PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between jaques gerard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hoppe Krille (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Krille has chosen My Territory as his entrance music. Hoppe Krille has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

gerard
vs
Krille

178 cm
19
170 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

185 cm
20
165 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, jaques gerard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hoppe Krille!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
gerard closes the distance and clinches up with Krille, looking for a takedown. gerard pushes Krille against the cage but Krille circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Krille gets the takedown into side control.
gerard is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
gerard wants to control but Krille postures up.
Krille wants to lay and pray for a moment but gerard keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Krille landing a few strikes.
Krille postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Krille working the head with strikes.
gerard is looking to reverse the position.
gerard is breathing heavily.
Krille working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
gerard is trying to get back to half guard.
Krille throws an elbow but gerard slips to the side and avoids it well.
Krille postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krille fails to land a wild elbow strike.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Krille lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Krille.
gerard misses with a few strikes there.
Krille misses with a takedown attempt

so gerard counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Krille throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Krille wants to sweep here but gerard controlling him for the moment.
Krille bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in gerard's guard.
Krille wants to stand but gerard is controlling his posture from full guard.
Krille trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Krille makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krille slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Krille is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. gerard knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Krille trying to control the position but gerard is working away.
gerard is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
gerard is looking to reverse the position.
Krille scores with a couple of short elbows.
Krille trying to control the position but gerard is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krille cracks gerard with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Krille cracks gerard with an elbow. That is naaassty.

Krille wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by gerard, who protects the arm well.
Krille misses with the ground and pound.
Krille in side control lands a decent elbow.
Krille misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The ground and pound from Krille seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
gerard can't do much from the bottom here.
An elbow from Krille crashes against the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
gerard is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Krille off and has taken his back!
Krille trying to control but not successfully.
Krille rolls, trying to escape but gerard keeps control of the position.
gerard trying to control.
gerard is not going to allow Krille to sit and survive in this position.
gerard is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Krille up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hoppe Krille dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Krille tries a head kick but it misses.
Krille tries to clinch but gerard moves out of range.
Krille is trying hard to land a takedown here. gerard sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
gerard swats away the attempt to clinch by Krille.
Krille tries a head kick but it misses.
jaques gerard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
gerard fails to land the takedown.
Krille tries for a takedown but gerard circles away easily

and gerard counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by gerard.
Krille looking to control.
Krille wants to sweep here but gerard controlling him for the moment.
Krille looking to control.
Krille keeping moving, preventing gerard from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
gerard has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Krille is proving hard to escape from.
gerard trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
gerard wants to control from the top but Krille keeps moving.
Krille lands a decent shot there.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Krille pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Krille has his takedown stuffed

and gerard counters with a shoot takedown. Krille fights it but they end up in guard.
jaques gerard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hoppe Krille.
Krille is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Krille wants to get back to his feet but gerard passes into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

gerard stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
gerard scores with a nice head shot.
Krille fails with a takedown attempt.
gerard misses the shot to the body.
Krille fails with a takedown attempt.
Krille shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has gerard pinned against the cage. gerard gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

gerard instigates a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
gerard is trying to force a seperation but Krille has the dominant position.
Krille is trying to break free.
Krille lands an elbow just above gerard 's eye.
Nice elbow from Krille.
Krille looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Krille taking a breather.
gerard pressing his opponent against the cage.

gerard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
gerard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Krille throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and gerard counters with a series of strikes. Krille will be more careful next time no doubt.
Krille shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as gerard sprawls well. gerard wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Krille gets slowly back to his feet.
Krille with a poor takedown

and gerard counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
gerard stays in close to Krille's body and controls the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
gerard has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Krille is proving hard to escape from.
gerard trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Krille trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Krille looking for a sweep. Not yet Krille, not yet.
Krille not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
gerard sitting in guard, not really doing much.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Krille darts in trying to clinch
and gerard counters with a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

jaques gerard dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

gerard feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Krille wants to stand up but gerard is controlling him.
Krille looking to hit a scissor sweep but gerard is one step ahead there.

Krille has his foot on gerard's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. gerard works his way back into a safe position though.
Krille manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. gerard manages to get himself to full guard.
gerard keeping moving, preventing Krille from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
gerard is pulling down on Krille's head to control his posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
gerard looking to hit a scissor sweep but Krille is one step ahead there.
Krille trying to control the position from guard on top but gerard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
gerard is trying to control the position but Krille postures up.
Krille throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as gerard works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
gerard is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Krille tries to close the distance and clinch but gerard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
gerard avoids the head kick by Krille.
Krille shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and gerard counters with a single leg into guard. Krille didn't expect that.

Krille working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. gerard doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. gerard manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
gerard showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Krille striking off his back but it's not causing gerard any problems.
Krille throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
gerard controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
gerard trying to control but Krille is working from the bottom.
gerard controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

gerard is posturing up here but Krille has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! gerard tries to roll out but it's too tight and gerard has to tap! Slick submission there by Krille!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hoppe Krille!