PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anton Krasov (ranked 3313 p4p, 3804 weight class) and Knife Face (ranked 459 p4p, 505 weight class). Knife Face has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Krasov
vs
Face

176 cm
25
178
3 - 0 - 0

176 cm
25
172
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Big heart

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Tends to cut

Concrete Clothing (Laundry Re Stock Coming Soon)
Pit Bull Development

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anton Krasov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Knife Face!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Wagner Zegers and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Face closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Krasov quickly recovers to half guard.
Face slips a nice elbow through Krasov's hands, connecting with Krasov's forehead.
Face working the head and body with strikes.
Face thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Krasov has hold of Face's hands but Face slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ground and pound from Face.
Face wants to pass to mount but Krasov is defending the position.
Krasov wants to stand back up but Face manages to pass into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Face throws a strike aimed at the side of Krasov's head but Krasov avoids it well.
Krasov is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Face is working Krasov over with some ground and pound from side control.

Krasov is rocked!
Krasov is letting Face control him for a moment.
Oh Krasov is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Face looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Let's hope that Face has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Krasov seems to have got his legs back now.

Krasov throws Face to one side and escapes!
Krasov shoots in for a takedown but Face shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Krasov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Face defends it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krasov misses with a head kick.
A little jabbing left from Face on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

Face shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Krasov's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Face trying to control but Krasov is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Face tries to free his leg and advance position but Krasov is retaining full guard.
Face scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Face scoring with some ground and pound.
Face passes Krasov's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Krasov is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Face scores with a couple of nice shots.
Face content to control rather than advance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Face is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Face looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Krasov on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Krasov has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Face is on him like a limpet, forcing Krasov back against the cage.
Krasov working hard to break the clinch.

Krasov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Krasov darts in looking for a takedown but Face gets double underhooks and turns Krasov into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anton Krasov. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Face closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Krasov's guard.
Face wants to control from the top but Krasov keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Face cracks Krasov with a solid left hand.
Face is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Face lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Krasov is looking to stand back up but Face counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Krasov.
Krasov won't allow Face to pass to mount.
Face working over Krasov with some ground and pound. Krasov looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Face looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Face working Krasov over with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Knife Face dominated that round.
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.

Face closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Face lands in his opponent's guard.
Face loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Knife Face has got the better of the ground game so far.
Krasov wants to stand up but Face is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Face scoring with some ground and pound.
Face stays in close to Krasov's body and controls the position.
Krasov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Face working some strikes from top position.
Face passes into half guard.
Face controlling the action here.
Krasov is looking to get back to is feet but Face passes into side control.
Krasov is trying to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Face lands a few punches from side control.
Face lands some shots froms side control.
A big shot lands for Face! That's hurt Krasov! Will he recover? Face fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Knife Face!
A pretty intense looking Knife Face took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.