PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Killer Mike (ranked 1389 p4p, 4412 weight class) and Lasse Kroner (ranked 212 p4p, 539 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Mike
vs
Kroner

190 cm
26
215
5 - 1 - 0

191 cm
25
218
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Very confident

Primal
Island clothing lite

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Killer Mike!
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, Lasse Kroner!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Michael Johnstone and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kroner tries for a takedown but Mike sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kroner closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mike counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mike stuns Kroner with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mike digs a good hook to Kroner's body.
Mike lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mike uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Mike moves into the clinch.
Mike lands an uppercut.
Kroner has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Mike after a bit of a struggle.
Mike slows down the pace here.
Mike lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mike lands a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kroner fails to pull guard.
Killer Mike has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lasse Kroner.
Kroner's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kroner looks winded!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mike scores with a hook to the body.
Kroner can't break the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kroner takes a shot to the head.

Kroner is rocked!
Kroner blocks an uppercut.
Kroner is still on wobbly legs! Can Mike finish him?
Mike misses with the head strike.
Kroner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mike stalling in the clinch.
Mike misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Mike fails to land.
Mike misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mike has a couple of punches blocked by Kroner.
Mike tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mike.
A head punch on the inside from Mike fails to land.
Mike misses with a short punch on the inside.
I was talking to Mike's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Mike misses with some punches.
Mike misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kroner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kroner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Mike fails to land.
Mike misses with a punch on the inside.
Mike misses with some punches.
Mike has a couple of punches blocked by Kroner.
Mike misses with the head strike.
Mike throws a punch but it's blocked by Kroner.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mike misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kroner blocks an uppercut.
Kroner blocking some punches.
Mike gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kroner.
Kroner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mike misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mike working aggressively here.
Kroner seems to have recovered his senses.
Mike lands an uppercut.
Kroner has Mike pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mike manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mike lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kroner or not.
Mike lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kroner or not.
Mike pushes Kroner against the cage. Mike is working some dirty boxing. Mike pushes off with a quick right hook! Kroner goes down! Kroner tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Mike moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Killer Mike!