PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karl Heinz Bauser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Felder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Heinz Bauser
vs
Felder

187 cm
26
208 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

188 cm
25
201 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Prefers standup

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Karl Heinz Bauser!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nick Felder!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Felder tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bauser manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bauser thinks about countering with a head kick.
Bauser misses with a head kick.
Bauser lands with a kick to the temple. Felder shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Felder blocks the body kick.
Felder looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bauser appears to be looking for a big counter.
Felder takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Felder lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bauser feints and then cracks Felder's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Felder down.
A leg kick checked by Felder.
Felder tries to clinch there but Bauser circles away.
Felder tries to clinch but Bauser is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Felder looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Felder tries to clinch but Bauser is having none of it.
Bauser throws a head kick but Felder moves out of range.
Felder throws a sloppy head kick and Bauser moves out of range easily.
Bauser throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Felder's head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bauser, right into the meat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bauser throws a sloppy head kick and Felder moves out of range easily.
Felder wants to counter the offense by Bauser and move into the clinch position.
The fight stays on the outside here - Felder looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Felder moves into the clinch.
Felder looking to throw knees to the head but Bauser is blocking nicely.
Felder tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Felder lands a knee to the head.
Bauser is trying to break the clinch but Felder has him pressed against the cage.
Felder tries to land a knee to the head but Bauser blocks with his arms.
Felder looking to throw knees to the head but Bauser is blocking nicely.

Bauser breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Felder misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Felder avoids the head kick by Bauser.
Felder misses with a takedown attempt - Bauser sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Felder wants to clinch up but Bauser keeps it at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Bauser.
Felder tries to close the distance and clinch but Bauser swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A head kick misses from Bauser.
Felder tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Felder tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A head kick misses from Felder.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bauser attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Felder dives in for a single leg takedown but Bauser sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

Felder gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Felder missing with knees to the body.
Felder keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bauser's efforts to push away.
Felder lands a knee to the head.
Felder keeps control of Bauser as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Bauser breaks from the clinch.
Bauser misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Karl Heinz Bauser is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Felder shoots in but no luck this time.
Karl Heinz Bauser has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Felder.
A lazy body kick from Felder
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Felder throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bauser lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Felder tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bauser paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bauser misses with a kick to the body.
Felder shoots in and drives through. Bauser sprawls well.
Felder just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBauser.
Felder looks winded!
Felder avoids the head kick by Bauser.
Felder is looking to clinch but Bauser is avoiding it.
Bauser throws a counter high kick but Felder was just alert enough to avoid it.
Bauser keeps the fight on the outside.
It looked like Bauser was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Bauser throws a right and a left that both miss.
Felder tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bauser manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bauser is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Bauser throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Felder's head.
A combination from Felder does no damage.
Felder tries to clinch but Bauser is having none of it.
Bauser looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Felder tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bauser manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bauser lands a head kick. Felder smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Felder throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bauser circles away from the clinch attempt.
Felder tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bauser manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Felder is looking to clinch.
Bauser throws a head kick but Felder moves out of range.
Felder is looking to clinch but Bauser is avoiding it.
Felder tries to clinch up.
Bauser displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Felder.
Felder wants to clinch up but Bauser keeps it at a distance.
Felder is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Felder misses with a takedown attempt - Bauser sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bauser throws a quick counter head kick but Felder was just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karl Heinz Bauser dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bauser tries a head kick but it misses.
Bauser throws a head kick but Felder moves out of range.
Felder fails in his attempt to clinch.
Felder tries to clinch up.
Felder tries to close the distance and clinch but Bauser swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bauser seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Felder moves out of range of the body kick from Bauser.
Felder tries to clinch up but Bauser circles away and keeps his distance.
Felder tries to clinch but Bauser is having none of it.
Bauser throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bauser circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bauser tries to score with a low kick but Felder moves his leg out of the way.
Karl Heinz Bauser is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Felder moves out of range as Bauser throws a body kick.
Felder is looking to clinch but Bauser is avoiding it.
Bauser tried to counter with a leg kick but Felder avoided it.
Bauser misses with the combination.
Bauser throws a head kick that misses.
Felder raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bauser misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Felder holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Felder tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Felder prevents Bauser from breaking the clinch.
Bauser takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bauser takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bauser takes a knee right on the jaw!
Felder throws a knee to the head but misses.
Felder lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Felder lands a knee to the head.
Felder using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bauser has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bauser is trying to push Felder away but Felder has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Felder misses with a knee strike.
Felder with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Felder lands a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bauser wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Felder tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Felder with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Felder prevents Bauser from breaking the clinch.
Nick Felder seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bauser wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Bauser breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Felder crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bauser - the referee stops the clock and Felder gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bauser. Felder manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Felder tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bauser swats away the attempt to clinch by Felder.
Bauser pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Felder tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bauser swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Karl Heinz Bauser is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bauser misses with the combination.
Felder tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bauser manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nick Felder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bauser avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bauser throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bauser pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Felder throws a counter combo.
Felder tries to clinch up but Bauser circles away and keeps his distance.
Bauser throws a big counter combination but Felder scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Bauser throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Felder blocks a head kick by Bauser.
Bauser keeps the fight on the outside.
Bauser swats away the attempt to clinch by Felder.
Felder tries to clinch there but Bauser circles away.
Bauser keeps the fight on the outside.
Bauser is looking to chop away at Felder's legs.
Felder tries to clinch there but Bauser circles away.

