves out of range.
Tannenbaum lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tannenbaum throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kearney sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tannenbaum misses with a shot to the body
and Kearney counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tannenbaum thinking.
Tannenbaum throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kearney connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kearney defending well as Tannenbaum loads up on a big left hand.
Tannenbaum throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tannenbaum tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tannenbaum misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tannenbaum throws a body shot but no joy.
Kearney is looking to counter punch.
Tannenbaum tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kearney was well out of range. Poor timing from Tannenbaum.
It looked like Kearney wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tannenbaum dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kearney. That did some damage!
Tannenbaum does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kearney throws a big shot that misses.
Tannenbaum misses with a body punch
and Kearney cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tannenbaum jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kearney goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice shot lands for Kearney.
Tannenbaum ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tannenbaum lands a nice shot to the body.
Tannenbaum misses with a low kick.
Tannenbaum has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kearney throws out a loose jab but Tannenbaum uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tannenbaum looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tannenbaum misses with a low kick.
Kearney scores with a sloppy right hand. Tannenbaum should have avoided that one.
Tannenbaum misses with an uppercut.
Tannenbaum ducks under a wild hook from Kearney.
Tannenbaum lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Tannenbaum keeps Kearney at a distance using the push kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Kearney as he connects with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tannenbaum throws a head kick that misses.
Kearney throwing a counter right hand but Tannenbaum manages to avoid it.
Patrick Kearney has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kearney throws a big shot that misses.
Kearney connects with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kearney tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kearney misses with a hook.
Kearney moves out of range as Tannenbaum throws a body kick.
Kearney misses with a looping right.
Tannenbaum pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kearney lands with a right hand.
Klaus Tannenbaum is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kearney has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tannenbaum.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Patrick Kearney.
Well Tannenbaum has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Patrick Kearney!
Patrick Kearney seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Klaus Tannenbaum was interviewed post fight and said 'Scheisse!'.