PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hasse Aaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Curtis Klein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Aaro
vs
Klein

190 cm
25
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

174 cm
21
170 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very confident

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hasse Aaro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Curtis Klein!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paulsen Ambrosius and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klein throws a looping overhand right but Aaro ducks down to avoid it.
Aaro takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Aaro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Aaro shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Klein as he jumps to the side.
Aaro looks for a takedown but Klein sprawls well.
Klein wants to clinch up but Aaro keeps it at a distance.

Aaro forces Klein back against the cage and clinches.
Klein is trying to pull guard but Aaro turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Klein throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Klein is looking to break free of the clinch but Aaro has double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aaro gets underhooks to prevent Klein's takedown attempt.
Klein avoiding damage.
Klein is trying to force a seperation but Aaro has the dominant position.
Klein lands with a short shot to the head.

Aaro jumps guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Klein is looking to pass into half guard but Aaro pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Aaro is in guard.
Aaro throwing strikes but missing.
Aaro preventing the sweep.
Aaro trying to control but Klein is working from the bottom.
Aaro stays in close to Klein's body and controls the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aaro loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Aaro will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Aaro controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Hasse Aaro wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Klein shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Aaro sprawls well. Aaro wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Klein gets slowly back to his feet.
Hasse Aaro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Curtis Klein.
Aaro fails to land the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klein takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Curtis Klein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aaro tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Klein fails with the takedown.
Aaro tries to clinch there but Klein circles away.
Aaro throws a right hand that Klein ducks under and follows up with a left that Klein also avoids with ease.
Aaro keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Aaro circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aaro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Klein tries to clinch but Aaro moves out of range.

Aaro moves into the clinch.
Aaro goes for a takedown attempt but Klein pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Aaro tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circling - Klein throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Klein misses with a head kick.
Klein is trying hard to land a takedown here. Aaro sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Klein wants to clinch.
Klein blocks a head kick by Aaro.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Klein moves in looking to clinch but Aaro pushes him off.
Klein avoids the head kick by Aaro.
A head kick misses from Aaro.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aaro fails with the takedown.

Klein gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Aaro gets underhooks to prevent Klein's takedown attempt.
Aaro can't break the clinch.
Klein looking for a takedown.
Hasse Aaro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Curtis Klein.
Klein is looking to take this one to the mat.
Klein tries to break free but Aaro pushes him back against the cage.
Klein wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klein jumps guard but Aaro stands there with Klein around his waist. Klein gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Klein tries to pull guard but Aaro holds him up against the cage and eventually Klein drops back down to his feet.

Aaro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aaro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Klein closes the distance and clinches up with Aaro, looking for a takedown. Klein pushes Aaro against the cage but Aaro circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Klein wants to clinch.
Klein slaps away a takedown attempt from Aaro, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klein misses with a takedown attempt - Aaro sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Klein is breathing heavily.
Aaro shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Klein as he jumps to the side.

Aaro has managed to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aaro tries to score a body lock takedown but Klein shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Klein misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Aaro breaks from the clinch.
Aaro tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Klein swivels and escapes.
Aaro shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Klein as he jumps to the side.
Klein tries to clinch up.
Aaro tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Klein swivels and escapes.
Klein fails with the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Hasse Aaro will probably get the nod.
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!

Klein misses with a series of wild punches.
Klein throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Aaro's waist but Aaro gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Klein off to one side.

Aaro gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Klein wants a takedown.
Klein wants a takedown but no success here.
Hasse Aaro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Curtis Klein.
Klein tries to pull guard but Aaro forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Aaro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aaro shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Klein as he avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Aaro moves into the clinch.
Klein goes for a takedown attempt but Aaro pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Klein takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Klein wants to clinch.
Klein fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hasse Aaro is winning the standup battle so far.

Aaro has managed to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klein prevents a body shot from Aaro.
Klein tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Aaro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Klein circles away from the clinch attempt.

Aaro moves into the clinch.

Aaro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Aaro looks to land a combination but Klein avoids it well.
Klein fails to land with a series of punches.
Klein will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aaro shoots in for a takedown but Klein shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Aaro tries a head kick but it misses.
Aaro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Klein shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Klein tries to clinch
and Aaro counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Aaro gets a clinch.
Klein can't get the takedown.
Aaro changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Klein fights it off and pushes away nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Aaro, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Klein scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Aaro plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Aaro paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Klein looks to clinch
and Aaro counters with a stiff right hand.
Curtis Klein has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hasse Aaro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Klein throws a series of strikes that have Aaro backpedaling.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hasse Aaro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Aaro 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hasse Aaro!
A very excited looking Hasse Aaro made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.