PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cappy Christian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johann Kessler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kessler has chosen Coal Chamber - Burgundy as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Christian
vs
Kessler

189 cm
38
180 lbs
19 - 17 - 0

181 cm
25
179 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Conquer

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cappy Christian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Johann Kessler!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kessler connects with a jab.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kessler throws a knee to the head but misses.
Christian trying to land knees to the body.
Christian throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kessler lands with a light punch inside.
Christian throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kessler has Christian pressed against the cage.
Kessler tries to land a knee to the head but Christian blocks with his arms.
Kessler dodges an elbow strike from Christian.
Kessler blocks an elbow strike.
Christian landing knees to the body.
Christian tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kessler avoids it.
Kessler tries a knee to the head but Christian blocks it.
Christian blocks an uppercut.
Kessler tries to land knees in the clinch but Christian avoids the damage to the body.
Kessler avoids a wild elbow strike from Christian.
Christian landing knees to the body.
Kessler looks winded!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Christian lands an elbow just above Kessler 's eye.

It looks like Johann Kessler has been cut.
Christian misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kessler.
Christian trying to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Christian misses with an elbow over the top.
Christian tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kessler avoids it.
Kessler tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Christian tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kessler avoids it.
Kessler tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Christian avoids it.
A head punch on the inside from Kessler fails to land.
Our sources have told us that Christian has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Christian trying to land knees to the body.
Kessler effectively controlling the action here.
Christian lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kessler misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Christian.
Kessler is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Christian is defending well for now.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Christian.
Kessler works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Christian blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kessler takes an elbow to the forehead.
Christian misses with an elbow strike.
Christian tries to land a knee to the head but Kessler blocks with his arms.
Kessler takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kessler tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kessler tries to land a knee to the head but Christian blocks with his arms.
Kessler doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Christian missing with knees to the body.
Christian missing with knees to the body.
Christian throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Christian blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kessler takes an elbow to the temple.
With the fighters up against the cage, Christian throws an elbow but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Christian.
Christian managing to block the knees to the body from Kessler.
Christian looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Christian blocking some punches.
Nice elbow from Christian.
Christian lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kessler backwards.
Kessler blocks an elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Christian.
A nice right hand lands inside from Christian.
Kessler avoids the elbow strike from Christian, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Christian.
Christian throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kessler lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Christian on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Christian with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kessler using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Christian has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Christian creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kessler's defenses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Christian.
Christian is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kessler is defending well for now.
Kessler with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Christian crunches a lovely knee into Kessler's ribcage.
Kessler on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Christian lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kessler misses with a punch to the body.
Christian lands a damaging elbow.
Kessler looking to throw knees to the head but Christian is blocking nicely.
Kessler avoids the elbow strike from Christian, against the cage.
Christian is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kessler is defending well for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kessler blocks an elbow strike from Christian.
Kessler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kessler dodges an elbow strike from Christian.
Christian pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christian lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Christian lands a nice knee to the body.
Christian blocking some punches.
Christian using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Christian scores a nice knee to the body.
Kessler takes an elbow to the forehead.
Christian is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kessler is defending well for now.
Kessler takes an elbow to the forehead.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Christian putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kessler in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Christian.
Christian lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That has opened up Johann Kessler's cut even more.
Kessler avoiding damage as Christian throws knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Christian lands a nice elbow.
Christian comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Kessler is rocked!
Kessler on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kessler is still on wobbly legs! Can Christian finish him?
Christian using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cappy Christian dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johann Kessler's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Christian cracks Kessler with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Christian has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Kessler to stand back up!

