PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frederik Kraus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heinrich Hartmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hartmann has chosen Rammstein - Ich Tu Dir Weh as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Kraus
vs
Hartmann

179 cm
26
178 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

191 cm
20
178 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Determined

GTI - 1337 Franchised
{GTI} - HGH Nutrients

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frederik Kraus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Heinrich Hartmann!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kraus closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hartmann circles away.
Hartmann looks to clinch

and Kraus counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hartmann won't be happy with that.
Kraus prevents Hartmann from escaping the position.
Kraus with the ground and pound but Hartmann regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Kraus sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hartmann defending well though.
Kraus sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hartmann defending well though.
Kraus throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hartmann tries to kick Kraus off but Kraus keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kraus tries to pass to full mount but Hartmann defends it.

Kraus wants to work for an arm triangle but Hartmann is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Hartmann is staying active underneath Kraus, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kraus tries to pass to full mount but Hartmann defends it.
Kraus throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kraus prevents Hartmann from standing back up.
Hartmann regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Kraus.

Kraus gets to his feet. Hartmann looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Hartmann connects with an inside leg kick.
Hartmann moves to clinch but Kraus breaks away

and Kraus counters with a shoot takedown. Hartmann fights it but they end up in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kraus loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kraus loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kraus throwing strikes but missing.
Hartmann wants to get back to his feet but Kraus is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kraus throwing strikes but missing.
Kraus throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hartmann works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kraus loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kraus throwing strikes from guard but Hartmann blocks nicely.
Hartmann avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hartmann is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kraus is controlling him.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kraus throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hartmann works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hartmann keeping moving, preventing Kraus from controlling successfully.
Kraus stands up over Hartmann, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kraus missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Kraus postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Hartmann is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Kraus, into his guard.
Kraus has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hartmann working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Hartmann stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Horrible takedown by Kraus or perhaps it was just good defense by Hartmann which made him look bad.
Kraus shoots in for a double leg but Hartmann sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frederik Kraus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kraus shoots in and drives through. Hartmann sprawls well.
Kraus is breathing heavily.
Hartmann tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Kraus counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hartmann is trying to stand back up but Kraus is controlling him
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frederik Kraus dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Hartmann shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kraus sprawls well. Kraus wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hartmann gets slowly back to his feet.
Hartmann doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Kraus counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Frederik Kraus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kraus thows a big elbow that misses.
Hartmann wants to stand up but Kraus is controlling him.
Kraus in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hartmann is looking to stand up but Kraus isn't so interested in that idea.
Kraus wants to pass the guard but Hartmann is keeping the position.
Kraus throwing strikes but missing.
Hartmann is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kraus postures up in Hartmann's guard and throws a big left but Hartmann blocks it.
Kraus throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hartmann works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kraus pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hartmann is keeping the position for now.
Kraus working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hartmann's head.
Kraus content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kraus throwing strikes but missing.
Kraus throws a big right hand that misses.

That's two 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.
Kraus postures up in Hartmann's guard and throws a big left but Hartmann blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kraus accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kraus throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hartmann works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kraus throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hartmann works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kraus trying to control but Hartmann is working from the bottom.
Kraus thows a big elbow that misses.
Hartmann wants to stand but Kraus is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kraus throwing strikes but missing.
Hartmann has momentary wrist control but Kraus slips an elbow through the middle.
Kraus postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Kraus landing some decent shots from guard.
Kraus chips away with some ground and pound.
Kraus trying to control but Hartmann is working from the bottom.
Kraus is looking to work some ground and pound but Hartmann has wrist control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kraus controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kraus throwing strikes from guard but Hartmann blocks nicely.

Hartmann scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Heinrich Hartmann is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hartmann tries to clinch but Kraus moves away

and Kraus counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Kraus missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kraus throwing shots but Hartmann is blocking nicely.
Kraus throwing shots but Hartmann is blocking nicely.
Hartmann taking some punishment here, with Kraus in his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frederik Kraus dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Kraus shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Kraus throwing strikes here but Hartmann is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Hartmann is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Kraus raining down hammerfists from mount.
Kraus can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hartmann is looking to escape.
Kraus throws some wild stikes that Hartmann manages to avoid easily.
Hartmann takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kraus is landing with some decent strikes but Hartmann is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kraus throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Hartmann avoids a series of strikes thrown by Kraus.
Hartmann is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

Kraus goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Hartmann is on top in guard.
Kraus trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Kraus wants to stand but Hartmann is controlling the position.
Kraus is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Hartmann looking to sit in guard and control but Kraus gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartmann is looking to stand up but Kraus isn't so interested in that idea.
Kraus cracks Hartmann with a solid left hand.
Hartmann keeping moving, preventing Kraus from controlling successfully.
Kraus throws a strike but Hartmann rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kraus working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hartmann.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kraus pulls Hartmann in close to prevent any damage.
Kraus wants to sweep here but Hartmann controlling him for the moment.
Heinrich Hartmann has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kraus might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Hartmann decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Hartmann doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Kraus counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hartmann won't be happy with that.
Kraus is trying to ground and pound but Hartmann uses the momentary lack of control by Kraus to regain half guard.
Kraus stops Hartmann from getting back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartmann is in trouble now - Kraus has advanced to mount!
Frederik Kraus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kraus punishing his opponent with strikes.
Kraus landing strikes, looking to finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kraus looking to finish Hartmann with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hartmann!
Kraus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hartmann can do to turn this around?
Kraus looking to control but Hartmann is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frederik Kraus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kraus, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight for Frederik Kraus!
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight for Frederik Kraus!
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight for Frederik Kraus!

Frederik Kraus wins by unanimous decision!