PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Herbert Kreischer (ranked 510 p4p, 1805 weight class) and Osama Akharraz (ranked 15 p4p, 45 weight class). Kreischer's entrance music is Bert Learns To Hip-Hop Dance To Post Malones "WOW". A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kreischer
vs
Akharraz

186 cm
22
244
8 - 2 - 0

225 cm
43
215
37 - 43 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Granite chin

Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q)
Groove Gear

HELLBENT

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Herbert Kreischer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 43 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Osama Akharraz!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Radbod Blank and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kreischer misses with an uppercut.
Akharraz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Kreischer fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Akharraz, pushing him back against the cage.
Kreischer misses with a knee strike.
Akharraz swings wildly with an uppercut but Kreischer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Kreischer - that landed with a thud.
Akharraz looking to stall.
Akharraz misses with an elbow over the top.
Akharraz misses with some punches.
Kreischer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Akharraz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Akharraz throws an elbow but it misses.
A short left from Kreischer.
I was talking to Kreischer's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akharraz is looking to control Kreischer's arms but Kreischer gets an underhook and turns him. Now Akharraz has his back to the cage.
Akharraz struggles to land a body shot inside as Kreischer controls his hands.
Akharraz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Akharraz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kreischer blocks an uppercut.
Akharraz trying to control the position but instead, Kreischer has worked for underhooks and has pushed Akharraz into the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kreischer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kreischer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Akharraz or not.
Kreischer is leaning against Akharraz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Akharraz looks winded!
Kreischer tries a knee to the head but Akharraz blocks it.
Akharraz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kreischer tries to land knees in the clinch but Akharraz avoids the damage to the body.
Kreischer misses with a knee to the head.
Kreischer pushes Akharraz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kreischer using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kreischer putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Akharraz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kreischer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Akharraz backwards.
Kreischer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Akharraz backwards.
Kreischer scores a nice knee to the body.
Kreischer tries to land a knee to the head but Akharraz blocks with his arms.
Kreischer putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Akharraz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kreischer jerks Akharraz's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Akharraz drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Kreischer goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Kreischer because Akharraz was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Herbert Kreischer!
Herbert Kreischer retains his super heavyweight title!
Herbert Kreischer seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.