PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hans von Finkelstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harald Loe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). von Finkelstein's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Queen - We Will Rock You. Loe has chosen Gluicefer - I got a war as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

von Finkelstein
vs
Loe

176 cm
23
220 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

187 cm
26
218 lbs
18 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hans von Finkelstein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Harald Loe!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Viktor Lagutenko and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
von Finkelstein swings widly with a right hand
and Loe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like Hans von Finkelstein has been cut.
Loe on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Loe connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Loe is looking to score with low kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from von Finkelstein. Loe does a little dance to reset his feet.
No luck for Loe with that takedown attempt.
von Finkelstein throws a lazy uppercut
and Loe counters with a solid body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Loe lands with a kick to the temple. von Finkelstein shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
von Finkelstein lands a glancing blow to the side of Loe's head.
von Finkelstein rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
von Finkelstein throws a poor cross that misses
and Loe counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
von Finkelstein is breathing heavily.

Loe drives through and clinches with von Finkelstein against the cage.
Loe throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but von Finkelstein blocks it with crossed arms.
Loe is looking for a takedown up against the cage. von Finkelstein gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Loe.
Loe misses with a knee strike.
Loe drops down looking for an ankle pick but von Finkelstein pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hans von Finkelstein has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harald Loe.
von Finkelstein misses with a looping left.
von Finkelstein tries to bum rush Loe with a series of wild strikes but Loe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
von Finkelstein misses with the combination.
Loe throws a leg kick but von Finkelstein checks it.
Loe lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hans von Finkelstein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
von Finkelstein takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Loe lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
von Finkelstein takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Loe moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Loe is looking to clinch.
von Finkelstein checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
von Finkelstein on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Loe fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Loe fakes the leg kick and cracks von Finkelstein in the body.
Loe throws a nice inside leg kick.
Loe tries a head kick but it misses.
Loe on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Loe misses with a low kick.
von Finkelstein throws an off balance right hand

and Loe counters with a head kick that drops von Finkelstein to the mat! von Finkelstein scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loe feints and then cracks von Finkelstein's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow von Finkelstein down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Loe.
von Finkelstein on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Loe connects with a solid leg kick.
Loe throws a head kick that misses.
von Finkelstein walks forward, straight into a front kick from Loe.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Loe misses with a body shot.

Loe lands a left and a right that send von Finkelstein crashing to the mat, dazed. Loe thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Loe thows a body shot but no joy.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Loe - that will leave a mark!
Hans von Finkelstein is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
von Finkelstein walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Loe connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loe cracks von Finkelstein with an open hand slap.
von Finkelstein throws a predictable looking body shot
and Loe counters with a head kick that crumples his opponent - he's in a world of trouble! Loe looks at the referee who does nothing so Loe lands a crushing right that sends von Finkelstein to the floor! This time the ref steps in to end the fight.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harald Loe!