PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wolf Von Hardenberg (ranked 2540 p4p, 3899 weight class) and Ruben Flijers (ranked 316 p4p, 460 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Von Hardenberg
vs
Flijers

191 cm
23
210
5 - 4 - 0

188 cm
27
200
4 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wolf Von Hardenberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ruben Flijers!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flijers misses with a hook. Von Hardenberg ducked under it nicely.
Flijers uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Von Hardenberg.
Flijers takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Flijers lands with a shot to the body.
Flijers dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Von Hardenberg slips under a jab from Flijers.
It looked like Von Hardenberg was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Flijers.
Flijers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Von Hardenberg half committed to a counter leg kick.
Flijers misses with a lunging right hand
and Von Hardenberg counters with a thumping low kick.

Von Hardenberg clinches.
Von Hardenberg misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Von Hardenberg - that landed with a thud.
Von Hardenberg blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Flijers is trying to stall.
Flijers seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Flijers tries to work over Von Hardenberg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Von Hardenberg lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flijers tries to land knees in the clinch but Von Hardenberg avoids the damage to the body.
Von Hardenberg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Von Hardenberg struggles to land a body shot inside as Flijers controls his hands.
Flijers lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Von Hardenberg dodges an elbow strike from Flijers.
Flijers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Von Hardenberg avoids it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Von Hardenberg scores with a nice hook to the head.
Von Hardenberg lands a left hand that snaps the head of Flijers backwards.
Flijers looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Von Hardenberg scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Von Hardenberg 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.
Von Hardenberg avoiding damage.
Flijers throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Von Hardenberg blocks it with crossed arms.
A body shot lands from Von Hardenberg.
Flijers looks winded!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Von Hardenberg takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Flijers tries to work over Von Hardenberg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Von Hardenberg dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Hardenberg digs a right hand into Flijers's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Flijers's gas tank.
Von Hardenberg lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Von Hardenberg makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Von Hardenberg lands a body shot.
A right hand to the body from Von Hardenberg.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Von Hardenberg.
Von Hardenberg lands with a light punch inside.
Von Hardenberg lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Von Hardenberg scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Von Hardenberg lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Von Hardenberg scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Von Hardenberg blocks a body shot from Flijers.
Von Hardenberg lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Flijers backwards.

Flijers is rocked!
Von Hardenberg scores with a shot to the side of Flijers's head.
Flijers is still on wobbly legs! Can Von Hardenberg finish him?
Von Hardenberg pushes Flijers against the cage. Von Hardenberg is working some dirty boxing. Von Hardenberg pushes off with a quick right hook! Flijers goes down! Flijers tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Von Hardenberg moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wolf Von Hardenberg!
Wolf Von Hardenberg decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.