PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sven Kreigmacher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Gaines (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kreigmacher kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Seek and Destroy by Metallica. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Kreigmacher
vs
Gaines

180 cm
26
160 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

195 cm
29
162 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sven Kreigmacher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chris Gaines!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaines misses with a head kick.
Kreigmacher throws the kick towards the body but Gaines avoids it.
Kreigmacher lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kreigmacher takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gaines lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kreigmacher circles away quickly and effectively.
Kreigmacher bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gaines's head.
Kreigmacher blocks a head kick by Gaines.
Kreigmacher throws out a leg kick but Gaines moves out of range and Kreigmacher only half commits.
Gaines steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kreigmacher. That one must have hurt.
Gaines connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kreigmacher throws a quick inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gaines misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gaines tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kreigmacher avoids the head kick by Gaines.
Gaines throws a sloppy head kick
and Kreigmacher counters with a good low kick that Gaines was not able to check.
A head kick by Gaines misses
and Kreigmacher counters with a nice body kick.
Gaines looks gassed!
Kreigmacher lands with a shot to the body.
Gaines takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kreigmacher throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kreigmacher is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gaines throws a body kick that misses.

Kreigmacher lands a big head kick that sends Gaines tumbling to the mat! Kreigmacher takes a step backwards and waves Gaines back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Gaines is rocked!

It looks like Chris Gaines has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kreigmacher cracks the inside of Gaines's front leg.
Gaines is still on wobbly legs! Can Kreigmacher finish him?
Kreigmacher throws a front kick that sends Gaines stumbling back into the cage.
Kreigmacher with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kreigmacher tries a head kick but it misses.
Kreigmacher thumps Gaines with a low kick.
Kreigmacher throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gaines takes a jab right on the kisser.
Good leg kick by Kreigmacher there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

Kreigmacher forces Gaines back against the cage and clinches.
Kreigmacher tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gaines seems to have recovered his senses.
Gaines looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gaines keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kreigmacher's efforts to push away.
Gaines looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gaines is trying to break free.
Kreigmacher keeps control of Gaines as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kreigmacher tries to break the clinch but Gaines is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Gaines's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Good leg kick by Kreigmacher there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kreigmacher is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gaines.
Gaines thuds his shin into the meat of Kreigmacher's side.
Gaines throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gaines misses with a head kick.
Kreigmacher turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kreigmacher scores with a push kick.
Gaines is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kreigmacher blocks a head kick by Gaines.
Kreigmacher misses the shot to the body.
Kreigmacher scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice uppercut there from Kreigmacher.

Kreigmacher sends Gaines crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Kreigmacher is motioning to the referee to let Gaines up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Kreigmacher gets a clinch.
Kreigmacher misses with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaines connects with a knee to the head.
Kreigmacher has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kreigmacher tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gaines avoids it.
Kreigmacher tries a knee to the head but Gaines blocks it.
Kreigmacher misses with an elbow strike.
Gaines wants to get back to striking at distance but Kreigmacher won't allow it.
Gaines has had enough of the clinch but Kreigmacher keeps him there for the moment.

Gaines's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gaines's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gaines lands a high kick!
A nice inside leg kick there by Kreigmacher. That's going to slow Gaines down.
Gaines has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kreigmacher.
Gaines tries to land a front kick but Kreigmacher steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gaines is looking to chop away at Kreigmacher's legs.
Gaines misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kreigmacher looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kreigmacher misses with a straight right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaines throws the kick towards the body but Kreigmacher avoids it.
Gaines throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gaines tries a head kick but it misses.
Gaines throws a right hand that Kreigmacher ducks under and follows up with a left that Kreigmacher also avoids with ease.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gaines has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kreigmacher.
Kreigmacher darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gaines misses with a straight right.
A good leg kick by Kreigmacher.
Kreigmacher throws a right hand that Gaines ducks under and follows up with a left that Gaines also avoids with ease.
Gaines throws a head kick that misses.
Kreigmacher scores with a head kick. Gaines tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Gaines looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A leg kick checked by Kreigmacher.
Kreigmacher misses with a head kick.
Gaines chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kreigmacher can pounce on him.
Kreigmacher misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sven Kreigmacher dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chris Gaines's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Kreigmacher explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Gaines throws an overhand right that lands on Kreigmacher's shoulder, as Kreigmacher tries to avoid the shot.
Gaines fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kreigmacher checks it well.
Kreigmacher throws a wild body kick that Gaines sees coming a mile off.
Gaines throws a hook but Kreigmacher blocks it.
A head kick by Gaines misses
and Kreigmacher counters with a nice uppercut.
Kreigmacher avoids the head kick by Gaines.
Gaines takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gaines tries to land a front kick but Kreigmacher steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

Kreigmacher lands a big head kick that sends Gaines tumbling to the mat! Kreigmacher takes a step backwards and waves Gaines back to his feet - he wants the finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gaines pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gaines chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kreigmacher can pounce on him.
Gaines has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kreigmacher.
Gaines is breathing heavily.
Kreigmacher connects with a leg kick. Gaines looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gaines stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kreigmacher.
Kreigmacher chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Kreigmacher lands a big head kick that sends Gaines tumbling to the mat! Kreigmacher takes a step backwards and waves Gaines back to his feet - he wants the finish!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kreigmacher tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gaines was well out of range. Poor timing from Kreigmacher.
Gaines tries a head kick but it misses.
Kreigmacher misses the shot to the body.
Gaines throws a lazy head kick