Felder clinches with his opponent.
Felder using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bauser has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Felder tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Felder obliges.
Felder with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Felder looking to throw knees to the head but Bauser is blocking nicely.
Felder tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Felder tries to land knees in the clinch but Bauser avoids the damage to the body.
Bauser is trying to break the clinch but Felder is controlling him.
Bauser wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bauser looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Felder is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Felder tries a knee to the head but Bauser blocks it.
Felder tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bauser is trying to break free.
Felder tries a knee to the head but Bauser blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Bauser breaks from the clinch.
Felder tries to clinch up but Bauser circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Felder showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Bauser scores with a push kick.
Bauser misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Felder wants to clinch.
Bauser lands with a kick to the ribs.
Felder is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Felder tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Felder tries to clinch up.
Felder fails with an attempt to clinch.
Felder fails in his attempt to clinch.
Felder avoids the head kick by Bauser.
Felder tries to clinch there but Bauser circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bauser tries a head kick but it misses.
Felder appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bauser scores with a push kick.
Felder lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bauser at a distance.
Felder tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bauser paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bauser keeps the fight on the outside.

Felder has managed to clinch.
Felder lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bauser tries to break free but Felder pushes him back against the cage.
Bauser can't break the clinch.
Bauser tries to circle away but Felder has him pinned against the cage.
Felder scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Felder misses with a knee to the head.
Felder landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bauser is trying to break the clinch but Felder is controlling him.
Bauser working hard to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Felder tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Felder tries to land a knee to the head but Bauser blocks with his arms.
Felder prevents Bauser from breaking the clinch.
Felder misses with a knee to the head.
Felder tries to land a knee to the head but Bauser blocks with his arms.

Bauser manages to break the clinch.
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!
Felder tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bauser paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Felder fails with an attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Bauser.
Bauser has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.

Felder closes the distance and clinches.
Felder with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Felder tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Felder has Bauser pressed against the cage, preventing Bauser from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bauser working hard to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Felder keeps control of Bauser as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Felder tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bauser has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bauser is trying to break the clinch but Felder is controlling him.
Felder throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bauser blocks it with crossed arms.
Bauser is looking to break free of the clinch but Felder has double underhooks.
Bauser tries to circle away but Felder has him pinned against the cage.
Bauser wants to get back to striking at distance but Felder won't allow it.
Bauser is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bauser is trying to break the clinch but Felder is controlling him.
Felder looking to throw knees to the head but Bauser is blocking nicely.
Bauser working hard to break the clinch.

Bauser breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Felder darts in trying to clinch
and Bauser counters with a flying knee. Nice.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Felder darts in looking for a takedown but Bauser gets double underhooks and turns Felder into the cage.
Bauser looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
A combination from Bauser does no damage.
Felder is looking for the big counter here.
Bauser throws a head kick that half lands.
Felder is looking to clinch.
Bauser misses with a head kick.
Felder is looking to clinch but Bauser is avoiding it.
And Bauser counters with a quick kick to the body but Felder blocks it.
Felder tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bauser swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bauser tries a head kick but it misses.
Felder shoots in but no luck this time.
Felder doesn't manage to clinch there - Bauser circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Felder looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Felder tries to clinch but Bauser moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Karl Heinz Bauser showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bauser has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karl Heinz Bauser!
A relieved looking Karl Heinz Bauser thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.