PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gareth Bale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kosmo Kramer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kramer has chosen O Jerry ....or is it Sherry....no matter its by Journey as his entrance music. Kosmo Kramer will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Bale
vs
Kramer

185 cm
29
195 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

225 cm
32
210 lbs
21 - 11 - 2

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gareth Bale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kosmo Kramer!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bale gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kramer throws a punch but it's blocked by Bale.
Bale is trying to stall.
Kramer connects with a knee to the head.
Kramer misses with a knee strike.
Kramer lands a shoulder strike.

Bale works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Kramer trying to control the position.
Bale is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Kramer keeping full guard, as Bale tries to pass.
We've been hearing that Bale has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kramer keeping moving, preventing Bale from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Gareth Bale wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Kramer tries to clinch up but Bale circles away and keeps his distance.

Bale closes the distance and clinches.
Kramer throws an elbow that misses.
Bale managing to block the knees to the body from Kramer.
Bale on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Bale lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Bale tries to pass to full mount but Kramer defends it.
Bale with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Bale works his way into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bale is working Kramer over with some ground and pound from side control.
Bale is looking to take a break and control but Kramer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kramer felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Bale tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Bale is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kramer is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kramer gets back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bale is working for a kimura but Kramer is defending it quite comfortably.
Kramer is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bale wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kramer keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kramer really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bale. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Kramer keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Bale seems to be working for a kimura but Kramer defends the submission attempt.
Bale working the head and body with strikes.
Bale passes to side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bale controlling from side mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Kramer is looking to clinch.
Gareth Bale is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kramer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bale.

Bale darts in and clinches Kramer up against the cage.
A knee to the head by Kramer.
Kramer pushes Bale back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bale avoids a wild elbow strike from Kramer.
Kramer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bale is defending well for now.
Kramer pushes off an throws an elbow but Bale leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bale avoids the elbow strike from Kramer, against the cage.
Kramer tries to land a knee to the head but Bale blocks with his arms.
Kramer is stalling here.
Kramer has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bale is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kramer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kramer missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kramer throws an elbow that misses.
Kramer throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kramer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bale avoids it.

Bale breaks from the clinch.

Bale rushes Kramer and presses him up against the cage.
Bale blocks an elbow strike.
Bale is trying to force a seperation but Kramer has the dominant position.
Kramer tries to land knees in the clinch but Bale avoids the damage to the body.
Bale has Kramer pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kramer manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kramer connects with a knee to the head.

Bale breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kramer keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kramer throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bale.
Kramer misses with a series of wild punches.
Bale moves out of range of the body kick from Kramer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kramer shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bale blocks a head kick by Kramer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Bale clinches up against the cage.
Kramer lands an elbow inside that Bale shrugs off.
Bale has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kramer after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gareth Bale. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bale fails to pull guard.
Bale wants a takedown.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Bale here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.

Bale escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kramer is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bale misses with a series of wild punches.

Kramer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kramer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bale wants to get back to striking at distance but Kramer won't allow it.
Kosmo Kramer seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kramer misses with an elbow strike.
Kramer tries a knee to the head but Bale blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kramer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kramer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Bale gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Bale thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bale is trying to control. Kramer wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kramer wants to get back to his feet.
Bale tries to pass to full mount but Kramer defends it.

Kramer kicks off Bale and gets to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bale closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kramer throws an elbow but it misses.
Bale is looking to take this one to the mat.
Kramer lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bale drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kramer gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bale is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kramer pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kramer lands a nice uppercut.
Bale tries for a takedown. No joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kramer scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Gareth Bale has been cut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kramer using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bale prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kramer lands a nice elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kosmo Kramer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gareth Bale's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Bale shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kramer connects with an inside leg kick.
Kramer throws a series of punches but Bale avoids them all with ease.
Bale tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kramer defends well and Bale ends up having to push Kramer into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Bale dodges an elbow strike from Kramer.
Bale blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kramer looking to throw knees to the head but Bale is blocking nicely.
Kramer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bale's defenses.
Bale changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kramer fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Bale gets a clinch.
Kramer trying to land knees to the body.
Kramer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kramer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bale blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bale is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gareth Bale. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kramer lands a hook that snaps the head of Bale backwards.
Kramer utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kramer lands an elbow that stopped Bale in his tracks for a moment.
Kramer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nice elbow from Kramer.
Kramer lands an elbow inside.
Kramer throws a knee to the head but misses.
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!
Bale takes an elbow to the temple.
Bale takes an elbow to the temple.
Kramer pushes off an throws an elbow but Bale leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kramer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kramer throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bale takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kramer lands a good knee to the midsection. Bale won't want to take too many of those.
Kramer lands an elbow just above Bale 's eye.
Kramer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kramer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kramer gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bale dodges an elbow strike from Kramer.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kramer just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bale's brow.
Kramer stalling.
Bale is looking to break free of the clinch but Kramer has double underhooks.
Bale wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kramer obliges.
Kramer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bale as Kramer tries to tie him up.
Knees to the body from Kramer.
Kramer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bale avoids the elbow strike from Kramer, against the cage.
Bale blocks the elbow strike.
Bale dodges an elbow strike from Kramer.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kramer takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kramer lands a good knee to the midsection. Bale won't want to take too many of those.
A nice left hand lands by Kramer.
Kramer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kramer gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Kramer.
Kramer trying to land knees to the body.
Bale takes a shot to the head.
Kramer misses with an elbow strike.
Bale drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kramer creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kramer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bale lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kramer stalls.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kramer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bale.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kosmo Kramer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kramer has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kosmo Kramer!
An intense looking Kosmo Kramer took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I want to thank Jerry for letting me eat his food and Neuman for the extra help traing my cardio.Lets all go to my placeand party on. whites only tho...well, latinos ok I guess'.