PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michiel Kortenhorst (ranked 931 p4p, 2465 weight class) and Phillip Personal Space (ranked 113 p4p, 286 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kortenhorst
vs
Personal Space

185 cm
27
200
10 - 4 - 0

182 cm
27
197
7 - 5 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michiel Kortenhorst!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Phillip Personal Space!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Jonathan Paton and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kortenhorst shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Personal Space as he jumps to the side.

Personal Space tries to keep at a distance but Kortenhorst has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Personal Space.
Kortenhorst goes for a takedown attempt but Personal Space pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kortenhorst shoots in looking for a takedown. Personal Space tries to sprawl out of it but Kortenhorst keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Personal Space manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michiel Kortenhorst. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Personal Space, as that shot connected.

It looks like Michiel Kortenhorst has been cut.
Personal Space cracks Kortenhorst with a good jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kortenhorst walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

Kortenhorst gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A body shot lands from Personal Space.
Personal Space lands with a right to the head.
Personal Space lands a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Personal Space lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kortenhorst goes for a takedown in the clinch but Personal Space prevents it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Personal Space as the two fighters clinch.
Personal Space prevents the takedown attempt.
Kortenhorst has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Personal Space is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kortenhorst is breathing heavily.
Personal Space scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Personal Space works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Personal Space lands a body shot in the clinch.
Personal Space softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kortenhorst is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Personal Space pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Personal Space prevents a takedown attempt there.
A short right from Personal Space.
Personal Space scores with a hook to the body.
Kortenhorst takes a shot to the head.
A right hand to the body from Personal Space.
Personal Space prevents a takedown attempt there.
Personal Space lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kortenhorst backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Personal Space.
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!

Kortenhorst lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Personal Space wants to get back to full guard.
Personal Space slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Personal Space tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Personal Space is pulling down on Kortenhorst's head. It's preventing any offense from Kortenhorst, at least for the moment.
Personal Space wants to sweep but no luck.

Kortenhorst is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Kortenhorst is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Kortenhorst is fighting to break Personal Space's control of his arms but Personal Space is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Personal Space working a defensive guard here.
Personal Space keeping moving, preventing Kortenhorst from controlling successfully.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Personal Space seems keen to control Kortenhorst's posture.

Kortenhorst thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Personal Space keeping moving, preventing Kortenhorst from controlling successfully.
Kortenhorst is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Personal Space's coach down at Crapollas Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Personal Space's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kortenhorst fails to land the takedown.

Personal Space closes the distance and clinches.
I was talking to Kortenhorst's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A shot in the inside from Personal Space.
A shot in the inside from Personal Space.
A short left from Personal Space.
Personal Space is working Kortenhorst over against the cage.
Kortenhorst is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Personal Space is defending well.
Personal Space lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kortenhorst can't get the takedown.
Personal Space lands with a right to the head.
Personal Space lands a left hand.
Personal Space gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kortenhorst.
A nice left hand lands by Personal Space.
Kortenhorst's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Phillip Personal Space dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michiel Kortenhorst's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Personal Space connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Personal Space moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Kortenhorst! Personal Space continues to tee off on Kortenhorst, landing with a left and a right! Personal Space connects with a right hand that leaves Kortenhorst sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Personal Space!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Phillip Personal Space!
Phillip Personal Space seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.