PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Heinrich Klose (ranked 1782 p4p, 1226 weight class) and Crixus The Gaul (ranked 235 p4p, 157 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Klose
vs
The Gaul

200 cm
26
205
8 - 5 - 0

199 cm
28
220
11 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition

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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Heinrich Klose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Crixus The Gaul!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from The Gaul finds it's target.
The Gaul just misses with a punch to the body.
The Gaul avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Klose ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Crixus The Gaul seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Gaul cracks Klose with a good jab.
The Gaul dips to his left and cracks Klose with an uppercut!
Klose seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
A good leg kick by The Gaul.
The Gaul connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The Gaul's corner calls for a 1-2. The Gaul obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The Gaul slips a jab and a cross from Klose.
Klose throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The Gaul has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from The Gaul. Klose does a little dance to reset his feet.
The Gaul avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Klose looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A decent looking cross lands there for The Gaul.
The Gaul tests Klose's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klose throws a series of punches but The Gaul moves out of range.
A cross from The Gaul lands.

It looks like Heinrich Klose has been cut.
The Gaul gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Klose.
The Gaul scores with a punch to the head.
Klose swinging wildly here.
Klose stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from The Gaul.
The Gaul throws a combination. Klose tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The Gaul changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Klose looks for a takedown but The Gaul sprawls well.
The Gaul looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A telegraphed right hand from The Gaul misses the target.
Klose is looking to counter with a body kick.
The Gaul misses with a looping left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Gaul looks to throw the jab but Klose is out of range.
Nice jab there from The Gaul.
The Gaul tries to clinch up.
Klose moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Klose has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Klose there as he acknowledges the shot.
The Gaul looks to score with a jab to the body but Klose is just out of range.
Klose takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Crixus The Gaul is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The Gaul is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Klose.
Klose is looking to counter punch.

The Gaul drops Klose with a left and a right! Oh, Klose is hurt - The Gaul dives into side control looking to finish!

Klose is rocked!
The Gaul is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
The Gaul's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Gaul advances nicely into full mount.
Klose gets back to half guard.
The Gaul is thwarting Klose's attempts to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Gaul is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
More stalling from The Gaul.
Let's hope that The Gaul has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Crixus The Gaul dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Heinrich Klose's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

The Gaul throws a lazy uppercut
and The Gaul takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Klose takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Klose is looking to slow The Gaul down with leg kicks.
Klose throws a right and a left that both miss.
Klose takes one to the chin there.
Klose's hands are dropping dangerously low here and The Gaul connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Klose scrambles back to his feet.

Heinrich Klose's cut is getting worse.
Klose throws out a loose jab but The Gaul uses good head movement to avoid it.
Klose takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The Gaul swings widly with a right hand
and Klose counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The Gaul scores with a nice right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Klose moves forwards but The Gaul connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Klose ducks right into an uppercut from The Gaul.
Crixus The Gaul seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The Gaul scores with a nice head shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for The Gaul.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Klose blocks the leg kick.
Klose misses with a takedown
and Klose takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The Gaul throws an overhand right that lands on Klose's shoulder, as Klose tries to avoid the shot.
The Gaul misses with a right hand

and Klose counters with a crisp one two that drops The Gaul! Klose thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves The Gaul to his feet! The Gaul is in big trouble!
Klose misses with a series of wild punches.
Heinrich Klose is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Klose throws a head kick that misses.
Klose looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Klose.
The Gaul throws a series of punches but Klose avoids them all with ease.
The Gaul has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The Gaul connects with a good right hand that stumbles Klose. Klose circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A swing and a miss from The Gaul.
A telegraphed right hand from The Gaul misses the target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Klose displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as The Gaul throws out the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Gaul misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Klose.
The Gaul throws a jab when Klose was well out of range.
The Gaul tests Klose's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Heinrich Klose's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Nice shot lands for The Gaul.
The Gaul connects with a solid leg kick.
Heinrich Klose has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Klose takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Klose tries a low kick but The Gaul avoids it.
The Gaul looks to land a right hand but Klose moved out of range.
The Gaul closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The Gaul throws an off balance right hand
and Klose counters with a body kick.
The Gaul misses with a looping right.
The Gaul throws a poor cross that misses
and Klose makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Gaul thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big left from The Gaul misses.
Klose throws a looping overhand right but The Gaul ducks down to avoid it.
The Gaul looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Klose plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The Gaul throws a good cross that connects.
Klose on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The Gaul throws a hook but Klose avoids it easily.
The Gaul throws a head kick that misses.
Jab, jab by The Gaul - just one landing.
The Gaul cracks Klose with a right hand to the side of the head.
An inside leg kick from Klose misses.
Klose throws a shot from downtown. The Gaul moves away and avoids it.
An inside leg kick lands from Klose.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klose displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as The Gaul throws out the jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Gaul connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Klose's hands.
The Gaul throws out a loose jab but Klose uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Gaul's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and The Gaul duly obliges.

Jeez, Heinrich Klose's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Klose throws a looping overhand right but The Gaul ducks down to avoid it.
The Gaul throws a jab but it's blocked by Klose.
Klose is looking for a counter combo.
Klose slips under a jab from The Gaul.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Klose.
Klose misses with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Gaul lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The Gaul's jab looks to have found its range, popping Klose under the eye.
The Gaul lands with a straight right. Klose didn't see that one coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Crixus The Gaul showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Heinrich Klose's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

The Gaul lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Klose at a distance.
The Gaul feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kloses jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A combination from The Gaul does no damage.
Klose appears to be looking for a big counter.
That kick from The Gaul tenderised Klose's leg. Klose is trying to keep his angry face on.
The Gaul throws an overhand right that lands on Klose's shoulder, as Klose tries to avoid the shot.
The Gaul cracks Klose with a right hand to the side of the head.
The Gaul throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Klose counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The Gaul throws out a loose jab but Klose uses good head movement to avoid it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by The Gaul.
Nice straight punches there by The Gaul. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of The Gaul.
The Gaul misses with a body shot
and Klose counters with a two punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Klose moves out of range as The Gaul strikes.
Jab from The Gaul.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Gaul misses with a hook.
Klose looks to land a left hand but The Gaul moved out of range nicely.
Klose shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has The Gaul pinned against the cage. The Gaul gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The Gaul lands with a straight right. Klose didn't see that one coming.
Klose drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

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 1:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Crixus The Gaul!
A relieved looking Crixus The Gaul thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.