PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fritz Gouda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kathos Krathulian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kathos Krathulian has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Gouda
vs
Krathulian

186 cm
21
192 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
21
182 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Fritz Gouda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kathos Krathulian!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gouda doesn't manage to clinch there - Krathulian circles away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gouda is working Krathulian over against the cage.

Gouda escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No luck for Gouda with that takedown attempt.

Gouda gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gouda holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Krathulian is trying to break the clinch but Gouda has him pressed against the cage.
Gouda scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gouda misses with a body punch.

Gouda's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Gouda closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gouda lands with a left to the head.
Gouda lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Krathulian backwards.
Gouda tries to land knees in the clinch but Krathulian avoids the damage to the body.
Gouda is trying to break free.
Gouda tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Krathulian wants to break free but Gouda has control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krathulian jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gouda walks away with a smile on his face. Krathulian gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
No joy there for Krathulian, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Gouda moves into range and clinches up with Krathulian.
Gouda has had enough of the clinch but Krathulian keeps him there for the moment.
Gouda stops a takedown attempt from Krathulian.
Gouda tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Gouda pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fritz Gouda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Krathulian drives through and clinches with Gouda against the cage.
Krathulian avoids a wild elbow strike from Gouda.
Krathulian blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gouda is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Krathulian is defending well for now.
Krathulian on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short left from Gouda.
Gouda displaying some good clinch control by pressing Krathulian up against the cage.
Gouda throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Gouda breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gouda dodges the punch combination from Krathulian.
Gouda wants to clinch

so Krathulian counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Krathulian seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Gouda throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Krathulian throws and elbow that misses. Gouda uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Krathulian's guard. Nice move by Gouda!
Gouda postures up in Krathulian's guard and throws a big left but Krathulian blocks it.
Gouda trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gouda preventing the sweep.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Krathulian holds on and takes a little breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krathulian trying to keep a closed guard but Gouda is proving a slippery customer.

Krathulian is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Gouda frees his head nicely. Oh but Krathulian has switched to an armbar! Gouda is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Kathos Krathulian!