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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ziggy Vondopolous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Obadiah Klinefelter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vondopolous comes to the cage accompanied by ГРОТ - Рубежи. Klinefelter has chosen Star Wars as his entrance music. Ziggy Vondopolous has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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174 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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173 cm
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184 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Good wrestler
Great elbows
Granite chin |
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ziggy Vondopolous!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Obadiah Klinefelter!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Skip Squint and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klinefelter shoots in but no luck this time.
Klinefelter misses with a low kick.
Klinefelter throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Ziggy Vondopolous has been cut.
Vondopolous swats away the attempt to clinch by Klinefelter.
Vondopolous closes the distance and clinches.
Vondopolous doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Klinefelter tightens his grip and picks Vondopolous up, before dumping him to the ground. Vondopolous manages to land in guard.
Vondopolous tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Vondopolous working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klinefelter loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Klinefelter postures up.
Vondopolous keeping moving, preventing Klinefelter from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ziggy Vondopolous.
Klinefelter tries to score a power double leg takedown but Vondopolous sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Klinefelter somewhat.
Vondopolous slaps away a takedown attempt from Klinefelter, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ziggy Vondopolous has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Obadiah Klinefelter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klinefelter misses with a low kick as Vondopolous jumps back.
Klinefelter defending well as Vondopolous loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klinefelter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vondopolous paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Klinefelter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Klinefelter throws a sloppy head kick
and Vondopolous counters with a straight right hand.
Obadiah Klinefelter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vondopolous closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Klinefelter pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Klinefelter pushes off an throws an elbow but Vondopolous leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Klinefelter landing knees to the head.
Vondopolous misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vondopolous swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vondopolous on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vondopolous working hard to break the clinch.
Klinefelter stalling in the clinch.
Klinefelter has picked Vondopolous up - he's going for a ride! Klinefelter dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Vondopolous holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vondopolous wants to improve his position but Klinefelter is controlling well.
Vondopolous wants to control but Klinefelter is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Klinefelter looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Vondopolous with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nice strikes from Klinefelter there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Klinefelter sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Vondopolous defending well though.
Vondopolous tries to roll over but Klinefelter keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Obadiah Klinefelter dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ziggy Vondopolous's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Klinefelter is looking to clinch but Vondopolous is avoiding it.
Klinefelter scores a takedown into full mount!
Vondopolous gets back to half guard.
Klinefelter controlling the pace.
Klinefelter not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klinefelter is trying to control. Vondopolous wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Klinefelter looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Vondopolous has his hands clasped together around Klinefelter's back. He's all about the action.
Klinefelter thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Vondopolous has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Klinefelter is working away from the top position though.
Vondopolous is holding on to half guard well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Ziggy Vondopolous just wasn't active enough.
A good leg kick by Klinefelter.
Klinefelter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vondopolous.
Vondopolous fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Klinefelter throws a low kick but Vondopolous moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Klinefelter. Vondopolous shrugs it off though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Klinefelter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Klinefelter looks to land a body kick but Vondopolous moved away.
Klinefelter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vondopolous manages to avoid it.
Klinefelter tries to work over Vondopolous's front leg with a kick but Vondopolous checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klinefelter dives in and grabs Vondopolous's left leg, looking for a takedown. Vondopolous pushes down on Klinefelter's head and hops out.
Klinefelter throws the kick towards the body but Vondopolous avoids it.
Klinefelter tries a head kick but it misses.
Vondopolous checks a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vondopolous connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Klinefelter needs to keep his hands up - Vondopolous had a free shot at his head there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Obadiah Klinefelter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ziggy Vondopolous's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Vondopolous throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vondopolous is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Vondopolous shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Klinefelter eats them both and turns towards Vondopolous to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Vondopolous waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Klinefelter.
Vondopolous with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vondopolous leaves Klinefelter with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Vondopolous lands with an uppercut that bounces Klinefelter off the cage and back into range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vondopolous throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A cross from Klinefelter lands.
Klinefelter throws a head kick that misses.
Vondopolous missing with a left hand there. Klinefelter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vondopolous's corner calls for a 1-2. Vondopolous obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klinefelter throws a leg kick which misses Vondopolous's front leg but catches the back leg as Vondopolous tries to avoid it.
Vondopolous scores with a sloppy right hand. Klinefelter should have avoided that one.
Vondopolous tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Klinefelter swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Vondopolous misses with a straight left.
Ziggy Vondopolous has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Vondopolous.
Klinefelter clobbers Vondopolous with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Klinefelter misses with a takedown attempt - Vondopolous sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Vondopolous avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Klinefelter throws a head kick but Vondopolous moves out of range.
Obadiah Klinefelter is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vondopolous throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Klinefelter ducks under a wild hook from Vondopolous.
Klinefelter moves out of range of the strikes.
Klinefelter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vondopolous paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Klinefelter ducks under a wild hook from Vondopolous.
And that's the end of the fight!
Obadiah Klinefelter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Klinefelter has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Obadiah Klinefelter!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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