PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Georg Kramer (ranked 2208 p4p, 270 weight class) and Alan Spence (ranked 2777 p4p, 330 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Kramer
vs
Spence

182 cm
20
193 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
20
197 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter
Arcticus University: London

Voodoo Nutrition
Urban Fighter

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Georg Kramer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Alan Spence !
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spence throws a lazy uppercut
and Kramer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Spence walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kramer tries a head kick but it misses.
Spence pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kramer slips under a jab from Spence .
Kramer scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Spence shoots in but no luck this time.
Nice body punch from Spence .
Spence scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kramer doesn't seem bothered though.
Spence has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Spence scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kramer ducks under a wild hook from Spence .
Kramer slips a straight right by Spence .
Kramer tries a head kick but it misses.
Spence moves into range and connects with a jab.
Spence loads up on a big right hand but Kramer slips the punch.
Kramer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spence misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kramer.
A slow jab from Spence misses its intended target.
Alan Spence seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spence throws a shot from downtown. Kramer moves away and avoids it.
Spence throws a good cross that connects.
Spence ducks under a wild hook from Kramer.
Kramer needs to keep his hands up - Spence had a free shot at his head there.
Spence avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Spence misses with an uppercut.
Kramer throws a right hand that Spence ducks under and follows up with a left that Spence also avoids with ease.
Spence lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Spence misses with a straight right.
Spence connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kramer's hands.
Spence connects with a looping right hand.
Spence loads up on a big right hand but Kramer slips the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kramer throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spence scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Spence misses the jab.
Spence shoots for a takedown but Kramer saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Spence thows a left - swing and a miss!
A telegraphed right hand from Spence misses the target.
Kramer was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Spence fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kramer on the side of the head.
Kramer slips under a jab.
Spence jabs Kramer right on the nose. Kramer blinks but takes it well.
Kramer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Spence misses with a straight right.
Spence scores with a hook.
Spence throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kramer swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Spence loads up on a big right hand but Kramer slips the punch.
Kramer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kramer on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Spence lands the left hand.
Spence misses with an uppercut
and Kramer counters with a two punch combo.
Kramer ducks under a wild hook from Spence .
Kramer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Spence is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kramer had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Kramer throws a series of punches but Spence avoids them all with ease.
A swing and a miss from Spence .
Spence cracks Kramer with an open hand slap.
The fighters circling - Spence throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Spence misses with a straight left.
Kramer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kramer looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kramer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Spence throws out a powerful jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kramer moves out of range of the strikes.
It looked like Kramer wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Spence lands a jab to the head.
Kramer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Spence throws out the jab.
Spence lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Spence looks to land a right hand but Kramer moved out of range.
Spence defending well as Kramer loads up on a big left hand.
Kramer slips a jab from Spence .
A looping hook to the body misses from Kramer. Spence does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kramer takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Spence throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Spence uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kramer.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spence throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kramer was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kramer blocks a jab.
Spence misses with a hook. Kramer ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alan Spence dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Kramer on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Spence misses with a wild body shot.
Alan Spence seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Spence misses with an uppercut.
Spence avoids the body shot from Kramer.
Kramer takes one to the chin there.
Good exchange - Spence coming out on top.
Nice jab there from Spence .
Spence connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kramer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kramer wants to slow Spence down by chopping away at his legs.
Spence might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spence lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Spence looks to land a right hand but Kramer moved out of range.
It looked like Kramer wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kramer connects with a good right hand that stumbles Spence . Spence circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Spence has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
No joy there for Kramer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A jab from Spence misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kramer drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kramer lunges at Spence with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Spence 's hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Spence as he connects with a hook.
Georg Kramer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Spence misses the jab.
Spence looks to land a right hand but Kramer moved out of range.
Spence jabs Kramer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Spence throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kramer.
Kramer fires out a quick counter leg kick but Spence just manages to avoid it.
Spence slips under a jab from Kramer.
Spence scores with a punch to the head.
Kramer looks to land a right hand but Spence moved out of range.
Kramer tried to score with a low kick but Spence checks it.
Spence scores with a nice strike.
Kramer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kramer on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kramer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A jab lands there for Spence .
Spence connects with a single shot there.
Kramer with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Spence to score with a decent uppercut.
Spence showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kramer.
A jab from Spence finds it's way through Kramer's defenses.
Spence jabs Kramer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Spence looks to land a right hand but Kramer moved out of range.
Spence scores with a nice strike.
Spence tries to bum rush Kramer with a series of wild strikes but Kramer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
As Spence backs away, Kramer returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Spence moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kramer walks into a stiff left hand from Spence .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spence changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kramer loads up on a big right hand but Spence slips the punch.
Spence swings widly with a right hand
and Spence takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kramer takes a jab right on the kisser.
Spence throws a hook to the side of Kramer's head but Kramer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Kramer wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kramer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spence .
Kramer fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Spence checks it well.
A combination from Kramer does no damage.
Nice defenses there by Kramer.
Spence cracks Kramer with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Spence moves out of range of the strikes.
Spence misses with an uppercut. Kramer saw that one coming.
Kramer misses with a few strikes there.
Kramer throws a hook but Spence avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spence misses with a straight left.
Kramer just misses with a punch to the body.
Spence with a body punch. A glancing blow.
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!
Spence waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kramer.
Kramer stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kramer wants it to stay on the feet.
Spence misses with a right hand
letting Kramer counter with a right hand.
Spence shoots in for a double leg but Kramer sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kramer appears to be looking for a big counter.
Kramer ducks under a wild hook from Spence .
An attempted straight right counter from Kramer misses the target.
Spence connects with a nice looking jab.
Spence throws out a loose jab but Kramer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kramer throws a body punch but Spence moves out of range.
Kramer fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Spence checks it well.
Spence misses with an uppercut
and Kramer counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alan Spence 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! This is the final round!

