PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between boom shakalaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Olaf Saurkraut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saurkraut is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Poland National Anthem. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

shakalaka
vs
Saurkraut

169 cm
24
155 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

163 cm
22
158 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, boom shakalaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Olaf Saurkraut!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
shakalaka misses with a wild body shot.
shakalaka getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

It looks like Olaf Saurkraut has been cut.
boom shakalaka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saurkraut misses with a double jab.
Some wild striking there from shakalaka.
shakalaka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
shakalaka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Saurkraut.
Saurkraut keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from shakalaka misses the target.
shakalaka keeps the fight on the outside.
Saurkraut fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
shakalaka thows a left - swing and a miss!

Saurkraut looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
shakalaka keeping moving, preventing Saurkraut from controlling successfully.
Saurkraut scoring with punches to the head and body.
shakalaka keeping moving, preventing Saurkraut from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Saurkraut throwing strikes from guard but shakalaka blocks nicely.
shakalaka tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
shakalaka is trying to control the position but Saurkraut postures up.
shakalaka working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Saurkraut.
Saurkraut has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
shakalaka with a nice cross.
Saurkraut changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. shakalaka tries to avoid it but Saurkraut manages to keep hold of a leg and drag shakalaka to the ground. shakalaka escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Saurkraut shoots in but shakalaka avoids the takedown attempt easily.
boom shakalaka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Olaf Saurkraut.
Saurkraut ducks under a wild hook from shakalaka.

Saurkraut scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Saurkraut thows a huge punch but shakalaka dodges it nicely.
shakalaka trying to control here.
shakalaka is looking to improve his position.
Saurkraut not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Saurkraut wants to take a breather but shakalaka is having none of it.
shakalaka keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
shakalaka wants to get back to full guard.
Saurkraut missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Horrible takedown by Saurkraut or perhaps it was just good defense by shakalaka which made him look bad.
Saurkraut will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Saurkraut looks gassed!
shakalaka falls off balance throwing a combination

and Saurkraut counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Saurkraut.
Saurkraut keeps the fight in the clinch, despite shakalaka's efforts to push away.

Saurkraut gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.

Saurkraut is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
shakalaka is controlling Saurkraut's trapped leg to prevent Saurkraut from advancing to side control.
shakalaka moves into full guard.
Saurkraut slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
This has been an exciting period of action!
shakalaka looks to move to half guard but instead Saurkraut has passed into mount! Damn!
Saurkraut wants to control the pace but shakalaka is squirming around nicely.
shakalaka is wriggling around trying to escape.
shakalaka knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Saurkraut on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
shakalaka is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Saurkraut cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Saurkraut landing strikes, looking to finish!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
shakalaka is looking to get to half guard.
Saurkraut landing strikes from the mount and shakalaka is in trouble!
Saurkraut fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
shakalaka tries to lock up and control but Saurkraut gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Saurkraut with the ground and pound from mount.
shakalaka really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Saurkraut is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. shakalaka can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saurkraut dominating with strikes here.
Saurkraut fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Saurkraut landing shots from mount.
shakalaka tries to lock up and control but Saurkraut gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Saurkraut scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Saurkraut with a couple of short strikes.
Saurkraut in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Saurkraut in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Saurkraut takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Saurkraut with the ground and pound from mount.
shakalaka tries to hold on but Saurkraut pushes him away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saurkraut cracks shakalaka with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saurkraut in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
shakalaka wants to control but Saurkraut is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Olaf Saurkraut dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Olaf Saurkraut's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

shakalaka throws a lazy right hand but Saurkraut sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Saurkraut shoots in looking for a takedown. shakalaka tries to sprawl out of it but Saurkraut keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. shakalaka manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
shakalaka looks to land a right hand but Saurkraut moved out of range.
shakalaka throws a lazy right hand but Saurkraut sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
shakalaka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Saurkraut sees it coming and avoids it easily.
shakalaka looks to score with a jab to the body but Saurkraut is just out of range.

Saurkraut shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
shakalaka keeping full guard, as Saurkraut tries to pass.
shakalaka has Saurkraut pulled in close to control his posture.
Saurkraut preventing the sweep.
Saurkraut distracts shakalaka with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Saurkraut trying to stand up but can't free himself from shakalaka's guard.
shakalaka is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saurkraut throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as shakalaka works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Saurkraut moves in looking to clinch but shakalaka pushes him off.
A looping hook to the body misses from shakalaka. Saurkraut does a little dance to reset his feet.
shakalaka swings for the body but Saurkraut moves out of range.
shakalaka throws out a powerful jab.
A left and a right from Saurkraut both land. Nice combination.

