PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Karlmann Friedhelm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heywood Jablowme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jablowme is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: enter sandman. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Friedhelm
vs
Jablowme

170 cm
23
195 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

187 cm
23
190 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Improved boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Elite Sydney Nutrition
MMA's Best Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Karlmann Friedhelm!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Heywood Jablowme!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Damien Edna and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Friedhelm keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jablowme.
Friedhelm stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jablowme.
Friedhelm loads up on a big right hand but Jablowme slips the punch.
Jablowme throws a series of punches but Friedhelm moves out of range.
Jablowme tries to clinch but Friedhelm is having none of it.
Friedhelm slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

Jablowme fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Friedhelm sprawls well initially but Jablowme persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Friedhelm is looking to improve his position.

Friedhelm looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Jablowme is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Friedhelm defends it well.

Jablowme is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Friedhelm is just riding it out for now. Jablowme eventually gives up the hold.
Friedhelm is looking to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Friedhelm is trying to maintain the position but Jablowme is very close to passing his half guard.
Friedhelm wants to get back to full guard.
Friedhelm wants to sweep but Jablowme has passed to side control!
Jablowme connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Friedhelm some visible discomfort.
Friedhelm sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Jablowme trying to pass the guard but Friedhelm defending well.
Jablowme is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Friedhelm trying to hold on to Jablowme's head to control him but Jablowme postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Friedhelm slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Friedhelm bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jablowme's guard.
Jablowme looks gassed!
Jablowme being controlled here, momentarily.
Friedhelm forces his way into half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jablowme is in trouble now - Friedhelm has advanced to mount!

Friedhelm goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Jablowme is on top in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Friedhelm looking to control.
Jablowme stopping the sweep attempt from Friedhelm.
Friedhelm trying to keep a closed guard but Jablowme is proving a slippery customer.

Friedhelm looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Friedhelm might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Friedhelm escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jablowme gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jablowme missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Friedhelm is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Friedhelm is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Friedhelm keeping full guard, as Jablowme tries to pass.
Jablowme working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Friedhelm manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

Friedhelm jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Jablowme manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Friedhelm has knee on belly and moves into mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karlmann Friedhelm dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Friedhelm throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Friedhelm connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Friedhelm lands a with a good body shot.
Karlmann Friedhelm is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jablowme throws a right and a left that Friedhelm avoids nicely.
Jablowme misses with a series of wild punches.
Jablowme misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice body punch from Friedhelm.
Jablowme shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Friedhelm lands with a straight right. Jablowme didn't see that one coming.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Friedhelm is looking to break free of the clinch but Jablowme has double underhooks.
Jablowme controlling the action here for a moment.
Jablowme makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jablowme wants to stall.

Jablowme manages to break the clinch.
Jablowme fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jablowme throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A choreographed right hand from Jablowme misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Friedhelm takes a swing at Jablowme's ribcage but misses.
A punch combination from Friedhelm misses.
Friedhelm throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Friedhelm fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jablowme plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jablowme tries to close the distance and clinch but Friedhelm swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A punch combination from Friedhelm misses.
Jablowme lands a brutal head kick. Friedhelm looks out on his feet and Jablowme throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Heywood Jablowme!
Heywood Jablowme is the new middleweight champion!