PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Friedrich Von Kuschelbär (ranked 2340 p4p, 276 weight class) and Yeshua Immanuel (ranked 1492 p4p, 199 weight class). Von Kuschelbär comes into the arena with Erasure - Always blaring out of the sound system. This should be a great matchup!

Von Kuschelbär
vs
Immanuel

183 cm
39
200 lbs
40 - 18 - 2

181 cm
28
190 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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 40 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Friedrich Von Kuschelbär!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yeshua Immanuel!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Kuschelbär has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Immanuel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Von Kuschelbär.
Immanuel scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Immanuel lands with a thumping leg kick.
Immanuel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Von Kuschelbär sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Von Kuschelbär jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Immanuel fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Von Kuschelbär fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Immanuel manages to avoid it.
Immanuel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Immanuel walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Immanuel lands the left hand.
Immanuel has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Von Kuschelbär.
Von Kuschelbär lands a really nice looking cross but Immanuel seems unphased.
A telegraphed right hand from Immanuel misses the target.
Immanuel misses with a two punch combination.
Immanuel blocks a low kick nicely.
Immanuel throws a leg kick which misses Von Kuschelbär's front leg but catches the back leg as Von Kuschelbär tries to avoid it.
Immanuel throws a leg kick but Von Kuschelbär checks it.
A good leg kick by Von Kuschelbär.
Immanuel sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Kuschelbär moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Immanuel lands a leg kick that knocks Von Kuschelbär off balance momentarily.
Immanuel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Von Kuschelbär moves away.
Yeshua Immanuel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Immanuel throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Von Kuschelbär stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Von Kuschelbär displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Immanuel throws out the jab.
Immanuel is looking to slow Von Kuschelbär down with leg kicks.
Von Kuschelbär finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Immanuel moves away from the strike by Von Kuschelbär.
Von Kuschelbär ducks under a wild hook from Immanuel.
Von Kuschelbär throws a body punch but Immanuel moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Von Kuschelbär. Immanuel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Von Kuschelbär misses with a low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Von Kuschelbär.
Immanuel throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A punch combination from Immanuel misses.
Von Kuschelbär slips a jab and a cross from Immanuel.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Immanuel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Von Kuschelbär.
As Immanuel backs away, Von Kuschelbär returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Kuschelbär scores with a punch to the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Von Kuschelbär.
Immanuel swings for the body but Von Kuschelbär moves out of range.
Immanuel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Von Kuschelbär.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Von Kuschelbär lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Immanuel has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Immanuel and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Von Kuschelbär looks to throw the jab but Immanuel is out of range.
Von Kuschelbär backing away here, and Immanuel unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Von Kuschelbär uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Immanuel.
Von Kuschelbär throws a hook to the side of Immanuel's head but Immanuel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Immanuel walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Von Kuschelbär misses with a double jab.
Von Kuschelbär cracks a nice hook into Immanuel's ribs.
Immanuel plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Immanuel checks the leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Von Kuschelbär throws a solid leg kick but Immanuel takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Von Kuschelbär.
Immanuel slips under a jab.
Immanuel throws a hook to the side of Von Kuschelbär's head but Von Kuschelbär sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Friedrich Von Kuschelbär seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Immanuel throws a big shot that misses.
It looked like Von Kuschelbär was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Immanuel.
A nice leg kick lands there from Immanuel.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Von Kuschelbär moves out of range of the strikes.
Von Kuschelbär was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Von Kuschelbär connects with a solid leg kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Immanuel in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Immanuel's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Von Kuschelbär connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Immanuel scrambles back to his feet.
Immanuel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Von Kuschelbär.
Immanuel fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Von Kuschelbär.
A bone on bone clash there as Immanuel blocks the leg kick.
Immanuel looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Immanuel blocks a low kick nicely.
Immanuel misses with a hook.
Von Kuschelbär misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Immanuel.
Von Kuschelbär throws out a loose jab but Immanuel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Immanuel bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Von Kuschelbär's head.
Von Kuschelbär moves out of range of the leg kick from Immanuel.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Immanuel finds it's way through Von Kuschelbär's defenses.
Von Kuschelbär chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Immanuel connects with a jab.
Immanuel attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Immanuel just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Immanuel.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Immanuel on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Von Kuschelbär takes one to the side of the head.
Immanuel lands a nice looking kick to the body. Von Kuschelbär takes a step back to recover.
Immanuel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Von Kuschelbär scoring well with a low kick there.
Von Kuschelbär connects with a crisp jab.
Yeshua Immanuel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Von Kuschelbär throws a lazy uppercut
and Immanuel counters with a thumping low kick.
Von Kuschelbär on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Immanuel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Von Kuschelbär misses with an uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Immanuel.
Von Kuschelbär blocks a head kick by Immanuel.
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!
Immanuel ducks under a wild hook from Von Kuschelbär.
Von Kuschelbär lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Immanuel at a distance.
Immanuel throws a wild body kick that Von Kuschelbär sees coming a mile off.
Immanuel misses with a straight left.
Von Kuschelbär looks to land a left hand but Immanuel moved out of range nicely.
Yeshua Immanuel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Immanuel lands an overhand right.
Immanuel lands with a thumping leg kick.
Immanuel swinging wildly here.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Von Kuschelbär might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Immanuel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Von Kuschelbär misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Immanuel.
Von Kuschelbär tests Immanuel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Von Kuschelbär cracks Immanuel with an open hand slap.
Von Kuschelbär misses with an uppercut.
Immanuel looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Immanuel misses with a body punch
and Von Kuschelbär counters with a good low kick that Immanuel was not able to check.
Immanuel's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Immanuel throws a head kick that Von Kuschelbär semi-blocks.
Immanuel connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Immanuel looks for the body kick but Von Kuschelbär saw that one coming.

