PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Deutsche Krieger Ii (ranked 4367 p4p, 4401 weight class) and Denis Koegel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Krieger Ii
vs
Koegel

196 cm
18
214
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
18
211
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good in bed

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Intelligent

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Deutsche Krieger Ii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Denis Koegel!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Sam Margolis and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Krieger Ii darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Koegel has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Krieger Ii is on him like a limpet, forcing Koegel back against the cage.

Koegel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Koegel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Krieger Ii counters with a nice uppercut.

Koegel rushes Krieger Ii and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Krieger Ii tries for a takedown but Koegel manages to get underhooks.
Krieger Ii fails to pull guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krieger Ii has Koegel pressed against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Koegel scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Krieger Ii.
Koegel is pressed up against the cage. Krieger Ii has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Koegel down to the mat. Koegel avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Deutsche Krieger Ii. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Koegel fails with the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krieger Ii looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Koegel is fending him off so far but Krieger Ii persists. Nope, Koegel circles away and we're back to standing.
Koegel fails with a takedown attempt.
Krieger Ii throws a big counter combination but Koegel scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.

Krieger Ii tries to sprawl but Koegel drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Krieger Ii tries to kick Koegel off in order to stand up. Koegel Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Koegel remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Koegel in side control, throwing shots but Krieger Ii defends.
Krieger Ii is pushing Koegel's head away, looking to escape. Koegel manages to hold on to the position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koegel is looking to take a break and control but Krieger Ii is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Krieger Ii is trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Krieger Ii manages to work his way to half guard, despite Koegel's best efforts.

Koegel is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Koegel throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Koegel is looking to advance position but Krieger Ii won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koegel seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Krieger Ii is staying active underneath Koegel, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Krieger Ii keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Krieger Ii moves into full guard.
Krieger Ii bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Koegel's guard.

Krieger Ii won't allow Koegel to get back to his feet.
Krieger Ii postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krieger Ii controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Krieger Ii pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Koegel is keeping the position for now.
Krieger Ii trying to control but Koegel is working from the bottom.
Krieger Ii pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Koegel is keeping the position for now.
Krieger Ii wants to get up but he can't break Koegel's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Koegel closes the distance and clinches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Denis Koegel will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Koegel shoots for a double leg takedown but Krieger Ii sprawls well. He's pushed Koegel's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Krieger Ii lands with a nice body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Koegel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Krieger Ii fails with the takedown
and Koegel counters with a straight right hand.
Krieger Ii lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Krieger Ii forces Koegel back against the cage and clinches.

Koegel has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Krieger Ii regains guard immediately.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Krieger Ii working for a triangle but Koegel defends it easily.
Koegel trying to control but Krieger Ii is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Krieger Ii is on top in guard.

Koegel will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Denis Koegel has got the better of the ground game so far.
Koegel has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Koegel manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Krieger Ii manages to get himself to full guard.

Krieger Ii is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krieger Ii wants to sweep here but Koegel controlling him for the moment.

Koegel gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Koegel closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Krieger Ii to the mat! Krieger Ii manages to get full guard.
Koegel is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Krieger Ii wants to sweep here but Koegel controlling him for the moment.
Krieger Ii throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krieger Ii is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Koegel is looking to control Krieger Ii's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Koegel avoid being mounted?

Koegel actively working from the bottom here.
Koegel desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Koegel is pressing down on Krieger Ii's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krieger Ii pushes down on Koegel's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Koegel keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Krieger Ii sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Koegel defending well though.
Krieger Ii stalling.
Krieger Ii seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Koegel for as long as he can get away with.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Deutsche Krieger Ii will probably get the nod.
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!

Krieger Ii misses with a takedown attempt - Koegel sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Krieger Ii shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Koegel misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Koegel is trying to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koegel is pressing down on Krieger Ii's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Koegel has his foot on Krieger Ii's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Krieger Ii works his way back into a safe position though.
Koegel utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krieger Ii keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Koegel's head.
Koegel is trying to control the position but Krieger Ii postures up.
Krieger Ii wants to control from the top but Koegel keeps moving.
Koegel has a closed guard, preventing Krieger Ii from standing up.
Koegel is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Koegel trying to mount his opponent but Krieger Ii defends it.
Koegel stops Krieger Ii from getting back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krieger Ii tries to roll over but Koegel keeps him under control.
Krieger Ii tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Krieger Ii is trying to control but can't.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Krieger Ii regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Koegel.
Krieger Ii controlling Koegel's posture.
Krieger Ii is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Koegel instigates a clinch.

Krieger Ii pulls guard successfully.
Koegel trying to control the position from guard on top but Krieger Ii is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Koegel is looking to stand up but Krieger Ii won't let him.
Krieger Ii is trying to keep Koegel in close.
Krieger Ii controlling Koegel's posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koegel tries to stand but Krieger Ii is controlling from the bottom.
Krieger Ii pulls Koegel in close to prevent any damage.
Krieger Ii can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Koegel controls the pace.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Koegel wants to control from the top but Krieger Ii keeps moving.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.

Krieger Ii moves into the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Denis Koegel.
I think Koegel has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Deutsche Krieger Ii!