PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Klinkhammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brutus Nash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Brutus Nash enters the cage!

Klinkhammer
vs
Nash

200 cm
26
210 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

185 cm
25
215 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Vitality

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roberto Klinkhammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brutus Nash!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nash thows a body shot but no joy.
Nash moves to clinch but Klinkhammer breaks away
and Klinkhammer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Klinkhammer gets caught napping as Nash dives in and scores a takedown. Klinkhammer manages to retain guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Klinkhammer is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Klinkhammer utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nash trying to control the position from guard on top but Klinkhammer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Klinkhammer wants to sweep here but Nash controlling him for the moment.
Nash controlling from the top position.
Klinkhammer 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klinkhammer is pulling down on Nash's head. It's preventing any offense from Nash, at least for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nash moves out of range of the strikes.
Nash looks to throw the jab but Klinkhammer is out of range.
Klinkhammer thuds a left hand into Nash's body.
Nash misses the jab.
Nash throws a poor cross that misses
and Klinkhammer counters with a two punch combo.
Nash swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Klinkhammer to counter with a crisp jab.
Klinkhammer ducks under a wild hook from Nash.
Nash throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nash throws a poor cross that misses
and Klinkhammer counters with a straight right hand.
Klinkhammer misses with a looping right.
Klinkhammer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Klinkhammer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nash.
Klinkhammer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Roberto Klinkhammer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nash slips under a jab from Klinkhammer.
Klinkhammer throws a right and a left that Nash avoids nicely.
Nash ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Klinkhammer moves away.
Nash looks to throw the jab but Klinkhammer is out of range.
Klinkhammer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nash throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Klinkhammer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nash misses with a lunging right hand
and Nash takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Klinkhammer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nash's calf.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nash connects with a leg kick. Klinkhammer looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nash lands with a cross.
Klinkhammer is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Klinkhammer walks into a straight right hand from Nash.
Nash looks to throw the jab but Klinkhammer is out of range.
Nash misses with a leg kick
and Klinkhammer makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nash fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nash throws a looping overhand right but Klinkhammer ducks down to avoid it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Klinkhammer.
Klinkhammer misses with an uppercut.
Nash looks for a takedown but Klinkhammer sprawls well.
Klinkhammer throws out a loose jab but Nash uses good head movement to avoid it.
Klinkhammer slips under a jab from Nash.
Nash throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Klinkhammer to counter with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nash shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Klinkhammer defends it nicely.
Nash throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Klinkhammer counters with a right hand to the body.
Nash on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Klinkhammer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nash lands with a right hand.
Nash steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Klinkhammer.
Nash just misses with a punch to the body.
Nash misses with a straight left.
The fighters circling - Nash throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nash catches Klinkhammer with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Klinkhammer walks into a straight right hand from Nash.
Klinkhammer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nash thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roberto Klinkhammer dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Klinkhammer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nash.

Nash closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Klinkhammer's guard.
Nash content to stall in guard here.
Nash postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nash trying to control but Klinkhammer is working from the bottom.
Nash stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Klinkhammer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nash with a nice head shot there.
Nash pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Klinkhammer is keeping the position for now.
Nash trying to control but Klinkhammer is working from the bottom.
Nash missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nash in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Klinkhammer not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nash trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nash wants to control from the top but Klinkhammer keeps moving.
Nash has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Klinkhammer wants to sweep here but Nash controlling him for the moment.
Nash throws an elbow that misses. Klinkhammer uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nash's guard. Nice move by Klinkhammer!
Klinkhammer is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Nash controls Klinkhammer momentarily but Klinkhammer frees himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Klinkhammer lands a slapping body shot.
Klinkhammer walks into a left hand.
Klinkhammer shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nash misses with a hook
and Klinkhammer counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Klinkhammer keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nash uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Klinkhammer.
Nash loads up on a big right hand but Klinkhammer slips the punch.
Nash shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Klinkhammer as he avoids it easily.
Klinkhammer connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nash. Nash circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nash misses with an uppercut
and Klinkhammer makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nash throws a nice looking combination but Klinkhammer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Klinkhammer tests Nash's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nash looks to land a right hand but Klinkhammer moved out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nash tries a low kick but Klinkhammer avoids it.
Nash misses with a body shot.
A jab from Klinkhammer does it's job there.
Nash misses the shot to the body.
Klinkhammer throws a shot from downtown. Nash moves away and avoids it.
Klinkhammer staying out of range there.
Nash just misses with a punch to the body.
Klinkhammer lands with a cross.

Nash is rocked!

It looks like Brutus Nash has been cut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Klinkhammer drops Nash with a huge uppercut! Nash drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Klinkhammer is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roberto Klinkhammer!
Roberto Klinkhammer managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Vitality, into his post fight interview.