PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Knut Krauthans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and War Brace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Krauthans comes to the cage accompanied by Bonanzarad. Brace is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Snoop DoGG. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Krauthans
vs
Brace

180 cm
23
196 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

185 cm
22
200 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Knut Krauthans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, War Brace!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Aafke Stam and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brace throws a body punch but Krauthans moves out of range.
Krauthans misses with a double jab.
Krauthans uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brace.
Brace fails in his attempt to clinch.
Krauthans on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Krauthans circles away from the clinch attempt.
Krauthans walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Krauthans tries for a takedown but Brace sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Brace fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Krauthans is out of range.
Krauthans misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Krauthans swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Krauthans throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Krauthans throws a looping overhand right but Brace ducks down to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from Brace.

It looks like Knut Krauthans has been cut.
Brace fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Krauthans on the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krauthans's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Brace connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Krauthans scrambles back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brace moves out of range of the leg kick from Krauthans.
Krauthans tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brace paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brace throws a head kick that misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brace. That's going to slow Krauthans down.
Krauthans misses with a wild body shot.
War Brace seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brace wants to clinch.
Brace throws a right hand that Krauthans ducks under and follows up with a left that Krauthans also avoids with ease.
Krauthans drops his hands momentarily and Brace takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Brace wants to slow Krauthans down by chopping away at his legs.
Brace lands with a nice body kick.
Brace fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brace takes a swing at Krauthans's ribcage but misses.
Brace lands a high kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brace uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Krauthans.

Krauthans gets tackled into the cage by Brace. Brace maintains the clinch.
Brace tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Krauthans's elbow.

Krauthans gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Brace regains guard.
Krauthans chips away with some ground and pound.
Krauthans stopping the sweep attempt from Brace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Krauthans pushes down on Brace's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Brace punching from the bottom.
Krauthans seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Brace does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brace tries to get to full guard but Krauthans has control of the leg.
Brace is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Brace has his hands clasped together around Krauthans's back. He's all about the action.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Brace can do anything to dispel that myth.
Brace tries to get to full guard but Krauthans has control of the leg.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Krauthans is working for a kimura but Brace is defending it quite comfortably.
Krauthans has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Krauthans working for a submission but Brace is keeping him at bay.
Brace tries to hold on but Krauthans pushes him away.
Brace keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Krauthans controlling his opponent.

Krauthans looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brace is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

Brace bucks up and throws Krauthans to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Krauthans tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brace swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Krauthans chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Krauthans swings for the body but Brace moves out of range.

Krauthans takes the fight into the clinch.

Krauthans pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Krauthans wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Brace digs a good hook to Krauthans's body.
Brace scores with a shot to the body.
Brace throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Krauthans's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Krauthans clinches with his opponent.
Brace tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Krauthans just leaning against Brace, taking a breather.
Brace goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brace is pressed up against the cage. Krauthans has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Brace down to the mat. Brace avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Krauthans clinches up against the cage.
Krauthans blocking some punches.
Brace struggles to land a body shot inside as Krauthans controls his hands.
A body shot lands from Brace.
Brace misses with a punch to the body.
Brace gets underhooks to prevent Krauthans's takedown attempt.
Krauthans takes a shot to the head.
Brace tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brace misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A bit of stalling here from Brace.
Krauthans wants to stall.
Krauthans stalls.
Brace trying to control the position but instead, Krauthans has worked for underhooks and has pushed Brace into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krauthans blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Brace misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brace.
Brace misses with a body punch.
Brace gets underhooks to prevent Krauthans's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Knut Krauthans. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brace lands a body punch in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brace misses with a short punch on the inside.
Krauthans prevents a body shot from Brace.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Krauthans.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Krauthans.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Brace.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brace misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brace is trying to stall.
Krauthans tries a body shot but Brace blocks it.
Brace fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Brace gets through Krauthans's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Brace tries to work over Krauthans's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brace misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brace has a couple of punches blocked by Krauthans.
Krauthans prevents a body shot from Brace.
Brace misses with a short punch on the inside.
Krauthans being controlled against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krauthans blocks a body shot from Brace.

Krauthans lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Krauthans landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Brace moves into full guard.
Krauthans stopping the sweep attempt from Brace.
Krauthans trying to control the position from guard on top but Brace is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Knut Krauthans overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Brace has his hands on Krauthans's head, controlling the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Krauthans stops Brace from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

War Brace showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Knut Krauthans's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Krauthans avoids the head kick by Brace.
Brace chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Brace looks to score with a jab to the body but Krauthans is just out of range.
Brace uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Krauthans.
Krauthans throws a jab when Brace was well out of range.
Brace misses with a looping right.
Krauthans feints and then cracks Brace's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brace down.
Krauthans pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Krauthans checks the leg kick nicely there.
Krauthans looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Brace is fending him off so far but Krauthans persists. Nope, Brace circles away and we're back to standing.
Brace throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Brace feints and then cracks Krauthans's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Krauthans down.
Brace scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brace doesn't manage to clinch there - Krauthans circles away.
Brace slips under a jab from Krauthans.
Krauthans tries to clinch up.
Brace walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Krauthans checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Krauthans throws a head kick but Brace moves out of range.
Brace lands a nice hook to Krauthans's body. Krauthans takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Krauthans is looking to wear down Brace with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Krauthans gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Krauthans avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brace tests Krauthans's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Krauthans moves in looking to clinch but Brace pushes him off.
Krauthans tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Brace counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brace looks to score with a jab to the body but Krauthans is just out of range.
Brace chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Krauthans can pounce on him.

Krauthans closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
War Brace seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brace is pressed up against the cage. Krauthans has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Brace down to the mat. Brace avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Brace throws a series of punches but Krauthans moves out of range.
Krauthans swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Brace counters with a straight right hand.
Krauthans fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brace throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Krauthans tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Krauthans fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brace manages to avoid it.
Brace tries to close the distance and clinch up but Krauthans swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brace wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krauthans looks to score with a jab to the body but Brace is just out of range.
Brace changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Brace moves out of range as Krauthans strikes.
Brace lands with a thumping leg kick.
Krauthans will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brace looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brace misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
War Brace seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brace misses with a head kick.
Brace avoids the body shot from Krauthans.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krauthans blocks a head kick by Brace.
Brace throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brace. Krauthans does a little dance to reset his feet.
Krauthans with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Krauthans closes this distance looking for a takedown but Brace circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Knut Krauthans. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brace pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Krauthans is looking to clinch but Brace is avoiding it.
Knut Krauthans is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Krauthans shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Knut Krauthans has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brace fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Krauthans looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brace slips a straight right by Krauthans.
Brace fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

And that's the end of the fight!
War Brace comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Brace 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... War Brace!