PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Li Fen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and klaus kluubert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fen comes to the ring accompanied by Its The Final Countdown. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Fen
vs
kluubert

222 cm
22
279 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

198 cm
22
235 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good chin

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Determined

Top MMA Nutrition
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Li Fen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, klaus kluubert!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
kluubert misses the shot to the body.

kluubert darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Fen moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
kluubert pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fen is keeping the position for now.

Fen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but kluubert can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Fen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Fen wants to sweep but no luck.
kluubert postures up in Fen's guard and throws a big left but Fen blocks it.
Fen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
kluubert must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
kluubertis looking to pass into half guard but Fen pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Fen is in guard.
Fen is looking to work some ground and pound but kluubert has wrist control.
Fen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
kluubert 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.
Fen wants to control from the top but kluubert keeps moving.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.

Fen closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fen drops to a knee looking for a takedown but kluubert gets the underhooks and prevents it.
kluubert is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Fen is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. kluubert gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Fen has kluubert pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. kluubert manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Li Fen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fen is trying to work for a single leg takedown but kluubert pulls him back up using the underhooks.
kluubert wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Fen goes for a takedown attempt but kluubert pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Horrible takedown by Fen or perhaps it was just good defense by kluubert which made him look bad.
Fen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

It looks like Li Fen has been cut.
Fen moves out of range as kluubert strikes.
Nice uppercut lands for kluubert. That snapped Fen's head back.
kluubert misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fen.

Fen feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Fen is breathing heavily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now kluubert is on top in guard.
kluubert landing with the ground and pound.
kluubert scoring with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
kluubert landing some decent shots from guard.
kluubert passes Fen's left leg - he's now in half guard.
kluubert lands with a punch from half guard.
kluubert wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fen keeps working.
The fighters are battling for position here. Fen manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Fen can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as kluubert controls the pace.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Fen is working an open guard so kluubert takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Fen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
kluubert looks to land a right hand but Fen moved out of range.
Fen has his takedown stuffed
and kluubert counters with a straight right hand.
A jab from kluubert finds it's way through Fen's defenses.
Fen avoids the body shot from kluubert.
kluubert throws a looping overhand right but Fen ducks down to avoid it.
Fen dodges the punch combination from kluubert.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
kluubert swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
kluubert throws a series of punches but Fen moves out of range.
A big left from kluubert misses.
Fen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from kluubert as Fen shoots in.
kluubert throws a looping overhand right but Fen ducks down to avoid it.
kluubert throws out a powerful jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
kluubert waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Fen.

Fen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
kluubert manages to regain half guard. Good work.
kluubert is in trouble now - Fen has advanced to mount!

kluubert defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Fen.
kluubert has given up his back. Will we see Fen going for some submissions?

That's five minutes gone in the round.
kluubert staying busy and making it hard for Fen to control.
kluubert is in bad spot here.
A lull in the action here.
Good control from Fen.

kluubert fending off the submission attempt from Fen.

Fen working for the choke.

Fen working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.

kluubert defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Fen's arms.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Fen is trying to stick to kluubert's back but kluubert is turning into Fen. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Fen's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by kluubert.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
kluubert looking to pass the guard.
kluubert is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
kluubert is working Fen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
kluubert trying to control the position from guard on top but Fen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
kluubert slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Fen manages to work his way to half guard, despite kluubert's best efforts.
kluubert working Fen over with strikes.
kluubert trying to control from half guard but Fen is working away.
kluubert looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
kluubert looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Fen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from kluubert there.
Fen regains full guard. Nicely done.
Fen wants to sweep but no luck.
kluubert throwing strikes from guard but Fen blocks nicely.
Fen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in kluubert's guard.
kluubert keeping moving, preventing Fen from controlling successfully.
Fen is really struggling to control kluubert but he's trying to hold on to the position.
kluubert 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.
Fen trying to control the position from guard on top but kluubert is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fen won't allow kluubert to sweep him here.
Fen passes kluubert's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Fen is looking to advance position but kluubert won't allow it.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Fen throws a combination. kluubert tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
kluubert shoots and misses

and Fen counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Fen looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Fen drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Fen jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
kluubert throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
kluubert wants to sweep here but Fen controlling him for the moment.

Fen drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Fen jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Fen passes into half guard.
kluubert is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

Fen is looking for a kimura but kluubert is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Fen to get the leverage.
kluubert slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Fen sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed kluubert's guard.
Fen trying to control the action but kluubert is working from the bottom.

Fen looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
kluubert tries to roll over but Fen keeps him under control.
Fen controlling the pace.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Fen seems to be working for a kimura but kluubert defends the submission attempt.

Fen wants to work for an arm triangle but kluubert is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Li Fen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Li Fen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

kluubert shoots and misses

and Fen decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in kluubert's guard.
kluubert is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Fen passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Fen tries for a kimura but kluubert is defending well.
Fen wants to control but kluubert is keeping him busy.
kluubert is looking to regain half guard here but Fen keeps moving and retains side control.
kluubert is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Fen's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

kluubert is defending against the submission attempts here by Fen.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
kluubert is looking for a sweep. Fen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Fen is thwarting kluubert's attempts to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
kluubert punching from the bottom.
kluubert is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Fen's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Fen's back!
kluubert lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fen grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Fen rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Fen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from kluubert.
The fighters are battling for position here. Fen manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
kluubert with a nice head shot there.
Fen 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.

Fen is looking for a triangle but kluubert pushes his legs off easily.

Fen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but kluubert can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

kluubert is posturing up here but Fen has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! kluubert tries to roll out but it's too tight and kluubert has to tap! Slick submission there by Fen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Li Fen!