PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nad Rodhrehson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sven Kreigmacher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodhrehson comes to the cage accompanied by Fight to dance. Kreigmacher comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Seek and Destroy by Metallica kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Sven Kreigmacher enters the cage!

Rodhrehson
vs
Kreigmacher

173 cm
23
153 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
23
160 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nad Rodhrehson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sven Kreigmacher!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodhrehson throws a series of punches but Kreigmacher moves out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kreigmacher!
Rodhrehson misses with a wild combination.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kreigmacher.
Kreigmacher scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kreigmacher, right into the meat.
Kreigmacher moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice body punch from Rodhrehson.
Sven Kreigmacher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Kreigmacher.
Rodhrehson throws a looping overhand right but Kreigmacher ducks down to avoid it.
Rodhrehson looks to throw a body kick
and Kreigmacher counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rodhrehson misses with a lunging right hand
and Kreigmacher counters with a nice kick to the body.
Kreigmacher slaps away a takedown attempt from Rodhrehson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kreigmacher.
Rodhrehson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kreigmacher.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodhrehson avoids the head kick by Kreigmacher.
Kreigmacher chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kreigmacher lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rodhrehson's sensitive parts.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kreigmacher.
Kreigmacher ducks under a wild hook from Rodhrehson.
Kreigmacher scores with a kick to the body.
Kreigmacher scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Kreigmacher there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodhrehson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kreigmacher tries to avoid it but Rodhrehson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kreigmacher to the ground. Kreigmacher escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rodhrehson misses with a straight right.
Kreigmacher throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Rodhrehson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Rodhrehson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kreigmacher lands a head kick. Rodhrehson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Rodhrehson misses with a looping right.
Rodhrehson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Sven Kreigmacher is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rodhrehson tries to bum rush Kreigmacher with a series of wild strikes but Kreigmacher uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kreigmacher lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rodhrehson's sensitive parts.
Kreigmacher buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rodhrehson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kreigmacher sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rodhrehson somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nad Rodhrehson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A solid body kick from Kreigmacher.
Kreigmacher ducks under a wild hook from Rodhrehson.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kreigmacher misses with a head kick.
Rodhrehson is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Kreigmacher's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Rodhrehson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rodhrehson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kreigmacher circles away quickly and effectively.
Rodhrehson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kreigmacher, right into the meat.
Kreigmacher throws a leg kick which misses Rodhrehson's front leg but catches the back leg as Rodhrehson tries to avoid it.
A big right from Rodhrehson misses.
Rodhrehson swings widly with a right hand
and Kreigmacher counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rodhrehson's knee momentarily.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Rodhrehson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Rodhrehson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kreigmacher backs up against the cage.
Kreigmacher buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Kreigmacher.
Rodhrehson misses with a lunging right hand
and Kreigmacher counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kreigmacher tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kreigmacher lands with a kick to the temple. Rodhrehson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kreigmacher scores with a head kick. Rodhrehson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Kreigmacher.
A big right from Rodhrehson misses.
Kreigmacher fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rodhrehson.
Kreigmacher avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rodhrehson loads up on a big right hand but Kreigmacher slips the punch.
Rodhrehson avoids the body shot from Kreigmacher.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Rodhrehson. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
That kick from Kreigmacher tenderised Rodhrehson's leg. Rodhrehson is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kreigmacher takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rodhrehson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kreigmacher misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rodhrehson throws a looping overhand right but Kreigmacher ducks down to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Kreigmacher.
Rodhrehson throws a leg kick
and Kreigmacher counters with an inside leg kick.
Rodhrehson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kreigmacher.
Rodhrehson throws a right hand that Kreigmacher ducks under and follows up with a left that Kreigmacher also avoids with ease.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kreigmacher lands a high kick!
Kreigmacher plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kreigmacher chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kreigmacher uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rodhrehson.
Rodhrehson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Rodhrehson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A jab from Rodhrehson misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sven Kreigmacher dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Rodhrehson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kreigmacher's waist but Kreigmacher gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rodhrehson off to one side.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kreigmacher!
Crunch! Kreigmacher slams his shin into Rodhrehson's torso.
Rodhrehson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kreigmacher.
Kreigmacher lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rodhrehson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kreigmacher keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rodhrehson throws a hook to the side of Kreigmacher's head but Kreigmacher sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rodhrehson takes a kick to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodhrehson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kreigmacher eats them both and turns towards Rodhrehson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Kreigmacher scoring well with a low kick there.
Kreigmacher thows a body kick. Rodhrehson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Rodhrehson misses with a left hand
and Kreigmacher counters with a nice kick to the body.
Kreigmacher ducks under a wild hook from Rodhrehson.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kreigmacher.
Rodhrehson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kreigmacher scores with a nice body kick.
Rodhrehson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kreigmacher throws a front kick that sends Rodhrehson stumbling back into the cage.
Rodhrehson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kreigmacher thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Rodhrehson if he has to take too many more of those.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kreigmacher. Rodhrehson shrugs it off though.
Kreigmacher lands a head kick!
Kreigmacher connects with a solid leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kreigmacher connects with a leg kick. Rodhrehson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kreigmacher tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rodhrehson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kreigmacher.
Rodhrehson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kreigmacher.
Kreigmacher fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rodhrehson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kreigmacher's head.
Rodhrehson throws a right hand that misses
and Kreigmacher makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rodhrehson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kreigmacher moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodhrehson throws an off balance right hand