It looks like boom shakalaka has been cut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

shakalaka gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
shakalaka tries to land a sweep but no joy.
shakalaka trying to keep a closed guard but Saurkraut is proving a slippery customer.
Saurkraut scoring with some ground and pound.
Saurkraut controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Saurkraut content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saurkraut is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Saurkraut thows a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Saurkraut trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
shakalaka working a defensive guard here.
Saurkraut trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Saurkraut tries to free his leg and advance position but shakalaka is retaining full guard.
shakalaka is trying to keep Saurkraut in close.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
shakalaka will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Saurkraut scores a takedown into full mount!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saurkraut has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of shakalaka's face.
Saurkraut is landing with some decent strikes but shakalaka is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
A nice elbow there by Saurkraut.
shakalaka is looking to improve his position but Saurkraut isn't that keen on the idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saurkraut is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. shakalaka can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The referee warns shakalaka that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Saurkraut tries to control but shakalaka wriggling away.
shakalaka tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Saurkraut lands a big elbow.
shakalaka tries to hold on but Saurkraut postures up.
shakalaka tries to reverse the position but Saurkraut maintains control.
Saurkraut connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
shakalaka tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Saurkraut landing strikes, looking to finish!
Saurkraut with a couple of short strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saurkraut lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
shakalaka is trying desperately to improve position.
Saurkraut lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Saurkraut working shakalaka over with strikes here.
shakalaka is desperately trying to improve his position but Saurkraut has a good base and remains in mount.
Saurkraut with the ground and pound from mount.
shakalaka wants to control but Saurkraut is having none of it.
Saurkraut controlling from mount.
shakalaka can't escape the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saurkraut working the ground and pound effectively.
Saurkraut lands a heavy elbow.
Saurkraut with good strikes from the mount here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Olaf Saurkraut showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Saurkraut moves out of range of the strikes.
shakalaka falls off balance throwing a combination

and Saurkraut counters with a shoot takedown. shakalaka fights it but they end up in guard.
Saurkraut is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Saurkraut trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Saurkraut wants to control from the top but shakalaka keeps moving.
Saurkraut throwing strikes from guard but shakalaka blocks nicely.
Olaf Saurkraut has got the better of the ground game so far.
Saurkraut postures up and lands a big shot to shakalaka's brow.
Saurkraut throws a big right hand that misses.
Saurkraut wants to control from the top but shakalaka keeps moving.
shakalaka is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
shakalaka controls Saurkraut momentarily but Saurkraut frees himself.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Saurkraut fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
shakalaka throws a right and a left that both miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Saurkraut slips under a jab from shakalaka.
boom shakalaka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Saurkraut keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from shakalaka.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Saurkraut.
shakalaka dodges the ground and pound from Saurkraut.
Saurkraut throws an elbow but shakalaka slips to the side and avoids it well.
shakalaka is working to avoid the ground and pound but Saurkraut connects with a decent elbow.

Saurkraut wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by shakalaka, who protects the arm well.
You can see the frustration on shakalaka's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Saurkraut wants to control but shakalaka is keeping him busy.
The strikes coming from Saurkraut are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
boom shakalaka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saurkraut working away.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Saurkraut displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as shakalaka throws out the jab.
Saurkraut uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by shakalaka.
shakalaka misses with an uppercut. Saurkraut saw that one coming.
Saurkraut fails with a takedown attempt.

Saurkraut closes the distance and pushes shakalaka back into the cage.

Saurkraut's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
shakalaka misses with a looping right.
shakalaka throws a hook to the side of Saurkraut's head but Saurkraut sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
shakalaka thows a body shot but no joy.
shakalaka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saurkraut manages to avoid it.
Saurkraut shoots in for a takedown but shakalaka shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
boom shakalaka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Olaf Saurkraut.
Saurkraut shoots in but no luck this time.
shakalaka lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by shakalaka.
Good shot there by shakalaka.
shakalaka fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Saurkraut looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
shakalaka throws a jab when Saurkraut was well out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Saurkraut closes the distance and clinches.
Saurkraut can't get the takedown.
shakalaka throws a punch but it's blocked by Saurkraut.
shakalaka gets underhooks to prevent Saurkraut's takedown attempt.
Saurkraut keeps control of shakalaka as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Saurkraut breaks from the clinch.
Saurkraut displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as shakalaka throws out the jab.
shakalaka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Saurkraut gets a clinch.

shakalaka breaks the clinch.
Saurkraut misses with the combination.
A jab from shakalaka misses.
shakalaka misses with the combination.

Saurkraut has taken the fight to the clinch.
Saurkraut drops to a knee looking for a takedown but shakalaka gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Saurkraut has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics shakalaka uses from the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saurkraut not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Saurkraut can do anything to dispel that myth.
shakalaka not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
shakalaka stopping the sweep attempt from Saurkraut.
Saurkraut managing to control the position.
Saurkraut lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for shakalaka!
Saurkraut landing strikes from the mount.
Saurkraut wants to control the pace but shakalaka is squirming around nicely.
Saurkraut prevents shakalaka from getting the reversal.

And that's the end of the fight!
Olaf Saurkraut comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Saurkraut winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Olaf Saurkraut!