PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Claudio Do Prado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurt Koben (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Kurt Koben enters the cage!

Do Prado
vs
Koben

193 cm
22
255 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

202 cm
20
260 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Claudio Do Prado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kurt Koben!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Still in the clinch, Do Prado scores with a nice short uppercut.
Do Prado leaning against his opponent.
Do Prado lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Kurt Koben has been cut.
Do Prado controlling the action here for a moment.
Do Prado lands a left hand.
Koben avoids a wild elbow strike from Do Prado.
Koben keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Do Prado's efforts to push away.
Koben stalls.
Do Prado tries to pull guard but Koben won't allow it.
Do Prado lands a right hand.
Do Prado blocks the elbow strike.
Do Prado tries to pull guard but Koben holds him up against the cage and eventually Do Prado drops back down to his feet.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koben tries to land a knee to the head but Do Prado blocks with his arms.
Do Prado has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Koben avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Claudio Do Prado. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Do Prado working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Koben tries for a takedown but Do Prado manages to get underhooks.
Do Prado content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Koben landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Koben creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Koben jumps into guard, dragging Do Prado to the mat.
Koben keeping moving, preventing Do Prado from controlling successfully.
Do Prado trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Koben is looking to stand up but Do Prado isn't so interested in that idea.
Do Prado postures up and lands a big shot to Koben's brow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Do Prado not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Do Prado wants to control from the top but Koben keeps moving.
Do Prado lands a couple of digs.
Do Prado throws a big right hand that misses.
Do Prado is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Do Prado trying to stand up but can't free himself from Koben's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koben has momentary wrist control but Do Prado slips an elbow through the middle.
Koben looks gassed!
Koben looking to control.
Koben wants to get back to his feet but Do Prado is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Koben can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Do Prado controls the pace.
Do Prado throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Do Prado looking to sit in guard and control but Koben gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Koben throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

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.
Koben won't allow Do Prado to sweep him here.
Koben thows a big elbow that misses.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Do Prado closes the distance and clinches.
Do Prado lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Do Prado wants to break the clinch but can't.
Koben is trying to drag Do Prado to the mat but Do Prado just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Do Prado lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Do Prado lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Do Prado blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Claudio Do Prado dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kurt Koben's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Do Prado moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

Do Prado has managed to clinch.
Do Prado makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Do Prado content to slow the pace in the clinch.

Do Prado successfully pulls guard.
Do Prado looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Do Prado working a defensive guard here.
Koben preventing the sweep.
Do Prado working a defensive guard here.
Koben stopping the sweep attempt from Do Prado.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Do Prado working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Koben.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Do Prado throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Do Prado knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Koben on the ground.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Do Prado throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Do Prado clinches up against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Do Prado.
Koben being controlled against the cage.
Do Prado lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Koben tries to land a knee to the head but Do Prado blocks with his arms.
Do Prado tries to circle away but Koben has him pinned against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Koben scores with a knee to the head.
Do Prado misses with an elbow strike.
Do Prado working hard to break the clinch.
Do Prado wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Koben has him pressed against the cage.
Do Prado effectively controlling the action here.
Koben blocking some punches.
Koben throws a knee to the head but misses.
A bit of stalling here from Do Prado.

Koben breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Do Prado fails with the takedown.
Koben tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Claudio Do Prado seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Do Prado clinches with his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do Prado throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Koben wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Koben prevents Do Prado from breaking the clinch.
Do Prado tries to pull guard but Koben holds him up against the cage and eventually Do Prado drops back down to his feet.
Koben wants to break free but Do Prado has control.
Koben tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Do Prado controlling the action here for a moment.
Koben tries to break free but Do Prado pushes him back against the cage.
Koben prevents a body shot from Do Prado.
Do Prado misses with a punch to the body.
Do Prado fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Claudio Do Prado. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Koben wants the takedown. Do Prado is fighting it off but Koben persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Do Prado's guard against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koben preventing the sweep.
Koben is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Koben throws and elbow that misses. Do Prado uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Koben's guard. Nice move by Do Prado!
Koben is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Do Prado is controlling him.
Koben utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Do Prado trying to control but Koben is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Claudio Do Prado dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kurt Koben's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Koben tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Do Prado counters by moving into the clinch.
Do Prado drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Koben gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A nice left hand lands by Do Prado.
Koben is trying to stall.
Koben throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Do Prado blocks it with crossed arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koben blocking some punches.
Koben takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Koben avoids the elbow strike from Do Prado, against the cage.
Do Prado lands a hook that snaps the head of Koben backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Do Prado.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Do Prado scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A knee to the head by Koben.

It looks like Claudio Do Prado has been cut.
Do Prado is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
With the fighters up against the cage, Koben throws an elbow but misses.
Do Prado takes a knee right on the jaw!
Do Prado lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from Do Prado.

Koben breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Koben tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Do Prado counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Do Prado.
Koben throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Do Prado blocks it with crossed arms.
Do Prado content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Do Prado lands an elbow that stopped Koben in his tracks for a moment.
Do Prado wants to break free but Koben has control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Do Prado.
Do Prado goes for a takedown attempt but Koben pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Koben pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Koben tries to clinch up
and Do Prado counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kurt Koben has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Do Prado lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Koben backs up against the cage.

That has opened up Kurt Koben's cut even more.
Do Prado looks to land a body kick but Koben moved away.
Koben darts in trying to clinch

and Do Prado counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Do Prado.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do Prado throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Koben manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Do Prado manages to get himself to full guard.
Do Prado tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koben throwing strikes but missing.
Koben is looking to stand up but Do Prado won't let him.
Do Prado tries to land a sweep but no joy.

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.
Do Prado keeping moving, preventing Koben from controlling successfully.
Koben working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Koben has gone for a leg lock! Do Prado slips out almost immediately though and dives into Koben's guard.
Koben wants to stand up but Do Prado is controlling him.
Do Prado looking to sit in guard and control but Koben gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

And that's the end of the fight!
Claudio Do Prado showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Do Prado has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Claudio Do Prado!