PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Kronburger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marshall Mathers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kronburger comes to the cage accompanied by Turn up. The crowd seem to be enjoying Mathers's choice of entrance music: Square Dance. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Kronburger
vs
Mathers

184 cm
34
180 lbs
31 - 16 - 0

185 cm
30
185 lbs
22 - 13 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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GREEN!

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 31 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Shawn Kronburger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Marshall Mathers!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Alyssa Summers and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mathers takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mathers takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kronburger uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mathers.
Mathers fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mathers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kronburger moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kronburger looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mathers lands a high kick!
Mathers lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mathers moves away from the strike by Kronburger.
Mathers looks to land a left hand but Kronburger moved out of range nicely.
Kronburger throws a leg kick but Mathers moved away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mathers throws a shot from downtown. Kronburger moves away and avoids it.
Mathers missing with a left hand there. Kronburger was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mathers pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mathers moves away from the strike by Kronburger.
Marshall Mathers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mathers moves away from the strike by Kronburger.
A bone on bone clash there as Kronburger blocks the leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Mathers!
Nice uppercut there from Mathers.
Kronburger avoids the head kick by Mathers.
Kronburger avoids a kick to the body.
Kronburger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kronburger moves away from the strike by Mathers.
Kronburger throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kronburger throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mathers.

It looks like Marshall Mathers has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kronburger thuds a left hand into Mathers's body.
Kronburger tries to bum rush Mathers with a series of wild strikes but Mathers uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kronburger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mathers moves away.
Mathers lands a nice hook to Kronburger's body. Kronburger takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mathers scores with a nice right hand.
Kronburger blocks a jab.
A slow jab from Kronburger misses its intended target.
Kronburger ducks under a wild hook from Mathers.
Mathers throws a wild body kick that Kronburger sees coming a mile off.
Kronburger misses with a body shot.
Mathers loads up on a big right hand but Kronburger slips the punch.
Kronburger gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mathers lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mathers throws a lazy right hand but Kronburger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mathers throws a hook but Kronburger avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mathers slips under a jab.
Mathers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mathers throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mathers looks to throw the jab but Kronburger is out of range.
Kronburger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mathers throws out the jab.
Kronburger blocks the body kick.
Mathers misses the shot to the body.
Mathers misses with a wild body shot.
Mathers has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kronburger finds it's way round the side to connect with Mathers's head.
Kronburger moves out of range of the leg kick from Mathers.
Mathers tries to land a leg kick but Kronburger saw it coming and moves away.
Mathers throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mathers takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kronburger looks to land a combination but Mathers avoids it well.
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!
Mathers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kronburger stuns Mathers with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kronburger misses with a two punch combination.
Mathers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kronburger tried to score with a low kick but Mathers checks it.
Kronburger chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mathers can pounce on him.
Kronburger throws a body punch but Mathers moves out of range.
Mathers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mathers throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kronburger counters with a head kick. That will keep Mathers thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mathers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kronburger throws a big shot that misses.
Kronburger thumps Mathers with a low kick.
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 Shawn Kronburger will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Marshall Mathers's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Mathers fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mathers has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mathers there as he acknowledges the shot.
A slow jab from Mathers misses its intended target.
Mathers dodges the punch combination from Kronburger.
Mathers uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kronburger has time to react.
Mathers pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mathers looks to land a body kick but Kronburger moved away.
Kronburger lands with an uppercut that bounces Mathers off the cage and back into range.
Kronburger has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kronburger there as he acknowledges the shot.
A slow jab from Mathers misses its intended target.
Mathers looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A swing and a miss from Mathers.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kronburger clobbers Mathers with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kronburger keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Good exchange - Kronburger coming out on top.

Mathers is rocked!
Kronburger connects with a superb combination that knocks Mathers out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Kronburger before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Mathers!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Shawn Kronburger!
After winning the bout, Shawn Kronburger thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.