PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ed Gennero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Friedrich Von Kuschelbär (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gennero 's entrance music is Wally's Pep Talk. A fine choice. Von Kuschelbär is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Erasure - Always. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Gennero
vs
Von Kuschelbär

182 cm
26
200 lbs
17 - 9 - 0

183 cm
24
194 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Conviction

KAISER Nutrition - Q160/$250

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ed Gennero !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Friedrich Von Kuschelbär!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Kuschelbär moves out of range as Gennero strikes.
Gennero misses with the combination.
Von Kuschelbär slips a straight right by Gennero .
A telegraphed right hand from Gennero misses the target.
Von Kuschelbär tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Gennero defends well and Von Kuschelbär ends up having to push Gennero into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gennero .
Von Kuschelbär checks a leg kick nicely.
Von Kuschelbär takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A jab lands there for Gennero .
Gennero lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gennero misses with a double jab.
Gennero listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gennero misses with a leg kick.
No joy there for Von Kuschelbär, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Von Kuschelbär throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Von Kuschelbär has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Gennero throws a looping overhand right but Von Kuschelbär ducks down to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gennero takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Von Kuschelbär misses with a straight right.
Decent striking displayed by Von Kuschelbär there.
Nice body punch from Gennero .
Gennero throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gennero feints and then cracks Von Kuschelbär's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Von Kuschelbär down.
Von Kuschelbär uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gennero .
Gennero thumps Von Kuschelbär with a low kick.
Gennero takes one to the chin there.
Jab by Von Kuschelbär.
Gennero misses the jab.
Ed Gennero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gennero tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gennero checks a leg kick nicely.
Nice shot lands for Gennero .
This has been an exciting period of action!
Von Kuschelbär has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Gennero .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gennero lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Von Kuschelbär at a distance.
Gennero looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ed Gennero is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gennero throws a body punch but Von Kuschelbär moves out of range.
Gennero checks a leg kick nicely.
Von Kuschelbär lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gennero throws a body shot but no joy.
A good leg kick by Gennero .
Gennero lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gennero misses with a jab to the body
and Von Kuschelbär counters with a nice body kick.
Von Kuschelbär moves out of range as Gennero strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gennero . Von Kuschelbär does a little dance to reset his feet.
Von Kuschelbär tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Gennero throws the left hand but Von Kuschelbär avoids the punch easily.
Von Kuschelbär steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gennero .
Nice straight punches there by Gennero . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gennero .
Nice shot lands for Gennero .
A big right from Von Kuschelbär misses.
A cross from Von Kuschelbär lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Kuschelbär avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A nice side step and Von Kuschelbär releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Gennero throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Von Kuschelbär sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gennero moves out of range as Von Kuschelbär strikes.
Gennero keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Von Kuschelbär.
Gennero looks to land a left hand but Von Kuschelbär moved out of range nicely.
Gennero misses with a hook. Von Kuschelbär ducked under it nicely.
Von Kuschelbär thumps Gennero with a low kick.
Von Kuschelbär looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gennero lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gennero keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gennero moves out of range as Von Kuschelbär throws a body kick.
Gennero throws a big counter combination but Von Kuschelbär scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Gennero connects with a nice looking jab.
Von Kuschelbär fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Von Kuschelbär connects with a right hand. Gennero shakes it off.
Gennero lands a really nice looking cross but Von Kuschelbär seems unphased.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Gennero swings for the body but Von Kuschelbär moves out of range.
Von Kuschelbär cracks Gennero with a good jab.

Von Kuschelbär drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Gennero explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Gennero misses with a body shot
and Von Kuschelbär counters with a straight right hand.
Gennero throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gennero .
Gennero throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Von Kuschelbär throws the left hand but Gennero avoids the punch easily.
Gennero throws a head kick that Von Kuschelbär semi-blocks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Von Kuschelbär throws a lazy right hand but Gennero sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gennero connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Von Kuschelbär momentarily.
Gennero tries to land a leg kick but Von Kuschelbär saw it coming and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ed Gennero dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Von Kuschelbär tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gennero was well out of range. Poor timing from Von Kuschelbär.
Gennero blocks the body kick.
Nice uppercut there from Gennero .
Von Kuschelbär pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gennero is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Von Kuschelbär can do to turn this around?
Gennero takes one to the chin there.
Gennero throws a leg kick that misses.

Gennero lands a head kick that stumbles Von Kuschelbär and the fighters go to the mat.

Von Kuschelbär is rocked!

