|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Deutsche Krieger Iiii (ranked 4369 p4p, 4403 weight class) and Johann Letzel (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.
 |
|
 |
| 186 cm
18
179
0 - 0 - 0 |
|
178 cm
18
176
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin |
|
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight 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 Iiii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Johann Letzel!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Letzel fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Krieger Iiii has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Letzel.
Letzel darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Letzel wants to stand but Krieger Iiii has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Letzel throws a strike but Krieger Iiii avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Krieger Iiii trying to keep a closed guard but Letzel is proving a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krieger Iiii looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Krieger Iiii is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Letzel tries to free his leg and advance position but Krieger Iiii is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Letzel showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Krieger Iiii looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Letzel passes into side control.
Letzel is working Krieger Iiii over with some ground and pound from side control.
Letzel goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Krieger Iiii has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Letzel but great work by Krieger Iiii.
Letzel looks to move to half guard but instead Krieger Iiii has passed into mount! Damn!
Krieger Iiii throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Letzel because Krieger Iiii loaded up on that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Letzel defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Krieger Iiii.
Letzel tries to lock up and control but Krieger Iiii gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Letzel working to try and regain half guard.
Krieger Iiii dominating with strikes here.
Letzel wants to control but Krieger Iiii is having none of it.
Krieger Iiii lands a big shot there that rocks Letzel but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Krieger Iiii is trying to control here but Letzel has managed to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Letzel trying to control from the bottom.
Krieger Iiii is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Letzel defends it well.
Letzel tries to get to full guard but Krieger Iiii has control of the leg.
Krieger Iiii seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Krieger Iiii is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Krieger Iiii prevents Letzel from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Krieger Iiii is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Letzel gets back to full guard.
Krieger Iiii throws an elbow that misses. Letzel uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Krieger Iiii's guard. Nice move by Letzel!
Letzel trying to control but Krieger Iiii is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Krieger Iiii looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Deutsche Krieger Iiii will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Letzel tries to close the distance and clinch but Krieger Iiii swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Letzel tries to clinch up.
Krieger Iiii throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
No joy there for Letzel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice uppercut lands for Krieger Iiii. That snapped Letzel's head back.
Krieger Iiii shoots for a double leg takedown but Letzel sprawls well. He's pushed Krieger Iiii's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Krieger Iiii sets himself, and Letzel steps forward looking for the clinch! Krieger Iiii avoids it this time.
Deutsche Krieger Iiii is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No joy there for Letzel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Letzel is looking to clinch but Krieger Iiii is avoiding it.
Krieger Iiii shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Letzel counters with a three punch combo that has Krieger Iiii backing up. Krieger Iiii nods at Letzel to acknowledge the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Letzel fails with a takedown attempt.
Krieger Iiii misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krieger Iiii fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Deutsche Krieger Iiii. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Letzel scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Krieger Iiii has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Letzel is on him like a limpet, forcing Krieger Iiii back against the cage.
Letzel manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Krieger Iiii putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Letzel in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Letzel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Letzel gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Krieger Iiii to score an easy takedown into full guard.
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!
Letzel pulls Krieger Iiii in to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Letzel is trying to control the position but Krieger Iiii postures up.
Krieger Iiii loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Krieger Iiii works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Krieger Iiii misses with a head shot. Letzel uses the momentum to regain guard.
Krieger Iiii preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krieger Iiii wants to control from the top but Letzel keeps moving.
Letzel not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Letzel keeping full guard, as Krieger Iiii tries to pass.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Letzel wants to get back to his feet but Krieger Iiii passes into half guard.
Letzel trying to control but Krieger Iiii postures up.
Deutsche Krieger Iiii overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Krieger Iiii in particular looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Letzel moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Letzel bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Krieger Iiii's guard.
Krieger Iiii working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Letzel doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Letzel manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Krieger Iiii keeping moving, preventing Letzel from controlling successfully.
Krieger Iiii is trying to control the position from the bottom.
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 Iiii will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Letzel looking to score a takedown here. Krieger Iiii is defending well but Letzel drives through and ends up in Krieger Iiii's guard.
Letzel wants to control from the top but Krieger Iiii keeps moving.
Letzel tries to stand but Krieger Iiii is controlling from the bottom.
Letzel controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krieger Iiii trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Krieger Iiii keeping moving, preventing Letzel from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krieger Iiii is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Krieger Iiii is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Krieger Iiii has Letzel up against the cage in a clinch.
Letzel gets control of Krieger Iiii's arms and successfully pulls guard. Letzel will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Letzel trying to control the position.
Letzel throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Krieger Iiii trying to control the position from guard on top but Letzel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Letzel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Letzel seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Krieger Iiii pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Letzel is keeping the position for now.
Letzel wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Letzel works the jab nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krieger Iiii throws a head kick that Letzel semi-blocks.
Letzel is looking to clinch but Krieger Iiii is avoiding it.
Letzel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Letzel digs a good body shot into Krieger Iiii's ribs.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Letzel enables Krieger Iiii to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Letzel manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Krieger Iiii wants to control from the top but Letzel keeps moving.
Letzel had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Krieger Iiii defends it easily.
Krieger Iiii not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Letzel controls Krieger Iiii momentarily but Krieger Iiii frees himself.
Letzel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Letzel pulls Krieger Iiii in to control the position.
Krieger Iiii engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Krieger Iiii postures up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Johann Letzel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Deutsche Krieger Iiii is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Krieger Iiii shoots in but Letzel avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Johann Letzel.
I think Krieger Iiii has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Deutsche Krieger Iiii!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
31% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
