PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ichabod Klopfenstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andres Krozz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ichabod Klopfenstein has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Klopfenstein
vs
Krozz

169 cm
35
168 lbs
31 - 20 - 0

183 cm
29
202 lbs
23 - 24 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 31 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ichabod Klopfenstein !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andres Krozz!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Donatello Bradman and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klopfenstein slips under a jab from Krozz.
Krozz closes the distance looking to clinch
and Klopfenstein counters with a slapping leg kick.
Krozz closes the distance looking to clinch
and Klopfenstein counters with a head kick.
Krozz throws a lazy uppercut
and Klopfenstein counters with a big head kick but Krozz shrugs it off.
Andres Krozz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Krozz fails to land with a series of punches.
Klopfenstein swats away the attempt to clinch by Krozz.
Klopfenstein avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krozz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Klopfenstein moves away.
Krozz looks to clinch
and Klopfenstein counters with a nice body kick.
Krozz tries to clinch but Klopfenstein is having none of it.
Krozz wants to clinch
and Klopfenstein counters with a head kick.
Krozz throws a hook but Klopfenstein avoids it easily.
Klopfenstein uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Krozz.
Krozz misses with an uppercut.
Krozz throws a looping overhand right but Klopfenstein ducks down to avoid it.
Krozz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Klopfenstein moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krozz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice shot lands for Krozz.
Krozz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Klopfenstein .
Krozz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Krozz misses with a body shot
and Klopfenstein counters with a nice kick to the body.
Krozz misses with the body kick
and Klopfenstein makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Krozz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Krozz misses with a leg kick.
Krozz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krozz looks to land a left hand but Klopfenstein moved out of range nicely.
Krozz finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Krozz throws a body punch but Klopfenstein moves out of range.
Krozz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Krozz tries to clinch but Klopfenstein moves out of range.

Krozz closes the distance and clinches.

Klopfenstein has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Krozz clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Klopfenstein controlling from the back.
Krozz is trying to break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klopfenstein controls the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Krozz is trying to remain composed but Klopfenstein is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
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 Ichabod Klopfenstein will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Krozz throws a right and a left that Klopfenstein avoids nicely.
Krozz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Krozz tries to clinch there but Klopfenstein circles away.
Krozz tries to clinch but Klopfenstein moves out of range.
Krozz looks to score with a jab to the body but Klopfenstein is just out of range.
Krozz tries to close the distance and clinch but Klopfenstein swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Krozz looks to clinch
and Klopfenstein counters with a head kick.
Krozz missing with a left hand there. Klopfenstein was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Krozz fails to land with a series of punches.
A jab from Krozz does it's job there.
Ichabod Klopfenstein is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Krozz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Krozz clobbers Klopfenstein with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Krozz bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Krozz tries to clinch but Klopfenstein is having none of it.
Krozz tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Klopfenstein counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Krozz tries to clinch
and Klopfenstein counters with a nice low kick that buckles Krozz's knee momentarily.
Krozz tries to clinch but Klopfenstein is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Krozz misses.
Krozz tries to clinch but Klopfenstein moves away
and Klopfenstein counters with an inside leg kick.
Klopfenstein moves away from the strike by Krozz.
Klopfenstein staying out of range there.
Krozz looks to land a left hand but Klopfenstein moved out of range nicely.
Klopfenstein slips a jab and a cross from Krozz.
A looping hook to the body misses from Krozz. Klopfenstein does a little dance to reset his feet.
Krozz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Krozz tries to clinch but Klopfenstein moves away
and Klopfenstein makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klopfenstein avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Krozz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Krozz looks to throw the jab but Klopfenstein is out of range.
Krozz misses with a wild body shot.
Krozz misses the jab.
Krozz wants to clinch
and Klopfenstein counters with a nice kick to the body.
Klopfenstein avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Krozz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klopfenstein ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Krozz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Krozz tries to clinch but Klopfenstein moves away
and Klopfenstein counters with a nice leg kick.

Krozz moves into the clinch.

Klopfenstein has hold of one of Krozz's legs. Krozz is fighting the takedown attempt but Klopfenstein gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Klopfenstein missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Klopfenstein stopping the sweep attempt from Krozz.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Klopfenstein slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andres Krozz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Krozz takes a swing at Klopfenstein 's ribcage but misses.
Krozz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Krozz scores with a nice head shot.
Klopfenstein blocks a jab.
Krozz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Klopfenstein defending well as Krozz loads up on a big left hand.
Krozz thows a body shot but no joy.
Krozz tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Klopfenstein counters with a thumping low kick.
Klopfenstein has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Krozz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Klopfenstein .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krozz is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A slow jab from Krozz misses its intended target.
Klopfenstein uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Krozz.
Krozz misses with a left hand
and Klopfenstein counters with an inside leg kick.
Klopfenstein moves out of range of the strikes.
Krozz's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Krozz misses with an uppercut. Klopfenstein saw that one coming.
Krozz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Klopfenstein counters with a nice body kick.
Krozz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Krozz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Klopfenstein .
Klopfenstein avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krozz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Krozz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Klopfenstein uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Krozz.
Krozz thows a body shot but no joy.
Krozz tries to clinch
and Klopfenstein makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Krozz really felt that one!
A looping hook to the body misses from Krozz. Klopfenstein does a little dance to reset his feet.
Krozz swings widly with a right hand
and Klopfenstein makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krozz wants to clinch
and Klopfenstein counters with a flying knee. Nice.

Krozz is rocked!
Krozz misses with a hook to the body
and Klopfenstein counters with a leg kick.
Krozz is still on wobbly legs! Can Klopfenstein finish him?
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Krozz tries to clinch up
and Klopfenstein counters with a good low kick that Krozz was not able to check.
Krozz tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Klopfenstein counters with a thumping low kick.
Krozz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Klopfenstein counters with a good low kick that Krozz was not able to check.
Krozz moves to clinch but Klopfenstein breaks away
and Klopfenstein counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Krozz tries to clinch up
and Klopfenstein counters with a slapping leg kick.
Krozz misses with a body punch
and Klopfenstein finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Krozz misses with a body punch
and Klopfenstein counters with a nice kick to the body.
Krozz throws a poor cross that misses
and Klopfenstein counters with a slapping leg kick.
Klopfenstein is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Krozz can do to turn this around?
Krozz looks to clinch
and Klopfenstein counters with a huge right that knocks Krozz out cold! Klopfenstein is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ichabod Klopfenstein !
Ichabod Klopfenstein gave a mention to Xtreme Merchandise in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).