PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vit Kana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddy Mohrruebe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mohrruebe has chosen Invaders Must Die as his entrance music. Freddy Mohrruebe will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Kana
vs
Mohrruebe

187 cm
23
275 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

205 cm
28
282 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vit Kana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Freddy Mohrruebe!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mohrruebe darts in and clinches Kana up against the cage.
Mohrruebe tries to work over Kana's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stalling in the clinch from Mohrruebe.
Kana wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Kana breaks from the clinch.
Kana misses with a few strikes there.
Kana takes a swing at Mohrruebe's ribcage but misses.
Vit Kana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mohrruebe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Mohrruebe bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Mohrruebe cracks Kana with a big elbow.
Kana tries to bench press Mohrruebe off him but Mohrruebe keeps the position.
Kana is trying to escape the position but Mohrruebe is controlling the position.
Kana gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Mohrruebe prevents Kana from improving his position.
Mohrruebe is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kana is looking for a sweep. Mohrruebe is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Kana looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kana tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Mohrruebe has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Mohrruebe putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Mohrruebe sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kana working to try and regain half guard.
Mohrruebe connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Mohrruebe controlling from the full mount.
Kana can't escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mohrruebe controlling from mount.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Mohrruebe cracks Kana with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
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!
Kana is looking to get to half guard.
Mohrruebe scoring with strikes but Kana is staying in there.
Mohrruebe has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mohrruebe controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Mohrruebe cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Mohrruebe is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Kana is desperately trying to improve his position but Mohrruebe has a good base and remains in mount.
Mohrruebe is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kana can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Mohrruebe in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Kana is desperately trying to improve his position but Mohrruebe has a good base and remains in mount.
Mohrruebe tries to control but Kana wriggling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kana in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Kana is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Mohrruebe tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Kana is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kana is squirming around, avoiding Mohrruebe's attempts to control the action.
Mohrruebe landing punches.
Mohrruebe scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kana?
Kana regains half guard.
Kana slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Mohrruebe trying to control the position from guard on top but Kana is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kana looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kana utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Kana looking for a guillotine here but Mohrruebe defends easily.
Mohrruebe is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mohrruebe accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Kana is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mohrruebe is aware though and is defending well.
Mohrruebe stopping the sweep attempt from Kana.

Kana has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Mohrruebe is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Kana.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mohrruebe lands some shots froms side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Kana keeps the fight on the outside.
Kana looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kana misses with a straight left.
Kana throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kana throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mohrruebe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kana fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mohrruebe manages to avoid it.
A jab from Kana misses.
Kana lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mohrruebe at a distance.
Kana throws a right hand that Mohrruebe ducks under and follows up with a left that Mohrruebe also avoids with ease.
Mohrruebe slips a jab from Kana.
Vit Kana is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kana's corner calls for a 1-2. Kana obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

It looks like Freddy Mohrruebe has been cut.
Kana misses with a few strikes there.
Kana fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kana throws a hook but Mohrruebe avoids it easily.
Mohrruebe chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kana misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kana looks to land a right hand but Mohrruebe moved out of range.
Kana misses with a straight right.

Mohrruebe closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kana to the mat! Kana manages to get full guard.

Kana looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mohrruebe postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mohrruebe trying to control but Kana is working from the bottom.
Kana can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mohrruebe controls the pace.
Mohrruebe is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Mohrruebe avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Kana is looking for a triangle but Mohrruebe pushes his legs off easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mohrruebe is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Mohrruebe trying to control the position from guard on top but Kana is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mohrruebe is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Freddy Mohrruebe hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Mohrruebe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kana.
Mohrruebe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kana.
Mohrruebe tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kana manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mohrruebe connects with a body shot.
Kana avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mohrruebe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kana throws out the jab.
Mohrruebe takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mohrruebe blocks a jab.
Mohrruebe moves out of range of the strikes.
Mohrruebe slips a jab from Kana.
Kana connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mohrruebe momentarily.

Mohrruebe moves into range and clinches up with Kana.
Kana wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Kana pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Mohrruebe shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Kana can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mohrruebe controls the pace.

Kana has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mohrruebe can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mohrruebe scoring with punches to the head and body.
Mohrruebe wants to control from the top but Kana keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Kana working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mohrruebe doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mohrruebe manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mohrruebe controlling from the top position.
Mohrruebe distracts Kana with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Mohrruebe has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Kana to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Mohrruebe is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Kana pulls down on the head and he's put Mohrruebe to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Vit Kana!