PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Heinrich Klose (ranked 1287 p4p, 1620 weight class) and Frog Ribbit (ranked 177 p4p, 218 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Klose
vs
Ribbit

200 cm
26
205
8 - 4 - 0

187 cm
37
208
23 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Heinrich Klose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frog Ribbit!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Francis DeMontford and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ribbit misses with a hook to the body
and Klose counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've been told by Klose's head coaches at JAG Battle Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Klose uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ribbit.
Klose walks into a jab.

It looks like Heinrich Klose has been cut.
Ribbit fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Klose is out of range.
Ribbit scores with a punch to the head.
Ribbit jabs at Klose's body.
Klose on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Klose takes one on the button.
Klose throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ribbit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Frog Ribbit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ribbit connects with a looping right hand.

Heinrich Klose's cut is getting worse.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A clash of legs there as Klose blocks the low kick.
Klose ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ribbit moves away.
A solid body kick from Ribbit.
Ribbit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribbit connects with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Ribbit.
Ribbit lands a slapping body shot.
Ribbit takes a swing at Klose's ribcage but misses.
A shot to the body from Ribbit misses
and Klose counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ribbit throws a hook but Klose blocks it.
Klose misses with a hook.
Klose checks the leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ribbit. Klose does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ribbit throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Klose counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Klose lands with an uppercut that bounces Ribbit off the cage and back into range.
Ribbit connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A decent looking cross lands there for Ribbit.
Ribbit looks to score with a jab to the body but Klose is just out of range.
Klose appears to be looking for a big counter.
A big left from Klose misses.
Klose fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Frog Ribbit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Klose keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ribbit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Klose manages to avoid it.
Klose slips under a jab.
Klose will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ribbit feints a counter leg kick.
Klose scores with the left hand. Ribbit knows he should have avoided that one.
Ribbit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A clash of legs there as Klose blocks the low kick.
Klose was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ribbit.
Klose is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klose connects with the punch.
Ribbit throws a poor cross that misses
letting Klose counter with a right hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ribbit.
Ribbit goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Klose avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Klose lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice shot by Klose.
Ribbit misses with a shot to the body
and Klose counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Ribbit is rocked!
Ribbit punishes Klose's body with a nice straight punch.
Ribbit is looking to score with low kicks.
Ribbit throws a leg kick but Klose sees it coming and moves out of range.
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!
Ribbit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Klose is looking to counter punch.
Ribbit lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Klose at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Ribbit slams his shin into Klose's torso.
Ribbit misses with a right hand
letting Klose counter with a right hand.
Klose has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ribbit finds it's way round the side to connect with Klose's head.
Klose slips a jab from Ribbit.
Ribbit lands a nice shot that snaps Klose's head back.

Heinrich Klose's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Ribbit misses with a body shot.
Ribbit looks for the body kick but Klose saw that one coming.
Klose was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ribbit misses with a left hand
and Klose counters with a stiff right hand.
Ribbit misses with an uppercut
and Klose counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Klose throws a lazy right hand but Ribbit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Klose takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Klose is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Klose with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ribbit to score with a decent uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Frog Ribbit dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Heinrich Klose's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A low kick from Ribbit is predictable there
and Klose connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ribbit takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ribbit looks to throw the jab but Klose is out of range.
Ribbit swings away with a body shot that misses
and Klose counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A left lands for Klose.
Ribbit is still on wobbly legs! Can Klose finish him?
Ribbit with a nice cross.
Ribbit seems to have recovered his senses.
Klose is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Klose looks to score with a jab to the body but Ribbit is just out of range.
Ribbit defending well as Klose loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ribbit throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ribbit just misses with a punch to the body.
Klose is looking to counter punch.
Klose is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Klose tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ribbit is able to avoid easily.
Ribbit throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ribbit takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribbit slaps away a takedown attempt from Klose, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ribbit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little feinted left hand from Klose on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ribbit is looking to land body kicks.
Klose appears to be looking for a big counter.
Ribbit throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Klose counter with a right hand.
Ribbit connects with a body shot.
A shot to the liver by Ribbit. Beautiful body shot.
Klose swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ribbit lands a right hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Klose throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ribbit throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Klose counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ribbit fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Heinrich Klose is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Klose.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ribbit misses with a shot to the body
and Klose counters with a straight right hand.
Ribbit scores with a nice body kick.
Ribbit cracks Klose with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Jeez, Heinrich Klose's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Ribbit's corner calls for a 1-2. Ribbit obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Frog Ribbit!
Our winner, Frog Ribbit, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.