Decent striking displayed by Spence there.
A jab from Spence finds it's way through Kramer's defenses.
Spence throws an overhand right that lands on Kramer's shoulder, as Kramer tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Spence tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kramer was well out of range. Poor timing from Spence .
Spence fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kramer manages to avoid it.
Spence throws a looping overhand right but Kramer ducks down to avoid it.
Spence throws a body shot but no joy.
Kramer on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kramer avoids the body shot from Spence .
Spence lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spence lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kramer at a distance.
Kramer defending well as Spence loads up on a big left hand.
Spence lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kramer closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spence scores with a nice strike.
Spence uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kramer.
Spence throws a hook to the side of Kramer's head but Kramer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Spence keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kramer.
A big right from Spence misses.
Spence lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kramer throws out a leg kick but Spence moves out of range and Kramer only half commits.
Spence throws a looping overhand right but Kramer ducks down to avoid it.
Spence scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kramer misses with a looping right.
Kramer dips to his left and cracks Spence with an uppercut!
Kramer gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Spence uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kramer.
Kramer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Spence circles away quickly and effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spence throws a hook but Kramer blocks it.
Spence fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kramer on the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spence is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kramer.
Spence connects with a body shot.
Spence throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kramer slips under a jab.
Kramer misses the shot to the body.
Spence throws a lazy uppercut
and Kramer counters with a straight right hand.

Spence looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Kramer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Spence sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spence stopping the sweep attempt from Kramer.
Spence postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Spence 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.
Spence works over Kramer with some ground and pound from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kramer tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Spence controls from within his opponent's guard.
Georg Kramer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Spence preventing the sweep.
Spence slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Spence has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Spence postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Spence showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kramer throws a body punch but Spence moves out of range.
Spence is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kramer.
Kramer takes a swing at Spence 's ribcage but misses.
Kramer looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Spence comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kramer walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Spence scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kramer takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kramer wants to slow Spence down by chopping away at his legs.
Kramer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Spence .
A quick step to the side and Kramer tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kramer looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kramer throws a lazy right hand but Spence sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alan Spence is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Spence bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kramer's head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alan Spence comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Spence has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alan Spence !