PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt Huge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sascha Kroener (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kroener is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Eisblume - Eisblumen. Sascha Kroener will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Huge
vs
Kroener

176 cm
22
179 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

177 cm
22
170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Poweful takedowns
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Huge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sascha Kroener!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kroener is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Huge.
Huge tries to bum rush Kroener with a series of wild strikes but Kroener uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A jab from Kroener misses.
Kroener fails to land the takedown.
Kroener tries for a takedown but Huge sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Matt Huge seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Huge stuffs the takedown.
Matt Huge has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sascha Kroener.

Huge shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kroener's guard.
Huge has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Huge throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kroener works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kroener controls Huge momentarily but Huge frees himself.

Huge drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Huge jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Huge throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kroener working a defensive guard here.
Huge is stalling in the full guard.

Huge drops back looking for a leg! Kroener is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kroener manages to kick Huge off! Huge jumps back into Kroener's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kroener shoots and misses

and Huge decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kroener's guard.
Kroener looking to control.
Huge in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Huge lands a couple of digs.
Huge postures up.
Kroener looks gassed!
Huge throws and elbow that misses. Kroener uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Huge's guard. Nice move by Kroener!
Kroener postures up in Huge's guard and throws a big left but Huge blocks it.
Huge is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Huge scores with a nice shot.
Kroener is fighting to break Huge's control of his arms but Huge is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huge has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Huge's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Kroener trying to control the position from guard on top but Huge is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Huge trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Huge looking to control.
Kroener slips nicely into half guard.
Huge is looking for a sweep. Kroener is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Huge is controlling Kroener's position as best he can from this difficult position.

Kroener is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Huge doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kroener.
Kroener is looking to advance position but Huge won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kroener is tying to control. Huge wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kroener is pressing down on Huge's thigh, looking to free his foot. Huge is holding on for now.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Huge.
Kroener is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Kroener manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Kroener holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Huge thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kroener's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kroener is looking to improve his position.
Kroener trying to control but Huge postures up.
Kroener tries to get to full guard but Huge has control of the leg.
Kroener moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kroener manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Huge manages to get himself to full guard.
Huge managing to control the position.
Kroener wants to control from the top but Huge keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Huge dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Huge scores a takedown into full mount!
Huge fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Huge with good strikes from the mount here!
A nice elbow there by Huge.
Huge scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kroener?
Kroener tries to hold on but Huge pushes him away.
Huge controlling from the full mount.
Huge lands a nice shot to the head.
Kroener is squirming around, avoiding Huge's attempts to control the action.
Kroener is looking to get to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Huge looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huge scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kroener?
Kroener tries to lock up and control but Huge gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Huge lands a nice shot to the head.
Huge landing strikes from the mount.
Kroener keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kroener taking shots to the head.
Kroener is looking to improve his position but Huge isn't that keen on the idea.
Huge lands a nice shot to the head.

Huge looking for a guillotine from mount but Kroener is having none of it.
Kroener is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kroener manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Huge is keen to just control but Kroener is a slippery customer.
Kroener gets back to full guard.
Huge won't allow Kroener to sweep him here.
Huge throws and elbow that misses. Kroener uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Huge's guard. Nice move by Kroener!
Huge is trying to control the position but Kroener postures up.
Huge is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kroener blocking the ground and pound attempt from Huge.
Huge slows the pace down in half guard.
Huge wants to take a breather but Kroener is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kroener is trying to get back to full guard.
Huge seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Matt Huge overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kroener is refusing to be controlled, as Huge sits in half guard.
Huge looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Huge is tying to control. Kroener wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kroener is looking to control Huge's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kroener avoid being mounted?
Huge stalling.
Huge working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huge seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kroener is staying active underneath Huge, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Huge lands a nice short elbow.
Huge is controlling the pace.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Matt Huge just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Huge decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Huge scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Huge lands a nice short elbow.
Kroener tries to get to full guard but Huge has control of the leg.
Huge has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Huge is in the full mount, landing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Huge 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!

Kroener misses with a takedown

so Huge counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Huge postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kroener holds on and takes a little breather.
Kroener looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kroener working a defensive guard here.
Kroener wants to stand up but Huge is controlling him.
Kroener working a defensive guard here.
Huge stands up over Kroener, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Huge postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kroener keeping moving, preventing Huge from controlling successfully.
Huge looking to sit in guard and control but Kroener gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Huge wants to sweep but no luck.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huge is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kroener preventing the sweep.
Kroener trying to control but Huge is working from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kroener with a poor takedown

and Huge counters with a shoot takedown. Kroener fights it but they end up in guard.
Huge keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kroener's head.
Huge stopping the sweep attempt from Kroener.
Kroener is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Kroener working a defensive guard here.

Kroener throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Huge escapes and throws Kroener's legs to the side, diving into side control!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Huge is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kroener has escaped the position, nice work there.
Huge throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Kroener tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Huge wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Huge working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Huge lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Kroener down.

Kroener is rocked!
Kroener is working to avoid the ground and pound but Huge connects with a decent elbow.
Kroener is still in real trouble! Can Huge finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Huge working the ground and pound.
Huge works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Huge cracks Kroener with a big elbow.
Huge slows the pace down.
Kroener tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Huge tries for a kimura but Kroener is defending well.
Huge cracks Kroener with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Kroener can't do much from the bottom here.
Kroener seems to have recovered his senses.

Huge looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kroener manages to get back to half guard.
Kroener is trying to stand.
Huge is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kroener can do to turn this around?
Kroener wants to control but Huge is keeping busy.
Huge sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kroener defending well though.
Huge is thwarting Kroener's attempts to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Huge changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kroener looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Huge looking to control but instead Kroener has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Huge is controlling the pace.
Huge looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Huge is keen to just control but Kroener is a slippery customer.
Huge lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Huge trying to control the action but Kroener is working from the bottom.
Huge tries to pass to full mount but Kroener defends it.
Sascha Kroener has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Kroener actively working from the bottom here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Huge showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Huge has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Huge!