PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Percy Klautz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and clark thorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Klautz
vs
thorn

200 cm
22
195 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
18
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Good chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Solid chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Percy Klautz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, clark thorn!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klautz swats away the attempt to clinch by thorn.
thorn stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and thorn wants it to stay on the feet.

thorn drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Klautz is adopting a defensive guard.
thorn looking to pass the guard.
Klautz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
thorn trying to control but Klautz is working from the bottom.
thorn prevents Klautz from getting back to his feet.
Klautz on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Klautz tries to get out of the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as thorn accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
thorn is looking to stand up but Klautz won't let him.
thorn has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
thorn stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Klautz swivels though and keeps the full guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Klautz tries for a takedown but thorn circles away easily

and thorn counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

thorn seems to be working for a kimura but Klautz defends the submission attempt.
thorn wants to take a breather but Klautz is having none of it.
Klautz regains full guard. Nicely done.
Klautz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
thorn has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Klautz is proving hard to escape from.

Klautz manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Klautz tries to close the distance and clinch but thorn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Klautz fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. thorn sprawls well initially but Klautz persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
thorn looks gassed!
thorn tries to roll over but Klautz keeps him under control.
Klautz working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klautz working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Klautz lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Klautz lands strikes from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
thorn wants to get back to his feet.
Klautz working over thorn with some ground and pound. thorn looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Klautz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for thorn on the ground.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Klautz scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Klautz scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Klautz keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Klautz lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klautz lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Klautz is trying to control the action in half guard but thorn is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Klautz scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Klautz not doing much here.
Klautz wants to pass to mount but thorn is defending the position.
Klautz landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Klautz looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klautz working over thorn with some ground and pound. thorn looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Still in half guard, Klautz seems content to control.
Nice strikes from Klautz there.
Klautz takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Klautz scoring with strikes to the body and head.
thorn is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Klautz scores with a couple of nice shots.
Klautz sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Klautz looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks thorn with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Klautz landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Klautz connects with a nice short shot to thorn's temple.

thorn looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Percy Klautz dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Klautz changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. thorn looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Klautz wants to lay and pray for a moment but thorn keeps working.
thorn is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
thorn tries to buck Klautz off but Klautz is having none of it.
Klautz works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Klautz is working thorn over with some ground and pound from side control.
thorn is trying to get back to half guard.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
thorn taking punishment in the form of punches.
thorn is breathing heavily.
thorn tries to buck Klautz off but Klautz is having none of it.
Klautz lands a decent elbow from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
thorn takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
thorn manages to get back to half guard.
Klautz slows the pace down in half guard.
Klautz lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Klautz is looking to take a break and control but thorn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Klautz is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because thorn is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Klautz is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Klautz seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Klautz lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Klautz landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klautz content to control rather than advance.
thorn is looking to improve his position.
Klautz wants to lay and pray for a moment but thorn keeps working.
thorn has hold of Klautz's hands but Klautz slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Klautz perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Klautz working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
thorn is trying to stand up here but Klautz is controlling him well.
Klautz winds up and cracks thorn with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Klautz is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klautz looking to control and managing it successfully.
thorn takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Klautz connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Klautz with a couple of short strikes.
Klautz unloading with bombs!
thorn working to try and regain half guard.
Klautz looking to control and managing it successfully.
Klautz lands with some strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
thorn swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Klautz has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of thorn's face.
Klautz trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Klautz lands with some strikes.
Klautz working the ground and pound effectively.
Klautz landing strikes from the mount.
Klautz lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Klautz fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
thorn is in a horrible position here. Klautz smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
thorn in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Percy Klautz dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Klautz shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. thorn is trying to defend but Klautz finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

thorn is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Klautz is tapping! Great win for thorn!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). clark thorn!