It looks like Friedrich Von Kuschelbär has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Von Kuschelbär looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Von Kuschelbär is still in real trouble! Can Gennero finish him?
Gennero stands and throws Von Kuschelbär's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Von Kuschelbär can't do much from the bottom here.
Von Kuschelbär is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Gennero 's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Von Kuschelbär seems to have recovered his senses.
Von Kuschelbär manages to get to full guard.
Gennero in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gennero stopping the sweep attempt from Von Kuschelbär.
Von Kuschelbär looking to control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gennero is looking to work some ground and pound but Von Kuschelbär has wrist control.
Von Kuschelbär is pulling down on Gennero 's head. It's preventing any offense from Gennero , at least for the moment.
Von Kuschelbär keeping moving, preventing Gennero from controlling successfully.
Von Kuschelbär tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gennero missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gennero with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Von Kuschelbär wants to sweep here but Gennero controlling him for the moment.
Von Kuschelbär avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gennero throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gennero throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Von Kuschelbär works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gennero is working Von Kuschelbär over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gennero throws a big elbow that misses.
Gennero postures up in Von Kuschelbär's guard and throws a big left but Von Kuschelbär blocks it.
Von Kuschelbär tries to land a sweep but no joy.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Von Kuschelbär takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A punch combination from Gennero misses.
Von Kuschelbär throws a low kick, looking for Gennero 's leg but Gennero calmly moves out of range.
A low kick from Gennero is predictable there
and Von Kuschelbär counters with a thumping low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gennero lands a lovely overhand right.
A jab from Gennero does it's job there.
Gennero throws a push kick but Von Kuschelbär slaps the foot to one side.
Von Kuschelbär steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gennero .
Von Kuschelbär follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Von Kuschelbär, right into the meat.
Von Kuschelbär needs to keep his hands up - Gennero had a free shot at his head there.
Gennero throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gennero throws a big shot that misses.
Von Kuschelbär only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Gennero fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Von Kuschelbär checks it well.
Ed Gennero is winning the standup battle so far.
Von Kuschelbär looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gennero tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Von Kuschelbär is able to avoid easily.
Von Kuschelbär misses with an uppercut
and Gennero counters with a three punch combo that has Von Kuschelbär backing up. Von Kuschelbär nods at Gennero to acknowledge the strikes.
Von Kuschelbär chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gennero dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Von Kuschelbär looks to land a right hand but Gennero moved out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Kuschelbär blocks a low kick nicely.
Gennero throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gennero throws a body shot but no joy.
Von Kuschelbär feints a counter leg kick.
Von Kuschelbär moves away from the strike by Gennero .
Gennero walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gennero connects with a good right hand that stumbles Von Kuschelbär. Von Kuschelbär circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Von Kuschelbär throws a shot from downtown. Gennero moves away and avoids it.
Von Kuschelbär just misses with a punch to the body.
Gennero throwing a counter right hand but Von Kuschelbär manages to avoid it.
Von Kuschelbär uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gennero .
Von Kuschelbär feints and then cracks Gennero 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gennero down.
Gennero tries a low kick but Von Kuschelbär avoids it.
Von Kuschelbär looks to land a body kick but Gennero moved away.
Von Kuschelbär avoids the body shot from Gennero .
Von Kuschelbär throws a solid leg kick but Gennero takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Von Kuschelbär.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ed Gennero dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Friedrich Von Kuschelbär's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Von Kuschelbär moves in looking to clinch but Gennero pushes him off.
Von Kuschelbär scores with a hook to the body. Gennero takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gennero misses with a low kick.
Gennero scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Von Kuschelbär throws a body punch but Gennero moves out of range.
Gennero takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gennero chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Von Kuschelbär throws an overhand right that lands on Gennero 's shoulder, as Gennero tries to avoid the shot.
Von Kuschelbär with a jab.
Gennero feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Von Kuschelbärs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Gennero getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Von Kuschelbär slips under a jab from Gennero .
Gennero misses with a wild combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gennero throws the left hand but Von Kuschelbär avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Kuschelbär takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gennero scores with a shot to the body.
Gennero connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Von Kuschelbär momentarily.
Gennero throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nice cross by Gennero .
Von Kuschelbär swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gennero shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gennero lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gennero attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A left lands for Von Kuschelbär.

Von Kuschelbär shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Gennero manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Von Kuschelbär controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Von Kuschelbär postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ed Gennero is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Von Kuschelbär accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gennero wants to sweep here but Von Kuschelbär controlling him for the moment.
Von Kuschelbär trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Von Kuschelbär throwing strikes from guard but Gennero blocks nicely.
Von Kuschelbär stands up over Gennero , holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gennero avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Kuschelbär throws an elbow that misses. Gennero uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Von Kuschelbär's guard. Nice move by Gennero !

Gennero is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Von Kuschelbär seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Von Kuschelbär keeping moving, preventing Gennero from controlling successfully.
Gennero won't allow Von Kuschelbär to sweep him here.
Gennero content to stall in guard here.
Gennero advances position into side control!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Kuschelbär wants to control but Gennero postures up.
Von Kuschelbär gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Von Kuschelbär wants to get back to full guard.
Gennero keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Von Kuschelbär tries to roll over but Gennero keeps him under control.
Gennero seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Von Kuschelbär keeps control of the position for the meantime.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ed Gennero showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gennero has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ed Gennero !
During a confident post fight interview, Ed Gennero thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.