and Kreigmacher counters with a lead uppercut that lands right on the button! Gaines goes down! Will Gaines beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's up! No problem. Let's get back to the action!
Kreigmacher lands a nice looking kick to the body. Gaines takes a step back to recover.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kreigmacher.
Kreigmacher connects with an inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kreigmacher.
Gaines takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kreigmacher lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gaines's sensitive parts.
Gaines misses with a kick to the body.
That kick from Kreigmacher tenderised Gaines's leg. Gaines is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gaines has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kreigmacher.
A punch lands to the side of Gaines 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kreigmacher throws a front kick that sends Gaines stumbling back into the cage.
Kreigmacher is looking to slow Gaines down with leg kicks.
Kreigmacher lands a head kick. Gaines smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gaines misses with a straight left.
Gaines throws a lazy body kick
and Kreigmacher counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kreigmacher throws a head kick that misses.
Gaines throws a sloppy head kick and Kreigmacher moves out of range easily.
Gaines misses with a right hand
and Kreigmacher counters with a nice body shot.
Kreigmacher scores with the left hand. Gaines knows he should have avoided that one.

Kreigmacher lands a big head kick that sends Gaines tumbling to the mat! Kreigmacher takes a step backwards and waves Gaines back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Sven Kreigmacher is winning the standup battle so far.
Gaines scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gaines tries a head kick but it misses.
Kreigmacher lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kreigmacher is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gaines can do to turn this around?
Kreigmacher avoids the head kick by Gaines.
Kreigmacher buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaines misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gaines has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kreigmacher.
Kreigmacher pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gaines misses with a head kick.
Kreigmacher scores with a leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kreigmacher. Gaines shrugs it off though.
Gaines takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kreigmacher.
Kreigmacher lands with a slapping head kick.
Gaines lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kreigmacher goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Gaines pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gaines takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kreigmacher throws a head kick that misses.
Gaines pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kreigmacher scoring well with a low kick there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kreigmacher.
Kreigmacher lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kreigmacher lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gaines's sensitive parts.
Gaines avoids the head kick by Kreigmacher.
Kreigmacher moves out of range of the body kick.
Gaines throws a lazy head kick
and Kreigmacher counters with an inside leg kick.
Gaines throws a sloppy head kick
and Kreigmacher makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Gaines swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gaines on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kreigmacher. Kreigmacher obviously looking to wear him down.
Kreigmacher throws a wild body kick that Gaines sees coming a mile off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice leg kick lands there from Kreigmacher.
Kreigmacher avoids the head kick by Gaines.
A good leg kick by Kreigmacher.
Kreigmacher tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sven Kreigmacher dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chris Gaines's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Gaines tries a head kick but it misses.
Gaines misses with a looping right.
Gaines throws a lazy head kick
and Kreigmacher counters with an outside leg kick.
Kreigmacher looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gaines tries a head kick but it misses.
Kreigmacher tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gaines misses with a head kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kreigmacher. That's going to slow Gaines down.
Kreigmacher goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kreigmacher looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kreigmacher darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kreigmacher motions for Gaines to come forward. Kreigmacher throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gaines takes a kick to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gaines misses with a looping right.
Gaines throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kreigmacher.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaines throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gaines throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice defenses there by Gaines.
Crunch! Kreigmacher slams his shin into Gaines's torso.
A good leg kick by Kreigmacher.
A head kick by Gaines misses
and Kreigmacher cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kreigmacher chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Good leg kick by Kreigmacher there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kreigmacher steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gaines.
Gaines looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kreigmacher throws a head kick that half lands.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kreigmacher.
Kreigmacher throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kreigmacher wants to clinch up but Gaines keeps it at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kreigmacher throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kreigmacher fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gaines manages to avoid it.
Gaines tries a head kick but it misses.
Kreigmacher thuds his shin into the meat of Gaines's side.
Gaines looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gaines throws a sloppy head kick and Kreigmacher moves out of range easily.
Kreigmacher lands with a kick to the temple. Gaines shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kreigmacher misses with a head kick.
Kreigmacher throws a lazy head kick
and Gaines counters with a head kick. That will keep Kreigmacher thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Gaines lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kreigmacher will feel that in the morning.
Kreigmacher avoids the head kick by Gaines.
Gaines swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A thudding body kick lands there by Gaines!
Gaines pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kreigmacher is out of range and Gaines settles back down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaines throws a solid leg kick but Kreigmacher takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gaines.
Kreigmacher lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Gaines throws a sloppy head kick and Kreigmacher moves out of range easily.
Gaines tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kreigmacher.
Kreigmacher tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gaines throws a sloppy head kick and Kreigmacher moves out of range easily.
Gaines cracks the inside of Kreigmacher's front leg.
Gaines throws a sloppy head kick and Kreigmacher moves out of range easily.
Gaines displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kreigmacher throws out the jab.
Gaines throws a head kick that misses.
Kreigmacher lands a jab to Gaines's midsection.
Gaines tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kreigmacher throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kreigmacher throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sven Kreigmacher is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kreigmacher throws a wild body kick that Gaines sees coming a mile off.
Gaines scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kreigmacher throws a head kick but Gaines moves out of range.
Gaines throws a head kick that misses
and Kreigmacher counters with a head kick.
Gaines keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gaines throws a sloppy head kick and Kreigmacher moves out of range easily.
Gaines is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kreigmacher.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kreigmacher connects with a solid leg kick.
Gaines misses with a two punch combination.
Gaines walks into a straight right hand from Kreigmacher.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kreigmacher connects with a solid leg kick.
Gaines blocks a head kick by Kreigmacher.
Gaines misses with a head kick.
Chris Gaines has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kreigmacher throws a hook but Gaines avoids it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sven Kreigmacher showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kreigmacher has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sven Kreigmacher!