PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Flaubert Canto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Klaus Krause (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Krause comes into a darkened arena with his song building. How Much Is The Fish kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Klaus Krause enters the cage!

Canto
vs
Krause

170 cm
29
165 lbs
9 - 5 - 1

178 cm
19
164 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite 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 9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Flaubert Canto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Klaus Krause!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Seu Braga and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Canto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Krause.
Canto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Canto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Canto is looking to clinch.
Canto throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Canto slips under a jab.
Canto tries to clinch there but Krause circles away.
Krause misses with an uppercut.
Krause avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Krause wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Canto scores a takedown into full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Krause tries to lock up and control but Canto gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Krause working to try and regain half guard.
Canto landing strikes, looking to finish!
Krause is looking to get to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Canto lands a heavy elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Canto landing punches.
Krause really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Krause in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

It looks like Klaus Krause has been cut.
Krause is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Canto controlling from mount.
Canto'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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Krause that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Krause is trying desperately to improve position.
Canto lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Krause is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Krause sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Ground and pound from Canto.
Canto is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Canto tries to stand and escape but Krause is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Canto decides to stand and escape the position.
Canto is looking to chop away at Krause's legs.

Canto has managed to clinch.
Krause has had enough of the clinch but Canto keeps him there for the moment.
Come on Canto - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Canto looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Krause tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Canto can't break the clinch.
Krause tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Canto.

Canto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Krause connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Canto moves out of range as Krause strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Canto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Krause.
Canto moves in looking to clinch but Krause pushes him off.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Canto crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Krause - the referee stops the clock and Canto gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Krause. Canto manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Krause throws a poor cross that misses
and Canto counters with a stiff right hand.
Krause misses with a hook. Canto ducked under it nicely.
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!
Canto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Krause manages to avoid it.
Canto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Canto slips under a jab.
A lazy left from Canto finds it's target.

That has opened up Klaus Krause's cut even more.
Krause lands a right hook to the body.
Krause swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Krause lands a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Canto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Krause manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Canto fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Krause, pushing him back against the cage.

Canto lands a takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Flaubert Canto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Klaus Krause's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Canto tries to clinch but Krause is having none of it.

Canto takes the fight into the clinch.
Krause scores with a hook to the body.

Canto lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Krause moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Canto decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Krause lands with a good body shot.

Canto looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Krause!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Canto landing strikes, looking to finish!
Canto connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krause bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Krause won't allow Canto to get back to his feet.
Flaubert Canto overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Krause tries to free his leg and advance position but Canto is retaining full guard.
Canto wants to get back to his feet but Krause is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Canto trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Krause wants to control from the top but Canto keeps moving.

Canto kicks Krause off and gets to his feet.
Krause throws out a loose jab but Canto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Krause misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canto tries to clinch there but Krause circles away.

Canto closes the distance and pushes Krause back into the cage.
Krause lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Canto's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Canto has Krause pressed against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krause fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Canto is looking to break free of the clinch but Krause has double underhooks.
Krause prevents Canto from breaking the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Canto.
A frustrated look appears on Canto's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Krause jumps guard.
Canto trying to control the position from guard on top but Krause is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Krause working a defensive guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canto slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Flaubert Canto.
Canto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Canto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Krause swings for the body but Canto moves out of range.
Canto tries to clinch but Krause is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krause tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Canto was well out of range. Poor timing from Krause.
Krause throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Canto throws a leg kick but Krause sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Krause throws a leg kick but Canto sees it coming and moves out of range.
Canto doesn't manage to clinch there - Krause circles away.
Canto tried to score with a low kick but Krause checks it.
Canto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Krause.
Krause lands with a straight right. Canto didn't see that one coming.
Krause keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Canto on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd cheers as Krause lands an impressive looking overhand right. Canto doesn't seem phased though.
Krause lands with a cross.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Canto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Krause connects with the punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Canto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Krause swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Flaubert Canto dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Klaus Krause's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Canto takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Krause misses with a straight right.
Nice defenses there by Krause.
Canto is looking to clinch.
Krause lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Krause tries to land a front kick but Canto steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Krause swings for the body but Canto moves out of range.
Canto misses with an uppercut. Krause saw that one coming.
Krause throws a body punch but Canto moves out of range.
Canto tries to clinch but Krause moves out of range.
Canto looks to land a combination but Krause avoids it well.
Krause thows a body shot but no joy.

Canto feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Canto knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Krause on the ground.
Krause is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Canto working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Krause's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Canto stands and throws Krause's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Canto stands up.

Krause feints and as Canto raises his hands in defense, Krause changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Krause stops Canto from standing up.

Canto pushes Krause off and gets back to his feet.
Canto tries to clinch there but Krause circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Krause. Canto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Krause scores with a punch to the head.

Canto looking to score a takedown here. Krause is defending well but Canto drives through and ends up in Krause's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Canto stands up from Krause's guard - Canto perhaps looking for a knockout.
Flaubert Canto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Canto wants to clinch
and Krause finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Klaus Krause has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Canto closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Krause manages to break the clinch.
Canto is looking to clinch.

Canto clinches up against the cage.

Canto turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Canto manages to end up in side control.
Canto remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canto working away.
Canto remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Krause tries to improve position but can't.
Canto taking a breather here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Flaubert Canto wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Krause misses with a low kick.
Canto wants to clinch.
Krause scores with the left hand. Canto knows he should have avoided that one.
Canto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Krause.
Krause lands a jab to the head.
Krause scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Krause looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Canto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Krause misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Canto.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Krause swings away with a leg kick that misses.

Canto closes the distance and clinches.
Krause tries a body shot but Canto blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Flaubert Canto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Canto, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Flaubert Canto!
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight for Flaubert Canto!
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight for Flaubert Canto!

Flaubert Canto wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Flaubert Canto made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.