PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Weed King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heinrich Auswitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

King
vs
Auswitch

185 cm
25
268 lbs
6 - 11 - 0

189 cm
26
270 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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 6 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Weed King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Heinrich Auswitch!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

King moves into the clinch.
King slowing the pace effectively.

Auswitch has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but King regains guard immediately.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Auswitch wants to control from the top but King keeps moving.
King looking for a sweep. Not yet King, not yet.

King is looking for a triangle but Auswitch pushes his legs off easily.

King had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Auswitch defends it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Auswitch trying to control but King is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

King is looking for a triangle but Auswitch pushes his legs off easily.
Auswitch trying to control the position from guard on top but King is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Auswitch has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of King is proving hard to escape from.
Auswitch wants to pass the guard but King is keeping the position.

Auswitch avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King keeping moving, preventing Auswitch from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Auswitch is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Heinrich Auswitch.
King throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
King swats away the attempt to clinch by Auswitch.
King shoots in but Auswitch avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Auswitch darts in trying to clinch

and King counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by King.
King goes for a takedown in the clinch but Auswitch prevents it.
Auswitch is trying to break the clinch but King has him pressed against the cage.
Auswitch missing with knees to the body.
Auswitch can't find room to land a body shot as King controls the action.
Auswitch wants to stall.
King wants to take the fight to the mat but Auswitch manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Weed King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
King misses with a short punch on the inside.
King misses with some punches.

Auswitch decides to pull guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

King gets to his feet. Auswitch looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Auswitch doesn't manage to clinch there - King circles away.
King swings widly with a right hand

and Auswitch counters by moving into the clinch.
Auswitch tries to break free but King pushes him back against the cage.
Auswitch working hard to break the clinch.
Auswitch scores with a hook to the body.
King is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Auswitch pulls guard effortlessly.
Auswitch keeping moving, preventing King from controlling successfully.
Auswitch is trying to control the position from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
King missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
King wants to get up but he can't break Auswitch's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Weed King will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Auswitch fails in his attempt to clinch.
Auswitch moves in looking to clinch but King pushes him off.
Auswitch checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Auswitch fails with an attempt to clinch.
Auswitch tries to close the distance and clinch up but King swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Auswitch is looking to clinch but King is avoiding it.
Auswitch is looking to clinch but King is avoiding it.
King keeps the fight on the outside.
Auswitch doesn't manage to clinch there - King circles away.
Auswitch is looking to clinch but King is avoiding it.

Auswitch forces King back against the cage and clinches.
Auswitch tries to circle away but King has him pinned against the cage.
King on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
King on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King looking to slow down the pace here.

Auswitch pulls guard effortlessly.
Auswitch tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Auswitch trying to control the position.
Auswitch looking for a sweep. Not yet Auswitch, not yet.
Auswitch wants to control but King passes easily into half guard.
Auswitch preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.

King seems to be looking for submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King wants to control but Auswitch is keeping him busy.
Auswitch is positioning himself well to prevent King advancing to mount.

King gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

Auswitch closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Auswitch pulls guard effortlessly.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King postures up and lands a big shot to Auswitch's brow.
Auswitch avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Auswitch is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Auswitch is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst King is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

King drops back looking for a leg! Auswitch is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Auswitch manages to kick King off! King jumps back into Auswitch's guard.
King throws a big elbow that misses.
Auswitch wants to sweep here but King controlling him for the moment.
Auswitch really doesn't want to stay on the ground with King. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
King lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Auswitch is looking for a triangle but King pushes his legs off easily.

King decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Auswitch, up you get!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Auswitch stuffs the takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
King shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Auswitch defends it nicely.
King tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Auswitch swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Weed King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Auswitch tries to clinch up.
Auswitch tries to clinch but King is having none of it.

Auswitch closes the distance and pushes King back into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from King fails to land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Auswitch wants to break the clinch but can't.
King stalling in the clinch but Auswitch improves position.
Auswitch is trying to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Heinrich Auswitch will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Auswitch tries to clinch but King moves away
and King counters with a nice uppercut.
Auswitch wants to clinch but King slips to the side

and King counters with a flying knee that sends his opponent to the canvas! King looking to finish!

Auswitch is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

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

King stands up from Auswitch's guard - King perhaps looking for a knockout.
King shoots in for a takedown but Auswitch shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Auswitch tries to clinch up
and King counters with a head kick.

Auswitch moves into the clinch successfully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Auswitch has hold of one of King's legs. King is fighting the takedown attempt but Auswitch gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Auswitch trying to stand up but can't free himself from King's guard.
Auswitch missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Auswitch wants to pass the guard but King is keeping the position.
Weed King overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
King looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Auswitch puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

Auswitch is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Auswitch keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Auswitch seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but King does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Auswitch blocks the strikes from King.
Auswitch trying to control from half guard but King is working away.
Auswitch seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Heinrich Auswitch wasn't active enough on the ground.
King swats away the attempt to clinch by Auswitch.
King shoots in for a takedown but Auswitch shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Auswitch has taken the fight to the clinch.
Auswitch can't break the clinch.

Auswitch has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed King clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Auswitch controlling well, preventing King from escaping the position.

Auswitch looking for the choke but no joy.
King rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Auswitch wants to take a breather but King is having none of it.
Auswitch wants to stand but King has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

King is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Auswitch pulls his head out easily.
Auswitch is looking to take a break and control but King is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Auswitch wants to pass the guard but King is defending well.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Weed King.
I think King 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Weed King!