and Kreigmacher counters with a big head kick but Rodhrehson shrugs it off.
Rodhrehson throws a big shot that misses.
Rodhrehson misses with a right hand
and Kreigmacher counters with a low kick, right behind Rodhrehson 's knee.
Kreigmacher lands with a slapping head kick.
Kreigmacher has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A slow jab from Rodhrehson misses its intended target.
Rodhrehson misses with a lunging right hand
and Kreigmacher counters with a head kick.
Rodhrehson misses with a two punch combination.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kreigmacher.
Kreigmacher misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kreigmacher scoring well with a low kick there.
Rodhrehson misses the jab.
Rodhrehson misses with a straight right.
Rodhrehson misses with a lunging right hand
and Kreigmacher counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rodhrehson's knee momentarily.
Kreigmacher throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rodhrehson throws a big shot that misses.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kreigmacher.
Sven Kreigmacher seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kreigmacher throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rodhrehson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kreigmacher is looking to slow Rodhrehson down with leg kicks.
Kreigmacher scores with a nice body kick.
Kreigmacher moves out of range of the strikes.
Kreigmacher ducks under a wild hook from Rodhrehson.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kreigmacher lets loose with a powerful body kick. Rodhrehson will feel that in the morning.
A low kick from Rodhrehson misses
and Kreigmacher counters with a nice body kick.
Rodhrehson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kreigmacher lands with a kick to the temple. Rodhrehson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kreigmacher throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kreigmacher goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kreigmacher connects with a solid leg kick.
Kreigmacher stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kreigmacher wants it to stay on the feet.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kreigmacher throws a leg kick which misses Rodhrehson's front leg but catches the back leg as Rodhrehson tries to avoid it.
Rodhrehson throws a lazy uppercut
and Kreigmacher counters with a thumping low kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kreigmacher fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rodhrehson.
Kreigmacher avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rodhrehson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kreigmacher dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rodhrehson. That did some damage!
Rodhrehson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Kreigmacher there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kreigmacher lands a high kick!
Rodhrehson fails to land with a series of punches.
Kreigmacher feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rodhrehson's calf.
Kreigmacher chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rodhrehson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kreigmacher. That's going to slow Rodhrehson down.
Rodhrehson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sven Kreigmacher showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Good leg kick by Kreigmacher there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rodhrehson loads up on a big right hand but Kreigmacher slips the punch.
Rodhrehson fails with the takedown.
Kreigmacher moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kreigmacher throws a head kick that Rodhrehson semi-blocks.
Kreigmacher throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kreigmacher with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kreigmacher connects with a high kick.
Rodhrehson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kreigmacher counters with a good low kick that Rodhrehson was not able to check.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Rodhrehson might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Rodhrehson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kreigmacher fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rodhrehson.
Kreigmacher connects with a high kick.
Kreigmacher scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kreigmacher.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodhrehson tests Kreigmacher's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rodhrehson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rodhrehson misses with a shot to the body
and Kreigmacher counters with a good low kick that Rodhrehson was not able to check.
Rodhrehson throws a hook but Kreigmacher avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Kreigmacher.
Rodhrehson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kreigmacher throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Rodhrehson throws an off balance right hand
and Kreigmacher makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Rodhrehson really felt that one!
The fighters circling - Rodhrehson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kreigmacher getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kreigmacher throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kreigmacher explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kreigmacher connects with a high kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kreigmacher goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rodhrehson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kreigmacher connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rodhrehson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kreigmacher sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kreigmacher.
Kreigmacher scores with a head kick.
No joy there for Rodhrehson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kreigmacher uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rodhrehson.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kreigmacher throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Nice takedown defense from Kreigmacher. No joy for Rodhrehson on that attempt.
Rodhrehson loads up on a big right hand but Kreigmacher slips the punch.
Kreigmacher throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Rodhrehson avoids the head kick by Kreigmacher.
Kreigmacher fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rodhrehson.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kreigmacher.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kreigmacher drops his hands momentarily and Rodhrehson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rodhrehson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kreigmacher counters with a big head kick but Rodhrehson shrugs it off.
Rodhrehson misses with a hook.
Rodhrehson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kreigmacher sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nad Rodhrehson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kreigmacher throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rodhrehson's head.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kreigmacher. Rodhrehson shrugs it off though.
Kreigmacher with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kreigmacher keeps Rodhrehson at a distance using the push kick.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Rodhrehson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rodhrehson shoots in for a takedown but Kreigmacher shows good takedown defense.
Kreigmacher scores with a nice body kick.
Kreigmacher connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kreigmacher throws an overhand right that lands on Rodhrehson's shoulder, as Rodhrehson tries to avoid the shot.
Rodhrehson throws a lazy uppercut
and Kreigmacher counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Rodhrehson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
An inside leg kick lands from Kreigmacher.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kreigmacher.
Rodhrehson misses with a hook
and Kreigmacher counters with a good low kick that Rodhrehson was not able to check.
Kreigmacher thumps Rodhrehson with a low kick.
Kreigmacher lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kreigmacher connects with a high kick.
Kreigmacher thuds his shin into the meat of Rodhrehson's side.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rodhrehson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sven Kreigmacher is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Rodhrehson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kreigmacher. That one must have hurt.
Rodhrehson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kreigmacher turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kreigmacher lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rodhrehson takes a kick to the side of the head.
A good leg kick by Kreigmacher.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kreigmacher lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rodhrehson's sensitive parts.
Nad Rodhrehson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kreigmacher connects with an inside leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sven Kreigmacher comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kreigmacher has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Sven Kreigmacher!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Sven Kreigmacher!
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Sven Kreigmacher!

Sven Kreigmacher wins by unanimous decision!