PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Von Stein (ranked 23502 p4p, 3172 weight class) and Heinrich Klose (ranked 673 p4p, 402 weight class). Heinrich Klose has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Von Stein
vs
Klose

196 cm
20
217
0 - 3 - 0

200 cm
21
205
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Xavier Von Stein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Heinrich Klose!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Stein scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Von Stein feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kloses jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

It looks like Heinrich Klose has been cut.

Klose tries to keep at a distance but Von Stein has taken the fight into the clinch.
Klose throws a head punch that misses.
Klose tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Von Stein's elbow.
Von Stein creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Klose misses with a short punch on the inside.
Von Stein tries to throw a body punch but Klose avoids it by throwing Von Stein back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Von Stein throws an elbow but misses.
Klose tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Von Stein tries to stall but Klose uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Klose takes an elbow to the forehead.
Our sources have told us that Von Stein has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Von Stein lands a nice elbow.
Von Stein blocks a body shot from Klose.
Klose lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Klose.
Von Stein tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Klose's elbow.
A short right from Von Stein.
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!
Von Stein throws an elbow that misses.
Von Stein stalls.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klose lands with a left to the head.

It looks like Xavier Von Stein has been cut.
Klose has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Von Stein seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Klose can turn it around.
Klose tries to work over Von Stein's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Von Stein throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Von Stein just misses with a elbow thrown towards Klose's brow.
Klose lands a nice uppercut.
Von Stein misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Klose swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Klose tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Von Stein's elbow.
Klose lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Klose tries a body shot but Von Stein blocks it.
Von Stein scores with a hook to the body.
Von Stein is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Klose is keeping busy.
Klose misses with a hook from the clinch.
Klose blocks an elbow strike from Von Stein.
Von Stein misses with a hook to the ribs.
Klose scores with a hook to the body.
Klose swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short body shot lands from Klose as the two fighters clinch.
Klose lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klose blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Von Stein doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Von Stein throws a head punch that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Von Stein looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Klose fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Klose scores with a nice short uppercut.
Klose blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Von Stein.
Klose avoids the elbow strike from Von Stein, against the cage.
Klose misses with a hook to the ribs.
Von Stein blocks a body shot from Klose.
Klose tries to work over Von Stein's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Klose dodges an elbow strike from Von Stein.
Von Stein trying to stall but Klose improves his position.
Klose is working Von Stein over against the cage.
Von Stein gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Klose.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Klose.
Von Stein lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Klose backwards.
Von Stein blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klose lands a body shot in the clinch.
Klose can't find room to land a body shot as Von Stein controls the action.
Klose cracks Von Stein with a nice body shot.
Von Stein is breathing heavily.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Klose.
Klose blocks a body shot from Von Stein.
Von Stein is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short left from Klose.
Klose lands a body punch.
Klose working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Klose tries to work over Von Stein's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Klose misses with a punch on the inside.
Klose fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Von Stein is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Von Stein.
Good body shot from Klose.
Klose lands with a right to the head.
Klose swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Von Stein wants to stall.
Klose tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Klose on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Klose is working Von Stein over against the cage.
Klose lands a body shot.
Klose tries to throw a body punch but Von Stein avoids it by throwing Klose back against the cage.
Klose scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Von Stein takes a shot to the head.
Klose lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Klose.
Klose digs a right hand into Von Stein's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Von Stein's gas tank.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Klose lands with a left to the head.
Klose tries to throw a body punch but Von Stein avoids it by throwing Klose back against the cage.
Klose tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Klose tries to throw a body punch but Von Stein avoids it by throwing Klose back against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A body shot lands from Klose.
A right hook to the body lands for Klose.
Klose lands a left hand that snaps the head of Von Stein backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short right from Klose.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Heinrich Klose dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Von Stein misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Klose to counter with a crisp jab.
Von Stein swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Klose counters with a big right hand! Oh Von Stein is in trouble here! Klose follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Heinrich Klose!