Von Kuschelbär drives through with a takedown into guard.
Von Kuschelbär postures up.
Von Kuschelbär with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Yeshua Immanuel will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Von Kuschelbär scores with a decent looking hook.
Immanuel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Von Kuschelbär is looking for a counter combo.
Immanuel connects with a body shot that sends Von Kuschelbär's belly button to the back.
A jab from Immanuel does it's job there.
Immanuel lands with a thumping leg kick.
Von Kuschelbär throws a leg kick but Immanuel sees it coming and moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Immanuel misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Von Kuschelbär.
Immanuel moves out of range of the leg kick from Von Kuschelbär.
Immanuel slips under a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Immanuel! But no joy.
Von Kuschelbär uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Immanuel.
Von Kuschelbär connects with a body shot.
Immanuel throws a series of punches but Von Kuschelbär avoids them all with ease.
Immanuel lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Von Kuschelbär misses the shot to the body.
Von Kuschelbär misses with an uppercut. Immanuel saw that one coming.
Immanuel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Von Kuschelbär throws out the jab.
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!
Immanuel misses with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Kuschelbär feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Immanuels jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Von Kuschelbär fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Von Kuschelbär moves out of range of the leg kick from Immanuel.
Friedrich Von Kuschelbär has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Immanuel takes a jab right on the kisser.
Immanuel scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Von Kuschelbär throws a leg kick which misses Immanuel's front leg but catches the back leg as Immanuel tries to avoid it.
Von Kuschelbär lands a nice shot that snaps Immanuel's head back.
Von Kuschelbär scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Immanuel misses with an uppercut.
Von Kuschelbär tries to move into range but Immanuel moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Immanuel doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Von Kuschelbär keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Immanuel.
Von Kuschelbär swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Immanuel misses with a low kick.
Immanuel throws a right and a left that Von Kuschelbär avoids nicely.
Immanuel throws a sloppy head kick and Von Kuschelbär moves out of range easily.
Von Kuschelbär jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Immanuel feints and then cracks Von Kuschelbär's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Von Kuschelbär down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Kuschelbär slips under a jab from Immanuel.
Von Kuschelbär swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Von Kuschelbär connects with a leg kick. Immanuel looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A low kick from Von Kuschelbär is predictable there
and Immanuel counters with a two punch combo.
Immanuel takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A looping hook to the body misses from Immanuel. Von Kuschelbär does a little dance to reset his feet.
Von Kuschelbär was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Immanuel throws a push kick but Von Kuschelbär slaps the foot to one side.
Immanuel throws a big shot that misses.
Von Kuschelbär swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Immanuel takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Von Kuschelbär keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Immanuel.
Immanuel throws out a loose jab but Von Kuschelbär uses good head movement to avoid it.

Von Kuschelbär feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Immanuel sprawling to the canvas! Immanuel rolls over backwards and springs off the ropes and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Von Kuschelbär finish him?!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Von Kuschelbär takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Immanuel stuffs the takedown attempt from Von Kuschelbär. Von Kuschelbär gets slowly back to his feet.
Immanuel slips under a jab from Von Kuschelbär.
Von Kuschelbär slips a jab and a cross from Immanuel.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Friedrich Von Kuschelbär.
I think Immanuel has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Yeshua Immanuel!
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for Yeshua Immanuel!

Yeshua Immanuel wins by majority decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Yeshua Immanuel thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.