PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeremias Furtwangler (ranked 6568 p4p, 4857 weight class) and Ba’al Lightning (ranked 691 p4p, 583 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Furtwangler
vs
Lightning

190 cm
25
210
0 - 2 - 0

194 cm
18
214
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Prefers standup

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jeremias Furtwangler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ba’al Lightning!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Dirk Anderson and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Furtwangler thuds his right hand into Lightning's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
No joy there for Furtwangler, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
It seemed like Lightning was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Furtwangler lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lightning backs up against the cage.
Furtwangler throws a series of punches but Lightning avoids them all with ease.
Lightning cracks Furtwangler with a good jab.
No joy there for Furtwangler, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Furtwangler avoids the body shot from Lightning.
Furtwangler went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Lightning lands with a nice body punch.
Furtwangler definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Furtwangler throws a right hand that Lightning ducks under and follows up with a left that Lightning also avoids with ease.
Lightning misses with an uppercut. Furtwangler saw that one coming.
No joy there for Furtwangler, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lightning showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Furtwangler.
Furtwangler looks to land a combination but Lightning avoids it well.
Jeremias Furtwangler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Furtwangler swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Furtwangler throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lightning counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Furtwangler thinking.
Furtwangler fails to land with a series of punches.
Furtwangler is breathing heavily.
Lightning throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Furtwangler closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Lightning connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Furtwangler misses with a double jab.
Furtwangler throws a nice looking combination but Lightning bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lightning bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lightning looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Furtwangler misses with a wild body shot.
Furtwangler swinging wildly here.
Lightning misses the shot to the body.
Furtwangler lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lightning circles away quickly and effectively.
Lightning jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Furtwangler avoids the body shot from Lightning.
Furtwangler appears to be looking for a big counter.
Lightning throws a good cross that connects.
Lightning showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Furtwangler.
Lightning throws out a counter right but Furtwangler avoids it with no problem.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lightning slips a jab and a cross from Furtwangler.
Lightning looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Furtwangler misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Furtwangler rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lightning moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
It seemed like Lightning was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Furtwangler looks to land a combination but Lightning avoids it well.
Lightning throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Furtwangler.
Some wild striking there from Furtwangler.
Furtwangler will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lightning swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lightning changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Furtwangler lands a jab-cross combination.
Lightning misses with a hook. Furtwangler ducked under it nicely.
Furtwangler misses with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Lightning misses its intended target.
As Lightning looks to move away, Furtwangler throws a big counter combo but Lightning just gets out of the way.
Lightning slips a jab and a cross from Furtwangler.
Nice straight punches there by Lightning. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lightning.

It looks like Jeremias Furtwangler has been cut.
Furtwangler misses with a wild combination.
Furtwangler staying out of range there.
Furtwangler throws a combination that misses
and Lightning counters with a nice uppercut.
Furtwangler throws a body punch but Lightning moves out of range.
Lightning swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
No joy there for Furtwangler, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lightning swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Furtwangler throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lightning connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Furtwangler is rocked!
Furtwangler misses with a two punch combination.
Oh Furtwangler is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lightning misses with a looping left.
Lightning cracks a nice hook into Furtwangler's ribs.
Lightning throws an overhand right that drops Furtwangler like a sack of potatoes! Lightning dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ba’al Lightning!
Ba’al Lightning thanked the fans post fight for their support.