PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Koya Urabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Klim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexander Klim has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Urabe
vs
Klim

178 cm
27
150 lbs
5 - 6 - 1

175 cm
23
163 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Koya Urabe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexander Klim!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, David Schapiro and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Urabe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Klim paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Klim let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Koya Urabe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Urabe tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Klim counters with a left to the body.
Urabe tries to clinch there but Klim circles away.
Urabe moves in looking to clinch but Klim pushes him off.
Urabe doesn't manage to clinch there - Klim circles away.
Urabe doesn't manage to clinch there - Klim circles away.
Urabe tries to clinch up but Klim circles away and keeps his distance.
Urabe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Urabe is looking to counter with head kicks.
Urabe tries to clinch up.
Klim tries to bum rush Urabe with a series of wild strikes but Urabe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Urabe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Klim swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Urabe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Klim paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Urabe has closed the distance and engaged Klim in a clinch.

Klim's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Good shot there by Klim.
Urabe is looking to clinch.
Klim looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Urabe wants to clinch.
Urabe tries to clinch there but Klim circles away.
Urabe looks to clinch
and Klim counters with a right hand to the body.
Urabe moves in looking to clinch but Klim pushes him off.
Klim ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Urabe closes the distance and clinches.
Klim wants to get back to striking at distance but Urabe won't allow it.
Urabe trying to control the position but instead, Klim has worked for underhooks and has pushed Urabe into the cage.
Urabe pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Klim tries to circle away but Urabe has him pinned against the cage.
Urabe prevents a body shot from Klim.
Urabe is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Urabe pushes off an throws an elbow but Klim leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Urabe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Klim's elbow.
Urabe tries to stall but Klim uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Urabe lands with a right to the head.

Klim pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Urabe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Urabe tries to clinch there but Klim circles away.
Klim circles away from the clinch attempt.
Klim tries to counter by closing the distance.
Urabe wants to clinch up but Klim keeps it at a distance.
Urabe closes the distance but Klim moves to the side
and Klim counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Klim attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Urabe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Klim lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Urabe backs up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Klim circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urabe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Klim paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Urabe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Klim swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Klim attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Urabe tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Klim counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Urabe is rocked!
Urabe tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Klim manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Klim circles away from the clinch attempt
and Urabe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oh Urabe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Urabe wants to clinch
and Klim counters with a right, left combo that wobbles Urabe badly! Klim follows up with a massive right hook, straight to the bridge of the nose that knocks Urabe out cold! Oh wow, what a finish! Very reminiscent of Koscheck vs Yoshida as Klim finished him against the cage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Alexander Klim!
A very excited looking Alexander Klim made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.