Christian pushes Kessler up against the cage in a clinch.
Nice elbow from Christian.
Christian is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kessler is defending well for now.
Christian takes a knee right on the jaw!
Christian misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kessler.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kessler blocks an elbow strike.
Kessler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kessler is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kessler seems to have recovered his senses.
Kessler takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kessler lands a left hand.
Kessler managing to block the knees to the body from Christian.
Kessler misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Christian.
Kessler on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kessler missing with knees to the body.
Kessler throws a punch but it's blocked by Christian.
Kessler can't find room to land a body shot as Christian controls the action.
Christian avoiding damage as Kessler throws knees to the body.
Christian utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kessler is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Christian landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kessler takes a knee right on the jaw!
Christian scores with a shoulder strike.
Christian looks to throw an elbow but misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kessler in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Knees in the clinch landing for Christian.
Christian lands a right hand.
Christian lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Christian crunches a lovely knee into Kessler's ribcage.
Christian lands an elbow inside.
Christian unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kessler lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Christian creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kessler's defenses.
Christian putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kessler in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Christian lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Christian lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kessler or not.
Christian lands a nice elbow.
Kessler on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kessler blocks an elbow strike from Christian.
Kessler takes an elbow to the temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kessler tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Christian avoids it.
Christian using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kessler avoiding damage as Christian throws knees to the body.
Christian avoiding damage as Kessler throws knees to the body.
Kessler blocks an elbow strike.
Christian scores a nice knee to the body.
Christian is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kessler can do to turn this around?
Christian creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kessler's defenses.
Christian throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kessler blocks it with crossed arms.
Christian blocking some punches.
Christian connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kessler's face.
Christian lands a good knee to the midsection. Kessler won't want to take too many of those.
Christian creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kessler's defenses.
Christian working Kessler over with knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Christian.
Christian gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Christian misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kessler.
Christian cracks Kessler with a nice body shot.
Christian crunches a lovely knee into Kessler's ribcage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christian connects with a knee to the head.
Christian putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kessler in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Christian.
Christian tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kessler avoids it.
Kessler avoiding damage as Christian throws knees to the body.
Christian throws an elbow but it misses.
Kessler blocks an elbow strike.
Christian tries to land knees in the clinch but Kessler avoids the damage to the body.
Kessler on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kessler is trying to maintain a safe position but Christian gets an underhook and turns Kessler into the cage.
Kessler trying to land knees to the body.
Christian using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Christian managing to block the knees to the body from Kessler.
Kessler looking to throw knees to the head but Christian is blocking nicely.
Christian connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kessler's face.
Christian pushes off an throws an elbow but Kessler leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Christian just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kessler's brow.
Christian looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kessler avoiding damage as Christian throws knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Christian on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kessler goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kessler missing with knees to the body.
Kessler has a couple of punches blocked by Christian.
Kessler misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Christian.
Christian utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Christian landing knees to the body.
Christian lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Christian connects with a knee to the head.
Kessler takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kessler takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Christian unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kessler lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Christian lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Christian trying to land knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Christian.
Christian gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cappy Christian dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Johann Kessler's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Kessler avoids the body shot from Christian.

Christian gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Christian lands an elbow just above Kessler 's eye.
Kessler fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Christian's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kessler misses with some punches.
Kessler tries to land a knee to the head but Christian blocks with his arms.
Kessler dodges an elbow strike from Christian.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Christian.
Kessler tries to land knees in the clinch but Christian avoids the damage to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Christian.
Kessler tries a knee to the head but Christian blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kessler takes a knee right on the jaw!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Christian just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kessler's brow.
Christian misses with a knee strike.
Kessler takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kessler misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Christian tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kessler avoids it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Christian.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kessler lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kessler swings wildly with an uppercut but Christian uses good head movement to avoid it.
Christian landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Christian tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kessler landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kessler dodges an elbow strike from Christian.
Christian lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Christian utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Christian is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kessler is defending well for now.
Christian connects with a knee to the head.
Kessler tries to land a knee to the head but Christian blocks with his arms.
Christian working aggressively here.
Kessler working aggressively here.
Kessler misses with some punches.
Kessler takes an elbow to the temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Christian crunches a lovely knee into Kessler's ribcage.
Johann Kessler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kessler tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Christian avoids it.
Kessler tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Christian lands a knee to the body.
Christian lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Christian.
Kessler blocks the elbow strike.
Kessler misses with the head strike.
Cappy Christian has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Christian creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kessler's defenses.
Christian is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kessler is defending well for now.
Christian unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kessler lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Christian lands a good knee to the midsection. Kessler won't want to take too many of those.
Christian lands an elbow just above Kessler 's eye.
Christian landing knees to the body.
Kessler avoids a wild elbow strike from Christian.
Christian lands an elbow just above Kessler 's eye.
Christian comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kessler takes an elbow to the temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kessler fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kessler fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kessler avoiding damage as Christian throws knees to the body.
Kessler throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kessler lands a nice knee to the body.
Christian landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kessler blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kessler misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Christian.
Christian prevents a body shot from Kessler.
Kessler misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Christian.
Christian blocking some punches.
Kessler tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kessler blocks the elbow strike.
Christian lands an elbow just above Kessler 's eye.
A short left from Christian.
Kessler managing to block the knees to the body from Christian.
Kessler missing with knees to the body.
Kessler throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christian lands with a left to the head.
Kessler avoids a wild elbow strike from Christian.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Christian tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kessler avoids it.
Kessler managing to block the knees to the body from Christian.
Christian looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Christian pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Christian misses with an elbow strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Christian.
Christian missing with knees to the body.
Kessler using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Christian looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Christian misses with an elbow strike.
Kessler working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kessler.
Kessler struggles to land a body shot inside as Christian controls his hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kessler throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Christians head.
Cappy Christian is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A head punch on the inside from Kessler fails to land.
Christian managing to block the knees to the body from Kessler.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cappy Christian showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Christian 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cappy Christian!
Cappy Christian really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Beaver Jooce! logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.